Holidays

This past weekend I went to the Gonzalez Elementary Fall Festival in McAllen. It was awesome! They had games, inflatables, food, hay rides, and A FARMERS MARKET! Yes. I did say a Farmer's Market. Every class had a pumpkin they we're...

Easter weekend is finally here! By now you may have invited guests to your Easter dinners, bashes, and celebrations, and are in final preparation stages for your weekend. It's time for barbecues, cabrito, and cascarones, sunrise service, an Easter egg hunt, outdoor fun, and early...

Happy Friday, Peeps! With Easter weekend hopping up in a mere two weeks, it may be time to start inviting guests to your Easter dinners, bashes, and celebrations. In South Texas, we love to celebrate with barbecues, cabrito, and cascarones! Other traditions include sunrise...

My family celebrates Christmas, but I’ve never liked the centrality of presents. For the past few years I have been working on getting my little ones to celebrate the whole season, not just the day, and especially not just...

The holidays are approaching! Store windows are filling with the lights and sounds of cheer that the season brings.  As I create lists and check off items, one thing comes to mind...how will we divide our time, our family time,...

My 2019 self would never have believed some of the items on my 2020 Gratitude List. So much has changed this year. Nothing seems normal anymore. But there's much to be thankful for in this season. My Top 10 Quarantine...

There is certainly no shortage of holiday events here in the RGV! We have compiled a list of everything we could find to do here in the RGV that is holiday related. If we missed something, please let us...

Who doesn’t get excited about the holidays? But most of the time, parents also dread the cost. As a mom of three girls I always keep my eyes open for a great deals. Well, I have some great tips...

  The air is always crisp.  The kitchen is always cramped.  And chisme is always plentiful. Making tamales at my grandma’s house is a yearly Christmas tradition that brings my large and multi-generational family together around a common goal, making...

This is the first year my daughter is really able to participate in making or decorating for the holidays. Since she’s only just turned two her fine motor skills are still developing…precision is not exactly in her repertoire yet,...