Kristen Jansen

Here at Austin Moms Blog, we pride ourselves in posting compelling content about mommyhood, Austin, family fun, and everything in between.  Today, I'd like to take you off the beaten path a bit and...

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...

When it comes to actually throwing down money for apps, I tend to be a little stingy on even the $.99 ones.  I'm sure there's some kind of psychological reason behind my reluctance to...

Most of us can remember in our youth those kids whose parents chose to start them a year late in school....usually because of a summer birthday, social development, or even to gain an advantage...

Hey mommas....if you're a little slow on the up take (as I am), I've got some news to tell ya'..... FATHER'S DAY IS THIS SUNDAY!!!! I'm guessing most of you are more on the ball than...

Summer is upon us mommas!  If you don't believe me, just step outside for a few minutes.  For me, the beginning of summer is a time that I make all these grand plans of...

My parents are/were public school educators.  For both my husband and I, public schools were ideal.  We consider ourselves successful products of the system.  Now that we have school-age children, we've found ourselves questioning...

My girls' school celebrated Teacher Appreciation Week last week, but it officially starts today.  Usually a room mom heads up different activities/gifts for the teachers ahead of time, but if you find yourself today...

Okay, okay....let's get it out on the table.  I cannot stand toys in the bedroom!!!! Oh, and go ahead and remove your mind from the gutter.  (wink, wink) A couple of weeks ago, our master bedroom...

My husband and his family raise show pigs....and when I tell people that, they assume we eat a lot of pork.  Well um, no.  We don't actually slaughter the pigs we raise....At least not...