Temperatures are slowly starting to drop, leaves are beginning to change up north and everywhere you look are pumpkin patches, fall festivals, haunted houses, and Halloween costumes and decorations. Autumn has officially arrived in Arizona and we want to share Ladybug’s favorite places to celebrate Pumpkin Patch Season this fall. Most of these locations are open on weekends throughout October, but be sure to check the website for each to know the hours, cost and details before you go! MacDonaldā€™s Ranch MacDonaldā€™sContinue Reading

October is Pumpkin Patch season in Arizona! Temperatures are slowly starting to drop, leaves are beginning to change in Northern Arizona, and everywhere you look are pumpkin patches, fall festivals, haunted houses, costumes, and spooky decorations. Autumn is officially arriving and one of our favorite ways to celebrate and enjoy the season is to visit one of our many local pumpkin patches. Weā€™re sharing our inside knowledge and some of our best tips for visiting pumpkin patches here in the Sonoran Desert.Continue Reading

Football season has arrived! A football game is a great way to get your kids out of the house on the weekend and can be a fun, outdoor and indoor learning experience for the whole family. We are huge Arizona Cardinals fans. As season ticket holders for many years, we enjoyed going to the games always bought an extra ticket so our young daughter could attend the home games with us. Attending a football game is a major event and can costContinue Reading

One of our favorite activities to do with our family is hiking and, as Arizonans in Phoenix, we hike mainly in the desert. Desert hiking is a great way to get outside into nature, breathe in some fresh air, enjoy the sunshine, learn about the world around us, and step away from the pressures of daily life. In Phoenix, we are very blessed to have one of the best urban park systems in the country. Maricopa County Parks and Recreation is madeContinue Reading

The small, rural towns of Camp Verde, Cottonwood, Clarkdale, Cornville, Page Springs and Rimrock sit along the banks of the Verde River as charming little slices of Arizona history and western culture.Continue Reading

Summer is the perfect time to cool off and enjoy our almost year-round sunshine by the lake or pond. Whether you love boating, fishing, swimming, water sports, or the beauty of a sparkling water oasis in the desert, there are many large lakes in the Valley of the Sun for you to enjoy with your friends and family. Here is a list of some of the lakes in the area and tips to help you have a have a fun and safeContinue Reading

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Traveling the Old West Highway: This historic route between Apache Junction, AZ, and Lordsburg, NM, runs through the Superstition Wilderness on US Highway 60, over the Salt River Canyon between Superior and Miami-Globe, and through the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation. It continues east through tiny Arizona towns like Bylas and Safford, moving east on Highway 70 to the tiny town of Duncan, ending in Lordsburg, New Mexico.Continue Reading

Water is a scarce resource in the desert, so we donā€™t typically imagine Arizona to be a place where you can find high-quality aquariums. Fortunately for Sonoran Desert dwellers, that perception is wrong. Arizona is home to a number of world-class aquariums, including the largest in the southwest. Summer is a perfect time to escape the desert heat and find an oasis of water and sea life in one of the many aquariums in our state. Here is a list of aquariumsContinue Reading

The summer months are coming soon and parents all over the Valley are scrambling to find ideas for ways to keep their kids busy or provide weekly childcare while they are out of school. One solution many parents take advantage of is summer camp. Here are some tips for finding the right summer camp for your kids this year. Why Summer Camp is Important Camp is a place where kids are allowed to safely roam and play in a way the oftenContinue Reading