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Strollin' in Style with the Bumbleride Indie!

We're just back from a super-fun jaunt to Phoenix, AZ where we visited with family for the Easter holiday and caught a San Francisco Giants  and Chicago White Sox Spring Training Game at Scottsdale Stadium.  Above, you can see that it's love at first sight with Emme & cotton candy.  She had a ball attending her cousins Easter Party the day before Easter.  The community throws a FREE party for the local families with hot dogs, cotton candy, snow cones, bounce houses and egg hunts.

A definite trip highlight was the baseball game.  We managed to beat the heat and traveled in style with Emme's brand new Bumbleride Indie All-Terrain Stroller in Spice, the hottest new color to hit the stoller market for 20008.  Don't quite know what we would have done without the Indie when it came to pushing Emme up the grassy knoll to get to the "General Admission" seating area.  Won't be doing that again on the Friday before Easter, one of the final Spring Training games of the year....picture major crowds, the sweltering Arizona sun and a few meager 2'x2' patches of grass here and there for seating in the sun....But, we managed to make lemonade out of lemons (literally---Scottsdale Stadium has awesome fresh-squeezed lemonade!) and have a great day with Nana, Uncle Dan, Aunt Crystal and their four amazing & cute kiddos.  Check out Emme in her Bumbleride Stroller at the game....

I've had my eye on a Bumbleride since long before Emme came along and, at long last, I am a proud owner of the newly redesigned all-terrain, 3 wheel, jogger-type "Indie" stroller.  A relatively new maker of strollers, Bumbleride has managed to pull together the must-have baby stroller features in The Queen Bee, a pram, The Flyer, an everyday stroller and The Indie, an all-terrain stroller rubber-tire, 3 wheel, jogger-type stroller.  The colors and patterns are to-die-for and as a hip, modern mom, they meet the needs of my practical husband and fun-loving self with ease.   We are really looking forward to all the places our Indie will take us this summer...we're thinking the beach, dog walks, museums, a family vacation and maybe a few hikes...

Tell us...where will your Bumbleride, or other All-Terrain Stroller be taking you this summer?

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It's Easy Being Green with Eco Ike!

We're all looking to live a little more green and  the best places to start is with the products we purchase and use with our children.  One of the hot new Organic T-Shirt brands for babies and kids is Eco Ike, found at at www.ecoike.com!  100% Organic Cotton t-shirts are so soft (I want one for myself) and are even printed with water-based inks.  The graphics are really special, too.  Emme has the tee with the elephant riding the bike graphic and I love the "sketchbook" look of the graphic and the little touches of  green.  I think it is the most unique t-shirt that Emme owns--and with a wardrobe like Emme's, that is saying a lot!  Click here to start shoppin' for your own organic baby tee in sizes 6 months to 3T...a great gift idea for the green little ones in your life!

Eco Ike's founder, Faith Moser admits to becoming a "full-on earth worry wart", after the birth of her son, Ike.  Click here to read more about Father Moser.... Eco Ike isn't just committed to being GREEN with their products, they like to THINK GREEN in every aspect of their business, from shipping in recycled boxes to shutting down their computers at the end of the day and recycling used paper and boxes and using green cleaning products and appliances wherever they can.  Reading about Eco Ike's rigid adherance to "green stewardship" makes me want to get a little greener with my own home & business... 

We'd love to know what you are doing to GET GREEN at home, work, or play?  Leave a comment...

Click here to read more about my efforts to be GREEN as a Mommy!

And, the sale is on at Polka Dot Whale!

  Just wanted to tip off my loyal readers to the Anuunal Spring Cleaning Sale going on now at Polka Dot Whale!  It started this morning, so the pickings are still pretty good.  Word is that there are very limited quantities of the items listed at these new, extreme markdown prices up to 75% off... trust me---you won't see these kind of prices come around again.  Polka Dot Whale is making way for lots of fun new Baby Fashion Finds coming Spring & Summer 2008!

Think Good Thoughts with Good Thoughts Paper Co.!

I just came across the cutest little gift for girlfriends, sisters, mommy friends, aunties, grandmas, sorority sisters, nieces!  Notepads from Good Thoughts Paper Co!  Another woman owned & operated business that I like to support. At just $10, the price is definitely right and so is the style for all the lovely ladies in your life.  I have the BowPad in pink with pink and chocolate polkadot bow and it says, "Emme's Mom".  I get a kick out of jotting down notes while I'm on the phone or leaving messages for folks around home.  Oh, and It's a great idea for a co-worker or office gift exchange, too, since everyone loves to have a notepad handy at their desk!  The paper and ribbon color combinations are endless and, of course, the personalization options are endless, too!  In case you're wondering, the notepads are perforated, so that they tear easily off the pad!  Click on over to Good Thoughts Paper Co. and stock up on girlfriend gifts today!

