From fruit cup love bugs to bacon hearts, you are bound to find an idea that makes you say, “Oh, that’s cute! I could do that!” Whether you actually do it or not is another story.
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01/20/16
Paradise Found in Cancun
Last weekend, my family had the awesome opportunity to visit the Hyatt Ziva Cancun resort for their grand opening. And now I’m giving away a free trip!
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01/06/16
Up Sick in the Middle of the Night
At about 3am last Friday night, Mazzy started crying in her sleep. Loud moaning crying that means only one thing. SHE’S SICK.
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7yo Cara Grimard is no dope. Knowing her Christmas break was ending soon, she presented this VERY official school document to her dad.
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12/11/15
Capturing the Holidays in NYC
Mazzy and I took our annual trip to Rockefeller Center to see the Christmas Tree. This year, she convinced me to get on the ice. And I captured the whole thing with my new Olympus camera (which I’m giving away in the comments!).
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Blogging conferences are notorious for their overstuffed swag bags of free products. I’d like to give my biggest fans a taste of what that’s all about with my own Mommy Shorts bag full of specially selected items and random surprises.
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12/01/15
The Amazing 2yo Instagram Acrobat
Two-year-old Arat Hosseini just blew all my preconceptions of toddler agility out of the water.
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11/26/15
Jack Experiments with Screen Time
When Vtech asked me to try out their InnoTab Max, I wasn’t sure I could give it a fair review, since my kids have been using an adult tablet for a few years. I asked my sister (the school psychologist), if she wanted to test it out on her 2yo Jack.
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Mazzy and Harlow have two new baby friends— their cousin Neve and Baby Arami, first child to their longtime nanny Ruth. Now I have two good homes to hand down all of Mazzy and Harlow’s stuff!
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11/23/15
Maxximizing the Holidays
There’s something about getting an awesome coat at an amazing price that makes you want to tell everybody what you paid when they compliment you on it.
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I’ve got holiday gift ideas for moms, dads, kids and that crazy cat lady next door. Plus, I’m giving away an electric bike, a flatscreen TV, an ultimate baby basket and a printer with a year supply of ink!
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11/19/15
Matt Lauer Talks Chubby Cheek-Off!
“It’s not March Madness but it is this bracket that is the talk of the internet…” said Matt Lauer on this morning’s Today Show. God, I love how the media spins things.
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Fall is my favorite season, with crisp temperatures, colorful leaves and perfect sweater weather. It’s also the beginning of soup season, which Mazzy and Harlow are finally beginning to appreciate.
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Check out this selfie a dad took at the moment his wife appears to be ACTIVELY PUSHING OUT THEIR BABY. Dude. Put the phone down.
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11/09/15
Tulle and Tutus in the Park
Not only does Monica + Andy make Mazzy and Harlow’s favorite ballerina dresses, they just launched a new same-day delivery service to make getting your new mom friend the perfect baby gift that much easier.
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