All About Me

Hi there! Most likely you're a friend or a family member and know all this already, but you never know...you might learn something new about me!

First off, I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, also known as a Mormon. Click the button to the side if you would like more information.

I am married to a wonderful man. He's fantastic and I can't imagine my life without him. We have a wonderful little boy who is growing up way too fast already.

Hubby and I.

I worked in daycares from 2010-2013. I stayed at the first daycare for a year and then moved to Utah before I got married and worked there for two more years before my hubby finished school and we moved again!

I was working with kids long before this, however. It's the kind of thing that happens when you are the youngest of six children and the oldest in your family has her first when you're 5! I was a mom-in-training from that point on. I wanted to be like my big sisters, so naturally I watched them like a hawk whenever they were around. And being so young, I was always around the kids when something happened because I was playing with them, so I'd see how my sisters would react or handle a situation. Once I grew out of the "playing" stage, I was the designated babysitter anytime my siblings wanted to do something without the kids. There are not many teenagers who can say they babysat more than 6 kids at a time, but I did that pretty much whenever the family got together. I learned a lot from my sisters and a lot from my mom as she would always be helping with the kids when they were there. Now that I'm married, I have a whole new family learn from too!

My beautiful sisters and I. 

I am in NO WAY professing my expertise on children. I honestly believe there is no such thing as an expert on kids. Whether it's your own or someone else's. No matter how many books you've read, a kid will do something to throw you for a loop. That is one thing I am positive about. Kids are all different. There is no one way to handle a situation when it comes to children and anyone that tells you different hasn't been around enough to know any different (my personal opinion obviously).

Now that I'm a mom, I have come to the realization that I don't know squat! How do women that don't have any experience with children do this? I have been around kids my whole life and I still feel like an inadequate mother.

This is where you'll read a lot about motherhood and me on my journey. Hopefully I can inspire some others to start enjoying their journey, rather than waiting for their dreams to come true.