We’re soaking up every last second of summer before the kids go back to school. This weekend we crossed off one item on our bucket list – a family date night for frozen yogurt! As an added bonus, we snapped an instagram picture so we could enter the #OREOSummerSweepstakes!

It was our first time trying Just the Creme and Just the Cookie frozen yogurt – and it did not disappoint! Our love of OREO cookies goes back generations. Oreo cookies are my Dad’s favorite treat – he gets them for every Father’s Day, birthday, and Christmas! So you better believe we swirled Just the Creme and Just the Cookie together to make a delicious frozen yogurt Oreo Cookie. For good measure we sprinkled more OREO cookie pieces on top.

Now for the fun part, you have two chances to win today! First, you can enter to win the #OREOSummerSweepstakes by sharing a picture of yourself enjoying an OREO treat at any restaurant. It can be a beverage, ice cream cake – you name it! Be sure to use the hashtag and tag it with @OREO. By doing this you will have a chance to win your choice of one of 7 Wonderfilled Adventures in the OREO Summer of Wonder promotion. Adventure choices include Grand Canyon Tour, New York City Landmarks, Rocky Mountain Ski Trip, California Redwood Tour, Iconic Food Festival, Cruise to Alaska, or Las Vegas Getaway.

The next chance to win is to guess where my family is enjoying our OREO frozen yogurt treats! Enter in the widget below so you can have a chance to win a $25 VISA gift card – think of the OREO treats you can buy with that!

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Which restaurant are you headed to for your OREO treat?

What is left on your summer bucket list?

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Silhouette America & The Pinning Mama

Whether you craft morning, noon, and night, or have just been browsing Pinterest and seen some of the super cool things the Silhouette CAMEO can do, this giveaway is going to knock your socks off! I have partnered with over 30 awesome blogs to bring you everything you need to do almost any Silhouette project you can imagine, from glass etching, to custom shirts, and vintage signs with this prize package you will be more than set! Are you as excited for all the possibilities as I am?!?!?

The Prize:

1 Silhouette CAMEO

1 Glass Etching Starter Kit

1 Stamping Starter Kit

1 Heat Transfer Starter Kit

1 Vinyl Starter Kit

1 Fabric Ink Starter Kit

1 Rhinestone Starter Kit

1 Sketch Pen Starter Kit

1 Double Sided Adhesive Starter Kit

That is right! We are giving away a Silhouette CAMEO electronic cutting machine and one of EVERY starter kit that Silhouette makes! That is a value of over $550, not to mention the ability to craft your heart out for a very long time! Enter the giveaway by using the Rafflecopter below. And remember if you don’t win, you can see the current Silhouette Sale & Promo Code here. Good Luck!

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Have you used the Silhouette CAMEO before?

What prize are you most excited to win?

What is your favorite form of crafting?

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Time to close out the summer with a bang! If school has to start so soon, may as we well have some fab prizes to celebrate!

I’ve teamed up with 25+ of my favorite bloggers to spoil our instagram fans with gift cards and prizes GALORE. The picture above is just a sneak peek! Each blogger is giving away a different prize. You could win:

Hundreds of dollars in Amazon.com Gift Cards and Target Gift Cards
$25 to PF Changs
1 of 4 darling head wraps
Little Tykes Garden Bubble Leaf Blower
$25 Starbucks
$25 World Market
$25 VISA
$25 PF Changs
Scholarship to Define your Time by Momentity.com
$50 to Whimsy Clothing
$40 to Charmed Collections
Hedge Hog Wheely Bug
$25 Forever 21

How is that for some back to school shopping! The giveaway is super simple and easy! Plus you definitely want to check out these amazing ladies on Instagram.

Just head on over to Keep Moving Forward With Me’s instagram account and I’ll give you all the details! Make sure you are following me and leave a comment on my Instagram account to win!

What gift card are you most excited to win?

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Where did the summer go? This month we are wrapping up our summer adventures with one last trip to Bear Lake (pictured above!) and getting Lily ready to start second grade at her new charter school. With so many exciting things going on, I need fast, healthy, and easy snacks to keep me and the kiddos going! Apples and grapes are always a hit at our house so my littles couldn’t wait to dive into this yummy package from Chiquita Snacking.

