It's A Big World, Little Pig - On Sale March 6th

Let me start by saying that I literally Laughed Out Loud when I read that Little Pig was from New Pork City!  

That right there had me : it was just too funny!

We just finished reading the great story of It's A Big World, Little Pig by Kristi Yamaguchi.

The summary of the story is that Little Pig is an ice skater and she travels to Paris for the World Games.  

Yes, she is in a new place, with new faces... a bit scared... 

But, her family and friends gave her tons of support for her to go and try to reach her dreams! 

I absolutely LOVED that her friend said, " It's a big world, little pig, but remember that everyone smiles in the same language!"  I never really thought about it before, but that is such a true phrase that we can all use with all the different things we have to face!

Little Pig heads on over to Paris and yes, she meets new people... 

Although they are not from the USA, they all are able to help one another (which we should all work to do more often, especially in this day!)  and support one another for their dreams to do well in the games!

This is the second book in the Little Pig series by Kristi... 

I am excited to see where this continues, as I loved this one!

From their site:

Poppy, the adorable, persistent, dreaming-big pig, has a new adventure in store for her: the World Games ice-skating championship in Paris! Poppy is nervous about meeting so many new people, in a new place. But, ever courageous and supported by her family (Emma, too!), Poppy embarks upon this exciting adventure head-on! Poppy begins to realize that although these animals look different, act different, and are from different places, they are all the same at heart. We all smile in the same language! Krist Yamaguchi is a household name: New York Times bestseller, Gold Medalist, correspondent for the Today Show during the 2010 Olympics, 2008 Dancing with the Stars winner, etc. Dream Big, Little Pig has garnered rave reviews, tremendous media attention, sold more than 15,000 copies through bookscan and debuted at #2 on the New York Times bestsellers list Kristi's modern content coupled with positive message makes this more than just another celebrity picture book. 

W/W Our Road to #smackdown

If you read my previous WWE Smackdown post...
You know that we are really excited that WWE Smackdown is headed to my hometown.
Broxton loves it and is always playing with his wrestlers...
So much that Santa brought him plenty of WWE toys this year...
(He is really wanting the CM Punk and Randy Orton figures, so we need to get them soon.)

Christmas Gift From Santa

Playing Christmas Morning....

Can you guess where his love of the WWE comes from?

This is Broxton at his big brothers house... Playing with all of his wrestlers!

Happy Wednesday All!!!  

Are any of you in or near South Georgia and planning on going to Smackdown?  

This Saturday, the 3rd of March in Albany, Georgia! (We will be there!)

A New Spin : Huff and Puff from @AbramsAppleseed

The other day, we spent the morning in the Emergency Room. (That is for another blog post...)

Anyways... When getting ready to head there, I grabbed a couple of the latest books that we received for review.  

One was Huff and Puff by Claudia Rueda. 

I really thought it was just going to be a counting book with the classic story of the Three Little Pigs.  

We got to the ER and settled in to wait until Marc was called back.  

This ER has a childrens waiting area, so we went there, as one of Broxton's favorite shows was playing on the television.  But, once we were over there, we realized there was very little volume... 

So, mommy to the rescue... I pulled out our reading material.

(Let me mention at this point, there were three other kids in that area, so I had a captivated audience as I started to read.)

We started with Huff and Puff first.  

As we know, there are three little pigs. 

First of all, we arrive to a pig building his house of straw... 

And then the words HUFF & PUFF.  There is a cut out in there for you to huff and puff and blow the house down... When you turn the page, sure enough... the pig is standing and the straw is scattered all down where you blew it down...

You continue through the book where you end up HUFFING and PUFFING... 

But guess what?! You just blew out the candles on the cake that the pigs baked!  

I loved that it was the same classic story, but with a new surprise ending!  

Of course, the kids loved it and the little girls that were there when I read it were smiling pretty big when they figured out what we had done!  

This is surely a great addition to add to your library!

Remember to follow Abrams Appleseed on Facebook and Twitter.

FTC Compliant Review Policy: The product(s) featured in this review were provided free of cost to me by the manufacturer or representing PR agency for the sole purpose of product testing. Opinions expressed are my own and are NOT influenced by monetary compensation.

There is No Denying It : @CiaoBellaGelato Review

Let's be honest here. 

We love food.  Marc and I surely do.  It is a love that his other boys have and yes, Broxton is included!!!!

We just had the chance to review an AMAZING product and let me just say it now... 

Wow!!!!

We were given the opportunity to review a couple products from the Ciao Bella line and it is love.  

I chose the Ciao Bella Belgian Chocolate Sorbet and then, for Marc the Key Lime Gelato Squares.

Since I am always honest in my posts... 

I will tell you... I did not share the Sorbet.... With Marc.  I did share it with Broxton and it was amazing!  I can not wait to go back and try other flavors.  It was really RICH and very creamy... A big plus for Broxton and I.  Needless to say, it did not last long in our house.

Now, the Key Lime Gelato Squares...  Ummmmm...  I ended up not letting them be just for Marc :)  

They were for all of us...   Broxton had to help us every time we had one out! 

Marc and I have decided that it is now going to be a necessity in our house.  They were awesome!  

The only thing is that it is $3.99 for a 4 pack box.  That is a bit expensive when you have 4 boys that would want them all the time, so this is going to be a treat.   I was telling a friend about them the day I tried them... She has GOT to go and try them herself!  

I hate that they are not available near us... But then, that makes them not as tempting :)

Let me tell you just how good they are.

I opened it up and the creamy goodness of the gelato... It was calling me to inhale it!  Then the graham cracker squares... They were not hard, yet not mushy... They were a perfect balance of texture with the rest of the treat!  The tangy lime flavor mixes perfectly with the sweetness of the graham cracker that leaves your taste buds asking for more and more!  

