Mooshka Sing Around the Rosie Doll {Giveaway} – CLOSED

June 21, 2014 by

About my Ruby

A couple of years back when I found out that I was having a baby girl I was beyond ecstatic.  Don’t get me wrong.  I love all my children equally.  They each have their own unique qualities  and are so super sweet.  Basically I just love being their mommy!   *grin*   When Ruby came along I just knew that she and I would bond.  She would like all the things that I liked as a child.  She would like unicorn figurines.  She would like the creepy looking dolls that survived my childhood and were saved just for her.  She would like those plastic charm necklaces.  She would like to collect stickers in a sticker book.  She would like to get in shape girl.  Okay are you ready for a shocker?  I was a child of the 80’s.  I know.  You weren’t really able to figure that out already from my childhood likes list.  *wink*  Yes, Ruby was going to be just like me.  Exactly like me.  You know what?  She likes none of those things.  Not. At. All.  She likes music way more than I ever did.  The girl seriously walks around the house singing all day.  She likes super heroes, trains, and building blocks.  Basically anything and everything that her older brother likes.  She likes baby dolls that are so different than the ones of the 80’s.  They aren’t even remotely creepy looking!  Speaking of the dolls that she likes…

Combine her love of music with a cute doll and what do you get???

This adorable doll!

Here’s my Ruby playing ‘Ring around the Rosie’ with her new friend:

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Mooshka sent us her new friend and she has been having too much fun playing.  Banjo has even been joining in on the fun.  There are several “singing” dolls to choose from.  Each one just as cute as the next.  We have Lera and she’s perfect, because she resembles our little girl!

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And… I’m giving away a Lera Mooshka doll to one very lucky winner!

(Enter to win on the Rafflecopter below.)

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*This giveaway is open to US entries only.
*The winner of this giveaway will be drawn no later than the evening of Monday, June 30th and will be emailed.  If the winner does not respond within 48 hours, a new winner will be drawn.
*This posting and giveaway are sponsored by Mooshka, but all opinions are strictly my own.

 

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Little Tikes Garden Chairs {Giveaway} – CLOSED

June 13, 2014 by Leave a Comment

Can you tell that we like to read?

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Yes, we like to read lots.

All winter long and into the early spring we were shut ins around here.  So all of our reading took place indoors.  We didn’t even venture out to the library.  No siree.  Why is that?  First, it was super cold outside.  Second, it was super cold outside.  Third, it was super cold outside.  Okay you get the idea.  It was super cold outside.  Then… Don’t even get me started on the amount of snow that was dumped on us.  Loads and loads.  All winter long.  I thought that it would never end.  We even got a snow storm when I was postpartum in the hospital with Cache.  Oops. I think I must have left that out of Cache’s birth story.   Yes, I know that I forgot to put that part in.  Basically a HUGE snow storm decided to come rolling in the day after he was born and we weren’t sure if we were ever going to get to leave the hospital.  For some reason when it snows in St. Louis the ENTIRE city shuts down.  Does that happen in other cities?  Anyway, back to our love of books… Now that the weather is simply glorious outside (not too hot and not too humid yet) we can take our reading outdoors.

My friends over at Little Tikes sent Banjo and Ruby these adorable garden chairs.

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The chairs are the perfect size for their little tushies and are now their favorite reading spots in the backyard.

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I LOVE that my sweet littles LOVE books.

Now… for the giveaway!!!

The winner of this giveaway is going to

receive TWO garden chairs from Little Tikes

in the colors red and orange!

(Enter on the Rafflecopter below.)

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*This giveaway is open to US entries only.
*The winner of this giveaway will be drawn no later than the evening of Monday, June 23rd and will be emailed.  If the winner does not respond within 48 hours, a new winner will be drawn.
*This posting and giveaway are sponsored by Little Tikes, but all opinions are strictly my own.

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Little Tikes Picnic Table {Giveaway} – CLOSED

June 9, 2014 by Leave a Comment

We finished our patio late in the season last year, so we didn’t really get to enjoy it before it started to snow.

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But this year we were ready for the spring and summer!  In fact we have been dining al fresco for quite a while now.

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That’s why when my friends over at Little Tikes  (Yes, I said LITTLE TIKES *squeal*) offered to send us a picnic table for our kiddos I jumped at the chance.  And of course you know what that means…  If I get one then one of YOU gets one, too!  *SQUEAL* from you, right?!

The Easy Storeâ„¢ Picnic Table with Umbrella is amazing.  Seriously dandy.  As soon as it came Banjo had to open the box immediately.  He even starting dragging the pieces from the front entry to the back patio.  Fortunately for me it require no tools to put together.  I’m all about the ease of things like that.  The entire table just snaps together and the instructions were super easy to follow.

