Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and while I am not one to give into the Hallmark holiday, this year, I couldn’t resist, but only because of Hank the Tank. It’s like once you have kids, you kind of see what Hallmark is all about. I have found two delightful Colorado-based companies that will bring [...]

**CONTEST CLOSED. CONGRATULATIONS TO WINNER MELODY MASCARENAZ!**
Disney’s Emmy Award-winning Imagination Movers “In a Big Warehouse” concert tour will be in Denver at the Paramount Theatre on March 11 & 12.
The Imagination Movers television series, which features the blue-suited band as brainstormers working hard to solve “Idea Emergencies” in their Idea Warehouse, is a [...]

Dear Mama Drama:
My four-year-old son has become exceptionally defiant and I am at a loss of how to respond.
When I ask him to do something, he tells me no. When I tell him to do it or he will not be able to watch TV or he will lose his toys he isn’t cleaning up, [...]

**CONTEST CLOSED. WE “SOLD OUT” AFTER A MERE 12 HOURS. THANKS TO ALL WHO ENTERED!**
Our loss is your gain!
The Bad: Mile High Mamas recently had an event canceled due to inclement weather.
The Good: We now have 80 tickets up for grabs to the Colorado Garden & Home Show Feb. 12 – 20 at the Colorado [...]

My family had an unprecedented vacation to Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR).
It wasn’t just attributed to the eight inches of fresh powder without a lift line in sight or the glistening Elk Mountains (the frozen equivalent of Shangri-La). But rather, because I skied my first double-black diamond run (Rachels)…and later managed to fall getting [...]

Through Saturday. Appearing in a puff of smoke, it’s “Disney Live! Mickey’s Magic Show” at the Wells Fargo Theatre. Starring Master Magician Mickey, Minnie and pro illusionist Brad Ross, the show features live renditions of some of Disney’s most famous magic tricks. See Cinderella’s tattered dress transform into a ball gown with a wave of [...]

My daughter Scout was diagnosed with Sensory Processing Disorder about 8 weeks ago.
It started a while ago… we just thought she was being a pain-in-the-butt 3 year old.
“NO! I won’t wear underwear….
or my coat
or socks
or certain pants
or shoes that aren’t tight enough
or pajamas
or blankets when I sleep”
I thought she was just exercising her independence. One [...]

I really messed up with my older kids.
I taught them that the protuberance on their faces is called a nose. If I had my wits about me as a young mom, I might have seen the wisdom in teaching them that it is called a Sniff Sniff or maybe even a Snot Hovel.
Nose [...]