Indigo Ocean Dreams CD {Sponsor Spotlight & Raffle}

Mama's Emporium sent us the Indigo Dreams CD.  When traveling with baby, naps often come in the car.  This CD will help any little one to invite rest and relaxation in.  Indigo Ocean Dreams is a 60 minute CD/audio book designed to entertain your child in an ocean setting while introducing them to four relaxation and stress-management techniques. Children follow their sea friends along as they learn to release and manage anger with Angry Octopus, build self-esteem with Affirmation Weaver, implement breathing with Sea Otter Cove and visualize with Bubble Riding.

The narration is accompanied by calming sounds of dolphins, sea otters and gentle waves. An additional music sound track is included to further enhance your child’s relaxation experience. These proven techniques encourage wellness and provide tools for children who suffer from anxiety, stress, trauma, hyperactivity, anger, sleep issues and lack of confidence. This kids relaxation CD is ideal for bedtime, transitions and children’s health.
 One lucky winner will win this CD in the Travelin' with Baby Blog Hop

And if you haven't heard:  

Mama’s Emporium is having a huge raffle!

There will be multiple winners of this ongoing drawing through-out the month of October!

As more people enter, bigger prizes will become available (like the lottery jackpot)!

Winners will be drawn every few days through-out the month of October!

To enter the raffle or increase your chances of winning, purchase raffle tickets from Mama’s Emporium

  You can order them here. 

If you want to be sure that you will get something, even if you aren’t one of the raffle winners, check out the Grab Bags!

Mama’s Emporium Grab Bags contain 1 Raffle Ticket and 1 surprise each! You can find the grab bags here!

If you happen to win a prize you have no use for, you do have the option of store credit instead!

Possible PRIZES include:

3 Teething Bling Necklaces

1 Earnest Efforts Wooden Rattle – Winner S. J. 10/2/12

1 Baby Banana Teething Toothbrush

1 Baby Sharky Teething Toothbrush

1 Dapple Toy and Surface Wipes

1 EcoSprout Fresh Linen Scent Pail Freshner

1 EcoSprout Eco-Bottom Biodegradable Diaper Liners 100 count

1 Rockin’ Green Femme Rock Detergent

2 Mighty Bubbles 10 Count Detergent Packs

12 GroVia AI2 Diapers

4 GroVia Biosoakers 20 packs

4 GroVia booster 2 packs

1 GroVia newborn diaper

3 Rumparooz One Size Diaper Covers

11 Rumparooz One Size Pocket Diapers- Winners: A. T. 10/4/12 + 10 more winners TBA

Melissa and Doug Toys

Stress Free Kids Books and CDs

and More!

The Winner of Oct 2nd Drawing is #737935 – Winner’s Initials are S.J.!

The Winner of the Oct 4th Drawing is #737925 – Winner’s Initials are A.T.!

The Winner of the Friday October 5th GroVia Halloween AI2 Pack is #737918 – Winner’s Initials are A.S.!

The Prize for the Drawing on Saturday October 13th will be a rumparooz cover or anything from the GroVia Halloween AI2 Pack

(2 GroVia Shells, 2 cloth inserts, 20 count biodegradable inserts, 2 pack of boosters, and mighty bubbles 10 count!)

Drawings will be every few days through-out the month of October!

All winners will be announced in the Mama’s Emporium Facebook Group!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/mamasemporiummarketresearch/

Tiny Love Tiny Princess Soothe 'n Groove Mobile

Tiny Love Tiny Princess Soothe and Grove Mobile

When you are Travelin' with Baby it makes the transition to sleeping in new and strange places easier if Baby has familiar loves and surroundings along with them. If you are visiting relatives and they have a crib why not take along Baby's crib mobile? We brought along Baby Brooke's Tiny Love Soothe 'n Groove Tiny Princess Mobile this summer when we went on a 10 day, 3000 mile excursion. Brooke loves her Soothe and Grove Mobile sent to us by Tiny Love. It was super easy to set up. Brooke loves watching the cute little animals spin around. And  I love that it has music that plays and you can set the volume control.  In addition, it lights up.  I have looked at other mobiles before, but how can baby fall asleep to the animals spinning around when they can't see it in the dark of their room?  The mobile has helped our baby to learn to fall asleep on her own and she is actually excited to snuggle into her crib to watch her Tiny Love Soothe n' Grove Tiny Princess Mobile.
 
*I was given a product free of charge for the purpose of providing an honest review. All the opinions and thoughts are my own. I did not receive any monetary compensation for my review.

