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Earlier this week, my 3 year old son looked at me and said "I love you momma, you're the best!" That was the absolute highlight of my day. It very well may have been my favorite "mommy moment". All of which lead me to ponder this: If I were asked to tell my most favorite moment as a mom, what would it be?

As a parent, I feel like that question probably has a never-ending answer. Each day provides me with a memory. Even the day that Tucker decided to squeeze an entire tube of toothpaste onto the bathroom wall. When our children are just babies, we have memories of all " the first" things they do. The next stage of life brings all those unpredictable moments of parenting a toddler! Enough said, right? Being the parent of a toddler can be like riding a roller coaster. Their personality is coming alive in full force. One minute they're up, and the next minute they're down...literally, like on the floor having a fit. But also like a roller coaster, I'm realizing that it all happens so fast.

I try to remind myself to embrace each day and the memories that are made that day. Just as my kids place memories in my heart, I'm also placing memories in theirs. One of these days, they will be the ones saying remember when....

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Contributor Bio: Tiffany Hampton grew up in the Huntsville community but she now calls the Logansport community her home. Tiffany is married to Mark Hampton and they have two sons, Tucker and Macauley. She's been a licensed cosmetologist for 12 years. Tiffany worked in the salon for nine years, until her son was born in 2008. The following year she put a beauty shop in her home. Now, Tiffany is a work-at-home-mommy and she loves it! Her life can still be a busy one. Says Tiffany, "In the midst of it all, if I can put a smile on someones face, learn something daily as well as teach someone daily, then life feels good."