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
Making the Elf on the Shelf a Fun (and Easy) Tradition
Can I let you in on a secret? I LOVE Christmas! OK, so maybe that’s not a big secret. The day after Halloween I start asking my husband to please bring up all of...
Halloween in Kansas City
I love a good excuse for my daughter to wear her Halloween costume. Here are some of the best excuses to wear a costume, I mean Halloween events around Kansas City.
Boo at the Zoo...
Baby Loss Resources in Kansas City
One in four pregnancies end in loss.
That is one of the statistics that if I heard it before February 22, 2013 I must have not listened. I mean those kinds of things only happen...
Making the Most of KC Weekends
My daughter was just six weeks old when I begrudgingly went back to work. At the time I was working in a job I hated and for people who were less than understanding about...
Why We Love Princesses
In our house, we have embraced the princess theme.
Since having my daughter four years ago, I have read several articles that speak about not using the term “princess” with our daughters. That it makes...
The Bedtime Battle
Our four-year-old daughter, Madeline, is our rainbow baby. Our first born, our son, Joshua, was passed away 36 hours after he was born the year before his little sister. When we had Madeline, I...
Preeclampsia Awareness Month – My Story
My first foray into motherhood didn’t go how I had always pictured it. I didn’t get the natural, peaceful birth I had imagined just my husband and I breathing together, focused on bringing our...
I {heart} Parents as Teachers
As a mom, I’m always looking for opportunities to help my daughter grow and learn. When I was still pregnant with Madeline, I read article upon article about the various ways to help nurture...
How to Start a Babysitting Co-Op
When it comes to date night, my husband and I used to be great.
From the very beginning of our relationship, we always made time for each other and we went on some pretty...
I’m Not Hungry; How to Get a Picky Eater to Eat When They Refuse
Lately, I'm convinced my three-year-old is conducting an experiment to see how little a preschooler can eat and actually survive.
We recently had a four-day weekend, and by day four I couldn't even remember the...
Kansas City Rocks
Most of us that live in the Kansas City metro area know that Kansas City rocks.
There are amazing parks, fabulous shopping, great places to eat (hello, barbecue), wonderful museums, awesome sports teams, and so...
Life of a First Time Dance Mom
From the moment we were told we were having a girl, I started dreaming of tutus and tap shoes. So when Madeline turned two, and had already been dancing around the house from the...