As a busy mom, I love that Chiquita Bites are:

• Washed and ready to eat
• 30–80 calories
• A half-cup of fruit or vegetables per serving
• A great source of nutrition

They come in  single-serve bags, multipacks, and family packs – whatever size suits your family best! They are perfect for grabbing from the fridge when you are on your way to a dance lesson or – better yet – when it is your time to bring team treats for sports!

My family enjoyed eating them as is, but it was fun searching the Chiquita site for yummy and creative recipes! My little ones love it when their snacks are fun! We made these simple fruit cars for a birthday get together with cousins. They were a hit!

Apple Cars – healthy, easy and fun snacks!

We served the apple cars along with princess wands made from the grapes! Pair that with crown-shaped peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and you have happy kiddos!

To go along with the apple cars, I made our favorite fruit dip! Every time I serve it to company, I always get asked multiple times for the recipe. People are shocked when I tell them it is only two easy ingredients – honey greek yogurt and peanut butter! You can substitute any nut butter as well as different flavors of greek yogurt to change the taste. It is a protein-packed snack dip that I can feel good about my kids indulging in. Perfect to serve with the apple and grapes!

I am excited to try a few more of the recipes from the Chiquita web-site for our after school snacks! Don’t these look delicious?

Love that back to school snacks just got a little easier and healthier at our house! The Chiquita Snacking company loves making life easier for moms! T

What is a favorite after school snack at your house?

How do you get ready to go back to school?

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Frozen Giveaway – Keep Moving Forward With Me

My family just got back from a whirlwind 10-day vacation to Walt Disney World. My daughter had fun pin trading for the first time and we even tried out penny stamping. These two activities are perfect for when you are waiting at rides the littles are too short to go on! Cast members with pins and penny stamping machines are all over the parks. Definitely try it out!

To get you started on your penny stamping and pin collection, I doing a fabulous giveaway with Disney bloggers! Do you have any Frozen fans at your house who would love the Blu-Ray? Be sure to enter below!

Amy, an agent with Destinations in Florida, joined the Pixie Dust Savings team recently and is offering a brand new, factory sealed Blu-Ray copy of Frozen. Along with the Frozen Blu-Ray you will also get 5 Disney Trading Pins, a set of Anna and Elsa pressed pennies, and a Maleficent Button from the 24 Hour party!

Good Luck!

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The Quinoa Chips from Simply 7 Snacks did not disappoint! They made an appearance at our Sunday family dinner with extended family and disappeared quickly – especially the barbeque chips! Since that night my four-year-old son has begged me to buy more of his favorite chips. Quite a compliment coming from my somewhat selective little eater. He even went so far as to save the bag and give it to me so that I knew what kind to get. That little man, who is now the biggest fan of barbeque quinoa chips, is in the middle of the picture below.

Those three little people are so important to me and as a mom I want to know what what I am giving them is healthy. We definitely love our sweets, too, but I feel so much better knowing what is going into their tummies. What I love about the Simply 7 Quinoa Chips is that they are:

Gluten Free Certified
Non-GMO Project Verified  
No Trans Fat
No Artificial Colors or Flavors
No Preservatives
Vegetarian
Vegan
Kosher

All the fun and crunchiness of chips without the preservatives! Plus I love that they are getting more quinoa into their diet. We are adding these chips to our summer staples for all of our barbeques and family gatherings. The quinoa chips come in all my favorite flavors – barbeque, sea salt, cheddar, and sour cream with onion.

Be sure to check Simply 7 Snacks out at their web-site and social media sites!

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You can buy on their web-site or in bulk from Amazon.com

Now for the fun part – enter to win Quinoa Chips of your own!
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Simply 7 provided me Quinoa Chips to review.

What are your favorite snack foods?

What flavor of quinoa chips would you like to try?

Here’s what some other bloggers think about the chips, too!

LINKY FOR REVIEWS!!!!!

Linking up to Nom Day Monday!

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Design by AshLee Winterrose of Mama Bear Designery

General Conference and Easter will both be here before we know it and I couldn’t think of a better time to team up with thirteen of my favorite bloggers to host a fantastic multiple gift giveaway! Who is excited about $100 to Deseret Book and over $250 worth of amazing products?!?!

For this giveaway, we each chose some of our favorite General Conference and Easter-themed items to give back to our readers, just to say thanks for all of the encouragement, comments, and time that you take out of your busy day to check in with us. We really appreciate it!

