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I do not know about your house, but around here... All the boys love to get in the kitchen. With our place being so small... I hate to be this way, but no one is allowed in there while I cook. (Not that this happens too often, but still!) I mean, you can turn around and burn yourself with the way we all are! I am not sure where, but I saw the cutest decorated kitchen a bit ago. Honestly, I think it was when we were out looking for our new apartment... Anyways, they had these cute little cooking utensil characters ... AND I LOVED THEM!!!! Of course, I knew that I would eventually need safe cooking items, for when Broxton felt the need to help me cook... That time has now come! Thank goodness for Head Chefs ! He feels that whenever I am in the kitchen, he needs to help. He drags a chair over to where I am... Climbs up and immediately wants to help mama! I am telling you, he is a man on a mission! Well, he wanted to help... So, I gave him a couple of the utensils that we were sent from H...

***** Comments left on this review will gain you an extra entry into any of my current giveaways! Just put Extra - Sterling in your comment on the giveaway. ***** ----------------------------- As you know, I love reading with Broxton ! We look at the pictures, I read the story and we talk about what is on the pages. I do not know if you know or not... I went to an "art college." I have TONS of "art" books. They are packed up now, but I will share my love of art with Broxton . There is so much to see and do, learn and discover. That right there is why I was so excited to have the chance to review two of the "Touch the Art" books from Sterling Publishing. We were sent " Find King Henry's Treasure " to review first. This is a great book that shows several famous painting... Kings, Queens, Knights and Dragons! Whoa! What a great book! The Knight is out to get the dragon that stole the Kings jewels. Along his journey, he passes several other ...

It is not a secret... I love to eat. But, I really hate the serving sizes... I mean, a little thing of ice cream is supposed to be like 74 servings? I do not think so! I could use help with that, so I am glad I now know of the Yum Yum Dish !!! When Tracy Adler realized she was snacking a little to much of a good thing, she set out to help her with portion control. She made these cute little 4 ounce bowls that were perfect for a snack... and get this... they can be microwaved and are dishwasher safe! I think they are adorable, not only with the fun colors, but because inside the bowl, it says "Yum, Yum time is.... Over." Cute!!! Now, if you are opposite of me and do not need any help with portion control, you can still use these for all sorts of fun things. Think... Party time? You can set out candies and nuts in them... You can put different dips in them. Having a cookout? Put your mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard and pickles in them... The options are endless and with them loo...

Several contests ending soon... Two end tonight : KidSwitch Swanson's Chicken Also, do not forget... If you leave a comment saying EXTRA ENTRY on THIS POST ... You can leave EXTRA ENTRY on ANY CURRENT GIVEAWAY to gain a free extra entry. ( AFTER the main entry is done) Also, don't forget you can comment on any reviews for extra entries... Comment on any of these review posts... And please, leave a real comment, I would love to let these companies/products shine since I was able to review them... Thanks!!! Real Kids, Real Stories, Real Change - Book Review Whish Body - eebee books Elmo Helps Us Learn to Count DVD Shampowder Ditch The Joneses - Book Review HappyFeet Have a Laugh DVD's Belly Button Bliss - Book review Snack and Play Travel Tray - Thanks for stopping by!!!! More reviews and giveaways to come! Maybe a few extra entry options too! Who knows? :)

Now, all the mothers out there will probably agree... When you are pregnant... You get tons of advice... and sometimes people feel the need to share their horror birth stories with you. Some might like that, to know all the "what ifs." Well, Jennifer Derryberry Mann wanted to share all of the beautiful birth stories with readers everywhere! Belly Button Bliss is a collection of stories from everyday women. Some are hospital births, others are home births.. There is even a section with "extra special" births! This book really is a cute one and I think it would be a great one for an expectant mother! You could give it as a baby shower gift, or even a just because present. I really love how each story tells the moms name and then the information of the baby. Name, birth date, weight, length... After the cute page with their information, the next page or two is the short, but so sweet story of their birth! This would even be a cute read while waiting at one of the...

