#Giveaway #RC #BetOnYourBaby Luvs Super Absorbent Jumbo Pack

Have you heard of Bet On Your Baby that comes on ABC on Saturdays? Well if you have not, it comes on at 8/7c and they are partnering up with Luvs! You may be asking yourself what is this show about, right? Well, as a parent, most of us think that we know our babies pretty well, well this show wants to bet on how well you know your baby! Bet on Your Baby is a new show where parents play fun games with their toddlers, and try to “bet” on what baby will do next! If they guess correctly, the family wins $5,000 in college tuition money, and the chance to play for $50,000! The show takes place in this toy filled dome called the Baby Dome, where the parents try to predict what baby will do next! Well to celebrate the kick off of this new show, not only can every one of my readers get a coupon for some Luvs diapers from the app below, but I am also going to give one of my amazing readers a Jumbo Pack of the Luvs Super Absorbent Diapers!!! 






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I was not paid nor given any product in exchange for this review. I did this post just for my readers!

Kick Off Your Summer Celebrations With The Bobby Flay Collection From Kohl's

The Summer festivities are going to kick off this weekend and it is time to go out and get all of the party platters and decorations that will make your party really stand out. I know that when I think of the official kick off of Summer parties, I think of the Memorial Weekend, it is a weekend when everyone gets together and sets up those backyard parties. I love Summer and I love the Summer parties and this Summer I will have my parties covered when it comes to the serving dishes because I will be using the line of serving dishes from Bobby Flay, which can be found exclusively at Kohl's. I love shopping at Kohl's, because when I go there I can not only shop for the best seasonal fashion for the entire family but I can also shop for the best seasonal entertaining and kitchenware as well as so much more while I am there and I can do it all within my budget! This Memorial Day not only will we be celebrating Memorial Day, but we will also be celebrating a very special graduation in my family! We are heading down to my parents house to celebrate this year. Well I was sent some great items from the Bobby Flay selection of products to review, and along with a few other items from the collection that I picked up from my local Kohl's, I know that all together, our party will look amazing!

I love the Acacia along side the blue glass and the rattan sets that I was sent, then with the vibrant colored serving dishes and table linens that I went with, I know that it will go great against the Southwestern themed home that my parents have! You can find the products that I was sent along with the rest of the Bobby Flay collection at your local Kohl's and at Kohls.com and get your Summer parties started off right!!!


This was not a paid post and honest/original opinions were used and they are my own. Thank you to the company and/or pr agency who supplied the product for review.

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#Giveaway #RC #ad Gtech AirRam High-power Cordless Vacuum Cleaner

I think one thing that most of us have to do, but may not always enjoy doing is cleaning. For me, when it comes to cleaning, that means I have to bring out all of my bulky cleaning products, so that I can get it over with. Then when it comes to the vacuuming, I have to worry about the cord, and the baby crawling behind me grabbing the cord and pulling on it while I am trying to vacuum. It can make the whole vacuuming chore more than a chore, and make it task that can take a lot longer than I had originally anticipated it to. Then you have to unplug and replug in the different rooms, and lug that bulky vacuum around and move furniture so that you can plug it in. Oh, and then there are all of the attachments! Finally, once it is all said and done, and it is time to put the vacuum back up, you have to gather the cord and untwist and unwind it so that you can put it all away to pull it all back out again and do this circus act again tomorrow. Well, I have been shown the light, a solution to that bulky vacuum circus act that I went through everyday. Recently I was sent the new Gtech AirRam High-power Cordless Vacuum Cleaner to review. The Gtech AirRam is a cordless vacuum that is just amazing when it comes to the power that it has. I mean, we have dogs, and in our backyard there is straw that the dogs have in their dog house. Well when the dogs come in the house they bring that straw into our house. I have had issues with my other vacuum cleaners trying to get all of the little pieces of straw up, and it seems that Wyatt can find all of those little pieces that the vacuum might miss. Well, right after using this new Gtech AirRam on my floor just one time, then looking in the compartment where the dirt goes, I saw that it had quite a bit of straw in it! This was after I had already vacuumed my floor with my other vacuum, just in case you were wondering, and the amount of pet hair and dirt that the Gtech AirRam picked up after my other vacuum was just amazing as well. Another thing that I am in love with is I do not have to worry about a big bulky cord with this vacuum. 