Plus, we hope this will give everyone some great ideas when it comes to entertaining your little ones during Conference or filling those Easter baskets.

Take a minute to meet the lovely ladies who put together this giveaway!

Tara – Keep Moving Forward With Me
Becky – Love to be in the Kitchen
Jonie – Just Between Friends
Michelle – A Little Tipsy
Allison – Cupcake Diaries
Katie – Clarks Condensed
Audra – Reality to Dreams
Jennifer – My Daylights
Alexis – We Like to Learn As We Go
Debra – Housewife Eclectic
Dani – Love Me Dani Marie
Cambria – Live to be Inspired
Melea – Freebies 2 Deals
Aleisha – She Calls Me Mama Leisha

And now on to the fun! Here are the goodies!

One grand prize winner will be spoiled with:

1. $100 Gift Card to Deseret Book courtesy of our blogger team!
2. $75 Thrive Favorites Package from Krisi Lee, Thrive Life Independent Consultant. This prize package will put you on the right track for preparedness and it includes:
   THRIVE 10 grain pancake mix #10 can
   THRIVE Freeze dried Corn – Pantry Can
   THRIVE Freeze dried Mangos – Pantry Can
   THRIVE Freeze dried Meat or Cheese (your choice of Ground Beef, Chopped Chicken or Monterey Jack Shredded Cheese) – Pantry Can
   THRIVE Honey Crystals – Pantry Can
   THRIVE Macaroons – Pantry Can
   5 in 1 Survival Whistle
   5 Emergency Drinking Water Pouches
3. Scentsy warmer with plate ($50 value) from Scentsy by Tracy Lynn to keep your home smelling spring-time fresh!
4. $30 credit to La & Ca Ties to perfectly accessorize your little ones with ties for Easter!
5. $40 credit to Daylight Digital Designs. Choose from customized invitations and announcements or get custom jewelry for your daughter’s Easter basket!
6. 2 Missionary Tool Kit card packs ($20 value) from Missionary Tool Kit. These scripture reference cards are designed to work with Preach My Gospel. More than 50 gospel topics in an easy, quick to find format!
7. Gift Basket ($30 value) from Sego Lily Soaps because Mom needs something in the Easter basket, too! The beautiful gift basket contains:
   3 popular luxury soaps – Lavender, Love Spell, and Lemongrass.
   24 ounces of all natural Lavender mineral bath salts in a decorative jar.
   1 Strawberry Lip Balm, full of good oils and butters, with NO Petroleum or Mineral oil.
   1 Mesh Scrubby, to maximize lather and exfoliate your skin
8. LDS Piano Music Pack from Day Murray Music for the music lover in your family!
9. Faith in God Study Guide ($8.50 value) from A Lively Hope. It includes:                             journaling questions for all of the required activities
   places to draw and doodle
   questions and activities to help you internalize the scriptures and strengthen your testimony
   prompts to assist in setting goals
   copywork to aid in memorization
   exercises to help you memorize the Articles of Faith
   pages for additional handouts and photos
10. Your choice of this dapper bow tie or this bow in coral and white wonderful ($16 value) from The Posh Society.
11. A Mormon Mom Planner ($29.95 value) from In the Leafy Tree Tops to keep you organized!
12. A Clicker Kit and special gift from Hilary Weeks. The power of positive thinking is amazing and the clicker kit will help get you on the right track!

Our lucky runner up will also get:

1. $40 Gift Card to Deseret Book
2. 2 Missionary Tool Kit card packs ($20 value) from Missionary Tool Kit.
3. Faith in God Study Guide ($8.50 value) from A Lively Hope

Enter in the rafflecopter below and show some love to our gracious sponsors who have provided the prizes! The giveaway runs until March 30, 2014 at midnight. It is full of easy click entries so get to clickin’.

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Be sure to check out our HUGE collection of General Conference Activities and Ideas, too! We’ve got you covered with recipes for conference breakfast and reverent ways to involve your children in General Conference!

Design by AshLee Winterrose of Bear Mama Designery

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Saving money for Disney can be hard – it takes pinching a lot of pennies! How do I know? I am doing it myself and one of my most pinned blog posts is How to Save for a Disney Trip. It take a bit of moola to make those magical memories!

