{Monday's Must Have: Fingerprint Jewelry}

If you are looking for a unique gift, check this out:

"Little Ella Bug was founded by Amber, a new Mother of one.  Amber offers a special keepsake which captures the fingerprint of your loved one imprinted in fine silver.  This fine silver is organic and recycled, which makes it a perfect eco-friendly gift!"

What's cool is that they will send you a molding kit to get your baby’s fingerprint or if you live in the area, Amber can make an appointment to get the impression herself.  Once Little Ella Bug receives your baby’s impression, it takes about 1-2 weeks to complete your piece and in the end, you get a memory that lasts a lifetime.  Visit www.LittleEllaBug.com or email Amber for more information info@LittleEllaBug.com.

{Sugar Rush} Tuesday's Tid Bit (a day early)

Do you know about DAILY CANDY? It's the insider's guide to all things mini in Los Angeles where you get the scoop on everything fun, fashionable and cool for the under 8 crowd (and their parents too.)  You can sign up to receive a weekly email about the latest store openings, classes and events here.  Today's email contained a write-up on a new store called SweetHarts recently opened by Melissa Joan Hart and Paula Hart.  You can read all about it here.  Sounds like a fun place to take the kids for a special treat!

Also came across this which I thought sounded interesting:

We Want Your Toys

What: Help Venice architect Greg Lynn find used playthings to recycle into furniture. If he’s interested in yours, he’ll send a check, postage, and packaging.
Why: It doesn’t get any easier.
When: Your kidlet’s moved on to the next big thing.
Where: List of desired products online at glform.com. E-mail low-res images and your shipping address to toys@glform.com.

Monday's Must Have {2boysloved boutique}

Jocelyn is one of THE nicest and neatest gals I have ever met.  I met her many years ago, waaaay before either of us had kids and while she was working at Isgo's Photo Lab.  At the time, I had a really great corporate job by day and was able to pursue photography on the weekends.  Jocelyn was the sweetheart who took care of my rolls of film (yes, film.  I did say it was a long time ago, didn't I?)  Anyways, we saw each other at least once or twice a week for a couple of years but then lost touch for a bit when life got a little crazy, and then we found each other again.  How?  Well, that's a story for another post!

Anyways, Jocelyn is now a mom to two beautiful boys and she founded 2boysloved Boutique to support her passion for crafts!  Check out her etsy shop here and also become a fan on facebook.  As you can see, Jocelyn is super talented and creative so you'll want to order her handmade boutique items, which are all offered at an affordable price.  By the way, she can also do custom items - just ask!

{Monday's Must Have} family photography in southern california | toki lee photography

Monday's Must Have for today is.... a trip to the pumpkin patch!  We love to visit Underwood Family Farms all year round, but Fall is by far the BEST time to visit, in my opinion.   There's a Fall Festival going on right now at the big farm (in Moorpark) which you must check out.  It's a fun filled day for your entire family!  Click here to see more info.  We stopped by the little farm (in Somis) this weekend to pick up some pumpkins and I couldn't resist snapping a few pictures ;-)

Monday's Must Have

I love Mini Boden for their colorful, well-made and original clothing for boys and girls.  I recently perused their fun little catalog and decided to order the 'vintage jeans' for my boys and wouldn't you know it?  The one item I wanted is on backorder.  Anyways, since I didn't want to wait, I decided to order the 'straight leg jeans' instead.  I was a little skeptical about the narrow cut being too tight but my fears were put to rest as soon as my boys tried them on.  These jeans are so cool, not to mention a nice change of pace from the baggy jeans we see all the time.  They have the adjustable waist, which I love and oh, and did I mention the great quality??  I think skinny jeans for boys is a must have this season ;-)

Here's Tristan modeling the "blue" straight leg jeans.