It wasn’t my idea. When a doctor at National Jewish Hospital mentioned one of our sons was a good candidate for an asthma research study they were conducting, my first instinct was to think no and no and no. But I listened out of the corner of my ear while trying to think of a […]

Melissa Howell blogs about her life with her three princesses and her one Superman-look-alike husband at The Howell Herald. She is also an administrator at Bloggers Annex and is a professional photographer specializing in babies and children. You can see her work at her website, Blue Prints Photography. For Christmas, my husband got me Dance […]

My daughter’s face was buried in a pillow she grabbed off the couch. It was Sunday night. We had just finished watching a news segment about the kids’ school. A reporter stood in front of the building looking properly furrowed as she gave the grim news: The H1N1 flu had arrived in our community, infecting […]

[photopress:ortho.jpg,full,pp_image]What would make Mom’s smile a lot brighter this Mother’s Day? Not to state the obvious but how about a brighter smile? Mile High Mamas is thrilled to offer a professional teeth whitening by Dr. Brett Kessler who was recognized by 5280 magazine as one of Denver’s top cosmetic dentists. Since 1995, he has been […]

I grabbed a coworker of mine by the arm last week and pulled her into the bathroom with me. There was something I wanted her to see, and lifting my shirt up at her desk just seemed like a rude thing to do to everyone who surrounded us. It was my bellybutton. It has slowly […]

[photopress:soup_1.jpg,thumb,pp_image]Last week, I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the SOUP! event for The Colorado Children’s Immunization Coalition (CCIC). SOUP! as you may have guessed is an acronym. It stands for Shots Offer Unrivaled Protection. But, there really was real soup involved, too. Ten top restaurants in the Denver area provided samples of their best […]

I recently attended an event where Qdoba Mexican Grill unveiled their tasty new Chile Verde. The Colorado-based head chef gave us a tutorial on cooking with chiles and best of all? He divulged some of his favorite recipes such as the restaurant’s to-die-for mango salsa. To quote my 2-year-old son: “DEWICIOUS!” After sampling Qdoba’s fresh, […]

Last fall, I posted here at Mile High Mamas about my first sprint triathlon and how I’d caught the competitive bug. Granted, I was pretty competitive already, but only where it came to Scrabble games. Athletics, not so much. But I’m really excited to begin this year’s triathlon season, starting at the end of April […]

This is our fourth winter in Colorado, and I have yet to hit the slopes. I ski – not well, but I do ski. I was never one of those toddlers, flying down the mountain at supersonic speeds, devoid of fear. Instead, I learned to ski as a teen, on a winter break trip to […]

[photopress:BornFit.jpg,full,pp_image]Last month, my neighbor Monica and I took our babies hiking. She looked like she had just stepped off The Runway for Cute Activewear while I wore a scruffy pair of yoga pants. “I bought this skort last year from my friend’s company,” she raved. “What company?” “BornFit! Have you ever heard of them?” As […]