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I love onesies — now that my toddler is interested in exploring his diaper, it’s the only thing that buys me enough time to stop him. Onesies come in countless prints and patterns, but if your taste veers towards minimalist, consider this striped onesie from Minibrook.
This sporty onesie (Minibrook was started by Nina Westbrook, wife of NBA All-Star Russell Westbrook) is made from easy-to-care-for, soft organic cotton. It’s also made in the U.S.A., and a portion of all proceeds is donated to organizations that focus on “serving and uplifting youth.”
This onesie is $30 and available in sizes 0–3M to 12–18 M. In addition to “Marigold,” it’s available in pink.
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Anonymous says
“Minimalist” is not the word I would use to describe this.
Anoon says
Welcome to the Big Top! is more what I was thinking.
Anonymous says
But you’ll never lose the baby in a crowd.
AwayEmily says
However, you might lose him if you accidentally set him down in a beach chair.
Spirograph says
haha, minimalist in the sense that it doesn’t have characters and words on it, I guess. I kind of love it. Alas, my kids are too big for onesies. My daughter would love this pattern on a shirt — she’s wearing a similar one today with more colors.
Anon Lawyer says
I like it too! If you can’t look like a circus tent as a toddler, when can you? That said, $30 for a onesie is ridic.
Patricia Gardiner says
My thoughts exactly!!
Help! says
So we were supposed to go to New Orleans this weekend – first trip without our kids since October 2017 and my husband had it all planned! – and there’s a tropical storm. Coming from Houston and need to be back midday Sunday so can’t be too far. Also can’t be Mexico because don’t have covid tests today.
Help! Am thinking Charleston? We’re not very preppy though and he’s pretty disappointed. Any ideas? Threw around a boutique in Austin or San Antonio but a lot sold out and also Texas is the only place we’ve traveled for the past year and a half!
So Anon says
What about flying into Denver and then heading to Co Springs or into the mountains?
Anonymous says
Santa Fe
NYCer says
Chicago? Aspen?
Also re Charleston, I’m not preppy either, but very much enjoyed Charleston.
OP says
I thought Chicago but am sort of intimidated by planning a trip last minute there!
Any specific recs on Charleston? Or would you go Chicago in my shoes?
Anon says
so many great restaurants – even if you’re not preppy, if you like food / history you’ll have a great time! recommend SNOB and Husk!
anon says
as a fellow Texan living in DFW area who has frequently visited Charleston, I would not do Charleston on this short of a turnaround, personally. if you are trying to do anything other than stay downtown and tour that area (lots of great beaches in that area of course), you won’t have enough time. i would recommend waiting to visit Charleston until you have more than 2 days (sounds like ultimately you’ll really have even less time than that) to allot for the trip.
NYCer says
I think you will have a good time in either Chicago or Charleston! Both would be a quick trip. Is the weather more appealing in one over the other this weekend?
A few Charleston restaurant recs: Leon’s Poultry and Oyster Shop, Chez Nous, The Ordinary, and I second the recommendation for Husk
The Wentworth Mansion is a great hotel, but there are lots of other good options for hotels too.
OP says
Oh love these – we’re spending three weeks (with the kids!) in colorado in July so that’s why i was erring coastal.
ifiknew says
Can you tell me a little more about this? How old are your kids? I’d love to do something like this, but mine are 2 and 4 and I can’t decide if it’d be worth it to do something like this.
anon says
Santa Fe?
AnotherAnon says
What about Sedona, Flagstaff, or San Diego? I know you didn’t ask but IMHO this tropical storm seems to be way overhyped. Do you follow Space City Weather? That might give you some reassurance. If it were me, I’d still go to NOLA but I’m biased because I adore it. Whatever you choose: enjoy your vacation!
More Sleep Would Be Nice says
+1 – Fellow Houstonian here. Adore NOLA, and Charleston is just “meh” for me personally (it’s definitely the older, preppier cousin of NOLA). Space City Weather has done a great job of breaking down the risks.
Anon says
Savannah? A lot of what there is to do is walking around, so you wouldn’t need much planning for that. Also, consider flying into Jacksonville and doing St. Augustine?
Anon says
I love Charleston but I think it will be unbearably hot this time of year. No more so than NOLA though I guess.
Anon says
Anyone else’s school district cancel school today with less than one day notice to observe the new Federal holiday? DCPS (Washington, DC) emailed parents at 6 PM last night telling us that we wouldn’t have school today. Our family is fine since I had to quit my job to manage virtual schooling for my children since our school never opened up enough classrooms for students to come back in person so I’m at home anyway (we’re still 100% virtual, not by choice) but so many families have been left scrambling. I’m very on board with celebrating this holiday but a Monday observance would have given families at least a couple of days to arrange alternate care.
Anonymous says
My daycare told us at 5:35 p.m. last night, which is essentially the same problem. They were apparently waiting for the official word from the agency at which they are located, which didn’t come until late in the day (which I completely agree because the different agency that my husband works at sent an email at 5:27 p.m.). Fortunately, my husband has the day off for the same reason, but I’m also a bit baffled why they didn’t go with the Monday observance.
Anonymous says
Wow, that’s pretty bad. In NYC they haven’t managed to make it a holiday yet for City workers, so we have school, but everyone is remote on Tuesday for primary elections. That was announced with a couple of weeks notice, and I was really pissed about that short notice – 6pm the night before is truly awful. Especially in an area where–I’m guessing here–many kids have parents that cannot work from home and can’t afford to just take a day off.
Anonymous says
It’s absurd. School calendars are set a year in advance. After barely educating kids all year they’re cancelling on of the last days left with no notice? Terrible.
