Lauren M
Lauren M. is a native Houstonian who now lives one street over from the house where she grew up in Sugar Land. After a brief fling with Austin where she received her Bachelors Degree in English Lit from Southwestern University, she returned home to attempt to write the great American novel {or, you know, the next Harry Potter series}. A short while later a friend recruited her for a kickball league where she met a tall, handsome engineer who quite literally swept her off her feet. After tying the knot in 2014, they soon welcomed their first son Raleigh {October 2015}, and little brothers Renner {January 2018} and Rafe {September 2021}. When not chasing around her three crazy Texas tornados and reveling in the boy mom life, Lauren has discovered a newfound passion for photography and Photoshop, creating whimsical family portraits at @andwhetherpigshavewings on Instagram. You can also find her at @polyjuiceandpixiedust .
Christmas Activities Advent Calendar
It's the most wonderful time of the year. The kids are jingle belling {or, to be more precise, jingle yelling}, and I'm busy telling them be of good cheer...or to quiet down. One or...
The Gift of Time: Why We’re Waiting on Activities for Our Kids
The other day my friend reached out to me with a question — how many activities is too many activities for a six-year-old?
She was concerned that between soccer, gymnastics, and Girl Scouts, her daughter...
8 Fun and Easy Halloween Treats and Snacks
Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn and cauldron bubble.
Tis the season for spooky treats,
For my little goblins to eat.
Between kindergarten and preschool celebrations, neighborhood "boo-ing" and various other holiday treat exchanges, it seems I'm...
Newborn Notes from a Third Time Mama
I remember the day I came home from the hospital with my first baby snuggled in my arms. I looked down at his tiny little face, breathed in that delicious newborn smell, held him...
To My First Baby on the Eve of Kindergarten
I cried today. Your Daddy would tell you that’s not something alarming. After all, I’ve always expressed myself through tears. When I get mad - I cry. Excessively happy - here come the waterworks....
Rainy Day Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Rain, rain, for the love of all things holy, GO AWAY! Come again...never. How does never sound?
Are you all as sick of the dang rain as I am right now? The kids have been...
Exploring Enneagram:: What It’s Like Being a Four
This year, our Houston Moms writers will be giving you first-hand accounts of life behind their Enneagram type. For an introduction to the Enneagram, see this post, and then read on as Lauren shares...
The Things We Carry
As mothers there are many things we carry with us and it should come as no surprise that we are exhausted at the end of the day. There’s the favorite rock and the toy...
Celebrating Cinco de Mayo with Preschoolers
As we head into May and the end of this long, long, looooong year of homeschooling for my family, I find myself scraping the barrel for new and unique ideas for lesson plans. Fortunately...
Leprechaun Trap:: A St. Patrick’s Day STEM Activity
Step aside Elf on the Shelf, there's a new wee little man in town. He's pint-sized, has an affinity for the color green, is notoriously hard to catch, and best of all, all the...