Keep them busy!

Having a second baby has been amazing! I love this little man so much. But it also comes with its hurdles. One is money. Babies arent expensive care for them is!! Daycare that is! So having to put out more than double what we do now we are still trying to find ways to do things as a family. I love taking Evan places and doing things with him. Having a second baby is not going to change that. In fact I want to continue to do them and more to include O in our family!! So I spent some time looking around finding things that are fun but cheap or free to do. So far I have a list of 25 things to do in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area for a family of 4. This is when you are paying for all 4 memebers. Technically E still gets in free almost anywhere, but I wanted a list that others could use. These are things and places we would take our kids. Not a place where a 2yr old would get in to trouble or break things or get out of hand. I wanted things that are very kid and family friendly. Surprisingly our area has tons of these places and I am excited to do them. Another amazing fact is that of all of these activities the most expensive is $26!! Several of these things are outdoors and subject to weather but thats why you save the indoor places for a rainy or too hot day!
 We have already done a few of these things and I am now looking forward to doing the rest. I have nearly 6mon of wknd trips now planned!!
 1)Train at Trinity Park- $15
2)Log Cabin Village- $19
3)Botanic Gardens-free
4)Cattle Drive in Stockyards-free
5)Planetarium-$18
6)Omni theater- $26
7)Cow girl museum-$20
8)Dallas museum of art childrens art exhibit- $20
9)Kimbell Art Museum-Free
10)Nasher Sculpture Center-$20
11)Trinity Park with Duck Pond-free
12)Stockyards Museum-Free
13)Texas Cowboys Hall of Fame tour- $16
14)Stockyards Petting Zoo- $4
15)Grapevine Public Art Walk-Free
16)Nash Farm-Free
17)Homestead Farm-Free
18)Dallas Herritage Village-Free
19)Texas Discovery Gardens-Free
20)Cedar Ridge Preserve hiking-Free
21)Fire Station No. 1-Free
22)Ft. Worth Water Gardens-Free
23)Monnig Meteorite Gallery-Free
24)CR Smith Museum-$16
25)Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge-Free\

 None of these things include food items but many of them can totally be picnic lunches!