BEHIND THE SCENES
from the editor I am not a fan of the cold. OP THROWBACK
Can you believe that in our first Christmas issue of Owensboro Parent in December 2011 we were giving you all the details of Smothers Park? Next year will mark a decade of our community’s favorite park and downtown crown jewel.
I have been known to turn the heat on in our house once the temperature dips below 70. After September, I can almost always be found wrapped in a blanket. The seat warmers in my car stay on year round and I often dress in 3+ layers. But as much as I hate the temperatures dropping, I do love what winter brings.
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The excitement of children wishing for a blanket of snow and the subsequent joy if the accumulation means a day of sledding and snowman building rather than going to school.
Editor Ashley Wedding and her family have made the holiday lights map an annual tradition? She and her husband, Drew, and their kids pile into their car, hot chocolate and blankets in tow, and drive around town, marking down their favorite stops. She compiles the list and our talented team turns it into the Christmas Lights Map for your family to enjoy!
Cozy nights cuddled together on the couch watching a movie. (At our house, this usually means going through our annual list of Christmas movies.) More sweet treats baked for the holidays, complimented by hot chocolate or coffee flavored for the season. CONGRATS, LAURA!
Owensboro Parent writer Laura Murphy welcomed her fourth child, Judson, last month. We are so excited for her and her family!
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Mario and Nicollette Vizuet have two boys, Braxton, 3, and Beckham, 2. Mario is a Wealth Advisor at Old National Bank and Nicollette is a blogger and social media influencer. Be sure to follow this adorable local family on Nicollette’s platform The Frivolous Fashionista.
8 OWENSBORO PARENT . December 2021 // January 2022
The peaceful twinkle of Christmas lights in a quiet house after the kids are asleep. Less daylight that means less on the to-do list that means more time together—doing nothing special, but with those that are most special to you. But most of all, with winter comes two of my favorite holidays. Christmas, where we celebrate the birth and promise of Jesus, and New Year’s Eve, where we anticipate all of the possibility and excitement of a new year. I hope this season you are able to enjoy the beautiful things winter means for you and your family. If you are like me, you could do without the sub-zero temperatures. But even the bitter cold seems worth it if it means the warm memories you will make with those you love the most. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all of us at Owensboro Parent!
