Smile

What makes Louise Whitaker smile? “Seeing my kids happy,” said the then 36-year-old Carmel resident. She and her husband, Jon, have two young sons. She stopped working and became a stay-at-home mom when she had her first “kiddo.” Best times with her family? “I love taking my kids to the Monon Community Center (in Carmel). We have a great time there in the kids zone.” She was found in 2019 working at Indy Kids Sale, a public kids consignment sale at Finch Creek Fieldhouse in Noblesville. Today’s feature is a look back at one of The Times’ previous Faces of Hamilton County. “I am part of the staff here at Indy Kids Sale, and I’m helping out shoppers find stuff after they’ve bought it with their big-ticket tags,” she said in 2019. Louise was born and raised in Indianapolis and graduated from Hanover College. She was in community mental health as a therapist in schools. “I”ve always loved children and loved kids stuff. So this (kids sale) was an opportunity that I saw to get more involved … After consigning and volunteering, I decided I wanted to be part of the sale more.” Is Louise named after anyone? “It’s a family name,” she said. The 2023 Indy Kids Sale is open free to the public from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday (half-price day) at Finch Creek Fieldhouse on Boden Road in Noblesville