You can never fail with a trip to the ice cream shop! Well, if they’re lactose intolerant, you can but Bruster’s Fresh even has non-dairy treats like Freezes. Even when it’s raining, like it is in Phoenix today, eat ice-cream and talk about how cold you are. Who does that? I do.
Bruster’s Real Ice-Cream in the Arrowhead area is a quick and easy ice cream stand with walk-up ordering and benches for outdoor seating. You know what I say, everything tastes better when you eat it outside. You can even grab your ice cream to-go thru the drive-thru, if you’re on the go.
Bruster’s Real Ice-Cream
Rich, creamy and lots of flavors to choose from! They even let you sample if you can’t decide what you should go with.
Grab your kiddos and even your fur babies. Free ice cream to children under 40” and doggie sundaes for your non-human friends. What’s your favorite ice-cream flavor. Here I have Rocky Road on the bottom and Cookies ‘N Cream on the top. (Sugar-free options are also available.) FUN FACT: I DO NOT eat chocolate ice-cream, but I eat Rocky Road.
Location visited: 17115 N 51st Avenue Glendale, AZ 85308
One of my sons hates pain, he plays defense in tackle football so he can hit and not get hit so he wasn’t that excited about trying out the @VIPAirSoft arena when he realized he’d be getting hit by airsoft pellets. I instructed him and my other son on how to dress so the possibility of feeling the airsoft pellets hit them would be minimal.
They were dressed in two layers on the top and bottom. Hoodies to protect their neck and head, in addition to their rental helmets and chest vests. Gloves are also an added barrier (you must bring your own) that most didn’t have on, but my boys said they were clutch.
I registered them online and signed a waiver, so the process was short and simple once we arrived. The referees take time to explain the rules of the arena to ensure safety while the front of the house staff explained how to use the airsoft rifles properly. They were all set.
Loading the rifles.
Listening to the safety rules.
Ready to go.
My boys had a 4-hour session that included gear, 1000 pellets, and a rental rifle. The boys spent an hour in the arena, which equated to two arena games and they were ready to go. As my husband and I watched we thought it be a great date-night activity even for the adults. Give @VIPAirSoft a visit for kid and adult outings. The boys said their experience was cool, but they’d prefer if one thing was added.
Airsoft rifles, magazines, and airsoft pellets.
My kids love their cousins. They said next time they’d want all their cousins to join in on the fun to make the arena teams more competitive. They both agreed the team vs. team would have been better if you know the people who you are fighting with and against because there would be more talking i.e. trash talking, strategy and the overall experience would be more personal.
Consider going with a squad for a more personable experience!
My daughter is always game without question, so I ran the idea of checking out the Children’s Museum of Phoenix by my 11-year-old son and when he heard the word “museum” he said, Muuuseeeummmmmm!? Where there are statues and pictures hanging on the wall every where and we walk around and just look at them, he asks? I assured him it wasn’t that type of museum.
I knew he may me on
the cusp of being too old to really enjoy the museum, but I thought what better
way to gauge the proper age group for this outing than to get his opinion.
I gathered my two youngest kids, my sister, nieces, nephew, my best friend, her daughter and our Groupon and arrived at the museum in the early afternoon.
Admission to the museum was $14.95, but the Groupon allowed 2-person admission for the cost of $14.95 (1-year and under are free).
When we first walked in, to the left was an enormous jungle gym and the kids took off running. The climbed all over the jungle gym and played at the nearby air-shoot.
In the same area they
had soft toys and blocks for the toddler-aged kids to explore. My nephew was immediately drawn to this area.
They would have
stayed in this area the entire time, but I set the timer and told them we had
about 15 minutes remaining after being the area for about 20-minutes.
Next, we headed
upstairs to the tricycle car wash area and the kids rode the bikes around the
area for about 15-minutes. There were
several other exploratory activities along the way.
Headed up to the third
and final level of the museum and the kids played on the rockers and nearly got
kicked out of the foam maze for running.
The younger kids of
the group found the play supermarket and kitchen entertaining and stayed in
there while the older kids made friends and played walk tag in the foam maze.
Lastly, we spent time time in the gift shop checking out all the fun toys that were available.
We spent about two hours in the Children’s Museum of Phoenix. As the parents, we felt that was an adequate of amount of time.
Click below to hear the
kids give their review of the museum and if they’d go back again.
The kids sharing their favorite part of the Children’s Museum of Phoenix
Groupon frequently has the Children’s Museum of Phoenix deal going on, but if not, the $14.95 per person cost is still worth a kid-outing for the day.
Check your local area to see if there is a children’s
museum in your area. Don’t forget to
check for discounts. Parents, you’ll
love the discounts and the kids will love the museum outing.
Location visited:
Children’s Museum of Phoenix 215 N. 7th Street Phoenix, AZ 85034
I have made a few things, and thought to myself,
this is Keto. Wow!
That’s how I feel about this sandwich. It’s SO delicious.
Outer Aisle Gourmet
Have you heard of Outer Aisle Gourmet Cauliflower
Thins? I hadn’t either until I was on
the hunt to find a bread substitute that was “Keto Approved.”
I didn’t think I’d find something pre-packaged,
that would make my Keto journey easier, so I first looked for bread recipes,
but lo and behold, plant-based bread to the rescue.
The Outer Aisle thins have 1g net carbs per thin,
1 serving of vegetables.
We have made all kinds of sandwiches. Pastrami and turkey. Just pastrami. We’ve even sandwiched a hamburger in between
them.
Hamburger with Cauliflower Thins
This sandwich has mayo, provolone cheese pastrami,
and a fried egg. The trick to taking Outer
Aisle’s Sandwich Thins to the next level, is toasting the bread prior to assembling
your sandwich. Just for a few minutes.
Fried Egg and Pastrami Sandwich with Cauliflower Thins
You know when you see a new spot
and you’re like hmmm… I wonder what’s going on over there. That’s how I felt when I seen Slapfish pop-up
on the scene. I don’t live on the side
of town where Slapfish is. I was just in
the area that day, so I noted it in my phone notes under Restaurants to Try.
Do you have a list in your phone
of restaurants to try?
The opportunity presented itself
for me to go and give Slapfish a whirl. I
ordered the Fried Fish Street Taco and the Fried Shrimp Roll.
As we waited, my husband and I
noticed the steady flow of traffic coming in and out. The restaurant was filled, and people were
waiting for to-go orders and I said to my husband this place must be GOOD! That’s always my first clue. My second clue is, has the staff tried the
things that I’m asking about. The counter
person had everything I asked her about.
Fried Fish Taco
The food was hot, one thing I require of all my food. The shrimp nor the fish had that weird texture thing going on. The like Texas toast bread roll the shrimp was nestled in was SO buttery and delightful. Everything was just incredible. Think of a “souped-up” Long John Silver. Sorry LJS.
Fried Shrimp Roll with Seasoned Fries
They have several locations in various states. I will certainly visit Slapfish again and have the courage to try their most popular item, the Lobster Roll. Let me know if you’ve been or if you swing through.
Location visited: 7280 W. Bell Rd. Glendale, AZ 85308
Sharonda Shariee 