tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759312011843378452024-03-13T16:16:57.499-04:00TryItMomMom of 4 on Long Island, New YorkKimberly Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11871637115201907124noreply@blogger.comBlogger300125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875931201184337845.post-90682731165327220162017-05-27T22:21:00.002-04:002017-05-27T22:21:42.313-04:00NY Baby Show 2017 was the best yet!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last Sunday at bedtime, I asked K3 what his favorite part of the day was. After spending a busy day in the city, there was a lot to consider. He answered, "<i><b>the baby show</b></i>," and when I asked him why, he told me, "<b><i>the people</i></b>". Of course I thought that was so sweet and adorable, but the more I thought about it that night, the more I understood how great the day was for him. At every single stop in the huge expo hall, someone was giving him a compliment or a treat. He got to play with a lot of new, fun baby gear, and everybody gave him tons of attention.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here are some highlights and favorites from the day.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This was our first stop when we got inside the show, and K3 had to be bribed away from this table. There's just something about new books.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg50TPWypEOJ2CNYz8xoZFkMLzAZzVrYdePIVdhCga5i0k4uKSwuOLI5fS4hiR_LL0KUPFg25MQXhLv8j31xVCzqekHzAMCghqPgqlHdM7Gu91epNWK6zsraLqBFhZ4fATQU3gnSdEZAl8-/s1600/0B0E7FED-0F0F-44F2-B662-F1148EC53680.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="New York Baby Show dk reading" border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg50TPWypEOJ2CNYz8xoZFkMLzAZzVrYdePIVdhCga5i0k4uKSwuOLI5fS4hiR_LL0KUPFg25MQXhLv8j31xVCzqekHzAMCghqPgqlHdM7Gu91epNWK6zsraLqBFhZ4fATQU3gnSdEZAl8-/s400/0B0E7FED-0F0F-44F2-B662-F1148EC53680.JPG" title="New York Baby Show dk reading" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://pellobaby.com/" target="_blank">The Pello</a> was something that I could see all of my boys lounging on as well as something that would be convenient to pop the baby in when I'm doing laundry, getting dressed, or whatever. I like how easy it was to carry and how soft it was. I may just have to get one for the dog too, because she will totally try to claim it!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMRfP3PnxP8UN5kIjYU0DcGtBbnVR0LoI4HciiZeSGBWek8N9T3hsdrDvJcf4Q_-GI2nLsN1bovapuGyg2ku2CXfKSlziVsjzXGalik3T3HgOfM_ypGOl2NzcbHkrhh6Y8duCeslazrEYP/s1600/IMG_0147.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="New York Baby Show hello" border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMRfP3PnxP8UN5kIjYU0DcGtBbnVR0LoI4HciiZeSGBWek8N9T3hsdrDvJcf4Q_-GI2nLsN1bovapuGyg2ku2CXfKSlziVsjzXGalik3T3HgOfM_ypGOl2NzcbHkrhh6Y8duCeslazrEYP/s400/IMG_0147.JPG" title="New York Baby Show pello" width="300" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Trips to Fire Island would be made so much easier if I had this set up. The design of this <a href="https://www.austlen.com/" target="_blank">Austlen</a> stroller is gorgeous and the storage capacity is outrageous. Plus, they just released beach wheels, so we could take it right down on the sand.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_kVzX60Q_iT03TDgaIeuaibHqT-0mbPUga2L4ORXzCWhrR1pEYRnzX0xAK5HsPljnU8HmCtRZKyL-pJahYqKnlQvbHCIoCRFo-45gS78cn63dIkLqpyXUPcFTQG1BcnB5wnkRVrjC_1fY/s1600/IMG_0150.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="new york baby show austlen" border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_kVzX60Q_iT03TDgaIeuaibHqT-0mbPUga2L4ORXzCWhrR1pEYRnzX0xAK5HsPljnU8HmCtRZKyL-pJahYqKnlQvbHCIoCRFo-45gS78cn63dIkLqpyXUPcFTQG1BcnB5wnkRVrjC_1fY/s400/IMG_0150.JPG" title="new york baby show austlen" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This Summer Infant potty had K3 captivated. It looks like a big boy potty, it makes a flushing sound, and it was filled with chocolates. I love that it had a built in wipe dispenser and is easy to clean.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKabkJYdCqnB0Vpfc-dynAkR33iB1NnXIUwFE_GRmjBj8fe0OVkJhkq3kpgM_Iq3JcljkxSSo-3d2K8hp_iTsMw9L-3jIzofzLpSzRFx_G3Pu3gObvL4ci-hQAV4HNkei9mXEBTmg1OkHV/s1600/IMG_0152.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="new york baby show summer infant potty" border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKabkJYdCqnB0Vpfc-dynAkR33iB1NnXIUwFE_GRmjBj8fe0OVkJhkq3kpgM_Iq3JcljkxSSo-3d2K8hp_iTsMw9L-3jIzofzLpSzRFx_G3Pu3gObvL4ci-hQAV4HNkei9mXEBTmg1OkHV/s400/IMG_0152.JPG" title="new york baby show summer infant potty" width="300" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Other favorites include <a href="https://goumikids.com/?gclid=COyixs6-kdQCFZKNswod1AkBtQ" target="_blank"><b>Goumikids</b></a> (the sweetest organic mits, booties, and sleepers- I will definitely be stocking up for the baby), <b><a href="https://www.littlebeam.com/" target="_blank">Littlebeam nursing pillows</a> </b>(small enough to easily tote around, use in the car, etc.), <b><a href="https://savor.us/" target="_blank">Savor</a> </b>(easy to organize keepsake storage), <a href="https://storksak.us/" target="_blank"><b>Storksak</b></a> (diaper bags that would make me feel grownup and pulled together), and the thing I totally cannot wait to get into my house- <a href="https://www.dirtysoapworks.com/" target="_blank"><b>Dirty Soap</b></a>. It's a hand soap that changes colors when you've scrubbed enough. I don't know about you, but my kids are known to squirt soap in their hands and rinse it off before they even get a good lather. This is a game changer!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMRfP3PnxP8UN5kIjYU0DcGtBbnVR0LoI4HciiZeSGBWek8N9T3hsdrDvJcf4Q_-GI2nLsN1bovapuGyg2ku2CXfKSlziVsjzXGalik3T3HgOfM_ypGOl2NzcbHkrhh6Y8duCeslazrEYP/s1600/IMG_0147.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And of course it was a gorgeous day, so we ended it with a walk around the neighborhood.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyuhlftD_MZ01nMdGWoci2Ih8_qeNBWgBYFugtB1DQU08TfjRNUkQ37WNAb9Dc6_toYN_Y1Yynrj7F6fA8Sk0gM8Ph0F0ExBo19GaTHn_tfIVJU1qn4-hTG8Oo9zqS90z7ZP_jZ8wPhIfW/s1600/C48B739B-84F7-4C89-8ED6-CB46B32DAEEC.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyuhlftD_MZ01nMdGWoci2Ih8_qeNBWgBYFugtB1DQU08TfjRNUkQ37WNAb9Dc6_toYN_Y1Yynrj7F6fA8Sk0gM8Ph0F0ExBo19GaTHn_tfIVJU1qn4-hTG8Oo9zqS90z7ZP_jZ8wPhIfW/s400/C48B739B-84F7-4C89-8ED6-CB46B32DAEEC.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcUp5t-8lqeMigUEOvTpSVgGzZ2RnVdzT5WMU6YRwUCPM_IICWtTnFPI22bHi3IUBWIiU6p6e0DVZhdHqpZ2ctLI2L9ALHfLguP8TZ68SnYiOOiCziKoDOnJ3zAEwDlo4_9ZFN1DYOizil/s1600/9B472046-6BB0-417D-AF1F-7771F3F62945.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcUp5t-8lqeMigUEOvTpSVgGzZ2RnVdzT5WMU6YRwUCPM_IICWtTnFPI22bHi3IUBWIiU6p6e0DVZhdHqpZ2ctLI2L9ALHfLguP8TZ68SnYiOOiCziKoDOnJ3zAEwDlo4_9ZFN1DYOizil/s320/9B472046-6BB0-417D-AF1F-7771F3F62945.JPG" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpkmdIFG661aruKO9o4nUXhYJBGqUgwHHQmiWioazfe2sXCLX2nuWA38Caf_w0jqgI4W0yFxWTSnRan15LjL3UrAggmAz2MhdnVJms2SgLeG2WX8_jzZKspo4Wil2a8b5Fep_EfFuigewE/s1600/IMG_0163.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1203" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpkmdIFG661aruKO9o4nUXhYJBGqUgwHHQmiWioazfe2sXCLX2nuWA38Caf_w0jqgI4W0yFxWTSnRan15LjL3UrAggmAz2MhdnVJms2SgLeG2WX8_jzZKspo4Wil2a8b5Fep_EfFuigewE/s320/IMG_0163.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "\22 coming soon\22 "; font-size: x-small;">*Disclosure: I was provided with free passes for the show and was compensated for this post. All opinions are our own.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading TryItMom!
Please visit often and share your comments. If you have ideas for a post, write me at Kimberly@TryItMom.com
<3 Kim</div>Kimberly Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11871637115201907124noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875931201184337845.post-63857700872509102122017-04-02T17:11:00.002-04:002017-05-27T21:07:07.273-04:00FREE tickets to The New York Baby Show!<br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We are so excited to be heading back to <a href="http://newyorkbabyshow.com/" target="_blank">The New York Baby Show</a> this year. Click <a href="http://www.tryitmom.com/search?q=new+york+baby+show" target="_blank">here</a> to see a post about the fun we had last time. I have never been to a bigger, better baby show. Everything is top notch, from the speakers to the entertainment to the exhibitors.</span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The best part is that I have 10 tickets (family or individual) to give away! Just be one of the first 10 readers to use <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/new-york-baby-show-may-20-21-2017-tickets-30329817300?discount=KimberlyDFree" target="_blank">this link</a> to get your tickets! Once those tickets run out, you can use<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/new-york-baby-show-may-20-21-2017-tickets-30329817300?discount=KimberlyD50" target="_blank"> this link </a>to get a 50% off discount. </span><span style="color: #101010; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Normal ticket price is $30 per family (for 2 adults and up to 4 children), and $20 per individual. </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We will be there on Sunday, the 21st, and we hope to see you there!</span></div>
<div>
<span style="color: #101010; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-mNQh6e4AeMW4SIg4zH1iTX2RHZPtd-wJ875yBEUUiHKFPtiSN_VAD0KanrG1VcthETDWfCmkd5kI4rCIQhDZJ3BCVj8TqiYIRmcd7uWEpc-e7XxIAycygwEmEx55ZCu56mmuMofUrmo/s1600/NYBS2017-Ticket+Giveaway-Blog-700x500%255B2%255D.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-mNQh6e4AeMW4SIg4zH1iTX2RHZPtd-wJ875yBEUUiHKFPtiSN_VAD0KanrG1VcthETDWfCmkd5kI4rCIQhDZJ3BCVj8TqiYIRmcd7uWEpc-e7XxIAycygwEmEx55ZCu56mmuMofUrmo/s400/NYBS2017-Ticket+Giveaway-Blog-700x500%255B2%255D.png" width="400" /></a></div>
<div>
<span style="color: #101010; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #101010; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">The <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #00adee;">2017 New York Baby Show</span>, on <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1580995110" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">May 20 & 21</span></span> at Pier 94 will once again be the largest show for new and expectant parents in the country. Now in its 7th year, no other event provides a better experience for thousands of expectant and new families from New York and neighboring counties, seeking a family-friendly jamboree of top brands, great speakers and seminars, big giveaways, and lots of learning, support, bonding, and fun as you make your way into parenthood.</span><span style="color: #101010; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"> </span></span></div>
<div>
<span style="color: #101010; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "coming soon";"><span style="font-size: x-small;">*Disclosure: I was provided with free passes for the show. All opinions are our own.</span></span></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading TryItMom!
