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.
Your One-Stop-Shop for Your Family Beach Trip Packing List Essentials. Use the Table of Contents to jump straight to the Family Beach Trip Packing List or its categories! One of our favorite things about living… Read More »10 MUST-HAVES to Survive a Family Beach Trip with Toddlers
Picture this. The line of people, starting at the entrance, is wrapped around the corner of Magnolia Pancake Haus before 7AM. It’s one of the most popular establishments around, but is it really worth the… Read More »The Mamasaur Reviews: Magnolia Pancake Haus
Use the above table of contents to jump straight to Fun Things to Do in New Braunfels (and Beyond)! My neighbors are better than your neighbors, bet. Nathan and I never anticipated that when we… Read More »FUN Things to Do in New Braunfels (and Beyond)
My toddlers, Orson and Nova, absolutely OBSESS over these. They’re toddler-approved, easy enough to throw together that your littles can help make them, and a SUPER HEALTHY toddler snack! They’re also GLUTEN-FREE! You can even… Read More »Pumpkin Bites
Picking Up Some Lessons at the Lost and Found… I’m going to preface this Lost and Found posting, right here and now. This might as well be a love letter to my son. I go… Read More »The Coen Chronicles: Lost and Found
I’m trying to raise a sweet, sensitive boy, and I just really don’t want to screw this up. It’d be helpful to know how best to raise a sweet, sensitive boy. Here’s what I’m learning…… Read More »How to Raise a Sweet, Sensitive Boy
Happy Mother’s Day… As much as I try to suppress them, Mother’s Day brings up soooo many feelings for me, as I’m sure it does for a lot of people. In different seasons of my… Read More »Happy Mother’s Day?
I know that there have to be people like me out there who aren’t always looking for the shortcut, quick-eats version of every food. This recipe for the BEST Key Lime Pie Ice Cream is… Read More »The BEST Key Lime Pie Ice Cream
To Pee or Not to Pee Orson is a little over 2-years-old now (28 months old, if you want to split hairs), and a couple of months ago, we decided to reattempt potty-training. I say… Read More »Potty Training Limbo: Ready Or Not?
Parenting Truth: Growing So Our Kids Can The truth about parenting no one tells you is the amount of necessary self-expansion that you have to undergo to raise little humans well. I really used to… Read More »The Truth About Parenting: From Fear to Fun