I am SOOO excited about the American Girl 2011 Girl of the Year, Kanani Akina from the lush tropical paradise of Hawaii. Here we are enjoying her story at bedtime. Aloha style! Kanani’s story is all about sharing the Aloha Spirit and she is a gorgeous doll. Her best feature is this ultra long hair … Read more
Today, we donated 104 Zhu Zhu Pets as my kids and I joined forces with the Zhu Zhu Pets to do “Random Acts of Zhu” and give toys to children in need. Here we are loading up the car to drop off all the cute fuzzy pets – along with King Zhu pets complete with … Read more
Last week we did a crazy huge toy haul at Walmart. And we donated it all to charity! The kids had so much fun selecting special goodies for those less fortunate and it was a great way to show them they could help “give back” as well. Our kids are so fortunate, I find I’m … Read more
Win it! We’re giving away this Roundabout Station from Thomas’s new line of Early Engineer products which are geared for toddlers that is also compatible with all Thomas Wooden Railway systems. Entry details below. Value $25. 1 winner will be selected. We clicked this Early Engineers Roundabout set right into our regular Thomas train tracks … Read more
Girls can change the world. And American Girl is kicking off a fantastic campaign this summer from July 13th, 2010 until July 31st to donate $1 million dollars for food, clothes, books, dolls, and money to 4 fantastic charities. I’m thrilled to be a Parent Partner to help promote this campaign. My 4 yr old … Read more
Win it! We just had a chance to review a pre-launch tech toy from Vtech called the MobiGo. It will be available on July 15th, 2010 and it really is a leap in technology for the preschool set. Geared for kids 3- 8 yrs old. Pricepoint – $59.99 and cartridges will be available for $19.99. … Read more
What’s up with the Pillow Pets? Are your kids totally enchanted with this product? Given our $16 cable package we assumed we did not get Sprout TV and thus missed out on the Pillow Pet phenomenon last year. Randomly, a month ago we discovered the Sprout channel when we were reprogramming our TV stations. The … Read more
Take a video tour of our new playhouse! The house that Dad built……. Our new cedar cottage from Backyard Discovery is totally charming and the cedar smell is wonderful. The kids adore it and are most fascinated with the door – playing knock knock again and again. 4 yr old Kenzie is also captivated by … Read more
This surprise for the kids was well worth the 50 cent price tag at our grocery store gumball machine. What a treasure. Who knew a fake mustache could be so fun? (Note: A fake mustache will age you 30 years regardless of your gender. Kenzie’s entire demeanor and posture altered while wearing this sticky piece … Read more