One of my greatest challenges as a mom of an almost four-year-old (and the twins, but they don’t really count yet) is trying to show him how blessed we are as a family. I am so thankful that he...
We need to have a chat about middle school.
I’m getting real and cutting out the sweet stuff. If you want to read a saccharine post about sending love notes to your 13-year-old in his lunch bag and taking time to read...
This post is the first of a series of school lunch posts that are designed to help you pack nutritious and yummy food for your little ones!
Remember when school lunchboxes were metal with a cartoon character on the front?...
Music can play a critical part in child development, which is why we are excited to partner with Music Masters to bring Alamo City Moms Blog readers information about local music classes for children.
Learning music has been proven to...
I promised myself I'd wait until my daughter starts Kindergarten to print the "first day of school" sign for the obligatory picture. Then I started thinking about printing all 13 signs right this very second so I'd be very, very...
If you know the name Aquarena Springs or Ralph the Swimming Pig, you’ve been around the Austin-San Antonio area for a while and remember the billboard and ads that used to tout Ralph’s water skills and the fun you...
I’m standing in the parking lot outside a beautiful day school that is walking distance from my desk at my new job, when I burst into tears. My poor husband stands there, flabbergasted, in 100-degree heat. He just wanted...
The year was 1999. A group of us, all idealistic college seniors at the time, were perched around the kitchen counter of my friend’s impossibly cool mom, enthusiastically soaking up every last syllable of this woman’s personal gospel. “Ladies,”...
Is a back-to-school list staring at you or screaming, "Hurry! Get it done!"?
It can be overwhelming, especially when you have a little one who in just weeks will wave goodbye as he/she heads through those seemingly gigantic elementary school...
This summer, my kids and I are trying to pack in as much fun and learning as we can. We started out by making a bucket list. One of our goals was to visit more of San Antonio's military bases and learn how...
We are excited to have partnered with our sponsor, the San Antonio Zoo, to share information about Zoo School, an early childhood program.
Do you know that the San Antonio Zoo has an early childhood program that has a traditional preschool curriculum with...
Do you feel like your family is saturated with all things electronic? That’s not just me, right?
I’ve recently started thinking about how much time my kids spend plugged into their various devices, and it makes me feel a little...
I can't imagine summer without the pool. I grew up as a swim team kid, became a lifeguard and a swim lessons instructor, and then gave birth to two water-loving girls. For me, summer smells like chlorine, fake nacho...
The other night, when my husband came home from running out to get a new air conditioning filter, he found me crying as I wiped down the kitchen counter tops after dinner. I was listening to a national conference...
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Any day is a great day to take Mom out to eat, but on Mother's Day, it's even more special! Even better, you (and...
