Nicky Hilton sports stylish aviator jacket as she tenderly kisses baby Teddy during New York stroll | Child Down Jacket Boy Winter Coat

68. “Hustling the Hustler” (Season 2, Episode 5)A solid Buddy episode in which his black sheep brother (who knew he had one?) reappears to announce he’s reformed, but Buddy won’t believe him. The episode’s funniest bit is in the beginning with an office money jar for every time Buddy insults Mel. Mel makes his own deposit (“That’s for what I was thinking”). Then things take a dark turn when Blackie engages Rob in a game of pool. Effective editing heightens the tension.

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When Phyllis Parish watched the local news as a kid, she had no idea she would one day work for WRAL. Along with her role as director of local production, she leads one of the news station’s biggest fundraisers, Coats for the Children, which is celebrating 30 years of providing coats, hats and gloves to thousands of families. Parish, who plans to retire in March, shares how the campaign has changed over the years.

If you’re looking for small kitchen appliances like blenders and countertop ovens, Calphalon has a whole line of very luxe items exclusively at Target, like this Calphalon Precision Control Countertop Oven in the obviously very trendy matte black shade every design hound is after. It offers eight preset cooking options, can even fit a 12″ pizza, but can obviously make you the perfect small batch of cupcakes, too.

To protect that membrane from the rough world outside and the oily grime on your own skin, outdoor companies build jackets that have multiple layers. Typically, they’ll sandwich the membrane between an outer textile and an inner one that faces your body. The outer textile will also have what’s called a DWR, or durable water-repellent coating, on it, to make the raindrops bead up and roll off rather than sitting on the fabric and seeping through.

For infants, nothing is as warm as snuggling up with mom or dad. For baby-wearing mamas and dads, the Baby K’tan Baby Carrier in Organic Cotton is the perfect solution. This clever design, which allows you to carry your baby in five different positions, slips on like a t-shirt, avoiding the harshness of buckles and hardware against baby’s delicate skin or the annoyance of having to loop and wrap fabric like a contortionist yourself. The organic cotton version is GOTs certified and can be worn alone or, because of its design, fits comfortably under a babywearing coat.

Your family does not have to look “crunchy” in order to wear organic any more, and these clothes will last for many years and can be passed down from one child to the next.

With affiliates throughout the United States and Canada, Girls Inc. offers non-traditional, research-based, engaging and educational programs to girls to help them improve their self-esteem, challenge barriers to their individual success, explore career possibilities and carve out a path for the future.

Our firm relishes projects where sensitivity to the site is paramount. This often leads us to mountain or coastal environments, near or within resort neighborhoods," Kaselak said. "This informs our design philosophy, which includes "designing from the inside out" and taking maximum advantage of outdoor spaces by bringing the outdoors in.  Our designs react to the site and natural forces around the project, and hopefully reinforce them."

With Pickles out of town, Buddy takes Rob up on his offer to stay at the Petries. The inevitable broken dishes, late night gargling and cello playing and botched eggs benedict strain their friendship. Fitfully funny but no real payoff.

"We like to say Vibram Acrtic Grip is for winter, and anyone who’s ever slipped on ice. It’s not an absolute technology that will prevent people from slipping, but it’s ideal for treading with confidence in the winter, and not having to use interchangeable components when traveling inside and out," Cohne said. "It’s a great technology for everyone who wants extra, added support for winter walking, hiking or running."

While handmade knit hats are amazingly cute, not all of them make the cut. Look for ones that are stretchy and soft. Nothing is worse than trying to pull a small hat onto a screaming baby. For Max, hats that snap under his chin or tie are the most reliable. They stay put and keep his ears covered. The fur-lined hat from Pistil ($34.95) is a fun take on the classic trapper hat, and the adorable Turtle Fur Penguin hat ($28) makes kids and adults alike grin from ear to warm ear. And our go-to for squirmy tots is the Patagonia Synchilla Fleece Hat ($29).