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Melissa and Doug Wooden Brownies

We are crazy for all the wooden play food from Melissa & Doug. We literally can just not own enough of it as it is something my children play with constantly as they pretend to grocery shop, prepare meals, or host pretend birthday parties in their basement for guests like Mom and Dad or all … Read more

If You Sailed on the Mayflower

We just pulled out our stash of Thanksgiving themed books. I bought this book for 5 year old Mackenzie when she was 3 and began to grow fascinated with tales of the Colonial Days and the American Revolution after our summer hikes and visits to Valley Forge National Park (just 2 miles from our home). … Read more

Wilton Princess Carriage Shaped Pan

Wow. The pans Wilton sells really do make "Cake Boss" style baking possible for the everyday Mom. And at such an affordable price! This pan is $11 on Amazon! My best friend’s Mom just made the most beautiful Princess & the Frog "carriage" out of this cake pan. She decorated it so that it looked … Read more

Toy Story 3

It’s out! If you haven’t caught the latest flick, it really is excellent. Grab it before it goes in the vault like all Disney’s dvds! As a bonus, this one also has the digital copy and both blu-ray and regular dvd versions included. It’s a very sentimental movie too as it is all about what … Read more

Curious George Crib Bedding

Pottery Barn Kids is now selling Curious George bedding for the babies, toddlers and kids. They’ve got full crib bedding sets, toddler sheeting – which I am ordering for Kyle right now – and regular sized sheeting for twins/double beds as well. We had Pottery Barn Kids sheeting for Kenzie crib and it held up … Read more

Dark Chocolate and Peppermint Lip Butter

Doesn’t that just sound divine? Palmer’s Dark Chocolate and Peppermint Lip Butter sells for about $3 at Walgreens or at Palmers.com. Two of my favorite flavors combined into a lip balm is seriously irresistible and I swear this Palmer’s Lip butter almost even satisfies some of those chocolate cravings for me – it tastes that … Read more

American Girl Horse

Santa surprised Mackenzie with this incredible horse from American Girl. Her horse is the American Girl Felicity’s foal Patriot. Complete with blanket and harness. She was beyond thrilled and the quality of this horse can’t be beat. I bought it on CyberMonday for 50% off so grabbed it for $22 instead of the list price … Read more

Essie Nail Polish

Big news! Fave brand Essie Nail Polish known for being used in over 250,000 salons is now available at Walmart at price points you’ll love. Walmart will carry over 99 shades of Essie polish along with other Essie products to increase nail health – think make your nails grow faster! Some of the nicest salons … Read more