My wonderful readers are in luck because I have teamed with with oodles of Disney bloggers to celebrate Peace Love Disney’s 1st Birthday. The best part – YOU get the present! One winner will get to choose between $600 in Disney tickets or a $600 Disney gift card or a $600 Visa gift card. That’s a nice chunk of change to put away for your vacation!

Enter to win in the Rafflecopter below!

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A big thank you to our sponsors!

Which option would you pick?

How would you spend your Disney money?

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By now you know that I am a Disney fan. Sunday dinners involve Disney-restaurant inspired recipes, Christmas gifts revolve around our big trip in May, and I’m already starting to plan my wardrobe for the trip. I am dying to have a little Disney bling from Chamilia. A Chamilia bead and charm bracelet would be the perfect accessory to wear to our Be Our Guest dinner reservation.

The materials for the Chamilia beads are stunning. With bright-colored enamel, shining sterling silver, swirling Italian Murano glass, or brilliant SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS, any girl would be lucky to find this whimsical piece of Disney jewelry in their stocking Christmas morning.

And one of my fans really will be lucky this Christmas! I am teaming up with some fabulous Disney bloggers to give away $235 worth of Chamilia beads and bracelets! Just enter in the rafflecopter below!

What beads will you pick if you win?

(I’m thinking I need one with each of the princesses’ charms!)

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During the summer we had loads of fun with balloon reading games and outdoor reading games, but now that we are further into the school year I am wanting something fresh and fun for my first grader. Lily’s latest love is anything Disney princess or fairy-related as evidenced by her Halloween costume this year.

I took this action shot while I was volunteering doing math assessments on Halloween. Lily refused to pause for a picture telling me, “I’m supposed to be doing math right now, Mom!” That’s my girl! This picture inspired me to rethink our learning strategies at home. Everything is more enjoyable with a princess theme, right?

Lily’s first grade class does a fly swatter game where they practice word recognition. When I peeked into Lily’s classroom she seemed to be enjoying it so I decided to try a similar concept at home. I had a princess paddle ball board that I almost threw away because the string and ball had broke. We repurposed it to be our word swatter. The game is simple – lay out flash cards in front of your child and have your child sound out the words. Once they have read all the words, call them out and have them swat them. Easy peasy! I am thinking that we may even need some new princess-themed flash cards. We have have played this game several times and Lily hasn’t tired of it yet.

This is one simple way to incorporate what your child loves into their learning using on-hand household items. There are so many more! I would love to hear your ideas.

To celebrate all our little princesses, I am teaming up with several generous sponsors to giveaway a Disney Princess Ultimate Dream Castle, and Disney Magic Mirror app (compatible with iPad, iPhone, iPod, and iPod Touch).

The 3-story castle is over 3 feet tall, and comes furnished with more than 30 accessories and furniture pieces. Rapunzel and Ariel have joined the castle, adding a spiraling ‘elevator’ of hair and a sea-themed bathroom. Cinderella, Princess Aurora, and Snow White also return to the castle with themed rooms of their own. Disney Princess dolls sold separately.

To add a bit of magic, the castle has been designed to work with an app called Disney Magic Mirror [$3.99]. Download the app free when you purchase the castle. By way of the app your child will see a princess activity, castle event, special visit and more on their device when they align it with one of many special trigger points throughout the castle. How fun is that?

Enter to win on the Rafflecopter Widget:

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A special thanks to all the sponsors:

Be sure to check out co-sponsor’s Allison’s gorgeous Disney cupcakes complete with printable Princess toppers!

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It has been all things Disney in the Parker/Trost households as we get ready for our 2014 Walt Disney World trip. To help us prepare, each family member has been assigned a secret service agent. Every month we give our secret service person Disney-related tasks and rewards. The creativity in our family has been amazing – just you wait for the fun blog posts to come about the secret service agents!

With any activity/vacation I do with my children, I like to make sure that it is fun AND educational at the same time. We’re learning north/south/east/west through treasure hunts with Captain Hook and Schmee, practicing reading and writing with character-themed print outs from DisneyJunior.com, you get the picture!

This month, the little girl who I serve is going to have fun with Doc McStuffins. Side note – how much do I love Doc McStuffins! So appreciative that my daughter watches cartoons where the girls are imaginative and smart to boot. Lucky for me Disney Junior has an entire section of their site dedicated to Doc McStuffins – from printables, to Halloween videos, to games. I am e-mailing my secret service person a link to the Halloween activities as well as giving her this cute stethoscope with an activity pack I picked up at Wal-mart for .97 cents.

