Imagine a seven-year-old boy, eyes glued to the TV, watching the greatest swimmer of all time in the Olympics. He watches as the swimmer does one stroke after another, barely blinking so he doesn’t miss any move he makes....
Alamo City Moms Blog has partnered with University Health System to bring important information to our readers. This is a sponsored post provided by Jennifer Northway, the Director of Injury Prevention at UHS. WHEW! YOU DID IT! You made it...
Hey there, parents! It's not long now until our little darlings head off to school (if they haven’t already gone back!), and boy, are we going to miss them. I am sure we have all spent the past two-and-a-half...
We’re all in the throes of back-to-school mayhem: an exciting, sometimes emotional and always busy time of year. With contributors who have infants at daycare to college-age students, we’ve got a lot of favorite products and ideas to help...
August brings all the feels. The feeling of summer slipping away, the excitement of a new school year (the smell of a new box of crayons is always amazing), and maybe the feeling of Christmas looming and a sense...
Before we know it school days—and more importantly, rushed chaotic school mornings—will be upon us and, despite the last stretch of summer outings and lying by the pool applying sunscreen to my red-headed, pale-skinned babes (bless you, SPF100), I...
We have partnered with HEB to bring relevant and important information to ACMB readers through this sponsored post. In our house, we've purchased our glue sticks, colored pencils, and dry erase markers in bulk. We've got bright new shoes (with shoelaces...

Hey Summer, Bite Me

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It hit me today. I've officially reached that point in the summer where I'm done. I'm not just done. I'm so-flipping-done-I-might-lose-it done, stick-a-fork-in-me-and-serve-me-straight-up-to-the-month-of-January done, I-may-or-may-not-have-just-signed-a-petition-for-year-round-school done. Done, y’all. Just done. I love summer. Come Memorial Day, I'm all, “Wee!...
Dear J.K. Rowling: Thank you for Harry Potter. Your books have been life changing for my family and a fantastic gift for us to share together. I may be an ocean away from you, but oh, how I’d love to...
We have partnered with HEB to bring relevant and important information to ACMB Readers through this sponsored post.The first day of school is rapidly approaching! That phrase elicits elated fist bumps for some, tears of despair for others. When I rounded the...
Alamo City Moms Blog is happy to partner with Heintz Preschool to bring our readers information on their new programs, curriculum, and upcoming Open House. The mission of Heintz Preschool of Congregation Agudas Achim is to be a place founded on traditional...
Our team at Alamo City Moms Blog is happy to partner with Little Sunshine's Playhouse & Preschool to bring you news of their grand opening on the north side of San Antonio and information on their enrollment process and...
Author's note: This post pays homage to, but in no means attempts to replicate the greatness of, Worst End of School Year Mom Ever by Jen Hatmaker. Jen, if you're reading this, please move to San Antonio and be...
We welcome our partner IDEA Public Schools to Alamo City Moms Blog today, highlighting that 507 graduating seniors will reveal for the first time the college or university they will attend in the fall! Recently, IDEA Public Schools’ 507 seniors revealed...

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A Tale of Two Fiestas: San Antonio’s Famous Party Week Wears...

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As a Mexican-American born and raised in San Antonio, the week-long exercise known as Fiesta® has been part of my life since I was...

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