I love the holidays—like, love them. The Central Market H-E-B radio commercials are talking about me when the guy says, “Are you into Christmas? I mean, really into Christmas?” I tend to do things overboard and get carried away. I’m...
Today, on Small Busines Saturday, we are thrilled to have partnered with The DoSeum to bring our readers the latest and greatest items from The DoSeum Store. We at Alamo City Moms Blog are huge fans of supporting local businesses. The...
As a mom, I tip my hat to giraffe mamas throughout the world—they carry their babies 15 months. Read that again: 15 MONTHS! To top it off, they do everything standing up: eat, sleep, give birth, and probably even...
I grew up in a small town in Maryland. My grandparents lived five minutes away, and my aunts, uncles, and cousins lived in the next town over. Some of my fondest memories include being smushed at the kids' table...
Alamo City Moms Blog is thrilled to partner with Vital Life Wellness Center. The realization of Dr. Bernice Gonzalez’s vision for medicine, Vital Life Wellness Center combines today’s technology with yesterday’s care. Today, Dr. Gonzalez shares some information about...
The Holidays can be a stressful time for many, or most parents. Often we find ourselves extending and overextending ourselves to make the season magical for our children, friends, coworkers, extended family members and we are left feeling depleted....

Raising Givers

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I’m teaching my kids to be givers. It’s no easy feat in this day and age of entitlement. Not long ago, one of my kids demanded a new gadget: “I want it. So-and-so has one, so why can’t I?” (Insert...
They finally put the red tinsel over the doors at Walmart, which means I’ve officially been given the green light to mentally prep the Christmas plans I won’t find the motivation to actually implement until—oh, I don’t know—December 22...
One of my favorite memories growing up was getting in the car, cranking up the holiday music, and driving around with my family as we oohed and ahhed over twinkling holiday lights. I am excited to continue this tradition...

10 Things I Am NOT Thankful for

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  I would like to preface this post by saying please do not be offended or try to convince me that I need to start being thankful for the things I am about to list. I am working with my...
We have partnered with CORT to bring our readers this sponsored post. The military community in San Antonio makes up much of the fabric of our community, and we love that CORT offers great options to families that serve our...
When we birth our children, we become card-holding memory capturers. For every first giggle, first food tried, first step, first tee-ball game, or first day of school, we want nothing more, as parents, than to take in every second of...
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Many families in the San Antonio area enjoy a visit with Santa Claus during the holiday season, but how do you know which Santa will offer some one-on-one conversation with your little one? We've compiled a list of where...

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Alamo City-Area Library Summer Reading Programs

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Summer is upon us, and the name of the game is, "Keep the Kids Occupied." Many schools send home summer reading tasks but reading...