It’s hard to swing my own pregnant belly these days without bumping into another pregnant gal! Spring isn’t just for animals procreating, it seems humans love to have spring, summer and early fall babies as well. With babies comes showers, lots and lots of showers—cakes, silly games and gifting. This April I wanted to dedicate [...]

This year I began my education activism in earnest. My tipping point was when my youngest daughter’s school defended their worksheet-based, everyone does the same thing, curriculum. After being rebuffed by the school, I used my blog to express my feelings. And, I’ll tell you – that got their attention, even though that was not [...]

Two of the harshest food critics I know live in my home and are both under the age of 8. It’s a daily struggle to sneak a morsel of something resembling health into their diet and often results in a complete surrender by dinner time. Yet, these two, picky eaters are absolutely thrilled to cast their [...]

So want to celebrate Earth Day with your kids in a fun, interesting, cheap way that might just save the planet? 
Well, let’s head on over to the bus stop…

One person switching to public transit for just one day can reduce daily carbon emissions by 20 pounds – over a year that’s more than 4,800 pounds. [...]

Over Spring Break, our family traveled to the capital of Colorado’s left coast and my hometown, Grand Junction.
One of the biggest attractions in the region is a family fun center called Bananas. It has a mini golf course, go-carts, a huge enclosed pavilion packed with bounce houses and slides, batting cages, an arcade, laser [...]

President Barack Obama made a surprise visit to a group of 50 8th-graders from Longmont this afternoon, taking questions about what he likes about the job and telling a math teacher he does not want to cut education funding.
“Are you all from Colorado?” Obama asked the group of cheering kids, some of whom were wearing [...]

The Washington Monument will be one of the first things 13-year-old Adam Schane sees after landing in Washington, D.C., this morning — it’s one of the sites he is most excited to visit.
But Adam’s chance to clamber to the top of the towering monument seemed in danger of being lost as lawmakers came close to [...]

A great gal’s night out! Stir Cooking School whips up fun evenings filled with yummy recipes, hands-on lessons and eating. There are even classes for children at this school.

Walking together for stronger, healthier babies
March for Babies is the nation’s oldest and biggest event for mom/baby health. It’s also the largest annual March of Dimes fundraiser. Money raised funds a range of March of Dimes programs that work to improve the health of moms and babies. Thousands of Coloradans get involved in the event [...]

Every month, Mile High Mamas features a Q & A from The Children’s Hospital on a different health topic. This month’s topic is all about how to sooth your child’s springtime allergies.