When I open my closet I find one pair of white tennis shoes and scads of brown and black every other kind of footwear. If I was more fashion-forward, there may be more color in my closet. But I'm not and all the black and brown means my shoes "go with everything". That works for a mom on the go...

Hurray!! He's finally here! Little Langston arrived in the middle of an April snow flurry - a precious baby boy. Both he and Larkin are doing well and nesting in at home. Langston weighed in as kind of a big boy - he must of heard us in utero musing about how it would be nice to have a double...

Yep... the youngest elf is on the way. I can only be found in the Soft Star shop through next week, then it's time to wait for the little guy to make his appearance. At Soft Star we are looking forward to having a new elf tester :-) And personally I can't wait to try our new Woolieson him! Soft...

This month MOM Magazine interviewed Larkin and I for a feature titled "When the Shoe Fits: Two Moms Step In as Soft Star Elves". The interview covered how we balance our families and work, helping each other with workplace child-rearing. This includes, but is not limited to sharing diaper wipes - new ones, of course! Click here to view the...

Here is my Father-in-Law (Chava) having just finished putting together our new rain boot display in our retail store. Being Oregonians - us elves stock up on puddle-stomping galoshes and decided to add some to our website. You can check them out along with our other new leather winter boots here. Chava is visiting us from El Paso and helping...

We couldn't figure out why we were getting an increase in orders for our 'Lil Doggies this month... until my Sister-in-Law called me from Wisconsin and said "Hey - Congrats on being mentioned in Parents magazine!" Sure enough, there we were at the top of the Goody Bag in the December gift guide. Our little red and black cowboy booties...

Tivi turned 3 this weekend-- and as a special treat, her Grandpa "Yoda" came up from Texas to visit. (Yes, our family is into odd nicknames.... more later.) Today he is here in the workshop helping finish shoes. Tim would normally not relinquish this task to just anyone , but Grandpa Yoda used to be an avid leather crafter. He...