Starting Out Small

Environmental Working Group (EWG) just released their updated 2012 safe sunscreen guide

Fri, 18 May 2012 18:46:56 -0400

Environmental Working Group (EWG) just released their updated 2012 safe sunscreen guide : Confused...

Ebates, 13th anniversary, over 100 stores giving 13% cashback TODAY ONLY!!!! Hurry!

Mon, 14 May 2012 21:55:32 -0400

Ebates, 13th anniversary, over 100 stores giving 13% cashback TODAY ONLY!!!! Hurry!: Do you like...

Book Review: Purple Leaves, Red Cherries by: Tania Elfersy & Andrea Katzman. Illustrated by Nomi Melul Ohad

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 08:48:00 -0400

Book Review: Purple Leaves, Red Cherries by: Tania Elfersy & Andrea Katzman. Illustrated by Nomi...

Is it really "Never too late?"

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:28:28 -0400

Okay, I was busy cooking tonight for my hubby and I (since my kids don’t eat the...

Make a "SPLASH" with this new tub toy, SPLASHIMALS!

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:45:00 -0400

Make a "SPLASH" with this new tub toy, SPLASHIMALS!: Sorry, folks! I know I have been away for TOO...

Whitney Houston...and other things on my mind!

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 14:24:36 -0500

Whitney Houston...and other things on my mind!: I know that a tremendous amount of Whitney Houston...

Great advice on when your child is being "disrespectful":

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:41:00 -0500

Great advice on when your child is being "disrespectful":: We all have days where we feel like our...

Right now, my kids are off from school, it is their...

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:34:21 -0500

My "baby" who was only 5 months here!

My "baby" looking in the mirror!

My 5 month old at Great Wolf Lodge

How cute? I love this pic of my kids!

Pic of me and my two older kids

My two GIRLS!

My "baby" girl (now 3) being silly!

sliding down the slide, this time around

Right now, my kids are off from school, it is their “winter break”. We took a day off as a family and went to the Great Wolf Lodge in the Poconos, NY. It was fun! We have been there a few times, but the last time we went, our youngest (who just turned 3) was only 5 months old, so it was obviously a very different experience for her this time around! I remember how chubby she was the first time we went, so adorable, all that chubbiness. I am including a few photos of her then, at less than a 1/2 year old and now more than 2 1/2 years later. What a difference? She barely had any hair then and now look at her, with her long locks, well, maybe you can’t see it so well in the picture, but try! Then and now…she is still my “chubbiest” kids so far, my two older ones were not as chubby by this age, still it is fine by me, I love it! So, I apologize, for not being so good with my blogging lately. Life is busy with three kids, (as many of you moms out there can vouch for me, right?) I love my kids and my family IS my first priority, that being said, my business tends to take the back burner at times. BUT, have no fear, I still maintain my excellent customer service and fast delivery, I just may be a little slower on some of the things I want to do to GROW my company into more than “StartingOutSmall”, pun intended! Check out my site: www.startingoutsmall.com for all your baby gift giving needs! Also, if there is something you would like to see on the site, let me know. We are always striving to meet our customers growing needs!

That being said, we do have some of the popular mini sequin clippies back in stock! We know how much you all have enjoyed them for your adorable photo shoots with your little girls!!! So, come check them out, plus some other favorites and a few new ones as well!

Additionally, many of our Trumpette socks are on sale too, just $18 that is a savings of $6 of the usual price, we are making room for our new inventory of TRUMPETTE SOCKS coming soon! So, stock up on the sale styles while you can and if you spend $75 or more, it is FREE SHIPPING!

Johnny’s Mary Jane Brights

As always, please keep in touch and now, I am just an email away!

Save 30% NOW through January 30th, 2012

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:08:07 -0500

Save 30% NOW through January 30th, 2012: What can I tell you? It has been two weeks since I last...

Cool site: Looking for a way to fund your new venture?

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:50:00 -0500

Cool site: Looking for a way to fund your new venture?: I just found out about a great site called...

Been a LONG TIME!

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 22:39:01 -0500

Hi, Everyone!Wow! I can’t believe we are soon approaching the year 2012. I don’t know...

Okay, we are all well aware of the saying, all it takes is a few...

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:35:00 -0500

My daughter begins her spraying...

My daughter continues with her spraying.

lemon pledge on the TV in the kitchen

Okay, we are all well aware of the saying, all it takes is a few minutes…well, my daughter “accomplished” a LOT in just a couple of minutes alone in the kitchen. I often “leave” my almost two year old in a room if she is eating a snack or playing with her toys in a safe area. I had to go and send an email at my computer (which is located in my husband and my bedroom). In the few minutes that I was away, and my daughter was (what I thought) eating her lunch and snack in the kitchen while watching the under the counter TV, my daughter got a hold of the PLEDGE furniture polish that I bought at Costco yesterday with her (it was a 3 package one, but I had tucked the other two neatly out of her reach under the sink with a lock on it). The other one, I planned to clean the furniture with in the living room. Of course, SHE got to it before I had the chance.

