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dressing up little girls

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Apr 072009

Now that my two girls are teens, I don’t visit the children’s department any more. I kinda miss that! I really enjoy shopping for little girls’ clothes and accessories. It’s really fun browsing through all the different styles and colors. I would even take a day off work to be one of the first few crazy mommies to rush to the sales.

When the girls were around 5 or 6, I would get them pretty little frocks and dresses. In fact, the girls used to have a red polka dotted dress that looked something like this.

When they got to around 9 or 10, I started buying them skirts to go with the little cute blouses that either came separately or in a set.

And pants, of course. I love pants, so why shouldn’t my girls ?

I always bought my kids’ clothes at sales and always one or two sizes bigger so the poor things hardly got to wear their new clothes right away. Kids grow so quickly it’s pointless to buy clothes that fit snugly and that they can only wear for a short while.

So my girls always had to wait a little to grow into their new clothes. Not that it bothered them too much, they never asked for new clothes or to wear them, but this mommy was the one who always wanted to dress them up nice and tie up their hair with matching hair accessories .

an eye for eyelets

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Mar 132009

I remember having a few eyelet dresses when I was a kid. I guess that’s when my love for eyelets started . Eyelet dresses not only look very pretty on toddlers and little girls, they’re very cooling and not very expensive at all.

All of the eyelet dresses below cost between $18 to $23, and yet they’re comfortable, sweet and come with matching head gear.

This tiered Little Bitty Spring Green Eyelet Swing Dress is defined by white lace and a crochet flower embellishment with an adorable matching headband.

This Little Bitty Pink Eyelet Sun Dress comes with a matching hat.

I love the butterfly cut work on this Little Bitty White Eyelet and Pink Pant Infant Capri Set with the little pink applique flowers and matching hat.

One of the biggest joys of being a mom of girls is getting to dress them up like little princesses. These eyelet dresses are great for daily wear or as gifts. You can check them out at TinyTotDressShop.com.

save 10% all through pinata month

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Mar 092009

Do you have a kiddy birthday coming up? When my kids were younger, there was never a shortage of birthdays to organize and attend.

I notice kids love pinatas and always have such a lot of fun with it. Imagine if you had this Disney Princess Pinata at your little girl’s birthday party!

There’s also a matching Disney Princess Ultimate Box which makes it very convenient for a princess-themed birthday party, don’t you think?

For the boys, this Cars – The Movie pinata would be perfect.

Again if you’re planning a car-themed party, you can grab the Disney’s Cars Ultimate Birthday Box with everything you’ll need for the party including tableware, decorations, birthday candles and fun items for the little guests.

March is Pinata Month at Birthday in a Box and you can save 10% off all pinatas. Offer ends March 31, 2009 so start planning away !

mom of octuplets, is she crazy?!!

Posted by clairity 17 Responses »

Feb 102009

I wasn’t planning to say anything about Nadya Suleman, the Californian woman who had octuplets two weeks ago. But watching the videos of the interviews with this woman, I’m just shocked she went ahead and had a total of 14 children entirely for her own selfish reasons with little regard for how she’s going to raise them or how they are going to be affected developmentally.

Somehow I fail to be convinced by anything she says especially the part about it not being about the money and that she’s going to take care of the kids the best she can. Without a job? Without a home? She still lives with her parents, remember and her mom is taking care of her six older children all below the age of 8. I don’t know. Something about all that just doesn’t jive.

Alright, even if she’s indeed sincere about her love for children and a large family, I still don’t see how she’s going to cope with the economics of raising 14 kids. I mean, we all know how expensive it is to raise kids these days. All I can say is she sure is confident of her future for someone who is unemployed and a single mom.

For the sake of her kids, I hope she works out some realistic financials real soon! Seriously! So what do you guys think?

save on diaper bags and mommy totes

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Jan 062009

When my kids were babies, my handbag quickly lost its place and I started carrying around an ugly diaper bag. I used to think all baby bags were ugly. Not any more. Just look at this Ed Hardy Camo Diaper Bag. It’s so chic it’d make any mom look like a celeb mom .

Then when my kids grew out of their diapers, I switched to a roomy tote bag to carry a spare change of clothes, a bottle of water, some cookies, etc. I would love this Ed Hardy Romy Large Tote, isn’t it the hippest?

Well, guess what? You don’t have to live with ugly baby bags. Baghaus is ringing in the new year with their 2009 Double Deal which means you get to save an extra 20% off plus free shipping on orders over $50.

This offer expires January 12, 2009 while supplies last so you want to be sure to get there fast before they’re gone.

your princess in designer wear for under $20

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Dec 232008

The best thing about having two daughters is I get to buy them pretty dresses. If my girls were younger, I’d be buying this adorable red V-neck holiday dress for infants, toddlers and little girls with its lovely bow accent.

Red is an auspicious color that brings good luck all year, no? Not to mention that this little number here would make a princess out any little girl.

And here’s another gorgeous�pink taffeta flocked dress for babies, toddlers and little girls that I really like. Just look, the taffeta is embellished with an elegant brown velvet flocked vine and features a bow in front and another behind.

If you buy this dress in infant size, it comes with a matching headband too. I remember running all over town looking for a matching headband for Skye when she was a baby, duh! No need for that here .

Tiny Tots Dress Shop has beautiful holiday dresses at fabulous discounts right now. They’ve even got a section for dresses under $20. You gotta be kiddin’ me, right? Wrong, go see for yourself.

Not only that, they’re also giving away a coordinating bow free with every purchase, and a pair of free Piccolo tights is included with every full price dress ordered through the month of December 2008!