I just plug it in to charge it, and once it gives me a full charge, it is good to go and can run for about one hour! I also love that when I am done, there is no mess when I need to clean out the bales, they are easy to remove and clean out! This vacuum is lightweight, so there is no heavy lifting when I go to put it away! With the slim design, it does not take up much room in the closet where I put my vacuums, and there are no clunky canisters and no bags to clean out. There are also no attachments to worry about loosing. 

I love my new Gtech AirRam High Performance Cord-free Vacuum Cleaner and you can too because the wonderful people from Gtech would also like to send one of my amazing readers their own Gtech AirRam!!! 

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This was not a paid post and honest/original opinions were used and they are my own. Thank you to the company and/or pr agency who supplied the product for review.

Disney Channels Shake It Up Soundtrack on CD

Estrella loves the Disney Channel, and she has a list of the shows that she watches on a regular basis. On that list of shows is Shake it Up. Estrella loves music and she loves the music from Shake it Up. Recently we were sent a CD that is perfect for a Shake it Up fan like Estrella! We were sent the Shake it Up I Love Dance soundtrack CD to review which features lots of Estrella's favorite songs from the show. The CD includes some of her favorite singers like Selena Gomez and Caroline Sunshine as well as many more top as well as new and upcoming artists that fans of the Shake it Up series are familiar with! Estrella and her friends really love being able to dance around and sing to the songs that they know and love and your Shake it Up fans can too because this collection of music can be found at iTunes and at Amazon.com! You can also find more info about the soundtrack at Disney.com/music.


This was not a paid post and honest/original opinions were used and they are my own. Thank you to the company and/or pr agency who supplied the product for review.

#ad Have You Seen The Friendship Dairies Mobile Mixer Food Truck Tour?

Thank you to the PR firm and Friendship Dairy for sponsoring this post, all opinions are my own.

As many of you know, I am on a journey to change my way of living. From the way I exercise, or lack of, to the way I was eating. I have been very successful thus far, and I am on a quest to find ways that I can encourage my family to get excited and join me on my journey so that it can not only be easier for me, but so that we can become a healthier family together! Something that I have been doing to make things easier for all of us is finding things that we all like and making them more appealing. One item that I found that has made my diet easier and that my whole family likes is cottage cheese. Now for me, I have been going with the Fat Free cottage cheese, but for the kids, they can go with the regular cottage cheese. My kids will eat cottage cheese every once in a while, but for them, it can get boring, so when I heard about the Friendship Dairies Mobile Mixer Food Truck Tour and I saw some of the recipes where they use cottage cheese, I knew that I had to look at all of the recipes that they had! In fact, if you are on the East Coast in the New York City Metro area, you can check out all of the free recipes for the protein packed, on the go, cottage cheese creations!

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You can find these recipes from now until June 7th, from the Friendship Dairies. I was able to find the recipes that I know my family will love on the Friendship Dairies website, but you can also find recipes on their social networks sites like on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest! I love that there are a variety of recipes available that incorporate using cottage cheese in dishes from the appetizer to the main dish and even in a delicious dessert! In my house we love blueberries, and one our favorite recipes that we tried out and have all loved is the Friendship Smooth and Creamy With Crunchy Walnut and Blueberries

2 cups Friendship 1% cottage cheese 1/4 cup lemon juice 1 tablespoon water 1 cup mixed unsweetened freeze dried blueberries (such as Trader Joeʼs) 1/2 cup calorie free pancake syrup (such as Walden Farms) 4 tablespoons black walnuts, toasted and chopped  Recipe developed by Rocco DiSpirito

Directions:

Blend cottage cheese, lemon juice, water & process on high until very smooth, 20 seconds. Spread mixture onto 4 round plates. Top with walnuts & blueberries then drizzle each with 2 tablespoons of syrup.

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Mom Time With CalNaturale Wine and SVELTE

Just like the kids, mom wants to have her own time. Whether it be when mom goes on a walk by herself or when she is with the girls gossiping. I know that when the kids are with their friends, I always have the juice boxes ready for them, so they can come and get a refreshment when they need it then run back and finish playing. But what about mom's juice box, why can't mom have her own juice box? Recently, I was sent the "Mom" juice box, when I was sent a couple of wines from CalNaturale to sample. These are perfect for when I want to hang out with the girls and wind down on the porch in the evenings. I can pour right into my wine glass, or I can even drink right from my own box if I wanted to, lol. Either way, these are the perfect little wine box for mom to sip on after the kids have gone to bed! Not only are they very convenient, but I also love that the grapes that are farmed to make this amazing wine are organic, free of pesticides and synthetic fertilizers, and the packaging is also eco-friendly! So, when you are looking for a great wine that you can wind down with at the end of the day, check out the CalNaturale wines!

