Gabrielle is going to start Preschool this year. Wow. It seems like we were just taking her binky away from her not long ago and now she is a big girl. She’s very excited about starting school this year. All last year she talked about how she wanted to ride the bus with her brother to go to school. Obviously she won’t be because they aren’t going to the same school, but she is thrilled nonetheless. I think it’s going to be a great experience for her.

Elizabeth is 17 months old now! We just got her a princess potty yesterday because she has been telling us when she pees in her diaper. I thought that was an excellent sign that she knows what’s going on. It’s never too early to get your child used to understanding the potty and what it is used for. She hasn’t gone on the potty yet, but I didn’t expect her to (although I secretly hoped that she would be a potty genius and surprise us). She does like to sit on the potty and say, “pee” though so she has the basics down. I couldn’t ask for anything more than that!

Her vocabulary is pretty good for her age as well. She can say the following: mama, dada, dog, woof, snake, shoe, kitty, duck, quack, flower, bye, dance, bath, Evan, teeth, milk, eat, night night, and obviously.. pee. Oh, and I almost forgot.. her new favorite word is “no.” She can also sign the following: flower, eat, and more. We didn’t work with her on signing as much as we did with Gabby, but she is still picking it up.

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I am happy to announce that I am hosting a giveaway sponsored by Dakota’s Personalized Gifts. The winner will receive a $50.00 gift certificate for anything in the store. I have had the pleasure to review one of the products myself. I chose to review the personalized coffee mug because it’s something I use on a daily basis. I love coffee and the cup is as cute as can be:

Dakota’s Personalized Gifts started in a spare bedroom about 5 years ago more as a part time hobby than a business with The Anniversary Rose making roses for the traditional anniversary gifts (i.e. 1st year paper, 2nd year cotton, 5th year wood etc) cutting rose petals by hand with scissors. It quickly grew from a part time hobby to a full time business, adding help and equipment to keep up. Then, we started expanding into personalized anniversary gifts. We started getting many requests from our customers for personalized wedding, Mother’s & Father’s Day and Christmas gifts etc. That’s when we started Dakota’s Personalized Gifts. Soon the business took over a second bedroom and the garage, the following year it occupying two bedrooms, the garage & a full basement. With no room left to expand we were forced to move into a commercial location in 2009. We continue to expand with new products and updated equipment all the time which allows us to produce most of the personalized items in house.

There are so many fabulous personalized products offered by Dakota’s Personalized Gifts. Get something for a wedding or birthday present, or even an early Christmas present that you can put away (Christmas will be here before we know it).

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I’m selling a large amount of cloth diapers on Diaper Swappers. We have so many that I just didn’t feel it was necessary to keep an entire dresser full of them anymore. I have a lot of BSRBs that are almost brand new and selling them for a very low price. If you’re interested, feel free to take a look at the few girly BSRBs I have left. I’m offering a package deal for anyone that takes the whole lot – a brand new bag of Rockin Green Classic Rock laundry soap (Grape Soda) and a brand new scoop! Check out the sale here.

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I was just informed by the rep at SkinMD that they are hosting a fabulous summer giveaway. I am so excited about this! Look at what they are giving away:

* 5 Bottles Skin MD Natural SPF+15
* 5 Bottles Skin MD Natural Original
* 6 Red Hotdog & Fry Serving Baskets
* 16 Piece Blue Cutlery Set
* 4 Pack Insulated Fish Tumblers
* 4 Pack Fish Party Spreaders
* 6 Pack Fish Wine Charms
* Ultimate Barbeque Cook Book
with over 300 Recipes
* All Natural Caribbean
Burger Blend Seasoning
* Hickory Wood Smoking Chips
* Non Stick Grill Basket
* Decorative Patriotic
Candle Holder

That is one heck of a prize package if you ask me! The contest ends June 25th so make sure you get over there and enter very soon.

It’s hard to believe that Elizabeth is 15 months old today. She has also weaned herself from breastfeeding. I guess she was just ready to give it up. Take a look at my beautiful baby girl.

Most people read reviews on different hotels and other accomodations when getting ready to go on vacation. Does the hotel offer breakfast? Is it close to the sites they want to see or places they want to visit? Is it a clean place to stay? But not often do you read about what conveniences are available for parents with babies and/or toddlers. Well, that is a thing of the past. Now you can read reviews about how easy it is to travel with baby. Book your family vacation armed with parent reviews to help you on your travels. Parents rate hotels based on their baby friendliness. BabySafeTravel.com also sells products to help parents travel with small children. We all know that traveling with babies or small children is not an easy thing to do, but why not make it easier? It doesn’t have to be a struggle. BabySafeTravel.com is designed especially for making life simple when traveling with babies and toddlers.

I have had the great pleasure to review one of these fabulous beach towels. My daughter chose the Disney Princess beach towel and uses it every other day when she gets out of the shower and has recently taken it to the beach over our Memorial day weekend! Unfortunately our camera was out of commission during our holiday weekend, but I did get a few of her trying it out when we first got it.

This is the perfect time to get beach towels on sale! The weather is heating up and more people are making their way to the beach or the pool and even leaving for summer vacation. My daughter also loves the zebra print beach towel. Take a look at the huge selection they have! You can even find a selection of beach blankets so your entire family can relax comfortably on the beach.

I highly recommend these towels. They are made of high quality fabric and my kids love them. They don’t fade in the wash either!

I was provided with a free product by Just Beach Towels for the purpose of writing this review. No type of monetary compensation was received. The opinions expressed are all mine.