This week, I am embarking on a multi-state road-trip by myself with two kids.
If you have never been impressed with me, now is your opportunity.
I am already nine hours into it and am currently in Utah where i attended Evo Conference last week. Over the next few days, I will drive to Sandpoint (one of [...]

Want a dose of Colorado history and culture all in one shot?
On July 30 and 31, Central City Days will feature a full smattering of family-friendly activities to discover the best of Colorado, including historic hiking, walking and biking tours, rooftop Colorado Mead, wine and beer tasting parties and casual performances designed to “wow”.
Central City [...]

The long days of summer are here and many of us are left wondering how to fill the endless hours with fun activities for our brood.
Local mom and writer Kyrie Collins has provided some fresh answers in her must-have book Playdate with Denver & Colorado’s Front Range: 200 Creative Adventures for Kids and [...]

The vintage jewels draping Lakeside Amusement Park, one of America’s grande dame of family entertainment attractions, may be tarnished, but they glow with the gravitas of age.
“It’s a real classic,” says Jim Futrell, a historian with the National Amusement Park Historical Association.
If you were to walk through Lakeside on Independence Day weekend in 1908 — [...]

Happy Fourth of July! Looking for a fantastic fireworks display? Let us help you plan for the big day. Whether you’re looking for patriotic music, family fun, food, fireworks or all of the above, there’s something here for you. Check back for updates and additions.
Arvada’s “Celebration of the Spirit of America”
July 4: Festivities begin at [...]

With the kids on the rampage this summer, what mom wouldn’t love some time for herself? The Spa at The Inverness is here to help.
This award-winning spa is giving away a 50-minute Sea Water Pearl Facial to one lucky Denver mom. The new luxurious Phytomer facial is designed to infuse the skin with ultra-moisturizing marine [...]

Crib-related accidents send 26 children to U.S. emergency rooms each day and result in more than 110 deaths annually, according to a recent study in the journal Pediatrics. And for the first time in nearly 30 years, federal mandatory crib standards have been updated. Beginning June 28, 2011, anyone that manufactures or sells baby cribs [...]

When I heard about the inaugural KEEN Vail Kids Adventure Race last year, I knew my 6-year-old daughter Hadley simply had to try it.
This is her year.
On Saturday, August 13, 2011, kids ages six through 12 will get a fun introduction to adventure racing. Teams of two work together to navigate a variety of [...]

With laudable Summit County neighbors such as Vail, Breckenridge and Keystone, the town of Frisco often gets overlooked when, in actuality, we should be putting “Frisco: The Main Street to the Rockies” at the top of our list.
I fell in love with Frisco a couple of years ago when we stayed just a stone’s throw [...]

Last night, my husband Jamie and I battled it out over his pumpkins on the premiere of NBC’s The Marriage Ref .
Sadly, we didn’t win. I honestly did not go into it thinking we would but of course, I always hoped because that’s why we did the show. Bills were piling up and my knee [...]