Please visit often and share your comments. If you have ideas for a post, write me at Kimberly@TryItMom.com
<3 Kim</div>Kimberly Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11871637115201907124noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875931201184337845.post-18686685198831062622016-10-22T17:37:00.000-04:002016-10-22T17:37:37.910-04:00JORD Wood Watch Review with giveaway<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I hadn't worn a watch in years when I was approached by JORD Wood Watches. I bought my husband a wood watch years ago, and I really like the look, so I was excited to <a href="https://www.woodwatches.com/shop/women/#tryitmom" target="_blank">check out their designs</a>. Their website is beautiful to look at and fun to read. Each watch's description reads like the introduction to a good book. Personally, I don't know much about drive systems and tuning fork types, but all that info is there for you, too.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Jord has a great variety of unique and classic men's and women's watches. I chose the <a href="http://www.woodwatches.com/series/fieldcrest/dark-sandalwood/#tryitmom" target="_blank">Fieldcrest Dark Sandalwood</a></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.woodwatches.com/series/fieldcrest/dark-sandalwood/#tryitmom" target="_blank"> </a>and eagerly awaited its arrival.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCqr_wL81Kt1HfKnOgLQLD79-DtBragBRHcq_OOo9EWywiq-wJxfDQ1iayxLG0tsak7vGjqx_B-RfsqNxN5A9TS3x_uExqdXb8GlXDCCQfp55eyVJgbMZfRGf_s8Z4lHwIG-6DPvYfWoD4/s1600/IMG_0091.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="cool watch jord watch wood watch" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCqr_wL81Kt1HfKnOgLQLD79-DtBragBRHcq_OOo9EWywiq-wJxfDQ1iayxLG0tsak7vGjqx_B-RfsqNxN5A9TS3x_uExqdXb8GlXDCCQfp55eyVJgbMZfRGf_s8Z4lHwIG-6DPvYfWoD4/s400/IMG_0091.JPG" title="cool watch jord watch wood watch" width="300" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I was not disappointed. The packaging was unique and presented the watch luxuriously. I couldn't believe how light the watch was for its size. It definitely makes a statement, and although I chose the Fieldcrest because I thought it would go with most of my wardrobe, the brighter colors choices available aren't obnoxious when mixed with the naturalness of the wood. Not matter what series you choose, it's a cool watch!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUUYbb7kLWY7EJrRWKLxW242qZzFYaU_eUwTiNbK5DZ6VJCfz8sZZ2gJQcxxXU2fQL5OLLU5gr5tsqJRXYbjmd5mC8PqjoVXh3YeyvlJOpXGqg_9uzef6Yx3_2aqNP5k3AAQJUXecYwqDi/s1600/IMG_0088.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="cool watch jord watch wood watch" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUUYbb7kLWY7EJrRWKLxW242qZzFYaU_eUwTiNbK5DZ6VJCfz8sZZ2gJQcxxXU2fQL5OLLU5gr5tsqJRXYbjmd5mC8PqjoVXh3YeyvlJOpXGqg_9uzef6Yx3_2aqNP5k3AAQJUXecYwqDi/s640/IMG_0088.JPG" title="women's watch" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I broke it out of its box right before we left for Sunday brunch.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you are looking for a wood watch of your own, enter TryItMom's contest </span><a href="https://www.woodwatches.com/g/tryitmom" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> for a chance to win a $75 e-gift code. And EVERYONE who enters gets a $20 e-gift code! The contest ends 11/20/16.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGJ5dQAI1Izgh3war0yrh7AOEwiXsjOVz1fkN_EVvb62305uWEA3IWhyphenhyphenqC_dzmXoyUyyNLMVjAd3CoKaV4_Ub0drwzRMsvE1zB0ublza82ZiMnHJlfgaOesu3gSHkhZVN0naXjG0khk8W/s1600/IMG_0087.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="cool watch jord watch wood watch" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGJ5dQAI1Izgh3war0yrh7AOEwiXsjOVz1fkN_EVvb62305uWEA3IWhyphenhyphenqC_dzmXoyUyyNLMVjAd3CoKaV4_Ub0drwzRMsvE1zB0ublza82ZiMnHJlfgaOesu3gSHkhZVN0naXjG0khk8W/s640/IMG_0087.JPG" title="women's watch" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This beauty keeps catching my eye and distracting me from my work.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This post is sponsored by JORD Wood Watches.</span><br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=875931201184337845" title="Wooden Watches by JORD"></a><br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=875931201184337845" title="Wooden Watches by JORD"></a>
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=875931201184337845" id="woodwatches_com_widget_article" title="Wooden Watches by JORD">Wooden Watches by JORD</a>
<script src="//www.woodwatches.com/widget-article/tryitmom/850/250" type="text/javascript"></script><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading TryItMom!
Please visit often and share your comments. If you have ideas for a post, write me at Kimberly@TryItMom.com
<3 Kim</div>Kimberly Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11871637115201907124noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875931201184337845.post-8559286849040874532015-07-29T21:59:00.001-04:002016-03-03T12:07:01.110-05:00Reflecting on a Year<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">K3 turned one yesterday. One! I'm having all the emotions about it because it feels like he was born yesterday and forever ago all at the same time. It's one of those "the days are long, but the years are short" things, but sometimes it feels like the days just aren't long enough. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgetb6MlvhuqZa_AWt5JYLy22xi7iy9VT3pByE7JwPnTOTKYNel7EGGMyOd76fw4fa82y_S7oLyhHsZJe2OVWMQSwj293vLQxTPrIjclOEd7_v1SDM5idl3GaTxXZDi6wGqfmGcwISAhWN8/s1600/DSC01606.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="1 year old" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgetb6MlvhuqZa_AWt5JYLy22xi7iy9VT3pByE7JwPnTOTKYNel7EGGMyOd76fw4fa82y_S7oLyhHsZJe2OVWMQSwj293vLQxTPrIjclOEd7_v1SDM5idl3GaTxXZDi6wGqfmGcwISAhWN8/s640/DSC01606.JPG" title="k3 is 1" width="424" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We aren't celebrating with a big party until next month because we are in the middle of moving hell, but all the boys are enjoying little celebrations of everything we have accomplished as a family this year. We adapted to being a family of 5, we planned and enjoyed a big wedding, we traveled, I returned to work, Keith changed jobs, we sold two houses, and next week we will buy our dream house. It's been a whirlwind of good things happening, which I have not taken for granted, and I feel is reflected in the super joyful disposition of K3. </span><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimByjzSesNF4rlNtu_D760z0g8_F5n2Y3QHsLpVitpSr3MFyBlw19RY-jsXawsOz6P_QTgq-2YL_NbN0V9ALLK-aH9Qld7bhjFPbiCKJMH28CT7rRol2ANKIJqXixlqADhU355OdSwYG8B/s1600/IMG_0246.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="toddler 12 months" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimByjzSesNF4rlNtu_D760z0g8_F5n2Y3QHsLpVitpSr3MFyBlw19RY-jsXawsOz6P_QTgq-2YL_NbN0V9ALLK-aH9Qld7bhjFPbiCKJMH28CT7rRol2ANKIJqXixlqADhU355OdSwYG8B/s640/IMG_0246.JPG" title="12 months" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">so many of my pics of him are blurry- but I still love this one</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVyNPwRI-dTuz6MTw-AJe5YYenevFj8CGJCIyvaL7jONCV3cpalPNn43OCGbXTLY53v3hfAPkHYlgEIaJbNpuR32LHZlY6U5VK_diQcNYe6Ucb_g1vE2vduan9SJngoqvQwSaVSeLqKutk/s1600/IMG_0254.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="cute toddler standing" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVyNPwRI-dTuz6MTw-AJe5YYenevFj8CGJCIyvaL7jONCV3cpalPNn43OCGbXTLY53v3hfAPkHYlgEIaJbNpuR32LHZlY6U5VK_diQcNYe6Ucb_g1vE2vduan9SJngoqvQwSaVSeLqKutk/s640/IMG_0254.JPG" title="toddler 12 months" width="478" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He knows how to work a room, and everyone who meets him falls in love. We have had so many laughs this year because of this little guy, and the happiness he brings to our family is immeasurable. As much as I yell at JD and O to be kind to each other and play nicely, when it comes to K3, I have only had to remind them to give him some space and don't smother him with snuggles. They adore their baby, and I hope that doesn't wear off once he gets tall enough to reach all the toys.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJAj_sjboo93JiI5UhI6wCgwGaJnQ1NhN5JlI1pkOguXr0mpI67yq17Mo-kGz4A1KlmLrtviT9ma5AYiuVIxAjVmx31NdEqyx41q4QgpkMc2V8_x5tGuTRhMVCP7hMLaYX237F8p0IY8MS/s1600/IMG_0240.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJAj_sjboo93JiI5UhI6wCgwGaJnQ1NhN5JlI1pkOguXr0mpI67yq17Mo-kGz4A1KlmLrtviT9ma5AYiuVIxAjVmx31NdEqyx41q4QgpkMc2V8_x5tGuTRhMVCP7hMLaYX237F8p0IY8MS/s640/IMG_0240.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I will have posts about the wedding (so many fun projects!) and the move (the projects will never end), but right now that can all wait so I can enjoy this summer at home with my boys.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading TryItMom!