What ensued next, you can clearly see by my photos that I took shortly after the disaster occurred. It felt like a snowstorm in our kitchen!

I know I have no one to blame but myself, I should NEVER have left it on the counter, I also know how curious my child is, as are most 2-3 year old children. I EVEN heard noises, but I “assumed” (I should never have assumed, because it makes “an ass out of you and me”) that she was just playing with the faucet in the bathroom. She often likes to wash her hands for L O N G periods of time, BUT, when it was a noise every second, I quickly zoomed downstairs, realizing it was some type of SPRAY and NOT water!!!!

Of course, I needed to explain to her why what she did was not a good thing and that I should not have left it out. These are cleaning supplies, they have chemicals, etc. and they are POISON. I had to immediately wash her hands and rinse her face, luckily she did not get it all over her, just everything else!!!

What a mess! Plus, Pledge, being the furniture polish that it is, leaves a thick residue and is not an easy thing to clean up. In fact, I better go back and make sure it is thoroughly cleaned up before Thanksgiving! Not what you want RIGHT before the holidays, what can you do?! At least my kitchen is lemony fresh!

Enjoy your Thanksgiving, take time to appreciate all the good things in your lives and I too, will look back someday at this and laugh…just maybe not in the next five minutes!

Hot Nail Polish Colors for a great cause!

Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:51:18 -0500

Hot Nail Polish Colors for a great cause!: This past summer, I was reading an article in the 201...

THANK YOU! Plus, great baby gift items ON SALE!

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:40:09 -0400

THANK YOU! Plus, great baby gift items ON SALE!: Thank you to everyone who made purchases this past...

October is Breast Cancer awareness month!

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:34:57 -0400

October is Breast Cancer awareness month!: A percentage of sales this month is going towards cancer...

Gilad Shalit

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:24:32 -0400

Gilad Shalit: What a day! I am so thrilled that Gilad Shalit’s prayers have been answered! I...

Baby Name Site---- Very Cool!

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 22:55:00 -0400

Baby Name Site---- Very Cool!: Tonight I was just curious about what the most popular baby names of...

CRAZY BLOWOUT FALL SALE: Baby Dry Goods stroller blankets, diaper attache and MORE!

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:25:00 -0400

CRAZY BLOWOUT FALL SALE: Baby Dry Goods stroller blankets, diaper attache and MORE!: Now that the...

I don’t often share photos of my kids online, but I just...

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:57:00 -0400

My DD admiring herself in a fancy dress.

My DD eating a snack and sitting with DB

"Ahh...sibling love!" will it last?!/?

I don’t often share photos of my kids online, but I just had to share these few that were taken today. In the first photo, my DD is wearing a fancy taffeta red dress that she insisted on wearing to school on Monday and I refused. (I let her cry for about 45 minutes b/c she only wanted to wear that particular dress and I would not let her). It did not matter that I explained I did not want it ruined while she painted or how it would be tough to go to the playground in that dress, the tears and wails just kept coming. I let her cry it out, until she got too tired and finally gave in. However, today, she again wanted to wear it and since she was not going to school (she only goes 3X’s a week) I gave in…I figured it is not what I would normally put my child in to go the grocery or the post office, but she is not harming me or herself, so why not? I mean, she did look so cute! So, off the store and post office we went!

In the second photo, I had just given my daughter a few jelly beans (positive reinforcement/treat) for going to the potty and she asked me to put them in her “box” and she planted herself right next to her big brother sitting and doing his homework on the couch. I thought it was a darling photo.

In the third photo, I have to admit, I did ask my children to “look at each other” and I quickly snapped the picture, I think it looked quite natural, what do you all think? It is so much fun taking photos of your cute kiddies…

I am now inspired to go take my point and shoot out and make use of it. Perhaps I can get some nice nature pictures tomorrow, if the weather is cooperative.

Anyone have any great photos to share? I miss taking my photography class! I use to take one every Tuesday evening at the local recreation center, but, after my third child was born, I never seem to have the time, energy, etc. Oh well. Hopefully, someday I can get back to going! It was a fun group of people and we had contests, etc.

Trumpette sock sets & SnackTAXI's now on a HUGE sale

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:21:00 -0400

Trumpette sock sets & SnackTAXI's now on a HUGE sale: Hi, Everyone! Now that it is a few weeks into...