As I busy mom, I’ve often found myself trying to cook dinner for the family while also spending time and playing games with my kids. Depending on the meal I’m cooking this could be an extremely trying experience: I put a dish in the oven, I run over to see whether my children are content and well-occupied, and then I rush back to check the progress of the meal. Increasingly, I have found that I am burning food and not truly spending the quality evening time with my children that I seek. The … [Read more...]
A Five Year Olds “To Do” List…
February 8, 2012 By 6 Comments
Apparantly Brody sees me writing my endless "To Do" lists everyday and decided to make one of his own. I woke up to him writing out his list for today. Pretty ambitious for a kid who just turned 5 in December! Busy day for the little guy huh? * Make Lemonade * Play Baseball * Sign up for Skateboard Lessons * Plant the garden * Clean My Room * Wash the Car We made a pretty good dent in his list today! Baseball, cleaning his room, skateboarding lessons and Lemonade. However- My Car … [Read more...]
Circus Vargas is Coming to Tempe! {AZ Local Entertainment}
January 27, 2012 By 1 Comment
About Circus Vargas: Circus Vargas, America's Favorite Big Top Circus, is bringing its blue and gold tent back to Arizona for the first time in many years with a limited two city engagement. Come see the all-new animal free show features death-defying feats, aerial artistry, hilarious clown antics and much more! Opening January 26 - February 6 in Tempe at the Arizona Mills and then in Phoenix at the Metrocenter Mall starting on February 9- 13. Arrive 20 minutes early for the interactive … [Read more...]
Barbie Birthday Party!
January 15, 2012 By 5 Comments
My sweet baby girl turned 4 this week! She asked for a Barbie party-and I was thrilled to oblige! We kept the party small and we had 6 girls over for a Barbie themed dance party. ' Posing in the Barbie Box Daddy made! I forgot to take a pic of our water bottles but we used these wrappers from Party Paper Creations on Etsy! These were the hit of the party. All the girls went straight for the pink sparkly cake pops from Mind Over Batter- another local shop here in AZ. These were … [Read more...]
Red 21 Boys Clothing {Review}
December 21, 2011 By 2 Comments
About Red 21: Where did all the boys clothing stores go? In 2005 we set out to open a children's clothing store in the North Chicago suburbs. As we shopped for our new store, we were struck by the lack of stylish clothing options for young boys compared to girls. Then we ran across Wes and Willy boys clothes. We were hooked. "Why not open a store that featured boys clothing . . . and nothing but boys clothing?" we pondered. "A place where parents could bring boys to try on clothes … [Read more...]
Fisher Price Learn Through Music Touchpad Giveaway!
December 14, 2011 By 6 Comments
Fisher Price is a leader in kids toys- and they have done it again with the new Learn Through Music Touchpad! Aimed for kids 2 and up, this is a huge hit with my 3 year old daughter. Both of my kids are REALLY into music. They like to sing to me all day and put on dance shows and when they are bored- I put on music and we all go crazy. I thinkg music is a big part of learinig. The beats, patterns and rhythms are all great ways to teach and learn. They also love to play games on my phone, so … [Read more...]
Need Some Great Last Minute Gifts? Lakeshore Learning Has You Covered!
December 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I love shopping with Lakeshore Learning Stores! Unique Educational toys and games at unbeatable prices- what more could you ask for this Christmas shopping season? Lakeshore offers games, books, arts and craft supplies, classroom furniture, musical toys, puzzles, blocks, and su much more. their website is extremely user-friendly- you can choose to shop by age, or category. How cute is this? A Jumbo Wagon built for 4! Or a complete Art Studio Easel for the budding artist! We were sent … [Read more...]
Cuddle Barn Storytime Teddy Giveaway- Perfect for Christmas!
December 13, 2011 By 1 Comment
I love stuffed animals, and right now with Christmas right around the corner, I have been noticing all the cute little creatures out at the stores. I have fallen in love with the new Cuddle Barn Storytime Teddy though. We were sent this cute little guy to review and he is now a part of the kids nightly routine! He has a light-colored fluffy, super soft fur, a white hoodie and the best part, he is animated and reads "The Night Before Christmas" book in a kids voice! His little mouth moves and … [Read more...]
Dinosaur Train T-Rex Tales DVD Giveaway
December 4, 2011 By 1 Comment
About the DVD: Get on board the Dinosaur Train with Buddy, an adorable dinosaur, and his adoptive Pteranodon family as they embark on nine whimsical voyages in the Dinosaur Train: T-REX TALES DVD available from PBS Home Video and Paramount Home Entertainment. In these special adventures, Buddy travels to Rexville, home of the Tyrannosaurus Rex dinosaurs, and learns that he too is a Tyrannosaurus! Kids can learn fun and fascinating new facts about the dinosaurs while traveling through … [Read more...]
Balboa Baby {Sponsor Spotight}
November 29, 2011 By 1 Comment
In case you are wondering all posts that are “Sponsor Spotlights” are part of the HUGE Expecting/New Mommy Giveaway Event that will start on Dec 10th. ONE WINNER will take all the prizes and that is close to $1000 worth of loot! Mandatory entry to enter will be to LIKE all the sponsors Facebook Shops. So you can like them as they are posted or do them all at once on the 10th! About Balboa Baby: Shirley Pepys, founder of Noel Joanna Inc. (NoJo) and her son Noel Pepys have teamed up with … [Read more...]
