Chastity Beene

A Cowboy’s Life is dedicated to creating and sharing family friendly content that includes recipes, parenting tips, crafts, local events and travel throughout Texas. Chastity can be reached at acowboyslife@outlook.com and followed on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest.

Busy Mom’s Helper

Danielle Reeves

Danielle is the crazy momma of 4 behind Busy Mom’s Helper, where she shares all her adventures. Married to her best friend & fellow nerd. Totally addicted to Dr. Pepper and chocolate. Staying home with the kiddos keeps her busy, but she loves squeezing in time to create through the ups & downs of life . Now, if she could just figure out how to eat a candy bar without having to share, life would be even more fabulous! Be sure to join the fun at BusyMomsHelper.com. Check her out on Twitter, Pinterest, Facebook, and Instagram.

Carrie Elle

Carrie Lindsey

Carrie is a Dallas mom who blogs about parenting, “mom life,” and family-friendly activities in the Dallas area at Carrie Elle. From simple crafts to easy recipes to meal planning (and everything in between!), Carrie blogs for the busy mom. She also offers blog coaching for new bloggers and sells Meal Planners in her Etsy shop.

Daily Momtivity

Shannon Gauger

Shannon blogs everything kid friendly and helpful to Moms at Daily Momtivity. She has been blogging for almost 3 years and lives in the north Dallas area with her family. She is a preschool teacher by day and blogger by night 🙂 Find her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Dian Farmer and Grocery Shop For FREE

Dian Farmer

Dian is a Dallas empty nester Mom who is passionate about sharing resources & solutions for real life issues: finance. home. tips. travel …Life

She is also the owner and author at Grocery Shop For FREE where she works to share the best deals and tips to keep a busy family on top of their budget in day to day purchases. Don’t miss out on her daily tips to save at her blog. You will find the best deals, FREEbies and info on how to Grocery Shop For FREE!!

DFW Dad

Ben

Ben is a native DFW millennial blogger who shares life with his wife Gena from Ginger Casa and their three sons. They love the Dallas Mavericks, playing outside, biking, and more. He is a youth minister by day and blogs about parenting, Dallas events and locations, faith, and more. Catch him on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook where you can sometimes catch a fun Facebook Live!

Digital Mom Blog

Molly Thornberg

Digital Mom Blog is the intersection of parenting in the digital age and technology. Follow on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, and Twitter.

Everyday Best

Shannon Schmid

Shannon traded in her sensible NYC Television producer shoes (they were best for taking the subway), for a pair of Texas Cowboy boots! Shannon blogs about many subjects including Travel, Recipes, Technology & Events. Shannon is PR friendly, and also the author of American and Irish. Find her: Twitter, Facebook, & YouTube among other places. everydaybest.com@gmail.com

Family eGuide

Valerie Preston

Family eGuide is an online guide to affordable family-friendly events, activities, and services in the northern suburbs of Dallas/Fort Worth. A “Best of Denton County” business for four years in a row! Winner of “Best Publication” in Denton County 2014! Contact Us about promoting your event or business. You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest & Instagram!

Finding Debra

Debra Muccio

Debra Muccio is a lifestyle and travel blogger in the Dallas area focusing on family, food, travel, health, and entertainment. Debra traded in high-powered suits and high-heeled shoes for a role as mommy – crayon enthusiast, storyteller, and kisser of boo-boos. From walking the red carpet in Hollywood, to visiting the set of Sesame Street, or kayaking the creeks in Florida, Debra is always on the go. You can follow her on Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, or send an email to afrugalfriend@gmail.com.

Forever Green Mom

Kim Croisant

Forever Green Mom is an uplifting health and wellness blog that offers moms easy solutions for their families to live a healthy and happy lifestyle. Find her on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram.

Giggles Galore

Mariah Leeson

With a passion for celebrating, Mariah created Giggles Galore, a lifestyle blog that focuses on creative parties, DIY crafts, recipes and tip and hints for making the ordinary extraordinary one creative project at a time. Mariah loves collaborating with brands and can be reached at mariah@gigglesgalore.net or follow her on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Ginger Casa

Gena

Gena is a thirty something lifestyle blogger, mom of three boys, and married to DFW Dad. On Ginger Casa, she blogs about cooking delicious recipes, DIY, crafts, parenting, and enjoying the great outdoors with her family. Follow Ginger Casa on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram or send an email to gena@gingercasa.com.

