• #fbf 2010. Baby Zach/ZJ/Zach Jr., not quite 1 yet. Phoenix, my 13-year-old who is 3 years older than ZJ, called ZJ Baby Zach until he was about 7 or 8. It was so cute. I remember a little while after his walking turned into a toddler sprint his little chunky butt would run around laughing while Phoenix chased him saying, get back here, Baby Zach! 😂 ZJ has always had these huge curls. I hoped they would tighten up as he got older. I couldn't wait to take him to the barber to get a tapered 'fro. His hair hasn't changed much since this photo. My husband's genes won that battle 😩 lol. 📸 My mother . . #love #happy #kansascitymom #thisisus #familyfirst #familytravel #familygoals #familyvacation #coordinatedfamily #interracial #blessed #blackmomsblog #mixedfamily #familygoals #honestmotherhood #workingmomkind #cherisheveryday365
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    #fbf 2010. Baby Zach/ZJ/Zach Jr., not quite 1 yet. Phoenix, my 13-year-old who is 3 years older than ZJ, called ZJ Baby Zach until he was about 7 or 8. It was so cute. I remember a little while after his walking turned into a toddler sprint his little chunky butt would run around laughing while Phoenix chased him saying, get back here, Baby Zach! 😂 ZJ has always had these huge curls. I hoped they would tighten up as he got older. I couldn't wait to take him to the barber to get a tapered 'fro. His hair hasn't changed much since this photo. My husband's genes won that battle 😩 lol. 📸 My mother . . #love #happy #kansascitymom #thisisus #familyfirst #familytravel #familygoals #familyvacation #coordinatedfamily #interracial #blessed #blackmomsblog #mixedfamily #familygoals #honestmotherhood #workingmomkind #cherisheveryday365
  • Summer '17. Just outside Denver, Colorado. I can't remember the name of the mountains we hiked, but the view was nice. We found this small body of water at the top and I have never seen so many chipmunks in my life! #tbt . . #love #happy #kansascitymom #thisisus #familyfirst #familytravel #familygoals #familyvacation #coordinatedfamily #interracial #blessed #blackmomsblog #mixedfamily #familygoals #honestmotherhood #hikelife #workingmomkind #cherisheveryday365 #healthyliving
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    Summer '17. Just outside Denver, Colorado. I can't remember the name of the mountains we hiked, but the view was nice. We found this small body of water at the top and I have never seen so many chipmunks in my life! #tbt . . #love #happy #kansascitymom #thisisus #familyfirst #familytravel #familygoals #familyvacation #coordinatedfamily #interracial #blessed #blackmomsblog #mixedfamily #familygoals #honestmotherhood #hikelife #workingmomkind #cherisheveryday365 #healthyliving
  • My husband: 😜EaT LeSs CaRbS & sUgAr aNd WoRk OuT.🤪 Working out is tedious and it makes everything hurt. Why are we made like this? 😩😂 I was just thinking back to when I was insecure about how skinny I was. It sounds silly to me now, the energy wasted being unhappy with a healthy, functioning body. Unfortunately, the part of black culture that idolizes big butts and thickness and comments from people insinuating I must be anorexic had a negative impact on my self-esteem. It didn't help that even in my own mind I found thicker bodies more attractive than skinny bodies. I wanted a round butt, not a tear drop. There were summers I wouldn't wear shorts out of insecurity over my skinny legs. Breastfeeding 3 kids took my perky B cups to barely B cups. It wasn't until my late 20s that I got over myself and realized I'm perfectly fine. I wasted too much energy complaining and disliking myself for something I couldn't control [genetics]. It took a little while for me to be able to look in the mirror and be happy with the reflection I saw, but I got there. I've come to realize a good-looking body is a body that is well-nourished, healthy, and loved. If you're like me- you love sweets and the last thing you want to do is workout, keep your regimen simple- take your vitamins, drink water, eat well most of the time and include some form of physical activity a few times a week. The Just Dance video game is a lot of fun. If you have specific goals, find motivation from people you consider goals. My only body goal is to have a flat stomach. I'm motivated from watching Duana @thecurlycoopers, @keairalashae, and @caraloren. Photo: 3/24/20 after a 45 minute workout. About 20 minutes of the difficult boring stuff, 25 minutes dance and stretching. . . #love #happy #kansascitymom #thisisus #familypic #blackmomsdaily #coordinatedfamily #interracial #blackmomsblog #familygoals #honestmotherhood #fitnessgoals #mixedfamily #workingmomkind #cherisheveryday365 #healthyliving #matermea
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    My husband: 😜EaT LeSs CaRbS & sUgAr aNd WoRk OuT.🤪 Working out is tedious and it makes everything hurt. Why are we made like this? 😩😂 I was just thinking back to when I was insecure about how skinny I was. It sounds silly to me now, the energy wasted being unhappy with a healthy, functioning body. Unfortunately, the part of black culture that idolizes big butts and thickness and comments from people insinuating I must be anorexic had a negative impact on my self-esteem. It didn't help that even in my own mind I found thicker bodies more attractive than skinny bodies. I wanted a round butt, not a tear drop. There were summers I wouldn't wear shorts out of insecurity over my skinny legs. Breastfeeding 3 kids took my perky B cups to barely B cups. It wasn't until my late 20s that I got over myself and realized I'm perfectly fine. I wasted too much energy complaining and disliking myself for something I couldn't control [genetics]. It took a little while for me to be able to look in the mirror and be happy with the reflection I saw, but I got there. I've come to realize a good-looking body is a body that is well-nourished, healthy, and loved. If you're like me- you love sweets and the last thing you want to do is workout, keep your regimen simple- take your vitamins, drink water, eat well most of the time and include some form of physical activity a few times a week. The Just Dance video game is a lot of fun. If you have specific goals, find motivation from people you consider goals. My only body goal is to have a flat stomach. I'm motivated from watching Duana @thecurlycoopers, @keairalashae, and @caraloren. Photo: 3/24/20 after a 45 minute workout. About 20 minutes of the difficult boring stuff, 25 minutes dance and stretching. . . #love #happy #kansascitymom #thisisus #familypic #blackmomsdaily #coordinatedfamily #interracial #blackmomsblog #familygoals #honestmotherhood #fitnessgoals #mixedfamily #workingmomkind #cherisheveryday365 #healthyliving #matermea
