Travel
Summer Bridge to Learning at the Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources
My mom and I had the best adventure recently at the Arkansas State Park Museum of Natural Resources near Smackover. While I make it a priority to visit as many Arkansas State Parks as possible, this has by far been one of my best experiences. While summer is...
Meal Plan and Grocery List for Family Beach Trip
This beach trip meal plan and vacation grocery list are full of essentials you need for an extended family beach trip with grandmas, hungry brothers, snacky dads, and growing babies all in tow. We really tried to focus on easy lunches, healthy snacks, and dinners...
24 Dollar Store Must-Haves for Family Beach Trip
Basic philosophy in any situation and especially travel is - REDUCE STRESS. For me, one way I do that is to take dollar store items with me when I travel so if they get broken, lost or messed up I just don’t get mad. So, I always try to look for treasures when I’m...
My Favorite Things to Do in Sevier County Arkansas
Sevier County Arkansas is our home for now. Over the last year I've been able to serve as the Volunteer Tourism Chairperson under the Economic Development Director and we have learned so much. I thought it would be fun to share my Favorite things to do in Sevier...
4 Tourism Tips to Support your Local Community
It is National Travel and Tourism week and your local community is the best place to start for grand adventures. These 4 Tourism Tips to Support your Local Community can go a long way in helping spread the word about travel opportunities in your region. I've...
Anniversary Weekend in San Antonio
Earlier this spring, Mr. McKinney and I got away for a fun Anniversary weekend trip to San Antonio, Texas. We are taking a bigger trip next month to celebrate our first time away from Little Man, but we both needed the time away together and it was fun to take our...
Advent: Looking at Lights
We don't have any long traditions about going out and looking at lights so I'm so anxious to see what other people do. Please comment and share your traditions or link up and let us know what your family does. I love looking at lights. Honestly, I'm totally amazed...
New England Road Trip
Last month, we went on an “always on my bucket list” New England Road Trip. We hit six states in seven days with an 8-month-old. Yes, we kinda came home feeling like we needed a vacation from our vacation, but I blame that on lugging the extra baby items around for...















