The Kansas City metro has experienced an explosion of new inclusive parks in the last few years. Many of these are thanks to the efforts of local non-profit Variety KC as well as individual cities and counties making it...
We've got back-to-back championships from our fabulous Chiefs! While in past years, it was all about Championship gear, this year Travis and Taylor gear is in high demand.
The Travis and Taylor fever is undeniable, which is why so many...
I am writing this while watching coverage of a horrible ending to what was supposed to be a spotlight on Kansas City for the Chiefs Super Bowl parade. I am so mad. I am SO mad. I was at...
You'll never forget where you were. You won't forget how the phone lines jammed and how you waited to hear if your people were safe.
You won't forget what the streets looked like as they were covered in confetti and...
Midwest winters are dreary, windy and predictably unpredictable. An unseasonable 50 degree, sunny day seems to always be followed by a blizzard the next. For parents, the frost and snow can be met with dread as we navigate virtual...
This post is written and sponsored by HCA Midwest Health.
Every mother’s breastfeeding journey is different, and one of the first decisions most new parents make is how to feed their child. There's a lot to learn about the basics...
When I was preparing for an IEP meeting before my daughter started kindergarten, I will admit, I had no idea what I was doing.
I didn't understand the goals, or the jargon. I asked people to look at it for...
This post is sponsored by Future for Football.
College football was a central part of my childhood growing up in a university town. On game days, the town shuts down (it’s a great time to shop at the grocery store...
Your growing family comes with a long list of needs, and buying a car may be one of the biggest decisions you make. Kansas City Mom Collective sat down with Morgan Oakes of Oakes Kia to get her advice for...
For most children, Halloween is an exciting time of year - from pumpkin carving to costume parties, to trick or treating. But for many families of special needs children, Halloween can be a daunting experience - from the costumes...
All of you moms who somehow have kids who will go along with your grand plans to have them dressed in the best Halloween costumes ever, this is not the blog for you.
I know Halloween is like the Super...
I’m sitting here with about a thousand things running through my brain: An invisible checklist of everything that needs to be done for the house, kids, work, school, mental health, physical health, finances, marriage, and taxes (where are my...
Call it woman’s intuition– I walked in the house on a Saturday night, fresh off the airplane from a work conference, and the house was too quiet. Something wasn’t right. Then my husband immediately word vomited that our elderly,...
“Where Coop Coop go?”
A question I get asked several times a week that I wasn’t prepared to answer.
Our golden retriever, Cooper, had just turned five in April and was at the peak of health until suddenly one day he...
The Poop Fest occurred in late January 2022. For context, at the time my oldest daughter was 6 1/2, my middle daughter was six weeks away from turning 4, and my son was 21 months old.
Now, this is a...
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Best Chiefs Photo Ops in Kansas City
Deck your family out in Chiefs gear and head to one (or all!) of the awesome photo ops to celebrate this historic run as...