Hustle Mom Repeat

Dawn Monroe

Dawn Monroe is a digital influencer, Texas lifestyle blogger and mother of four children. Dawn blogs at Hustle Mom Repeat, sharing stories of food, travel, Disney and family fun. Dawn can be found on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, or emailed at hustlemomrepeat@gmail.com

InDFWFamily

Roselle Pliego

Roselle Pliego is a Dallas mommy blogger at InDFWFamily. She loves blogging about family fun in DFW, whether that be foodie recommendations or events going on around the Metroplex. She is also a lifestyle blogger and shares her ideas on traveling with kids and their camping adventures in and around Texas. Find her on Instagram and Twitter.

Jenn’s RAQ

Jenn Land

Jenn is a homeschooling mom to 5 kids in Fort Worth, Texas. Whether she’s blogging about her kids, the latest homeschool curriculum, food, crafts, or about local Dallas / Fort Worth events, she’s keeping it Real And Quirky! Find her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Julie Measures

Julie

Julie is a mom, crafter, and food enthusiast. She loves to share delicious recipes and original knit and crochet patterns. Julie is a mom to three boys, twin teenagers and her littlest who is in elementary school. Julie is passionate about everything handmade and is proud to call Dallas/Fort Worth home. Follow Julie Measures on Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube, or email her at juliemeasuresblog @ gmail.com.

Mainly Homemade

Amy Greene

Amy Greene lives in the Dallas area with her husband and three children. She enjoys sharing DIY crafts and homemade recipes anyone can make at Mainly Homemade. Amy writes about how easy it can be to have a simple, healthy lifestyle. She provides easy tips and tricks for everyone to save money to be healthy and green. Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest

MamaChallenge

Autumn Rose Reo

Texas blogger, TV contributor, PR pro, and mother of two (including a son with a Congenital Heart Defect), Autumn Rose Reo is always on the search for REAL SOLUTIONS for REAL MOMS. From things to do, eat, wear and buy, she’s always cookin’ up something fun, resourceful and good to know! See what challenge she is taking on today on Twitter or Instagram or email her at autumn (@) mamachallenge.com.

ModMomTV

Natalie Reid

Former broadcasters turned bloggers, Natalie Reid and Laura Thornquist would much rather be in front of a camera and a microphone than sitting behind a keyboard! That means you’ll find plenty of videos to keep you engaged and entertained as they live REAL LIFE…UNFILTERED at ModMomTV.com. From tips on how to save money, to ways to talk to your kids about the birds and the bees {EEK}. Never miss a “real” moment by following them on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

Modern Mom Life

Michelle Hancock

Modern Mom Life is where moms come to play. The blog is written by Michelle Hancock, a Dallas Lifestyle blogger. Modern Mom Life shares tips to make parenting less chaotic and more fun – from one modern mom to another. Michelle can be reached at michelle@modernmomlife.com or follow her on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Momma DJane

Dwan Perrin

Dwan Perrin writes a lifestyle parenting blog where she shares easy crafts, simple recipes and fun entertainment for families.You can find her daily tweets @MommaDJane ,see her photo snapshots on Instagram @MommaDjane and connect on Facebook. She shares her passion for travel on Oh, The Places We Travel!, where you can find tips and advice for planning vacations. For travel inspiration follow her on Instagram @PlacesWeTravelig. Dwan encourages fellow DFW bloggers to connect and support one another at DFWBloggers.

Mommy Upgrade

Trista Perot

Mommy Upgrade is a lifestyle blog that features great DIY, shopping, eats, and travel. Authored by lifestyle expert, Trista Perot, a type-A Dallas working mom of an only who’s on a never ending quest to squeeze 28 hours into every day. She is passionate about STEM education, charitable causes and getting more sleep. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube

MyCRAZYSavings

Courtney Solstad

Mommy to four kids, I love the flexible schedule that blogging has allotted me. I live in North Dallas and proudly serve as a Deal Pro with Savings.com, Pampers Baby Board Member, Collective Bias Advisory Team, and Sea World Wildside Blogger. I love connecting with brands and sharing ways to live well for less with my readers. I am passionate about being debt free and enriching the lives around me.

My Sugar Free Journey

Aarn Farmer

Aarn is here to help people lose weight and get healthy by cutting sugar out of their lives by doing it himself for the world to see!

