Twinkle Toes and S Lights Skechers Kids Shoes I have been in love with Skechers Kids shoes since my oldest (21) was little. They always held up to extreme abuse and looked nice while doing so. She always liked them because Skechers kept up with the fashion trends and they "looked cool". This year we were offered Skechers Kids shoes to review for Back to School. Well, I couldn’t resist. Emma loves everything that is shiny, glittery or glows. … [Read more...]
Happy Family Stories From the Bright Side #hfbrightside
Happy Family Stories From the Bright Side Disclosure: This is part of a compensated campaign through Burst Media for Happy Family. All opinions are 100% my own. What’s my story? With four children it was hard for me to choose which story to share... but I narrowed it down. All of my children have their own funny stories... but the ones I like to share are of my Emma gagging just by looking at certain foods. Yes, I typed that … [Read more...]
Back to School | Gelarti Paint and Decorate Peel Off Stickers
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Gelarti Paint and Decorate Peel Off Stickers Disclosure: Gelarti art supplies were sent for review purposes only. All opinions are 100% my own. We were recently asked to try the new Gelarti paint and decorate peel off sticker kits as part of our back to school routine. Looking at Emma’s notepads and binders I thought she could use a little pizzazz and personalization and agreed to give them a try! The Designer Studio included the standard … [Read more...]
Monday Morning Link Up | Giveaway Linky
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Monday Morning Link Up | Giveaway Linky Welcome to Monday Morning Link Up! This is a great way to spread the word about your giveaways and find a few to enter as well! The rules are simple: 1) Giveaways must be family friendly 2) Check out a few giveaways for yourself! (there is no obligation to enter any) Search and Buy "On In Beauty" iPad Mini #GIVEAWAY | ends 8/25 Back to School with pediped Footwear | #GIVEAWAY | ends … [Read more...]
New Winners Drawn! Was It YOU?!
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New Winners Drawn! Was It YOU?! Baby Shower Event | Beyond Bedding Crib Bedding Set | 10 Bedding Set #GIVEAWAY | ends 6/10 Entry #2533Adina B. Entry #3356Joanne G. Entry #3050ERIKA P. Entry #4369Ruth M. Entry #3810C J. Entry #3685Janet C. Entry #325Tamar S. Entry #2611Darlene J. Entry #2412Terra H. Entry #3642Tamera F. #WIN | Graco Glider Elite Gliding Swing | #GIVEAWAY | ends 7/19 6,923 entries 1436 Fawn H Subscribe to … [Read more...]
Chicago Sightseeing | Mercury Cruises Urban Adventure River Cruise Tour
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Chicago Sightseeing | Mercury Cruises Urban Adventure River Cruise Tour My husband and I decided that a small trip away from home without the children was in order for our 25th wedding anniversary. Although we live fairly close to Chicago, up until this point we had only driven through on our way to Ohio for a family get together several years ago. We had a quick 2 1/2 days to see as much of Chicago, Illinois as possible and we wanted to take in … [Read more...]
Back to School with Crayola Art Supplies
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Back to School with Crayola Art Supplies The Crayola product, information, and additional gift pack have been provided by Crayola. Back to School, for us, always means new school supplies. You know, the typical ones: pencils, erasers, notebook paper etc. Our school supply list has always (in my 16 years of BTS shopping) included Crayola crayons, markers and colored pencils. The teachers specifically ask for these because they know they are the … [Read more...]
See’s Candies
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See's Candies Believe it or not, until recently I had never heard of See's Candies. I recently had a baby and my chocolate craving have been through the roof. So when I was asked to review See's Candies I jumped on the chance. I tried my best to pick out a variety of different things off the site rather then JUST chocolate (which I had a hard time moving away from because of the HUGE varieties of chocolates). I decided on a box of Assorted … [Read more...]
Game Day Loaded Baked Veggie Nachos Recipe
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Game Day Loaded Veggie Nachos Recipe Disclosure: This post was sponsored by Tide through their partnership with Circle of Moms. While I was compensated to write a post about Tide Plus Febreze Freshness Sport, all opinions are my own. Fall is here. That means FOOTBALL! It also means it’s almost time for Game Day parties to begin. With my family’s change in eating habits combined with the fact that several of us are vegetarian, the typical Game Day … [Read more...]
Helping Our Kids Want to Become Adults
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Helping Our Kids Want to Become Adults Did you see the New York Times article about parents letting their teenagers have S-E-X? In the family home? Following the example of parents who host their kids' drinking parties because "at least it's happening in my home where I can supervise," these ever-so-modern mommies and daddies helicopter over their teenagers' sexual experiences much as they've rotated above everything else: to quote the parents … [Read more...]
