Far to often in my house I ask one of the kids to do something simple (pick up your dirty socks, replace the toilet paper when you use the last of it, shut the back door, do your homework) and get a whiny voiced response that makes me want to pull my hair out! This would be bad enough if just one of the kids did it- but times that by four, plus a teenager and a one year old and if it continues I am going to have no hair left! My kids don't always do what they are asked and hate helping out. I felt like I had tried everything when I stumbled upon a post by Red Sox Mom about how Fuzzy Balls had worked … [Read more...]
Carter’s Watch The Wear: Boys Short Set’s
May 20, 2012 by 98 Comments
The official Carter’s Watch the Wear 2-piece shorts set is an essential for every little boy that likes to play hard. Each polo shirt has a strip of plaid around the collor that matches the plaid madras shorts perfectly. The outfit is made with 100% cotton, which was chosen for its comfort and strength. They have paid very careful attention to each and every stitch so the outfit retained its shape and comfort, wash after wash, even when covered in pudding! I saw a few reviews online about how these outfits fell apart after washing- so I was a bit worried how they would hold up. I am not sure what … [Read more...]
Britax: Frontier 85
May 14, 2012 by 50 Comments
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...]
Country Dance All Stars for Xbox
May 9, 2012 by 51 Comments
GameMill Entertainment's popular dancing game was a huge hit on the Wii! It had people all over the place shaking it in their living rooms to popular country songs and now it is avaliable on the Xbox 360 Kinect! Country Dance All Stars features more than 35 tracks from the best names in country music including 18 CMA 2011 award winners like Male and Female Vocalists of the Year Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert, Album of the Year winner Jason Aldean and Vocal Duo of the Year Lady Antebellum. Songs from mega stars Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, Zac Brown Band, Brooks & Dunn and Eric Church will … [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...]
