The holidays are magical, but let’s be honest…we all know who is making the magic happen behind the scenes.  MOMS!  Join Emily, Sarah and Shelby this week covering holiday traditions.  From Santa to Elf on the Shelf, we are giving our unfiltered opinions about our favorite traditions (and the traditions we don’t plan on adding to our list).

Christmas is almost here! Are you still struggling to find the perfect gift for a kid in your life? Let us help! In this week's episode Alyx and Darcy discuss their favorite toys. They start off by talking about gifts for babies and then go into toys for different ages, gender based toys, gender neutral toys, and finally their favorite books to read with their littles. We hope our tips, tricks and ideas help make your holiday shopping a little easier. 

In this week’s episode, Alyx, Sarah and Emily chat all about school parties (both leading as a teacher and attending as a mom), school holiday activities, and teacher gifts. Tune in to hear their thoughts on the favorite things their students have gifted in the past and some really awesome (and easy!) ways you can support your child’s teacher on the day of a holiday party or field trip. 

It’s the most wonderful time of the year!  Last week we talked about managing the holidays when you have to travel to see family.  Jess, Kara and Shelby are on this week to discuss how they manage the holidays when everyone lives in town.  Listen to hear our tips about scheduling, communicating with family and making sure to leave time for just us with our kids.  We share suggestions of fun things to do around Kansas City as well as some traditions we have with our families.  Grab some eggnog and press play!

Santa Claus is coming to town and so are we! This week we officially kick off our holiday series with Darcy and Emily talking about traveling out of town during the holidays. The highs, the lows, and all that comes with merging family traditions when you get married, and creating new plans and traditions when you have kids. Listen to hear our advice for prioritizing our core families while still making time for our extended families. This episode had us wanting to put up our trees and play Michael Bublé on repeat–listen at your own risk!

Join Alyx, Kara and Sarah share stories of how they got their fur babies, how they introduced their pets to their new baby, and more. They even touch on helping kids cope with the loss of a pet. 

Over the years, we have heard a lot of comments about how special our group of friends is and in today’s episode we will dive into some of the why.  We have monthly mom dates and a special day off together in the fall.  We also discuss meeting other moms and making new friends.  Join Darcy, Emily, Jess and Shelby to learn more about how we prioritize our friendship amidst the chaos of motherhood.  

They say teachers make more minute by minute decisions than brain surgeons, and I would venture to say that teachers who are also moms make more than that! Join Emily, Kara, and Sarah as they explore the joys and challenges of balancing lesson plans with family plans, navigating the hectic school year while creating cherished memories at home, and making sure all of their kids (at home and at school) get them at their very best.

Have you ever looked at your parents as grandparents and wondered, “Where was that person when I was a kid?”  This episode is all about our kids’ favorite people: GRANDPARENTS!  Join Alyx, Emily, Jess and Shelby as we dive into all the wonderful and unbelievable things our parents and in-laws do.  We start at the beginning with announcing pregnancies to grandparents and meeting the babies for the first time.  Other topics include: grandparents living nearby vs. far away, values being passed to the next generation, what we appreciate most about them, and some of the crazy things they let their grandkids get away with!

This week, Alyx, Darcy and Jess are taking a walk down memory lane as we discuss all things related to a Baby Registry. Join us as we cover topics like our favorite baby items, gimmicks we unfortunately fell for, our favorite gifts to give expecting moms and how things have changed over the last few years. If you are expecting or know someone who is expecting, this episode is for you!