Please visit often and share your comments. If you have ideas for a post, write me at Kimberly@TryItMom.com
<3 Kim</div>Kimberly Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11871637115201907124noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875931201184337845.post-3312208431329313312015-06-30T16:03:00.000-04:002015-06-30T16:03:05.873-04:00Parker Time Potions Review & Giveaway<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm not going to lie. I rubbed the Parker Time Relax Potion on myself more than I did my infant. The last month has been NUTS. We got married (MARRIED!), finished up a school year, and are going through all the processes involved in selling two starter houses and buying one big forever house. Anything that helps anyone in this house relax is priceless!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://parkerpotions.com/">Parker Time Potions Pediatric Massage Oils</a> showed up at my door at the right time! It's specially formulated, all-natural body care that offers numerous moisturizing properties. I love that it's a mom-created product born out of necessity, and also that a portion of all proceeds funds autism research. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="background-color: white;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Each bottle contains a blend of sunflower oil, jojoba oil, calendula oil, and Vitamin E that work to safely moisturize even the most sensitive skin. The gift pack comes with three varieties: <a href="http://parkerpotions.com/product/original-potion/">Original</a>, <a href="http://parkerpotions.com/product/play-potion/">Play</a> (infused with sweet orange essential oil to not only
promote the parent child bond but to also promote play) and <a href="http://parkerpotions.com/product/relax-potion/">Relax</a> ( with Lavender Rose essential oil to promote calmness). </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white;">
<div>
<div>
<div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<screen 2.15.20="" 2015-01-14="" at="" pm.png="" shot=""></screen><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1XGPLc3YoAelZzRROObEHA3TxFsuqK3wKvRS-rUPXc5EqjDAeUdN6ILlZTVy42t2Iy1aWScCJ1DOhyS9ltkxUO3vF3eEjTarSuK48aexNnXROQ2Ucg5Glhuzzz24WjylkzrWkIxLCN1H9/s1600/3pkw_outribbonsquare2%25237672.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1XGPLc3YoAelZzRROObEHA3TxFsuqK3wKvRS-rUPXc5EqjDAeUdN6ILlZTVy42t2Iy1aWScCJ1DOhyS9ltkxUO3vF3eEjTarSuK48aexNnXROQ2Ucg5Glhuzzz24WjylkzrWkIxLCN1H9/s320/3pkw_outribbonsquare2%25237672.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And now you have a chance to win a set of your own to try out. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="53aec11c12" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/53aec11c12/" id="rcwidget_fcj4th3m" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a> </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<script src="//widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">**Disclosure: Park Time Potions sent me products to review and is providing products for the giveaway. All opinions are my own.</span></span></div>
<br /></div>
</div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading TryItMom!
Please visit often and share your comments. If you have ideas for a post, write me at Kimberly@TryItMom.com
<3 Kim</div>Kimberly Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11871637115201907124noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875931201184337845.post-53126392451814767322015-05-25T21:03:00.000-04:002015-05-25T21:04:55.428-04:00BooginHead Review & Giveaway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.booginhead.com/">BooginHead</a> is a mom-owned business that specializes in parenting essentials that make life easier (and more stylish) for us all. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It all started with the mom-invented <a href="http://www.booginhead.com/sippigrip/">SippiGrip</a>, which can be used with bottles and cups of different shapes and sizes and is available in a wide variety of colors and patterns. It has an adjustable length to use with strollers, car seats and high chairs, and my favorite feature is that it is machine washable.</span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvYhV7K8AJtnJN2wRNEQJi327QfPT9HmkAJiu5PQS-mBz8AzPtXI33uCy7_qr9JV3GaVbipZPa3ykvqctYg0ybnFSi3Qjlk-ChSlYk04tTuFJNvuNDpGTlU6gEpftXMbpVkpK6SKeAKt2/s1600/IMG_8885.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvYhV7K8AJtnJN2wRNEQJi327QfPT9HmkAJiu5PQS-mBz8AzPtXI33uCy7_qr9JV3GaVbipZPa3ykvqctYg0ybnFSi3Qjlk-ChSlYk04tTuFJNvuNDpGTlU6gEpftXMbpVkpK6SKeAKt2/s320/IMG_8885.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It keeps K3 from throwing everything off his highchair- and keeps me from constantly fetching everything he throws.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now that three of us bring a packed lunch every day, Keith and I made a big effort this year to be as green as possible in our packing. I stocked up on all different kinds of reusable containers, and Booginhead's Eco-Friendly <a href="http://www.booginhead.com/pack-ems/">Pack'Ems Reusable Snack Bags </a>are a great addition to our stash. They come in two sizes, have a convenient stand-up design, and are dishwasher safe.</span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlyIxStIO_cCh0vvyQ3eeOnhmE4pKw3a1rCo0_aG4pCB0ZcKtonuiRLvd5n11DDx-UVfKF7NhqZVmSvUEO0Dyggqz-2dzUxyCK51rCfR0AUMLUT035zbcOfzK_WLQ1pYpgPf2d9JU4zflI/s1600/IMG_9101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlyIxStIO_cCh0vvyQ3eeOnhmE4pKw3a1rCo0_aG4pCB0ZcKtonuiRLvd5n11DDx-UVfKF7NhqZVmSvUEO0Dyggqz-2dzUxyCK51rCfR0AUMLUT035zbcOfzK_WLQ1pYpgPf2d9JU4zflI/s320/IMG_9101.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They are much more cheerful on my desk than a plastic sandwich bag.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is no secret that we love squeezy pouches in this house. They are a fun, on-the-go snack for the bigger kids, a quick thing to grab for my breakfast on-the-run in the morning, and an easy-to-pack meal for K3. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.booginhead.com/squeeze-ems/">Squeez'Ems Reusable Food Pouches</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> are a much Earth-friendlier alternative to disposable store-bought premade food pouches, because they are refillable and reusable.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We can use them for our homemade </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">purées</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, smoothies, applesauce, yogurt... just about any of our favorites. It's all one piece (there are ENOUGH pieces floating around our kitchen from bottles and sippies) and has a 100% leakproof seal.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And thanks to BooginHead, you can win all of these products!</span></div>
<blockquote style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 13px;" type="cite">
<div dir="auto">
<blockquote type="cite">
</blockquote>
</div>
</blockquote>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkytI-LXtnUHzCqSDzofL3XcRVqvGNNnyLH3X8YiZMudtlxs5iZfPjC4Cg1VmOtq2ZsxZr3pgkZS3fm_FTy7816zbVVAmEiP0579w3mtx_yjLJ1VkLSHbSmD41xw_cQJxD2zw628hEng7v/s1600/Screen+shot+2015-01-28+at+3.00.49+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkytI-LXtnUHzCqSDzofL3XcRVqvGNNnyLH3X8YiZMudtlxs5iZfPjC4Cg1VmOtq2ZsxZr3pgkZS3fm_FTy7816zbVVAmEiP0579w3mtx_yjLJ1VkLSHbSmD41xw_cQJxD2zw628hEng7v/s200/Screen+shot+2015-01-28+at+3.00.49+PM.png" width="200" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvkIUgDmti_xNzRbO2YYIPgGkW_B0VHYKNunbYtUrJH6K-MMuvRM8gljwwRJ4Y4cC3RLQSHmOyiMXw_1w3i6cfOf94M8hU6IBcyq4Ty6FqrY2ebhtKxmSYC9t7uyxjKqdHHBbxuBejNev_/s1600/Screen+shot+2015-01-28+at+3.01.01+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvkIUgDmti_xNzRbO2YYIPgGkW_B0VHYKNunbYtUrJH6K-MMuvRM8gljwwRJ4Y4cC3RLQSHmOyiMXw_1w3i6cfOf94M8hU6IBcyq4Ty6FqrY2ebhtKxmSYC9t7uyxjKqdHHBbxuBejNev_/s200/Screen+shot+2015-01-28+at+3.01.01+PM.png" width="200" /></a></div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3P7s08IUC-PCJHxHo59g1tx4QrCXSsKVU5pqsloSPNIEpVU3MMGFV3OBfNNCvbUigcGpHmMGPSveNT-J771gLYNy2mnFlib-j2AZLEtQy_zcPii_biYtIL1Bgb9MXSZnAAWf1nIN3CLSj/s1600/Screen+shot+2015-01-28+at+3.01.41+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3P7s08IUC-PCJHxHo59g1tx4QrCXSsKVU5pqsloSPNIEpVU3MMGFV3OBfNNCvbUigcGpHmMGPSveNT-J771gLYNy2mnFlib-j2AZLEtQy_zcPii_biYtIL1Bgb9MXSZnAAWf1nIN3CLSj/s200/Screen+shot+2015-01-28+at+3.01.41+PM.png" width="130" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="53aec11c11" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/53aec11c11/" id="rcwidget_bqf4d5x0" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<script src="//widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">**Disclosure: Booginhead sent me products to review and is providing products for the giveaway. All opinions are my own.</span></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading TryItMom!
