Guide to Baton Rouge

As this year comes to a close, we wanted to take a moment to say how much we truly value, appreciate and respect each and every one of you. We are proud that over the course of 2017, Red Stick Moms Blog had over 708,000 page views, reached 408,000+ unique readers and hosted seven successful events. To cap off 2017, we wanted to share the 10 most popular blog posts of the past year, determined by page views. They are stories of faith, humor, loss, marriage, motherhood and so much more. We hope you enjoy re-visiting them as much as we did. Sharing is NOT Caring :: The Exploitation of Children on Facebook Why We Have Sex (Almost) Everyday To Our Texas Friends :: What We Learned in...

P.S. (and this P.S. totally goes at the beginning) This post is sponsored by Portrait Innovations. All opinions are my own. Unexpected Gems From Family Photos Sometimes life is hard. If you're a parent, you know this by heart. You live it and you try to teach it to your children so that one day, maybe they'll appreciate the fun in life when it happens to them or at the very least be able to point it out when it happens to others. "Look, mom. That seems fun." "Excellent, son. You've finally recognized it." Family photos can NOT be fun... I mean, there's certainly a potential for fighting, crying, insecurity, unflattering comparison, tantrums, more crying and grass stains on an expensive dress. You can really work yourself...

It's hard to believe that Red Stick Moms blog was launched four years ago today! In that time, we have published over 1,300 posts written by local moms all across the Baton Rouge area from Denham Springs to Zachary to Gonzales to Amite to Baton Rouge to Port Allen! We truly value, appreciate and respect each and every one of you and the community we’ve built together. Since launching on October 23, 2013, Red Stick Moms Blog has had 2.7 million page views, reached more than 1.6 million unique readers, provided supplies and monetary support to over 10 different charities and hosted 15+ events! We wanted to share the 15 most popular blog posts of all time, determined by page views. They are stories...

Moving to the Red Stick and Loving It Do you have a list of nevers? Those things that you'll never do? One of my big ones was moving to another town mid-school year. I was absolutely never going to do it, both as an educator and as a mama to two school-age boys. But then a door opened for our family, and we moved to Baton Rouge last fall, smack in the middle of the school year. Remarkably, and thankfully, it was just a matter of weeks before I fell in love with our new town. I had some initial first impressions during our first year. Here are some of the reasons that we love living in the Red Stick, and...

We are thrilled to introduce our community to five new members of the Red Stick Moms Blog team. Each one is a dynamic, warm and inspiring mom in Baton Rouge, and we can’t wait for you all to get to know them both online and in person at any of our upcoming events. We are humbled and honored to have these women join our team. Stephanie Ezell Her krewe: Jack (10) and Taylor (5) Originally from: Kirkwood, Missouri Her favorite snowball flavor: Strawberry Shortcake Her favorite Baton Rouge restaurant is: The Chimes or Superior Grill. The Spinach and Artichoke Dip with Fried Bow-Tie Pasta and a salad is amazing! During LSU games you’ll find her: Watching the game at a friend’s house with a fun group of...