Disclosure: I was compensated for including Great Big Canvas in my Holiday Gift Guide. Regardless, all experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. I like having art on my wall. I am by no means an artist but I did go through a phase when I enjoyed painting canvases and painted some for our guest room and guest bathroom. That phase has now passed and I prefer to buy the art I put on my walls. I think it is hard to find something I love. You have to go to so many stores … [Read more...]
Cyber-Cam Digital Camera Review
Disclosure: I received a free product sample for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. I recently dropped our little point and shoot digital camera, shattered the LCD screen and wanted to replace it. Our camera wasn't too expensive and we got it on sale so it was more inconvenient that I dropped it than a tragedy. I decided to pair up with EverBuying.com for a digital camera review. EveryBuying.com gave me a budget of $50 so I … [Read more...]
Memories Make the Best Gifts
Disclosure: I received compensation for including Canvas on Demand in my Holiday Gift Guide. Regardless, all experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ.A few months ago my family went to California for my Sister's in law wedding. It was the perfect time to get a nice family photo since we were dressed up in coordinating colors. There are several members of our family that are photographers so we came away from that trip with some beautiful family pictures. I had received a … [Read more...]
Fun Educational Mobile Children’s Apps from Kids Academy
Disclosure: I received compensation for including Kids Academy in my Holiday Gift Guide. Regardless, all experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. We have received a couple hand me down iPhones from my parents. We use these basically for the games we can put on them. They are filled with apps for the kids, including some fun education apps from Kids Academy. Kids Academy is the creator of education children's mobile apps. Kids Academy's most recent app … [Read more...]
The Sparkle Box – A Priceless Holiday Lesson
Disclosure: I received a free book for review in my Holiday Gift Guide. All experiences and opinions are my own, yours may differ. I love Christmas time. I love that people generally are a lot more friendly and everyone seems happier. I love the colors of lights and ornaments and all the festive decorations. I like that the spirit of giving is more prominent. I like that there seem to be more opportunities to help others.The Sparkle Box review and giveaway is a kick off to … [Read more...]
Tape-A-Doodle A Fun Craft Kit for Kids
Disclosure: I received a free sample for review in my Holiday Gift Guide. All experience and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. Art kits are some of my daughters favorite presents to get! It was recently her birthday and she received the Tape-A-Doodle art kit from Creativity for Kids. Included in this very fun kit is:5 rolls of pre-printed tape (over 95 feet of tape total!) One 20 page spiral bound notebook 7 markers Instruction and idea bookletThe cute … [Read more...]
Easy Clean Up With Lay-N-Go + Giveaway
Disclosure: I received a free Lay-n-Go sample for review purposes. All experience and opinions are my own. Yours may differ.My two older kids are super into legos! I love that they like legos. They have a good system. My 7 year old builds the sets and my 4 year old plays with them. They get a long really well when they are playing legos together. The only issue with legos is the small pieces and my newly crawling baby. Enter the perfect solution: the Lay-n-Go! This Lay-n-Go is called … [Read more...]
Castle Rock Resort & Waterpark – Branson, MO
UPDATE: I am sad to say that Castle Rock Resort has closed. Grand Country Resort is still open and really fabulous! My family loves Branson. We have been once before. This time my parents were in town visiting so we took them along. They hadn't ever been to Branson so it was fun to see them see all the fun things for the first time.We were so happy to arrive at Castle Rock. My baby was done traveling so we were ready to stretch for a bit and then get right to the … [Read more...]
All Natural Chicken from Zaycon Foods
Disclosure: I received free product to review. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. I was so excited for the opportunity to promote Zaycon Foods and have the opportunity of review 40 pounds of all natural boneless, skinless chicken breasts. We eat a lot of chicken at our house because that is the only meat my son will eat. I did not realize how much chicken 40 pounds was until I was staring at it. Luckily we were all stocked up with freezer bags and got to … [Read more...]
Protecting my Computer with CaseCrown
Disclosure: I received a free product sample for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. A couple months ago I got myself a Macbook for my birthday. My old computer was cheap and piece by piece was breaking so it was time for a new computer. Since we splurged and got a Mac I obviously am very careful with it and want it protected. My new CaseCrown Nylon Pocket Sleeve is the perfect case for my computer.CaseCrown offers several different … [Read more...]
OtterBox Armor Case – Meets US Military Standards
Disclosure: I received a free product sample for review purposes. All experience and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. I cannot be trusted with expensive phones. I have owned a cell phone since 2001 when my parents gave me one for Christmas during my sophomore year of college (week, don't try to figure out my age!). Since then I have always owned the cheapy free phone any cell carrier has offered me. I have been through all the cell carriers and have always gotten the free … [Read more...]
Case Crown’s Metallic Clip On Smartphone Case
Disclaimer: I received a sample product for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. About 2 months ago we decided to join the rest of the world and get smartphones! As a blogger having the ability to post, tweet, facebook, instagram and all those other social media sites right at my fingertip is pretty much vital. I had been faking it up to that point by taking a bunch of pictures on our iPhones (that didn't work as phones, we just used them for the … [Read more...]
Frigo Cheese Heads String Cheese
Disclaimer: I received some free samples for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. I have teamed up with Frigo CheeseHeads Sting Cheese to bring you a review. My kids love string cheese, and so do I! It is a quick and easy snack. I love that this is an independent snack. My kids can get it themselves, open the package themselves and eat it. Since it is a healthy option I love sticking it in my daughter's lunch. We love the cheese! … [Read more...]
VTech’s Roll & Learn Activity Suitcase™ – Review & Giveaway
Disclaimer: I received a free sample product from Vtech for review purposes. All experience and opinions are my own. Yours may differ.My baby, being the third child, does not have a lot of things that are just his. Mostly everything has been a hand me down. So when asked if I would be interested in reviewing the Roll & Learn Activity Suitcase™ I said a big YES PLEASE! I know my baby doesn't care if he has new things, but I think it is fun for him to have a couple things to call his own … [Read more...]
I See Me! Personalized Books Make a Meaningful Gift
Disclaimer: I received a sample product for review purposes. All experience and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. I LOVE personalized gifts. I think that buying a gift that allows you to add an extra touch of personalization drives home the point that you really care for that person. I was so excited when I See Me! asked if I would like to review one of their personalized books. My kids LOVE books, they love to be read too, they love to read to each other and I knew they … [Read more...]
