Bailey

We always have a good time on Living Oklahoma, and this week we had a very special guest on the show! We are excited to announce that @djlitebrite93 will be spinning the cocktail hour at Taste of OKC 🎧🎶 @livingoklahoma @okcfox #tasteofokc @bbbsofoklahoma

A little taste before the main course 🍽️✨ We’re previewing Taste of OKC—where the fits are flawless and the flavors are even better. Trust us, this is one event you’ll want to show up hungry and dressed to impress. We chatted with Bailey McMahan and DG Smalling to get a sneak peek at what’s in store 👀 Catch it today on Living Oklahoma! #tasteofokc #okcevents #livingoklahoma #bigbrothersbigsisters

The McMahan family is SO excited and grateful for the newest Westminster Place Park Addition! . You can tell how happy Grandmama Susie and Margot Monkey are with these giant smiles Plastered on their Gorgeous Faces. . My mom and my niece.. ya’ll.. I’m going to tell you one thing. I wept looking at these photos.. we had the most absurd dinner at my home (stones throw away from the park.) My smoke alarm went off, my backyard was a little too muddy and wet for Margot, I didn’t have a toddler seat for dinner, Evie was so damn determined to bark until she understood what was going on. . But, lord have mercy, look how stunning my mama looks with her grandbaby. The joy. The PURE joy and fulfillment you can see on my mama’s face. It brings me to tears. . Let us ALL acknowledge the gift it is to have those we love near to us… let us ALL do our best to slow down, and have the gift of slowing down, (and to understand how much of a privilege it is to be able to slow down.) . THIS. This is what matters in our time here on earth. These evenings. These windswept, silly, what seem to be brief- moments.. the funny, galloping and trotted along snippets of time that a toddler sprints down the street, pretending to be a pony.. their small hand holding yours. But why is it so sweaty and stinky? 😂 Who cares… also, I don’t want to think about it… . Baby, last but not least, let us ALL grasp just how precious all of these short and quick moments are, the seconds, the giggles, the new words, the child like recognition of something new, and the giant smiles that come from innocence. Let us ALL be grateful for the beauty of seeing and experiencing Life for the first time. . Love you always, Bay

I know a lot of folks might think I am over glorifying being in this magazine article.. but I am SO proud. Proud of our organization, proud of our mission, proud of our Bigs, proud of our Littles, and Dangit.. I’m proud of me. . For anyone who has known me throughout my life.. they know that the life I lead now is probably surprising, and not what you would’ve (or I would’ve,) expected out of myself when I graduated high school. BUT, I have always been wildly passionate.. a dreamer, a weirdo, a controversial “say it how I feel it and see it” kinda gal- regardless of what people think-, a woman who is chaotic, wild, and sure, maybe even a little crazy, but, I am absolutely okay with all of those labels because it means that I fight for what I believe in and the people I believe in. . I’ve lived many lives in my (almost) 35 years. I’ve loved every chapter in my book, and when I tell you this might be one of my favorite because of what I get to do everyday, I’m not fibbing. I get to go to work, or go to a meeting, or go on the news, or go to the Capitol, and show up as the messy, chaotic, raw, passionate woman I am.. and because of THAT, this “come hell or highwater” gal keeps fighting to make a difference in a child’s life, and baby.. I have hit my stride. . I might not have my own kids, but I have hundreds counting on me, and that fuels my fire day in and day out. . I have had SO many people show up for me throughout my life, especially after my dads accident, and I believe with every ounce of my soul that we all deserve THAT person, and that opportunity, which is why I am so obnoxiously over the moon about the impact our mission has on the lives of the children in our community and beyond. . Thank you, @strollnicholshills for sharing our mission and info related to the upcoming Taste of OKC event on May 30th. . Dad writes the following HDT quote to me every year for my bday; . "If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away". . Shoutout to @chasekerby for taking the only headshot I can imagine I would ever take.

Honored to stand alongside my colleagues and represent Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma at our State Capitol.. Our organization, alongside many others, came together to advocate, and engage with our state legislators specifically in regards to the needs of Oklahoma Children with Incarcerated Parents. Our mentorship program is statistically proven to improve the outcome and trajectory of the lives of these children, and every single one of them deserves the stability, the love, the care, and the helping hand. Let’s keep fighting the good fight, ya’ll.

So fun sharing more about @bbbsokokc on @livingoklahoma this morning!!!!! I’m the president of the @baymac09 fan club!!!!! 🤍

Ya’ll! Your girl was about to hop on that “2016 photo to 2026 photo” trending post thingy.. BUT then my 2016 photo album brought me back to this amazing experience with @samistrong.co before she was even a professional photographer!!! T’was also the first time I had ever been asked to pose for photos haha. 🤪 So, here I am showing off Sami’s early work, and my cuteness from 10 years ago. GLORY DAYS BABY! #2016

Big Brothers Big Sisters was in studio today to talk about the Taste Of OKC and to introduce their special musical guest. DJLiteBrite! #livingoklahoma #bbbs #djlitebrite

Tonight I was privileged to enjoy @thirtynineokc @nonesuchokc dinner with chefs @lorettabvo & @baymac09 . Their experience and relationships with @chef_hutton & @brisenplace made the meal of Bison tartare, venison, salmon, scallops and more so memorable.

I spent my Halloween evening walking through the same neighborhood and streets that I grew up Trick or Treating, only this time around the block, I’m 34, and surrounded by my loved ones and all of their kiddos. . What a surreal experience it was.. in between me yelling at the kids to get out of the road, Taylor yelling at the kids to say “thank you,” and the chaos and chitter chatter amongst our group and the droves of other families and their little ones, I found these moments of quiet, my brain flooded with childhood memories of Halloween. It is such an odd mix of emotions when something feels so familiar, looks so familiar, whilst being completely different. Different not just in the way the homes have changed over the years, or the amount of traffic jams, or even seeing kids on cell phones and tablets instead of holding hands and running down the street.. Of course those are notable, but the biggest difference to me was experiencing all of that through the eyes of 34 year old me, vs. 8 year old me. Carrying babies and holding tiny hands instead of buckets of candy. . Growing up, mom would make every single holiday over the top magical, from making our costumes, to decorating the house with gourds and pumpkins..the list goes on. She seemed limitless. . Unfortunately, as a child, I don’t think it registers just how much work goes into what our parents do, how much effort and love it takes to make that little world you live in, magical, to shelter you from harm, and harsh realities.. . But, thankfully, as an adult, and as an aunt, who gets to witness my family and friends creating that magic for their own children.. I am able to reflect and comprehend that I won the lottery with my parents who made my childhood magical, and keep making my life magical. How lucky I am to be able to have those childhood memories, and all of the memories we continue to make together. . Being “Aunt B” to Margot Monkey, to all my nieces , AND to my friend’s kids, being able to share the overwhelming amount of love that pours out of me - with all of them, is the greatest joy of my life. . Thank you for letting me be a part of the magic and the memories. Love, Aunt B

“Don’t think twice, it’s alright.”