Bethany Jordan
Bethany is an Emmy award-winning NBC News/Today Show producer turned political media consultant turned part-time producer and mom to Palmer (March 2011) and Grace (May 2014). Bethany's favorite time of the day is before the sun and the family are up when she enjoys her outdoor boot camp sessions. The exercise helps to compensate for her other love, food. Bethany is in the know on all of the latest local foodie and restaurant buzz and is happy to suggest a new dining place to anyone who will listen. Bethany and her husband, Rick, reside in Lakewood.
A Dallas Birthday Party Secret
Originally published April 2015.
Updated in 2022 with current contact info and guidelines for booking parties at Allan Shivers Park.
Shhh!!
I have a secret, but don’t tell anybody . . .
I recently stumbled across one of...
A Texas Tradition: Pit Stops on I-35
Updated in 2022.
Ahh, yes, one of the true Texas arteries: southbound on I-35. Texas country singer Pat Green even wrote a song about it. Whether you are taking a road trip to Waco or...
The Best Little Christmas Display In Dallas
Most people know about the traditional stops on an area holiday light tour: Highland Park, complete with its carriage rides and the original Big Tex, the historical neighborhood of Kessler Park, and Deerfield in Plano. These are the tried and true...
So, Your Child Has Lice…
School is fully in session and every parent knows to cringe when the school nurse calls home. "I'm sorry, but your child has lice."
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that nearly 12...
Plan Ahead for a Medical Emergency
What did you do last Friday night? We spent six hours in an urban emergency room waiting room. You can imagine the friends I made and saw while waiting for a bed to open...
Kids Eat Free & Other Dallas Dining Deals for Families
It's the start of another school year and everyone's calendar just got a lot more jam-packed. And yet strangely, this phenomenon happens around the same time every single day: little children and spouses get hungry...
Only In Dallas…. Our Dallas Kids And Their Problems
Think your life is rough? Try listening to your kid once in awhile. Here in the Big D, they have real life problems.
Special thanks...
6 Summer Vacation Destinations To Which You Can Drive
Updated in 2022.
The kids are nearly out of school and you are panicked. You totally meant to research and book an amazing vacation a few months ago, but you didn't quite get there. Not...
The NEW Dallas Farmers Market
Here at the Dallas Moms Blog, we like to eat and more importantly, we like to teach our kids about the source of the food in which we eat. My son's mind was blown...
How To Talk To Your Kids About The Attacks In Paris
I'm a news junkie with a full career built around current events.
Although we don't watch a ton of TV in our home, we usually turn it on during the Today Show or evening...
Stress-Free Thanksgiving: Cater It!
I love to cook and Thanksgiving is always an exciting time to bust out both traditional and new recipes.
But this year, our complicated family is celebrating more than one turkey feast. For one of...
Dallas Adventures: Zip Line in the Great Trinity Forest
I'm a sucker for adventure and extreme sports, so when I heard there was an aerial obstacle course with zip lines in south Dallas, I had to check it out. Since the minimum age for...