Stephanie Drenka

Stephanie Drenka

Stephanie is a minimalist blogger and camera-happy tech geek with a severe case of wanderlust and monochromatic wardrobe.

The Dallas Socials

Betsy Segars

Millennial Dallas Lifestyle Blogger, Betsy Segars is always on the go whether it’s finding fun places to travel, exploring hot spots in Dallas, cooking delicious meals in her kitchen or working on one of her many brands. Betsy lives on social media, so tweet with her, say hello on Facebook or email her direct – Betsy@thedallassocials.com!

The Java Mama

Becky Branch

Becky Branch is a “30-ish” wife, mom, photographer, coffee junkie, and blogger for over 11 years. She also works as a Finance Manager during the day for two Dental offices in the DFW area. Originally from Arkansas, they now call Grapevine, TX home. Follow her life unfiltered over at www.thejavamama.com Becky’s motto is “Without caffeine I would have no personality whatsoever!” Becky has been married for 16 years to her best friend Terence & together they have a 7-year-old son Connor. Check out all of her ramblings on Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, Facebook, and Snapchat.

The Nerd’s Wife

Arena Blake

Arena is the wife of a Nerd and mom of a toddler who loves his Star Wars blankie a little too much. She is passionate about showcasing brands through creative crafts, recipes, and tutorials on her Dallas mom blog. She lives in the suburbs north of Dallas with her family. You can email her at thenerdswife@gmail.com or follow her on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.

They Call Me T

Tapanga Perrin

Tapanga Perrin shares her experiences as a young female in the United States Army, as a college student with a love for photography, travel, and culinary arts on her lifestyle blog TheyCallMeT You can connect with her on twitter @TheyCallMeT and Instagram @TheyCallMeT.

Three Different Directions

Tammy Litke

Three Different Directions is a lifestyle blog about home & family, recipes, travel, electronics & other things we enjoy in life. Tammy likes to hear from PR and companies to collaborate with brands and can be reached at, tammy@threedifferentdirections.com. Find her on Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest.

ToyQueen

Keriann Wilmot

Keri Wilmot from ToyQueen.com is a pediatric occupational therapist, toy expert and parent, who shares popular toy reviews, tips, lists and toy unboxings. Keri recently moved to the North Dallas area from Boston, Massachusetts with her husband, Derek and son, Gavin. ToyQueen.com is a resource for all parents to find toys, games, attractions, events, baby products and experiences that can enhance the lives of their family. Keri is also main content provider for the Toys site at- The Spruce.com. Connect with Keri and ToyQueen.com on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram. Follow Derek on Twitter and Instagram. Love Star wars? Check out StormTrooperGavin on Instagram, too. Email: Keri@ToyQueen.com.

Trendy Mom Reviews

Daisy Tremorev

Trendy Mom is a lifestyle blog in the Dallas/Fort Worth metro that shares activities, tips, recipes, and travel posts. She enjoys sharing the latest trends with other trendy moms and working as an ambassador for several brands.Stay on top of the latest trends by visiting the Trendy Mom Reviews blog to follow along! Also follow on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

Weekends Count

Jennifer and Tony

Weekends Count is a Texas millennial family travel travel, food, fun, & activity blog. We are located in the Dallas-Fort Worth Dallas area focused on making the MOST out of the weekend! Weekends Count provides families with travel suggestions, hotel/restaurant reviews, product reviews, & homeschool ideas from a millennial family’s perspective! For more information, please contact weekendscount@gmail.com. Remember to follow our us on YouTube, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram or Facebook.

Summer Travel Prep + Enter to WIN! #SummerTravel #SickJustGotReal

June 29, 2017

This post has been sponsored by Pfizer Consumer Healthcare. All thoughts and reviews are my own.

Connor and I just got back from a fun road trip to Arkansas! We celebrated my Grandma’s 80th birthday. We had the best time and got to see a lot of relatives we haven’t seen in ages. I make the drive to Arkansas about 3-4 times a year and the only way I get through it is a book on tape (or whatever they are on now) and an iPad for Connor.

I remember the days of traveling when he was a baby. One time Terence and I were headed home and Connor started getting sick all over the car. We pulled into a gas station and Terence was just throwing paper towels at me saying “Get it I can’t look at it!” Ha ha! Oh yes…we’ve all been there a time or two. I get crazy allergies when I go home too and I’m not sure why. The last couple of times I’ve had to visit an emergency clinic. All of this to say… PREPARE YOURSELVES PEOPLE!