Please visit often and share your comments. If you have ideas for a post, write me at Kimberly@TryItMom.com
<3 Kim</div>Kimberly Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11871637115201907124noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875931201184337845.post-26065201400111997472015-05-19T20:54:00.000-04:002015-05-19T20:57:19.394-04:00Sunday Funday in NYC<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This past Sunday, the boys and I took a drive into the city to attend the <a href="http://newyorkbabyshow.com/">New York Baby Show </a>and enjoy a sunny day. With all the stress of house buying/selling and wedding planning, it was great to have a day that consisted of nothing but fun things and quality time. </span><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj55qRPsayOXU8wxt3YBQiomtE_HEkXZNakUY4ovKJnqHZduX2hwhbtlW_lCaA6_sfoRYRlAfT6PpSg3tPD-SGfK84Jit_zMu_Fz2hnYDQ0WN_1LvHl2fej6dr0WmnVIY834V4eAph0DMIY/s1600/IMG_0198.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="boys looking at ncl cruise ship" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj55qRPsayOXU8wxt3YBQiomtE_HEkXZNakUY4ovKJnqHZduX2hwhbtlW_lCaA6_sfoRYRlAfT6PpSg3tPD-SGfK84Jit_zMu_Fz2hnYDQ0WN_1LvHl2fej6dr0WmnVIY834V4eAph0DMIY/s640/IMG_0198.jpg" title="boys looking at ncl cruise ship" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Most of our favorite things in the city are on the west side- including big boats with water slides.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I asked the big boys about their favorite part of the day, they said the treats- because almost every booth had cookies, candy, or cupcakes for them. This meant they wanted to stop and talk to everyone to see what sweets they were offered. That worked for me because it gave me time to learn about a lot of new products and make some new friends. I ended up buying a new baby carrier from <a href="http://bitybean.com/">Bitybean</a> (I saw that <a href="http://bebehblog.com/">Suzanne</a> bought one the day before, and I figured she certainly would know a good baby carrier when she sees one) and the BiteSizers from <a href="http://www.mixedpears.com/">Mixed Pears</a>. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My favorite part of the day was the <a href="http://www.momtrends.com/">Momtrends</a> Blogger lounge. It was great to see a friend from <a href="http://www.tryitmom.com/2014/09/mabels-labels-giveaway.html">Mabel's Labels</a> and snack on the yummy food. But selfishly, it was great to leave the bigger boys with <a href="http://www.thenannyleague.com/">The Nanny League</a> to enjoy some pampering from the <a href="http://www.glamsquad.com/">Glam Squad</a>. They are expanding to Long Island soon, so check it out! </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3A2O7JUHrhiaYpA-Ch69pE24wQFNAt2f7t_8TlGcp0gZPf7CCvO1btbWr6oMbr2WhbSET1HKO2vQI0ziDZHFN9TcrPChF4S35MzqCs94mjSM1JI_Z8NBOD8RaYP7_Dqx3wFHJ1mhueoFZ/s1600/IMG_0199.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="the nanny league" border="0" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3A2O7JUHrhiaYpA-Ch69pE24wQFNAt2f7t_8TlGcp0gZPf7CCvO1btbWr6oMbr2WhbSET1HKO2vQI0ziDZHFN9TcrPChF4S35MzqCs94mjSM1JI_Z8NBOD8RaYP7_Dqx3wFHJ1mhueoFZ/s640/IMG_0199.jpg" title="the nanny league" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiFeexrtULuBx03avQMLPnFW8h630_u9FiwLFrkTHsI2wzvq7zNvHpMtQgTVOI6wDacn6wPVmJA2nR-RycQRbIbZUYtLHLhydnETxbO8QWWosnwLN0qTYZ6alTFCh0kThsSGI1OLCqxpq3/s1600/IMG_0202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="mom and k3" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiFeexrtULuBx03avQMLPnFW8h630_u9FiwLFrkTHsI2wzvq7zNvHpMtQgTVOI6wDacn6wPVmJA2nR-RycQRbIbZUYtLHLhydnETxbO8QWWosnwLN0qTYZ6alTFCh0kThsSGI1OLCqxpq3/s640/IMG_0202.jpg" title="mom and k3" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh44YzoAAFclM69unL01tTZxMBWoz6Ywgd0F97wd3kIeOz8Q4dKjJCBvK08eQN65UKxWNpSeRYtOpProT-M1FBAaemm_wDN-uphm7k8qOcL6tFarz5G62GcByE67zJYwbkUOdEBqVrO1Q2V/s1600/IMG_0208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="getting hair done with baby" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh44YzoAAFclM69unL01tTZxMBWoz6Ywgd0F97wd3kIeOz8Q4dKjJCBvK08eQN65UKxWNpSeRYtOpProT-M1FBAaemm_wDN-uphm7k8qOcL6tFarz5G62GcByE67zJYwbkUOdEBqVrO1Q2V/s640/IMG_0208.jpg" title="getting hair done with baby" width="640" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The thing that made my kids the happiest was their time with <a href="http://www.eswsmusictogether.com/">East Side West Side Music Together</a>. At first, just JD and O were sitting for the class while I fed the baby, but K3 is mighty proud of his new clapping skills and demanded to be included.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWaea7tPLFCZJFcqkQK2k3aWZoj0Xf3qE6E-fUx12fp_taOgFcEaOu5YX9yRbdSA9vWDB1CnOq5f3YDr6dytfxCa9cp4TzUY5Zc-qMQQsL0ahkIy3K0HE0KIC5xV79Fd4H3WdNp1OdpFD7/s1600/IMG_0211.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="esws music together" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWaea7tPLFCZJFcqkQK2k3aWZoj0Xf3qE6E-fUx12fp_taOgFcEaOu5YX9yRbdSA9vWDB1CnOq5f3YDr6dytfxCa9cp4TzUY5Zc-qMQQsL0ahkIy3K0HE0KIC5xV79Fd4H3WdNp1OdpFD7/s640/IMG_0211.jpg" title="esws music together" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Oc_S3Gmdxe0iFwSqsfa5nF8_HLDnDwr0KDF583djd3r0dEkNhyphenhyphenG5moKy3FuTgExa5RAaRH8H3DY7WEhaSBpPRUh3kZV1T5wDe3i_vz26fd2o9khV3u0vPTr4MHfdQTRgKN8dUs5TG-A9/s1600/IMG_0213.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="esws music together" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Oc_S3Gmdxe0iFwSqsfa5nF8_HLDnDwr0KDF583djd3r0dEkNhyphenhyphenG5moKy3FuTgExa5RAaRH8H3DY7WEhaSBpPRUh3kZV1T5wDe3i_vz26fd2o9khV3u0vPTr4MHfdQTRgKN8dUs5TG-A9/s640/IMG_0213.jpg" title="esws music together" width="480" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was such a great, family-friendly day, that I made Keith promise that we would all go together next year.</span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizETi5I0Nxg8gEUqz6fVMR6G4aO_r5I0-DEyht5z1dPyu3KtvsKER-yCziJru-IBAg_1K9-H61vIultT8ZuCukV1rfE6JxmE90m2vCDa0F6YCAhLIXo0ES6OF0CNtWMqNC0vYpFKyAkZDA/s1600/IMG_0221.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizETi5I0Nxg8gEUqz6fVMR6G4aO_r5I0-DEyht5z1dPyu3KtvsKER-yCziJru-IBAg_1K9-H61vIultT8ZuCukV1rfE6JxmE90m2vCDa0F6YCAhLIXo0ES6OF0CNtWMqNC0vYpFKyAkZDA/s640/IMG_0221.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can't leave without hitting up at least one playground.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">*Disclosure: I was compensated for this post and provided with free passes for the show. All opinions are our own.</span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading TryItMom!
Please visit often and share your comments. If you have ideas for a post, write me at Kimberly@TryItMom.com
<3 Kim</div>Kimberly Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11871637115201907124noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875931201184337845.post-37447920326595112612015-05-04T20:51:00.000-04:002015-05-04T20:57:28.286-04:00Kinsights Review & Amazon Gift Card Giveaway<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyone who knows me knows that I have a terrible memory. How much does the baby weigh now? When did James start walking? I. Have. No. Idea.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I figure if I really need to know, I can always go back through my photos, check the dates and do the math. The doctor gives us little cheat sheets of the kids' info at every visit, and those are all tucked in a folder. But when the boys' <a href="http://www.tryitmom.com/2011/05/tuesday-tip-2-breaking-into-baby.html">agent</a> calls asking their height and weight, I frantically flip though my phone hoping I made a note at the last visit. I feel like a mess.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://kinsights.com/">Kinsights</a> to the rescue! Kinsights is an online Pediatric Personal Health Record Keeper for parents. I can organize their growth, immunizations, medications, test results, and more, all in one spot. I especially love how I can check off each developmental milestone when they reach it, so I'll always remember when K3 started showing off his thumb-finger grasp skills!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It has an easy, user-friendly setup with different pages for each child. And it also has a community page where you can join groups (there's at least one for every type of family and special need) to seek and share answers to parenting questions.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrh8ccMbCESp9vW3IDuSUiCvLxVF1PTupdFDgrUYJKZmQ7kIVIQEghiyKVL6SZfby1L9exsnuc5Rt-HE6o-8ayzL-j44dC-lR5zXZgzBf4shxg2LheChsXcG4AD-5lDhxxQTMLvgpsi5ym/s1600/Kinsights+Q&A+page.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrh8ccMbCESp9vW3IDuSUiCvLxVF1PTupdFDgrUYJKZmQ7kIVIQEghiyKVL6SZfby1L9exsnuc5Rt-HE6o-8ayzL-j44dC-lR5zXZgzBf4shxg2LheChsXcG4AD-5lDhxxQTMLvgpsi5ym/s400/Kinsights+Q&A+page.jpeg" width="397" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's a sample of a Q & A page.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk6AyJT5mJTBxaqTwalhY-Xr6lzxnbM1lC_1iYXX5KKIKM2x81Le4dne3Ic9hFpVc1xOQ-M8ZM2NbvAajD0Jb2dtpePrUX82xDYMZyuhBNpxGL7HdUm8jd30GNhV2f7ZjBRNpaXMdS2C2R/s1600/Health+Record.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk6AyJT5mJTBxaqTwalhY-Xr6lzxnbM1lC_1iYXX5KKIKM2x81Le4dne3Ic9hFpVc1xOQ-M8ZM2NbvAajD0Jb2dtpePrUX82xDYMZyuhBNpxGL7HdUm8jd30GNhV2f7ZjBRNpaXMdS2C2R/s400/Health+Record.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Medical info is kept private, but you can send anything you enter to a doctor or hospital in an emergency. <br />
(This is obviously not my kid- it's a sample.)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Check it out, and find me (search Tryitmom)! And while you're browsing around, take a moment to enter my $25 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway from Kinsights!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">**Disclosure: Kinsights is providing the gift card for the contest. All opinions are my own.</span></span><br />
<blockquote style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 13px;" type="cite">
<div dir="auto">
<blockquote type="cite">
</blockquote>
</div>
</blockquote>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="53aec11c10" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/53aec11c10/" id="rcwidget_x8e0m4c3" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="//widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading TryItMom!
Please visit often and share your comments. If you have ideas for a post, write me at Kimberly@TryItMom.com
<3 Kim</div>Kimberly Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11871637115201907124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875931201184337845.post-79004076735103681012015-04-22T21:43:00.002-04:002015-04-22T21:43:48.193-04:00Wordless Wednesday: Baby School Pictures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcFysHs_6jfz3X42Gw4WPwFe24pDs8Na2qF46MKGSTAba34EgB3-Ogg_JNfiws5rRVP5mG8_zrMQDLQGLSUDesa6yd32zoXFgEO4v1FaDZuN4hyphenhyphenhzksh7eY4-y_aa1Q86c1a2qCQtdCqY5/s1600/IMG_9758.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcFysHs_6jfz3X42Gw4WPwFe24pDs8Na2qF46MKGSTAba34EgB3-Ogg_JNfiws5rRVP5mG8_zrMQDLQGLSUDesa6yd32zoXFgEO4v1FaDZuN4hyphenhyphenhzksh7eY4-y_aa1Q86c1a2qCQtdCqY5/s1600/IMG_9758.JPG" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading TryItMom!
