Thoughtful Thursdays - Young at Heart

Tonight I am driving up to my hometown to accompany my Grandpa to an awards banquet. This is the second year he's been nominated and won an award for this specific dentistry group (I don't have enough fingers and toes to count alllll the awards he's received!)

This photo is from last year's award banquet

The G's (Grandma and Grandpa) are exceptional people, who I strive to be more like each day. Being in their 80's, they are in a special time of life. They do less than they used to, not the same things as the rest of us, but yet still keep that special bond with all of us.

My mom sent me this email today....one of my favorite videos yet....

To read more about this video and couple, go this Mayo Clinic Link.


Think of someone in the older, wiser years that means something to you. They probably don't have the busy schedule you do...chasing after kids, working a full-time job, eating dinner with friends...Take a moment today to give them a phone call, send them a note, or even drop by just to spend some time with them.

Hilarities - "Wazzz Up"

Kids are so hilarious! I know this is from awhile back, but I couldn't stop cracking up!

Trendy Tuesday - Chignon

I'm always looking for new ways to style my hair...I get sick of the same-old, same-old look. And now that warmer weather is sneaking up, I am definitely in need of finding some cute up-do's!

So before you grab a rubber band and pull your hair into a basic ponytail again, check out this quick, easy, fun summer style! Its a traditional look, but something fun!

PS...check out this fabulous giveaway from Stroller Patroller! They are giving away a toro stroller! Based on yesterday's post, I think I deserve to win this :)

Monday Mayhem: Stroller Shopping

15 Weeks! Lil' Pumpkin is the size of a Navel Orange!

We had a wonderful weekend! My parents came down on Saturday and we went out to lunch with them. They announced that they will be gifting us Lil' Pumpkin's crib! So as soon as we devoured our KFC, we headed over to Babies R' Us for some furniture shopping!

Husband, the fam and myself checked out every single crib floor model available! Research is still continuing on which style we'll go with (so if you have any tips/experiences, it would be GREATLY appreciated!)

We also checked out some rockers...

Did you know that these bad boys recline??? That's why they're $500...

Next we headed over to the stroller aisle. I've been very interested in the Chicco strollers, but wanted to do some comparisons between those and Graco. I've heard great things about both brands.

Well...who knew that figuring out how to fold and unfold a baby stroller could be close to impossible? It took 4 grown adults, one of which can take the entire Jeep engine apart and put it back together....to finally figure out how this thing works!

Our facial expressions pretty much explain it all...

As you can see in the picture below, we finally gave up on trying to unfold the darn thing (its on the right) and did some comparison shopping...

But the funny thing was that after spending all that time and trying out about 4 other strollers, we actually found that the Chicco was the best! Once we figured out how to close and open that thing, it actually was lighter and easier than any of our comparison testers.

And on a final note, my great friend an J. Leigh Designs recently posted a blog about Bebe Au Lait hooter hiders that they have a Mother's Day special going on...order any of their covers and get two free burp cloths! So my parents got me this super cute cover and free burp cloths!

Happy Monday!

FGF: Featured Giveaway

F-R-I-D-A-Y!!!!
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Today I'm doing things a bit differently. Instead of me hosting a giveaway, I'm featuring an AWESOME giveaway being hosted by my friend Lianna at Be Thought A Knight!

She is giving away FOUR PRIZE PACKAGES worth over $400 total!!!

Here are some of the fabulous giveaways that are included throughout the 4 different giveaway prize packages:

So hurry up and head over to Be Though A Knight and enter to win any of these great prize packages! Be sure to check out the tons of other things included in these gifts. These pics are just a sampling of what you can win!