Proud to be an American

Proud to be an American

Oh sure, today you could dig out the Old Navy flag tees that you get to wear once a year–or that your kids get to wear once, total. But we love the idea of showing your true red white and blue by grabbing the conceptual American Civil Liberties necklace from...
We Love Wee Hats

We Love Wee Hats

When I was expecting my first child, I packed my hospital bag quite ambitiously with pair of pre-pregnancy pants for myself (don’t laugh) and a few newborn hats so my sweet baby’s head would not have to suffer in those awful polyester ones they give you...
Slings for the Fashionably Erudite

Slings for the Fashionably Erudite

Regular CMP readers know that Kristen has described bibs as “outfit spoilers.” I feel the same way about baby carriers. (Plus I’ve always felt they stop me from showing off my postpartum cleavage.) So it’s for purely selfish reasons that I...
Just Put Your Lips Together and Blow

Just Put Your Lips Together and Blow

A note to my neighbors: I truly am sorry. I have tried to explain to my children that dandelions are weeds. Weeds that you do not want in your yard. I’m sure you don’t mind when they pick armfuls of bright yellow flowers as we stroll the neighborhood, but...
Ice Cream + Bubbles = Magic

Ice Cream + Bubbles = Magic

I bombed Goody Bags 101 at my youngest daughter’s party. The Play-Doh bits ended up all over my couch, the babies ate the crayons, and the cheap imitation slinkies broke faster than you can say choking hazard. The one thing I did get right were the bubbles. Or...