If you have a daughter or son who loves Doc McStuffins be sure to check it out!

Now my lovely readers, you are in luck because I am teaming up with two other fabulous bloggers to give away the perfect Christmas present for your little Doc McStuffins fan – the Doc McStuffins Get Better Check Up Center.

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Thank you to the other sponsors who made this giveaway possible!

Cupcake Diaries

Reality To Dreams

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I am so excited to be partnering with A Modern Boutique for this week’s giveaway! Who needs a little extra glitz and glamour in their life? I sure do! When I unwrapped the beautiful Stella Crystal Necklace, I knew that it would be the perfect accent piece for my event that night. I had to pry it out of my daughter’s hands to put it on for the evening. I love how a necklace like the Stella can give your outfit that little something extra that will get you noticed. The Stella was definitely a conversation topic that night and I received several compliments on it.

The best feature of the Stella necklace is the sweet girl it is named after. Stella lives in Zambia, Africa.  A Modern Boutique is a fashion accessory online boutique that supports community organizations working to improve the lives of women and children. Many of the necklaces are named after a child in need and a portion of each sale is donated to Mothers Without Borders.  This organization serves orphaned children around the world. As you scroll through A Modern Boutique’s facebook page, it is touching to see many of the children.

I’ve been following Mothers Without Borders since I made my first donation to them while I was in college. It was my dream to travel and work with orphanages, and someday I still will! Until then, I am happy that I can support charity organizations in other ways. A Modern Boutique’s jewelry is perfectly-priced for Christmas shopping and supporting such a wonderful cause is an added bonus!

At the start of October, A Modern Boutique launched their Tickle Me Pink collection exclusively for Breast Cancer Awareness month. Each necklace in the new collection is name after a woman touched by breast cancer. During the entire month, A Modern Boutique is featuring inspirational stories of those touched by breast cancer on their facebook page. Be sure to read the amazing stories!

A Modern Boutique has generously given me the fabulous Caleta necklace to give to one lucky reader! Love the pops of turquoise and coral. Enter in the Rafflecopter below:

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Doing your makeup doesn’t have to be scary, time consuming, or a total chore anymore. This book is full of great tips and tutorials to help you with your basic makeup needs at any age. It is the perfect book to keep next to your makeup bag, or keep on your phone, iPad, or Kindle as a quick reference for those busy days that you need some inspiration. I am excited to dive into it myself!

The Busy Girl’s Guide to Makeup is available in both paperback and Kindle versions.

You can purchase the paperback version for $13.99 here. It will also be available on Amazon starting next week. I’ll add in the link when it is ready!

You can purchase the Kindle version for $7.99 here.

Just to help add to the excitement, a big group of bloggers got together to celebrate this book launch with a GIVEAWAY!

There will be FIVE winners of this giveaway!

Grand Prize (one winner)- $200 Sephora gift card, $25 gift certificate to The Ribbon Retreat, 14 piece makeup brush set, and paperback copy of The Busy Girl’s Guide to Makeup!

Second Prize (three winners)- 14 piece makeup brush set and a paperback copy of The Busy Girl’s Guide to Makeup!

Third Prize (one winner)- Paperback copy of The Busy Girl’s Guide to Makeup

Aren’t those some pretty fabulous prizes?! To enter, use the Rafflecopter widget below. Winners will have 24 hours to respond to emails once the giveaway is done. Good luck!

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***Get your own tickets for Discovery Gateway for 37 percent off!

What my six year old hopes to be when she grows up is constantly evolving. One day Lily wants to work with horses, the next she is definitely going to be on TV, and the next she is going to be a doctor. How does one encourage such a curious child? Take her to Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum where she can spend an hour on the farm, practice being a TV anchor, and then run to the patio and become a doctor at the brand new Saving Lives exhibit, sponsored by Intermountain Healthcare.

Our family spent Saturday morning previewing the brand new exhibit that is the first of its kind! My children have always been fascinated by the Life Flight helicopter and they were so excited to see the child-sized Primary Children’s emergency department. The hands-on exhibit allows children to coordinate a Life Flight Launch in the Command Center, transport patients from the helicopter to Primary Children’s emergency department, and then join the surgical team to perform one of three surgeries via iPad apps.

