Des Moines Reviews and Articles

We are so excited that we were able to visit the Ice Castles here in Utah again. The Midway Ice Castles have moved locations and are at the Homestead Resort in Midway, and tickets are on sale now. You can use the code USFamily17 for 15% off your admission at the Ice Castles site, and you do need adv…

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*This post is in partnership with USFamilyGuide and any opinions are 100% my own. Get ready for a fun day at Nebraska's Largest Water Park! Family Fun Nights at Fun Plex are a great way to entertain and amuse your whole group in Omaha, all for only one low price!Whip and spin with mom &…

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Calling all parents! Azul Hotels by Karisma & My Gym Children’s Fitness Center have teamed up to host the #ImAMyGymKid Contest! Now through June 30th, parents can submit photos of their Kids being active. The most creative entry will win a trip for four to any Azul Hotel in Mexico, airf…

9 Days of Ways to #FindYourPark during National Park Week With Free Admission to More than 400 National Parks, @NatlParkService & @GoParks Encourage People of All Ages to Discover America’s Treasured Places and Celebrate the Centennial Year   WASHINGTON – The National Park Se…

When it comes to family time - sometimes you just need to have a good time with everyone, relax, and laugh a bit. This is exactly what we had when we visited Ypsilanti and watched the Harlem Globetrotters on tour. They are still touring the US, they wind their way around the US a few times…

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (Feb. 10, 2016) -- After a successful inaugural season last year at 20 locations nationwide, the PGA of America’s PGA Junior Golf Camps for boys and girls ages 6-17 will expand to more than 75 locations in 2016, and debut its Competitive Edge overnight camps for advanc…

We packed up the van last night and headed down to Des Moines for the first night of the LEGO Creativity Tour.  We had a blast and a lot of family fun! We had to take a family selfie in the Big LEGO Brick Pile! I know there will be hundreds of family visiting to…

My family loves exploring our "backyard" and traveling around our home state of Iowa.  One place we love to take a day trip or a weekend vacation to is   Des Moines.  Besides being the state capital and home to several family members, there are a variety of fun, family-friendly destin…

The Bavarian Inn Lodge is a wedding destination for weddings of all sizes and shapes and it has the accolades to prove it. Once again the Bavarian Inn Lodge has been selected as a ­­winner in The Knot Best of Weddings, an award representing the highest-rated wedding professionals as reviewed…

I recently had the opportunity to participate in Schlitterbahn's Mom's Ice Chest Challenge. Complimetary tickets were provided to facilitate this review.                       My kids have wanted to visit Schlitterbahn for some time now a…

Disclaimer: My family received free tickets to Monster Jam in exchange for an honest review of the show! And here it is... A couple weeks ago, my hubs had a dad's night out with our three older kids, a couple of his friends, and more kids! Their destination? MONSTER JAM at the iWireless Center. You…

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  Monster Jam, the monster truck tour rolled into Des Moines, Iowa this past weekend and my family got our first glimpse of this hugely popular event on Friday night. In every city a pit party is held before the main show that gives fans the opportunity to take photographs, get driver autograp…

  What more can I say but...."WOW"!  This was my families first trip to Monster Jam.  All 6 of us, including my husband have never been to a Monster Jam show....until this last week.  I honestly didn't know what to expect.  I had looked on line a little bit...so I kn…

Wow! Crazy! Look at that!  These were the words excitedly shared by my kids as we watched Monster Jam Saturday at the Mid America Center in Council Bluffs. The event began with an introduction for each truck where they showed off some of their skills, jumping into the air, some almost at a 90&d…

I wasn't sure how I'd like Monster Jam....turns out the boys and I all LOVED it!We'd go again, that is for sure...if you missed out going to Council Bluffs this weekend, I think they said they are coming to Lincoln in the spring...totally worth it. The boys have NOT stopped talking about it.Jack's f…

Over Thanksgiving weekend my family was able to attend the Disney on Ice show at Wells Fargo Arena in downtown Des Moines.  The show touring in our area was Passport to Adventure which features our pals Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy & Goofy exploring the magical worlds of The Lion King, The…

I received tickets to Disney on Ice Passport to Adventure to facilitate this review, but the opinions are all mine. On Thursday, our whole family headed out to Disney on Ice to see their Passport to Adventure show. Last year I went with only my two older daughters and the other kids were a littl…