I saw this bike online and thought it was awsome. If you are in the market for a bike for light shopping or around the neighborhood with your kids, take a look at the new MADSEN Cargo Bikes.

Beginnings is a new preschool in Santa Monica. We would like to welcome them to our neighborhood.
Here is some info: Beginnings Learning Center, a center based preschool located in the heart of Santa Monica City. Our school makes a difference in the education and lives of 55 children each year, ages 2 to 6 years old.

PROGRAMS

Toddlers
Preschool (3-4 yrs)
Pre-K (4-5 yrs)
Kindergarten (5-6 yrs)

Call them (310) 828-0858

The Tord Boontje shadow light is an amazing piece or art. I wish i had one… They are, err, were tremendously expensive, but super cool. I wish I had some pictures for scale. I’m going to venture off and make something similar. Wish me luck..!!!

Hockey, figure skating and all sorts of fun. check them out.

Culver Ice Arena, LLC
4545 Sepulveda Boulevard
Culver City, California 90230
(310) 398-5718 – recorded message
(310) 398-5719

I found this gymnastics school in Culver City. I plan on visiting and writing a review. For now its just a link

We live in sunny California, and sometimes it gets really freakin hot here. Today is one of those days. I’ve seen a lot of advice on how to keep your baby cool in the summer. Most of the standards involve things like: don’t put the socks on, keep them in the shade, open the windows, put in thin covers, etc…

I’ve got a couple that I haven’t seen around as much.

Take her to the mall. That one rules. not only does it get your bean cool, it lets you go shopping. I love shopping.

Take her to coffee bean, okay I know its the same thing as taking her to the mall, but here its more specific, because here you get to have tea, or coffee.

Most importantly, don’t sit in at night when its cool outside and hot inside. Let your bean enjoy the cool night air. Watch out for bugs though.

As to keeping daddy cool there is only one answer: Beer!!!!!

I’ve fond my bed space shrinking. You see my kid is a roller. She rolls and squishes and rolls and squishes, and my wife separates me and my little bean. (She calls it the border- because she doesnt trust her little bean anywhere near a sleeping bear). So beanie rols and rolls and squishes and squishes which results in- “Move over, move over”- so I do. Then i wake up in the morning on a sliver of the bed. Bear no like!. But then I look over and Beanie and my wife are sleeping looking so cute and I figure its worth the soar back, aching back, oh my back. Your so lucky I love you guys.

Everyone knows little babies have extremely sensitive skin. When I was preparing for my baby sprout I was convinced that Kiehl’s was going to be the right brand for my little one. After all, my extremely picky sister- in-law used it for my nephew and he had/has gorgeous skin. I bought their cleaners for the body, cleaner for the face, diaper rash cream, and their baby cream. All of their products do not have a strong scent so it was a plus for me. But when I started using their baby cream on my little one, she had some breakouts so I stopped using it. To this day I use their cleaners and the diaper rash cream and I am extremely poor (since they are really pricey) but very happy with the result. If you are looking to buy Kiehl’s products in the Los Angeles Area and save some money, go get it at Blooming’s which is located inside Koreatown Plaza. (Koreatown Plaza is located on the corner of Western and 9th st. in Koreatown) Blooming’s always pays the sales tax for you so you can save almost 10% if you are buying from them.

Since my bean’s skin didn’t agree with the Kiehl’s lotion, I started reading through mommy chat rooms for the right lotion for her. Lots of moms who had babies with sensitive skin raved about Cetaphil Cream. So I switched. I liked the price too. (much cheaper than Kiehl’s) Her skin got better within couple of days so I was pretty happy with it. As I was reading more on chat rooms, I found out that it had some chemicals that might not be so good for such a young baby so I switched again. I didn’t have to switch to a new one because it was working fine for my bean sprout but after hearing that it has chemicals I just wasn’t too comfortable using it on my little precious bean.

There are so many organic lotions out there but based on the convenience factor (if I forget to order it online before it runs out I can run to the closest Whole Foods and pick one up) I have been using California Baby Moisturizing Cream for the past 3 days and so far and my little one’s skin and I are both happy.

So future mommys who are reading, you might have to go through a couple brands of lotion before you settle on one, so don’t stockpile on lotion before your baby sprout is born. I learned my lesson.

When I dress my little bean, I always put a bodysuit on her under any other clothing. I think of it as her underwear. That way her belly is never exposed so I don’t have to worry constantly if she is properly covered and protected from elements. I also believe it keeps her diaper in place better.

One of the bodysuits I purchased was SpaSilk 100% Cotton Assorted Short Sleeve Lap Shoulder 7-Pack Bodysuit and these are one of the best.

It’s not too expensive, so you can buy more than one pack so you can just change your little one and toss it in the laundry and also it’s very soft for your baby’s skin.

With my baby here and growing, I’m trying to do the opposite, slim down. As I observe how much energy my child has now, and she’s only 4months old, I worry about being able to keep up with her. My plan is two fold. I’m taking off an hour for lunch and walking a brisk mile, and I’ve also joined a rock climbing gym which rules. Wish me luck, I know I’m going to have to have a lot of energy to keep up with this bundle of joy.