Kids' Style

Mamas, don't get me wrong:  I luuuuv pink.  But it sometimes feels like kid's clothing designers (and retailers) are trying to shove pink clothes...

I once bought a cashmere sweater for Raines.  This was, of course, before he was born.  I brought home this teeny-tiny adorable bundle of...

Raines has had a long and happy history with Uggs (I swear by their boots for toddlers), so when Ugg Australia contacted me for...

  My son much prefers going barefoot.  And my husband, a Born to Run fan, encourages it.  And who can blame either...

R, my little toddler, was complaining about his old swimsuit.  Apparently, being three, it bugged him when wet.  He didn't like it flapping around...

"Go Buy Now" is our section dedicated to the stuff that sells out before you even know you critically need it. ...

My heart skipped a beat today on a Target excursion for toilet bowl cleaner and graham crackers. I'm a long time fan of the Splendid brand for kids (we have a striped long sleeve waffle tee I've forced both boys to wear until it reached crop top proportions, for example), but I only buy Splendid on deep discount because spending $50-$80 on single items of clothing for my rapidly growing kids makes me want to either a.) vomit or b.) have another boy to make my outrageous clothing purchases more cost effective.

Ummmm...what the heck, Target?  Who knew that lurking among the racks would be such cool tees?  For so cheap? While these picks all came...

 I love diaper covers.  You know - the pretty white ruffle-butt thingys that are often monogrammed?  Yes.  LOVE.  But since I gave birth...

If my mom had said this to me ten years ago, or, I’m embarrassed to admit, maybe even 5, I totally would have rolled my eyes. But life since having children has flown by at an alarmingly fast (and heart wrenching) clip. . . nd now I have purchased (gasp!) a backpack (!). For my little son who is quickly growing into a big boy and is going off to his first day (sob) of early learner school next Tuesday. . . Given the significance I have attached to said knapsack, naturally I wanted it to be the best, so I trolled the Internets for the best of the best. Here are my picks for the back-to-school season’s top-five preschooler backpacks.