Cute Sesame Street t shirts for toddlers & where to buy them.

The name of the blog IS Searching for Sesame Street. There had to be some reason, right?

My son is absolutely in love with Sesame Street.

pardon the wet - he's a drooler!

So naturally, we have some Sesame tee shirts. I'll call our Sesame Street tee shirt style "simple whimsy".

Pretty much ever time buddy wears one of his shirts, at least a few moms stop to ask me where I bought it. So, I thought I'd show and share some of buddy's tees (all buddy approved) and throw in some others on our "consideration" list.

So, if you too have an Elmo-loving little one and want some cute & fun tees, this list's for you.


Buddy-Owned Favorites

1.  Cookie International Shirt - Sesame Street Store Online

2. Sesame Character List Shirt - The Names Brand

3. Sesame Street Gang Shirt - Nordstrom

Consideration List Favorites

4. Monsters of Rock Shirt - Stylin Online

5. Word to Big Bird Shirt - Kitsel Online

6. Me Want Cookie - Sesame Street Store Online

Hope you enjoy these shirts.  If you have seen any cute Sesame shirts, do share -- buddy would LOVE some more! :)

Photo challenge from the paper mama.

I love these photo challenges. Though I have to admit (again) that I do them a bit retroactively.  I tend to go back to recent pictures and find a pic that I think fits the theme perfectly.  I know the goal is to go out and take pictures that fit the theme.

I need to get better at that. But I don't usually carry my big camera around with me outside of the house, and haven't had much time lately to go on a photo walk.  But with this new challenge, all the pics are of your children.

So, i definitely should be able to take the pics of the theme and try to stop the retroactivity!

Anyways, the theme is "Eyes".  Here's a pic of buddy giving me a wide eyed look as he drinks his milk.  Love the look.  He is one serious milk drinker.

P. 52 photo challenge: week 13.

Oh little little boy of mine. How I love to watch you play. So intently. So focused. So in the moment.

This week's theme is 'details'. And I just love the little details of this pic. Of this little boy.

The little bead of drool on his lips. The color of his lips. His little lashes. Those cheeks. Even the little scratches on his nose. His utter focus on his task at hand (which happens to be very carefully placing a toy candle into the candleholder).

All details of his day.

Open Sky: social shopping network (with discounts).

These days, it seems everything is about social media and social networks. Open Sky is a new site being billed as a "social network for shopping".

What does that mean?

Well, you build your own team of "experts" in different categories (food, style, kids, home, healthy living) and follow them for recommendations on their favorite items.  Then you visit their virtual shop and get discounts on the products.

Examples of experts vary -  it's a pretty wide wide range. Some really are experts; Bobby Flay(food), Project Nursery and Dwell (kids).

Others -- not so much. Unless you count Ali Fedotowsky from the Bachelor as a style expert.

I have assembled an interesting team; a few people I follow - Alicia Silverstone (healthy living), Joy Behar (kids), Gabrielle Bernstein (no idea, but she has really cute stuff in her shop) and Julie Morgenstern (home).

It's a fun way to feel like you are getting personal recommendations from celebs and a great way to find out about tons of very cool, cute and useful products!

And, I was just grabbing open sky's link to include and saw that they have a refer a friend program.  If you click on my "personal invitation" and buy something, you'll get a $10 credit and I'll get a credit too!  So if you are going to check it out, do it by clicking here please.

Thank you!

Diaper bag and baby carrier in one. Can it be?

Ok, need your thoughts on this one.

I want to share this (seemingly) great item with you that I've been eying this for quite some time. The Go-Go Babyz Sidekick Bliss Diaper Bag -- it doubles as a diaper bag and baby carrier.

Two-in-one. Sounds awesome. Looks cute.  Comes in yellow, hot pink and gray. Reviews on Amazon (though only five) are all five stars.

I found it originally on Open Sky, a really fun and great site if you're not familiar. But I digress. More about Open Sky in a second.

Back to the bag.

I love the idea - I'd love to run into the Gap or run a few errands without shlepping the stroller in and out of the car.  Or stand in line and not worry about your little one running all over. This seems like a great solution.  If it works.  The write up says it holds a child up to 35 pounds, so we're still in the window.

It's a little pricey for a casual bag (for me).  It's $120 on Amazon, but there's currently a $15 off coupon, plus free shipping.

Thoughts? Experiences? Recommendations? I'd really love to hear what you think.  Please share!

ps, I'm adding a separate post about Open Sky.