• First Day of Kindergarten with Cerebral Palsy

    First Day of Kindergarten with Cerebral Palsy

    "How do we create a world where there isn't so much fear in talking about disabilities? Start talking about it now." Kindergarten brings about so many emotions for all parents, but...

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    First Day of Kindergarten with Cerebral Palsy

    "How do we create a world where there isn't so much fear in talking about disabilities? Start talking about it now." Kindergarten brings about so many emotions for all parents, but...

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  • Prolacta's Tour, A Meeting of NICU Advocates

    Prolacta's Tour, A Meeting of NICU Advocates

    Last month, an incredible company named Prolacta Bioscience brought 20 women together with one powerful connection; the NICU. I was honored to be invited but when I first got there, I...

    Prolacta's Tour, A Meeting of NICU Advocates

    Last month, an incredible company named Prolacta Bioscience brought 20 women together with one powerful connection; the NICU. I was honored to be invited but when I first got there, I...

  • A Long Awaited NICU Reunion

    A Long Awaited NICU Reunion

    When Lochlan and Lex were discharged from the NICU six years ago, we vowed to come back every year on their birthday, so that they would know the medical team...

    A Long Awaited NICU Reunion

    When Lochlan and Lex were discharged from the NICU six years ago, we vowed to come back every year on their birthday, so that they would know the medical team...

  • Navigating Private Preschool with Cerebral Palsy

    Navigating Private Preschool with Cerebral Palsy

    When we made the decision to start kindergarten at 6-years-old, it felt heavy. Everyone says summer birthdays are tough and that boys develop slower than girls, but our twin boys...

    Navigating Private Preschool with Cerebral Palsy

    When we made the decision to start kindergarten at 6-years-old, it felt heavy. Everyone says summer birthdays are tough and that boys develop slower than girls, but our twin boys...

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  • Spirit Animals are Now Greeting Cards

    Spirit Animals are Now Greeting Cards

    JUST LAUNCHED: I’ve added 6 new greeting cards to my store. . During the pandemic, stay home orders allowed me to paint for the first time since before the twins...

    Spirit Animals are Now Greeting Cards

    JUST LAUNCHED: I’ve added 6 new greeting cards to my store. . During the pandemic, stay home orders allowed me to paint for the first time since before the twins...

  • Pinecone Artist Reception Success

    Pinecone Artist Reception Success

    What a night! On August 15th, almost one hundred friends, family and collectors came to my first art showing at University Place's iconic Pinecone restaurant. It was the first time...

    Pinecone Artist Reception Success

    What a night! On August 15th, almost one hundred friends, family and collectors came to my first art showing at University Place's iconic Pinecone restaurant. It was the first time...

  • Aug 15: See you at The Pinecone...?

    Aug 15: See you at The Pinecone...?

    The owners of University Place's iconic Pine Cone Cafe invited me to show my art in their restaurant. This is the first time they have done something like this so...

    Aug 15: See you at The Pinecone...?

    The owners of University Place's iconic Pine Cone Cafe invited me to show my art in their restaurant. This is the first time they have done something like this so...

  • Stained Glass and "Stella"

    Stained Glass and "Stella"

    This was one of the first pieces I created that became part of the Hope Series. Each print and greeting cards sold has allowed me to send almost 400 handwritten notes to...

    Stained Glass and "Stella"

    This was one of the first pieces I created that became part of the Hope Series. Each print and greeting cards sold has allowed me to send almost 400 handwritten notes to...

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  • Day 1 – Happy Birthday...?!?

    Day 1 – Tuesday, July 18, 2017 Around 1 am, I was still having about 6 contractions an hour, but they began to be more painful. I suddenly felt a...

    Day 1 – Happy Birthday...?!?

    Day 1 – Tuesday, July 18, 2017 Around 1 am, I was still having about 6 contractions an hour, but they began to be more painful. I suddenly felt a...

  • Day 0 – Monday, July 17, 2017

    Day 0 – Monday, July 17, 2017 After returning from the hospital around 3 am, we got to sleep about 3 hours until I woke up with painful, consistent contractions...

    Day 0 – Monday, July 17, 2017

    Day 0 – Monday, July 17, 2017 After returning from the hospital around 3 am, we got to sleep about 3 hours until I woke up with painful, consistent contractions...

  • Day -1 – Headed to the Hospital

    Day -1 – Sunday, July 16, 2017 The evening of Sunday, the cramping and contractions began to flare up again. If I could not get these contractions to subside, I...

    Day -1 – Headed to the Hospital

    Day -1 – Sunday, July 16, 2017 The evening of Sunday, the cramping and contractions began to flare up again. If I could not get these contractions to subside, I...

  • Day -2 – 24 Weeks 3 Days and REALLY Needing Extra Rest

    Day -2 – 24 Weeks 3 Days and REALLY Needing Ext...

    Day -2 – Saturday, July 15, 2017 We had spent the weekend at our friends about 2 hours away from home. I woke up with inconsistent menstrual-like cramping in my...

    Day -2 – 24 Weeks 3 Days and REALLY Needing Ext...

    Day -2 – Saturday, July 15, 2017 We had spent the weekend at our friends about 2 hours away from home. I woke up with inconsistent menstrual-like cramping in my...

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