Amy S
Amy was born and raised in Northern California before moving to the Houston area in 2003. Amy has a degree in Corporate and Organizational Communication from the University of Houston - where she met her husband Tate, a former football player for the Cougars and current CrossFit gym owner. Amy and Tate enjoyed their first year of marriage as Inner-Loopers before moving out to the suburbs to start a family. Caroline joined their family in September 2012, and life has never been the same since! Aside from her job as mom, Amy works full-time as an English teacher at the junior high level. She loves fresh air, online shopping, baking, and finding new things to do in and around Houston. Amy writes at New Mom Problems where she chronicles her life as a California girl living in Texas, motherhood, being a wife, and teaching middle school.
HMB’s Guide to Celebrating the 4th of July in Houston
No matter your location in the Greater Houston area, Houston Moms Blog has you covered - from festivals to fireworks, here is your guide to saluting the red, white, and blue!
In Town {In or Near the 610...
When the Wait and See Approach Isn’t Good Enough
Growing up, I remember the enormous Mayo Clinic Family Health Book that my mom would take down any time my sister and I were feeling under the weather. She would go through the symptoms and...
All I Need to Know About Parenting, I Learned from CrossFit
{For just two weeks, we are handing over our computers to the men in our lives and turning this little piece of the world wide web into Houston Dads Blog! Read along with their joys and their struggles,...
Nobody’s Somebody {Book Review & Giveaway}
As a teacher {more specifically a Reading teacher}, I can't stress the importance of reading to your children enough. I am always on the lookout for new books to add to Caroline's growing library,...
Simple Patriotic Cooking & Crafts
Short on time and ideas for your Memorial Day gathering? Here are a couple of SERIOUSLY simple ideas that are easy to throw together on a whim and will add a patriotic touch to your tablescape!
:: Burlap...
A Day in the Life…of a Working Mom
Being a mother is one of the most challenging {and rewarding} privileges I've ever been entrusted with. The thing that is most difficult for me as a working mother is finding the time to...
Toddler Nutrition :: Part Deux
I wanted to do a follow-up to my previous post on toddler nutrition and meal ideas and share how to work healthy eating into your daily life. I am a working mom, and my...
Finding Sanity at 20,000ft :: Flying with Infants & Toddlers
Like the old adage, "Whatever happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas" - our family mantra for travel is, "Any cross words said in transit, stay there." Ha! I'm not going to lie, flying turns...
Toddler Nutrition and Meal Ideas {+ Giveaway}
Update :: After receiving so much positive feedback from this post, I decided to put together another post on toddler nutrition which includes tips on preparation, presentation, eating out...AND a handy-dandy printable for shopping...
4 Easy Ways to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
Blame it on my Irish roots, but I've always had a certain thing for St. Patrick's Day. There is just something about a holiday that doesn't involve gifts and is all about celebration -...