LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Hello summer! Bring on the sunshine, bare feet and #okcfamilyfun. To help your family plan the best summer ever, our team has compiled our favorite local things to do, plus ideas for exploring the state, within these pages. Besides summer fun, an always- cherished experience for me this time of year is the opportunity to meet and share the stories of local parents. The winners of our annual Awesome Moms contest on page 26 are shining examples of women leading their children, serving our community and giving of themselves, all in an effort to make our world a better place. I hope their heartening journeys will inspire you as a parent like they have me. We are honoring dads again this year, too — share your “dad & me” selfies in our annual contest, plus treat dad to some FREE family fun over Father’s Day weekend at this year’s Kids Fest! Join us at Scissortail Park on June 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for free activities, games and great prizes. If all the summer planning, end of the school year chaos and general parenting duties have you feeling overwhelmed, local mom and licensed mental health professional Katrina Leggins shares her top five tips for managing stress on page 56. I’m using her recommended coping strategies on repeat!
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MY THREE ADVENTURERS ARE READY FOR SUMMER!
As we anticipate Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and the return of summer, I hope you’ll also join me in celebrating and encouraging the parents around you — yourself included! With gratitude,
Erin Page Managing Editor
On the Cover Sergio is the winner of our 2022 Cover Kids contest in the 4- to 5-year-old category! He attends Peace Preschool in Edmond where his teacher reports his favorite thing to talk about is his little sister, who calls Sergio her “superman.” Sergio began drawing when he was 2 and especially likes to sketch people. He loves to ride his scooter and bike, build with LEGOS and magnet blocks, sing, dance and swim. Compassionate and loquacious, he is quite the host and likes to makes sure his family and friends have their favorite things to eat and drink. Sergio is the son of Cheryl and Brian and big brother of Sierra, and together they love to play and learn at Science Museum Oklahoma.
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