Omaha Moms Blog :: Introducing Jaimee
Omaha I am a born and raised Omahan and proud of it! To equate that mathematically, I have lived here for nearly 31 years and am still discovering new things about the city daily. I grew up in Ralston, a small suburb of Omaha, which gave me that small town taste in a big city […]
Omaha Moms Blog :: Introducing Bridget
Omaha I was born and raised in Omaha. I attended Mary Our Queen for grade school and Skutt for high school. I ventured west for college and attended the University of Nebraska at Kearney where I earned my degree in middle school and high school Language Arts. After my husband and I were married, we […]
Omaha Moms Blog :: Introducing Audra
Omaha I’ve lived in Omaha (Papillion) for almost one year. I love that Omaha is big enough that there are plenty of festivals, shopping, restaurants, playgrounds, and parks to choose from, but it’s still small enough that the people are friendly and community-minded. Our family has fallen into place fairly easily, finding a church we […]
Omaha Moms Blog :: Introducing Brooke
Omaha I grew up in Texas, went to college in Arkansas, and then lived in Chicago and NYC for 10 years. I moved to Omaha 5 years ago. My husband and I were at a Cubs game finding out the sex of Baby #2 (I had it posted on the scoreboard) when he got the […]
Omaha Moms Blog:: Introducing Kendra
Omaha What says Omahan more-growing up behind Big Fred’s Pizza or my dad rescuing Johnny Carson from a ditch? Rosenblatt Stadium and Henry Doorly Zoo were fixtures of my childhood. When it came time for college I knew it had to be the University of Nebraska Omaha. A degree in Community Health Education, led to […]
Omaha Moms Blog:: Introducing Sara
Omaha I still consider myself new to the Omaha area, we moved here in 2014 from Dallas, Texas. I got a job with Gordmans headquarters and Chris started working remotely with his company in Dallas. The main draw of Omaha for us was the proximity to both of our families in Iowa. We are now […]
Omaha Moms Blog :: Introducing Jennie
Omaha Born and raised in small-town Nebraska, I never thought I’d raise children in Omaha. Back then, Omaha seemed like a BIG city. Now, having lived here for eleven years, I’ve come to realize it’s just a big small-town with all the wonderful amenities of a city. Even though we live in Elkhorn, about as […]
15 Tips to Avoiding Food Dye and Preservatives – Part 2
We saw the effect that certain foods had on our son. We knew we needed to do something, but what? We have been on this journey for years now. We have made revelations and mistakes. Here are a few of the things I have learned on the way. 1. Every Child is Different You already […]
Preparing for the Next Step: Middle School
As my first born prepares to leave elementary school, this will be a bitter-sweet next few months for me. Our family will be experiencing lots of new beginnings and all the sad endings. No more cute little Christmas concerts, elaborate Halloween or Valentine’s Day parties where I made all the adorable little treats. My […]
Raising Girls to Break Societal Norms
Boy on the brain I grew up with two brothers, and my husband had two brothers. Naturally, we were assuming our first kid was going to be a boy. We were pleasantly surprised when the sonogram said girl! But, I did freak a little. I had pictured a boy the entire time. Baseball? Check. Football? […]