India killed it (get it?!) playing a dead ancestor in Addams Family this weekend. First school musical since 2019! There was a lot of disappointment and a lot of creative pivoting by the school to give them online performance opportunities over the past two years. But it was so good to see her back onstage with her friends in-person. View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Kristen Howerton . . .

Loved seeing these two boys walk in the Black History Parade with @100blackmenoc this weekend. They skipped the parade last year due to COVID so it was so nice to be back. Trying to choose a favorite musical is like trying to choose a favorite child, but Next to Normal is definitely in my top 3. I’ve wanted India to see it but it rarely tours so I was thrilled to find out @chancetheater was doing it. It was so good and just a little emotional (like, we might have gone outside during . . .

Is “come here, now go away” is the dynamic of every teen sister relationship or just mine? Our third kid to catch COVID spent her quarantine in the backhouse with very mild symptoms (thank you Pfizer). She immediately grabbed her bass and her art and craft supplies and settled in for a week of introverted bliss. The boys both had it in late summer with no symptoms at all. We are very fortunate to be able to play musical chairs to have this space for quarantining. The rest of us stayed in the . . .

In stories I’m sharing the KN95 masks we’ve been wearing, and also talked about the surge happening here in our community, which sparked a convo about COVID shame (especially for folks that have been really careful thus far and are catching it anyway.) It seemed to resonate with a lot of folks. Sharing some of those responses in my stories as well. View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Kristen Howerton . . .