Back when I was growing up, “real” photos were a big deal. My parents owned a camera, but it was only used for special occasions or the rare candid moment. We’d have to wait for them to fill a whole roll to have them developed and only then could we see what images [...]

Bubbles are fun anytime. Fog is a necessity for spooky Halloween effects. What if you combine them and make smoke filled bubbles? Then bounce and play with the super bubbles and you will be the hit of your Halloween party.
Touchable Boo Bubbles
Dip the free end of the rubber tubing into the bubble solution to wet [...]

Saturday. Olde Town Arvada gets a little spooky at the 15th annual Festival of Scarecrows. Seasonal scarecrows will be posted all around town—visitors can vote for their favorites. Youngsters are encouraged to wear costumes, too, and march in a Halloween parade around Town Square. 57th Street is the place to be for kiddos, with face-painting, [...]

For most of my life, through school and college and dating, through TTC (trying to conceive) and infertility, I was mostly guided by my head. I learned early on the surest way out of any problem was to study it, analyze it, work it, contemplate it.
I was pretty successful with this method. I earned several [...]

I started adding all the great ski deals on the regular Deals post and realized that there really is too many deals to have in the other weekly post. Just before the season gets started and areas are announcing their deals and events – I will pass them along to you! If you know of [...]

With a combination of food deals and fun events, there are a lot of great deals this week. Speaking of fun events, we are excited at MileHighMamas to get our photos done by the AMAZING Iman Woods. I can’t say that I’ve been called a “Betty” before – but looking forward to the experience! If [...]

One of the many upsides of having a large family is we have enough people for our own in-house fantasy football league. There are 10 of us, so we fill out our brackets nicely and split into 2 neat divisions.
One of the downsides of having a family fantasy football league is when the 13-month-old’s team [...]

It’s our favorite fruit and American as, well, its most popular baked good.
A new apple season is here, offering a crisp, sweet edge to fall meals plus the promise of lots of pie — and pie-inspired dishes.
What makes apples and apple pie so

In the beginning, there was Monte Vista On-Line Academy. Its state-assigned “pilot project” status signaled its daring, and its 13 students, wired up and logged on, were spared hours of bumping along rugged San Luis Valley roads to and from brick-and-mortar schools.
Now, no longer provisional or experimental, and championed by a strange-bedfellows mix of parents, [...]

Are you ready to enjoy this Halloween season? If so, we have the exclusive Colorado guide to the best Halloween activities in the area. We got all the info on fun for all ages throughout the month of October.  Plan some family events to enjoy all that Halloween has to offer. Don’t forget to practice your screams.
 All events are through Oct. 31 unless otherwise [...]