Mom Life

Small Town Traditions When you move to a new town you have the opportunity to embrace new traditions. Moving to Kingsville has provided us many opportunities to jump right in to the South Texas spirit. Kingsville is a lesser known...

Curiosity About my Native American Heritage Growing up, my Dad's Dad, called "Grampy" by his many grandkids, would randomly mention that his family in Oklahoma had some native heritage. As kids, we didn't think much about it, but as I...

The middle school to high school transitional ages are something else. It’s a beast. It’s exciting. It’s worrisome. Here is my experience from her 14th birthday party.  We are a Hispanic household. Okay - daughter’s dad is half white, half...

It’s fall, y’all! Do you know what that means? Pumpkin spiced lattes, cooler air (maybe not so much in South Texas), and best of all, it's time to take some cute family pictures in a pumpkin patch! Corpus Christi has...

This past weekend my 3 kiddos and I were sitting around watching Saturday morning cartoons on the Disney channel.  As we were watching, a Disney commercial came on celebrating little girls and ended with their signature phrase "dream big...

I am a Pinterest mom and I am not afraid to admit it! I love a good craft project, give me a stocked craft room and I can turn out a DIY project in a heartbeat.  I have made alligator...

I believe in miracles: I threw my back out while I was at the airport flying from Denver to DFW alone with my four kids. I had sat down on the floor to change the baby's diaper, tried to...

Calling all designers, creatives, and creative designer wannabes! What do you call these? Pins? Buttons? Buttons, pins? Either way, we want to see what you come up with. You do not have to be a professional or an expert...

I love Mardi Gras.  I love New Orleans.  To this day, I have never been to Mardi Gras in New Orleans.   Honestly, it looks awesome and crowded.  I think I love the idea of it more than I would...

My family and I are new residents of the Coastal Bend having relocated from a small town north of Austin back in October of 2017. We decided to move here because we love the beach and want our family to...