Back to the Future, with the Balinos, FAM-O-WEEN/ Halloween 2021It’s 2021 and, well… not much has changed as far as the worries and uncertainties of 2020. Yes, we have since been fortunate to be offered vaccines and hope for a new day – but life has yet to be back to how it once was, […]
Why Mama Needs Her Sass Back
Darling – I need my SASS back…Once upon a time, I was a big city girl, chasing her big city dreams. Refusing to let anything or anyone stand in my way, I found myself immersed in the glamour of Hollywood, working in TV & Film, Music, Beauty, and eventually transitioning into the world of Kid’s […]
The Addams Family FAM-O-WEEN with the Balinos
Happy FAM-O-WEEN from The Addams Family … errr…. I mean, THE BALINO FAMILY! Anyone who has followed our Fam-O-Ween themes since 2011 knows that we try to find a family Halloween Costume theme that reflects how our year is going. Well.. let’s talk about the year in question… 2020. (Need I say more? Sigh.) What a weird […]
Beauté Pacifique Vitamin A Anti-Wrinkle Eye Cream – For the Tired Mama
Disclosure: Sass & Smalls was provided with Beauté Pacifique Vitamin A Anti-Wrinkle Eye Cream for review. All opinions are our own. Being a mom of an extremely curious toddler and a busy kiddo at school, has not only kept my adrenaline levels at an all time high and my energy at an all time low […]
Peter Pan and The Lost Balinos :: FAM-O-WEEN 2019
Peter Pan and The Lost Balinos :: Fam-O-Ween 2019 Lately, I’ve been looking at my kids who are growing at lightening speed and thinking to myself… SLOW DOWN! Stop growing so fast! It’s mind boggling that Little Mama is now an energetic, lover of all things embarrassing, hilarious little 8 year old, and my Little […]
The 16 Essentials for throwing a Kid’s Rockstar Party :: Thanks to Cricut
Throwing a kid’s rockstar party is no joke. It takes a lot of little details to fine “tune” such an undertaking. Especially when the rockstar is your 8-year-old-rock-lovin’-heavy-metallin’-daughter. One who loves powdered pink, no less. There are some fun essentials every Mama or party planning parent of a rockstar kiddo needs to get the party […]
Feeling Cute in The Third Trimester :: PinkBlush Maxi Dress
So I’m going to get real with you. As thrilled as I am to be at this point in my pregnancy, I am not feeling so cute in the third trimester. Every morning, I painstakingly roll out of bed with the aches and pains of carpal tunnel and swollen tootsies, a full bladder that has […]
A Letter To My First Born Before Baby Comes :: I See You
A Letter to my First Born… MY SWEET GIRL, MY FIRST BORN – I SEE YOU… I see you when you look at me with your smiley brown eyes telling me how much you love our moments together, and how you can never get enough of it. I see you when you so desperately want […]
Gender Reveal Tea Party :: A Story of Hope
Gender Reveal Tea Party :: A Story of Hope after Recurrent Loss We have a little secret to share… My daughter is obsessed with tea parties. So much so, that for the last handful of years I have been known to host at-home tea parties multiple times a week, with Smallie as my guest of honor. So when […]
The Balinos aka The Beatles :: FAM-O-WEEN 2017
Oh the Balinos. What will they think of next? This year was one of those last minute scrambles, once again. Every October 30th of virtually every year, since we started our FAM-O-Ween tradition, we promise ourselves “Selves, next year will be better. We will NOT leave our creative brainstorming to the very last minute”. And […]
Building a Healthy Mother Daughter Relationship
Having a daughter has been such a gift. Our mother daughter relationship is so important to me and it’s not something I take lightly. Over the last few years, my Little Mama has become more than just my little sidekick. She’s become the very reason I have chosen to work on myself as mom and as […]
Back to School and Back to Work
Here we go again. First day of school. This year… Grade 1. Back to school and back to work. Last year, kindergarten was one thing – a nice transition from preschool. And even then, I still felt the jab in my gut. Now it’s officially a “grade”, and on the days leading up to it, […]
Morse Code Bracelets by All The Sprinkles :: #Review #Giveaway
Sass & Smalls carries a whole new meaning for my blog and it’s taken some time to figure out what that is. However, the moment we came across these amazing morse code bracelets from All the Sprinkles, we knew we found our match. Our previous blog, babyStylista, focused primarily on Little Mama and her outfits […]
Little Lady in Red :: Christmas at the Castle
Weeee! Apparently this Little Lady in red has a pretty exciting event to attend this Christmas holiday! It’s that time of year where we go to Big Daddy‘s “castle” for his company’s annual Family Christmas party. That means, crafts, balloons, and a big, jolly guy in red (much like our little lady in red) bearing gifts […]
A Mary Poppins Halloween :: FAM-O-WEEN with Little Mama Poppins
Chim chimney chim chimney chim chim che BOO! Little Mama Poppins does it again. She took a classic, and made it her own. All in the name of Halloween – A Mary Poppins Halloween! And as always… we were her mere accessories. I grew up watching Mary Poppins on repeat. Who didn’t? There’s just something about […]
Day Designer :: A Stylish Day Planner for The Busy Mom
I am one busy mom. And I know most, if not all, of my stay-at-home mom buds are rolling their eyes right about now, having to once again hear me say… “I’m busy” – but the truth is, Mama’s gotta WERK. I don’t have time for anything these days. Playdates are a thing of the past. […]
