I was going to rave about this guy’s mad Tetris skillz fitting our huge new (to us)sectional into a tiny trailer last week. But no, this post is how, when we were later passed out on Said Couch in our uncarpeted basement that my daughter my husband Jamie if “Mom knows?” IF MOM KNOWS WHAT!!?? And then the truth was (reluctantly) revealed. For the past six months, we’ve been living with everything from our basement crammed into the garage and every nook and cranny in the house as we finish our basement. Jamie put our TV in a precarious place in his office and I told him I didn’t think it was a good idea but of course, no one listens to Mom and he ignored my recommendation. Not even 5 MINUTES later, the TV tipped and cracked. He and The Children have been ho...
My family has been Vail Resorts season pass holders for the past few years and the 2020-21 season has caused us to press pause on committing with all of the uncertainty with COVID-19. However, Vail Resorts just announced their winter operation plans and opening dates at all of their resorts (including their Colorado resorts Crested Butte, Vail, Beaver Creek, Keystone and Breckenridge). They’re focused on three things: the safety of their guests, employees and communities; having a successful season start to finish; and prioritizing their pass holders. A few highlights: Guests will be required to wear face coverings to get on the mountain and in all parts of resort operations, including in lift lines and riding in lifts and gondolas. To maintain physical distancin...
If there’s anything I’ve needed during the stress of COVID, it’s less adult responsibility and more silliness. Kids Against Maturity came into my life at the perfect time. This hilarious, award-winning game (voted 2020 Game of the Year by Creative Child Magazine) is both naughty and nice with great portable entertainment for family gatherings, travel and sleepovers for 3-10 players. The suggested age is 8+; my kids are 14 and 16. My recommendation would be for ages 8-13 but we still had a lot of laughs playing it with an abundance of age-appropriate toilet humor for kids and witty layered innuendos for parents. If you’ve played Apples to Apples, the premise of this game is very simple: All you need is to ‘be the worst to be the best.’ Each player ...
With so much uncertainty in the world due to COVID, many of us have been bracing ourselves for disappointment after disappointment. The good news, my Snowmamas, is Ski Season 2020-21 has not been canceled! Kudos to Vail Resorts for methodically and carefully rolling out a season that may not look like the rest but my gosh, it’s still a season and we can’t wait to visit Keystone, Breckenridge, Vail, Crested Butte and Beaver Creek. Vail Resorts CEO Rob Katz released the details of the Vail Resorts 2021-21 winter operating plan today: Face Coverings As we have all summer, we will be requiring guests to wear face coverings in every part of our operations, which includes loading and riding in chairlifts and gondolas; when inside all buildings;&nbs...
For two months our kids have weathered a steady stream of disappointments, as one much-anticipated thing after another has been canceled. With the coronavirus restrictions ongoing, the coming summer (not to mention school in the fall) is also likely to look very different than what children have come to expect. And it’s not only kids who are struggling. We’re all facing disappointments, and all weary of having to tell kids for the umpteenth time that we don’t know when things will return to normal, or anything close to it. This week on childmind.org they discussed ways of helping children build healthy resilience to setbacks and learn to tolerate the uncertainty that stretches ahead of us. It starts by really listening to what they’re feeling — even though you know you can’t fix ...
Do you want a high-flying adventure? Arapahoe Basin’s aerial adventure park is nestled against the scenic backdrop of the Continental Divide and naturally integrated in an old-growth forest of Engelmann spruce and subalpine fir. Come play in the forest on 70 challenge elements across 56 trees. The park is an exciting outing for families and friends (ages 4 and up) that will test balance and physical and mental strength. The main courses take you on a self-guided tour high up in the trees. You will be trained on how to use your safety equipment, then set free to enjoy this experience at your own pace. Elements span the distance between tree platforms, offering opportunities to climb, walk, swing and zip through the forest. The main park courses are laid out by degree of difficulty wit...
