Look What I Won!

I won this adorable Nuby Tickle Toes Alligator from entering the Nuby Tickle Toes contest over at Gator Mommy Reviews! 

I let my son choose which Nuby Tickle Toes plushy he wanted and he chose the alligator --> Because it looks the most like a T-Rex, his favorite character lately :) When he was a baby he had the Nuby Tickle Toes Frog (which was a bit bigger) so it was exciting to win this! The laughing in the plush's foot is a lot louder then I remember though! lol.

{Here is a picture of my son when he was 10 months old with his Nuby Tickle Toes Frog}



*Thank you Gator Mommy Reviews & Nuby for sharing this awesome giveaway and choosing me to win! :)

Lose 5lbs in 7 Days??

Jillian Michael's

Jillian Michael's Detox Drink is going around on Pinterest and I so happen to come across and decided to give it a shot! This detox drink is said that you will lose 5lbs in 7 Days and it's a pretty simple regime.

To make this detox drink you need:

60oz (7.5 cups) of distilled water (tap works just fine)

1 Tbsp of 100% pure cranberry juice (no sugar added)

2 Tbsp of lemon juice

1 Dandelion Root Tea Bag

You make this concoction each day in a pitcher, drink it throughout the day and do this for 7 days in a row. I filled my pitcher with hot water and let the dandelion root tea bag simmer for at least an hour before I added in the other ingredients. It has a boring bitter taste but you quickly get use to that and it eventually teases your taste-buds into thinking it's good ;) It definitely gets your system on track and regulates your insides lol but I'm sad to say I didn't lose the said 5lbs...I lost a max of one and that could just be natural weight fluctuation. I peed like crazy after the first 2days so I'm surprised water weight didn't melt off of me...But my body feels slimmer and less heavy so it must have done something :) It helped in decreasing the bloat feeling even though the scale never changed and that's good enough for me! One thing I do want to take away with me from trying this detox is I want to make sure I try to drink 60oz of water each and everyday..or at least close to it. I don't want to be peeing like crazy but I want to make sure I'm keeping my body hydrated daily as it will help with skin aging and over health anyways. 

Photo via also great information on Dandelion benefits.

   Though I didn't lose the 5lbs, drinking Jillian Michael's Detox plan was worth trying out and I'd love to hear from those who have tried this too! Has it worked for you? Let me know!

Eggnog Almonds

I found Eggnog Almonds in my local Grocery Outlet! I use to love eggnog as a drink..before I was pregnant with my son (back in '07)..haven't liked it since but when I found these eggnog flavored almonds, my love to try interesting flavors kicked in..sooo I bought them!

  They do indeed taste like eggnog so if you're an eggnog lover, you would love them! Even though I don't like the taste of the eggnog beverage anymore..these almonds had a catchy taste. something about mixing nuts with any kind of chocolate-in this case, white chocolate-is amazing. They have an addicting flavor lol.so if you do get lucky and find yourself some eggnog almonds...be careful! ;)

Bedtime Stories And Prayers Book Review

Bedtime Stories And Prayers: blessings for bedtime written by Dandi Daley Mackall and Kathleen Long Bostrom with illustrations by Elena Kucharik (who also created the Care bears!). A special bedtime edition, having one hundred and eleven pages with four favorite Little Blessings stories and prayers, telling of God's love and helping kids learn to thank God each day. It includes:

• Bedtime Blessings-reminding children that God made nighttime and they have nothing to be afraid of.
• Thank You God-which teaches kids to be thankful for everything.
• Blessings Everywhere-reminds children of their blessings
• God Loves You-holds the powerful message that God will comfort and guide the child through the night and through their lives.

   Such a cute bedtime book to read to your little ones. I would say age three and under...my son is five and he felt a little too grown for it ;) But the illustrations are beautiful and the poetry of each story is sweet. It reminds me much like a modern day Precious Moments piece. Some pictures are filled with humor, some with emotions, and all with just downright cuteness. My favorite story was the one called Blessings Everywhere. Here's a small excerpt from it:

 "Skipping on a winding path, 

Bubbles in my bubble bath!

 Muddy puddles, muddy me! 

Blessings Everywhere!"

I like the bitty reminders in it that focus on the little things in life, the little blessings that sometimes get overlooked, but are all great parts of childhood.  Here are a few illustrations, as you can see, they are just adorable! A great children's bedtime book that is sure to bring your lil one sweet dreams :)

Bedtime Stories and Prayers, available in an 8x8 padded hardcover, can be purchased with Tyndale House Publishers for $14.99 or you can find it for purchase on Amazon. You can also read a small pdf excerpt HERE.