Lily especially loved dressing up in doctor’s scrubs and taking x-rays of a patient. My two year old spent most of his time sitting at the front desk taking phone calls and pushing light-up buttons – doing his part to direct patients in the emergency department. Like any four-year-old boy, Cortland was on cloud nine pretending to fly the helicopter. As a mom, I loved how realistic it was and that my children could role play and become familiar with a hospital environment.

After checking out the new exhibit, we spent two more hours in the rest of the museum, including taking an art class at the new Studio 444. Lily and Cortland learned about screen printing and created their own screen-printed Life Flight helicopter on canvas. In my opinion, the classes offered at Discovery Gateway are a hidden gem and we always sign up for one at the front desk when we arrive. The classes are for children ages 18 months – 8 months and they are a great way to enrich your experience at the museum!

Discovery Gateway is located in the Gateway Mall at  444 West 100 South in downtown Salt Lake.

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Welcome to the Gimme Clips Giveaway Event

hosted by Nicole from Mom Always Finds Out blog

Gimme Clips are fashion-forward, trend-setting, boutique-style hair accessories designed to make girls feel beautiful at a price affordable for moms. I received several at an event last year and my daughter, Lily, loved them. They were perfect for her back to school outfit. Outfit your own little girl with the basics like hair ties, head bands and bobby pins. Or shop special pieces like embellished flower hair clips. There are Gimme Clips for everyone, including older girls and moms.

The Gimme Clips brand can be found at over 20,000 stores across the United States including major retailers like Walmart, Target, CVS and Walgreens. There is always something new at Gimme Clips – they create over 100 new flowered hair clip designs each year!

Gimme Clips is featured on LivingSocial through 9/15!

It’s the perfect time to buy Gimme Clips with a special savings voucher being featured on LivingSocial through 9/15. Click to purchase your $10 voucher today! Once you receive the voucher, go to the Gimme Boutique to redeem your voucher and save $22 when you buy $32 worth of boutique hair accessories. That’s a 69% savings!

And there’s more…yes, another special offer! Gimme Clips is giving away 100 free samples from now through 9/15. After you enter to win the $100 gift cards giveaway here on this blog, head over and enter to win a Gimme Clips sample.

GIVEAWAY!

Enter to win one of THREE $100 Gift Cards to Gimme Clips boutique!

Gimme Clips would like to give three Grand Prize winners a $100 Gift Card to Gimme Clips boutique. Just imagine the amazing hair accessories collection a $100 gift card can buy! Between the back-to-school season and upcoming holidays, a Gimme Clips shopping spree is the perfect way to help your little girl look and feel beautiful.

Please use the Rafflecopter entry form below to enter to win. Be sure to come back and get your daily bonus entries. This giveaway is open to USA residents ages 18 and up; ends on September 15 at 11:59pm EST. Winners will be notified within 48 hours of the giveaway’s end and have 48 hours to claim their prize before an alternate winner is selected. a Rafflecopter giveaway

Disclaimer: This giveaway is open to USA residents ages 18 and up. Mom Always Finds Out and other blogs promoting the Gimme Clips giveaway event are not responsible for the prize fulfillment. The Sponsor, Gimme Clips, is responsible for prize fulfillment. Facebook is in no way affiliated with this website, the sponsoring company, or this giveaway. Mom Always Finds Out was compensated for the giveaway blog post. All opinions expressed are the blog’s. The three giveaway winners will be contacted via email within 48 hours of the end of the giveaway. Winners will have 48 hours to claim their prize before an alternate winner is selected.

If you have any questions or concerns about this giveaway, please contact Nicole at momalwaysfindsout@gmail.com. You can feature your products in a giveaway event just like this! Contact Nicole for more details.

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School will be starting soon and I am already missing these summer smiles! My oldest will be in first grade this year- these cute boys and I will definitely miss her. We are in the midst of back to school shopping and prep. From scheduling car pools to attempting to get back into the school routine, there are so many details to check off of the list.

As you know, I am a big fan of subscription services. Love having boxes of necessities and niceties show up on my door step, especially with busy school season quickly approaching. This month I had the chance to try out a new service by FlossAndBrush.com.

(This is a sponsored post brought to you by FlossAndBrush.com and Mom it Forward. All opinions and cute children are mine).

