Mar 14, 2022 | Events, Family, Issa Brooke, San Antonio
If you’ve been an Haute in Texas reader for some time, you may remember Issa had her 4th birthday party at Altitude Trampoline Park. That year, her chosen theme was LOL Surprise Dolls, and all our guests had a blast. This year for her 7th birthday party, she...
Aug 27, 2018 | Cora Marie, Family, Issa Brooke, Motherhood
Dear Cora and Issa, Sometimes I do this weird thing where I see a baby on the street and think how much that mom and I have in common. Then I turn my gaze down to you and see that, in fact, I don’t. I don’t have babies with squishy leg rolls and tummies...
Mar 27, 2018 | Family, Issa Brooke, Motherhood
Sometimes I catch myself cuddling a friend’s new baby and thinking how tough this phase of life is. The newborn, up all night, needing you every single second stage of motherhood. Then I glance over at my baby, my newly minted three-year-old, and I realize...
Jan 12, 2018 | Cora Marie, Family, Issa Brooke, Motherhood, Thoughts on Life, True Beauty
On the eve of Cora’s 6th birthday, there are a lot of things that I’m thinking about as her mom. I see her facial expressions shifting, from silly little toddler to thoughtful little girl. I see her stretching an inch every day, it seems, and talking about...
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...