Ages + Stages

If I had any advice about having a strong-willed child it is this: Mama, let them pick their own clothes! I have two children. My son is easy going and really has no opinions about what he puts on in...

MICROBLOG: What You Don't See What you don't see when I upload the highlight reel of our trip to grandma's house is how many times I had to stop and ask my children to PLEASE listen. What you don't see when...

Every year gift giving for my kids during the holidays and their birthdays gets harder and harder. Especially when their rooms are overflowing with toys that are rarely played with. For the last few years, my husband and I...

Do you let your kids "mermaid?" With summer just around the corner, many South Texas mommies are stocking up on new water toys for the pool and beach. There are so many fun, new, and exciting pool toys out there. One trendy new...

How to Make Family Dinner Peaceful Again I used to dread family dinner (and sometimes I still do). I had become a short order chef. I was making 4 separate meals for each member of my family based on what...

Pandemic or no pandemic, raising our kids is no easy feat. Many of us might even be going at it alone, but that doesn’t have to be the case. There are tons of dedicated organizations and individuals willing and...

Reading spring board books is one way our family celebrates the season of promise and new life with our baby and toddler. And our Easter board books help us introduce our children to our family's most important holiday of...

Mother's Day Out. It really is a glorious thing. Something many stay at home mommas don't even consider. But they should! Oh they should, they should, they should.  Not only is it awesome for moms but its great for...

Screen time for kids can be a source of multiple opinions and heated debates. There are many arguments both for and against the use of screens - specially for kids. They seem to raise lots of anxiety among parents, some...

I want to preface this with a note. This is my family's experience with returning to face to face learning, I have two elementary aged kids that attend the Gregory-Portland ISD. I can not speak for all campus' ,school...