Winners!

Random.org has chosen our winners for the Katie Crafts and ProFlowers Giveaways!!

Katie Crafts - #46 Lesli

ProFlowers - #169 Kolpin

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Birthday Bash - Vera Bradley Review

When we found out we were pregnant the first thing I said to my husband was that I wanted a trendy, cool diaper bag. So upon the birth of our daughter my husband surprised me with a beautiful Vera Bradley diaper bag  in Raspberry Fizz.

At the time I had a couple of Vera Bradley bags and my husband knew that I really liked them. But since then my collection has exploded! He is well aware that a new bag is a safe bet for any holiday or special occasion! And since they come out with so many new patterns and colors, there is always a new favorite on my wish list! And with their wide variety of additional items, such as headbands, notepads, flip flops, and more, your list could go on and on!

This spring Vera Bradley introduced 4 new colors. All were vibrant and just made you think spring! But my favorite was by far the Boysenberry. This purple print was just so me! I love purple and wear it often. So when I was given the opportunity to review this new color I was thrilled!

I received the jewelry box, the tech case, an umbrella, and the Get Carried Away Tote. I was so happy with the items I received. When I travel I tend to go with a lot of jewelry. Too much for a travel jewelry case, but I certainly don't want to lug around my large wooden jewelry box. The jewelry box from Vera Bradley is the perfect size for me to carry several of my favorite necklaces, bracelets, fashion rings, and lots of earrings.

The tech case is perfect for slipping my cell phone into for convenience and protection. I can easily toss it in my bag along with my new Boysenberry umbrella! I am not a fan of the plain black umbrellas that make you blend in with the crowd. I like my fashion to carry through my entire look and just love the bold colors of this umbrella! I stand out in a crowd in the best possible way.

The Get Carried Away Tote is the perfect bag for our weekend get aways. We often visit family on the weekends and I find myself needing more room than my diaper bag will allow. By the time you add snacks, extra clothes, toys, and the necessities I am beyond the normal limit! This bag offers just enough more space to get it all in without becoming too cumbersome to carry.

Vera Bradley has a fantastic selection. As I mentioned before, the colors and collections are fantastic. But some of the other reasons that I love them so much is their selection. You can find the right bag for you with the right handles (I have to be able to put my bag over my shoulder) and the right amount of pockets with the right closure (I need my bag to be able to close with either a zipper or a snap). There is something for everyone in terms of style, taste, and functionality. Add to that the fact that they are high quality and built to last! The material is easy to clean and the bags don't stretch out or loose their shape. I am a huge fan!

Check out all their fabulous colors, collections, and products on their website!

Birthday Bash - Build a Dream Playhouses Review and Giveaway

I had come across Build a Dream Playhouses on another mommy blog not too long ago. I remember looking at her pictures and reading what she wrote and thinking to myself, wow. Some companies really still get it. They get the idea of old fashioned fun. They encourage kids to use their imaginations. They take pride in their products and it shows through what they produce.

Build a Dream Playhouses offers a fantastic variety of eco-friendly cardboard playhouses made right here in the US! They have everything from cars to a castle to a lemonade stand to a rocket ship. There is something for every interest and imagination.

Cardboard boxes were a favorite toy of mine. The bigger the better! I will bring my toys and make it into a house. Or I would sit inside and pretend it was a car or boat. I had hours of fun with something as simple as a box. I know I would have had an absolute blast with the products from Build a Dream Playhouses.

The really cool thing about these playhouses is that they are totally customizable. They come in pieces with simple directions. For older kids this can be the start of their fun by helping you put it together. Since my daughter is little my husband and I took on that task.

In a matter of maybe 15 minutes we had it all put together and looking great! I was very impressed with how well made it is and how sturdy the cardboard is. I think this will last for awhile, even with my rambunctious toddler. And once it's all put together the kids can decorate, color, paint it however they want!

We left ours blank and are going to put out markers and stickers at my daughter's party and let the kids go to town decorating. It's a fun project that they can all work on together and then play with when they are done! This can provide hours of fun and imagination!

GIVEAWAY: One Lucky Reader will win a playhouse of their choice from Build a Dream Playhouses!
 
