Thank you to GOOD THiNS for providing me with product, free of charge, in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. Before my daughters went back to school, I stocked our pantry with foods that were easy for them to take in their lunches. One of their favorite school snacks is hummus with crackers. I heard about GOOD THiNS snack crackers and decided to give them a try. GOOD THiNS are free of- artificial flavors, colors, cholesterol, partially hydrogenated oils, and Read more [...]

  Welcome to Tuesday's Giveaway Link Up with your hosts Karen @ Tots and Me, Emily @ Emily Reviews, Shelly @ The Attic Girl, and Rena @ An Ordinary Housewife.So glad you could join us as we share our giveaways on  Tuesday's Giveaway Link Ups.  This link up will be posted Monday at 7 PM est. and run all week long! Make sure you stop in as often as you can to list your latest giveaways. Here is how to use the Giveaway Link Up 1. Post your reviews and/or giveaways, as many Read more [...]

This is a sponsored post. All opinions are mine. I first heard about Groupon through my mother-in-law. She often gives really thoughtful gifts that include an experience. For example, one year for Christmas she paid for a hotel experience for us that included a pizza and movie night provided by the hotel! She's also taken her grandkids and their parents to camp in little cabins, horseback riding, and camping on the beach. She uses Groupon to find out about events or experiences available in our Read more [...]

I'm a bit sad to say that it's almost time to pack up the flip flops and summer clothes.  Here in Minnesota, the month of September tends to bring in cooler temps for the better part of most days.  The last few days have even had a cooler north wind blowing in.  So as we start making these preparations, I turned to pediped for a new pair of shoes for our 6 year old son. Sending a big thank you to pediped for sending us these gorgeous shoes! Just in case you're unfamiliar, pediped is an award Read more [...]

I absolutely love babies!  So soft and sweet, those first days just fly by in an exhausted hurry and before I knew it, my babies were toddlers!  But just a couple weeks ago, a new baby was welcomed into our extended family and my husband and I are thrilled to meet our new nephew.  Even more exciting, my husband was asked to be his Godfather!  So I immediately went on a hunt to find the perfect gift for his baptism and found just the thing over at Hi Little One, a great company started by two Read more [...]

In this fast paced world, super sizing seems to be the popular way to go.  That is, unless we're talking fast food and you've seen the documentary!  But all kidding aside, who doesn't love a slightly bigger piece of cake?  A larger house?  Or.......if you're a kid (or kid at heart), a giant soccer ball!?!  When I first learned about the Giant Inflatable Soccer Ball from GoFloats, I was super excited.  With three boys (and two girls plus three foster daughters) in the house, we've got energy Read more [...]

Thank you to Marcus & Marcus for sending us these fun products for review! Our daughter is getting bigger every day. The first few months have flown by! At 9 months old, she has already learned so many new skills. It is so exciting to see each milestone achieved. Right now she is eating baby food, but we know that 'table food' is just around the corner! We were delighted to receive the Rocket Silicone Dispensing Feeding Spoon, Fork and Spoon Set, Silicone Divided Plate and Collapsible Read more [...]

I was sent dried & true handcrafted beef jerky to review. All opinions are my own. Dried and True is an all natural beef jerky manufacturer that offers their jerky in monthly subscription boxes. They aren't just any old jerky brand, they focus on creating a high quality product. Dried and True jerky is handcrafted and is made in small batches. The jerky is not treated with any preservatives, nitrates or high fructose corn syrup. Plus, it's made in Los Angeles so you can feel great about supporting Read more [...]

This post was sponsored by Charmin as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central. A few years ago I was somewhat of a coupon fanatic. I rarely bought anything without a coupon. I had average prices, sale prices, and "stockpile prices" memorized. I would sometimes switch brands based on sales or coupons, but only within the brands or products that I knew met my quality standards. If I could get a product really cheap, but it didn't suit my standards then it wasn't really a good deal Read more [...]

The world has become so fast paced and competitive that gone are the days where kids just played all day.  Most schools seem to want kids to have a jump on a variety of skills by the time they start kindergarten now.  When I was a kid, we didn't learn to read until first grade but I know that, locally, the kids are already reading by the middle of kindergarten.  So with this push, comes the need for great resources, products, and activities that can help aid parents in equipping their children Read more [...]