We’re your everyday, no frills (except on our shirts) no nonsense, all fun, city family. Big city, small city, doesn’t matter what size city, kind of family. So, naturally, if we’re not at home, you’ll catch us roaming the streets of downtown. On our island, the downtown area is generally clean, quaint, and overall, very […]
Kids Harem Romper Beach Wear in the Fall
It’s September. The sun’s out, and the beach is still calling for us. As is Little Mama‘s kids harem romper. Where we live, the sun likes to peek out when we least expect it. Rainfall is something we see much more of, but we’ve learned to embrace it while taking full advantage of the days […]
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 […]
How to throw A Ninja Girl Birthday Party Celebration
It’s a ninja girl birthday party and it’s all about fancy kicks, and turning six! Our Little Mama has transformed herself into little ninja status and we couldn’t have been more excited to make this a fun celebration for her and 30 of her little friends. Yup. I said 3o. (6 are missing from this shot… […]
5 Ways I Learned To Move Through Grief :: Vol. 46 #5Faves
January 30th – marks a very significant day for my family and I. It was my very first experience of profound grief. Four years ago today, I lost my daughter, Victoria, half way through my pregnancy. It was my first loss. While I went through the 3 phases of shock and grief on repeat, every […]
Tiny Rudolph Deliveries :: Ideas for Christmas Treats
Tiny Rudolph does it again. I try to teach our Tiny Rudolph that outreach and extending gratitude is the best act of kindness that anyone can give. Simple acknowledgement and telling a person that they’re awesome – is enough to spread the good feels all around. And we wanted a piece of all this good […]
5 Fave Christmas Traditions For The Family :: Vol. 45 #5Faves
We have officially celebrated 5 Christmases as a family of three, and along the way, we have established a few Christmas traditions for the family that we look forward to every year. But first… let’s take a moment to admire the insane beauty that is our city… shall we? photo credit – Doug Clement Photography ©2015 […]
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 […]
Grieving Families – Fathers and Siblings Grieve too :: Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month
Grieving families. It’s something we just don’t talk enough about. Every year, when October rolls around, there’s an overall sense of melancholy that creeps up on my Facebook and Twitter newsfeeds. Many of my friends, and an abundance of facebook groups and communities I have joined, put up quotes, photos of memory boxes, tiny footprints […]
5 Reasons Why I Take A Summer Break from Blogging :: Vol. 40 #5Faves
Is it obvious that I haven’t really been around much lately? Other than our weekly 5Faves post, I have pretty much been MIA from the blogging circuit. I have about a million reasons why I take an annual summer break from blogging, but it still doesn’t put the brakes on the guilt that follows closely […]
5 Things We Do Before Summer Ends :: Vol. 36 #5Faves
I would be remiss to place all the emphasis on back-to-school to-do lists this coming of fall, without diving into our fave things we do before summer ends. After all, summer is still here in full force. What’s the big rush? There are about a million things we love to do as a family, as a couple, […]
5 Reasons Why We Visit Cousins Every Summer :: Vol. 34 #5Faves
I feel for my Little Mama. Sure, she’s happy, content with life overall, free of any cares in the world. But there’s something in her life that is missing – something I always had surrounding me during my entire childhood, something I wish so desperately she had in her everyday life. Cousins. She has about a gazillion […]
5 Reasons Why My Daughter Loves New York City :: Vol. 33 #5Faves
As a mini fashionista and travelista in her own right, Little Mama can’t help but have a deep love and fascination of The Big Apple. At least once every second season of dragging my little one to fashion shows in the east coast, someone always asks me why my daughter loves New York City so much. […]
5 Ideas for Long Weekend Family Fun :: Vol. 30 #5Faves
With Canada Day and the 4th of July around the corner (yes, we celebrate both), our family is always on the hunt for long weekend family fun. Don’t get me wrong – we enjoy our share of lazy Sundays at home, but sometimes it does the soul (and the body) some good when we get out and […]
Lordy Lordy, Look Who’s 40? Celebrating a Milestone Birthday Across the Miles with Candle Light
As of two days ago – Big Daddy is now officially living up to his name. If 40 isn’t big – I don’t know what is. I don’t mean, big as in old, I mean big as in… big deal! When you reach a milestone birthday – one can’t help but think… “I made it! I […]
