Iowa City Moms Blog

When school dismissed for the year, a resounding groan was heard from our home. Not because we weren’t looking forward to lazy summer days by the pool, but because for the first time ever we had to figure out...

We hope to see you there!! If you work outside the home or can't make morning play dates, no worries! We're excited to be announcing another event soon that hopefully all of you will be able to attend!! So...

As you all know, Father's Day is coming up on Sunday. So the ladies of Iowa City Moms Blog wanted to take a little time to honor our husbands for being such amazing fathers. It takes a special person...

It’s Hunting Season in the Claussen household. No, we aren’t trekking through the forest and fields tracking deer, pheasant, or turkey.  And no, you won’t find us sitting patiently in our hunting blinds waiting for ducks. You may, however,...

(Wanted and Unwanted Opinions & Advice) I am the first one to admit – I am a first time mom and feel completely clueless on what to do with the baby once he gets here. Social media has been a...

Today, my friends, the post is about YOU.  Our amazing readers and followers of the Iowa City Moms Blog! As we have now rolled into our third month of the blog, and have hosted our first big event, I've...

If you have been following the Iowa City Moms Blog for any amount of time, you have probably caught on to the fact that many of our writers (including myself) are self-proclaimed “barganistas”, “clearance-rack junkies”, “garage sale queens”, etc. ...

What’s Your Number? Is it 1? 2? 4? 9? Or even 20? My number is two:   that’s how many kiddos we decided to bring into our home sweet home. It wasn’t an easy decision, this simple little number. My husband, the baby with two older siblings, only...

Well, we think it's safe to say that last night's Mom's Night Out was a COMPLETE SUCCESS!! In fact, we were hoping to get a "thank-you" post up by 1pm today, but we were so exhausted from all of...

Just in case we haven't given you enough reminders, here is one more:  Today is the LAST DAY to buy tickets for the Mom's Night Out on Monday, June 3rd! To buy your ticket, CLICK HERE.  And after you...