Disclosure: Britax send us a Frontier 85, free of charge to try out! If you are looking for a car seat to keep your forward facing child safe for a very long time than the Britax Frontier 85 could be the perfect seat for you. Once your child has outgrown their rear facing seat the Frontier allows you to keep them in a five-point harness for as long as possible, it can very well be the last seat you need to buy for your child because of its extra long, nine year expiration date! The Frontier 85 can harness children that at least two years of age and between 25 and 85 lbs, whose height is between … [Read more...]
CLIF Kid: Iced Oatmeal Cookie ZBar
May 13, 2012 by 63 Comments
CLIF Kid, maker of organic snacks for active kids, recently announced a nationwide availability of the new Zbar flavor, Iced Oatmeal Cookie. Spicing up kids’ lunchboxes for the New Year, the latest Zbar flavor captures the home-baked taste of classic oatmeal cookies in a nutritious energy snack bar made with eight grams of organic whole grains and 12 essential vitamins and minerals that kids need. It is so hard to feed my kids healthy snacks. The boys just recently started asking me to take a packed lunch to school- so packing a lunch was a whole new experience for me. I wanted them to have … [Read more...]
Nosilla Organics
May 10, 2012 by 62 Comments
Soft and long lasting clothes are a must for both my standards and my kids. Nosilla Organics was launched in early 2007 and has been making both soft and long lasting clothing since then! All of Nosilla Organics garments are made using 100% SKAL Certified Organic Cotton and are produced with Global Organic Textile Standard, Organic Exchange and Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certifications. In addition, all Nosilla Organics cotton is Certified Fair Trade by the Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International. I was sent an adorable outfit for Emmitt that is perfect for both spring and summer weather! The … [Read more...]
Joovy: Toy Room² Playard
May 5, 2012 by 8 Comments
Disclosure: The playard the feature below was sent compliments of Joovy. The Joovy Toy Room² Playard was made with pretend play in mind. My kids love role playing and pretending and this realistic toy helps me teach them good parenting habits even at a young age. It's nothing huge- but each day I see my kids learn more and more just by playing with this toy. (example- Carlee will only put her babies on their backs to sleep now!) It is built at a real playard factory standards and it functions just like the real thing, besides it being smaller (16.25x16.25x13 with a diagonal length of 22 inches) your … [Read more...]
TwirlyGirl: Rappin Ruffle Dress
May 5, 2012 by 7 Comments
Carlee is very much a girlie girl. She likes purses, princesses and of course dresses. If it were up to her she would wear dresses all year long! TwirlyGirl is known for their amazing dresses that literally make your little girl 'twirl' in excitement! I was sent TwirlyGirl;s beautiful Rappin Ruffle Dress in Dreamy Moonlight! "How stripey can you get? Very! And let's just say it's a rockin' good time to be out in this dress." The dress is made from soft jersey knits and comes in sizes 2T to 14 to fit almost any princess! Unfortunately our "TwirlyGirl" dress was not very twirly. I assumed all … [Read more...]
The Good Ones: Numero-One Collection
May 5, 2012 by 56 Comments
Finding clothing that both myself and my boys like is not an easy task. I want something that I know can take some wear and tear and they want something that is comfortable and looks cool! Normally when it comes to boy clothes we only get one or the other- it looks nice, but does not last or it will last, but does not look last. I think I have finally found a clothing brand that will make me and my boys happy for a very long time. The Good Ones is brought to you by the Midwestern dreamers behind Matilda Jane Clothing (an unpredictable clothing company). Since 2003, the two companies have … [Read more...]
BigJigs Rail: Town & Country Train Set
May 4, 2012 by 2 Comments
For 25 years BigJigs has been famous for their amazing train sets in Europe and now they are bringing that expertise to the States! There are certain toys that every single child needs to experience. In that long list is a train track set! BigJigs sent us their Town & Country Train Set to check out. The set comes with 101 pieces and allows your little one to build a huge world just for their trains, cars and small action figures. I am always afraid of things like this because of set up but the Town & Country Train Set surprised me with how easy it was to put together! Upon opening the … [Read more...]
