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It is no secret that we love Coke Products in this house. I love the flavor, I love the marketing... I love it all!!! That being said, I was able to review a Coke Prize Pack and lucky for you, one lucky reader is going to get to win one for your house as well! I had all intentions of giving a few of the items as gifts to loved one's, but once I opened the package, I know there is no way that I can part with them!!!! Want to know more about it? Kicking off FAMILY GAME NIGHT, Coke has teamed up to provide an amazing prize pack full of fun for you to enjoy an amazing game night at your house!!!! What is in the pack? (1) $25 Amex Card for snacks and supplies (1) Coca-Cola Coupon (1) Yatzee Board Game (1) Monopoly Board Game (1) Coca-Cola Polar Bear Puzzle (1) Checkers Mat Want to know the cool part? I was thinking it was the games... No, it is the games with Coca- Cola logos!!!! Yes!!!! The Yatzee game is actually a coke glass that you use!!! I just love how it all has the coke log...

You can't start off a Gift Guide without trying to get into the Holiday Spirit! That is why, today, I am highlighting a little taste of Christmas for us all! Today: The Original Christmas Classics on Blu -Ray. Up until last year, I had never seen the movie, "Santa Claus is Comin ' to Town." I know, I know... Marc saw it on and wanted Broxton and I to watch it. It was rather cute, as we started a family tradition without really knowing it. Think about it, it was our first Christmas as the 3 of us, since Marc was deployed Broxton's first Christmas... I am glad that "Santa Claus is Comin ' to Town" is in this set, as we now have it to watch together every year! Fred Astair is the voice of the Postman/Narrator. Mickey Rooney is the voice of Kris Kringle/Santa Claus. I love they way this is presented as the postman answers questions as they relate to Santa and we get to see the story in a whole different perspective. This set also included Rudolph the ...

Just a friendly reminder: This Saturday, October 1st kicks off my Holiday Gift Guide. Each day is sure to bring something fun and different! Some days are just reviews, others offer giveaways as well, but each day will gain you entries!!! Just make sure to stop over, show comment love and of course, tell your friends about it!!! Want to gain extra entries? Leave a comment on each non-giveaway review. Then, leave a comment saying which review you commented on in the giveaway comments. Must do mandatory entries first! Thanks!!! Hope to see you there!!!!

Broxton loves being outside... We have been trying to enjoy the most out of this nice weather, but we also try and find fun indoor activities as well! I was so happy to receive a box of craft project products for us to explore with from craftprojectideas .com Just look at the goodies that were in there: There are so many things for us to do in there, I really need to invest in a decent sized box for our craft items!!!! Besides loving the box of goodies, I also really like their site! You can look at it and come up with different projects. They also have a section (coming soon) where you can put your child's age and the season you want to work on and they will help you with a project. The other day we made a silly monster : Another day, we got the beads out that they sent us... We worked on our alphabet: Worked on our colors (and counting): We even worked on our shapes for a bit: (I love to hear Broxton say triangle) There are going to be more fun crafts we make, but this was jus...

It's Friday! I am back around for an Aloha Friday kind of weekend!!!! Welcome to this week’s edition of Aloha Friday. In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would take it easy on posting, too. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response. So, my question this week: What has everyone in your house decided to go as for Halloween? My answer: I will go as myself, that is scary enough! :) Marc will be working, if not... I am going to beg him to go as a soldier, I know... Far stretch! LoL, that is why I am hopeful that he will "dress up" and go with us.. Broxton, well he is going as a boxer!!!! You can click here to see him ready to go! Also, don't forget : My Holiday Gift Guide Starts October 1st.

Have you heard of the movie, Courageous? It is from Sherwood Pictures, the church that brought us all "Facing the Giants" and "Fireproof." Once again, it was filmed in my hometown of Albany, Georgia. I am excited that such great things are coming out of Albany... So, I wanted to share the press release with you: Film Opens Nationwide September 30th CULVER CITY, CA (Sept. 29, 2011) – TriStar Pictures and Sherwood Pictures are pleased to announce that COURAGEOUS , the latest installment from Sherwood Pictures, has reached more than $2 million in pre-sales ticketing in anticipation of Friday’s national release. Pre-sales numbers for COURAGEOUS more than double that of Sherwood Pictures’ most recent film, Fireproof , which opened at $6.8 million and went on to gross more than $33.4 million at the box office. COURAGEOUS is the fourth release from the moviemaking ministry of Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Georgia. The first release was Flywheel (2003), followed ...

