Mom Life

If you haven't been living under a rock recently, you have probably seen reviews of the new Disney movie Turning Red floating around. There are strongly felt reviews on both sides of the emotion spectrum. If you love it...

Earlier today I was sitting on the floor with my husband playing with our son. A simple sentence and act, right? Well, I started thinking where we were last year and what we were doing. Crazy newborn sleep...

Hello Coastal Bend Mom Readers!  It's Ariel and I have a fun list for you today: A compilation of all the best indoor activities to do with your kids! Living in the Coastal Bend, whether is our short winter, a brutally...

National Trivia Day is January 4th,  I don’t know about you all, but every night before bedtime my daughter and I have a routine. We read books, say our prayers and she turns into a chatter box. She asks...

I've had the same core group of friends since high school. We actually met in elementary but it took us until much later to become each other's ride or dies. We've traveled domestically and internationally, attended University in Austin,...

Curiosity About my Native American Heritage Growing up, my Dad's Dad, called "Grampy" by his many grandkids, would randomly mention that his family in Oklahoma had some native heritage. As kids, we didn't think much about it, but as I...

The middle school to high school transitional ages are something else. It’s a beast. It’s exciting. It’s worrisome. Here is my experience from her 14th birthday party.  We are a Hispanic household. Okay - daughter’s dad is half white, half...

It has been a long week around here. A yucky cold has been making its way through our family. Started with the 4-year-old and now the 2-year-old, 6-month-old, and Dada all have it. Mama is taking supplements like it's...

Hello, everyone I’m Ariel, one of the new contributors to the Coastal Bend Moms Collective blog. I’m 27 and a new mom, I have a one and a two-year-old- both girls named Megan and Molly. They are absolutely my...

In our house, we are all about giving our daughter independent access to as many age-appropriate household activities as possible, and that includes toddler-friendly bathroom activities. We also try to ensure anything we don’t want her getting into is...