24 Hour Golden Gate Getaway

It took a really, realllllly jam-packed schedule of pick-ups, drop-offs, appointments with this doctor, meetings with that network for me to realize the days are just too damn long, but the years are mysteriously, so short.  And with that, a few of us decided it was time to leave the tots behind for a quick 24-hour getaway to gain some clarity, and probably a couple lbs along the way.  Since we live in LA, we opted for a short trip up the northern coast to San Francisco and lemme say, it was EVERYTHING the Mommy Doc ordered.  Here's a rundown of our 24 hour adults-only Nor Cal Escape, hour by hour.  Sometimes a day is all it takes.  

10AM - ALL ABOARD!  If you're feeling it's time to splurge, charter a PJ from Van Nuys to Oakland for a quick 1-hour flight, no lines, no hassle, all glamour!  For a more cost-effective method of travel, check out affordable flights at www.southwest.com

11AM - ARRIVE, DRIVE, AND UNWIND We hopped in an uber and headed immediately for our hotel the St. Regis in San Fran.  www.stregissanfrancisco.com Room rates are pretty comparable with most other luxury hotels in town.  And as you know, SF is no bargain.  The service was top notch and the bedding, even better...which was an absolute MUST for this often rundown mommy.

2PM - FIRST STOP, DIM SUM Let's get real, you can't hit San Francisco without dipping into their world-famous dim sum.  All I can say is SEN-SA-TION-AL!!!  Yes, we're dim sum fans anyway, but Yank Sing which came highly recommended and scores a 26 Zagat rating was next level. Be sure to try all the veggie dim sum options like the snow pea shoot and savory vegetable dumplings shown here.  www.yanksing.com

3PM - HOP, SKIP, JUMP - Whether it was that or just a brisk walk, we all definitely had pep in our step as we moved through the historic parts of San Francisco asking ourselves why we don't actually live there.  Oh right, the weather.  Though we had nothing but sunshine, San Fran has a tendency to be foggy and overcast.  

5PM - R, R & R... Back to the hotel for some rest, relaxation and a little eh hem, reacquainting  :) Then a quick outfit change and voila it was time for this haute mommy to hit the town for a pre-drink and pre-stigeous dining experience.  

6PM - BATTERY  This one word sums up the hip, cool vibe we found in San Francisco.  It's like Soho House with a my-tech-company-is-better-than-yours edge.  Great drinks, cool vibe, sexy tunes..and though it's a members only club, elements of the property are still accessible to non-members including hotel rooms. Definitely worth a visit www.thebatterysf.com

7PM - SAISON Ranked the 2nd best restaurant in the Country with 3 Michelin Stars, Saison's vibe is all sass while the food is world-class.  You walk into the rather unassuming spot, kitchen totally exposed, young, tatted-up chefs working their magic.  With only a few select tables inside, each is adorned with cashmere blankets covering the chairs for use at any time during your four hour, 14-course meal.  Diners are literally dressed in anything from jogging suits and sneakers to T-shirts and jeans...anything goes.  Including the tunes.  Playing over the loud speaker, favorites from the 60s-90s, everything from Prince to The Grateful Dead to Journey.  It must be the 34-year old head chef's impeccable taste coming thru in the speakers.  Speaking of taste, I eat mostly vegetarian so for me, the selection of food was highly limited consisting of mostly root veggies, but for the rest of our party, the star dishes included golf-ball sized scoops of caviar, raw  lobster, asperagus and sea urchin.  Are you drooling yet???  www.saisonsf.com

10PM - BACK TO BED Why try to top an already perfect day???  We were tired, full and ready for bed.  And that's just what we did, retreated to our cushy, comfy crib and slept like babies until waking up...ON OUR OWN :)

8AM - BREAKFAST IN BED As most mommies would agree, there's simply nothing better than breakfast in bed.  We ordered room service of oatmeal, juice and coffee and lounged until we felt like total lazy asses.  Then it was time for the day to begin

9AM - GO CAR TOURS I've gotta hand it to my girlfriend for uncovering what's probably the ultimate way to really see San Francisco.  Go Car Tours.  They're these mini go-cart looking motor-cycle cars that take you on a GPS guided tour through the city.  It's fun, hilarious and makes for great picture taking.  BTW, not for the faint of heart. www.gocartours.com

10AM- BACK TO REALITY  Our 24-hour trip, which felt more like 3 days with the amount of activity we packed in, was coming to an end.  We headed back to the Oakland Airport for an even quicker 45-minute turn around to LA.  Returning home felt right.  We were rested, rejuvenated and ready to take on the world. Until our next jaunt, PEACE OUT!  