Just got this as an email... Also, I just joined the Pink Army on Facebook... Won't you join me?! It's for Breast Cancer Awareness! $25k Breast Cancer Awareness Month challenge grant to Mayo Clinic 203,000+ Facebook Fans Join “Pink Ribbon Army” in major social media push for Breast Cancer Awareness Month TheBreastCancerSite.com , largest health and wellness page on Facebook, creates new badge application to build awareness and raise funds Seattle: TheBreastCancerSite.com is observing Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October by creating the “Pink Ribbon Army,” a new badge application to raise awareness and fight the disease which afflicts millions of women around the world. With more than 2.6 million fans, TheBreastCancerSite.co m has the largest health and wellness page on Facebook. More than 203,000 Facebook users have already signed up to join the Pink Ribbon Army, creating a major head start towards an overall goal of one million members . “Every two minutes, anothe...

It is almost time for Halloween! That being said, have you decided what you are going to be this year? I used to dress up when I worked, but I didn't dress up last year. Last year, Broxton went as Elvis... I loved it and so did the few people that saw him. This year, we wanted something more like his personality... After looking and looking, we thought that the Lil Champ Costume was perfect! If you have visited here before, you might have seen the photo's of Broxton and daddy play boxing. It is their father / son bonding time and I love to watch the two of them! Broxton with his "mean face." So, do you see why we decided to go with this? I started my search looking for sports costumes for kids . As soon as I saw it, I knew it was meant to be!!!! This really is cute, as it seems to cover it all! You get the muscle suit with the boxing shorts... It also comes with a "champion" belt (very lightweight, so no need to worry!)...

Monte Carlo is headed to DVD and Blu-Ray October 18th. If you love cute movies, lovey movies, movies about travelling or Selena Gomez... You will love this movie!!!! GO ON AN ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME WITH TEEN SENSATIONS SELENA GOMEZ, LEIGHTON MEESTER AND KATIE CASSIDY Monte Carlo Sashays onto Blu-ray and DVD October 18th Summary: Bon Voyage! Take a journey across the ocean with a trio of friends who make front page headlines when a dream trip turns into a hilarious case of mistaken identity. The delightful jet-setting comedy MONTE CARLO arrives on Blu-ray and DVD on October 18th. Produced by Academy Award®-winner Nicole Kidman* ( Moulin Rouge , The Stepford Wives ), MONTE CARLO will take you on a fanciful ride through the picturesque sights of Europe - with three charming girls in tow! Actress and pop sensation Selena Gomez ( Ramona and Beezus , “Wizards of Waverly Place”) lights up the screen as Grace, a high-spirited high school graduate looking forward to a vacation in Paris wit...

As most people know, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is every October. There are many different things you can do to support the research. From Breast Cancer Walks to wearing the bracelets... Putting a pink magnet on your car or wearing a lapel pin. There are ways to help. Yoplait is also adding to it. Not sure how many people know this, but over the past 13 years, Yoplait has donated over $30 million for the breast cancer cause. I knew they donated, but until now, did not know it was that much. You know those pink lids on their yogurts? You send them in and they donate! How simple is that to help? You already buy it and eat the yogurt, all you have to do is send in the lids! Pretty simple! Now, making it easier, you can even submit the codes online now! Through their Save Lids to Save Lives Campaign, you can send in your lids... Up until December 31st. For every lid you send in, they will donate 10 cents... Up to $2 million!!!! Add to that, they are tracking based upon your ...

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So I said I was going to be blogging about premier week... Then, my computer decided that was not going to happen. For some reason, every single time I would get ON line, it would decide to kick me OFF line. Over and over again... Days upon days! Talk about frustrating. That being said, I wanted to highlight on a couple that I did watch and get your feedback on any other ones.... Once again, I watched Two and a Half Men last night... Now, it is starting to make sense as to how Alan is going to be living there... I am not liking that Jake hasn't been around too much. He is just so dumb that it is funny at times... He makes me laugh a good amount, so I hope that they start to give him more lines. Bertha had me cracking up with her thoughts, as always!!! And the wife of Ashton Kutcher's character? I know her face, so I guess I need to google her... Then there was 2 Broke Girls! That show is just too funny, but it wasn't as funny last night. I guess it can not be hysterical al...

Want to know a really cool toy that I know is going to be a hit this year? Fyrflyz !!!! Thanks to MomSelect , we were able to review them. So, what is Fyrflyz ? Well, basically... It is a light up toy on strings... This is us playing with it... We have not learned any tricks yet... There are 13 tricks to learn and they are for ages 8 and up. We didn't follow the 8 and up though... Broxton LOVED it.. Granted, the strings were too long for him to do tricks (maybe that was the 8 and up sign?) But, we played... and Marc loved it, especially hearing the excitement in Broxton every time we started playing with it! Daddy showing Broxton how to hold it: Daddy and Broxton working together to get it spinning! See how this can be hours and hours of fun?! One lucky winner is going to win a fyrflyz of their own... Question is, will you keep it for yourself or give it as a gift? Mandatory Entry: Leave me a comment telling me who you would get this for. (Please leave email address if not v...