Iowa City

When I was little, I LOVED Halloween. Dressing up in fun costumes {I was Barbie…a lot}, carving pumpkins and Trick-or-Treating.  I never really ate much of my candy.  Instead, I just sorted it into appropriate piles, counting how many...

My husband and I have a document on the desktop of our computer that is a running list of all of our baby’s “firsts”.  It includes her first time rolling over, first tooth, and even first time using a...

This week’s weather informs me that we are in the midst of fall, and I. am. LOVING. it!!! The cool, crisp air. The crunch of leaves on the street. The whir of combines in the fields and the hum of...

We can't believe it's finally here!  Our first Charity 5K!  Along with Running Wild Iowa City, we are so excited to welcome you all to Blogger Dash THIS Saturday at 9am in City Park!  Your support in this event...

Mark your calendars, ladies!! Our next Moms Night Out will be held on Monday, November 18th at Iron Hawk Restaurant in downtown Iowa City!! We had so much fun at our last Moms Night Out in June and loved...

Last week sucked.  Seriously, it sucked.  I was fighting a sore throat for a few days, and waited a few more days to finally get to the doctor (typical mom).  The weekend hit, and I couldn’t wait any longer. ...

Hi, I’m Mel and I’m not really an Iowa Citian. Why am I writing for the Iowa City Moms Blog, you ask? Well, I spend most of my waking hours in Iowa City. You see, I’m one of those...

Sometimes, we meet people in life for a reason.  Here at the Iowa City Moms Blog, we had one of those moments at our Health Fair & Family Day in July.  One of our sponsors at the event was...

A veces en la vida, nos conocemos a gente en la vida por una razón.  Aquí en el Iowa City Moms Blog, tuvimos uno de esos momentos en nuestro “Dia de familias” en julio.  Uno de nuestros patrocinadores en...

“Hey Grant it’s time to leave for school,” I tell him. As I make my way to him, strategically avoiding LEGOS and action figures, I can see he’s about to lose it. He breaks out of his toy trance...