There are so many things I love about French Quarter Festival. Seriously you can see the post I wrote last week here. We are there for the food just as much as the music. We have the people we want to see play and then the food booths we want…
Some folks fly south for the winter, but this year we took a ten hour drive north with our five kids to take in views of the scenic Smoky Mountains. Deemed “Bourbon street for kids” by my husband, the main strip in Gatlinburg is teeming with things to do and…
With work, sports, and school, by Friday night families are fried! What better way to pull yourselves together than a bit of bonding time at some of the awesome establishments on the Northshore? Whether it’s bowling, bouncing, or beach bumming, these fun family night fiestas are sure to help you…
Yesterday, December 22nd, my four boys, my husband, my parent, my mother-in-law, and I all climbed aboard the Polar Express in New Orleans for the first time. It’s already kind of a zoo with that many people, but in addition to that, my oldest is in a wheelchair, so doing…
Each year in the first week of December my husband and I take all three kids down to the city for our Christmas Tree Scavenger Hunt. We came up with this idea a few years back because a lot of the fun things to do at Christmas time are at…
Do you love live music? Are you looking for a new act to fall in love with? Or maybe just want to make sure you don’t miss a classic when it comes to town? Here we profile a few of our favorite shows coming to the New Orleans area in…
Whenever I am schlepping my kids back and forth to Pelican Park for sporting events, I pass by Northlake Nature Center. I’ve always been a bit curious about this hidden gem of woods and wetlands that stretches along Highway 190. I checked out their website to see the different event…
This list was crowd-sourced on our Facebook page. I had a great question here on the site the other day and I couldn’t answer it despite having been in business over four years. Her question? Which neighborhoods around here trick or treat? It was one of the first questions I…
Please join us on Sunday, November 26th 2017, when historic Maison Lafitte is once again transformed into a Christmas wonderland for Northshore children and their parents at the 2nd annual Northshore Parent Holiday Tea, sponsored by Rapid Urgent Care. Photo courtesy Maison Lafitte There will be two seatings of tea:…
This post is brought to you by the Audubon Zoo. October is here and it’s almost time for one of my favorite Halloween events, supporting two of my favorite NOLA institutions. That’s right, it’s almost time for Boo at the Zoo again, presented by Bryan Subaru, and supporting the Audubon…