My family recently flew to Florida for a trip that was canceled the year before due to Covid. Like us, it seems as though many families are starting to travel again. Traveling with three young kids (or any number...
My first-hand experience courtesy of Megabus.com
I travel a lot. In fact, travel is my life – or at least my job. So you could say that I have a few tricks up my sleeve when it comes to making...
A couple of weeks ago we loaded up the van and drove 2.5 hours up to Storm Lake to enjoy our first vacation as a family of four at King's Pointe Waterpark Resort.
This was our second time staying at...
The Omni Dallas Hotel hosted Des Moines Moms Blog and fellow City Moms Blog Network Site Owners at #SisterSiteConf16. As a thank you, we’re providing this review and giveaway. All opinions are 100% our own!
Last year myself and two of our executive...
How am I going to survive this vacation?
Why does it seem like going on a "relaxing" family vacation never ends up being relaxing for moms? Between the planning, packing, traveling, child wrangling, feeding, and laundry there never seems to...
Everyone knows that the happiest place on earth is Walt Disney World, right?
In our family, I am the planner. I arrange flights, rental cars, activities, tickets, food, as well as making sure everyone is appropriately packed. I stress over...
Summer’s not over yet! With more than 3 weeks left til school starts, there’s still plenty of time to take a family road trip. And if you haven’t been to Omaha recently, I highly recommend heading west for a...
One of our favorite things to do in the summer is taking a day trip to Kansas City. It's an easy drive from Des Moines and there are plenty of things to do to keep us busy while we...
This post is part 2 of 5 in the series Quick Trips from Des Moines.
When it comes to weekend getaways, we take a lot of them (oh, the downfalls of being a travel writer!) One destination that never disappoints my...
I'll be honest... I don't get out much. And I definitely don't travel much. But this September I had the opportunity to go to the City Moms Blog Network Sister Site Conference at The Woodlands Resort in Houston, Texas....
In + Around Des Moines
Summer Programs at The Little White Schoolhouse
Keep your kids engaged with learning during the summer with Jump Start at The Little White Schoolhouse in Ankeny, Iowa. It is designed to...
