Mar 27, 2018 | Family, Issa Brooke, Motherhood
Sometimes I catch myself cuddling a friend’s new baby and thinking how tough this phase of life is. The newborn, up all night, needing you every single second stage of motherhood. Then I glance over at my baby, my newly minted three-year-old, and I realize...
Mar 15, 2018 | Family, Issa Brooke, Motherhood
Dear Issa, I feel like I’ve told this story before, but just in case it hasn’t been saved for posterity, here goes. When I was pregnant with you, I distinctly remember sitting down with a friend who had already given birth to multiple children. I told her...
Jan 12, 2018 | Cora Marie, Family, Issa Brooke, Motherhood, Thoughts on Life, True Beauty
On the eve of Cora’s 6th birthday, there are a lot of things that I’m thinking about as her mom. I see her facial expressions shifting, from silly little toddler to thoughtful little girl. I see her stretching an inch every day, it seems, and talking about...
Dec 12, 2017 | Cora Marie, Events, Family, Holiday Gift Guides, Issa Brooke, Motherhood, San Antonio
Am I the only mom that worries about my kids remembering activities? I feel like I’m in a holding pattern just waiting, waiting, waiting, and wham! My kids are old enough so we must do ALL. THE. THINGS. I know I have memories from preschool and kindergarten, so...
Sep 12, 2017 | Cora Marie, Family, Issa Brooke, Motherhood, San Antonio, Travel
My entire life, my parents raised six kids without a minivan. There was a brief moment we had a Lumina that would make a super cool screeching beep every time the automatic door closed, but other than that they resisted. So far we’ve been able to avoid the...
Jun 9, 2017 | Beauty, Cora Marie, Family, Issa Brooke, Motherhood
It happens at the end of every day. My head is throbbing, the girls are fighting, and all is about to descend into mayhem before I yell that magical word: BATHTIME! Into the tub they go, the tears are instantly wiped away, and mama gets a breather as bedtime...
