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A winning night at the Dogwood Festival
There's nothing like a local summer fair. We hopped over to Phoenxiville's annual Dogwood Festival on Thursday evening for a fun night out with the kids. The excitement of the crowds and the transformation of our ordinary park into a giant carnival atmosphere was thrilling for my kids. The expressions of pure joy on my children's faces was priceless and non-stop during our 90 minutes of glorious fun. And we're still living the Dogwood Dreams after our surprise win of a goldfish at … [Read More]
POSH Looks for Preakness & Memorial Day Weekend
Looking for some inspiration for Preakness this weekend?! Nothing says horse racing like big hats! Check out this number from one of my favorite local boutiques - Posh Collections in Malvern, PA. One can never go wrong with a DVF, Diane von Furstenberg dress. Her designs are timeless and this dress can go from day to night. Perfect look for Preakness. Dress paired with turquoise straw hat & jewels and nothing like a pair of Mystique flip flops. DVF is a major investment for your closet and … [Read More]
Grand Wailea Resort in Hawaii Debuts a new water ride – The Fishpipe
Check out this new wild water ride. It looks kind of crazy but sounds super fun so I'm sure it will be quite the attraction. Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort on Maui, has debuted its newest water ride adventure The Fishpipe. The Fishpipe is a rotating barrel ride that challenges riders (safe up to 3 people per ride) to slip and slide together with a top speed of 11 feet per second, further than the longest water-slide in the world. Just 90 seconds in The Fishpipe is like going down a … [Read More]
Molly Sims Reveals Her New Nursery
Take a peek at this video as Celebrity Actress Molly Sims reveals her new Nursery for the baby boy she is expecting this June. Molly created this video while working with Valspar Paint to benefit charity - for each view or share of the video, Valspar will donate $1 to Habitat for Humanity, raising money for their work helping low income families in need of affordable housing. Molly hopes to raise $100,000. Awesome! Molly chose the Zen Garden color for her little boys nursery. Looks styling! … [Read More]
How Merida got such great hair from Disney’s Brave
Brave hits theaters in 3D on June 22, 2012 and it can't come soon enough! Here's some more scoop from my visit to the press junket for Brave. One thing you can't deny about Merida from Disney's movie Brave: she's got killer hair. I mean, seriously, I'm a bit jealous of all you red heads out there after watching this movie. Her curly hair hypnotizes you during the movie. You can't stop looking at it now, can you? So after becoming envious of an animated characters sweet style, I was … [Read More]
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Fashion Friday: Liz Lange’s New Diaper Bags for Target
Styling, classy, functional, and affordable. Target really does the best job at getting awesome designers to do fashion and trendy just right. Take a peek at the 1st ever diaper bag from famous Maternity wear designer, Liz Lange. After partnering with Target for 10 years, she decided to design her first-ever diaper bag line. We received a sample so we could get an up close look and were thrilled with the diaper bag. I especially love how the interior of the bags and changing pad are Liz … [Read More]
New Beauty Items from COVERGIRL, Olay, and Pantene
We received a Mother's Day bundle of brand new beauty items from COVERGIRL, Olay, and Pantene to review. So much fun! The kit was fabulous with all kinds of great new products.What women doesn't love to play around with new makeup to test out new looks? All these products are new, work beautifully, and are sold at Walmart at very affordable prices compared to Department Store Branded moisturizers, salon shampoos, and high end make up from the beauty counter. This means it's easy to test out … [Read More]
Skip Hop’s New Rolling Luggage for Kids
We love to travel with our kids and they love it too. They especially love the anticipation of trip, packing a bag, and then carrying their very own bag on the airplane with them. Finding a rolling bag for kids has always been a challenge for us so I was thrilled to see that Skip Hop, one of my favorite brands for children, just launched rolling luggage for their Zoo line. The bags are priced at $38 and are trendy, functional, spacious, and most importantly super easy for the kids to carry … [Read More]
American Girl McKenna Shoots for the Stars Movie Trailer
We are so excited for the American Girl McKenna movie to arrive on BluRay & DVD on July 3rd, 2012. The DVD will be available exclusively at Wal-Mart, American Girl Stores and americangirl.com. It will also air on TV too! How cool is that? American Girl McKenna Shoots for the Stars is scheduled to air on TV on Saturday July 14, 2012 at 8/7c on NBC. Here is a sneak peek at the movie with this fabulous trailer for the American Girl McKenna movie. My 6 year old and I just watched it … [Read More]
Kazam Balance Bike Review
We give the Kazam Balance bike a RAVE review. This is a revolutionary approach that all parents should use for their kids to help them learn how to ride a bike. The Kazam balance bike provides a fantastic way to prepare your kids early for what it will be like to ride an actual real bike. I highly recommend using a balance bike at an early age as it will make the transition to a real bike almost seamless. My 4 year old son has been using this Kazam in our driveway this spring and ironically when … [Read More]
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Honeydukes Candy Shop at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter
Photos galore! Honeydukes sweet shop was one of my favorite spots to experience “off the pages” of the Harry Potter books on our recent trip since not only could you see every thing you read about or watched in the movies, but you could also literally taste the candy creations as well making it all [...]
The Disney Tangled 5K
This morning was extra magical when I ran the Tangled Royal Family 5K with 6 year old Kenzie. She found the race thrilling as expected. Kenzie says she absolutely, “LOVED IT so much – every second of it – especially the medal! ” She was extra adorable in her super cute skirt and smiled the [...]
On Becoming Harry Potter……
It’s official. My house has turned into Hogwarts with every scene and spell being reenacted by Kyle and Kenzie. Here’s Kyle’s Hogwarts ID Card: The kids have been dreaming big of Harry Potter – so much so that they have literally transfigured into Harry & Hermione in their imaginary games over the last 36 hrs. [...]
Olympic Dreams: Like Mother, Like Daughter
It’s an Olympic year and I’m already feeling the excitement even though they are still 6 months away. I think of the Olympics and literally just FEEL for the athletes and families dreaming of competiting in the games and those who ultimately get there to represent their country. I remember my dreams of the Olympics [...]
Classy Mommy crosses 1 Million Views on YouTube
Hooray! We are are so excited to wake up this morning and see that ClassyMommy’s YouTube Channel crossed the coveted 1 Million Views on YouTube milestone. 5 years, 542 videos, and 1,003,214 views as of today. Wow! As we’re reflecting on the time the family has spent in front of the camera, here’s our favorites [...]
Best Cars for Dads
Guys love fast cars. There’s something about getting behind the power of a V8 with the thrust of rear-wheel drive that just gets you going. You think of amazing sportscars, like the Porsche 911 Turbo, the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster, or maybe even my quirky favorite the BMW Z4 M Coupe. But once you get [...]
Riding in a Fire Truck – Totally the Best Birthday Party Ever!
Did you know that your local Fire Engine Volunteers will likely come to your house – with the Fire Truck -for a birthday party? Simply incredible. And every little boy’s dream. I’m pretty sure this was the best gift we could ever give to my son Kyle for his 4th birthday and truly it was [...]
A Memory of a Lifetime: Getting tucked into bed by Grover
Wow. We will NEVER forget this incredible evening when Grover came to our hotel room to read Kyle & Kenzie a storybook and tuck them into bed during our vacation at Beaches Resort in Turks & Caicos. The kids both adored the experience but little Kyle, age 3 about to turn 4 the very next [...]
