Texoma with Kids

Are you wondering if Wichita Falls has a specific day and time for trick-or-treating this Halloween? The city of Wichita Falls does not. But officials do recommend that they do so the evening of Halloween, October 31 between a time of 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm for trick-or-treating. Please also consider the following safety suggestions…

It’s time to step up to the plate AND have fun. Are you ready?! Community all-stars will step up to the plate in support of Children’s Miracle Network at United Regional October 16, 2018 at 5:30 PM- Sunrise Optimist Softball Complex. This family-friendly event, which is presented by The Fain Foundation, will feature Chris Horgen…

Over this summer I was presented with an opportunity that I could not pass up. Helping kids is a huge passion of mine. If I can help improve children’s lives in our community and get paid for it? Well, sign me up! That passion has led me to accept a new position as the Children’s…

Oaklee my sweet Kindergartener is Velcro child. Well only in the morning at school in his case. His separation anxiety was especially bad at drop-off time, until we took a few steps to help ease the transition. How? In short, it was like ripping Velcro apart as fast as I could: 1. Leave Immediately Do…

Lightheartedness grows a humble heart.   What is lightheartedness? Lightheartedness in the dictionary and lightheartedness in Eastern Philosophy are defined differently. Buddhist thought purports that cares co-exist with cheer. The dictionary suggests that lightheartedness involves the absence of concerns.   I believe lightheartedness is the act of balancing cares, worries, and cheer. An example that…

Subscriptions are everywhere now. You can have dinners, groceries, hand picked clothes, and so much more shipped to your door every month. I have tried many clothing subscriptions like Stitch Fix. Well I just tried Le Tote. This is my review: So what is Le Tote? It’s a clothing rental service. You pay a monthly…

Summer fun is almost done. In one week school starts, and boy have we stayed busy this summer! Which is why I have been MIA. I have documented most of it. Check out the photos: Movie date Butterfly watching/searching at Riverbend Nature Center Hanging out at After Hours Artwalk Enjoying our first trolley ride Visiting…

I don’t know about your children, but my five-year-old is not really into school. And to get more than one word out of him after the school day has been a work-in-progress.   Every day it’s the same thing. Our conversation always went like this… Me: How was your day? Oaklee: Good. Me:  What was…

I am a geek! Phew, glad we got that out of the way. I am also forever in love with Disney movies. I think it has a lot to do with the multiple films Disney pumped out to 90’s kids. So, naturally, the opening night of “Incredibles 2” my son and I experienced the sequel…

As this year’s graduates walk the stage, I watched with a renewed attention.   In May 2031, Oaklee will walk the ‘big’ stage.  This year he walked across the stage as a preschool graduate. Y’all let’s take a moment for every mom whose baby is growing quicker than they realized.   So much of what I thought I knew…