Looking for a great gift? Either for the younger kids, or even the older ones? Broxton and I have been enjoying the Have a Laugh DVD's that we are reviewing! I remembered them from when I was younger and I LOVED the fact that I could share this with Broxton . Granted, I love seeing the excitement in his face no matter what, but I felt an extra tug at the heart strings when we watched this... because some of them were ones that I remembered from my younger days! Remember the font of MICKEY MOUSE or DONALD or PLUTO.. You know the BIG BLOCK letters that told you who the main character in that cartoon was? I loved watching them and the animation is so different from today's Mickey cartoons!!! Have a Laugh Vol. 1 might be his favorite! As we watched he just cracked UP watching Chip N' Dale stocking up on the acorns!!! But then, when we got to the Lonesome Ghosts... He laughed OUT LOUD! So hard! Still not sure why he thought those were the funniest ones, but he did!!! Have...

I do not know how many of you watch Jersey Shore... but I will admit, I do from time to time. I do not really have an answer as to why, and believe me... Marc asks ALL THE TIME why I am watching it... I will tell you this though. Snooki wears some pretty comfortable looking Slippers... So, I had to see what that was all about! Enter - Happy Feet! I had such a fun time looking at all the slippers that they carry! The Snooki slippers were leopard print... Not my cup of tea... but totally Snooki ! They have cute slippers that look like big fat tennis shoes! They have slippers that look like all sorts of animals! Being a die - hard Georgia Bulldog Fan, I of course had to look at all the College slippers!!!! They have so many teams to choose from! Now, I think they are cute and fun... But how do they feel? They are so comfortable! They are nice and fat... Plushy and soft! The shoe strings are decorative, so no worries on that.. You just slip them on and go! It is like you are walking on ...

I always thought that whenever Marc and I had children of our own, that we would both work and put our little one in childcare... Not that I really wanted that, but because I thought that would be what we had to do. As you know, Marc was deployed the first year of Broxton's life... and I hoped and prayed that we could survive on his pay (which by the way, the military is SO UNDERPAID, but anyways) and allow me to stay home. Luckily for us, we had help from my family. I was terrified that I would have to work... Now hold on, let me explain... I was so worried that with Marc being gone, if I was working... Neither of us would be around for any of Broxton's firsts... and I was DETERMINED that I would be there and get pictures/video whatever... Just to be able to show Marc... I was able to review "Ditch the Joneses Discover Your Family" by Cathi Brese Doebler and I think this is a great book. Granted, it might have been more helpful for us before Broxton was born, ...

So, I am not able to get to my computer to finish up a couple posts that need to go up... BUT, that just means a little bit more than normal will come in the next couple days! Some are reviews... Some are giveaways... But all mean GREAT ideas for the holidays! I will tell you that we went to YET ANOTHER Pumpkin Patch... This is THE ONE I wanted all along... Sooooooo Yes!!!! You will see a couple of my favorites!!!! What does that mean? Extra entry for any of my giveaways when you comment on that post!!! Shhhhhhh Don't get to excited!!!! But, I am very happy with them!!! Hope you all had a great weekend!!! Here is to a Happy Monday!!!!

If you really think about all the trash that results from grabbing to go food... We are all really making a HUGE impact on the landfills! I am not even counting the containers/bags... I am just talking about the to-go utensils. Think about it... You are out of town for work. Maybe you do not want to go out to eat every meal, so you grab something and bring it back to your hotel room. There you go... To-Go Utensils. You grab something to take back to the office... To-Go Utensils... I am not going to go on and on, because we ALL know what I am talking about. BUT, I do want to tell you a CUTE way to help eliminate your part of the problem. Have you heard of Green Ostrich ? They have several great green gifts that are sure to be a hit with everyone on your list! Quick side note... I wanted to know why they picked an Ostrich... Education right here : (from their site) Why did we pick an ostrich ? The ostrich is one of the most Earth-friendly animals in the world. They compare favorably wi...

With the holidays approaching, I am sure parties have entered your mind... I love to party... but I am not good at getting the food together for the party! I have things in mind, but can not seem to get it worked out! Now, I can at least have cheese to serve! (and it not only tastes great, it looks great too!) I was able to review Alouette Cheese . Now, I have noticed it before at the store, but I have never bought it... I am glad I did!!! I tried the Garlic and Herbs... YUMMY!!!! (They even give you a few serving suggestions... Like on a sandwich, or topped on a baked potato! Can not wait to try these!) Spinach and Artichoke is up next for me to try!!! But, I think my favorite was the Sundried Tomatoes and Garlic Spreadable Cheese Log. The tomatoes were still moist! I was expecting it to be like dried flakes.. but not the case! I am not going to lie... If we have people over during the holidays, this will be served! I will plate it all nice and pretty... Add different types of cr...