Denver Parenting

As a stay-at-home mom, my official job title can range from breast milk dispenser to dust bunny obliterator, depending on the day. While there’s no shortage of tasks to keep me busy, it can be a challenge to balance spending quality time with my child while still feeling productive. Here ar... Read More

---

I'm working outside in the garden still.  My feet are bare even though the grass is cold in the early mornings now.   It's as if those icy drops of dew are there to send a warning from the bottoms of my feet straight to my soul.  "Soon", it says, "you won't round this bend every morning looking ... Read More

---

An open letter to the beautiful girls who will someday be my daughters-in-law.   Dear DIL,   I thought of you tonight as my son (your husband) was helping me put away our laundry. I had a realization that the skills I teach my boy today will have a direct impact on your life i... Read More

---

I have a confession to make. I have a tiny addiction to diaper bags. My oldest child is 4 and over the last four and a half years I've used approximately 10 different diaper bags. Most have been relatively inexpensive compared to what I could be spending on them. Although I probably could spend much... Read More

---

The ducklings are waiting at the front door.  They're clad in hats, rash guards, gloves (oddly, the littlest duckling likes to wear a glove most of the day).  The oldest duckling is carrying a bottle of sunscreen, fished out of our pool bag which now hangs by the front door replaced by our bag of ... Read More

---

I've wanted to do a girls' camping trip ever since we were surprised with a baby girl almost 11 years ago. We love to camp as a family and it's some of our best time spent together making memories, going on adventures, and getting away from distractions at home. Although our first camping trip of th... Read More

---

  While out enjoing a mid-day walk with my little ones, we came upon a stream.  The last time we were walking here the water was frozen, the landscape still.  On this day, the water was flowing.  Moving slowly as if it were still waking up after a long deep sleep.  In a flash, I saw ... Read More

---

Our coats have been washed and put away.  We've traded sweatshirts for fleece vests.  We've even had a few days in shorts.  I pulled out my flip flops and Birki clogs, finally.  As if each of these acts of spring kindness hadn't been enough, the seeds arrived last week too:  Bronze D'Am... Read More

---

Every morning, right about 6:30am, I hear the little pitter-patter of feet coming down the hallway toward our bedroom.  Theo climbs up into bed and wraps his chilly body around mine.  Within minutes I can feel the new warmth spreading to his feet, his heart beating next to mine.  For 30 minutes... Read More

---