Super Super Star

It's about time that Manny updated his site. I'm glad because it was worth the wait. While I work frantically he gets to follow our Super Star around. He gets the best video footage. Here is one.

When I get some time I'm going to dump all the video footage I have from my camera to my computer. There has to be an easier way! A new day a new widget, and if you follow my blog you know I'm constantly trying out new things. The latest is from Cbox. This is a pretty neat little widget. You can leave me a message inside the box. We tested it out already. Oh and if you are wanting to see who has dropped by then check out the PMKU - Communities link on the right hand side bar. I'm a huge fan of avatars and wanted them to go in one place. Wish there was a MM widget. Hmmmmm

Photos of a Moving Target

Any idea how hard it is to take pictures of a moving target? This little Super Star was in the middle of hunting acorns. He cared very little about sporting this new graphic. I have lots of moving pictures of him. He's just so adorable toddling about. Today Happy Panda sent Halloween Pandas to a party in New York hosted by Baby Bites.

Comfy Crawlers

Now back to what was in that box before I got lost in the tropics. Inside the package was a pair of denim comfy crawlers. My super star here has very dried up knees from crawling around. We use Curel lotion to help moisturize his skin. These pants seemed like a great addition to his wardrobe. He gets extra padding for his knees while giving his skin a break. Unfortunately these pants were too big for him because I requested the next size up (18-24 months). Thinking they would shrink a bit I put them in the wash but as you can see they didn't shrink too much. No problem, he will grow into them. These pants are cute, durable and Made in the USA. Thank you Allizon.com for such great service and products.

Fresh Milk Company - Little Animals Review

If you like organic tees for your little ones with cute farm or jungle animals printed on the front then "Little Animals" by Fresh Milk Company is the place for you! I came across this company while doing some research and I had to buy one for my Super Star. In addition to being organic, they are tagless and Made in the USA. The screen print has held up pretty well after a few washes but make sure you pay attention to the size chart. I shopped by age because it's been a while since he has been weighed. The binding around his arms is a little too tight and the fabric rolls up a bit. There are notes about fabric shrinkage that appear in another page but it's cut off. This organic tee would be a better fit if I would have bought the next size up. They have a really cute website and great packaging options available that will appeal to parents with twins and triplets. When you get your package it is already decorated with ribbon and ready to give as a present.

TBO Designs

While working on the 5 Minutes for Mom cyber baby shower I came across TBO Designs. Jenny Podusko offered her services as a graphic designer and wanted to know how she could participate. Seriously, I didn't think I would need her services until much later for some other projects but little did I know that I would need her today! Sunday, I went to Wal-Mart to get photos taken of my little (big) guy. He just turned one so I wanted something taken with a camera that was higher tech than a 35 mm. After working with the photographer and her trying to sell me this $300.00 package (no thank you) I asked to just get the basic package and let me buy the disk. I love to email out photos to friends and family. If I really like the pose then I will have it printed later on. The photographer tells me that there is very low light on her lens and if I would just purchase the photos then it will have perfect color. I think to myself, surely I can use photo shop and fix these myself. I bring the disk home and begin to play around. I'm not a graphic artist and I can't fix these photos. Then it occurred to me, "send them to Jenny at TBO Designs!" I emailed her all the photos and within 45 minutes and a very small fee (much smaller than the $300 picture package) these are the results! Thank you Jenny so much for fixing my photos. If anyone else out there needs graphic work done Jenny can help you. Click on the photo to be directly taken to her site. She's also getting my head of the class award!

Sandbox Threads

Sandbox Threads is a little treasure that I came across while browsing through link exchanges. The Famous Faces section caught my eye with one of my favorite actors, John Cusak. This particular graphic is based on a character he played, Lloyd Dobler in the movie Say Anything, what a find! The shopping feature is nice because it is all about the consumers choice. I was able to customize the color of this t-shirt and graphic. Our package arrived in just a couple of days. What a nice surprise this purchase turned out to be. These shirts are really soft and tagless. We put it on our big guy right away and took this photo. You might see it on the slide show at Sandbox Threads because we just had to share this with Andy. He's the owner of this hip site and he's a stay at home dad to boot. Hats off to you Andy! Please pay attention to the size chart. For those of you with big babies or toddlers you might have to buy the next size up like I did. To date the graphic is holding up nicely after several washes. We purchased it at the end of June. Sandbox Threads has lot of graphics and styles to choose from so have fun with it! He's also getting my head of the class award!
There are some darn cute clothes for kids these days.