Katie Cox

Katie Cox
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Katie Cox grew up in small town Iowa. After graduating college, she married her college sweetheart, Ben, who happens to be the funniest, sweetest and most handsome guy she knows. Katie became a momma for the first time in August 2009 to her adorable son Drake and again in March of 2012 to her sweet little boy Charlie. Katie blogs at Happy Where I Stand where she shares both heartfelt and hilarious stories from the front line of motherhood.

Birthday Party Tips and Tricks Plus Theme Ideas

Twice a year I get to do one of my favorite things-Throw a birthday party! I have thrown 7 birthday parties for my 2 kids and each time I learn a trick that makes...

Finding Joy in the Uncomfortable

Two weeks ago we packed up our SUV, dressed our two boys (5 and 2 1/2) in Hawkeye gear, and headed east for a day full of family and football. Can I tell you a secret?...
Fall Favorites, Must-Haves, Fashion, Recipes, Pumpkin

Fall Favorites

As much as I would love to slow down time and bask in the laid back pace of summer for just a bit longer, time keeps marching on. Before we know it we will be...

Little Pnuts: Review and Giveaway

With Little Pnuts we hope to get children back into imagination, creativity, and play. We want children to get up off the couch, step from behind a computer, turn off the television, and find accomplishment in...

A Letter to My Newlywed Self

Today my husband and I are celebrating nine years of marriage. It is sometimes hard to recognize those people who walked down the aisle nine years ago. I was just 21 and he was 23. We...

Just a Little Easier

Five years ago I sat rocking my sweet firstborn as he screamed and arched his back from the pain from his fiery reflux and cried for hours on end due to the relentless colic....

Favorite Things: Trader Joe’s Edition

Call me crazy (or even creepy), but I love getting a glimpse of what other people are buying at the grocery store. I have found lots of new and interesting items by "spying" on...

Redshirting Your Kindergartner

I first heard the phase "redshirting your kindergartner" a few years ago while I was watching an episode of 60 Minutes. The story went into great detail on why parents did or did not choose...

Secrets from a Boy Mom

It’s Boymom Week on the blog, and our super-heroic moms of all boys are talking all things BOY! Click here to read other posts in this special series brought to you by DMMB's boymoms. I am the very proud...

Things Our Children Will Never Know

I was reflecting the other day about how much has changed since I was a child (just writing that sentence makes me feel super old) and about some of the things that my children...