Friday, September 10th, 2010

The weather was HOT and humid the last 2 days. Yesterday I kept the boys home from school because I thought we could use a day off and it was a great day. Today we were back to school and it was Jamie’s last day of preschool for the year. After we picked up [...]

Our kids are huge PBS fans (we purposely don’t have cable or satellite) and they have loved all of the Dinosaur Train episodes since it premiered.  The Jim Henson Company sent us a DVD so that we could see the new episodes of Dinosaur Train early and the kids felt special that they got to [...]

We need to keep the message of Earth Day going all year so I’m going to try be more GREEN on the blog and in real life. Eco Store USA is a company that I am very excited to help spread the word about! Eco Store was founded in New Zealand and has branched out [...]

After having and four kids I totally need a bra makeover (as well as pretty much ANY kind of makeover you can think of)! I have been primarily wearing nursing bras for almost 8 years and now that I will be done breastfeeding in a few months I have been thinking about finding some new [...]

Fashion Playtes lets girls design their own clothes  and to celebrate the company’s brand new spring line, they are offering our readers the code “myfamily10” to save $10 off their next merchandise order of $35 or more at FashionPlaytes.com (code is valid through 5/31/10 and the only restriction is that it doesn’t apply to gift [...]

At least one of my good friends is super afraid of snakes. I just don’t get it. I don’t madly LOVE snakes (don’t want any inside the house) but I think they are really neat and I am so happy we get a bunch in our backyard. This year we keep seeing a cute [...]

Luckily my kids will eat whole wheat bread happily but there are lots of kids who only want white bread and it can be frustrating for parents looking to offer healthier breads. Now Wonder is adding fiber to white bread so that it has the same amount as whole wheat. Even though my kids like [...]

Pantene is launching a new line this month: customized solutions for your unique hair type! Since I was a teen Pantene has been a brand that I have always thought of favorably.
Pantene and My Blog Spark sent me a Pantene Scientific Hair Test kit that included product information and  a sample size shampoo and conditioner [...]

Most people with little kids need some extra help getting more vegetables into their diets and thats one of the reasons we have been drinking and enjoying the new V8 V-Fusion single-serving cans.  Luckily the taste is very family friendly too! V8 sent us 2 six packs of V-Fusion to try out and a great [...]

Netflix has sent out their Spring offer for a free 1 month membership.  We’ve had our membership for years and love it.  We mainly use the DVD service, but have also used the streaming service to watch old kid shows (Inspector Gadget!)
Click here to use the Netflix 1 month coupon
This link expires on 6/15/2010.  Feel [...]