HOW TO ENTER: Leave a separate comment for each entry and be sure to leave your e-mail address!

MANDATORY ENTRY: Visit Build a Dream Playhouses and tell me which design is your favorite!

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This giveaway is open to continental US only.
This giveaway ends on May 19, 2011 at 5:00 pm EST. One winner will be chosen by Random.org and notified by e-mail. Please respond within 48 hours or a new winner will be selected. Good Luck!

Winner!

Random.org has chosen our winner for the Baby Legs Giveaway!!
#107 GabbyLowe
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Thank you to everyone who entered!

Birthday Bash - Little One Books Review and Giveaway

Sometimes finding the perfect gift for a child's birthday is tough. Even more so if you don't have little ones that age in your home. As we are all aware, books make great gifts. My daughter loves to look at books and have me read to her. But very often I receive books that are either too young or too old. 


Little One Books gives you a place to turn for information to help guide you in the right direction for your children or a child you are  shopping for. Little One Books offers a great selection of books, DVD's and CD's for children ages birth to 5 that isn't too overwhelming. They have broken everything into appropriate age categories to get you headed down the right path.  But they have taken it a step further and provided a brief section that explains why they have chosen to offer each individual item.  Everything about this site is really well done! It's easy to navigate and full of useful information!

For this event Little One Books sent my daughter a book about her favorite friend.... Dora. Dora's Big  Book of Stories is filled with seven fun and exciting stories. I love that my daughter gets excited to sit down and read this book with me. She's familiar with all the characters and knows all their names, but we aren't sitting in front of the tv. Instead we are sharing a story together, and it's great!


I was impressed with the organization and selection of products from Little One Books. I will definitely be looking to them for more suggestions of great materials for my daughter!


GIVEAWAY: One Lucky Reader will win a $25 Gift Certificate to Little One Books.
 
HOW TO ENTER: Leave a separate comment for each entry and be sure to leave your e-mail address!

MANDATORY ENTRY: Visit Little One Books and tell me one item you would love to get!

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7. Follow Little One Books on Facebook 
8. Follow Little One Books on Twitter 

This giveaway is open world wide.
This giveaway ends on May 18, 2011 at 5:00 pm EST. One winner will be chosen by Random.org and notified by e-mail. Please respond within 48 hours or a new winner will be selected. Good Luck!

Birthday Bash - Ecomom Review and Giveaway

Ecomom has made a place for itself in my house. They are one of my all time favorite companies for several reasons. I love that they take the time to select high quality, safe products for their site. This takes the guess work out for moms. I know I spend so much time researching this, that, and the other thing when it comes to my daughter. I love that I can go to Ecomom and trust that they are putting that work in for me and I don't have to give it another thought. I also love, love, love their customer service. Never have I seen a company respond faster or work harder to make their customers happy. And a third reason is how much they care what we (moms and dads) think. They are always asking for feedback, suggestions, comments on the products they carry, the services they offer, and how we feel with the overall experience of working with them.

For all of those reasons, and more, I have featured them on my blog several times and am thrilled to continue that relationship with them. I love sharing different products they offer with my readers! So here is the latest item I would like to show you.


For little miss's 2nd birthday we decided to get her a play kitchen. And we wanted to stock it with all kinds of fun play foods. It's pretty easy to find baking sets, cakes, cookies, ice cream, and that all kind of stuff. But we wanted to have a representation of healthy foods as well. Ecomom carries the Melissa and Doug Food Groups Set which is exactly what I was looking for. 

This set comes with 4 wooden boxes for sorting the foods into groups of fruits and vegetables, dairy, meats and fish, and grains. I feel like having this set in my daughter's kitchen will provide a good influence about food. Of course she will have cookies and cakes and things like that as well, but I feel it's important for her to play with and recognize healthy foods. Plus, it gives us the opportunity to talk about the food groups and practice sorting them.

Ecomom offers a wide variety of toys, books, organic foods and snacks for babies, toddlers and kids. They also carry eco-friendly products for the home, bath, and more. You can check out their entire selection on their website. And shipping is FREE on orders over $50!

You can also join their newsletter and follow them on facebook and twitter to keep up with all their sales, deals, giveaways and more! You can also check out their amazing discounts with their Daily Deals.


