Des Moines Mom

Join us for our June Play Date at Heritage Carousel & Park Hooray!! Summer is here, and what better way to celebrate than an amazing morning filled with carousel rides, rocket slides, splash pad fun, picnics, and a chance to meet other moms?!...

I had some other titles in mind for this post. Let It Grow You Grow, Girl But if you are anything like me, Frozen references make you nauseous now. And the second title was out for obvious reasons. Since I am a wannabe...

The kids and I commenced our summer break almost four weeks ago, and it’s already starting to fly by. It’s not so much the weeks that are fleeting as it is the days. At the end of almost every day, I...

Sometimes things in life just line up perfectly. My family and I recently moved from Ankeny to Polk City. Around this same time, Sharon Hatten from RoomScapes approached us at DMMB and was interested in working with us. Yes,...

Have you ever wished your child's outfits would magically show up on your doorstep? Keep reading.... Last year I heard about a really cool style-in-a-box service called PanacheBox. PanacheBox selects pieces from children’s clothing brands around the world and then puts together stylish...

This has been a big year for my family, to say the least. A new home, a new baby coming, two moves, and so much more. Even with all the things we've had going on, my sweet husband made...

"You never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice." ~ Bob Marley On October 16, 2008, I received a phone call that would change my life forever. We learned the devastating news that our two-week-old...

I cannot tell you what an amazing time we had at our Mother's Day Celebration hosted by Crème Cupcake! With over 55 people attending our SOLD OUT event, we ate, drank, and decorated the morning away! While the moms got...

When writing a blog post about an illness that affects 1 of 7 women and 1 of 10 men during the most transforming period of their lives, it is difficult to decide which 600 words to include and what thousands of...

Last week, some friends and I went to see the movie Moms' Night Out. {I HIGHLY recommend you do the same!} Moms across the country have been raving about this movie since it came out Mother's Day weekend. I had...