We have decided that the freezer will have a designated space for these and that we will need to plan accordingly so that we buy in bulk when we are in that area.  

Why do I say that?  Because after we ate them, Marc immediately thought we should have more in stock!  

We did decide that we want to try another store near us that carries them.  Target was where we tried these out.  They only had a couple flavors of the sorbet and then just a few of the novelties.  

I know that after trying these, I have GOT to try the Chocolate Hazelnut Sorbet... and with summer coming up... We will for sure need to try their Blood Orange Sorbet Bars!  

Are you a fan of Key Lime Pie?  If so...

You have GOT TO TRY THESE OUT!!!!!!!!!!!

You will not be disappointed!

Please follow Ciao Bella Gelato  on Facebook and Twitter.  (Visit their site where you can get a coupon!)

FTC Compliant Review Policy: The product(s) featured in this review were provided free of cost to me by the manufacturer or representing PR agency for the sole purpose of product testing. Opinions expressed are my own and are NOT influenced by monetary compensation.

We LOVE Our New Game - Morphology Review

Marc is not normally one to play board games with me.
We have tried to play before and he is just not a fan of them at all.
That means for the most part, I don't play them.
When I try to play with the boys, they start cheating and fighting... To the point where I quit as I just can not take it anymore.

We received a game for review and I was eager to play it with the boys... but the last time we saw them, it was a bit to hectic to try and settle down for a board game.  So, Marc and I tried it ourselves.

Have you heard of Morphology?
It is a game for 4 players or more... but Marc and I really had a great time just the two of us.
We were laughing so hard and Broxton even tried to get in on the game as well!  You should have seen us.

Morphology is really a game to get your creative side going.  I know that this would have been a blast back in my single days!  Yes, we had times of us all getting together for different games... Sometimes it was before we went out... Sometimes it was AFTER we had been out and yet other times that was what we did all night INSTEAD of going out!

This is that sort of game.
Let me try to explain it to you...
The game pieces are actually cute little frogs.  ( I love FAKE frogs, so that was already a plus for me!)
Then, you have to roll and see what number you get... The number depends upon what items you can use to make your project.  You draw a card and the word on the card is what you have to create.

It is like pictionary meets charades, but you can not draw/talk or act it out!
You have to CREATE it!!!
You can use the string, the plastic cubes, the wooden pegs, glass stones, or any of the objects (at least when you first start, you can...) Then, as the game progresses, you might have to create your word with your eyes closed or something else...

As I said, Marc and I played... and we were laughing so hard!  Some words left us with : " Just HOW are you supposed to do that!?"  to "Oh!  I should've guessed that one!"
The game says it is geared for 13 and older... but truthfully, I think that Marc's 11 year old would have a blast playing.  None of the words that we saw were to "mature" for him... The words are things like Canoe, bacon and eggs, and others like so!

I can not wait to play this again...

Marc was awesome at it... Any guesses what this was?
If you want me to tell you, let me know and I will tell you if you guessed correctly!  

As for mine... Not so well...
I was trying to do a BRAIN.  This was the last of my efforts... No, he never guessed it!

FTC Compliant Review Policy: The product(s) featured in this review were provided free of cost to me by the manufacturer or representing PR agency for the sole purpose of product testing. Opinions expressed are my own and are NOT influenced by monetary compensation.

George Clooney in the Descendants... Headed Our Way

Experience the Heartbreak and Humor When the

 Academy Award® and Golden Globe® Winner

Comes to Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD March 13

From director Alexander Payne creator of the Oscar® winning Sideways comes one of the Best Pictures of the year, THE DESCENDANTS, featuring a stunning cast including Best Actor nominee George Clooney (Ides of March) and Shailene Woodley (The Secret Life of the American Teenager) in her Golden Globe nominated and Independent Spirit Award winning role. Take home this wonderfully warm and witty film and go behind the scenes of THE DESCENDANTS with all-new exclusive content on Blu-ray Disc Combo Pack and DVD March 13 from Fox Searchlight and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Based on the best-selling novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings and set in Hawaii, THE DESCENDANTS is a sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic journey for Matt King (George Clooney) an indifferent husband and father of two girls, who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a boating accident off of Waikiki.  The event leads to a rapprochement with his young daughters while Matt wrestles with a decision to sell the family’s land handed down from Hawaiian royalty and missionaries.

Nominated for five Academy Awards® and winner for Best Adapted Screenplay, THE DESCENDANTS is a must-have on Blu-ray and DVD.  The release is packed with must-see deleted scenes, behind the scenes extras and exclusive featurettes to bring you even further into the story.

I am very eager to see this!  I am a fan of George Clooney and to be honest with you.. There is something about him that really intrigues me.  Not sure what it is... Maybe because he is a celebrity that you do not hear about all the time... He is very much a well known name, but he is also very much to himself....
I have said since I saw the previews that I want to see this movie...

***** This is not a paid or sponsored post.  I just wanted to share.  I should receive a copy for reviewing purposes.  If I do, I will be sure to let you know what I think about this movie! *****

The Sitter - Being Released on March 20th

If you are on You Tube at all, you have seen the $h*+ people say video's...
Well, in time for the release of the new movie, The Sitter...
There is now a "$h*+ Sitters Say" Video...




I will say, it is like a more crude version of the "Adventures in Babysitting" movie from back in my day... I know that this is going to be a hit among the male and females in their teens / twenties...
(I am older, but I know I want to watch it, it looks hilarious!)

***** This is not a paid/ sponsored post... Just looks pretty funny!  

If I get to review it, I will for sure let you know! *****