I take our medicines and vitamins with us when we travel and it’s been a lifesaver at times. I carry Children’s Advil®, Children’s Robitussin® and Children’s Dimetapp® for Connor. I just pop them in a waterproof bag or you could use a plastic bag, and put them in my purse.

Now I don’t have to run around like a chicken with my head cut off looking for a pharmacy when sickness strikes us! If there’s one thing I know from traveling is you cannot be too prepared.

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Summer Fun with Fruit Shoot

June 23, 2017

It’s summer and Connor’s been in full speed camp mode. He went to a great camp a couple of weeks ago on lake Grapevine and it was so much fun. Also, can I just say how HUNGRY this kiddo is all the time? He is constantly wanting snacks and drinks…but I guess if I had the energy level of a 7-year-old I would too! One of our favorite snacks are Fruit Shoot® juice drinks.

Fruit Shoot’s resealable cap allows children more independence and is user friendly. The bottle is durable & won’t puncture easily like some pouch drinks we’ve tried before. The best part is you can put the cap back on the bottle and drink later, you don’t have to sit there and drink it all in one sitting!

No matter what he’s doing he’s alway going to want a drink afterwards & we love Fruit Shoot drinks because they are so easy to pack+go. Fruit Shoot comes in several different flavors: Fruit Punch, Berry Burst, Strawberry & Raspberry, and Orange.

I know it gets so hot here in Texas you can fry an egg outside and it’s so important to keep hydrated. We found Fruit Shoot at our local Albertson’s grocery store. They are also available at Walmart.

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Eclectic Baby Style with Estella

June 19, 2017

This is a sponsored post. All opinions are my own.

Hello all!

I’ve had a great time visiting friends and family in Arkansas this week and I’m headed back home tomorrow. This summer is going by way too quickly! Some of you may know already, but I have mentioned to a few people that my twin sister Bonnie is pregnant with a baby GIRL! We are so excited and so are the boys. I’ve already been looking at all the girlie things to buy my niece. I love eclectic pieces and things you can pass on for generations to come. I found a few things at one of my favorite stores Estella.

Like this precious mermaid doll:

Estella opened in 2002 selling eclectic, high-end designer baby and children’s clothes in New York’s Village. The concept behind Estella was to bring the amazing, artisan-inspired kids’ clothing seen scattered across Europe to New York. They are quality items made of organic cotton and bamboo…so they are super soft!

I love this taxi cab blanket:

Estella’s organic baby toys, baby blankets, and nursery decor pillows are one of a kind.

This Pretzel and Hot Dog gift set is too cute! “I could just eat you up!”

I’m super excited for a little girl to join the family and as you can tell I’ve already been shopping around. What I love about Estella is there is a lot of gender neutral stuff too, so no matter if you are gifting for a boy or girl there is something for everyone.

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Promises…Promises… Life Update

June 14, 2017

Yeah, remember how I said I was going to start posting a whole lot of awesomeness…cough cough….

Here we are!!!

So, I just turned 36. That means I passed the 30 marker and am headed straight towards the 40’s freeway. I’m feeling it too. When people tell you things will start to fail you when you get older and you laugh it off at 25 years old….you just wait! Terence also just turned 36, he’s two weeks older than me. Ha ha!

One of those being “Why is weight sticking to me like literal butter?”

I used to eat LESS than I do now and it wouldn’t even phase me. What’s happening???

Anyway, I decided to join the dark side again…hair color that is.

So far I’m really loving it. It seems to grow faster and be all around healthier when I go back to my “roots”. Although I love being blonde as well.

We’ve been swimming a whole lot and Connor started summer camp. I love our confetti YAY ball! Anything that sparkles or has confetti is alright in my book.

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Connor and I are heading to Arkansas tomorrow bright and early. This has been a super busy season in life and I keep telling myself to knock things off my list….and I’m going to. The question is when? In the meantime I’ll still keep on trucking along and drinking all the coffee- because it makes life so much more in focus right?

My Nannie is turning 80 and we are so excited to celebrate this milestone birthday with her. I wish Ter-Bear could come, but alas he took a new job and doesn’t get vacay until December.

Any good books on Kindle I can listen to on my trip???

Speaking of trips a couple of months ago we got to drive this 2017 Mazda CX-3. You remember I told you then whenever we have the joy of driving a new car for the week we always name it? This one we named “SMURF“.

