This year’s holiday gift guide includes gifts for everyone from girls who want to rule the world to moms who hate to leave the house to dads who already have everything.
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My understanding is that the “Da” sound is easier to say than “Ma,” so many babies say “Dada” before “Mama.” It has nothing to do with choosing favorites, as much as Mike liked to rub it in my face at the time.
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Earlier this year, we threw a bake sale to raise money to help fund pediatric cancer research. To keep that momentum going, we’re sharing a new cookie recipe each month.
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I have gone to the Thanksgiving Day Parade every single year of my life, always viewing it from too far back or too high up. This year, my family got a major upgrade!
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For those of you visiting NYC in the month of December, here are my recommendations for holiday locations and events that you can’t do any other time of year.
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If you want killer holiday photos to last you all the way through December, take your kids to the Museum of Christmas this weekend in NYC.
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Today is World Kindness Day, which given the current state of the world, seems especially important. To celebrate, Mazzy and I went to the park armed with a huge bunch of balloons.
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The Meatpacking District (once too dirty to go near and then too fancy to afford) has now become my go-to recommendation for family-friendly places to go in NYC.
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Kindergarten is going really well, but Harlow has one major complaint. All the kids at school call her “tiny.”
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10/30/17
Mommy Shorts in Montauk
Best moment? Harlow trying to use a map to help us find our car so we could drive back home.
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I decided to start my Manhattan guide with the area I know best— the East Village, where I’ve lived for almost 15 years. That should make it easy, right? Nope! Turns out, I know too much.
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We like funny books in my home. These eleven favorites are the books I love to read aloud. The books my kids know by heart. The ones that make us all laugh.
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10/12/17
The Mommy Shorts Guide to Manhattan
You can’t fit recommendations for your hometown in one blog post. Especially when your hometown is New York City.
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09/27/17
How to Help In Puerto Rico
In times like these, I don’t like to pretend that I’m living in a mommy blog bubble where real world stuff doesn’t affect me. I want to be helpful, and if I can’t do it by providing a laugh, then I look for another avenue.
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JCPenney challenged me to up my fashion game by giving me a list of fall trends and sending me to their store to put together six different outfits. Then I got to play fashion blogger for the day.
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