The Ultimate Personalized Storybook from CustomMadeforKids.com!

Emme's most unique and fun birthday gift has to be her Personalized Storybook by CustomMadeForKids.com!  What to get for the star-studded Jolie-Pitts and the Lopez-Anthonys?  Well, guessing they have absolutely everything else a baby could possibly want or need, a personalized Storybook from CustomMadeForKids.com is the answer.  I've seen these types of books before, but wasn't quite as impressed as I am with this model of a personalized storybook for kids.  They don't stop with just throwing your child's name onto a couple of the pages.  You are able to personalize words, locations, names of Mom, Dad and other family members, friends and pets, making the entire book a unique and special reflection of your child's own little world!  We've got Mama, Daddy, Nana, Mimi, Anabelle and Ellie-Bellie all featured in Emme's special storybook.   All of the personalization options, allow these books to be a perfect fit with boys and girls, adopted and biological children, any race or nationality and any type of family structure, ages 0-8.

CustomMadeForKids.com makes ordering quick and easy.  It took me about 5 minutes to fill in all my personal info and place my order.  The thought and consideration put into the illustrations and text will really blow you away!  The women behind these personalized storybooks, Sarah Riley Headrick and Sarah Foreman Rivera, are real-life moms and experts on giving and receiving gifts for little ones, hence the birth of CustomMadeforKids.com  Read more about Sarah & Sarah!   I especially love the intro page that shows Emme's name and birthdate and the occasion she received her book and who from.  A really special touch and way better than signing a little message and your name with a Sharpie in any old Children's book you manage to pick up for a baby gift!

The perfect gift for babies, little kids and big kids...A gift that will grow with your little one and be treasured forever and ever...Check out CustomMadeForKids.com for Easter, Baby Showers, Baby's 1st Birthday, Baby's First Christmas or any other special occasion throughout childhood!  And, don't be scared off by the thought that such an awesome personalized gift is only for the Rich & Famous, personalized storybooks from CustomMadeForKids.com are only $32.95!  Start Shopping Today to receive your personalized storybook in time for Easter baskets!  

Emme is famous!

Well, my Emme may be just a little bit Famous, but Marc Anthony & Jennifer Lopez have apparently named their newborn twins Max & Emme and she is sure to be VERY famous.  I do hope there will not be an explosion of little Emme's running around!  It is rumored that the new Emme's full name is Emelina, the Spanish version of my Emme's full name, Emmeline.  Cheers to Marc & J.Lo. for having fabulous taste in baby names.  Here's to hoping that their Emme is as beautiful as my Emme;)

Same Blog, New Look!

Although I probably need a little makeover of my own, I decided to switch up my blog design a little for the new year...hope you like the new look and feel and the continued focus on women-owned business and fun new products and services for mommies & babies! 

By the way, the amazing photo of Emme and I is by Ryan Phillips of www.ryanphillips.com and www.ryanphillips.com/blog.  They photographed our little family less than 2 weeks after Emme's birth last March and then again last Fall for Emme's 6 month shoot.  They will capture us again this Summer for the last of Emme's 3 shoots in a special Baby's First Year package.  If you are a photo fanatic like me, you don't want to miss out on having a professional photographer take amazing pics of your baby's amazing first year!  Ryan and his wife Carrie are a family-owned photography business, and if you're lucky, you get to see their adorable kiddos (Ryder & Kennady) when you meet up with them for photographs!  If you live in SoCal, check them out and consider having Ryan Phillips become your family's photographer, too! 

Happy Birthday Baby Emme!

Although Emme's "real" birthday is on the 7th of March, we celebrated yesterday with family and friends!  Emme had a blast and so did we.  It was too much fun watching her smear pink frosting on her face, wearing her awesome custom birthday hat & bib from Itsy Bitsy Bunny!  Do not underestimate the power of the perfect birthday hat to make your baby's birthday perfect!  Christy handcrafts these festive party hats and bibs complete with personalized embroidery.  The quality is really amazing.  Emme will be wearing her hat for many years to come and it will look adorable perched on a shelf in her room in between.  Chrsity will work to completely customize your baby birthday hat and or bib with any fabrics, colors, feathers, pom poms, embroidery thread colors and ribbons you like.  All this personalized customer service and it ships out to you in 10 days!   The price is more than right with hats at about $18 and bibs for about $12, baby will be rockin' out for a rockin' price....

I will always treasure the pics of Emme in her pink feather hat covered in pink frosting! 

Here she is in all her fluffy pink glory....