Did you know that the American Dental Association recommends replacing your toothbrush every three months? FlossAndBrush.com makes it easy to always have new toothbrushes every three months. How? By paying just $1.00 per month, per person in your family,  FlossAndBrush.com will ship a box of fresh, quality toothbrushes and floss to your home – one for each member of your family. I love that the tooth brushes that are age specific, too. Simple, right?

FlossAndBrush.com offers four different packages for adults, youth, and children including one with whitening gel. You can see all the specifics for the packages here. The tooth brushes are made in America and they come in several different designs.

You better believe that I am excited not to have to remember when to replace my kiddos’ tooth brushes for the next year. I have a little surprise for you, too. A lucky fan will get the chance to win this practical luxury as well.

Here’s what the folks at FlossAndBrush.com are allowing me to spoil one of you with :

Prize: The giveaway is valued at $107 and includes the following:

• 1 Free Annual FAB Membership (every three months, a new toothbrush and 3 month supply of floss will arrive at your doorstep)

• 1 Free Annual FAB + White4Life Memberships (this includes not only a toothbrush and floss every three months but each shipment will also include FAB’s professional grade whitening to be used in custom whitening trays)

Requirements:

1. Visit FAB’s Pinterest page and repin an image from any one of the “Smile Boards” that makes you smile. Include a description in your pin that explains why it makes you smile. Include the #FABsmile hashtag in the pin. OR, pin your own image to Pinterest of something that makes you smile. Be sure to include the description along with the #FABsmile hashtag. OR, post a photo to Instagram and describe why that photo makes you #FABsmile. Include the #FABsmile hashtag in your Instagram update. Come back to this post and share the link to the pin/Instagram photo in order to enter for a chance to win.

2. Sign up for FlossAndBrush.com’s mailing list here.

For additional entries you can also check out FlossAndBrush.com’s media pages. Come back and leave a comment for each follow.

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Giveaway will end August 24th at midnight

What makes you smile?

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Fall is my favorite time of year. Back to school, leaves changing colors, boots and sweaters – love it! On Saturday I posted the Back to School Disney Princess Giveaway (be sure to enter!), but now it’s time to spoil the mamas! Every mama needs a little bit of bling, a sweet treat, and, did I mention, a whole lot of cash to start of the school year.

Here’s the 411:

Welcome to this years kick off to Fall with a Classic Giveaway!! Your hostesses Janette from The Johanson Journey and Connie from Measured by the Heart are teamed up with 15 stellar Co-hosts – including yours truly – to bring you an amazing giveaway to get this season started right! You can learn more about each sponsor in our giveaway by checking HERE & HERE.
We couldn’t have brought this giveaway to you without the talented
co-hosts listed below (in no particular order):

Row 1
Sarah Kate from The Wanderblogger
Taralyn from Keep Moving Forward with Me
Emmy from EmmyMom One Day at a Time
Jenn from Rook No. 17
Susanna from Zealous Mom

Row 2
Vivienne from The Vspot Blog
Mariah from Giggles Galore
Autumn from Stay Gold, Autumn
Kimberly from A Night Owl
Abbie from Lovin’ Our Chaos

Row 3
Cheryl with That’s What {Che} Said
Heather from Setting for Four
Gail from My Repurposed Life
Jaime from Love.Jaime
Nicole from Life’s a Beach

Thank you to our Sponsors for these amazing gifts!!
Cookie Coterie..Rosie Posie Designs..Rodan + Fields Product from Ashley..
Amy Cornwell..JaxonsJazz..Simply Sage Market..Jo Totes..The Chic Orchid

Now to the Giveaway!!

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How will you spend the $225?

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I love back to school shopping! New pencils, new books, new teachers – it brings back so many great memories. My oldest is going to be in first grade this year – what am I going to do without my biggest helper? And how am I going to get everybody up and moving in time? (seriously – any tips are appreciated!).

On a happier note, I am so excited to be helping one of you with your back to school shopping this year! One lucky reader’s daughter is going to be a very happy princess the first day of school. I am teaming up with some fun Disney bloggers to giveaway:

Disney Princess Back Pack

Disney Princess Matching Lunch Tote

Disney Princess Pencil Box

$15 Disney Card

and to top it all off …

a princess pink chevron dress donated by the Smocked Shop!

Awesome, right? Be sure to enter to win!

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Have you finished your back to school shopping?

Who was on your lunch box in elementary school?