Met Mommies!!!

After being utterly entranced by the sea of latex, lace, leather and lame at last night's Met Gala, I took a vow that at some point in the next 5 years, I...WILL...BE...THERE!  Lucky for these A-List fetuses, they're taking their first stroll down the ultra-glam red-carpet still in the womb.  Not to be upstaged, however, are the mommies who offer up their bellies as a comfy space for their unborn-babes to have a front-row seat of all the excitement.  Listen ladies, it's hard enough to get out of friggin bed when we're prego, so the fact that these stylish celebs rocked the red carpet as effortlessly as they did, well, MAYJAH kudos!!!  We're inspired and in awe!  

Baby Ka-BOOM!

There's another MAYJAH Baby Boom taking Hollywood by storm!  From A-Listers to Athletes, Supermodels to Super HOT Musicians, it seems everyone's in on the action.  The question is, with so many channels available these days for sharing the big news, how are the Stars getting the word out!?  Some are uber creative, some don't say damn thang.  See here...

Kerry Washington And Nnamdi Asomugha -  US Weekly confirmed today the celeb couple is prego with their second child...But all it took was a red-carpet appearance at the White House Correspondents dinner for people to figure out the news themselves

Olivia Wilde And Jason Sudeikis - Olivia took to Instagram with this ridiculously adorbs pic to let the world know she's cooking up another special surprise.

Megan Fox And Brian Austin Green - Like Kerry Washington, Megan Fox made no mention of her pregnancy but a picture's worth a thousand words.  Megan showed up to Cinema Con in Vegas with her baby bump on full display which sent serious tounges wagging.  Adding a lil fuel to the fire, questions about whether Brian was the baby daddy or not.  Sure enough, the couple, though separated at the time, found the time to hook up for round #3!  

Blake Lively And Ryan Reynolds - The old fashioned way of finding out a Star's pregnant, snooping paparazzi photographed Blake Lively on set with an expanding belly.

Behati Princeloo And Adam Levine - How's this for a switch-a-roo...Hubby Adam Levine posted a pic of a prego Behati on his Instagram account, captioning: My Two Favorite Laker Fans.  Awwwww How friggin KA-UUUUUTE!

Bar Refaeli And Adi Ezra - Yet again, Instagram was the outlet Bar used to share her beautiful news with fans.  She creatively opted to post a picture of her pregnancy test rather than a pic of her beautiful Supermodel self.

Audrina Patride And Corey Bohan - She followed Bar Refaeli and posted a picture of a pregnancy test to her Instagram account 

Ellie Kemper And Michael Koman - Ellie took what seems like a classic celeb approach to reveal the news that she would be a mom for the 1st time...It all went down during an interview with funnyman, Jimmy Fallon.  SO SUPER CUTE!  

12 Mommy Must-Haves For Coachella!

Ladies!!!  Coachella is just 24 hours away and that seems to be all people are talking and posting about!!  Of course, doing Coachella as a Haute Mommy is a whole lot different than as a young, purrrrdy 20-somethin more interested in long hours of hard rocking than chilling out.  Most of us who are going to the festival have probably made arrangements for the little ones and are heading to the desert for adult time to soak up some vitamin D, listen to great tunes and get laid!!  At least that's our plan :)  In the event you've been living under a rock for many years, Coachella Fest is so heavily focused on concert goers one-upping each other's style game that you literally can't walk two steps without having fringe, flower-crowns and barely-there denim cut-offs shoved down your friggin throat.  It's just soooooo OVER ladies.  So, with that, here are 12 Mommy Must-Haves For Coachella that'll have you glowing with sophistication, comfort and ease, and accessibility.  Note: leave your feathers at the door.

