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Flippin’ awesome (For Boys)

Speesees has cute stuff on sale

December 19, 2009

Whitney first introduced me to speesees organic baby clothes around the time our second babies were born. She showed me a pair of matching bright pink tee-shirts with a starburst in the middle for toddler Julian and baby-to-be Scarlett. Once Julian outgrew it, Milo was lucky to inherit it. Soft, well-made, organic, and bright pink… [...]

15 Clutter-Free Gifts for Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers

December 7, 2009

Clutter-free Gifts for Babies A session of a class to do together, such as Music Together, which starts as young as newborn. My-gym – parent participation classes start at 6 weeks old A new tradition. Now that you’re the parent, you can establish how your baby celebrates the holidays. Applesauce and pankcakes for breakfast? Jammies [...]

Activity #494: Green your toy box with eco-friendly toys

November 28, 2009

Less toys is green – sure, that’s true. But I think my two kids are the most fun people on my list to shop for, so as many times as I tell myself that they have everything they need and more, I still end up picking a few new things for them. Here are 5 [...]

6 cute umbrellas for preschoolers

November 7, 2009

An umbrella is a terrific gift for a preschooler. My toddler loves to hold her own kid-sized umbrella, and it gives us something to do on a rainy day – go outside and stand there with an umbrella over our heads. I saw this rainbow umbrella for kids in a Museum catalog and thought it [...]

The many many bikes before a real bike

October 29, 2009

This month, Holden rode a two-wheeler for the first time. He was amazing. With his dad’s encouragement, he rode down half a block, then a block, then around the park. Before our 40 minute riding session was over, he had figured out how to start by himself. Next lesson: stopping. Do you know the Justin [...]

Two crafty mama birthday parties

October 16, 2009

My son’s birthday is next week, so I have parties on my mind. Since we are just having his BFF’s family over for pizza and pumpkin carving, I figure I can bite off something a little more time consuming in terms of favors, given that the guest list is so tiny. I saw two swoon-worthy [...]

A great flashlight for kids

March 6, 2009

When the box with the Sylvania Rocket Ship Flashlight arrived, my kid was in love with it. He didn’t even know what it did, but he knew it was excellent. I explained to Holden that it was a special flashlight for kids that he could take to school for the monthly kids’ parties (AKA PNO, [...]

Worth the price of Halloween candy

November 14, 2008

My very obedient 4-year old boy (I’m not even kidding – the kid is totally easy-going – except for during his last playdate with Holden) placed his Halloween candy outside his bedroom door on the night of October 31 and went to bed, anxious for morning to come. He didn’t have to wait too long, [...]

Daddy review: My Baby A to Z

November 9, 2008

I seem to have become the defacto “new media” guy in our household – holden and I spend at least a few minutes each weekend looking up trains, or theremins, or Obama on YouTube. So when we got a hold of “My Baby A to Z” Heather tasked me with the evaluation. So the other [...]

My snack pain has been eased

September 24, 2008

As a marketer (that’s my real job, when I do find time to take on freelance gigs) I always read taglines for products and services. This is typically where a brand attempts to present their key benefit or address a consumer’s “pain point”. Recently when Scarlett tossed her favorite snack all over my car simply [...]

Desperately seeking: replacement lovey

September 3, 2008

I just got back from a two week vacation Out East with Alec and the boys. We flew five hours from SFO to Cleveland (where I’m from) and the next day drove about ten hours to Upstate New York to enjoy a friend’s wedding celebration and the other amazing lake/mountain activities. Unfortunately Milo’s most treasured [...]