Anon says
I have no doubt Fairfax would have done the same, but they’re already closed for summer.
anon says
Arlington didn’t close, but it’s the last day of school and already early release. I bet they would have except it would have created chaos with people trying to get their stuff back from the school (e.g., meds in the nurses offices, contents of desks and lockers, etc).
Spirograph says
MoCo would have too (and indeed did give the day off to the staff who would have been working), luckily the school year ended on Wednesday.
anon says
Did DC schools feel that they had to close since they’re Federal? They may not have discretion.
Anon says
They’re not Federal. This is a city school system. I can only imagine how many kids didn’t get breakfast or lunch today.
Anon says
As a former resident of the area, this is so typical of the DMV. I find it laughable also because most of the non-Black folkx I knew in the DMV didn’t even know what Juneteenth was until recently while it was such a big deal in my current location where I grew up (which is in a *gasp* RED STATE). Locally, Our county leadership and mayor are going to make it a holiday for upcoming years, though, which I am all for and is very, very long overdue.
Anonymous says
Not school, but I am not happy that federal deadlines did not get pushed back to account for the unexpected closure.
So Anon says
Best audiobooks for a car-trip with a rising 3rd and 5th grader? We’ve already done the first few Harry Potter.
Today is my last day of work before my three week sabbatical!! Then, when I do go back, kids have one week of day-camp before they go to sleep away camp! I’m so excited! And just trying to get these last few things done…. but I’m soooo done.
anon says
We really enjoyed the Gregor the Overlander series on audiobook by Suzanne Collins. We’ve also done the Chronicles of Narnia Series by CS Lewis and that was good too, though a bit less engaging.
Anon says
Is Redwall still popular? I feel like 5th grade was prime Redwall time for me.
anon says
I did Redwall on audiobook with my rising third grader and it took me reading several chapters to her from the book while I broke it down for her to understand what was happening. Starting with the audiobook was a total fail. Once she got the gist (e.g., what’s an abbott, novice, and abbey; what’s a scourge and horde; what’s an adder; what’s a tapestry) then she really enjoyed it, but it was very tough to start. It has a ton of complex vocabulary that is tough (e.g., with scynthian movements).
For contrast, she has read Harry Potter and didn’t have any trouble with those books.
Anonymous says
Not the OP but thank you for this very specific intel! We’ve been dying to start the redwall books with our rising first grader but a little apprehensive and from your description I think we’ll wait a little bit.
Anonymous says
Maybe it’s just me, but I think it’s easier to deal with new vocabulary when reading a book than when listening to it.
Anonymous says
I haven’t listened to the audiobook, but my rising third grader really likes the Wings of Fire series by Tui T. Sutherland. It’s a cute story about a band of young dragons out to save the dragon world, and has a bajillion books I’ve read through book 5, which is the end of the first story arc, and endorse it up to that point.
anon says
I’ve been reading Wings of Fire off and on with my kid and it’s better than Warriors (blech), but it’s far from good literature. I’d do my best to avoid having to listen to it for hours on end. It’s fine for my kid to read, but I’d rather listen to something that’s better quality writing.
Anonymous says
I have yet to test this as an audiobook, but my 3rd grader’s class has been doing Gangsta Granny as a read aloud and they love it. Our library has another audiobook by the same author, David Williams, that I’m planning to try.
EDAnon says
Does your job have a formal sabbatical? Or are you creating your own? I would love a sabbatical and feel like it could be in the cards if I figured out the right way to negotiate it.
So Anon says
Yes, my company has a formal sabbatical program. On certain anniversaries, employees are permitted to take extended leave. They give you an additional week paid. I could take more time, but cannot afford to take the leave unpaid. One of the awesome parts of our sabbatical program is that it is truly expected that you disconnect. You are not expected or permitted to work.
Anonymous says
That’s amazing!
Anonymous says
The next few Harry Potter. It’s the tried and true for road trips for a reason.
Cb says
Phillip Pullman books are great on audio.
Anonymous says
What’s the difference between sabbatical and vacation?
Anon says
sabbaticals are usually a set amount of time to take off on top of your vacation days. At DH’s employer you get a month long sabbatical every 5 years on top of your 25 vacation days that year. At my mom’s former employer you got a month every 7 years, but then they changed it to just once after your first 7. They are most common in academia for tenured professors but happen in some other fields too
So Anon says
My company has a formal sabbatical program that only occurs on certain work anniversaries. It is longer and no work allowed.
Anonymous says
Heaven. Enjoy!
Audio says
I’m really enjoying the Aru Shah series and it would be great for that age range
DLC says
Second Aru Shah and Phillip Pullman. The Tuby in the Smoke is particularly good, I thought, and not as sense as the Golden Compass.
I loved The Inquisitor’s Tale by Adam Gidwitz. It’s the story of three children in medieval Europe on a quest to prevent the burning of the Talmunds. Actually anything by Gidwitz is great- funny, wry, and slightly dark.
Also we are listening to The True Meaning of Smekday and it has been great so far.
If they are into Broadway shows, Better Nate Than Never is about a boy who runs away to audition for a musical version of ET.
Anon says
Is it weird or nice to bring a small food gift back from vacation for kiddo’s daycare teachers? I know people don’t always love food gifts and we give cash at holidays and end of year but I thought it might be a nice way to let them know we’re thinking of them and hopefully they or someone in their family could enjoy it. It will be in a sealed bag so I don’t think Covid is an issue.
EDAnon says
I think it’s nice. We have a close relationships with our teachers so they definitely wouldn’t find it weird.