Cici's Pizza Ultimate Pizza Party

Cici's Pizza is having a Pizza Party on Aug 8th from 11am-9pm and they are giving out $100 coupon books for free! 2710 Southwest Pkwy 940-691-6060.

IHOP - Kids Eat Free for Limited Time

IHOP - Kids Eat Free (ages 12 and under) from 4-10pm daily for each paying adult for a limited time. I asked how long it would be for and they said at least through the end of August 2009.

Sheppard Children's Theatre

COMING TO SHEPPARD:
Missoula Children Theatre
“Little Mermaid”
Ages 6-18
28 July – 2 Aug 08
Community Activity Center Ballroom
Open Audition: 28 July 08 at 0900 in Ballroom
Free Program. Open to Sheppard Community Children.
Pre-registration not required. Children to wear comfortable clothing
and slip resistant shoes.
Questions? Call 676-5437

http://www.sheppardservices.us/pdfs/CDC/mermaid.pdf

Dance Classes

Dance, Etc 3411 McNiel (right off Kell) - 696-8000

SSB Dance Center 2600 Grant, 696-3766

Boehm Ballet Academy of Dance 2900 Lawrence Rd 322-2552

Studio 5678 4020 Rhea Suite 7B, 691-5678

WF Rec Center  (currently offering pre-school dance, hula, combo dance, tumbling, tumbledance, and more)

YMCA (Ages 4 and up) 761-1000

First Baptist Academy of Fine Arts offers ballet ages 3-16

Wichita Theatre offers ballet

House Hunting Sites

When we first moved to Wichita Falls, I didn't realize all the websites that were available to house hunt. So here's a list of the ones that I found that were helpful:

Wichita Falls Association of Realtors (www.wfar.com) - you can search all the homes for sale in Wichita Falls and surrounding area (hint: the Advanced Search is best!)

Times Record News (realestate.timesrecordnews.com) - Wichita Falls newspaper

Military Homes for Sale (www.militarybyowner.com/tx/sheppard-afb.html and militaryhomesforsale.net)

Homes for Sale By Owner (www.forsalebyowner.com)

Homes in Wichita Falls http://www.homes.com/Real_Estate/TX/City/WICHITA%20FALLS

Trulia www.trulia.com

* Also good to look at http://www.familywatchdog.us/ to find if there are registered sex offenders near the houses you're looking at.

Preschools in Wichita Falls

If you're looking for a preschool, here are some that I've heard are good:

Wichita Christian
The Learning Center (TLC)
School for Little People
First Baptist
Colonial Church - Tues/Thurs - September to May from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.


Also, public schools in Wichita Falls have a Pre-K program that is free for military (http://www.wfisd.net/).

Quartz Mountain Flyer Train

Two hour train ride through Quartz Mountain - http://www.quartzmountain.org/train.html

Begins at 10:00 a.m. and includes a 20 - 30 minute stopover in Lone Wolf. Ticket prices are $18 for adults, $12 for children 4-12 years of age and children under 4 ride free with paid adult ticket.

2009 Remaining Dates:
August 1st 2009
August 15th 2009
September 5th 2009
October 10th 2009
November 28th 2009

Family Entertainment

The Plex - Putt-Putt Golf, Go Carts, Laser Tag, etc. http://www.theplexfec.com/ (Coupons on their website) 4131 Southwest Parkway Wichita Falls, Texas 76308 (940) 696-1222

Chuck E Cheese - http://chuckecheese.com/locations/show-map.php?Id=309 (They also have coupons on their site, and you can print off reward charts for 10 free tokens for things like Reading, Potty Training, Sleeing All Night, Cleaning Your Room, etc.) 2935 SW ParkwayWichita Falls, TX 76308 (940) 692-7882

Boys and Girls Club

Boys and Girls Club of Wichita Falls - http://www.bgcwf.org/ - The Boys & Girls Clubs of Wichita Falls offers three youth sports leagues in addition to regular physical activities at the clubs. They offer football in the fall, basketball and indoor soccer in the winter, and volleyball in the spring. Memberships are $12 per year (may be waived for active-duty military).

Bowling

Village Bowl - http://villagebowl.net/ 4022 Kemp Blvd. Wichita Falls, TX 76308 Phone: 696-BOWL - Open everyday

Bowling on base - http://www.sheppardservices.com/index.php/recreation/bowling-rec - they usually have family deals sometime during the week and on some holidays (like Father's Day)

Benefit Concert

On Saturday, July 18th from 7-10PM, there will be an outdoor benefit concert at Berends Landing. The White Jet Heroes (a band made up of Sheppard AFB Airmen) will be one of the three bands playing. The event is family friendly. Bring lawn chairs and/or blankets to sit on. Beer, beverages, and food will be available.

The concert will be held at 400 Bridge Street - next to the Texoma Cycling Center (see the link below for a map). See you there!

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=502+Wichita+Street,+wichita+falls,+tx&sll=33.922851,-98.4958&sspn=0.010238,0.019076&ie=UTF8&ll=33.923527,-98.4958&spn=0.010238,0.019076&z=16&iwloc=A

Graham Drive-In Movie Theater

Graham is about an hour from Wichita Falls and they have a drive-in movie theater! How fun! We haven't been yet, but here's their website if you want to check it out - http://grahamdrivein.com/. Open seasonally, April - September only Fri-Sat-Sun-Mon; screening single features. Admission: $6 for adults ($4 for ages 5-11); 4 and under free.

Free Mocha Mondays at McDonalds

Thought all parents might like this one:

Beginning on July 13, and continuing on the 20th, 27th, and August 3, at participating McDonald's, you can get a free 8 oz. Mocha (hot) or 7 oz. iced Mocha for free: limit one per person per visit, from 7 AM to 7 PM.

WFISD 2009-2010 Back to School Information

Back to School Info -
http://www.wfisd.net/9861061395037750/blank/browse.asp?a=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&c=55411

WFISD 2009-2010 School Calendar - http://www.wfisd.net/wfisd/lib/wfisd/09-10Calendar2-23-2009.pdf

WFISD Elementary School Suplies List - http://www.wfisd.net/wfisd/lib/wfisd/WFISDElementarySchoolSupplyList0910.pdf

WFISD Kindergarten School Supplies List -
http://www.wfisd.net/wfisd/lib/wfisd/Kindergarten_List.pdf

Lawton

Lawton has a neat recreation area - it's open to the public and FREE. It's called Lake Elmer Thomas Recreation Area (LETRA) - http://www.sillmwr.com/letra.html. We went this weekend and it was really fun! Two slides that go into a small pool. Sand beach to the lake. Bathrooms/showers available. And there were even two huge covered areas. It was about an hour from Wichita Falls.
* Lake Elmer Thomas Recreation Area (LETRA) Located 12 miles NW of the main post, LETRA can be reached by registered vehicles using Apache gate on hwy 49 and all others Key Gate on I-44. Reservations, 580-442-5854 or 442-5541 Toll free, 1-800-375-8270

The pools on base there are free (this might be military only) - http://www.sillmwr.com/pools.html.

Frontier City

Frontier City is an amusement park in Oklahoma City, OK. They have military Mondays where you can get in for $5 with a military members active duty ID card. Each military member can have 4 guests at this rate. Children 3 and under are free. Tickets otherwise are $29 for adults $18 for kids under 48". Here's their website for more information: http://www.frontiercity.com/