  • I finally feel like things are getting back to normal in my household. For awhile, I felt like I was living in the twilight zone. So much happened so quickly and although I've remained positive, I felt as if I could barely get a grip on anything. I decided to cancel my last two days of PTO that was supposed to be used for our honeymoon and clocked in yesterday after a week off work (3 5-hour work days for me). There were so many emails about COVID19 updates and protocols! I work from home for a hospital with multiple locations so it was anxiety overload. 🤯 Today was so much better. 😌 Last Thursday, my daughter went out of town to spend spring break with her dad & bonus mom @Bybrigettedanielle. I miss my baby. I miss her energy and her light. I'm glad she gets to spend time with her siblings though. I can tell they miss her a lot because they call her everyday lol. Photo: Summer '19 family reunion vacation in STL. #flashbackfriday . . #couples #marriage #happy #married #truelove #love #blessed #bestfriendgoals #soulmate #kansascitymom #couplegoals #interracial #thisisus #mixedfamily #familypic #relationshipgoals #bwwm #mixedlove #interracialcouples #blendedfamily #coordinatedfamily #interracialcouple #blackmomsblog #familygoals #cherisheveryday365 #matermea
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    I finally feel like things are getting back to normal in my household. For awhile, I felt like I was living in the twilight zone. So much happened so quickly and although I've remained positive, I felt as if I could barely get a grip on anything. I decided to cancel my last two days of PTO that was supposed to be used for our honeymoon and clocked in yesterday after a week off work (3 5-hour work days for me). There were so many emails about COVID19 updates and protocols! I work from home for a hospital with multiple locations so it was anxiety overload. 🤯 Today was so much better. 😌 Last Thursday, my daughter went out of town to spend spring break with her dad & bonus mom @Bybrigettedanielle. I miss my baby. I miss her energy and her light. I'm glad she gets to spend time with her siblings though. I can tell they miss her a lot because they call her everyday lol. Photo: Summer '19 family reunion vacation in STL. #flashbackfriday . . #couples #marriage #happy #married #truelove #love #blessed #bestfriendgoals #soulmate #kansascitymom #couplegoals #interracial #thisisus #mixedfamily #familypic #relationshipgoals #bwwm #mixedlove #interracialcouples #blendedfamily #coordinatedfamily #interracialcouple #blackmomsblog #familygoals #cherisheveryday365 #matermea
  • Day 1 of spring break school work. Things I said during this session: 1. Is this how you act at school with your teacher? 2. Stop complaining about what you can't do and listen to what I'm saying so we can get it done. 3. Of course you don't know what to do, you didn't read the instructions, son. 4. You know what? You got one more time before you lose your gaming privileges for the entire day. 5. See! You didn't even need my help with that whole page and all your answers are correct! Good job, hun bun! 💕 When he doesn't want to do something he makes every excuse on why he can't, but once gets started he does a good job. My husband sat and watched us for a moment and all he could do was laugh because our son can be so dang dramatic. P.S. THANK YOU to the teachers with patience and dedication with our little ones! You deserve more $$$ and respect in our communities. You're awesome! . #springbreak #love #happy #kansascitymom #thisisus #mixedfamily #familypic #blackmomsdaily #coordinatedfamily #interracial #blackmomsblog #familygoals #honestmotherhood #workingmomkind #cherisheveryday365 #matermea #coordinatedfamily #honestmotherhood #workingmomkind #goodlocday #uniteinmotherhood #homeschool
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    Day 1 of spring break school work. Things I said during this session: 1. Is this how you act at school with your teacher? 2. Stop complaining about what you can't do and listen to what I'm saying so we can get it done. 3. Of course you don't know what to do, you didn't read the instructions, son. 4. You know what? You got one more time before you lose your gaming privileges for the entire day. 5. See! You didn't even need my help with that whole page and all your answers are correct! Good job, hun bun! 💕 When he doesn't want to do something he makes every excuse on why he can't, but once gets started he does a good job. My husband sat and watched us for a moment and all he could do was laugh because our son can be so dang dramatic. P.S. THANK YOU to the teachers with patience and dedication with our little ones! You deserve more $$$ and respect in our communities. You're awesome! . #springbreak #love #happy #kansascitymom #thisisus #mixedfamily #familypic #blackmomsdaily #coordinatedfamily #interracial #blackmomsblog #familygoals #honestmotherhood #workingmomkind #cherisheveryday365 #matermea #coordinatedfamily #honestmotherhood #workingmomkind #goodlocday #uniteinmotherhood #homeschool