Here we are at snack time:

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And then dinner time with cousin H:littletikes

My kids cannot get enough of their new table!

What’s more???  It stores aways really dandily.

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And now… The moment you have all been waiting for…

The GIVEAWAY!!!

The winner of this giveaway is going to receive an…

Easy Storeâ„¢ Picnic Table with Umbrella

from Little Tikes!

And the crowd goes wild!!!

(Enter on the Rafflecopter below.)

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*This giveaway is open to US entries only.
*The winner of this giveaway will be drawn no later than the evening of Monday, June 16th and will be emailed.  If the winner does not respond within 48 hours, a new winner will be drawn.
*This posting and giveaway are sponsored by Little Tikes, but all opinions are strictly my own.
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Djubi {Review}

June 6, 2014 by Leave a Comment

Remember how I posted about those scary bunnies?  How I publicly aired my fears of creepy clowns and the Easter Bunny?  No?  You don’t remember?  I mean seriously.  How could you forget???  I’m still having nightmares about it.  This year the “bunny” brought Banjo the Original Djubi Game. (Thank you, Djubi for sending us this dandy toy for the boy’s Easter basket.) catch6   If you are looking for a fun backyard game then here it is.  This is it.   Good thing I’m posting this just in time for summer, eh? original-djubi-game

Banjo and Ruby both love it.

Here they are showing their Boompa how it’s done:

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Go HERE for the stores where you can find Djubi!

*This posting and review are sponsored by Djubi, but all opinions are strictly my own.

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Fash’Ems {Review}

May 25, 2014 by Leave a Comment

My girl, Ruby loves her some My Little Pony.  When she talks about them it’s, “My Pony” this and “My Pony” that.  She ALWAYS leaves out the mention of “Little”.  The girl knows what she wants and she knows what’s hers.    I must admit that I cried real tears of nostalgia when I realized that the My Little Pony of today is so very different that the My Little Pony of my past.  I’m talking the My Little Pony of the 80’s.  What happened to those ponies???  It’s a good thing that my girl is in love with these ponies, because it takes away the pains of a childhood lost.  I’ll admit that the look is growing on me…  Probably because Ruby thinks they are sooooo very dandy!

How can I not begin to feel this way when they make her so happy?

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She received an entire fleet of Fash’Ems for this review and she was definitely not disappointed.

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What are Fash’Ems, you ask?  Well, for starters they are squishy.  They aren’t going to break or get scratched up the way a lot of other toys do.  And… They stretch!

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The ponies come in these adorable little capsules in hot pink.  We had an absolute fun time playing hide and seek with them in the backyard!

In addition to My Little Pony there are these characters:

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Doesn’t Hello Kitty look adorable?

Some of the sets even come with crowns and other accessories to dress the characters!

Fun times for my little Ruby!

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This review was sponsored by Tech4Kids, but all opinions are strictly my own.

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One Small Child $50 Gift Certificate {Giveaway} – CLOSED

May 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment

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The little guy is 3-months today.  Wow.  That went by fast!  I still haven’t given you his birth story.  In time.  In time.  🙂   Definitely before he turns one.  Deal?  His birth was a very memorable one (remember only 5 minutes after we got to the hospital), so it will not be forgotten anytime soon.  😉  Tomorrow he will be given a name (for the records of our church) and a blessing.  We kept him home from church for a while, because of cold/flu season.  It’s safe to take him now.  So it’s time to get this boy blessed!  When I was searching around for a little blessing outfit for him I came across One Small Child.  This shop is known for their christening gowns.  It’s no wonder that they have so many different styles to choose from.

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 Each one more gorgeous than the next.

 

Did you know that One Small Child has more than just blessing outfits?  It’s true.  So very true.  One Small Child actually sent us this adorably dandy gift set for our newest arrival:

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Isn’t it adorable???  The older two are certainly having a blasts playing with the new baby.  And Banjo…  Well, he claimed that little blue suitcase for his very own.  It’s the perfect size for him to keep all of his treasures in.

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The winner of this giveaway is going to receive a $50 gift

certificate to spend at One Small Child!

(Enter on the Rafflecopter below.)

*This giveaway is open to entries worldwide!
*The winner of this giveaway will be drawn no later than the evening of May 12th and will be emailed.  If the winner does not respond within 48 hours, a new winner will be drawn.
*This posting and giveaway are sponsored by One Small Child, but all opinions are strictly my own.

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Remember Benny?

March 10, 2013 by 1 Comment

Just thought we’d let you know how he’s been doing…

 

Have a dandy week!

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Waliki Toys Benny the Jumping Bull {Giveaway} – CLOSED

December 31, 2012 by 13 Comments

Looking back on childhood I’m sure that many of us are familiar with something that looks like this:

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It was such a super fun toy to own!

