Lauren M
Lauren M. is a native Houstonian who now lives one street over from the house where she grew up in Sugar Land. After a brief fling with Austin where she received her Bachelors Degree in English Lit from Southwestern University, she returned home to attempt to write the great American novel {or, you know, the next Harry Potter series}. A short while later a friend recruited her for a kickball league where she met a tall, handsome engineer who quite literally swept her off her feet. After tying the knot in 2014, they soon welcomed their first son Raleigh {October 2015}, and little brothers Renner {January 2018} and Rafe {September 2021}. When not chasing around her three crazy Texas tornados and reveling in the boy mom life, Lauren has discovered a newfound passion for photography and Photoshop, creating whimsical family portraits at @andwhetherpigshavewings on Instagram. You can also find her at @polyjuiceandpixiedust .
Beating the Quarantine Monotony:: Themed Weeks
I can't say I'm entirely surprised to find us back in quarantine {not that my family ever really left}; after all, hearing the news that the state would reopen back in May felt something...
Pregnancy in the Time of Pandemic
I never expected any of this as I haphazardly glanced down at the pregnancy test I'd just taken one January evening.
For starters, as my husband and I weren't trying to get pregnant at the...
An Ode to Childhood Heroes and Unexpected Friendships
My oldest son, recently turned four-and-a-half-years old, has a love affair with garbage trucks. Every week on garbage day we listen for the loud, rumbling sounds of that giant blue monster to turn onto...
10 Ways to Entertain Toddlers and Preschoolers During the Coronavirus Quarantine
Well, it's been a week y'all, am I right? I'm not sure what was harder to hear - that the COVID-19 virus officially reached pandemic status, or that nearly all the school districts in...
Sex and the City:: Lessons My Re-Watch Taught Me About Motherhood
I wouldn't have thought a show called Sex and the City would provide me with a moment of clarity when it comes to the aches and growing pains of motherhood, but funny, that's exactly...
Valentine’s Day:: Marking the Evolution of a Marriage
After several exhaustive hours of bath time, story time, and the inevitable "five more minutes" negotiations that accompany getting two rambunctious little boys into bed, my husband and I dragged our weary bodies downstairs...
Momtographer Resolutions:: Four Tips for Getting Yourself in the Picture
In every family, one member gets designated group historian, the ones who always takes the picture. And let's face it, nine times out of ten it's the mother. My family is no different.
From the...
Merry Grinchmas:: Remembering Christmas Means a Little Bit More
On the first day of Christmas my To Do List gave to me -
5 Broken ornaments to sweep up
4 Teachers' gifts to purchase
3 Cookie Exchanges to bake for
2 Christmas Pageant costumes to assemble
And a...
Searching for Clarity:: Should We Have a Third Baby?
Should we have a third baby or is our family complete? This is a dilemma I struggle with, and I know many moms can relate to my feelings and questions.
I remember the day we...
The Preschool to College Track:: You Need to Calm Down
You are somebody I know from drop-off,
But you're takin' shots at me like it's mom-off.
And I'm just like, cool, it's only preschool.
Sayin' in the carpool, "we're college-bound!"
Gotta get em started early, you expound.
And I'm...