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Top 5 Places for SWEETS in Austin!

We don’t eat many sweets or dessert items at home, so when we are out and about in Austin, we love to try out new places and find the best sweet treats! There are so many amazing places to try, it was...

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Worth it Wednesday: Farmer’s Markets

As a kid, I used to eat fresh, raw broccoli straight from my dad’s garden, unwashed and straight off the plant.  If you’ve ever eaten really fresh broccoli, you know it has a delicious spicy taste and...

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Where’s a momma to start when it comes to school?

School may be out for summer, but for those of us with kids under 5, the education journey is about to start. And when the journey is starting…where the heck do you go for information? Well, have no...

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Taking Kids to Musicals: The perfect date!

One of my favorite things to do is take Hudson on mommy-son ‘dates’.  A lot of the time, these outings are things that he chooses, and range the gamut from going to get a sno-cone, to seeing a movie,...

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7 Tips for Moving to Austin

It’s been almost a year since we left our home of 15 years in Reno and became Austin-ites. To say it’s been a whirlwind of a year is an understatement; so much has happened that if I didn’t blog, I’d...

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Best Date Night Ideas in the Capitol City

If there is one thing I’d like to tell my pre-baby self, it would be to go on more dates with my husband before we have kids.  Because, you know, once there is a baby in the picture, going out on a...

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An Austin Summer Fun ‘Bucket List’

It’s summer time in the city and if you are anything like me, you are always looking for something fun to either a.) beat the heat or b.) get your crazy brood out of the house because they are...

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DIY Collegiate Glitter Art

With football season around the corner, you know our city is about to be painted burnt orange (hook ‘em!) While I’m a Longhorn fan, my main man is a Michigan fan so buying an awesome wreath from Etsy...

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Summer Check-in…What We’ve Been Up To Around Town

This summer has been an exceptionally busy one, and that is a good thing. We have been having a lot of fun and while as a stay at home mama I always look forward to the routine of school {type A...

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Top 5 Places in Austin to Celebrate Your Anniversary

My husband and I have almost 20 anniversaries under our belt (both dating and married life), and most of those have been celebrated right here in our wonderful city of Austin!  The fact that we...

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Top 6 Places for a Girl’s Night Out in Austin

Honestly, girl’s nights are few and far between these days and I’m lucky that I’m actually squeezing one in this Friday night. WOOHOO! If you’re young or young at heart and going to the bars is your...

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A Hop To Remember

Last week Austin Moms Blog hosted its first ever play date at Hoppin’ House off South Lamar. We have been dreaming of this event for almost two years and it couldn’t have gone better. We learned of...

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Top Austin Places to Teach Your Kids About Art!

As the resident “Thespian Mom” here at AMB, I am all over finding great places to expose my kids to the arts.  I am a firm believer in art education, and feel like most schools lack the funding to...

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My Fave Parks That Don’t Rhyme With Bilker

Unless you have been living under a rock most Austinites favorite park is Zilker…..but it is not my personal faves. It stresses me out for some reason, there are a few others around town that I prefer...

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AMB’s Top 3 Austin Staycation Ideas

Hey Austin Mommas!!!  Now that we’re well into the school year and new schedules, blah, blah, blah….I think everyone is getting the itch.  You know that one where you just need a little getaway to...

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Date Night Dish….with Elisabeth!

So, the husby and I recently celebrated our 10 year anniversary. TEN YEARS YOU GUYS! That’s some serious business. Obviously we needed to take a few hours away from our precious babes, and have a...

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The Best of AMB: It’s our BLOGiversary!

Two years ago today we posted our very first blog on Austin Moms Blog. I’m pretty sure we only had two people read that first blog; me and Vanessa. And that’s actually a good thing, because I’m...

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Giveaway: Win a Family Pack of Tickets to Barton Hill Farms!

It’s Pumpkin Patch season! Last year, we had an epic pumpkin patch fail because the day we went  to Barton Hill Farms was during a torrential downpour. We ended up at a brewery in Bastrop instead....

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Is Austin Only For Single People?

One of the things I hear mentioned most about Austin is how the city is such a mecca for single people.  Maybe it’s the combination of college campus, hipster culture and live music mania, but...

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Top 5 NON-CANDY ideas for Trick or Treaters!

Halloween is just around the corner and parents everywhere are either a.) preparing a padded room for their kids to bounce off the walls after ingesting ridiculous amounts of sugar and food dyes, b.)...

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