Please visit often and share your comments. If you have ideas for a post, write me at Kimberly@TryItMom.com
<3 Kim</div>Kimberly Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11871637115201907124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875931201184337845.post-3787631008996597022015-04-19T20:54:00.001-04:002015-05-04T20:40:21.784-04:00Feltman Brothers Review & Giveaway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">
</div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdnQfvhtYnPIRHepHyOiY6yfAADWNgC4A7I6qJo-1HJczAHSXfHyMPehrW0T_BvyVEertvFiHBdzzbTxzL1-S-vB8QCmbUEfCQIjk_Mf5Eje7WXWmYk205V_t4k7qX2V5Ofh9oWlxY2n_Q/s1600/DSC00873.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="k3 feltman brothers" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdnQfvhtYnPIRHepHyOiY6yfAADWNgC4A7I6qJo-1HJczAHSXfHyMPehrW0T_BvyVEertvFiHBdzzbTxzL1-S-vB8QCmbUEfCQIjk_Mf5Eje7WXWmYk205V_t4k7qX2V5Ofh9oWlxY2n_Q/s1600/DSC00873.JPG" title="k3 feltman brothers" width="424" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Don't worry. We lowered the mattress after <strike>we showed him how to do this</strike> the pics.)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgTDtRsUv7rZalNXy8Sgo3OJ30bFS-1K5xYKAo_aHFvvvzQpO2erSVFWn_35xN8ui0N6xSqu3FXaK4EKq-1L-KbA1QEf7fTrB1ewN7jclM3yLoiM6P3jN81R7MKLROv0ZvEqgPhA49Tht/s1600/DSC00870.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="my little sailor" border="0" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgTDtRsUv7rZalNXy8Sgo3OJ30bFS-1K5xYKAo_aHFvvvzQpO2erSVFWn_35xN8ui0N6xSqu3FXaK4EKq-1L-KbA1QEf7fTrB1ewN7jclM3yLoiM6P3jN81R7MKLROv0ZvEqgPhA49Tht/s1600/DSC00870.JPG" title="my little sailor" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">K3 is ready for Fleet Week! And his cousin's First Communion. And any other occasion that calls for more than his usual onesie and sweats. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">His fancy new threads are thanks to <a href="http://www.feltmanbrothers.com/">Feltman Brothers</a> and their handmade, heirloom-quality baby clothes. Since 1916, this family-owned business has been designing special occasion wear that can be passed down through generations. Their special embroidery techniques are still performed on machines that are almost 100 years old!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">K3's knot romper is 100% cotton and machine washable. I found it true to size, soft, and snuggle-able. I can't wait to have a reason to buy a friend with a baby girl one of their precious dresses. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Find more beautiful designs from Feltman Brothers by visiting <a href="http://www.feltmanbrothers.com/">their website</a>.</span><br />
<blockquote style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 13px;" type="cite">
<div dir="auto">
<blockquote type="cite">
</blockquote>
</div>
</blockquote>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinSdZ-1kd80tqbcfiRlblw-MXaCe0QD9YDk8tj7fNyb3bTQ-vManRCkOHQokXHNzb4trkYl3KsjqV3MestBgre_aglTioLaezwShk5rqxIGAZY0hd0iksbq1j1C31AISzoAUSksMUA3zTD/s1600/Screen+shot+2015-01-28+at+3.00.02+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="feltman brothers tryitmom" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinSdZ-1kd80tqbcfiRlblw-MXaCe0QD9YDk8tj7fNyb3bTQ-vManRCkOHQokXHNzb4trkYl3KsjqV3MestBgre_aglTioLaezwShk5rqxIGAZY0hd0iksbq1j1C31AISzoAUSksMUA3zTD/s1600/Screen+shot+2015-01-28+at+3.00.02+PM.png" title="feltman brothers tryitmom" width="398" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDb9lWxCskkbNLqssHa2oVXFLEZJ-VQ2dPTKo8QYe_e6OFHcH8XNA4ClMRaFBUStF_A89DyHlAWfWvt3mDyg77F6qkJAywCyX0B5ZRL0ZMJOVWElN4IkLykD5HROQY_eYbMZ4caasYZ4hs/s1600/Screen+shot+2015-01-28+at+3.00.16+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="feltman brothers tryitmom" border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDb9lWxCskkbNLqssHa2oVXFLEZJ-VQ2dPTKo8QYe_e6OFHcH8XNA4ClMRaFBUStF_A89DyHlAWfWvt3mDyg77F6qkJAywCyX0B5ZRL0ZMJOVWElN4IkLykD5HROQY_eYbMZ4caasYZ4hs/s1600/Screen+shot+2015-01-28+at+3.00.16+PM.png" title="feltman brothers tryitmom" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And you can win an outfit of your own for a sweet little one in your life. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="53aec11c9" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/53aec11c9/" id="rcwidget_30lly5f6" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="//widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">**Disclosure: Feltman Brothers sent me a free outfit to review. All opinions are my own.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading TryItMom!
Please visit often and share your comments. If you have ideas for a post, write me at Kimberly@TryItMom.com
<3 Kim</div>Kimberly Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11871637115201907124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875931201184337845.post-16596577608347053262015-04-16T13:12:00.001-04:002015-04-16T13:12:29.628-04:00April Update<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Half way through April? How? Less than two months until the wedding? No way! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">SO MUCH has been going on around here. We've been so occupied with showing/selling our house, finding a new house, checking out new school districts and neighborhoods, and getting wedding details taken care of, the long spring break just wasn't long enough.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrZEMm5CM-e3VlA-t99mny4cnLsRy-PiGq6sj6Mt025na1cFyAFqiLEjFJaUs4dDE8ZFkoEG0_rk6npfCm8MpXTcDeB1_gaRlFC3uy9D0k1lwAzQLT_oZ3ZFS4ZKXDuorc5wlTcJ9YSabX/s1600/DSC00853.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="8 months" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrZEMm5CM-e3VlA-t99mny4cnLsRy-PiGq6sj6Mt025na1cFyAFqiLEjFJaUs4dDE8ZFkoEG0_rk6npfCm8MpXTcDeB1_gaRlFC3uy9D0k1lwAzQLT_oZ3ZFS4ZKXDuorc5wlTcJ9YSabX/s1600/DSC00853.JPG" height="400" title="8 months" width="265" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /><strong>K3 turned 8 months.</strong> He is pulling to stand and speed crawling all over the house. He loves the recent nice weather since we've been going for walks and spending more time outside. It's a whole new world. And he is LOUD. Babbling like crazy to anyone who will listen. He has two tiny, new babies in his daycare class, and the baby fever is real, people.</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/F3mpIyNv8-k/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/F3mpIyNv8-k?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>O and JD started Little League.</strong> Well, games don't start until this weekend, but they had a parade and practices.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqYTtdML9_-UALl5Q3PwyVo6kEi40ZoIFbuapce0TT4kARj00thLRzmgrqxGcrHqD-E_9MdB8smeN9Y9P1slxqB6beSFfytIyWgWO7zTpo_e8Nw78Nyq_nfqu1gte3fKgnb7WNAuAE6OWz/s1600/DSC00899.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="o tball" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqYTtdML9_-UALl5Q3PwyVo6kEi40ZoIFbuapce0TT4kARj00thLRzmgrqxGcrHqD-E_9MdB8smeN9Y9P1slxqB6beSFfytIyWgWO7zTpo_e8Nw78Nyq_nfqu1gte3fKgnb7WNAuAE6OWz/s1600/DSC00899.JPG" height="640" title="o tball" width="424" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuK6tZJITcAwHb99LfeOtOFutfuWyJaTrIyeZnmGFvua8G2WhKO7z68oQ9NXSKhcHyoWzGh9N0jiAFsHIgXAKlG-9cV-ZCbetfm0U5-AV_oH49b4SaNacSZ9CB6y2Kw7cfT9l80CROVeIy/s1600/DSC00913.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="jd sandlot" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuK6tZJITcAwHb99LfeOtOFutfuWyJaTrIyeZnmGFvua8G2WhKO7z68oQ9NXSKhcHyoWzGh9N0jiAFsHIgXAKlG-9cV-ZCbetfm0U5-AV_oH49b4SaNacSZ9CB6y2Kw7cfT9l80CROVeIy/s1600/DSC00913.JPG" height="640" title="jd sandlot" width="510" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLlkI9nx6VIDncW07XCgknm0Y1v3NyJCuvVjwi_XPUzbVpfBe3yViobMATm9P4Jh5UN099MVYL1HWEQ6ractoBECydFdKosbVD2RLHoJ2Xx-ZLWyOAc_0po7epISp23X7T_0lMadHtHpyS/s1600/DSC00917.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="little league parade" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLlkI9nx6VIDncW07XCgknm0Y1v3NyJCuvVjwi_XPUzbVpfBe3yViobMATm9P4Jh5UN099MVYL1HWEQ6ractoBECydFdKosbVD2RLHoJ2Xx-ZLWyOAc_0po7epISp23X7T_0lMadHtHpyS/s1600/DSC00917.JPG" height="424" title="little league parade" width="640" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>I had a birthday</strong> and was spoiled to death by Keith. I'm a lucky girl!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The older boys have become obsessed with this <strong>#disneyside</strong> app that turns your face into a Disney character. What they don't know is that the app saves all their selfies to my phone. It's pretty awesome.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh2BGQ7skzC4UHSiGRXyZijaVczW_3DrVzrqXCdVXqee1kJege4-coMUxwyikYrxJcJBtAL__eT1x0NzU1gZUQ6a-fw2Ws8pnP5xbIq0CLD__qNN1nVtB_e7SqGiyrzJJePbdJ6Ngd3fMZ/s1600/IMG_9231.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="JD selfie" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh2BGQ7skzC4UHSiGRXyZijaVczW_3DrVzrqXCdVXqee1kJege4-coMUxwyikYrxJcJBtAL__eT1x0NzU1gZUQ6a-fw2Ws8pnP5xbIq0CLD__qNN1nVtB_e7SqGiyrzJJePbdJ6Ngd3fMZ/s1600/IMG_9231.JPG" height="320" title="JD selfie" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfLpSt8GNu5WytmRj1yFnJAe6u56KbYc-H_z3o8L_t04eIujtffO3ySb4M21qULTZNkwE2ayz21RQJD_vgP-0jBZDOn_3WdgqyNkU4Dj5aFAxGiMKRqxo_-vVXuIcJfC60AC-RFlhVV3nt/s1600/IMG_9393.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="O selfie" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfLpSt8GNu5WytmRj1yFnJAe6u56KbYc-H_z3o8L_t04eIujtffO3ySb4M21qULTZNkwE2ayz21RQJD_vgP-0jBZDOn_3WdgqyNkU4Dj5aFAxGiMKRqxo_-vVXuIcJfC60AC-RFlhVV3nt/s1600/IMG_9393.JPG" height="320" title="O selfie" width="320" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Keith and I enjoy spending time with our friends and family at a <strong>couple's shower</strong> at a local brewery, but I'll post lots more wedding stuff as it gets closer.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8yi9kCvl7OirHNc1N_KbVf6mK95mSmMnVruBIkG-UXAkHc15EUbbGKrYHq_MKbAJtphUKr5j58Ct9rLj140SBrVlEwPfUlnAxTgIMFpGZ3sRov3rWlHHMky78AOeWp6_3CNbekV6Vndaw/s1600/IMG_9297.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="couples shower" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8yi9kCvl7OirHNc1N_KbVf6mK95mSmMnVruBIkG-UXAkHc15EUbbGKrYHq_MKbAJtphUKr5j58Ct9rLj140SBrVlEwPfUlnAxTgIMFpGZ3sRov3rWlHHMky78AOeWp6_3CNbekV6Vndaw/s1600/IMG_9297.JPG" height="640" title="couples shower" width="480" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading TryItMom!