Aside from the great wine that I was sent, I was also sent some great protein drinks from SVELTE, which is great to have when I am out walking at the park! These protein drinks not only taste good, but they also provide the busy mom with nutrition that she may need to keep her going during her busy day with the kids! I love that these protein shakes are made from the highest quality organic ingredients and they are great to carry around in the diaper bag, and they are available in several flavors, so you can grab one and go when you are running around. 

I found both of these products to be great for moms, the SVELTE Protein Shakes are perfect for the mom during the day to keep her going, then the CalNaturale Wines are a great way to end the day and wind down.

This was not a paid post and honest/original opinions were used and they are my own. Thank you to the company and/or pr agency who supplied the product for review.

#ad #NetflixKids Netflix For The Entire Family!

All thoughts and opinions are my own, I am so thrilled to have this opportunity to share my experience as part of this sponsored campaign from Netflix.

In my house, we have one night set aside for a family movie night. This is a night where we all get together and vote on a couple of movies that we will all watch together as a family. We have had this tradition since Estrella was a toddler and it has been something that we have continued and that the kids look forward to each week. They love to be able to bring their selection to the vote each week. The day that we put aside, we will all bring a movie to the table, and if we dont have a movie then we will take the other persons movies into consideration. One thing that the kids like to do before a vote is go on Netflix and stream through the great selection of the Just For Kids section on Netflix that is available!

The kids know that when they log in, they will be able to find their favorite movies and shows. Both Robert and Estrella love the shows from Hasbro like My Little Pony and Transformers Prime, and they also love the Disney shows like Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue as well as Jake and the Never Land Pirates, which are all shows that they can find on Netflix! My kids like that when they watch these shows on Netflix Just For Kids, they do not have to worry about any commercials, so there are no interruptions, and they make for great selections on our family movie nights as well! I love that we can allow our kids to go on the Just For Kids section on our Netflix and know that our kids are watching age appropriate shows and movies. We have all found that being able to stream Netflix from our different mobile devices as well as from our Blu-Ray players and gaming devices, make it so that we can watch Netflix anywhere anytime! We have also found Netflix to be a great alternative to going to the video store as well, the kids can find the movies they want to watch on our family movie nights and stream them right then, and we do not have to worry about returning movies or losing movies for that matter! It takes the time from driving to the movie rental store as well as all of the late fees out of the way, and leaves more time for family time. So when you are preparing for your own family movie night, add Netflix to your night, and enjoy all of the great movies and shows that are available on the Just For Kids!

What are you watching on TV with your family? Netflix has family favorites from Disney, Disney Jr., Hasbro, Cartoon Network and Dreamworks that are available to stream anytime, anywhere.

And streaming is easier than you think! Download the free app on your iPad, click on the Netflix app on any gaming device, go to the website on your computer – and you’re in business. Check it out here!

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#Giveaway #AD #RC Top Toys From K'NEX

My kids love to build and create, which I am sure is true about most kids. I can remember growing up, getting out the Lincoln Logs and building towns and enjoying hours of fun with my friends or even by myself, just building and creating. One thing that I love is that after all of these years, I can still bring out the Lincoln Logs and sit with my kids and build for hours and we can build a village in our living room and enjoy an entire afternoon together creating and having fun! Recently I was sent a set of Lincoln Logs along with some great K'NEX products, that I know the kids and I will have so much fun with. We have several K'NEX sets and we love to sit down and build the different projects that are in the boxes and watch them roll around or build that awesome roller coaster and sit there in awe of what we have created! I love that when we sit down with the K'NEX toys or our Lincoln Logs, we can create and build together as a family and enjoy these projects and toys together! The kids love it as well, and they love it when we go to the store and let them pick out a new K'NEX project to add to the collection! To go with our new K'NEX vehicles and Lincoln Logs set that we were sent, we were also sent some awesome K'NEXMEN and Robert's new favorite, the K'NEX Super Mario Bros. Wii Figures that come in these mystery bags so they are all a surprise, which Robert thinks is just so cool!

