Hi! I am THE Mamasaur! I’m a 30-year-old SAHM of three kids, a retired RN, and a very loving (generally-speaking) wife of my animator husband, Nathan. We live in Texas (for now). My children are awesome…and exhausting. I have a 16-year-old stepson, Coen; a 2-year-old, Orson; and a 1-year-old, Nova. I realized how desperately, with the strain of parenthood, I needed a creative outlet, and thus, this blog was born. I have many interests that I’m sure will find their way into my entries: at least attempting to be a gentle parent and generational trauma cycle-breaker, enjoying food and wine, working out in VR, getting new tattoos, and making strides to fulfill a dream of moving onto a sailboat with my husband and our babies.
My merry list of ideas for infusing a little magical oomph into your family’s Christmas. Better late than never! Busiest time of year for my Mamasaur family with back-to-back birthdays, holidays, a teenager moving out,… Read More »Put the Giddy-Up in Your Jingle Horse
Wishing my sweet Orson the happiest 4th birthday. RAWR!!! I know people always say it. To the point that it’s cliché. Oh, they grow up so fast! How are they already fill-in-the-blank years old?! But… Read More »DINO-FOUR!
Spark your imagination with these inspired Figgy forts and play couch builds that our children love! NEWS FLASH! We LOVE our Figgy Couch. Okay… So, that’s not really news. My Figgy love has been featured… Read More »Indoor Fort Builds & Play Couch Ideas with Figgy
A visit to a local library’s Pre-K music class turns discordant due to sensory issues… Tune in! In my previous post Calming the Chaos, I touched on raising an OCD/neurodivergent toddler. I recommended calming sensory… Read More »Music & Meltdowns
Dealing with toddler lying is an inevitable truth of parenthood… One day, you have a precious, cherubic, innocent, little soul wholly dependent on you; the next, he’s been replaced by a little “liar, liar, pants… Read More »Little Lies
Unlike Gather Brewing Co. food, this review will be pretty one-note… As much as Nathan and I relish variety in our dining-out experiences, it’s always nice to have a tried-and-true Favorites list. The places we… Read More »The Mamasaur Reviews: Gather Brewing Company
In this ROUGH season, “Sliding Door” moments birth gratitude… I can’t tell you the last (and only) time I saw the movie “Sliding Doors”. It’s been at least a decade, but recent moments have brought… Read More »Sliding Doors
So many exciting updates to share! I will be keeping this brief. I think. Really, I’ve got a few key updates that I want to throw out there that we’re really excited about here at… Read More »Extra! Extra!
A sensitive boy and his sensory toys to help with all of his OCD “joys”… Before jumping into this article about sensory toys, I’ll preface that it’s about way more than that. It’s about our… Read More »Calming the Chaos with Sensory Toys
An honest review after spending my 5th Wedding Anniversary at Kindling Texas Kitchen in Cibolo. What’s in a name? Well, in this case, perfect thematic opportunity. When Nathan and I were making dinner plans for… Read More »The Mamasaur Reviews: Kindling