A jumping ball is a toy that promotes exercise in secret.  🙂   We all know that kids today aren’t interested in exercise.  Get them to work some muscles and gain gross motor skills while having fun a jumping ball from Waliki Toys!

Recently Waliki sent us a Benny the Jumping Bull for Ruby to use and play with.  She loves the little guy and it’s evident by the expressions of joy on her face:

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See what I mean?  Pure joy!  Little does she know it’s helping to build those leg muscles, balance, and coordination.  😉

Benny is made from durable, heavy duty vinyl and comes in several colors.  Here are just a couple:

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He even comes with his own free hand pump!

Now.  Who wants to win their very own Benny the Jumping Bull???

One very lucky winner is going to receive a…

Pink Benny the Jumping Bull!!!  This one to be exact:

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Now that’s a dandy giveaway! 

*This giveaway is open to US entries only. *The winner of this giveaway will be posted no later than the evening of Monday, January 7th and emailed within 24 hours.  If the winner does not respond within a week, a new winner will be drawn. *This posting and giveaway were sponsored by Waliki Toys, but all opinions are strictly my own. *Enter on Rafflecopter below.a Rafflecopter giveaway

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It’s okay, Santa. I totally got this!

November 28, 2012 by 2 Comments

Clearly I was never a 4 year-old little boy, but who would have seriously thunk that this guy: Would cost $40?!  Real shocker, I know.
It all started with the visit with the man in red… Banjo couldn’t take his eyes off the jolly one and Ruby was just wondering what was going on.

Then the magical question was uttered. Whoever came up with the bright idea to have mall Santa ask the kiddos what they want him to bring for Christmas?  It definitely must have been someone with the last name of Hasbro or Mattel.  I mean it really puts us parents on the spot.  The kids aren’t just writing it down on paper to send up North.  It’s their moment to actually tell the big guy in person!  How did Banjo respond to that magical question?  With one item.  One very specific item. He wanted that yellow thing up above.  The yellow thing that we (ahem Santa) had no idea he wanted.  I thought we were done with our shopping.  Finished.  Complete.  But thanks to that jolly ‘ole elf I had to do some scrambling to avoid a total Santa fail.  Fortunately I was able to purchase that yellow thing online last night for over half off.  Otherwise we (the parents), not you Santa, would have been explaining to Banjo on Christmas morning how the elves must have ran out of parts to make Bumblebee. Oh and alright, Mr. Claus if that’s how you want to play then expect a visit from me at the mall before the 25th.  I’ll have a sit and tell you that all I want for Christmas is an iPad Mini.  Then if I don’t find it under the tree you will definitely have some explaining to do.

In all actuality I think we should start a revolution to

revise the script that mall Santa uses with our kids.  

Who’s with me???  😉

For now it’s Me: 1, Santa: 0

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Winter Fun With Lay-n-Go Giveaway! – CLOSED

November 19, 2012 by 17 Comments

The time has come for Banjo to advance to the tiny building blocks.  I cringe.  They are just so small and I’m sure they will be everywhere.  All over the house.  Overtaking and spreading throughout the various floors of our one tiny building blocks lacking home.  I cringe, but I know they are essential for his little fingers and fine motor skills!  I have until Christmas Day before the madness ensues.  Santa is bringing the tiny ones.  Up until the December moment Banjo has been building with the bulky ones.  They are big.  They are seen before stepping on.  They are safe for the baby.  Okay they do take up a lot of room.  Especially on our travels.  Who really wants to haul around the big, bulky container of building blocks???  There has to be an easier way.  And there is…

Much of the contents of that bin can be condensed right down to a tiny bag.

Lay-n-Go sent me their LITE 18 inch activity mat just to demonstrate how easy it is.

Even a Banjo can do it:

Perfect for traveling, organizing, and even keeping track of those tiny building blocks that Santa will be bringing to our house!

Lay-n-Go comes in 3 great sizes:  COSMO for cosmetics bag ($29.95), LITE activity mat ($24.95), and LARGE activity mat: ($64.95).

And some really great colors:

One lucky winner will receive a LITE 18 inch playmat from Lay-n-Go.  Winner’s choice on the color!

*Enter on the Rafflecopter below, by answering the question, “Which is your favorite color of Lay-n-Go?”  *Must leave the answer to this question in a comment on this blog posting to qualify.

And…  Lay-n-Go is also hosting their own BIG giveaway over on Facebook.  Be sure to go over to the Lay-n-Go Facebook Page to enter to win the Grand Prize:  One of all three Lay-n-Go products, a gift certificate to Sephora and LEGO Bricks! 

 

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*The winner of this giveaway will be posted no later than the evening of Monday, December 3rd and emailed within 24 hours.  If the winner does not respond within a week, a new winner will be drawn.
*This posting and giveaway were sponsored by Lay-n-Go, but all opinions are strictly my own.

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