It was Sunday afternoon. The kids had gone outside to ride their bikes, and my husband had stepped into the garage. I was alone in the living room doing some exercises when five-year-old Isabel burst through the door. “Amariah...
Our morning routine Monday through Friday is always the same.
Get up. Brush our teeth. Get dressed. Go to daycare. We have a very short time frame to do drop-off before the school bus picks up.
Lately, daycare drop-off has been...
On the eve of each of my kids' birthdays, I like to think about what I was doing on my last night as a pregnant lady, just before we met our new baby. I think about how I felt, how I...
Daughter, Granddaughter, Cousin, Sister, Student, Teacher, MOM. These are some of the more prominent roles I have had over the years. The mom gig I have been enjoying for over nine years. It has been amazing. Okay, tough, too,...
When two out of three kids crawled into my bed shortly before 4:00 this morning, after all these years of having kids, I still believed I'd go back to bed for a while. The smallest kicked and wrestled with...
Are you one of those crazy people? By "crazy" I mean EXTREMELY patient when it comes to finding out the gender of your baby. Judging by my tone, I'm sure you can assume that I am NOT one to wait...
It's that time of year to start thinking about going back to school. Those thoughts always come with both excitement and dread from parents and kids alike. Here at Des Moines Moms Blog, we want to equip you parents out there with...
You may be familiar with the Body by Vi fitness and weight loss program. Honestly, I've never tried it. But, I have undergone several years with another program that you may not be as familiar with.
It's called Body by...
It’s that time of year again. July 4th has passed. Summer is more than half over. Can you believe it? I grew up in Minnesota where schools did not start until after Labor Day, so here in Iowa it’s a new experience...
It all began just before Christmas, when I got my dog, Finley. She was a “free” dog, from a friend’s parents' farm. And we all know that “free” dogs aren’t really free, right?
So… we spent a lot of time...
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We Love summer in Des Moines! We've got you covered from pools, outdoor movies, and farmers markets to berry picking, road races, and parades.
