• Football Mom

    September 6, 2013

    Recently I saw this quote on the back of a kid's t-shirt at the Kansas City Chiefs game and it truly resonated with me.  It encompasses everything I want to pass on to my kids when it comes to sports, school, and success in general.  For those of you who…

  • {recipe} Rockin’ Guac

    September 6, 2013

    Now that we've hit football season {yay!} I know serving up lots of great appetizers is on the horizon.  Hubs and I like to usually do appetizers for dinner on Saturday nights with the kids since we're all usually watching college football.  And, no doubt that guacamole is one of…

  • Farmstead Outing = Best Mom Award

    September 5, 2013

    I love days like today.  No real plans this morning ended up being the impetus for some impromptu fun.  Actually, I had thought that my new book study group was starting today and we are scheduled to meet at 10 a.m.  So, after dropping off my 2 bigs at school…

  • Ways to Fight Puffiness and #AllergyFace with #Zyrtec

    August 30, 2013

    {Disclosure:   This post is part of a sponsored campaign on behalf of Latina Bloggers Connect and the makers of ZYRTEC®.  All opinons are my own.  No one is the boss of me.} You may not be able to tell from the photo here but right now where I live ragweed…

  • Get Ready for Festival People en Español in San Antonio

    August 29, 2013

    {Disclosure:  This is part of a compensated campaign with Latina Mom Bloggers and Festival People En Español however, all opinions expressed are my own.} If you’re in or around the great city of San Antonio, Texas {one of my favorite Texas cities}, and you don’t yet have Labor Day weekend…

  • Beauti-FALL Skin with Neutrogena Goodies

    August 28, 2013

    {Disclosure:  This is a sponsored post in collaboration with Latina Bloggers Connect and Neutrogena.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.  No one is the boss of me!} Although school and football have both officially begun here in my neck of the woods, the 95 degree temps outside still say…

  • Sleep Training: My Current Parenting Challenge #HuggiesLatino

    August 25, 2013

    {Disclosure:  This is part of a compensated campaign with Latina Mom Bloggers and Huggies.  However, all opinions expressed are my own.  No one is the boss of me!} You’d think after 4 kids, I’d have this whole sleep training thing down.  It’s amazing how quickly you forget all the different phases that your…

  • Rubbermaid LunchBlox Lunch Containers for Kids School Lunches

    August 21, 2013

    This year I'm trying a new lunch packing system for my kids' school lunches.  Recently I picked up these new Rubbermaid LunchBlox containers and I'm convinced they'll work fabulously!  If you've been wanting to learn more about them, check out my unpacking vid and get all the details!    

  • 5 Fun and Fabulous Educational Apps for Kids

    August 13, 2013

    Part of embracing back to school season involves prying away the iPods and iPads from my kids' gaming hands!  But, there are still lots of good reasons to keep the devices nearby during homework time.  There are lots of great apps that your kids will enjoy using to help them…