This past weekend I attended a concert put on by the Colorado Symphony and a Frank Sinatra impersonator. Little by little we are getting back to normal-ish. The people at the concert respectfully socially distanced and we were all able to enjoy some live music outside. How is your life getting a bit more normal? Is it at all? Consignment Sales. Once again, MileHighMamas is proud to bring you a comprehensive list of consignment sales for great kids clothes finds! Check out our list here. This weekend you can visit the Just Between Friends of Longmont sale on Thurs (Aug 20).-Sat. 9 a.m.-7 p.m. (Sat. 50% off); Sun. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. (75% off) at the Boulder County Fairgrounds. Hello Kitty Truck. The Hello Kitty Truck will be heading to P...
At the crest of the hill, we emerge from the trees into a sloping green meadow thick with yellow toadflax; across the valley, a ring of grey mountain peaks rises out of the lush green forest. I have a smile glued to my face, and, consequently, a layer of dust caked to my teeth but who can blame me for my permagrin? I’m in Crested Butte and the Wildflower Capital of Colorado is in full bloom as my family bombs down the Lupine Trail with our guide Andy from Colorado Backcountry Guide Service. It had been three years since my last visit to Crested Butte, my favorite mountain town in Colorado. If absence makes the heart grow fonder, then mine was ready to leap from my chest as our family pulled into the valley. Everything was just as I remembered: The quirky, multi-hued National Historic Distr...
I see an increasing number of children who struggle to regulate their emotions, are hyper(or sometimes hypo) sensitive to lights, noises and touch, and who cannot sit still or regulate their energy levels properly. These symptoms are often associated with developmental delays such as Autism and ADHD or sometimes dismissed as normal childhood behavior (especially in boys). However, in my experience these symptoms often point to a Moro reflex, (yes, even in children who have been diagnosed with Autism or ADHD). My name is Emily, I am a Neuro-Developmental Delay therapist and I specialize in working with children who have developmental delays. I regularly see children who struggle with emotions, sensory imbalances, energy regulation, academic performance and more. In order to understand how t...
As a long-time elementary school occupational therapist and as a parent, I know firsthand the benefits of free movement on children’s physical and emotional well-being. Making the time and finding the space for physical activity improves physical health, attention, self-regulation, mood, and is, you know, fun (because children should also get to have fun)! As we grapple with reopening schools in the middle of an unprecedented public health crisis, New York City is proposing children and staff return to in-person learning with enormous restrictions inside school buildings. These restrictions are about maintaining physical distance from peers and following safety measures, such as wearing face coverings, washing hands, and avoiding shared materials. These physical restrictions...
In the summertime, the last time I want to do is heat up the kitchen by baking. We’ve rounded up some delicious summer crockpot recipes to get us across the finish line to fall. Enjoy! Crack Chicken from Aunt Bee’s Recipes Chicken Bacon Ranch Sandwiches from Six Sisters Stuff Mississippi Chicken from The Country Cook Shredded Chicken from The Salty Marshmallow Pineapple Chicken from Well Plated Spicy BBQ Drumsticks from Skinny Ms. BBQ Chicken Quinoa Sloppy Joes from The Recipe Rebels Chicken Cesar Sandwich from Two Healthy Kitchen Chicken and Corn Chowder from Baked by Rachel Summer Lemon Rosemary Chicken from The Organic Kitchen Corn and Chicken Casserole from I Am Homesteader Catalina Chicken from Spicy Southern Kitchen Ga...
The Colorado State Fair has been around for nearly 150 years, but for 2020 the event will be unlike any other before it. For the first time, the fair in Pueblo at the Colorado State Fairgrounds will host a drive-thru August 28-31 to allow everyone to try the traditional favorites during a time of social distancing. The drive-thru lineup includes fried pickles, funnel cakes, jumbo corn dogs, fry bread, fresh-squeezed lemonade, buckets of chili cheese fries and Pueblo’s famous Pass Key Italian sausage sandwiches. The menu items and vendors can make adjustments leading up to fair time. Vehicles should enter the Colorado State Fair via gate 9 located on Beulah Ave. Vehicles will follow a one-way traffic pattern and exit via Gate 6 of Small Ave. Dates Times Frida...