Ever since I got my cutting machine I have wanted to venture out into the world of iron on vinyl. I started with the regular indoor/outdoor vinyl and was having so much fun I sort of forgot about it for a while. I recently became aware of Happycrafters.com and knew I had to have some of their adorable vinyl and products! I got a lovely package in the mail complete with iron on solids and patterns as well as some high quality indoor/outdoor vinyl. In addition I got a Weeder Tool. I had been … [Read more...]
Legoland Boston 5 Thing we like from 3 Generations!
Lets see what three generations are saying about their recent visit to Boston's very own LEGOLAND Discovery Center!5 Things 5 year old Lily liked about Lego Discovery Center1. I liked the play house2. I liked the lasers3. Merlin's Ride4. Kingdom Quest5. Climbing structure5 things 6 year old Matthew liked about Lego Discovery Center1. Kingdom Quest ride2. Lego Boston and the building with the boats3. Making a car and racing it4. Play Structure5. … [Read more...]
TRANSFORMERS #ConstructBots – Fun For All
Disclosure: As part of the Mom It Forward blogger network I have been compensation by TRANSFORMERS for this post. We are huge TRANSFORMERS fans at our house. Since there are so many different spin offs from TRANSFORMERS we own several different types of TRANSFORMERS toys. Bumblebee tends to be a favorite character at our house as we have several toys of him. Well, we just added one more in the form of Construct Bots. My whole family was so excited when showed up … [Read more...]
Making Shower Time My Time With a Bluetooth Shower Speaker
Disclosure: I received a free product sample for review in my Holiday Gift Guide. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. As a Mom I don't get a lot of alone time. Kids are following me all over the house and always asking for something. I usually take a shower once I get my baby to sleep and put on a quick show for my son to keep him occupied while I go as quickly as I can. Now that the iShower Speaker from Hammacher Schlemmer has entered my life, no more … [Read more...]
The Perfect Doorknob for Mom’s
Disclosure: I received a free product sample in exchange for review in my Holiday Gift Guide. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. Mom's are busy! I find myself usually carrying the bulk of items to and from the car when we go on outings or even just running errands. When it comes to carrying bags of groceries or car seats, door openings have to be timed just right. I used to have to open the door to the garage and open the car door first, then I would go … [Read more...]
Keeping Warm This Winter with Sprigs
Disclosure: I received free product samples for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. The weather is getting cold FAST but we are prepared at our house! Sprigs sent over some very nice winter weather gear for us to review. My favorite thing out of the group of items they sent over are the Ear Bags. These cute ear muffs of sorts are individual to cover your ears and are hassle free as they don't have a headband to annoy you! The ear bags … [Read more...]
A Well Groomed Man with Philips Norelco
Disclosure: I received a free product sample for review in my holiday gift guide. All experience and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. I am the barber at our house. I cut my husband's hair and my sons hair. We do own some clippers but I think have after years of use they are getting dull because they don't work very well. I was really excited to break out our new Multi Groom Pro kit from Philips Norelco! My husband desperately needed a hair cut and I was excited … [Read more...]
A Deep Clean With the Shark Steam & Spray Mop
Disclosure: I received free product samples for review in my Holiday Gift Guide. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. Everybody seems to have that one chore they hate doing. I mean, the word chore itself means something that is hard to do. For me the chore I hate the most is mopping. I have owned several mops throughout my life. Some of them were acceptable, most not. I was very excited to try the Shark Steam & Spray mop, but nervous because it had such … [Read more...]
See’s Candies – A Holiday Tradition
Disclosure: I received free product samples for review in my Holiday Gift Guide. All experiences and opinions are my own, yours may differ. Growing up I could tell the holidays were approaching because there would be an increase of boxes of See's Candies at our house. My family is full of chocolate lovers, and nothing is more delicious than a box of See's Candies! Besides buying boxes of chocolates, you can also buy gift certificates in the amount of a pound box of … [Read more...]
Watch Out For the Drop Shot
Disclosure: I received a free product sample for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. My family loves games! We like to hang out together and play together. Games are a great way to spend a fun night together. Drop Shot is one of those fun family games.Just by looking at the game you can tell it is going to be a fun time. My 4 year old son loves this game so much. The goal of the game is to get your marble to end of the track, but beware … [Read more...]
A Mom’s Guide to the Google Nexus 7 Tablet
Disclosure: I received a free product sample for review in my Holiday Gift Guide. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ.Getting Started Open the box. Plug it in. Turn it on. Sign in with your google account. And you're done, it's that easy to get started with the Google Nexus 7 Tablet.I want to thank Rakuten.com Shopping for sending this Google Nexus 7 for review. It is super easy to use right out of the box! Once you are signed in … [Read more...]
Eye-Fi Mobile X2
I was really excited at the chance to review The Eye-Fi Mobile X2 wireless SD card. I have heard about these for a while but I have never seen one work. How it works You take pictures with the Eye-Fi card inside the camera, the pictures are then transferred wirelessly to your smartphone, tablet or computer; then email it or share it online.Features 8GB Memory- 8 Gigs of space is plenty, especially for us because we are used to using just s 2GB cardWireless JPEG Photo & Video … [Read more...]
Helping Children Sleep Through Storybook Apps
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post written by on on behalf of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. In our home one of the keys to successful sleeping in our children has been our nightly routine. As a family we read stories, reach scriptures, have family prayer and then head to the bathroom for teeth brushing and bed. All my kids LOVE books. This love began as babies and has grown as they have grown. Then I was … [Read more...]
Keeping Snacks Contained with Nuby
Disclosure: I received a free product sample as part of the Nuby Mommy Blogger program. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. At our house the Snack Keeper from Nuby is called the "monkey trap". You stick your snacks inside the container and the special lid keeps them inside the container. To get the snacks out you stick your hand in and grab them out. The lid is flexible and soft so your hand won't get stuck or hurt when pulling the snacks out. This … [Read more...]
Squashed – A Clever New 3D Board Game
Disclosure: I received a free product sample to review in my Holiday Gift Guide. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. My family LOVES to play games. We love to have family game nights that the whole family can be involved in. Even though Squashed is recommended for ages 6+ (safety first!), my 4 year knows not to eat the pieces and he understands the game! We have had so much fun learning and strategizing about this game together.We have also had several … [Read more...]
