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Hawk's Tavern 507 Miller Avenue, Mill Valley; Chef Tyler Florence  has recently opened an informal restaurant in Mill Valley called the Hawk's Tavern . A friend who lives in Mill Valley heard the local moms raving about it at her son’s school, so we decided to check it out on Sunday evening. The stylish interior has a rustic warm feel with dark wooden floors and wood panel walls covered in beautiful black and white photography. There is a great porch for outdoor dining , but we ate inside at one of their circular booths at the back of the restaurant admiring the warm central fireplace. Hawk Tavern bar area Tyler Florence has created the Hawk's Tavern's seasonal menu of small plates which is prepared by executive chef Rob Lind , who also oversees the menu at Wayfare Tavern in San Francisco. There is beer on tap and a small selection of local wines. My son ordered their mac and cheese before the waiter even had a chance to introduce himself, and ate it all up without a...

If you are looking for indoor activities to do with your children during this changeable weather, check out HABITOT  in Berkeley. Habitot is a children’s play and learning center with various themed areas for plenty of exploration and dramatic play. Children can dress up as astronauts and take a ride inside a rocketship full of lights, buttons, keyboards, and phones to call mission control beside it.  They can dress up in other costumes in front of lit up mirrors and experiment with face paints. Take a shopping trip with their carts round the fresh produce market , or splash round with water in Waterworks area. There is a great arts and crafts room which has a huge wall for kids to grab a paintbrush and go crazy on, or sit down for organized art and craft activities. My son enjoyed discovering GAK which is similar to Playdoh but has a sticky rubbery consistence (GAK Facebook page) . We also played with glue and glitter together to make a picture of his name. There is also ...

I love pinning, pinning is addictive, I find myself pinning while the kids are asleep, pinning while watching TV, pinning at the park, pinning while I prepare food. What am I talking about? The best thing since slice bread, well in my opinion anyway, especially if you love beautiful visuals like me… Pinterest! Mel & Liza Blog Source:  Mel & Liza Blog Link Pinterest  is an online service which allows its users to create various pin boards and upload your own photos onto them, you can, more importantly, search for pictures on the Pinterest site or pin photographs you have found online and build up “visual collections”. You can follow your friends through Facebook or Twitter or other like-minded “Pinners” and leave comments or “re-pin” the pictures they have come across to your own boards. Party Ideas for Kids Blog Source:  Party Ideas for Kids Blog link For years I have turned to magazines for inspiration and kept tear sheets and shelves of back copies of my favorit...

A mom’s bag has to be full of everything you and your kids need for every situation when you are out and about every day. I usually carry everything but the kitchen sink on my shoulder and my husband constantly complains that he can’t find anything in my over-packed “Mary Poppins” bag.  So I have recently organized the contents into individual clear bags for diaper changes, snacks, baby toys, toddler cars and trucks etc. and placed it all inside a stylish leather tote bag from ZARA .  It has black patent leather side panels and contrasting short handles for over my arm nook and a long strap for over my shoulder. A stylish solution that my husband is happy about! Check out H&M , Urban Outfitters , Kohls  and Marshalls  for other alternatives.  Read what other moms use on circle of moms website

Birthday Party Idea My son is crazy about diggers and trucks so I decided to have a construction themed birthday party for him. We held the party in the morning so set out a brunch food table with bagels, mini pots of yogurt and granola, fruit salad and mini blueberry muffins. Glasses of mimosa were served for the parents and our special punch of apple juice and ginger ale with fresh mint and slices of lime. I decorated the table with little yellow construction vehicles and hard hats , and displayed my son’s truck books around the kitchen. Instead of using balloons I hung paper lanterns around the room in yellow, black and white. These can be reused again and again for parties, and also hung in the kid’s rooms as decorations. I also hung construction theme garland and personalized bunting to brighten up windows and a large mirror above the fireplace. Of course the birthday cake carried on the theme, and after spending too much money in the past, I decided to order an affordable one...

A new year brings new resolutions, and this year I am hoping to take better care of myself so I can be a better mother and wife! Schillinger Chiropractic & Wellness Center 1050 Northgate Drive, Suite 1, San Rafael;  view website Last month I pulled my back and neck muscles when lowering my baby daughter into her exersaucer while I was overtired which caused a pinched nerve and affected the strength in my hands. After suffering many days of pain I found a great local chiropractor called Dr. Mark Schillinger  in San Rafael who gave me an adjustment that instantly energized me, unblocked the pain and gradually helped me back onto the road to recovery. For the past three weeks, I have been receiving three adjustments a week and the most amazing massages by one of their therapists. An adjustment helps to restore the nerve flow and corrects spinal problems including the minor scoliosis that I developed from an accident five years ago and other problems I have acquired along t...