Flip Out Mama

  Thank you to Crocs for sponsoring this blog post. Please click here to learn more about Crocs’ new Back to School line. I was selected for this sponsorship by the Clever Girls Collective . All opinions expressed here are my own. Next week we start Back To School shopping for my big boy! I can't believe he will be a kindergartener this year! He went to half day preschool last year, but this is his first "real" school year, with lunch in the cafeteria, and special classes and field trips, etc.. He is so excited! I am excited too, but not so much about the bite that it is going to take out of my money! The supply list is two pages long, not to mention, clothes, shoes, backpack,etc! Shew! Mama was not ready for this one! I always really stink at Back To School shopping too.. It's always like 90 degrees here when it's time to go back to school, so I am always buying shorts and sandals, tee shirts stuff like that! Never fails, within a month of school sta...

My sweet little Bean has blogger genes. Or, at least, that's what I think. Out of the 9 million times a day I tell him "No/Stop/Get Down/Leave That Alone" I would say 99% of those times, it is pertaining to leaving alone my laptop!  He has always been that way!  The proof?  This picture was taken about a year ago, when my Bean was around 4 months old! He's just always loved computers!  So, when I recently got the chance to review a Fisher Price Laugh & Learn Smart Screen LapTop , I was so excited! This is such a cute toy!  I really love the bright colors! The keys are big and easy for little fingers to push! I was really surprised at all the different things that this toy teaches: letters, numbers, counting, shapes, colors, opposites, objects and more. It even teaches Spanish! Bean's favorite part is definitely the mouse! He loves rolling it around.. He also really likes slamming the lid, of course..But, that's okay, because now it's HIS lapt...

If you guys read my blog, you know that I have a never ending struggle with the boys that live here over electronics and technology. They all (even the baby!) love TV, Video Games, computers, etc. So, if the opportunity presents itself for me to get them out of the house, and away from the controllers, I am there!  That's why I was so excited when we recently got to review the PlasmaCar ! The PlasmaCar is a kid's (well, grownups too!) ride on toy that is powered by the only form of power that never runs out: Kid Power! I love love LOVE that the PlasmaCar takes no batteries, nothing! I also love that there are no pedals, my boys are pedal-impaired! :)  We received the red Plasmacar to review! I love how cool it looks, Tater says it looks like a "spaceman car!" Check out all the awards that the PlasmaCar has won: 2009: Voted #1 Top Spring and Summer Kids Essentials by disneyfamily.com 2009: National Parenting Center, Seal of Approval 2008: iParenting Medi...

Okay, so the hot topic flying around right now is "Bloggers Blogging For Free", and "Blogging For A Chance To Win" and all the reasons why you shouldn't do either of those things...  I usually refrain from commenting on things that can get people pissed, such as politics, religion, social issues, etc.. I know that I usually have a very different opinion than most people on, well pretty much every issue, but I feel like I need to speak out about this one.  I recently participated in the Mom Blogger's Club and Master Lock campaign. This campaign was for the first 100 bloggers, to receive a Master Lock and a $10 Visa Gift Card. So, here's the deal, people.  Maybe I'm not a "professional" blogger like a lot of others. I try really hard to be professional, to build close and long lasting relationships with the companies I work with. I have worked hard to get each and every reader that I have, and it might not be 10% of the readers that a l...

So, have you guys heard this? Starting in September, our beloved Happy Meals will automatically contain a new item: Produce?  Yep, that's right! McDonald's is going to downsize the size of the fries in Happy Meals (from 2.4 to 1.1 ounces), and start automatically putting in apple dippers (without the caramel dip)!  I think this is a very exciting and long overdue change! We don't usually eat out, but when we go to McDonald's, I always try to get Tater to get the apple dippers, but he throws a fit, because right now, if you get apple dippers, you don't get fries! But now, you will be able to get both! (It will also be an option to get 2 bags of apple dippers instead of any fries.) Another part of this that I thought was really exciting was that McDonald's says that they may offer carrots, pineapple slices, raisins or mandarin oranges as an option, depending on the season and region. McDonald's plans on also reducing the sodium content of all of its menu i...

