Probably our most favoritist brand these days has got to be Monte. Why? Well…because we sell a lot of their stuff. No, no…we kid. That’s not the ONLY reason we love Monte…they are Canadian too, after all. Oh, and there’s the little fact that the make the best looking, most comfortable, highest quality rockers, gliders and bassinets on the market. Looks like we’ll be adding “awesome highchair” to our love list soon as Monte Design has debuted their Tavo chair at the ABC kids show. Blink and you’ll think it’s just another dining room chair…and that’s a good thing.

Coming this fall to genes for the low low price (well..not too high, at least) of $345.00. Want more details on the Monte Tavo? Email us at customer_service@shopgenes.com. You’ve got questions…we’ve got answers.

I’ve heard rumblings for weeks now. At the playground. The grocery store. The houses all around our block. “I can’t wait for school to start again,” say all the moms + dads. Really? I’m clearly in the minority here, but I wasn’t looking forward to today. I wasn’t happy to see my now 1st grader walk into a new school 20x larger than his more manageable previous school. I didn’t want to see our late mornings and later nights turn into schedule bed times and hurried runs for the school bus. I’m none too thrilled about trading our beach days for books and our summer strolls for studying. I should get pleasure out of watching my first born grow and thrive and live…and I do, but I also see my baby slipping through my fingers and it makes my heart ache a bit.

There is the flip side, though. I will clearly be required to have fewer Pokemon battles each day. And fall brings new fashions to drool over. We’re adding more every day, but check out the best for boys here and the greatest for girls here.