Events

 Please Join Us for a New Moms Event 10.5.13 10am to noon Valley Community Center (4444 Fuller Rd. WDM) We are so excited to offer this community event exclusively for moms in their first year of motherhood. Join us along with other NEW MOMS to...

A remarkable Ames mama named Angie DeWaard reached out to us recently. She is part of a group of women organizing a fundraiser for Charlie Cole, a 10 month-old Seattle infant battling a rare form of leukemia called juvenile myelomonocyctic...

Consignment Season is OPEN! Today's post is sponsored by Just Between Friends - the nation's leading children's and maternity consignment event being held at Events Center West September 27-29 in West Des Moines.  You may remember our interview with Sally Messinger, the founder of...

Some of you are probably thinking this post is a joke. "Enjoying" the Iowa State Fair with Littles?? Impossible! Well, I am here to tell you that you CAN conquer, and even enjoy, the Iowa State Fair with your...

Who had so much fun at July's Playdate at Noodle Zoo featuring Jonathan May Comedy Magician??? We did for sure!! And we hope you did, too. Jonathan did such a good job entertaining our children with not only a...

JOIN US FOR OUR AUGUST PLAYDATE AT HERITAGE CAROUSEL & PARK It’s hard to think that school starting is just around the corner!!  That said, we would love for you to come celebrate with us for another hoorah before the...

Does your family enjoy being active outdoors?  Or do you wish your kids had an interest in something other than video games and Barbie dolls?  Let me offer a suggestion- Scheel's Kids Club! A Fun, Free Event for Kids I only...

To some the words HAPPIEST and 5K should never be allowed to be in the same sentence. To others, crazy people like me, we think they go hand in hand. When the coordinators of The Color Run pursued us...

This week we celebrate Independence Day. The 4th of July is usually a family holiday for us: Grilling, snappers, sparklers, the little parachute men, and as soon as the sun goes down, the fireworks light up the sky. This...

Next Tuesdsay is the Magic Show at Noodle Zoo Ankeny. We're so excited to meet new families and enjoy dinner and a show together! Here's what you need to know: Date: Tuesday, July 9th Time: 4:30 pm - 5:15 magic show, 5:15...