Connecting and empowering women throughout the Coastal Bend!
Team Photo courtesy of Bailey Williams and Headshots courtesy of Sweetest Snaps Photography
Say hello to these beautiful & brave, strong & smart, POWERFUL mamas!
Elisabeth Tabor
Owner
Elisabeth is so excited to be living her best life in Corpus Christi. After years of visiting the beaches of the Coastal Bend, she is loving the salty air, sandy toes, and wind in her hair.
No stranger to City Moms Blog Network, she began contributing to Austin Moms Blog in 2012 and is thrilled to continue the sisterhood here in Corpus Christi! She is married to Rad Brad and has two boys, Hudson and Finn.
Elisabeth enjoys all kinds of music, singing at the top of her lungs – especially in the school drop off line when the kids are getting out of the car – being outdoors as much as possible and is a complete and total advocate of NOT having a television in the living room.
Jennifer Mahan
Community Engagement Coordinator & Senior Writer
Jennifer is a Coastal Bend Native, born and raised in Ingleside. She began contributing to the Corpus Christi Moms Blog in 2018 and stepped up as the Community Engagement Coordinator in 2019.
She is happiest when she is crafting, writing, or doing anything artistic. She loves music, especially ANYTHING from the 90’s, and is often seen dancing around the kitchen to ‘Nsync while cooking dinner.
She is married to Derik and has two kids, Connor and Keeley. Jennifer still feels like a novice when it comes to parenting and enjoys letting other moms know they are not doing life alone. She also admits she watches copious amounts of Netflix, but balances that out by reading to and with her kiddos as much as possible each day.
Erin Hawkins
Senior Writer
Erin grew up in West Texas and met her husband there in college. She and J. have been married for more than 20 years, and have lived all over Texas and the Caribbean. She settled in Corpus in 2014 and loves being close to the beach once again. Erin’s son arrived when she was 39, so she’s a late-comer to the mommy party!
Erin joined CCMB to learn more about blogging. But since then, she has become friends with a wonderful group of women who love living in the Coastal Bend and being moms.
Likes: Weezer, avocados, nerd humor, reading, cooking, eating and wine. Dislikes: people who drive slow in the fast lane and being late. Fun fact: Erin once managed one of the last drive-in theaters left in Texas, and loved every minute of it.
Emily Schofield
Senior Writer
Emily is new to the Coastal Bend area but enjoys everything it has to offer! Emily and her husband Landon both grew up in Idaho, and came to Kingsville for her husband’s job as a range and wildlife biologist. Emily graduated with her BSN from Brigham Young University-Idaho.
Emily has two amazing children, Ashton (6) and Brooks (16 months). Emily has been a SAHM since Brooks was born and is returning to the nursing field this Fall. She also runs a blog and social media account called @thebackyardadventurers.
When she isn’t adventuring with her family, she loves faking insomnia with a good book, trying (and sometimes failing) new recipes, listening to podcasts and taking a bubble bath.
Jessica Davila
Senior Writer
Jessica has lived in Corpus Christi almost all her life and loves it. Together with her husband Roy they are raising their beautiful, almost 7-year-old daughter, Angelina. Being a stay at home mom has taught her a lot and she treasures each moment of motherhood.
Jessica is quiet in person, but give her a pen and paper and she will write a novel. She loves reading, writing, watching movies and listening to music. She is a die-hard Dallas Cowboys fan and loves anything chocolate.
She is very excited to begin her blogging adventure and getting to know the CCMB community of mommas.
Madison O'Brien
Senior Writer
Madison has been married to her wife, Krystal for 3 years and together since 2013 where they met at Texas A&M University in College Station where they both attended college.
Madi is Mama to Amelia,a spunky and brilliant one-year old. She was created with little science and lots of love via reciprocal IVF. You can learn all about their journey to motherhood at @2momsarebetterthanone or on their blog.
She has been a Technical Theatre teacher for 7 years (4 years at Gregory-Portland High School) and will graduate with her Masters in Educational Administration from TAMU-CC in December.
During Madi’s freetime you will find her outside, often on her patio, playing with her family or hanging out with friends or tackling a DIY.
Daniella Mungia
Daniella was born in Missouri but raised in Corpus Christi, Texas. She is a loving wife to Marc Anthony Mungia of 3 years and mama to 2 year old Jayden Legend Mungia and 7 month old baby Sebastian.
During her spare time you will find her taking pictures for her part time business (JLM Photography), long walks down every aisle at Target or something involving baseball. She has been a stay at home mom since Jayden was born and enjoys being able to witness every milestone he has accomplished.