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Call me crazy, the brussel sprout is one of my favorite vegetables. Not just any brussel sprouts, brussel sprouts roasted in coconut oil and sea salt. I pop these yummy morsels in my mouth like candy. I seriously hesitate to share with my children and my husband’s fingers better move fast if he wants any.

When I was asked to try out Tropical Traditions Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil, I just knew it was perfect for my favorite brussel sprouts recipe. The Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil is certified organic and traditionally made. The taste is pure and delicious!

Ready to try out the infamous brussel sprouts? They are beyond easy to make. Most of the time, I guesstimate my ingredients for this recipe according to taste, but I’ve written out some estimations just for you. My sister in law shared this recipe with me and I’ve been a fan ever since!

Roasted Coconut Brussel Sprouts

Ingredients:

Brussell Sprouts – a bowlful

Sea Salt – 1/2 teaspoon

Tropical Traditions Organic Virgin Coconut Oil – 2 tablespoons

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400. Line a baking sheet or pan with foil (all about avoiding messes!) Cut the stem off of each brussel sprout and then cut in half vertically. Gently rinse brussel sprouts. Place brussel sprouts with melted coconut oil and sea salt in a sealed plastic bag and shake. Pour onto baking sheet. Roast approximately 30-45 minutes. Be sure to check on them often during the last minutes to make sure they don’t burn! I love mine with just a little crisp!

Tropical Traditions has kindly agreed to give one of my readers their own 1 quart jar of Tropical Traditions Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil. I hope you love it as much as I do. You can find out more about the product in this video or at this link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h6eycjf29M

My family has been using coconut oil for about three years. It’s a fantastic addition to our pantry and has so many uses! You can check out more ways to use coconut oil here.

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I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

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By way of introduction, we’re Team Awesome! Nine bloggers who want to amp up your summer with a phenomenal giveaway. We’ve teamed up with these amazing sponsors to give you everything you need to start, or continue, your summer fitness journey.

Our sponsors are offering giving ONE lucky winner over $450 in health and fitness-related prizes. Want to see what you can win? We thought you’d never ask!

Meet our amazing sponsors…

ALTRA

ALTRA is a group of passionate individuals committed to reducing injuries and better running technique through biomechanically proper footwear. To put it simply, they’ve created a line of footwear which blends barefoot freedom with shod protection.

BEACHBODY & SHAKEOLOGY with Trina Kshyk

Beachbody has been in the home fitness market since 1998, creating popular programs like Turbo Jam and P90X. Since any good workout needs to be backed by good nutrition, Shakeology steps up to help you get the best results from any fitness program you use.

As an Independent Team Beachbody Coach, Trina knows firsthand what working out can do for you mentally and physically. After being in two car accidents, she decided to reclaim her health and is helping others to do the same.

R HOUSE COUTURE & SPOTTED OWL SOAP

Both these companies are run by a group of three dear friends, brought together through their passion for adoption.

R House Couture focuses on hand-stamped sterling silver jewelry, making gifts of hope, courage, and encouragement. The sky’s the limit, so let them customize whatever you dream up.

Spotted Owl Soap began with a desire to turn good soap into great soap. They use NO fillers, NO detergents, NO animal fats, and NO animal testing. Just good, healthy soap and body products.

SWOOB

Swoob is on a mission to support the active lifestyles of women through innovation in clothing. They’re signature invention? The sports bra with pockets for phone, key, chapstick, and energy pouch. If you’d like to get in on ground floor, check out their Kickstarter campaign to help fund function and fashion.

KISSTIXX

As if kissing wasn’t fun enough, Kisstixx decided to up the ante with flavorful pairs of lip balm. With 100s of combinations, it will take your “lip-locking” to the next level. Simply choose a compatible two-pack of flavors, put one on and give your partner the other, kiss to mix, enjoy, and repeat.

SWEET MONKEY PRINCESS

Offering an array of no-slip, velvet-lined headbands, Sweet Monkey Princess has solved the problem of “workout hair”. Not only will your hair stay out of your face, you’ll look stylish at the same time. It’s a definite win-win.

One very lucky reader will win the fabulous Get Fit Giveaway worth over $450! There are MANY ways to enter, so make sure you do all of them to increase your chance of winning. The contest is open to US residents and ends 7/14/13 at 11:59 pm MST. Enter using the Rafflecopter widget below. Good luck!

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