With the different K'NEX sets that we were sent I am going to have to say that I personally liked the K'NEX Helicopter that we were sent. I love how once all of the pieces are put together, you can actually get the rotor to spin! Of course, since I am really into the classic that I grew up with, I am going to have to say that I loved the Lincoln Logs set we were sent, and Robert loved it too, because it came with a cowboy and a horse so it makes his village more like a wild west town! In all, we enjoyed all of the great sets that we were sent in our K'NEX package of toys, and with that said, the wonderful people from K'NEX would like to give one of my amazing readers their own Horseshoe Hill Station Lincoln Log set!

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This was not a paid post and honest/original opinions were used and they are my own. Thank you to the company and/or pr agency who supplied the product for review.

CAT Construction Vehicles & Road Rippers from Toy State

When it comes to toys in my house, you can guess that we have quite a collection. From Estrella and all of her girl toys and dolls to Wyatt and all of his baby toys, then to Robert and all of his super heroes, action figures and vehicles! Ah the vehicles. Robert loves anything with wheels on it, and it seems that ever since he was about Wyatt's age he has had this passion and his love for cars and trucks has just grown from there. I love that Wyatt watches his big brother in awe, playing and rolling his cars around on the floor, mimicking him. With that, I know that Wyatt is also starting to grow his own passion for vehicles as well, and I love that he is starting to be able to play with some of his brothers vehicles along side his brother on the floor. Recently we were sent some new vehicles from Toy State, which is a company that Robert loves since they have all of the CAT vehicles! As you can guess, we were sent a 2 pack of the 8" Tough Tracks, which are a couple of the rough and tough construction vehicles that both of my boys love to play with! Both Robert and Wyatt love to load up the dump truck and push toys around with the bulldozer!! The boys have found both of these CAT construction vehicles to be great for indoor and outdoor play, which is great since we have been spending a lot of our days outdoors due to all of this beautiful weather we have been having lately! 

Along with the great CAT 2 pack of vehicles that both of my boys can play with, we were also sent a couple of the awesome Road Rippers, which Robert loves to play with when his friends come over! I love these awesome vehicles that are fun to race around. With the Remote Control one, Robert can have tons of fun controlling what his cool car can do and make it do all kinds of fun tricks. Then with the Hatchback, Robert and his friends can listen to some cool music as well as watch this cool little car race around!

In all, I know that when I am looking for some fun RC or construction vehicles for my boys, I can get them vehicles from the Toy State line and find a great selection of vehicles for my boys to play with!

This was not a paid post and honest/original opinions were used and they are my own. Thank you to the company and/or pr agency who supplied the product for review.

Give Dad The T3 Tactical Auto Rescue Tool (Fathers Day Guide)

With Fathers Day coming up, it is time to find dad that perfect gift. For my husband, finding that perfect gift can be a task, but I know that when I look into it and I think about items that are practical that would be useful, then I know that would be what he would want. My husband is a former Marine, and when it comes to thinking about practical and useful products, I have to think about items that would be used for survival and safety. So when I was sent the T3 Tactical Auto Rescue Tool to review for this years Fathers Day guide, I knew right away that this would be the perfect item not only for a review, but also for my husband. This tool is a multipurpose tool that can really come in handy if needed for many different situations. My husband is the type of man that likes to be prepared for any type of situation that he may come up on, so I know that he will like the T3 Tactical Auto Rescue Tool. There is a spring loaded steel tip window punch, a 440c stainless steel hook blade for seat belt cutting, a LED light, a 1/2 serrated 440c stainless steel blade, and it comes with a stainless steel belt clip and a heavy duty nylon belt sheath! Which makes this tool great for any man who likes to be prepared for any emergency situation that he may come across at any given time. I also love that this awesome tool was featured in Men's Health and Military.com as well as several other publications! So if you are looking to get dad a practical gift this year and one that he can really appreciate, then get him the T3 Tactical Auto Rescue Tool this Fathers Day!

This was not a paid post and honest/original opinions were used and they are my own. Thank you to the company and/or pr agency who supplied the product for review.

#NSNation #Sponsored #Nutrisystem Week 8: Too Busy To Diet You Say?

