Win Dad a Family Vacation to YMCA of the Rockies!
May 21, 2012 – 6:15 am | Comments Off

If there is an affordable, fun family vacation that rivals YMCA of the Rockies, I’d like to know about it.
Since I moved to Colorado almost 10 years ago, we have had a family reunion and multiple trips to both of the YMCA of the Rockies’ Colorado locations.
As new parents with an irascible, insomniac toddler, [...]

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Kid Friendly or Pirate Frenzy? Denver welcomes ‘Real Pirates’
March 6, 2011 – 6:59 am | 2 Comments
Kid Friendly or Pirate Frenzy? Denver welcomes ‘Real Pirates’

Ahoy buckos! Denver is being invaded by pirates!
Not to worry though, they are all inside of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science at Real Pirates: The Untold Story of the Whydah from Slave Ship to Pirate Ship exhibit.
The exhibit is a winding adventure that teaches everything about pirates while weaving in facts and artifacts [...]

Colorado Mountain Mamas’ FREE Spring Fling Event & Giveaways Galore (including a membership!)
March 5, 2011 – 7:00 am | Comments Off
Colorado Mountain Mamas’ FREE Spring Fling Event & Giveaways Galore (including a membership!)

Spring is just around the corner and Colorado Mountain Mamas, a local leader in helping moms get outdoors with their kids, is holding their annual Spring Fling on Monday, March 21 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Audubon Center at Chatfield.
The free event is open to the public and there will be [...]

Rango review: It’s easy being mean as chameleon steps into sheriff’s boots
March 4, 2011 – 10:15 am | Comments Off
Rango review: It’s easy being mean as chameleon steps into sheriff’s boots

A lonesome pet lizard with a flair for the dramatic undergoes a transformation when he finds himself in a real desert instead of a terrarium.
Johnny Depp gives a voice that’s equal measures goofy and oh-so-aware to the hero of director Gore Verbinski’s winning animated Western, “Rango.”
Lime green with fascinating eyes, Rango is sure to give [...]

Mama Drama: Helicopter Mom Needs Help Landing
March 4, 2011 – 7:00 am | 1 Comment
Mama Drama: Helicopter Mom Needs Help Landing

Dear Mama Drama:
I am the mother of two girls and enjoy being active in their school. I volunteer in a variety of ways in the classroom and in the school in general.
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I stay on top of the girls’ academics and social issues and step in whenever I or they have concerns. My husband has [...]

Telluride’s Eco Adventures is the Road That Should Be Taken
March 3, 2011 – 7:00 am | 4 Comments
Telluride’s Eco Adventures is the Road That Should Be Taken

Telluride Ski Resort has created a road-less-traveled impasse for families: Register the kids in ski school and conquer the terrain of Colorado’s most awe-inspiring resort.
–OR–
Enroll in Eco Adventures, a one-stop adventure shop designed to connect the entire family to the surrounding Telluride region.
Ever the fence sitters, my family did both. And sorry, Mr. [...]

Homemaking, A Power to be Reckoned With
March 3, 2011 – 7:00 am | 7 Comments
Homemaking, A Power to be Reckoned With

It’s deep in the race for a man to want his own roof and walls and fireplace.” – Peter Bailey, It’s a Wonderful Life.
There is something inherently appealing about having a place to call your own, somewhere to go at the end of the day, a space to let your hair down and put your [...]

Hanging Out In The Widdahood–Becoming a Widow at Age 31
March 2, 2011 – 7:00 am | 15 Comments
Hanging Out In The Widdahood–Becoming a Widow at Age 31

I hate to go all “Shirley MacLaine” on you…but I’ve had two lives.
My first life was pretty typical: House in the ‘burbs, nice husband who was pretty easy on the eyes, 3 kids I was sometimes tempted to put out on the driveway with a sign that said “free to a good home” but who [...]

Event round-up: All About Kids Expo, Mordecai Children’s Garden & More!
March 1, 2011 – 1:46 pm | Comments Off
Event round-up: All About Kids Expo, Mordecai Children’s Garden & More!

Saturday. First impressions aren’t always correct in “Madeline and the Bad Hat,” playing at the Lakewood Cultural Center. Presented by ArtsPower, the original play is based on Ludwig Bemelmans’ book of the same name. Madeline—the little Parisian schoolgirl—is dismayed when her new neighbor, Pepito, turns out to be a terror. But when Pepito gets himself [...]

2-year-old cheese artisans must be stopped
March 1, 2011 – 7:00 am | 13 Comments
2-year-old cheese artisans must be stopped

I asked my 2-year-old son what I should write about for Mile High Mamas.
He answered, “Where’s my cup?”
Sippy cups are evil. Even the ones with valves to prevent spillage are suspect. Don’t let the colorful, fanciful, engaging designs fool you. Embedded in the molded plastic lurks the spirit of spoilage. I don’t care [...]

Denver Deal: Disney on Ice, Loveland Ski Area and More!
March 1, 2011 – 6:59 am | No Comment
Denver Deal: Disney on Ice, Loveland Ski Area and More!

While spring baseball has started (in Arizona) we are within a week of Daylight savings time (it happens this year on Sunday, March 13) and most of the snow has melted in town.  The ski areas are gearing up for spring break travel and they have a ton of great stuff still going on!  It’s not too [...]