Colorado Reviews and Articles

"I hosted a lego party at my house for my son's 6th Birthday. It was a huge success! They arrived 15 min early for set up, and when each kid arrived they engaged the kids and included them with the activity. It was easy, fun and organized. I highly recommend!" -Anonymous Parent…

An Ozark town in Southwest Missouri known as a family vacation destination, Branson is proud to call itself the live entertainment capital of the world. This unique city has a lot of fun things to offer for all age groups.   My family and I decided to spend our Christmas holiday in Branson, a…

Get 15% OFF NOW to Brickworld Indianapolis at the Indiana State Fairgrounds March 21 -22, 2020! Enjoy hands-on activities, such as the LEGO and DUPLO play brick areas, seek and finds, fighting robots, etc. Buy your favorite LEGO sets, minifigures, and LEGO accessories from various vendors. Hours:…

The question comes up often “What did you learn from being a surrogate? Are there any things you would have changed or done differently?” Well of course I learned a thing or two and might have changed some things looking back.  This pregnancy may not follow the pattern of your …

Normally, I would start out my blog by talking about how I had two healthy babies for a family so deserving, but this time it’s not about the parents. This isn’t about me either; and, yes, of course, I was pregnant. I went through all the steps in my surrogacy pregnancy with the parents …

What does Oprah have to do with my surrogacy journey? Great Question! I’m sure she’s not aware of her involvement in this miraculous happening in my life, but I have to give credit where it’s due. I happened to be watching Oprah’s talk show while on maternity leave in May of …

Questions are just part of life in general: What do you do for work? From there it can snowball! How did you get into this? You were a surrogate?!? I hear these questions, and many more daily.  I knew at a young age, even before I had my own kids, that I would probably be a surrogate. Why? How…

All surrogates start this journey with a moment of just knowing that they want to be a carrier for someone. I was in my early twenties when my moment came to me. As I started my research on how to become a surrogate, I didn’t find an overwhelming amount of information. I felt as if the website…

This surrogacy journey, my second, only took 11 months from start to finish. I have never heard of a surrogacy journey going so quickly. For such a short journey, this is a long post, hang in there with me! I’ll start from the very beginning. I applied to be a gestational surrogate through ou…

THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY ANNOUNCES 2019–20 MUSIC FOR FAMILIES SERIES, WITH CONCERTS FEBRUARY 29, AND APRIL 4 AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL All concerts feature giveaways and lobby activities before the performances, including coloring stations, instrument petting zoos, photo stations, piano mats,…

It's Christmas Eve! In a time of year full of traditions, there is one I think I cherish the most, and it will happen this evening, after Mass and dinner out, when all my kids--even the adult ones--will gather in the living room before the tree to open one present each. The tradition has its roots…

  Here at Money Saving Parent, we want to help you with all the thousands of things you need to do to get ready for the holidays. From great money-saving offers to gift ideas, free printables and more we know our Money Saving Parent Holiday guide will help you save money, have fun and get ever…

Throw a Back to School cherry sundae open house for your students or your classroom parents.  Ice cream and cherries are a sure way to raise the participation level for sure.  Classroom open houses are a great time to celebrate the start of a new year while creating effective communication…

  Evenings spent on the patio are amazingly relaxing, but your space might need a little styling to make it perfectly cozy.   Maybe you haven’t even started and are looking for design strategy to create your space, or maybe you have all the right elements but just need a little di…

An hour and a half from the popular Utah National Parks in Moab lies Goblin Valley State Park. Though smaller and less visited than Utah’s big 5, Goblin Valley is a surreal and magical place. Named for the thousands of sandstone hoodoo formations that are “goblin-like”, it’s …

It is a ton of fun to plan, attend and watch the happy faces of everyone who appears as a guest at a family picnic event. However, creating the perfect environment at a picnic that offers all the attendees to share in a day filled with fun and excitement can be a little overwhelming. Thankfully, if …

It’s summertime and along with it comes a ton of fun activities that families can do together to have a good time in the sun. However, if your family is running out of ideas in regard to summer fun activities, then perhaps you should consider going on a family picnic. This type of event can be…

The Disney Store will celebrate it's grand re-opening at Park Meadows Mall in Lone Tree, CO on Saturday, June 9, 2012. The store is the first of the newly -designed Disney Stores. The concepet aims to be the "best 30 minutes of a child's day". But as we all know, if the kids are happy - the mom is h…

I recently had the opportunity to try the new flavors at TCBY frozen yogurt. TCBY is offering Bananas Foster and Coconut. I have to be honest, and I will tell you that I don't really like Banana "flavored" things. I don't mind passing over the banana flavored Laffy Taffy or the banana runts. I was n…

Last weekend I was invited to the SIA (Ski Industry Association) show at the Denver Convention Center. I am always a little giddy over the idea of getting to see great new products and telling you about them – but this time, I was invited to speak with Picabo Street! Yes, the iconic, amazing t…