My Healthy Plus-size Pregnancy
February 9, 2012 – 7:00 am | No Comment

Plus Size Birth is my new labor of love following a beautiful pregnancy and birthing experience. First came a love for my husband in 1999, then our marriage in July 2008, and most recently six months “trying” for that baby in the baby carriage. We had decided the month we conceived to stop [...]

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A Great Cooldown: McDonald’s Launches New Smoothies and Frappés With Event in Denver!
July 19, 2010 – 7:00 am | 7 Comments
A Great Cooldown: McDonald’s Launches New Smoothies and Frappés With Event in Denver!

On Thursday, Mile High Mamas teamed up with McDonald’s for an event to launch their new McCafé menu in the Denver market. Moms and passersby cooled down at Creekfront Plaza with free samples of McCafé Real Fruit Smoothies and Frappé Blended Ice Drinks.
Because in case you didn’t notice, it’s been a wee bit hot [...]

Product Review: Urban Baby Gourmet – - Local, Homemade and Organic
July 14, 2010 – 7:00 am | 2 Comments
Product Review: Urban Baby Gourmet – - Local, Homemade and Organic

This month I choose to review Urban Baby Gourmet. It’s a Denver-based company and I was impressed with their adorable marketing material and decided to get a gaggle of gals and babies together to sample the goods.

It’s summer and who wants to be stuck in the kitchen making baby food, let someone else do it [...]

Better than baby, dog or husband . . Alpaca! Thoughts into the next super companion.
July 6, 2010 – 7:00 am | 3 Comments
Better than baby, dog or husband . . Alpaca! Thoughts into the next super companion.

I have been obsessed with alpaca since I read an article in Alpenglow magazine a couple years back about an alpaca farm in Grand County. It mentioned something along the lines of how alpacas go to the bathroom in the same exact spot everyday starting from birth given the opportunity. Seriously, no one is trained [...]

New Denver-area grocer offers the best of both worlds with warehouse/supermarket hybrid
June 24, 2010 – 12:00 am | Comments Off
New Denver-area grocer offers the best of both worlds with warehouse/supermarket hybrid

Part warehouse grocery, part conventional supermarket. That’s what customers will experience at SmartCo Foods, a new chain that opened the first of its five Denver-area stores Tuesday.
SmartCo is pitching an all-things-to-all-shoppers approach that analysts say could prove popular — if the chain can establish its identity in Colorado’s competitive grocery industry.
Parent company Smart & Final [...]

As Seen on FOX 31: Outdoor Toys for the Summer Season
June 17, 2010 – 7:00 am | Comments Off
As Seen on FOX 31: Outdoor Toys for the Summer Season

I will be appearing on FOX 31 today (Friday, June 18th) at approximately 9:30 a.m. to tout the following must-have items for the summer season!
1). Sport-Brella
At the park, beach, pool or campsite, the SKLZ Sport-Brella gives you instant protection from the sun, rain, and wind with its domed shape, side flaps and 125 SPF. Its [...]

Product Review: Why KEEN Footwear is Perfect for Colorado Kids
June 15, 2010 – 6:55 am | Comments Off
Product Review: Why KEEN Footwear is Perfect for Colorado Kids

I’ll admit it: When KEEN Footwear contacted me about doing a product review, I jumped for joy. It’s not very often I am asked to review a product I am already passionate about. The reason? If there is a line of shoes that perfectly fits Colorado families on the go, KEEN Footwear is it.
My [...]

Win VTech’s Brand New Touch Learning System: the MobiGo!
June 11, 2010 – 12:50 pm | Comments Off
Win VTech’s Brand New Touch Learning System: the MobiGo!

**CONTEST CLOSED. CONGRATULATIONS TO WINNER RENEE DUNN!**
I have a worthwhile goal this summer: to have my children dedicate some time to schoolwork everyday. But mixing things up and keeping learning fun isn’t easy.
Hence the reason why I send my children to school for nine months out of the year.
That’s why I jumped at the chance [...]

Mama Drama: Getting the Babes to Bed
May 27, 2010 – 7:00 am | 12 Comments
Mama Drama: Getting the Babes to Bed

Dear Mama Drama:
I can’t get my kids to bed at night. They don’t listen when I tell them to stop watching TV or playing and get ready for bed, they fuss about washing their faces and brushing their teeth, and they always have a million reasons why they need to get out of bed. Every [...]

Why Mile High Mamas’ Night Out With Dove Was “The Pits”
May 18, 2010 – 7:00 am | 3 Comments
Why Mile High Mamas’ Night Out With Dove Was “The Pits”

There are different kinds of female bonding: In restaurant bathrooms. Watching chick flicks. Sipping freshly squeezed lemonade at the spa.
But Mile High Mamas’ bloggers experienced a different kind of bonding last week: over armpits.
To help women prep our underarms for the big reveal this summer, Dove® Deodorant has partnered with Beverly Hills Board Certified Dermatologist [...]

Ten family-friendly Denver restaurants you (and your kids) will love!
May 16, 2010 – 7:00 am | 10 Comments
Ten family-friendly Denver restaurants you (and your kids) will love!

Families deserve a break from their own kitchens.
But eating out can be expensive — even out- of-reach — for those whose clans are a few kiddos short of a TLC reality show.
Not to fear: The following Denver-area restaurants offer either free or reduced-price meals for youngsters. Some even provide enough wholesome distractions to let parents [...]