Please visit often and share your comments. If you have ideas for a post, write me at Kimberly@TryItMom.com
<3 Kim</div>Kimberly Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11871637115201907124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875931201184337845.post-84575720121216758802015-03-31T10:22:00.000-04:002015-03-31T10:22:26.478-04:00Cardiff Travel Headrest<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I was approached to review <a href="http://www.cardiffproducts.com/product/travel-headrest/">Cardiff's Travel Headrest</a>, my first question was about safety. I know that it is not safe to have "extra" things in the car that could become dangerous in a crash, but I was assured that it meets the FMVSS213 and CMVSS213 standards. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My kids definitely have a bobble head affect when they fall asleep in the car, and it looks so uncomfortable! </span><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcBCnm1_IXB3KPGds88h_8mKjYoSCnWdABPGnifvXOEy3_6Qc-8FdNO8Kr9cDAZuK8FHCWIhzlLva-z6VY5oDKSD-4IP_tL8cxtkxgY6DkuKfvFe4JrhzDQj1NrBfE5DLlQ4ic_4CrUwCM/s1600/IMG_9391.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="3 kids sleeping in minivan" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcBCnm1_IXB3KPGds88h_8mKjYoSCnWdABPGnifvXOEy3_6Qc-8FdNO8Kr9cDAZuK8FHCWIhzlLva-z6VY5oDKSD-4IP_tL8cxtkxgY6DkuKfvFe4JrhzDQj1NrBfE5DLlQ4ic_4CrUwCM/s1600/IMG_9391.JPG" height="200" title="3 kids sleeping in minivan" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A three-way car nap is awesome, and this is how it starts with James. A few more minutes and he's slumped over with his head hanging over the arm rest</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Once assembled (I had a little trouble snapping the pieces together, but it's SOLID, high quality stuff), it was quick to install. It can stay in the car all the time because the arms can swivel up and out of the way. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The arms of the headrest have soft, padded fabric sleeves that are removable and machine-washable for easy cleaning.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It didn't work with our high-back booster, but it was great with the BubbleBum. I think I'll claim that seat on road trips so I can nap!</span><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHbW6pT9Fptxq3LeIOKeM8MsPnNFt6Jirvy_vuGFD3EVRwZaTYJevDOvYeC_qmT2yJk6FOvnZhTlH4PmPCUxyRP-Y4VZzX7hAg5Jc5Iw8mJutKFPhl79mtxwnSr0yTV7up34rrpKmJEABG/s1600/IMG_9387.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="cardiff headrest" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHbW6pT9Fptxq3LeIOKeM8MsPnNFt6Jirvy_vuGFD3EVRwZaTYJevDOvYeC_qmT2yJk6FOvnZhTlH4PmPCUxyRP-Y4VZzX7hAg5Jc5Iw8mJutKFPhl79mtxwnSr0yTV7up34rrpKmJEABG/s1600/IMG_9387.JPG" height="320" title="cardiff headrest" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sweet dreams. no sore neck.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhouC-DeXgMKcvvrb0ATMoLSknwVjhnAwYpZ6KZsbPCfMr1-k5ibDqA4OCqd9sG4-0o9LLyisCFBuRbBe0xL77axL2zQ7ea6tgGZOR_57XNacle_XxJPyiHCKaesK1RoSEuyT-U5Vt5jCaz/s1600/IMG_9388.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="all three car products" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhouC-DeXgMKcvvrb0ATMoLSknwVjhnAwYpZ6KZsbPCfMr1-k5ibDqA4OCqd9sG4-0o9LLyisCFBuRbBe0xL77axL2zQ7ea6tgGZOR_57XNacle_XxJPyiHCKaesK1RoSEuyT-U5Vt5jCaz/s1600/IMG_9388.JPG" height="320" title="all three car products" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is JD with all three products from the giveaway: Cardiff Headrest, BubbleBum, and MyBuckleMate.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'll be posting car-related posts all week, ending with one big giveaway of all the items, including the Cardiff Travel Headrest! </span><span id="goog_915825680"></span><br />
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="53aec11c8" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/53aec11c8/" id="rcwidget_9llqhfnd" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="//widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script><br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">**Disclosure: Cardiff sent me a free product to review. All opinions are my own.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading TryItMom!
Please visit often and share your comments. If you have ideas for a post, write me at Kimberly@TryItMom.com
<3 Kim</div>Kimberly Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11871637115201907124noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875931201184337845.post-16522595909950142342015-03-25T20:33:00.001-04:002015-03-25T21:09:19.742-04:00MyBuckleMate<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm continuing my week of car-related posts with <a href="http://www.mybucklemate.com/">MyBuckleMate</a>. Anyone with a kid in a 3rd row knows how important it is for that kid to be able to buckle themselves. JD has been buckling himself in for a while now, but sometimes it takes a while, and time is precious in our morning routine! After installing MyBuckleMate (which took seconds), he said that it was "easier because it doesn't move around as much". It keeps the buckle propped up and easy to reach. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhssCOtL3Y79ZU8Eh1y9xWJeXBdTxgyephTPUfcYRsUiszQRZszQ_DinHHETGBlWbC6gIShKo5T4555TMGQ1h2tKwoPSxkpdgbDellZkCkm5-Tkpo2oe6Z2ODWJGcqtb2FfalW6g_c34Ktw/s1600/IMG_9385.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="minivan buckles" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhssCOtL3Y79ZU8Eh1y9xWJeXBdTxgyephTPUfcYRsUiszQRZszQ_DinHHETGBlWbC6gIShKo5T4555TMGQ1h2tKwoPSxkpdgbDellZkCkm5-Tkpo2oe6Z2ODWJGcqtb2FfalW6g_c34Ktw/s1600/IMG_9385.JPG" height="320" title="minivan buckles" width="296" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is how the buckles usually look.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnLi8JkYqTHDqWpOQimud_vP2R2l6EfIhUYa2H453Lpa5inxyDZwjlFyeDuCL_7mqgE0m29mtlFVLKfAHWC1McHbSVeAPDrUaWORXGirySqO6OUWrmTGiQ9TdiqcnweTUisLvxIM6oVc0q/s1600/IMG_9384.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="mybucklemate" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnLi8JkYqTHDqWpOQimud_vP2R2l6EfIhUYa2H453Lpa5inxyDZwjlFyeDuCL_7mqgE0m29mtlFVLKfAHWC1McHbSVeAPDrUaWORXGirySqO6OUWrmTGiQ9TdiqcnweTUisLvxIM6oVc0q/s1600/IMG_9384.JPG" height="315" title="mybucklemate" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is how MyBuckleMate props it up.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjF95klAJ7hMpHUR3JfqJE5iQSICid4dsD_hrwInP1qUsAm-fQ1zg4XCJeDFXUv9EW9gMNLPCxjO6tph7qJE5LGEJ-NzJy6zi8afu9mFGpwGKZcguhjeEVDStXXbZkODavDnPqePMyyxv9/s1600/IMG_9386.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="MyBuckleMate" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjF95klAJ7hMpHUR3JfqJE5iQSICid4dsD_hrwInP1qUsAm-fQ1zg4XCJeDFXUv9EW9gMNLPCxjO6tph7qJE5LGEJ-NzJy6zi8afu9mFGpwGKZcguhjeEVDStXXbZkODavDnPqePMyyxv9/s1600/IMG_9386.JPG" height="313" title="MyBuckleMate" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It even fits in the tight place next to JD's booster. </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdAsGugO6vZRaJs0ZYN7wdXJM4ifukfAgiYf5vPoApbbBEOg2VbM_ETAR3hVABJ8e-H64tWuPDVuhdve4ba__jGfafB2aYrH_fWBmpPFBUVMOrUCNHgi1hs1BrNKsJlN8aAi-xm53pnz62/s1600/Screen+shot+2015-01-28+at+2.58.48+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdAsGugO6vZRaJs0ZYN7wdXJM4ifukfAgiYf5vPoApbbBEOg2VbM_ETAR3hVABJ8e-H64tWuPDVuhdve4ba__jGfafB2aYrH_fWBmpPFBUVMOrUCNHgi1hs1BrNKsJlN8aAi-xm53pnz62/s1600/Screen+shot+2015-01-28+at+2.58.48+PM.png" height="319" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'll be posting car-related posts all week, ending with one big giveaway of all the items, including MyBuckleMate! Enter below and keep checking back all week for more posts & chances to win.</span><span id="goog_915825680"></span><br />
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="53aec11c8" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/53aec11c8/" id="rcwidget_9llqhfnd" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="//widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script><br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">**Disclosure: MyBuckleMate sent me a free product to review. All opinions are my own.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading TryItMom!
Please visit often and share your comments. If you have ideas for a post, write me at Kimberly@TryItMom.com
<3 Kim</div>Kimberly Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11871637115201907124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875931201184337845.post-17723502964988771242015-03-22T19:46:00.002-04:002015-03-22T19:50:08.539-04:00BubbleBum Review & BIG car accessory giveaway <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I was pregnant with K3, Keith and I knew we would both need new cars to accommodate our growing family. We looked at EVERY make and climbed into the back of EVERY model to assess how the car seat situation was going to work. We settled on the Honda Odyssey for me, and that is the vehicle we do almost all our family travel in. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One giant vehicle was enough, so Keith decided against a super-sized SUV with a third row and got a Jeep Grand Cherokee. He keeps an infant base and a high-back booster latched in the backseat, but <a href="http://www.bubblebum.co/us/">BubbleBum</a> is what makes it possible for him to fit all three kids safely if he needs to. </span><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxNAFzZTRo2FyW9RRzewc_eWceHFgOJaP3ZPv6_ttq66ODFYudkGNDkOERtXYjeg_LFrhkDIh4VMz-IQxIIjbc_TbHDhE1IS6GvLweeiBP2LxNdUk2fUWyOoHcPdsgNtwkYo9tm-CL3Do/s1600/DSC00845.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="3 car seats in jeep" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxNAFzZTRo2FyW9RRzewc_eWceHFgOJaP3ZPv6_ttq66ODFYudkGNDkOERtXYjeg_LFrhkDIh4VMz-IQxIIjbc_TbHDhE1IS6GvLweeiBP2LxNdUk2fUWyOoHcPdsgNtwkYo9tm-CL3Do/s1600/DSC00845.JPG" height="424" title="3 car seats in jeep" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All 3 in the backseat!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">BubbleBum is an inflatable booster seat </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">for kids ages 4-11 and weighing 40-100 pounds.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With Little League season starting up, and two of our kids on two different teams, I see carpooling in our future. I can send James with this if someone offers a ride, or keep it in the minivan for any extra kids we accumulate. Deflated, it's also small enough to throw in my diaper bag for taxi rides in the city. And because I'm always worried about car safety, I checked out its rating: the IIHS (Insurance Institute of Highway Safety) named it their “Best Bet” in their booster seat evaluation report.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUKRFVfzTr1S-HEkcDbDDqxaIlTvVqtqnTHMNTMF6tKksA-SfMJ7OG1XiFIsLIgY2PoQXAl8fnTUeinzMdPysThBl6BZZeMJxrCRuTRRNdMcJQeOXxpfOcGsxYAU2zI3z9pFFp12EdhK6s/s1600/blk_newpackaging_fullkit+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUKRFVfzTr1S-HEkcDbDDqxaIlTvVqtqnTHMNTMF6tKksA-SfMJ7OG1XiFIsLIgY2PoQXAl8fnTUeinzMdPysThBl6BZZeMJxrCRuTRRNdMcJQeOXxpfOcGsxYAU2zI3z9pFFp12EdhK6s/s1600/blk_newpackaging_fullkit+copy.jpg" height="266" width="400" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'll be posting car-related posts all week, ending with one big giveaway of all the items, including a BubbleBum inflatable seat! Enter below and keep checking back all week for more posts & chances to win.</span><span id="goog_915825680"></span><br />
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="53aec11c8" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/53aec11c8/" id="rcwidget_9llqhfnd" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="//widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script><br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">**Disclosure: BubbleBum sent me a free product to review. All opinions are my own.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading TryItMom!
