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10 Amazing Family Summer Camping Sites to Help You Love the Great Outdoors Even More

Carl Pettit — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 17:00:03 +0000

When the weather is good, and the sun is out, it’s time to start thinking about taking the family out into the American wilderness. For those of you who really want to explore the outdoors, here are some of the best campsites around, spread across the country. Yosemite National Park Campground, California Yosemite Park is [...]

Do You Need a Vacation After Taking a Family Trip? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:03:00 +0000

Vacations are supposed to be relaxing, but anybody who’s gone on a family trip knows that all of the moving parts associated with the journey can be quite stressful. In fact, a Cambria Suites survey of 1,050 adults has found that 24 percent of respondents who have ever taken a family trip report they feel like [...]

Come Out and Play During Family Fun Day With Eagle Mount

Jami Bond — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:00:53 +0000

Come Out and Play with Eagle Mount this weekend! This Saturday, May 19 is Family Fun Day at the Billings Sports Plex. Bring the whole family and enjoy lots of games, activities, concessions and live entertainment. Some amazing prizes are also being raffled off including a playhouse donated by Thomae Lumber. There will also be [...]

Billings Family Y.M.C.A. Prom Night [AUDIO]

Livin Large Larry — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:30:24 +0000

Remember your prom night? That special night where your cousin was your date, because your best friend stole you girl! If you didn't get enough of Billings High School Proms last month (chaperoning or otherwise), no worries. The first Billings Family Y.M.C.A. Prom Night is April 28 at the Billings Family Y.M.C.A.

Plenty of Family Fun in Billings This Week!

Jami Bond — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:00:43 +0000

There is plenty of fun to be had for the whole family this week in Billings! Elephants on Broadway kicks off the return of the Shrine Circus tonight (March 27) in downtown Billings. Bring the whole family to see acrobats, ponies, clowns and of course, the elephants under skypoint beginning at 5:30. The Shrine Circus [...]

10 Tips to Get Fit With Your Kids in 2012

Shauna Wright — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:00:16 +0000

Want to help your kids get in shape this year? It could be easier — and a lot more fun — than you think. Michael Berry, Chair of the Health and Exercise Science Department at Wake Forest University, says the trick is to think about what kids love to do, and create a fitness routine [...]

Fewer Grinches This Year as Most People Want Family Time — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:00:09 +0000

Where has all the commercialism gone? This year, the majority of Americans “don’t care about the presents underneath the Christmas tree,” as Mariah Carey sings. Their favorite aspect of the holiday season is the time they get to spend with loved ones. Harris Interactive asked 2,499 adults what they most looked forward to about the [...]

'Obesity May Run in the Family,' Say Researchers — Health Check

Shauna Wright — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 01:00:09 +0000

Is obesity contagious? A study back in 2007 seemed to indicate that, saying we get it from our friends. To back that up, researchers highlighted data showing members of social groups were likely to have similar rates of obesity. New research, however, seems to be changing all this by finding that social interactions may have little impact on body weight.

20 Jokes About the Duggar Family Having a 20th Child

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:00:23 +0000

Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar have announced they are expecting their 20th child, due in April. The Arkansas couple and stars of TLC’s ’19 Kids and Counting,’ clearly love children, so while they busy themselves sprucing up their nursery yet again, we thought we’d honor their 20th bundle of joy with — what else? — 20 jokes about having such a large family.

Check Out Some Wonderfully Awkward Family Halloween Photos [IMAGES]

Don Deane — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:00:26 +0000

The folks at ‘Today’ offered up a gallery of spectacularly bad Halloween photos culled from the Awkward Family Photos website.

There’s nothing wrong with homemade Halloween costumes per se, but these are simply unforgivable (and unintentionally scary).