Sodastream {Review}

I love soda, but I don't love the ingredients that are in it.  Enter the Sodastream.  With Sodastream you are able to bottle you own soda from your own home with Sodastream flavors and tap water.  Genius! There are over 60 different flavors. The regular flavors contain no high-fructose corn syrup, and diet flavors are sweetened with Splenda® brand sweetener, not aspartame. Certainly sounds better to me!  I think we have used our Sodastream almost everyday since receiving it.  We even brought it to a family reunion. And I love that it is so simple to operate that my 12 and 8 year olds can do it with ease.  You can purchase your own Sodastream Fountain Jet here, prices start at $79.95 and you can enjoy free shipping for a limited time.

*I was given a product free of charge for the purpose of providing an honest review. All the opinions and thoughts are my own. I did not receive any monetary compensation for my review.

immuno-viva Sunrise Tea {Review}

  I love drinking tea and was very estatic to try Immuno-Viva Sunrise Tea.  Being a Mom to 5 children, anything that promises to Energize Naturally has to be fabulous in my book.  I sampled this tea for a month straight.  Why?  I had a nagging cold that wouldn't go away and this tea hit the spot in many ways.  First the obvious, the hot tea soothed my sore throat.  But better than that, being a busy mom means that I am always "on".  This tea gave me the energy to keep going when I felt so incredibly tired.

Immuno-Viva Sunrise Tea is a black, green & white tea with the power-packed Immuno-Viva® Antioxidant Cascade™ blend. The best part of immuno-viva sunrise tea is that it contains no sucrose, fructose or artificial sweeteners.  Immuno-Viva Sunrise Tea retails for $11.95 for 20 bags and can be purchased here.

Budget-Friendly Family Vacation Lodging-Redweek.com Review and Giveaway

Looking for an inexpensive lodging option for your family vacation?  Have you considered timeshare rental?  Timeshare rentals usually cost up to 50% less than a hotel room. 

In addition, besides saving money on your lodging you will also be saving money on meals.  Most timeshare rentals have a full-sized, fully equipped kitchen. 

The kids generally love the swimming pools at hotels.  With a timeshare rental you will often get more entertainment value than just the pool.  Many timeshare rentals have water parks, hot tubs, kiddie pools, playgrounds, arcades and mini golf. 

Timeshares become available for rental when timeshare owners are unable to use their timeshare weeks.  Renting out their timeshares are great option for the owners and and an even better bargain for the renter who can afford to rent at a luxury resort.

RedWeek.com is basically an online marketing site, with over 1.5 million members, where owners list their timeshares for rent. A RedWeek.com membership gives access to all of the information on timeshare rental listings on RedWeek.com, including reviews, and the ability to engage in rental agreements with incredible budget-friendly offerings.  On RedWeek.com you are able to search listings by "Kid Friendly" or "Pet Friendly", as well as specialty destinations such as "Golf" or "Beaches.  

  Enter below to win a free two year RedWeek.com membership.

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SocialWalker Creations Summer Sizzle Sponsor Spotlight

SocialWalker Creations is a creative Mama that crochets many amazing pieces.  The first item I ever purchased from SocialWalker Creations was this awesome Husky hat (the Husky is our High School mascot) for my baby girl. 

SocialWalker Creations is able to customize many hats, bandanas, purses and other accessories to your liking.  You can find her albums of work she has done here.

Most recently we were able to review this patriotic bandana.  It arrived just in time for Daddy's Flag Day birthday party!  My daughter is already planning on wearing her bandana for the 4th of July as well.  She loves it!

This is SocialWalker Creations stars and stripes bandana.  It features stripes in white and red with a blue star and a white button attached.  It ties at the nape of the neck. 

SocialWalker Creations can tailor your bandana in any color combination and embellishment.  The bandanas retail for $10 in any color with embellishment and $8 in solid colors with no embellishment.

SocialWalker Creations will be giving away a blue embellished patriotic headband in the Summer Sizzle Giveaway beginning on June 24th.  In the meantime, she is offering my readers 20% off any order of $20 or more or free shipping with the code MamaBucks.

Food Should Taste Good Chips give me intense joy to eat!{Giveaway}

 Food Should Taste Good sent us several varieties of  their chips to try. 

We served both chocolate and Kettle Corn at our annual driveway movie.  The crowd fell in love the Chocolate Chips (everyone thought that "Chocolate chips" sounded clever, too).  The adults, especially loved this flavor as chocolate just leaves you feeling good.



My family's new found love is the Kettle Corn variety.  These chips just give us intense joy to eat!  I'm not sure where they have been all my live, but they are here to stay.  They are just the right intense blend of salty and sweet.  We are addicted and have already replenished our pantry with them. 

