Meet Dawn, our twelfth MOMumental Mom of the week. Name: Dawn City: Richardson Marital Status: married Mom to: Two sons, 6 and 4 years old. Occupation: Owner, Dawn Michelle Photography (www.DawnMichellePhoto.com) What was the last movie you saw and what did you think about it? *Vicky Christina Barcelona,...

It’s October 2, and fall is officially in full swing.  Scarecrows and hay bales are popping up on front yards, and the mornings (at least) are cooling down.  As we get into full-on fall, Halloween, and Thanksgiving season, MomsOutLoud.com thought you – like us – might want a little...

Your kids want to get in on the pumpkin decorating fun, but handling carving tools is a no-go.  So, what are your options?  Here are a few ideas. FIRST STEP - no matter what decorating option you use, clean the pumpkin using a baby wipe – NOT getting the pumpkin really wet or it is more likely...

I just calculated how long I have been on the journey to realize my vision for MomsOutLoud.com, and ironically, by the time the site goes live in three short weeks it will have been nine months. I’ve kiddingly called “Moms Out Loud” my third child, so I find it coincidental that it...

I’m going to start this MomsKnow post by breaking the cardinal rule of writing:  admitting I know nothing of which I will be speaking.  (But, as you all know by now, honesty for me wins out over anything else.)  I stopped reading beauty magazines when I was 19 because they only made me feel...

We’ve all seen it.  The excited announcement that your 3-year-old will “Do it myself”….followed by a temper tantrum caused by frustration of not being able to. I don’t know that instilling independence now will keep you from getting a drink or making sandwiches for your...

I do not have children, but I have had the privilege of being welcomed into several families as Miss Leanne, nanny and babysitter extraordinaire. My most recent adventure had me living for a month in Puerto Rico with friends who recently moved from Frisco to the San Juan area. During my time here,...

Meet Marie, our fifth MOMumental Mom of the week. Name: Marie City: Lantana Marital Status: married for 17 years Mom to: 12 year old son, Stefon, 9 year old daughter, Autumn, 8 year old son, Cristian, and 6 year old daughter, Imani. Occupation: Children’s party planner and owner of Butterfly...

We had an incredible time at our McKinney Mom’s Night Out on August 14. The studio at The Joy of Pottery was packed, and everyone had a great time chatting, snacking, and painting pottery. It’s hard to communicate in writing the energy we had in the room, but it was really amazing. A big...

At the end of the evening, as we were wrapping up, it struck me how closely the approach to painting pottery mirrored the actual personalities of myself and my sisters. So of course we had to take pictures and share them with you. You can’t tell this from the photo here, but this entire piece...