Personal Childhood Web

I have been very lucky in my life to have a small, close knit family that would do just about anything for me. A combination of their strengths, and some of their weaknesses, has made me the loving and caring person that I am.

Gramma

This is my most amazing Grandma. She is truly the nicest person you will have have the pleasure of meeting and is one of my favorite people on earth. Some of my favorite childhood memories have her square in the center of them. Gramma and Pampa would take me on trips across the state where I would eat only biscuits and gravy for every meal. We once drove all the way to New Mexico (from Kansas) as a family to celebrate her wedding anniversary. That's approximately 10 hours in the car! My Grandma is the most supportive person I have ever encountered. She supported me as a child, and as I continue to make choices as an adult she is right there for me. I am lucky to have her in my life. 

Seester

My sister, Kinnat, was kind of my mortal enemy growing up. She is four years younger, very opinionated and a polar opposite of me. What I came to realize, as an adult, is that all of our fights, and disagreements, all of the rolling and occasional hair pulling, really made us the people we are today. My sister is my best friend. Growing up, we were learning from each other and she is part of the reason I work with children now; now that we are both adults we see our differences in age and opinions as blessings, and we laugh at how different, yet creepily similar we are. This picture, is us, to a 't'. More often than not, after spending an evening together we will have at least 100 selfie photos of us making faces, pretending to be other people and in general being weirdos. 

Daddio and Mommy

I love my dad. He's funny, creative, and willing to do just about anything for a laugh. Growing up every night before bed, my dad and I would read together. He is the reason that I love reading, and also the reason that I love children's books. My dad took great care in picking out the books that we would read each night. They needed to have great artwork, a good story, and enough characters that he could come up with different voices. My mom (who is incredibly hard to find a picture of) is my best friend. Growing up, I learned professionalism, hard work ethic, how to work with people and so many more things. My professional life is based on everything my mother was/is as I was growing up. I am lucky to have these two people as role models, life coaches and parents. They support me, understand me, still listen when I cry and love me unconditionally.

The people in my childhood web have made me who I am today. I'm a strong, open minded individual who loves with all that I have, and works with every ounce of my being. I love them, LOVE them.