Everyone needs a haute lil romper to take you from day to night at the festival without making a change. Urban outfitters.com $60-$80

Spray Sunblock is always the way to go for fast, easy. effective application.  Be sure to get SPF 50 or stronger.  You'll thank me later :)

Splendid Booties for both comfort and style!!  $100 - Bloomingdales

Jin Soon - Nostalgia is a killer desert color.  Also long days at the festival means lots of little chips...Who wants to deal with that?!  Get a neutral color to camouflage any imperfections $18 nordstrom.com

Nars - For great lip gloss in gorgeous stains so you always look glam and ready to go and your lips'll love ya for keeping them protected. $25

Pack a great floppy hat with full coverage so you can wear it and take it off as you need.  You want a flexible hat so you can stick it in your bag without ruining it.  Less burdensome as well. 

Backpacks are EVERYTHING at Coachella for storing what you don't want to hold...Phones to call the nanny, sunblock, gloss, hats, snacks and whatever else might tickle your fancy :)  Come on, don't act so prude :)  Tom's backpack $70 on sale at Nordstrom.  

Rocking a pair of kick-ass shades can take an outfit from good to "OMG who's that girl?!?!" Katy Perry models them well.  For a splurge, check out these sick shades from Chanel $525 - Just like the desert sun. chanel.com

Cute hair ties...need we say more - It's gets H O T out there in 90++ degree temps.

Everyone thinks about the actual show, but what about when you're recovering from it?!  Pack a great pair of sneaks for a beautiful walk outside in the AM.  The fresh air will help.  Promise.  Nike $55 nike.com 

Don't forget a super cute swimsuit.  Basta always gets it right with casual, sexy, comfortable suits.  The best part?  Buy your tops and bottoms separately.  Tops and bottoms each $100+ BastaSurf.com

An Everything cardigan to throw on when the temps drop, or to add a pop of color to your black little romper.  This is so of-the-moment. $79 target.com

7 Reasons To Take Your Tot To A Live Sporting Event

We know this is incredibly hard to believe, BUT it actually rained here in Southern California over the weekend.  Whoa is me!  But seriously, it left us scrambling to find fun family plans that would keep the kiddy entertained and us, dry.  By the way, for us So Cal Mommies, this is actually kind of a big deal.  Our standard trips to the park, farmers market and zoo, were a big fat no go....so we had to get real creative to fill the Sunday Blues.  At that moment it became clear, there's one helluva basketball team, The Clippers, right in our backyard...our friend has season tix...what the hell are we waiting for LET'S GOOOOOO!  Up until that point, we'd always thought about bringing our (almost) 2-year old son to the game, but was it really age appropriate?  Would it be a bigger burden than "BAM! Why didn't we think of this sooner?!"  Truth is, we've been to a lot of Basketball Games and can't remember a time when we'd seen many pint-sized fans in the stands?  Turns out, it was just because we weren't looking.  So with that, Haute Mommies, here are the Top 7 Reasons Why You Should Take Your Toddlers To A Live Sporting Event! (And like we always say: If it's good enough for The Beckhams, it's good enough for us :)

1. Stimulus For Dayzzzzzzzzz - From the furry, friendly mascots, to the thousands of people eagerly walking back and forth, and then there's the actual GAME, there is no shortage of stimulation for the little ones.  Our babe slept longer and better than most nights.  Game day everyday?? Sign us up!

2. Something For The Whole Family - Not all kid-friendly activities engage the entire family quite like a pro-sports game.  This is a win/win (duh...pun intended)

Despite how it looks, he's actually having fun (promise!)

3. Food Food Food - Let's get real, #WeComeForTheNachos Yes Yes Yes! I mean, they're just so damn good.  With a side of jalepenos, ummm, need we say more.  Other recommendations: killer veggie burgers, veggie hot dogs, real hot dogs/hamburgers, sushi, peanuts and on and on and on...Note: be sure to rock an elastic waistband. 

4. Get Em Acquainted With Sports Early On - Who knows you could have the next Lebron James on your hand.  

5. Kids 2 Or Younger Are Free - Check with each venue/location.  We looked online at the Clippers website and all children 2 years of age or younger are F R E E !!!

6. Make Great Memories - Be sure to look your best because you'll want to snap tons of pix...Great for posting and for making you feel like Mommy-Of-The-Year in years to come.  And who knows, the kiss cam is always looming :)

7. A Screaming Child Ain't No Thang - The BEST part about this whole shibang is that there are thousand of screaming freaks, uh, I mean, fans in the stands so adding one more to the mix with your vocal child is just part of the fun.  No shhhhhhssssshhhhh'ing!!! here.