Please visit often and share your comments. If you have ideas for a post, write me at Kimberly@TryItMom.com
<3 Kim</div>Kimberly Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11871637115201907124noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875931201184337845.post-16810824473400973982015-03-15T20:17:00.000-04:002015-03-15T20:17:43.705-04:00Isabelle Grace Jewelry Review & Giveaway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I was asked to choose a piece of <a href="http://www.isabellegracejewelry.com/">Isabelle Grace Jewelry</a> to review, I spent way too much time browsing their site and daydreaming about all the different ways I could personalize each piece, gifts I could give to my friends and friends' daughters, and the gifts I would like to receive.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I liked that each piece is meant to be an heirloom, and I could create a piece that tells my story. Instead of using my boys' initials, I decided to tell my love story and get a piece with my and Keith's initials. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As with all their pieces, the necklace I designed is handmade in the USA. It arrived surprisingly quickly and beautifully packaged.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8MvTNtcXzoAPwPQizKEJDsiTbkEufmpcFNzmOiUUhPIyAv4ncjFoAzB9rs-8KivYd33wXBIFEY5amgCaVOMmX28cXmcnqckCHMUQp1Ft4AmUMgAO4mmu9Sg5dLlpwYJ0JrmhifDzXe6i/s1600/Initial+Bar+Necklace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8MvTNtcXzoAPwPQizKEJDsiTbkEufmpcFNzmOiUUhPIyAv4ncjFoAzB9rs-8KivYd33wXBIFEY5amgCaVOMmX28cXmcnqckCHMUQp1Ft4AmUMgAO4mmu9Sg5dLlpwYJ0JrmhifDzXe6i/s1600/Initial+Bar+Necklace.jpg" height="320" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the <a href="http://www.isabellegracejewelry.com/category_s/96.htm">Initial Bar necklace </a>I chose.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6nbeoCDuqb_B5ylf_KnpwnXMqzbKJuA9wQZU1Am6eigIPyg5-rLXQBrDXuXpeOFO6cLoJKJgqvySJ-3UHN7weHKGxhHmx_f0tfqL9S6ETBOuwz-c0C42Xc1dHwdcflYgPEPQ0UjkcYf8i/s1600/IMG_8781.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6nbeoCDuqb_B5ylf_KnpwnXMqzbKJuA9wQZU1Am6eigIPyg5-rLXQBrDXuXpeOFO6cLoJKJgqvySJ-3UHN7weHKGxhHmx_f0tfqL9S6ETBOuwz-c0C42Xc1dHwdcflYgPEPQ0UjkcYf8i/s1600/IMG_8781.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love the way it came out, and it's perfect for everyday wear.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_RZMyNJEE2dmfbZo7jC6lptv0Gf5LWzgNfXArWiX_czXkwi2p6mqiIXVi6XjAa-j5nKEeYlr1kHvm4xfKAOAw5kUcDLburGtHqAfUFF9w5IYzNQeROdxHDOyZBblmXM9TpH58F575_G5/s1600/IMG_8773.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_RZMyNJEE2dmfbZo7jC6lptv0Gf5LWzgNfXArWiX_czXkwi2p6mqiIXVi6XjAa-j5nKEeYlr1kHvm4xfKAOAw5kUcDLburGtHqAfUFF9w5IYzNQeROdxHDOyZBblmXM9TpH58F575_G5/s1600/IMG_8773.JPG" height="220" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It survived a lot of this!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 16px;"><span class="il"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Isabelle Grace is kindly offering another necklace for a lucky reader. Use the easy entry below, and good luck!</span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 16px;"><span class="il"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you're looking for more, check out Isabelle Grace Jewelry on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/IsabelleGraceJewelry">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/igracejewelry">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/igracejewelry/">Pinterest</a>, and <a href="http://instagram.com/isabellegracejewelry">Instagram</a>.</span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span>
<div>
<b><u><br /></u></b></div>
<div>
</div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="53aec11c7" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/53aec11c7/" id="rcwidget_txe8zmpj" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a><br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">**Disclosure: Isabelle Grace Jewelry sent me a free product to review. All opinions are my own.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading TryItMom!
Please visit often and share your comments. If you have ideas for a post, write me at Kimberly@TryItMom.com
<3 Kim</div>Kimberly Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11871637115201907124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875931201184337845.post-74577498773746156782015-03-03T20:29:00.001-05:002015-03-03T20:29:57.112-05:00March Update<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are STILL having snow days here, but hopefully I will be talking about SPRING in the next update. Hopefully.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">O had a special time at school as Star of the Week, and I was very happy to be able to visit his classroom. They were also celebrating Chinese New Year, so I read a book about what kindergarten is like in China and we practiced eating snack with chopsticks. It was ADORABLE.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh63qzsCEOSMqCLXfdNHPZ5X_T989Kl0tW5Qr6aEkQubjncqZqiSRz_xKGFhdfF-j7LXgWZRatnPnwbJchiNaSPmDvzRhAjjEbTsanL56024ajGFwID38kkQX2kQOjFXYhKlquVvCKrp4eH/s1600/IMG_8814.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="star of the week" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh63qzsCEOSMqCLXfdNHPZ5X_T989Kl0tW5Qr6aEkQubjncqZqiSRz_xKGFhdfF-j7LXgWZRatnPnwbJchiNaSPmDvzRhAjjEbTsanL56024ajGFwID38kkQX2kQOjFXYhKlquVvCKrp4eH/s1600/IMG_8814.JPG" height="480" title="star of the week" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTug4-fri0_IbZTx-tsJ8LgGPfRBA_hITFgmmm-dBPn8-9GZUy-UN7ZA7Vw91Eq0-LECStoNy7pMHzSr5586X409KEy1KYwQT0YPHLavWMFKNkvWyy6SHsy22TdOhTgPq-cSM_3CO7vhkW/s1600/IMG_8818.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="eating with chopsticks" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTug4-fri0_IbZTx-tsJ8LgGPfRBA_hITFgmmm-dBPn8-9GZUy-UN7ZA7Vw91Eq0-LECStoNy7pMHzSr5586X409KEy1KYwQT0YPHLavWMFKNkvWyy6SHsy22TdOhTgPq-cSM_3CO7vhkW/s1600/IMG_8818.JPG" height="640" title="eating with chopsticks" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">K3 passed his 6 month tests with flying colors- except for the hearing test because he didn't let them put the thing in his ear for long enough to get results.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuTM_GbgfO5UrQjDDWMKNpgOBYJip6gX810GGqWHP4an332C1HVq8VOTy_ryVPvDUg7ERnty_fg5u79hZMRc5Z5BRHUbhuDJ90tz07G5CSlmFFYr8I-zs44k4GffJBtPPHkE39RORHud_O/s1600/IMG_8862.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="baby vision test" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuTM_GbgfO5UrQjDDWMKNpgOBYJip6gX810GGqWHP4an332C1HVq8VOTy_ryVPvDUg7ERnty_fg5u79hZMRc5Z5BRHUbhuDJ90tz07G5CSlmFFYr8I-zs44k4GffJBtPPHkE39RORHud_O/s1600/IMG_8862.JPG" height="640" title="baby vision test" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQc7E4DcExL_zdCENHS6IMxxR6HgAKvfAdi08VhTq0miLbt2pr_cHtgyenGDLgMhsb-XRuVp_lytx7R90mlNznT_Y8Y_wzzlB4t7jssCRXfwmoVoJZACjJeKCrDT9w8kPieXD6KzgfCQ5P/s1600/IMG_8868.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="baby well visit" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQc7E4DcExL_zdCENHS6IMxxR6HgAKvfAdi08VhTq0miLbt2pr_cHtgyenGDLgMhsb-XRuVp_lytx7R90mlNznT_Y8Y_wzzlB4t7jssCRXfwmoVoJZACjJeKCrDT9w8kPieXD6KzgfCQ5P/s1600/IMG_8868.JPG" height="480" title="baby well visit" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The paper did not stand a chance.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The boys and I had a great February break from school, and although we didn't venture out in the cold often, we did visit the <a href="http://www.tryitmom.com/2012/04/40-things-to-do-with-toddler-on-long.html">Cradle of Aviation Museum</a> with my mom. </span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51XQLKmY3weXSZOAqstlDrkneW35yjTM_cObB1Q1cb1GHqZWWMFKHEhU-0siA_lLOpqeYJQrO68hVeZaeBcoILDPls6ij3LYzAC2MFzCG0rbgq8omsch1yzvFjKiAT6HJF0NqvY16OcqW/s1600/IMG_8903.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51XQLKmY3weXSZOAqstlDrkneW35yjTM_cObB1Q1cb1GHqZWWMFKHEhU-0siA_lLOpqeYJQrO68hVeZaeBcoILDPls6ij3LYzAC2MFzCG0rbgq8omsch1yzvFjKiAT6HJF0NqvY16OcqW/s1600/IMG_8903.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All three boys continue to do well in their swimming lessons. K3 is kicking on his own, O passed his level four test, and JD is getting more and more competitive. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkrBkUY5b4v0Jd1210Ritv91PegCEEED6ZSutl7_IGhybVl0csz0hB4-FAn-wGsYqV5f__XWqwDa8kRqF1w05EynhNAXYGEn3fEpVU9YHStC9J0g1tigXtMJdbg5VT3WyISso2txTq8Qh9/s1600/IMG_8933.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkrBkUY5b4v0Jd1210Ritv91PegCEEED6ZSutl7_IGhybVl0csz0hB4-FAn-wGsYqV5f__XWqwDa8kRqF1w05EynhNAXYGEn3fEpVU9YHStC9J0g1tigXtMJdbg5VT3WyISso2txTq8Qh9/s1600/IMG_8933.JPG" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And just this past week, K3 turned 7 months! He is silly and happy and curious and fast. He is on the move and getting into things already. One of his favorite times is when I put him on the floor with a basket of toys that he can pull out and spread around. </span><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJCIwBujLn1IyHhcUEm4o27Dk_nWwZxJFpTLNGNAXSyaa2rpn0-isq8TtT7NMYUaRD-pwtmuqfsgvMYL2NqkHzgiHYOwYgVZfvWO5jC1-wIdFnw-ZONAge7uOPxmpJa1lngvgStIUgwbu/s1600/DSC00800.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJCIwBujLn1IyHhcUEm4o27Dk_nWwZxJFpTLNGNAXSyaa2rpn0-isq8TtT7NMYUaRD-pwtmuqfsgvMYL2NqkHzgiHYOwYgVZfvWO5jC1-wIdFnw-ZONAge7uOPxmpJa1lngvgStIUgwbu/s1600/DSC00800.JPG" height="640" width="424" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yo!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSsdszUA_skmwekWR-IZoUKRwWoBO9l55P0R6x4QR0O6rKPUxh7JU9dUtswb7tOQVSYYlsZaJvoh0bLm8NMnZLWab8Qm_ztMftlj1xUXZUm6HYWzqDZi63qRyqVjYnrcWZ8U6NcDmkOq1n/s1600/DSC00809.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSsdszUA_skmwekWR-IZoUKRwWoBO9l55P0R6x4QR0O6rKPUxh7JU9dUtswb7tOQVSYYlsZaJvoh0bLm8NMnZLWab8Qm_ztMftlj1xUXZUm6HYWzqDZi63qRyqVjYnrcWZ8U6NcDmkOq1n/s1600/DSC00809.JPG" height="640" width="424" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A serious pose</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDaArCbDcspgRsmUG3ILJOhYtp54UVZdelb6vauE2lL6DlUFmWfYjm_XxZIJ84z0hMT54dXpZS2dEP7Yy58cpKNHbLYRPfzJ6xZwp62ymouI9bRDx4rKMKm8cMl0b-6ly5tmRDB_723f8x/s1600/DSC00814.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDaArCbDcspgRsmUG3ILJOhYtp54UVZdelb6vauE2lL6DlUFmWfYjm_XxZIJ84z0hMT54dXpZS2dEP7Yy58cpKNHbLYRPfzJ6xZwp62ymouI9bRDx4rKMKm8cMl0b-6ly5tmRDB_723f8x/s1600/DSC00814.JPG" height="640" width="424" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOD25oo441lc5Or_qdY1w_yLEQ1XfRt7h-0DNKGHUEPezFsoc4iDpYeXUa6P67ZGhyphenhyphenbQOyUyR0Bq9y41cNDVprqVHChyphenhyphenOq_RtwQCLsodmddKeSR_Rzs5qxvNfBYvtBq0z_ZGNo7s1VS9Cs/s1600/DSC00830.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOD25oo441lc5Or_qdY1w_yLEQ1XfRt7h-0DNKGHUEPezFsoc4iDpYeXUa6P67ZGhyphenhyphenbQOyUyR0Bq9y41cNDVprqVHChyphenhyphenOq_RtwQCLsodmddKeSR_Rzs5qxvNfBYvtBq0z_ZGNo7s1VS9Cs/s1600/DSC00830.JPG" height="640" width="424" /></a></div>
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As far as Keith and I, there are exactly 101 days until the wedding!! We have a bunch of offers on our home, and we are house hunting like it's our job. It's like we are doing every stressful thing all at once, and then the rest of our lives will be cake. I can't wait!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading TryItMom!
