Victoria
Victoria is a wife and mom of two. Her firstborn, Joshua passed away shortly after birth in 2013. Her rainbow daughter, Madeline just started kindergarten. Victoria and her husband, Patrick, were both born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri and love spending time exploring the city with their daughter. Victoria is a full-time working mom, dance mom, soccer mom, t-ball mom, PTA mom, slightly over-scheduled mom. Victoria has a passion for creating and spends way too much time pinning new crafts, recipes, and party ideas on Pinterest. She sometimes blogs over at Life with Madeline - www.lifewithmadeline.com
Birth Story: Our Rainbow Baby
This birth story series is sponsored by HCA Midwest Health.
The familiar wave of nausea had hit me hard. I crawled back in bed only...
Moving During These COVID Times
Like a lot of families, we have spent a lot of time at home this last year. All of that time at home made...
Self-Care When You are Too Busy for Self-Care
I would love a day off. An actual no work, no mile-long to-do list, no shuttling a tiny human all around town — day...
Honoring Black History Month as a White Mom
With the arrival of Black History Month, I’ve been giving a lot of thought to how I, as a white mom, can honor and...
Have a Paws-itively Merry Christmas with Your Pets
While a pandemic has had us staying home more and more, we have had to find different ways to keep ourselves entertained. We have...
Recognizing My Anxiety
I was mindlessly scrolling through TikTok (don’t judge — I’m blaming the COVID-19 quarantine for this new pastime) when I first realized that the...
Back-to-School Anxiety
This time last year, I was writing about sending my baby girl off to kindergarten.
I was anxious and nervous about sending this piece of...
How to Stay Healthy and Have Fun this Summer
Well, it happened. The school somehow came to a close. There are no more Zoom calls scheduled with teachers and no more trying to...
Finding Your Win in Stressful Times
I will admit I didn’t want to write this. I wanted to be writing about surviving dance recitals and the best coffee shops for...
Spring Break Fun in Eastern Jackson County
We had too many weekends this winter where the cold weather kept us inside, and we are more than ready to get outside...
Choosing Us
I’m a sucker for Valentine’s Day. I love all the cheesy, romantic flowers, cards, chocolates, and I even love the heart-shaped jewelry. It always...
A Very Kansas City Christmas at Crown Center
This post is sponsored by Crown Center, Kansas City's Christmas tradition.
For our family, there is nothing more magical than Crown Center at Christmas time....
When Your Rainbow Baby Misses the Sibling They Never Knew
“Is Josh still a baby or is he grown up?” asks my sweet rainbow girl from the backseat.
I look at her dad, our eyes...
Mommy and Me Painting at Pinot’s Palette
My five-year-old, Madeline and I recently created our Summer Super Fun Adventure List. Since this is her last summer before starting kindergarten and “big...
A Busy Moms Tips for Throwing an At Home Party
The at-home birthday party. There is something sweet and timeless about hosting a birthday at home. It can be as extravagant (bounce houses and...