When we decide to go on a diet, we tend to come up with excuses, it is not the right time, I dont have the money, I dont know if I will be able to stick to it, I dont have the time and so on. But the thing is, going on a diet, does not take any extra time out of your day. You adjust the meals that you would have already put into your day to the meals that go with the diet. With me, I always thought, oh where am I going to find the time? It seems that I am always busy doing something, but with the Nutrisystem plan, I am finding more time to do other things, since I am not having to prepare a meal for myself. The meals are already made, I just add in a side, and add in my snacks, but other than that, my meals are ready to go, just heat up and I am ready. Or for when I am on the go, I can choose a bar, or a muffin, or any of the other grab and go products that are on the menu, which once again leaves me without a excuse on why I would not be able to stick to this diet. This past week, my husband and I have been really busy, aside from my usual running around with the kids, we had my husband's club's annual banquet that we had to set up and prepare for, and since he is VP, preparing to take over the seat of President next semester, we were extra busy. His club raised money all year for these hope chests for Foster Kids who would graduate this year and age out of the system then head off to college, and the hope chests are items that say parents might send kids off to college with. Since these kids are aging out of the system, they do not have that support, so that is what his club is there for, they provide the items, and this past week, on top of all of our usual obligations, we also had to run around and put together the hope chests and a banquet. Talk about stress, and also me, where I did find myself thinking at times, I dont have time to diet. Then I remembered, oh yeah, I can put some of those grab and go items in my purse and keep on the diet and avoid those excuses I am trying to come up with! So, lets get down to business, even after all of the extra stress I dealt with this week, I lost another 2 pounds!! That puts me at 28 pounds down, which I am still in amazement over, but I am loving!!! I am noticing the loose clothing, and I love it. I am not going to head out on a shopping spree just yet because I do have quite a ways to go, but 28 pounds, WOW!!!!


The meals and supplies for this weight loss journey were provided to my by Nutrisystem, all opinions are my own and I was not paid to say anything. Thank you to the sponsor!
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#Giveaway #Ad #RC Give Dad The Gift Of Music From KICKER Audio! (Fathers Day Guide)

Like many other dads out there, my husband loves his music. He loves to go in the garage, or what some guys call the, "Man Cave", escape the kids, tinker and build things, and listen to his music. It is very relaxing for him, his way of winding down from the week. I know that it has been many years since my husband has updated his system in the garage because his stereo still has a tape deck on it. So this year, I thought it was time that we updated that system, and when I was sent the Kicker iKICK iK501 to review, I knew that this would be the perfect stereo to replace my husbands way outdated one that he has literally held onto with duct tape in the garage! Now, my husband is not all that behind on the tech gadgets, he has a iPod that he has quite a selection of music on, so you would think that he would have that music playing in his garage, but until now, he has not, and the funny thing is, the music on his iPod is all of that music that is on all of those old tapes and CD's that he plays on his old stereo. I know that even though Fathers Day is still a few weeks off, I had to get rid of that old stereo, and I went ahead and replaced it with this one because I had to! So, yes, replacing his old, duct taped together, outdated stereo in his man cave, was a perfect idea for a gift this Fathers Day! First of all, I am going to have to say, I love how sleek this stereo looks. I mean, it looks really good in my husbands garage, or "Man Cave", and it makes the whole area where he keeps his music look so much nicer, but I am sure that is not what he and his friends are looking at when they go in there, lol.

My husband and I both noticed right away that the sound quality was just amazing, I mean, we have surround sound in our living room, and I personally found the sound from the KICKER iKICK iK501 to be very clean and crisp and a better quality than the system we have in the living room, but that is just my opinion. I also like that I can put my little iPod Touch on the KICKER easily, as well as any of our other iPods or even our iPhone if we wanted and listen to the music on those devices! It is so easy to set up and use, and my husband likes that he can easily move it around the house with the handle, and that he can plug in his CD player if he wanted to as well! I found that the KICKER iKICK iK501 was the perfect gift to give my husband for Fathers Day, even if it was a early gift, and if you are looking for that perfect gift dad this year then give him the KICKER iKICK iK501!!! Well since Fathers Day is not that far off the wonderful people from KICKER would like to give one of my amazing readers their own iKICK IK501!!

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This was not a paid post and honest/original opinions were used and they are my own. Thank you to the company and/or pr agency who supplied the product for review.