All the bells and whistles and display screen with backup camera, bluetooth, and navigation.

This would be the PERFECT car if you are a commuter (gets great gas mileage) or have someone in your family about to start college.

Plenty of trunk space too! This Mazda CX-3 was super fun to drive and we can’t wait to review and show off more cars in the future. Connor gets so excited when we get to try new cars and so do I. I definitely get a better understanding of what to look for in a car for the future, and I get to show y’all what each vehicle is all about.

Hope you all are having a great start to the summer!

Remember to keep up with us on the daily over at INSTAGRAM!

xo- Becky

Life is a Highway – with CapitalOne Auto Navigator

May 26, 2017

It’s been a crazy season in our lives, we bought a new home last fall, Connor is full-swing in school (which is about to be out for summer!), and Terence got a new job a couple of months ago. It seems like life is always changing and nothing is set in stone these days. So with all this newness on the horizon, let’s talk about cars shall we- it’s the one thing we haven’t change in a while.

If you happen to live in the DFW area then you know what a bear traffic is around these parts. My husband has been commuting for years now. His commute takes almost an hour each way and his car is about to hit the 200K mileage mark. So, we know that car shopping is in our near future. I’ve talked with you all about using Capital One® Auto Navigator® before and it’s such a great website.

I had the chance to test it out myself when I visited the DFW Auto Show.

Here’s why:

Capital One developed Auto Navigator to simplify car buying and financing. Auto Navigator allows consumers to pre-qualify for auto financing and see their financing terms before visiting a dealer.
With Auto Navigator, consumers can find a car and see their financing options, all in one place.
Auto Navigator gives consumers the opportunity to see if they pre-qualify for auto financing before they visit a dealer, without impacting their credit score.
Consumers can browse more than 3 million cars from over 12,000 participating dealers across the country, including in your area.
Consumers can see their personalized APR and monthly payment on each car once they pre-qualify for financing. They can build their offer and see how their financing terms change.
Consumers can also get dealer ratings and car reviews – all in one place – and even access car history reports, so they arrive confident and ready to buy when they visit a dealer.

We love traveling and going places as a family, and a reliable car is very important to us. We want a good value and something that is going to last us years to come. With Capital One® Auto Navigator® we don’t have to worry about the “what ifs” because we’ll have done our homework before hand & can walk into a dealership feeling knowledgeable and secure.

No matter what we decide a new car should always be a fun and exciting experience…and you can’t beat that new car smell am I right? So if you’ve wondered what kind of car you can afford and where to find it at the best price Capital One® Auto Navigator® is here to help!

HAPPY ROAD TRIPPING EVERYONE!!!

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An “Eggo-Cellent” Breakfast

May 24, 2017

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #EggoWaffleBar #CollectiveBias

This past weekend we didn’t just have a regular old breakfast of cereal…oh no…I created an Eggo Waffle bar! A few weeks ago I visited the Eggo Waffle Bar Truck and was inspired to create my own “Waffle bar”. The Waffle Bar Truck will be in 200 locations from April-September 2017. Find where the Waffle Bar Truck will be next HERE!

While the boys were out getting haircuts I whipped up some of our favorite breakfast items. It’s so hard during the week to sit down and have a nice meal together as a family. The Waffle bar was a lot of fun and Connor LOVED it and he keeps asking when we can do it again!

Our Waffle Bar Items:

– Eggo Homestyle Waffles, Eggo Chocolate Chip Waffles, Banquet® Brown’N Serve™ Original Sausage Links, M&M’S® Minis Milk Chocolate Candies, Smuckers Hot Fudge Spoonable Ice Cream Topping, Reddi-wip® Original Dairy Whipped Topping, Hungry Jack® Original Syrup, and fresh strawberries.

I had 1 Eggo homestyle waffle, 2 dollops of Reddi Wip, 2 Banquet sausage links, 3 sliced fresh strawberries, 1 tablespoon of Hungry Jack syrup, 1 teaspoon of M&Ms minis. (1 serving- 1263 calories).
No matter how you make your waffles it’s a lot of fun to create your own. Eggo waffles now have no artificial flavors and colors from natural sources.

All ingredients can be found at Walmart.

All of the products I used to create my waffle bar can also be found on the Eggo Waffle Bar Truck + so much more!

Here’s the Eggo Waffle Bar truck out and about. It was so much fun creating my own waffle creation, and if you can’t think of what to make just spin the wheel and surprise yourself!