Dec 12, 2017 | Cora Marie, Events, Family, Holiday Gift Guides, Issa Brooke, Motherhood, San Antonio
Am I the only mom that worries about my kids remembering activities? I feel like I’m in a holding pattern just waiting, waiting, waiting, and wham! My kids are old enough so we must do ALL. THE. THINGS. I know I have memories from preschool and kindergarten, so...
Sep 12, 2017 | Cora Marie, Family, Issa Brooke, Motherhood, San Antonio, Travel
My entire life, my parents raised six kids without a minivan. There was a brief moment we had a Lumina that would make a super cool screeching beep every time the automatic door closed, but other than that they resisted. So far we’ve been able to avoid the...
Aug 28, 2017 | Cora Marie, Family, Motherhood, San Antonio
Dear Cora, I just dropped you off for your first day of Kindergarten. You’re so big, and you’re so excited. As we walked into the school, every face greeted you warmly and welcomed you into your new school. We’ve talked about this day for years, and...
Jun 9, 2017 | Beauty, Cora Marie, Family, Issa Brooke, Motherhood
It happens at the end of every day. My head is throbbing, the girls are fighting, and all is about to descend into mayhem before I yell that magical word: BATHTIME! Into the tub they go, the tears are instantly wiped away, and mama gets a breather as bedtime...
May 3, 2017 | Cora Marie, Family, Issa Brooke, Life in Israel, Motherhood
There are two things we know for sure about raising babies: you’re going to be wiping some booties, and you’re going to be reading some books that drive you mad. There will be books that you secretly tuck away on the very top shelf, praying your child...
Apr 28, 2017 | Beauty, Cora Marie, Issa Brooke, Motherhood, San Antonio
I was not the girl who dreamed of being a mother growing up. I didn’t crave the chance to babysit little ones, and I didn’t push a stroller around everywhere I went. And yet, here I am, a mother of two and five years into this motherhood thing. I wish I...
