Dallas Moms

I just recently moved my 20 month old son, Riverson, in to the same room with his 3 year old big brother, Langston, a couple of weeks ago.  We're in serious preparation for a baby girl, who will be...

Let me set the scene for you:  The sun is beating down, but the hill country breeze by the pool is making it bearable. I'm laying out in a bathing suit with an adult beverage in hand while chatting to...

  Dear Dallas Mom, You there, the one who feels like she can't keep up. You're busy, busy. You schedule classes for your 14 month old. You work all day- either at home or not at home- and collapse after your...

Summer means a lot of different things to different families -- long days, pool time, vacation, insane heat... watermelon!  And for blended families, like ours, it also means that my husband's kids are with us for one whole month! ...

Last weekend I decided it was time to de-clutter.  I found a few random toys, a comforter, some clothes (a few with tags still attached), and most of a box of pull-ups that my daughter would never again (thankfully)...

As I type this, my 15-month old daughter is playing in the living room, babbling and occasionally coming up to bang on the keyboard, which is a super fun distraction.  It got me thinking about how being a mom...

Let's take a quick survey. Complete this sentence: The thought of planning a birthday party for my kids makes me giddy with excitement. is something I choose not to think about. makes me hyperventilate! I experience all of the above at some point...

I am a stay at home mom, and I'll be honest; I'm struggling. At each stage my son has been in I feel like it's the hardest yet, and I eagerly (and sadly) anticipate the next stage of his...

Rule 146: Never never never never EVER discuss what you are going to take your children to do before the event actually arrives. (Parenting Handbook, Revised version 4,987) *  *  *  * I admit it...I break this rule. Sometimes it's because...

The first time I had a petit four from Society Bakery six years ago, I knew it was the start of something special. SEVEN birthday cakes and about a hundred {at least} cupcakes later, and I am still in...

With a family of six in our home and a new baby who will make her arrival in about 3 weeks, give or take, I do a lot of laundry!  Every day!  We don't have the latest and greatest...

I am not going to lie, when my husband announced his company was sending him to a conference he'd been wanting to attend, I got a little worried. I am really blessed to have a husband who is a...