Food Should Taste Good Chips are all natural and made from real simple ingredients. For example, the Chocolate variety are made of: Stone Ground Corn, Sunflower Oil or Safflower Oil, Semi-Sweet Chocolate Powder, Evaporated Cane Juice, Corn Bran, Dutch Cocoa Powder, Vanilla Extract and Sea Salt. Food Should Taste Good Chips are free of cholesterol, preservatives and trans fat, and do not use genetically modified ingredients (GMOs). 

These chips are certified Kosher and Gluten Free, lower in sodium and are a good source of dietary fiber.

On the back of each bag are fun suggestions on what you could serve your chips with.  The Chocolate variety suggests:  Peanut Butter and Banana Slices, Vanilla Ice Cream, gently heated and salsa.

Food Should Taste Good is giving one of my readers a Sample Box of 5 bags of chips:
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Immuno-Viva Renew Anti-Aging Serum Review/Giveaway

When I first received the bottle of immuno-viva renew Anti-Aging serum, the first thing I did was look at the list of ingredients: cranberry seed oil, red raspberry seed oil, sunflower seed oil, black cumin seed oil, mixed tocopherols (fat soluble anti-oxidants), rosemary extract and natural fragrance.  It was so refreshing to see a list of ingredients that I could not only pronounce, but actually knew.

When I first opened the bottle of immuno-viva Anti-Aging Serum, I was struck by the wonderful aroma.  You could just smell the goodness of nature waifing out of the bottle.  It smelled so organic.

I applied the serum both AM & PM.  The instructions say you can do one or both.  After applying the immuno-viva renew Anti-Aging Serum I immediately felt my skin soaking the serum up.  It had instant hydrating effects.  After using the immuno-viva renew Anti-Aging Serum for a week I could visibly notice the evening of my skin tone. Some other uses of the immuno-viva renew Anti-Aging Serum are: wrinkles, scars, stretch marks, uneven skin tone, dehydrated skin and under eye dark circles.  I was a little nervous about using a serum, but was happy to find that it left no greasy residue and left my skin very supple.


The immuno-viva renew Anti-Aging Serum is made by utilizing the Cold Press Process.  The Cold Press Process gently presses & separates the plant seeds into oils without the use of heat or chemicals thus retaining the serum's ingredients in the most pure natural form. 

To learn about this and other immuno-viva products click here.
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MG Baby (Maci Grace) Cloth Diaper Review

Babyhalfoff.com sent us an MG (Maci Grace) pocket diaper to review. 

My first impressions were that I:

* Love the rainbow snaps on the black

*The inners are made of Super Soft Fleece. I prefer this material for the inners for the stay dry feel it provides my babies.

*It came with two 4 layer bamboo inserts. 

*It snaps down to a tiny size.

* The wing tabs can snap criss-crossed

The colorful snaps as described above.

The super soft inner along with the two 4-layer bamboo inserts.

A picture of the MG Baby tabs criss-crossed which allow for a great fit for a skinny baby. I have not come across this feature in other snapping cloth diapers. But as a Mom to a long and lean girl, I can appreciate this capability.

This is the MG Baby diaper completed snapped to the smallest settings.  The tiny size coupled with the trim bamboo insert should make MG Baby a a one size diaper that could truly be used from newborn on up.

The first thing I did was prep the bamboo inserts by boiling them for 20 minutes.  I then washed and dried them. I have never used bamboo so I was excited to see how it would preform for my 9 month super soaker.

Once prepped, Brooke was ready to put MG Baby to the test.  Since I have never used bamboo before I decided to try it with both inserts. And even with both inserts in, the diaper had an ultra trim fit.  There should not be any issues with bulkiness or MG Baby not fitting under jeans. I was most impressed with the fact that Brooke wore this diaper for 4 hours straight and not a single leak or bit of dampness on the outside of the diaper.  In fact, when I took off her MG Baby and pulled out the inserts to check the absorbency, the back 1/4 of both inserts were still dry.  I could not believe that after that long the inserts were not completely saturated.  This heavy wetting baby and Mom duo can not wait to get our hands on some more of these awesome MG Baby diapers!

Hevea Baby Pacifier Review

Hevea Baby Pacifier

Hevea sent us their pacifier to review. I love this pacifier. And, yes Clara is still a paci baby which I love! It is so stinkin' cute, as you can tell. It is made of 100% natural rubber, which means no nasty materials in baby's mouth. You don't have to worry about what kind of toxic materials or plastics you may be sticking in your babes mouth. It is anatomical correct, so baby can easily go from, breast or bottle to pacifier, whichis  very important when you are breast feeding and especially in those very first crucial weeks of getting started. We think the pacifier is awesome! Visit click on Hevea to visit their website.  She loves it and we approve!