GIVEAWAY: One Lucky Reader will win a $20 Gift Certificate to Ecomom!
 
HOW TO ENTER: Leave a separate comment for each entry and be sure to leave your e-mail address!

MANDATORY ENTRY: Visit Ecomom and tell me something you would love to get!

EXTRA ENTRIES:
1. Follow my blog
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5. Subscribe to Ecomom's Newsletter 
6. Follow EcoMom on twitter 
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8. Grab my button and tell me where it is (3 entries)
9. Comment on a nongiveaway Birthday Bash post

This giveaway is open to US and Canada.
*Winner cannot have won a prize from Ecomom in the last 45 days.
This giveaway ends on May 17, 2011 at 5:00 pm EST. One winner will be chosen by Random.org and notified by e-mail. Please respond within 48 hours or a new winner will be selected. Good Luck!

Birthday Bash - Heart to Heart Review

While I was researching how to make my daughter's party perfect I stumbled across this site. Heart to Heart finally gave a picture to the vision in my mind! I knew that for my daughter's 2nd birthday I would throw a "Tea for Two" tea party. I had all these wonderful ideas in my head of how I would turn our backyard into a butterfly garden fit for the princess that she is. I envisioned tulle and drapery, butterflies hanging from our pergola, flowers everywhere. Heart to Heart seems to have looked in to my heart and created the perfect party.

I was ecstatic that Heart to Heart wanted to work with me on basically completely setting up my daughter's birthday. I spoke with an incredibly knowledgeable woman who listened to my ideas and offered suggestions on how to make them come alive. It was like having my own party planner. She then packaged up a big box of their  decorations and supplies and sent them my way.

When they arrived I anxiously opened them up to see if they looked as wonderful in person as they did online. To my great pleasure they were even better! Typically when I think of party supplies I envision some rather cheap materials that will survive the day to never be seen again. This is most certainly not the case with Heart to Heart. The decorations are the highest quality I have seen and everything I received can be used over and over again. I am even planning on using the butterflies to decorate my daughter's bedroom in the future.

Since the party isn't happening until the end of May I wanted to do a mock setup so you could see the party come to life with the wonderful items from Heart to Heart. Unfortunately the weather here has been rainy every weekend! So I had to settle with decorating my dining room. Fingers crossed for good weather on her special day so I can make this happen outside!

Every detail is perfect! From the gorgeous plastic glasses that are sturdy enough to be used over and over, to the touches of "two" throughout the place settings, to the beautiful birthday banner, butterflies in every size, and tulle pom poms that bring the room to life.

My daughter watched as I decorated and she had a look on her face that made me so excited. It was like she was looking into a new and exciting world. I cannot wait to bring this to life for her and I could not have done it without Heart to Heart.

I can't recommend them enough! You really must check out their site and their amazing selection of items. From tiaras and wands to pixie dust and wings. Whether you are looking for table settings, decorations, party favors, or a special outfit... you can find it all at Heart to Heart. And I am sure you will be just as thrilled with the quality as I am!

What do you think of the decor? Comment below!

Welcome to the Birthday Bash!!

First of all, I have to apologize! This event should have started last week but our entire family has come down with varied illnesses at once. It started with little miss leaving school last Monday with pink eye and double ear infections. That quickly spread to my husband who was confirmed sick on Thursday. Friday morning I woke up with some terrible head cold... sinus infection.... allergies.... who knows! It has lasted all weekend and I am off to the doctor later this morning. Needless to say, we have been lacking sleep and barely functioning.

But since I am home from work today I say... let's get this party started!! As I mentioned before, we are celebrating my daughter's 2nd birthday!! Her actual birthday is on May 24th, so this is an early kick off to the big event!

I hope you all enjoy the reviews and giveaways I have in store for you. And a very big thank you to all the wonderful sponsors taking part in this event!

Party on!

Winner!

Random.org has chosen our NEW winner for the Harry Potter Giveaway!! (we did not hear from the previous winner within the 48 time frame)

#19 Kimberly

Congratulations to our winner! An e-mail notification has been sent. The winner will have 48 hours to respond or we will have to choose another winner.
Thank you to everyone who entered!