She’s found her way through the journey of parenting with blogging. She is extremely excited to be a contributor to the Corpus Christi Moms blog, and hopes to inspire other moms in the community.
Darcy Esparza
Darcy started her professional career in CC in 1994 and immediately moved away for her job, got married to her husband, Louie, and started her family before moving back to the Coastal Bend in 2012.
Darcy grew up in Florida before making Texas her home.
She has a journalism degree from the University of Florida but is more known for her middle school math teaching career and her now title as co-owner of a local mattress store, BoxDrop Mattress (social medial handle @boxdropcc).
Darcy and Louie have been married for more than 20 years, have 4 children, 2 granddaughters, and 2 dogs.
Jerin Garza
Jerin is a Coastal Bend Native, currently living in Portland. She and her husband of 5 years, Ray, have two daughters in Heaven and are raising two wild toddler boys.
As a “crunchy-ish” stay at home mom, Jerin is always finding budget-friendly ways to help her family lead a more healthy, natural lifestyle. She enjoys discussing the deeper things in life and is easily bored with small talk. If she’s not cooking or scrolling Instagram, you can find her birdwatching, enjoying a nature walk, singing and dancing with her kiddos, or having heart-felt conversation with a friend over coffee.
You can follow her on Instagram @jerintheheron
Kelsie Sonneberger
Kelsie is excited to be a new Corpus Christi transplant. A born and bred Hoosier, Kelsie is finally realizing her lifelong dream of becoming a mermaid, or at least a beach bum, on the coast.
Kelsie and her husband, Josh, have been married for four years and have two children. She is loving life as a new stay at home mom and is always looking for engaging and budget-friendly ways to play.
In her free time, Kelsie can be found reading a good book or waltzing down the aisles of the dollar store looking for her next kids’ DIY inspiration. Kelsie is a natural extrovert and lover of people and is making it her personal mission to “Raise Kind Humans”. She knows the lyrics of far too many Disney songs and has been known to break into song and dance at random times.
LaToya Rodriguez
LaToya is loving life in Corpus Christi. Although she is not a native Texan she claims she got here as fast as she could! She graduated high school and college in Corpus Christi, and considered moving, as a newlywed but decided to stay close to family and friends.
She easily makes new friends everywhere she goes and is extremely excited to be apart of the CC Moms Blog.
As a working wife and mother of two, she is always on the go. You will most likely catch her jamming to gangsta rap when her kids aren’t around, at the beach with her family, or representing Aflac at local events. She loves the outdoors, but enjoys a good Netflix binge, or reading a book in one sitting.
Shirelle Edghill
Shirelle Edghill is a Native Texan, born and raised in the Houston suburbs, then spending 10 years in Fort Worth, and 4 years in Wichita Falls. Her family moved to Corpus Christi in June of 2019. She has been married to her high school sweetheart Michael for 18 years, and is Mom to Ethan (17), Andrew (14), Mary Kathryn (7) and Thomas (5).
Describing herself as an “over-sharer” by nature, her job suits her perfectly. She is the owner of Infinity Fertility, a business which helps women chart their fertility cycles for family planning, or for diagnosis and treatment of the root causes of gynecological problems like PCOS, painful cycles, or infertility.
Shirelle’s Catholic faith is a guiding force in her life, and you can usually find her singing with her church choir on Sundays. In addition to talking about menstrual cycles and women’s health, she loves to talk about parenting, education, personal finance, travel hacking, time management, and whatever stack of books she’s currently reading.
Tyler Munro
Tyler Munro grew up in Austin, Texas, and attended the University of Mississippi where she met her husband of 10 years. They returned to Texas and have two kids – a 5 year old boy and 2 year old girl.
Tyler was a wedding planner for ten years, but put her career on hold to be a SAHM. Motherhood is by far her best accomplishment, although some days are harder than others.
Tyler has always had a passion for cooking, and, after college, s when she was trying to get the college weight off she began a track to healthy eating. Her blog, Not Your Ordinary Muffin Top, started off as a place to store recipes, and track a
lifestyle change, but has turned into so much more. You can give her a follow on her blog or on Instagram!
Beth Ramos
Founder
Prior to starting Corpus Christi Moms Blog, Beth studied marketing at Texas A&M University {Gig’em!} and earned her MBA from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi {Go Islanders!}. She spent her career working local corporate gigs, doing marketing consulting, and teaching yoga before she, her husband, and their two kitty cat fur babies welcomed their son {2015}.
Beth spends her days learning to balance life as a mom to two. Despite being a native of Corpus Christi, she hates seafood {gasp!} but is always down for Mexican food and a good margarita!
When family allows, Beth loves practicing yoga, cooking something new, and sleeping.