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Want to know how to score major mom points?  Give out just the coolest sunglasses and you will be pretty awesome!  Let me just tell you now, Broxton knows how to push my buttons and he can drive me bonkers on some days, but at the end of it all, he has a heart of gold and is a great kid.  I love the pure enjoyment and excitement in his eyes and voice when he get a treat and that was my excitement when he was able to open up the new Sun-Staches we received for review. 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. In the beginning, I was overwhelmed by all the different styles of Sun-Staches that they had.  I was going to see about ordering him Pokemon ,since we know all the kids love them... but then I thought about some cool ones fo...

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. Do you travel during the holidays?  Do you travel throughout the year?  I know when my mom goes on a road trip, she has to have blankets and pillows and everything else under the sun. THAT STUFF ADDS UP for storage space, you know?  Well, there is a solution that we were recently introduced to and I think you guys need to know about it.   It is PillowCape and it is a travel pillow with a blanket too.  If you are not cold, you can turn it into a cape and have a blast playing with it too! As I said, PillowCape is a nice sturdy travel pillow but... they went even further and added a strip of Velcro to each end.  This makes it perfect to keep the blanket in place, if you are looking to catch a...

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. If you are in or near Atlanta, make sure you check out the dates that Marvel Live is putting on shows here.  We were invited to go and check out the show Sunday and LET- ME-TELL - YOU this... Broxton was SO EXCITED!  I did not tell him we were going until Friday and I wish I would have had a way to record his expression!  He was grinning and so happy!     (He had been BEGGING me to take him every time he saw the commercial and I just kept saying "maybe.")   You might be wondering what Marvel Live is... Well, it is SO COOL!   It is an action packed show with Iron Man, Thor, SpiderMan, Captain America and so many more... They have to work to defeat the bad guys and we were right th...

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. It is getting down to Crunch Time here... Can you believe December came so fast?  It seems like just the other day we were celebrating Christmas 2013... now a whole year has passed? Say it ain't so!  Are you finished with your Christmas shopping?  Have you even started? I can proudly say I am "almost" done. I don't know if I told you Broxton's latest.. He wants to paint his room. I have no clue how or what or why... but that is the latest... Sadly, I put my foot down on that one. I am not one to hinder his creativity, so I made a deal... He could put posters up, or drawings or whatever he wants.. but no permanent decor. He was so thrilled to have that say so on his room!  So, he has started telling me the things he wants to p...

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. Although "chapter books" are a bit mature for Broxton, we still were happy when the Captain America books from Disney Publishing showed up in the mail!  I am not sure if you have to keep a reading log for how much you read to / with your child... but these were fun for us.  Each night, we would discuss if we were going to read 1-2 or 3 chapters... and then we would snuggle up and read them, logging the minutes for his school.    I love that although they are chapter books, they break things up with illustrations (and in The Secret Files book, they even have photos from the movie!) Both of these books would make great additions for the holidays... Either something to read on road trips over the holi...

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. World of Reading - Marvel  Boxed Set - Volume 1  As I mentioned, Broxton is in Kindergarten now... Part of his nightly homework is for us to read a minimum of 10 minutes together.  I love this time with him and as we all know, if a kid is interested in something, they will pay more attention to it... That is one reason I let him pick out his books for us to read each night.  (There is not much worse when it comes to reading than when you have to read something that does not interest you at all!)   Last night, he decided that he wanted to go with the Boxed Set of Marvel books.  He thought it was just one big book and he was THRILLED when he opened the box and saw that it actu...

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. Broxton is really getting more and more into reading and that makes me so happy!  Right now we are all about " what does S-T-O-P spell"  or "what does O-P-E-N spell"  every sign he can see, we have to discuss...   That is when we are riding around... Once we get home, we read books and have decided that we will start a book journal for the summer...  (We have never left the library with less than 5 books each time!)  What I love is that Disney Books has released the Super Hero "World of Reading" books and that makes little man happy- so that makes mama happy too!   Up first - The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - Fully Charged . This book has us meet Peter Parker aka Spider Man and learn...

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. Reading is so much fun for me... and actually it is a great time for Broxton and I to enjoy time together.  He grabs the books he wants me to read and I get to enjoy that time snuggled up reading and discussing things that are exciting to him.   A couple books that recently arrived were great additions to our library, thanks to Disney Books!! Up first was a classic for me.  Well, I am not sure if it was from MY childhood or MY BROTHERS- but I for sure remember Huey, Dewey and Louie ...  Donald Ducks nephews!   I did not know they were still around, so I was excited to read this one to Broxton.  It was Huey, Dewey and Louie's Rainy Day  and it is part of the "World Of Read...

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. A few weeks ago I received a pretty interesting email... It was in regards to the great superhero themed shows that come on The CW Saturday mornings.... I know I am not the most creative mom out there, but it hit me when I got this email... I had never thought about making things for Broxton to enjoy ...   while watching his favorite shows!!! (Yes, we do crafts, but not super hero stuff.. until now!) Of course, that meant YES... I wanted to see what was in this box and get some ideas flowing...  Box of goodies arrives..  Broxton has no clue what is going on with the empty paper towel rolls. Our Box included:  paper with a super  hero mask outline, paint, 3D glitter glue, yarn, p...

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. If you are looking for a one of a kind gift idea... I have just the thing to tell you about!  If you remember, a bit ago I had the chance to review the " Owl Always Love You " book from Flattenme.   Well get this... they have so much more than just books!!!  (Although their books are awesome!)  Now, you can make a personalized t-shirt for that special someone!!!!   Flattenme has t-shirts that are sure to make everyone smile.  From Astronauts to Fairies...  Fireman or Ballerinas!  I ALMOST went with a hero shirt and had Marc's face put on it... but then I thought it would be awesome to have Broxton as a super hero so I surprised him with this: I think he thought it was ...

Broxton has now decided to join the "Super Hero" Craze!  Not really sure when it started, or how for that matter, but he started talking about super heroes and then how he needed some... Truth be told, he only had 2 little ones that came in a kids meal at some point in life...  I was so stoked to hear that I would be getting to check out some of the Amazing Spiderman Sets from Mega Bloks! Spider Man Speeder Bridge Showdown  I loved how fun it was to play putting them together!  Granted, I am not as fast as I used to be, so I did follow the directions when making them.  I tell you this, I was pretty proud of my accomplishments when I was done, but it was not too long before Broxton was busy taking them apart and making other things !  I have always heard that building blocks like this are great toys, as it builds on their senses and works with hand/eye coordination... We have played with them for hours... As parents with kids know...