Archive for 'Five Minutes with a Mom' Category
5 Minutes with a Mom: Katherine Morton
Name: Katherine Alva Morton Children’s names and ages: Sarah Alexandria, 7, and Emily Susannah, 4 What brought you to NWA? I first moved to Fayetteville with my soon to be husband in 2001, while he finished his degree at the UofA. After graduation we moved back to Fort Smith while he continued to look for [...]
5 Minutes with a Mom: Lauren Dowling
Name: Lauren Dowling Daughters’ names and ages: Twins! Taylor Mae and Macy Grace (2 years) Where are you from and what brought you to NWA? I am from Grandview, Texas. I moved to Arkansas with my mother, brothers, who are twins as well, and my sister in the early 90’s. I have lots of family [...]
5 Minutes with a Mom: Beth Day
Name: Beth Day Children’s names and ages? Jonathan (6), Aaron (3), Eliza (2 weeks, pictured above) We’d love to hear about your very recent birth story! My daughter Eliza was born 2 weeks ago on October 26th. I had lots of contractions for several weeks before I finally started into labor at 3:00 in the morning. [...]
5 Minutes with a Mom: Sandra Ware
Name: Sandra Ware Kids’ names and ages: Emily, 8; Nora, 3; Rose, 8 months How long have you lived in NWA? 5 years What brought you to the area? My husband’s job. He is a post doc in Physics at the University of Arkansas and the director of the GK-12 outreach program. What’s one [...]
5 Minutes with a Mom: Haley Villines
Name: Haley Villines Children’s names and ages? Caleb (4) and Nola (7 mos) Where are you from and how long have you lived in NWA? I spent my early years in McGehee, my junior high years in Hot Springs and my high school years in Little Rock. It’s just easiest to say “I’m from [...]
5 Minutes with a Mom: Lee Esmond
Name: Lee Esmond Children’s names and ages? Catherine “Cati”, 4 and the emergency contact for Otis, a 6 yr. old overly needy loving yellow lab Where are you from and how long have you lived in NWA? I grew up in Scottsdale AZ, and went to college in a small mountain town in AZ, Prescott. We’ve [...]
5 Minutes with a Mom: Jenna Stubbs
Name: Jenna Stubbs Childrens’ names and ages: Weston-19 Months Teddy (four-legged baby) 3.5 years Where were you raised? Very southeastern tip of Arkansas in the small town of Hamburg. How long have you lived in NWA and what led you to this area? Like a lot of people, I came to college here and fell in [...]
5 Minutes with a Mom: Amy Robinson
Name: Amy Robinson Children’s names and ages? Nicholas, 4 and Abby, 9mos Where are you from and how long have you lived in NWA? Originally from Fort Smith. Moved to Fayetteville for college in 1992 and decided to stay after graduation. What’s the title of the last book you read? The Other Boleyn Girl Favorite kind of [...]
5 Minutes with a Mom: Shannon Hobbs Jones
Name: Shannon Hobbs Jones Kids’ names and ages: Cooper 7 and Lucy 3 How long have you lived in NWA? 6 1/2 years What’s one movie you could watch over and over again? Pretty Woman is my favorite movie, hands down. What’s on your iPod right now? That’s complicated. . . a little something [...]
5 Minutes with a Mom: Leah Carpenter
Name: Leah Carpenter Children’s names and ages: Isabella 7, Chase 4, Campbell 3 Where were you born/raised? I grew up in Cave City, Ar. All of my family lives there. I went to the same school (and even had some of the same teachers) that my mom and dad had. How long have you lived [...]
5 Minutes with a Mom: Amie Throndson
Name: Amie Throndson Daughter’s name and age: Raquel, 13 months First off, this photo is stunning. Who took it and where was it taken? A family friend took it. We were in Austin and the photo shows the infamous Texas bluebonnets. Every spring these flowers bloom and parents pull the family car off the [...]
5 Minutes with a Mom: Willa Lyon
Name: Willa Lyon Children’s names and ages? Dustin, 25, and Brittany, 20. Where are you from and how long have you lived in NWA? Aurora, MO. I moved to NWA in 1988. What’s the last book you read? Greater Than Yourself by Steve Farber Last movie you saw? Letters to Juliet Favorite Movies? The [...]
5 Minutes With a Mom: Jennifer Capps
Name: Jennifer Capps Children’s names and ages? Kathryn 12, Hunter 11, Jacob 9, Addison 16 months Where are you from and how long have you lived in NWA? I was born in Texas but grew up in the little town of Stuttgart, Arkansas. I graduated from the University of Arkansas and worked a couple of [...]
5 Minutes with a (Roller Derby) Mom: Jessica Kitchens
Name: Jessica Kitchens We understand you have an alias, Blazen Glory. Tell us about it! In 2005 I founded a nonprofit called Fight the Blaze (www.fighttheblaze.org) that helps to educate and prevent childhood sexual abuse. “Blazen” came from that. “Glory” was added after a couple of the derby girls said I needed something with it. [...]
Five Minutes with a Mom: Casee Darling
Name: Casee Darling Son’s name and age: My son’s name is Leo. He’ll be 3 in April and I can’t believe it! Where were you born/raised? I was born and raised in South Arkansas. I lived in the same town, Nashville, AR, until I was 17 and started college. How long have you been in [...]
5 Minutes with a Mom: Meredith Hutchins
Name: Meredith Michelle Odle-Hutchins, but most people call me Mere Children’s names and ages? I have a step-daughter, Meghan-23 (who blessed us with Braylee Nicole on Dec. 23rd! It’s so cool, I get to be a grandma, well, a MEME, at 31!) Alexandra-16, Layne-10, Conner-8 What line of work are you in? I work for Pinnacle [...]
5 Minutes with a Mom: Courtney Pacheco
Name: Courtney Hickman Pacheco Children’s names and ages: Isabel Annaleigh: 6 & Sophia Nicole: 3 Where were your children born? They were both born at Willow Creek Women’s hospital in Johnson (we refer to them as our “Johnsonians”) Where were you born and raised? I am a Cajun girl, born and (half) raised in Baton Rouge. [...]
5 Minutes With a Mom: Britney Schrag
Name: Britney Yvonne Schrag Your daughter’s name and age? Mia Bella Schrag (She turned 3 on February 28th!) Tell us about work: I was a Head Start teacher for 5 years… It is an amazing program that goes beyond the education of the enrolled child, to helping the entire family learn how to become successful [...]
5 Minutes with a Mom: Elyse Tarver
Your full name: Elizabeth Horton Tarver (I go by Elyse, I just “decided” one day a long time ago to do that. My parents weren’t exactly thrilled with the name change and still call me Elizabeth!) Your son’s name and age: Jackson, 2 years 9 months Where are you originally from? Tulsa, Oklahoma What does [...]
5 Minutes with a Mom: Nuvia Swanson
Name: Nuvia Swanson Daughter’s name and age: Jada, 6 years old Where do you live in NWA? Lowell Where were you born and raised? I was born El Salvador, moved to Los Angeles, CA when I was 6yrs old then moved to Rogers, AR when I was 16 yrs old. Junior year in High School, hated [...]