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Five Minutes with a Northwest Arkansas Mom: Ali Frakes

11/19/2020 nwamamas

Hi, mamas! We’d like to introduce you to Ali Frakes. Ali’s a long-time Motherlode reader and we thought it was high time we all got to know her a little better! Enjoy this little chat […]

Home renovation with a baby, a toddler and a pandemic

11/13/2020 nwamamas

By April Wallace, nwaMotherlode contributor and Northwest Arkansas mama My husband and I decided that caring for two kids ages three and under wasn’t challenging enough, so we added a major home renovation to the […]

Beauty box subscriptions for gifts this year

11/10/2020 nwamamas

By Andi Douglas, Northwest Arkansas mama and nwaMotherlode Beauty Editor Hello to the people out in the real world right now. I have a goldfish-in-a-bowl situation going on right now. My 11 year old was […]

Photo of My Create Crate finished cupcake craft

My Create Crate: New local subscription service from the owner of Imagine Studios!

10/22/2020 nwamamas

Mamas, we’ve known Melanie Hewins for YEARS and her business, Imagine Studios, has been the backdrop for many hours of fun for our kids for the past decade in Northwest Arkansas! During the pandemic she […]

1-year update on Miracle Baby Henry

10/09/2020 nwamamas

Mamas, we love a story with a surprise twist — especially when it leads to something beautiful. So that’s why we’re doing a follow-up post about a story we first brought to you last year […]

Picture of Allison Smith, her husband, and their four sons

Five Minutes with a Northwest Arkansas Mom: Allison Smith

10/08/2020 nwamamas

Allison Smith caught our attention with her blog, This Beautiful Mom Life. She shares a lot about her adventures as a boy mom there, but here are the CliffsNotes (before you you jump over to […]

Hot toys for Holidays in 2020

10/05/2020 nwamamas

Have you started your holiday shopping yet? We now have less than 3 months to get it all done, mamas! Whether you’re shopping in person or online, we all need good gift ideas. A recent article […]

Erika Rodriguez standing with her three children in their neighborhood

Five Minutes with a Mom: Erika Rodriguez

09/24/2020 nwamamas

Erika Rodriguez was seven months pregnant when COVID-19 first shut Northwest Arkansas. She’s kept her sense of humor through it all, even after baby #3 arrived amidst the pandemic. Please say hello to Erika, everyone! […]

Children’s authors who never let us down

09/22/2020 nwamamas

By April Wallace, Northwest Arkansas mama and nwaMotherlode contributing writer Mamas, we all know how important (and fun) it is to read to our little ones. So if you’re looking for some go-to children’s book […]

2020 Summer Snapshot Contest Winners Revealed!

09/10/2020 nwamamas

Happy Thursday, mamas! Congratulations to all of you who made it SO very tough for our judges to choose just one favorite photo from the 2020 Summer Snapshot Contest. Because there were just way too […]