4 Ways To Fall Asleep in 5 Minutes If you are anything like me, and a lot of other moms, sleep has become a delicacy like no other. That feeling at the end of a day when the kids are …
4 Ways To Fall Asleep in 5 Minutes
How To Make Bedtime Less Exhausting
How To Make Bedtime Less Exhausting Let’s face it – as parents, we’re not willingly pulling all-nighters anymore! For us, sleep is a valuable commodity. Consistently receiving 7 to 8 hours of sleep allows us to maintain our health and …
Des Moines Parent Spotlight: Thomas Brogan
Des Moines Parent Spotlight: Thomas Brogan Did you know that Thomas Brogan was the founder of Des Moines Parent!? Yepp, Thomas originally created Des Moines Parent and in early 2015 I took over. I am forever grateful to him for originally …
Toddlers in the Kitchen
Toddlers in the Kitchen The first time my toddler tried to help me make dinner was a disaster! It had been a doozy of a day. The kitchen was a mess, we we already late getting dinner started, and I …
Not My Best Mommy
Not My Best Mommy “I wasn’t my best mommy, today,” I whispered to my husband as he came upstairs from putting our three year old, C, to bed. A single giant tear rolled down my cheek as he reached across …
Tips For Going to Adventureland
Last summer, our family of 5 had season passes to Adventureland and we used them nearly every weekend throughout the summer. There was a time when we avoided Adventureland. Not because we didn’t like it, but because we weren’t sure how …
Loud Noises Waking Up Your Children?
For some parents bedtime is easy. For the rest of us who have some struggles you may have had this experience. You have just spent an hour rocking your child to sleep. They finally fell asleep! You tip toe with …
Money Saving Tips – Water Recycling
It’s been a few weeks since I posted any tips about saving money. If you’ve been thinking it’s because we’ve run out of ways to save money, think again. Saving money is always on the forefront of Lance’s mind. Making …
Adventureland Amusement Park Tips
For most people growing up in Iowa, Adventureland certainly has a nostalgic quality to it. I remember an awesome vacation when I was a little girl that involved Adventureland, a stay at the Adventureland Inn (with a poolside room AND …
Adventure Bay Tips For Families
Adventure Bay is the water park area of Adventureland amusement park, a Des Moines area favorite. It features a wave pool, slides, lazy river and lots of fun things for young children to do. We spent a day splashing around …
3 Things I Wish I Would Have Known Before Becoming a Parent
1. Crying like a baby is okay. I’m not talking about your newborn crying, I’m talking about you, momma. The lady who just had a baby and has crazy hormone levels. You are probably suffering from some anxiety and sleep …
3 Easy Ways to Save Money
I think that in today’s day in age, we are all looking to cut costs and save our pennies. Here are a couple of ways we’re saving money in our household. 1. Learn how to cut your husband’s …
6 Common Parenting Mistakes
Being a parent is perhaps the most difficult profession in the world. Parents play a crucial role of rearing their children who will soon take their place in the society that they are currently living in. This is one of …