Allison Mack

Allison Mack
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Allison is the Co-founder and Owner of AustinMoms.com and has lived in Austin her entire life. She graduated from The University of Texas-Austin {Hook ‘Em} with a degree in English. A former advertising executive and media planner, Allison spent much of her career executing advertising campaigns for her clients. She is now the proud mother of 3. Allison lives in West Austin with the hubs, Wesley and their 3 beautiful children Lincoln {2010}, Townsend {2013} and Larkin {2016}. To contact Allison, email [email protected]

Worth It Wednesday: Crib Bumpers, To Bump or Not to Bump?

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To bumper or not to bumper, that is the question? As soon as we find out we are expecting the creative juices start flowing as to how we are going to decorate our new...

Family 4 Pack Giveaway to the Austin Zoo & Animal Sanctuary

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Lions and tigers and bears, OH MY! This week’s giveaway is to the Austin Zoo & Animal Sanctuary! We took Lincoln to the Austin Zoo a couple weekends ago and had so much fun! The...

Worth It Wednesday: Cloth Diapers

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I decided to switch to cloth diapers when Lincoln was about 6 months old. We weren't trying to be earthy or green... it was strictly a cost effective decision. I did a ton of...

Story Time: Pottery Barn Kids

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Do you value reading to your baby? I’ve got to admit, when Lincoln was really young (0-4 months) I didn’t really see the value or benefit in reading to Lincoln. I still kind of...

Top 10 Registry Items You DON’T NEED!

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When it came time to do my baby registry I was so overwhelmed! Sure the stores give you a registry checklist, but still…there’s so much information on there! So how do you know what...

Part II: The Mack’s Thanksgiving Dinner

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Part II: Thanksgiving Dinner Yesterday we covered Thanksgiving appetizers and the main dish! Today is the best part: sides and dessert!!! Sides are my absolute favorite part of any meal... I love carbs, I love...

Worth It Wednesday: Black Friday Shopping

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Hi! I'm Lisa and as you'll read in my signature, I'm a shopaholic.  You would think that a shopaholic would be counting down until Black Friday with all of the deals and the extended...

The Mack’s Thanksgiving Dinner: Part I

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Part I: Thanksgiving Dinner Who doesn’t love the holidays? They are packed with over the top gourmet meals, football, lots and lots of naps, and even better yet, family time! The Mack’s spend Thanksgiving 99%...

Giveaway: Miles of Chocolate Dessert

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This week we have a SUPER tasty giveaway! I was first introduced to Miles of Chocolate by Miles himself! Yes, it’s named after a REAL person, Miles Compton. And this delicacy is OH SO...

Chronicles of a Baby Daddy: Wesley Mack vs Penn State

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vs It’s actually pretty rigid to write/blog about something like this- as a ‘normal’ person my mind just doesn’t begin to think like Jerry Sandusky and for that matter the poor executive leadership at Penn...