Tweens & Teens

Mamas, we know the pandemic has been hard on all of us. But there’s no denying it has had a distinct effect on tweens and teenagers. Can you even imagine how your teenage self would’ve […]

As the mamas of two high school seniors, we were especially touched by the kind words shared by residents of Butterfield Trail Village in Fayetteville. The last part of our teenagers’ senior year has been […]

As many of you know, Shannon and I each have a high school senior at home right now. Shannon’s daughter and my son will be graduating in May and then heading off to college in […]

My favorite picture from my daughter’s 17th birthday party is of her posing with her 3 besties under the mural just inside the front door at downtown Fayetteville’s newest Japanese-style hangout, Big Box Karaoke on […]

Mamas, we KNOW how stir crazy kids can get when they’re home during winter break. Sometimes the family just needs a change of scenery and a chance to get out and stretch their legs.  If […]

OK, we know school started last month, but it’s too dang hot in Northwest Arkansas in August to wear traditional “fall clothes”. But it’s officially September now and we can start pretending that the hot […]

Chatterbox Shop in Fayetteville is a new store that has the cutest dance shoes, dance wear and accessories, tween clothing, gifts, and women’s active wear. They’re located at 121 West Township in Fayetteville and have […]

Our friend Rhonda Bramell let her kids go wild recently to create some suitcases for their upcoming summer camp trips. She found these “camp trunks” in the center aisle at Walmart in Springdale for $20. […]