This post is made possible by Tyndale House Publishers for providing me a book in exchange for my review. All opinions are my own.

Wummel Box Craft Kit Review

 I received a WummelBox craft kit from ChildsPlay Communications, to review, which made for lots of fun with my lil man!

A WummelBox craft kit is a box filled with 3-4 theme based projects, made to inspire children, ages 3-8, to learn and explore the world around them. The themes are made around things like nutrition, sounds, dexterity, sight, ect. to help inspire and build children's imagination. The box contains all materials needed for each craft and every piece is made with high quality, naturally sourced materials straight from Germany and Europe...as well as eco-friendly materials whenever possible. All materials have also been pre-tested to ensure the best possible crafting time. The WummelBox can be purchased at $35.95 a box and they come in a wide variety of themes, making every box filled with great fun and exploration.You could also purchase a Little Wummel 3-month subscription for $24.95 a month or a Big Wummel 12-month subscription for $19.95 a month.

 The them of the WummelBox we received was Time Travel. It was filled with 3 different craft projects & a story pamphlet, all related to time travel: Stone Age Stories, a Time Machine, Cave Painting, and a Hunter & Gatherer Game. This made a great box for my 5 year old son!

We started off by making the Time Machine. His favorite project in the box. He painted the wood, and once it dried, he put the stickers on and screwed the knobs in all by himself. He loves tinkering and fixing so this was great for him. His response to this craft was:
"The time machine is so cool..I'm gonna keep this until the day after heaven! Or when I'm 76."
He loved that he could "visit" the dinosaurs :)

Next we did the Cave Painting. He loved that he got to make the stamps himself and paint on material in which would be decoration for his fort later on. The stamps were easy to make, attaching foam shapes to wood by little glue dots. The water paints need a good stir before the color shows well, one thing lil man didn't like to well lol.

The last craft in the box was the Hunter & Gatherer Game. This one was the most difficult for my son. He painted the Wooly Mammoth and the cube dice, but cutting the felt footprints was a little difficult for him to do. He helped me trace some of the prints and cut the bear prints out himself, but the other two footprints were complicated so I did them.

 My son had a lot of fun doing the WummelBox crafts. It definitely encouraged his imagination. Crafting the Time Machine made him pretend he was going back in time to see the Dinosaurs. He was sitting in a plastic tub as his machine, using the controls he made :) The Cave Painting made a fun fort in his room, where he spends time in there practicing his reading or playing with his toys, and the Hunter & Gatherer game has him asking to play it daily! This has been a fun activity...WummelBox...what a great idea!


If you would like more information on the WummelBox visit  https://www.wummelbox.com/ 

{You can also find them on Facebook! }

This post is possible by ChildsPlay Communication for providing me with the products to review. All opinions are my own.

Rootbeer Milk Review

Have you ever tried adding some milk to your Root Beer? I don't drink soda very often, but when I do, my favorite is Root Beer and it is amazing when you have it with milk!! So when I saw this teeny tiny half pint of actual "Root Beer Milk" I found it in the milk isle at my local Walmart for only 31 cents! I had to get it.

   I realize it's probably not the healthiest thing, since it has 22g of sugar, contains corn syrup and artificial flavoring... but it was a one time try and I'm a sucker for interesting flavored products. The flavor is very similar to drinking actual Root Beer soda in milk, minus the carbonation. It's good, but not something I will probably drink again. lol.

More info on Umpqua's Root Beer flavored milk.

Pineapple Upside Down Cake + Recipe

My original plan was to make Pineapple Upside Down mini muffin cakes that I found on Pinterest from ThriftyFun, and when the batter was done and everything was ready to pour...I realized my muffin tin was too small for the pineapple rings!! Soooo I turned it into a normal cake size instead and it taste just as good!!...Just doesn't look as cute as little muffin cakes would.. ;)

  To make this Upside Down Pineapple Cake you need:

Cake:
• 2 eggs
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 4 Tbsp pineapple juice
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2/3 cup flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
Topping:
• 1/4 cup butter (1/2 stick)
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 6 pineapple rings

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix the eggs, sugar, and pineapple juice together well. Then I added the rest of the ingredients and whipped it together real well. Over at ThriftyFun they recommend cooking the topping mix (sugar & butter) on the stove-top, which probably would've been easier, but I did mine in the microwave. Once the topping is made, pour it into your muffin tins or pan, layer the pineapples, then pour over the batter! Bake until golden brown and insert toothpick to assure it is baked through. Flip over onto plate or cake stand..let cool. Then eat...Delicious!