A letter to Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow’s Wish 15 program pushed a 16-year-old Loveland girl to the front of a long line of young women whose hearts flutter at the idea of spending a little time with the star player.
On Thursday, Bailey Knaub learned she’d get to spend time with Tebow and his family [...]

For Highlands Ranch resident Jennie Sanford, “couponing” is a verb and an avocation, saving her up to 90 percent on her grocery bill.
But here’s where her story veers from the well-trod path of extreme couponers: Sanford, whose day job is in banking, uses her extra freebies and pennies-on-the-dollar purchases to help others.
In 2009, when a [...]

The memory from eight years ago is almost as vivid as if it had occurred only seconds ago.
My wife was in the recovery room at Penrose Community Hospital in Colorado Springs, having delivered our first child, a daughter who came early and under emergency conditions.
Behind drawn curtains in the crowded recovery room, we watched a [...]

Through Sunday. This weekend is your last chance to go head-to-head with the mighty T. rex in “T. Rex Encounter” at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. The bilingual, kid-focused exhibit guides guests through a Cretaceous period environment, complete with robotic dinosaurs that can “see” visitors coming. Watch out for the wily velociraptors and [...]

This time of year is filled with good intentions and goals for the coming year. In the past I’ve resolved to exercise regularly, to engage my son in more educational activities, to spend more time with my remaining grandparents, and even to learn to cook better. While I’ve had mixed success in actually implementing these [...]

For most of her 100 years, Minka Disbrow tried to find out what became of the precious baby girl she gave up for adoption after being raped as a teen.
She hoped, but never imagined, she would see her Betty Jane again.
The cruel act of violence bore in Disbrow an enduring love for the child. She [...]

The years fly by. Especially with a child in your life. People tell you to enjoy every minute. It’s advice not to be ignored.
Take a moment, stop and watch your child. Just a moment seared in your mind will become a time you will never forget because it will never be again.
As these moments pile [...]

Ben Ahlman had a ticket to attend the Denver Broncos game Sunday, but his plan fell apart when his wife, Ashley, went into labor on New Year’s Eve and gave birth to Aubrey Faith Ahlman at 12:01 Sunday morning.
The 6-pound, 5-ounce girl, born at Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center in Lafayette, has a claim as [...]

JANUARY
1: Happy new year!
8: Argyle Day. Wear some socks with the fun and funky pattern.
15: The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr​.’s birthday; the civil rights leader was born in 1929. (You get off school on the 16th).
17: Kid Inventors’ Day. Celebrating

There are two types of kids. Kids who behave better for other people than for their parents and kids that are better behaved for their parent than other adults.
My boys are better for other people. At school they are respectful and hard-working. I’ve been know to act incredulous whenever someone compliments [...]