My sweet little fat baby finally learned to walk! I could not be happier! He is fourteen months old, and I have been nothing but worried about him for the last two months. All the articles I have read say 95% of babies walk by the time they are 15 months old, so I was beginning to feel like I was going to explode.  He has been cruising, bending, kneeling, squatting, etc for a couple of months now, but yesterday, he just let go and did it! HURRAY! I know it's really not THAT big of a deal, and he would have gotten it eventually, but I really wanted him to be part of the 95% lol.  Needless to say, this mommy is on cloud 9 today! 

Now that my babies are five and one, when I think back to the glorious, beautiful days when they were born, the one thing I think of is "Why didn't I have a delivery gown?"  I'm freaking serious guys, and I will show you why.  Would you like to see what I wore to give birth?  The beautiful, always stylish, sea green hospital gown!  (Say something about my giant swollen feet, I swear to God, I'll hunt you down. Just sayin'.) But anyways ladies, I could have looked like this:  Seriously? Is this fair at all? Why did no one alert me to the fact that these things existed!?! I am here to alert you though! In case you didn't already know about delivery gowns, I am here to save you from a sea green labor nightmare!  Pretty Pushers makes some of the most adorable delivery gowns I have ever seen!  Why do you need a delivery gown ? ( Seriously, was the photo I showed you not enough?? ) You need a delivery gown for the simple fact that this is YOUR ...

When I recently got to choose some items to review from Fundex games , I am not even going to lie. It took me like two hours to choose. I kept finding such cool stuff, and I just couldn't decide. They seriously have so many awesome games on their site. Should I choose games for the boys? Or hubs and I? Card games or board games? Games to play outside? What about games for the whole family? The possibilities were endless! I am so excited to be working with Fundex games and I can't wait to show you guys the games that we got to review! They all became fast favorites in our house! The first game we reveiwed was the one that has my little Tater head-over-heels in love! This is the PERFECT little boy game! It is called " What's In Ned's Head? " and it contains some really gross (FAKE) stuff, like fake vomit, bugs, dirty Q-tips, a rat, etc. This game is really simple for younger kids, which made it great for us! You put all the objects inside Ned's head. ...

Do you guys know the reason I am always late announcing the winners? It's because, my dears, IF I announced the winners on time, you would all think that I was abducted and that someone had hijacked my blog. You all know I can NEVER post the winners in a timely fashion, it is just not me!  So, anyways, here are a few winners for you! (I have decided to stop posting the screen shot from random.org with the winning number on it, for now anyways. It just takes too long, and I usually only get to blog in fifteen minute increments at a time! I will still save them all on my computer so if there is an issue, I can post them!) The Winner of the Tonka Truck from Funrise Toys is:  #80, Ericka!  The winner of the Complete Idiot's Guide to Family Destinations Book is: #13, Shari And, last but not least, the winner of the Milo's Kitchen Dog Treats: #19, Ashley! Congrats to all my lovely winners! You should have emails waiting for you on how to claim your prize! More giv...

Bright Starts has been one of my favorite baby brands for about five years now.. Ever since Tater was born, I was drawn to their colorful, quality, adorable baby products. I have always loved them as a brand, and I was super excited when I recently got the chance to work with them!  I received the super cute Grab 'N Stack Blocks for review! I knew these would be perfect for Bean! He has recently taken to trying to stack up Tater's wooden blocks, only to be bored within minutes and decide to hurl wooden blocks at the heads of anyone near by!! So, I knew at least with the Grab 'N Stack Blocks, I would be safer!  Look at this cute little baby playin' with the Grab 'N Stack Blocks ! No, this is not my Bean, he would probably be screaming if he was in this picture!  He really liked these blocks! I liked the fact that there were four of them. Enough to stack and play with, but not enough that there are blocks everywhere so you can't even walk.. (Tater and is 599 ...

Well, it's that time again. I know you mommies know what I'm talking about. I LOVE Summer, really I do... I love spending time with Tater before he goes back to school, especially since I will barely see him once school starts back, now that I am working nights. But.... Oh My God, Summer is so damn long! We have long ago worn out all the fun things we had to do: sprinkler, sandbox, pool, park, playing in the yard, trampoline, walks, etc... It's all old news now. I can tell that both of my boys, even the little one, are super bored and in dire need of entertainment. Well, the sweeties at Hasbro Toys must have read my mind, because on the crappiest, rainiest day of the Summer, a gigantic box showed up on my porch. Little did I know that inside it, would be our Summer saving grace! Opening that box was the most fun I have seen my boys have all summer long! The first thing they pulled out, I must say, has been there absolute favorite! This is the Chuck & Frien...