Please visit often and share your comments. If you have ideas for a post, write me at Kimberly@TryItMom.com
<3 Kim</div>Kimberly Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11871637115201907124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875931201184337845.post-91659373808924120332015-02-22T22:03:00.001-05:002015-02-24T21:34:16.030-05:00Pish Posh Baby Review & Giveaway<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was not familiar with <a href="http://www.pishposhbaby.com/">Pish Posh Baby</a>, so I was very excited to get to know them and get my hands (and K3's hands) on these new products. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With our big move getting closer and closer, we have been packing boxes every day. I am pickier than ever about what I'm keeping, packing, and moving to our new home. Even though the <a href="http://www.pishposhbaby.com/blooming-baby-bath.html">Blooming Baby Bath</a> will take up some box space, it is definitely a keeper!</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI5Mxu4qdL9WbhDR5ybaVMOceHDtr4ZbcjrNGkLips-FSob9TNL_ySocjCEkoALOPfFzGms2ULX4dJRSct1SfrK2k2KzHzo7yMGpl-OK5U-3iBxE98DLnd1yR8MHsrr5Zds_rJ59hassXl/s1600/IMG_9006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="pish posh blooming bath" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI5Mxu4qdL9WbhDR5ybaVMOceHDtr4ZbcjrNGkLips-FSob9TNL_ySocjCEkoALOPfFzGms2ULX4dJRSct1SfrK2k2KzHzo7yMGpl-OK5U-3iBxE98DLnd1yR8MHsrr5Zds_rJ59hassXl/s1600/IMG_9006.JPG" height="300" title="pish posh blooming bath" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEK1iznb16soaxfRt8whS5NGKlrt0TNAlwZwbgtZ-TjAhhOB95zS-JcBzd5AbfkOBfHUF9g1Thn2O5OfxCYojzJTY_R34V1Cb8NjSzj2dTSwMpPu2KqpvffSqDA8CYUueSfirA6RB87Hq/s1600/IMG_9011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="pish posh blooming bath" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEK1iznb16soaxfRt8whS5NGKlrt0TNAlwZwbgtZ-TjAhhOB95zS-JcBzd5AbfkOBfHUF9g1Thn2O5OfxCYojzJTY_R34V1Cb8NjSzj2dTSwMpPu2KqpvffSqDA8CYUueSfirA6RB87Hq/s1600/IMG_9011.JPG" height="640" title="pish posh blooming bath" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibujPHMLoXt5mdp7qZjZJjpGHVwnNVkGRX7zzuAJqMXokD06aAAhTwPI_jBnZlGAr2utx_v_UC5fw8J5gJDRQB0sAAcj21FLLP7DxK3YzxiYeq8u5ocbhpLM2OkReYmHsX04lrFBG_m_XG/s1600/IMG_9012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="pish posh blooming bath" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibujPHMLoXt5mdp7qZjZJjpGHVwnNVkGRX7zzuAJqMXokD06aAAhTwPI_jBnZlGAr2utx_v_UC5fw8J5gJDRQB0sAAcj21FLLP7DxK3YzxiYeq8u5ocbhpLM2OkReYmHsX04lrFBG_m_XG/s1600/IMG_9012.JPG" height="640" title="pish posh blooming bath" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmOGAhmF00iR4RoRDxjsei-4BYUJgXro5U9l6Cy53PSpyNvhTfxalSySVWqUIpOU-BSMsFKDIRj9EBztujKtzmXRgFv3movDiFH6nbT9i-FGG_01CTuAgDEEIHjThcYq4RI_vw1gaVRwz/s1600/IMG_9016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="pish posh blooming bath" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmOGAhmF00iR4RoRDxjsei-4BYUJgXro5U9l6Cy53PSpyNvhTfxalSySVWqUIpOU-BSMsFKDIRj9EBztujKtzmXRgFv3movDiFH6nbT9i-FGG_01CTuAgDEEIHjThcYq4RI_vw1gaVRwz/s1600/IMG_9016.JPG" height="640" title="pish posh blooming bath" width="480" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have never done baths in the kitchen sink with any of the boys, but we will never go back to bathing a tiny baby anywhere else. And even with a 17 pound 6-month-old, it was wonderful to stand and wash him. The<b> <a href="http://www.pishposhbaby.com/blooming-baby-bath.html">Blooming Bath</a></b> is handmade and very cuddly, safe, and adorable. I plopped it in the sink, washed the baby, and then cleaned it in the laundry with a load of towels. Easy peasy! K3 loved it just as much as splashing in the tub, and I wish I could be snuggled in something so cushiony and soft in my bath!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Skip Hop</b> is a brand I have bought in the past, but the <a href="http://www.pishposhbaby.com/skip-hop-hug---hide-activity-toys-owl.html">Hug and Hide Activity Toy</a> was a new addition to the baby toy basket. There has been a lot of playing and learning since we took this sweetheart out of the box, and the monkey or bear will probably make an appearance in K3's Easter basket. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIz4ri72ru2CoZhpU8u_ltBDWEjn_X5RQqWJFXDp7WTdnkvvNPqVF7LP95PBK_XL-bup8c2rATxn-CEAKadx2nyLpzxPewqiumbpd5xR-6RRQUZOFdDE57xy1zihWrV_MnsYIWVakp0LU/s1600/IMG_8954.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIz4ri72ru2CoZhpU8u_ltBDWEjn_X5RQqWJFXDp7WTdnkvvNPqVF7LP95PBK_XL-bup8c2rATxn-CEAKadx2nyLpzxPewqiumbpd5xR-6RRQUZOFdDE57xy1zihWrV_MnsYIWVakp0LU/s1600/IMG_8954.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPTAwY86xGiWRRpOoBJH8nd5e3tpLhd7R0Akcn_TLw78juo-KOSdAlgdhQ5Wk1Lh3OrWf2LfdwjbqD2JRvxVQDGGN5jAo4E1yopYf9QvwvQdNMeE0zh9SCuuDhfFuyxqPzp0phUQ33QkKA/s1600/IMG_8956.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPTAwY86xGiWRRpOoBJH8nd5e3tpLhd7R0Akcn_TLw78juo-KOSdAlgdhQ5Wk1Lh3OrWf2LfdwjbqD2JRvxVQDGGN5jAo4E1yopYf9QvwvQdNMeE0zh9SCuuDhfFuyxqPzp0phUQ33QkKA/s1600/IMG_8956.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6s_lfyrhMdHBtQ9MoqRzi4W_nD9In1Qru5vTxZMGMb6dOQC06JRgMSxrCJu788-oxxvX4iKTxRuWeU9zPnYvwEbWAZ85ymIe9q3GVIf97YtncLIuaZY2NBJnRV8O5gk3UxTGs1gqwUNd/s1600/IMG_8959.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6s_lfyrhMdHBtQ9MoqRzi4W_nD9In1Qru5vTxZMGMb6dOQC06JRgMSxrCJu788-oxxvX4iKTxRuWeU9zPnYvwEbWAZ85ymIe9q3GVIf97YtncLIuaZY2NBJnRV8O5gk3UxTGs1gqwUNd/s1600/IMG_8959.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1KkWi0Hy2kHhgCf2jFRTkg7PbWhLdDa4ZU8F-70_S2YG3geJRfFNGAnesIOdE3Jew4xeZyr6RioZotaaXyEN5LLMejEliu0kMY9otHIURxiKVGkB3bcqS9FASq-Qy9rUkCCZaUjFlwksb/s1600/IMG_8961.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1KkWi0Hy2kHhgCf2jFRTkg7PbWhLdDa4ZU8F-70_S2YG3geJRfFNGAnesIOdE3Jew4xeZyr6RioZotaaXyEN5LLMejEliu0kMY9otHIURxiKVGkB3bcqS9FASq-Qy9rUkCCZaUjFlwksb/s1600/IMG_8961.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-vYIDAKbpN-j1win5vxmHRgyzDCcLTAUJBersM4EwD2TbrqbhrEXfngUiRAL_N-ZUy4rFOQ-adikxVS_yZc4_JU5eOFJh7C3YAzxR1GfKkhU9ZMzZAAiaJcV1BMEN-pIj1dZb7MDZ9Md8/s1600/IMG_8962.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-vYIDAKbpN-j1win5vxmHRgyzDCcLTAUJBersM4EwD2TbrqbhrEXfngUiRAL_N-ZUy4rFOQ-adikxVS_yZc4_JU5eOFJh7C3YAzxR1GfKkhU9ZMzZAAiaJcV1BMEN-pIj1dZb7MDZ9Md8/s1600/IMG_8962.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9gr_-VIH9J76P1XWc8Vwn4hpd-xarnTrmdF1nNhcGJ1YAmgcmE5JDCgSta8H5NFKcgYWg-psLnIsqBPPNP14ijoDFC2ZljmBzSVtUrYG6UTHKXMDyR-pikLZp0FVYST3UF78KjNJ7qwvT/s1600/IMG_8963.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9gr_-VIH9J76P1XWc8Vwn4hpd-xarnTrmdF1nNhcGJ1YAmgcmE5JDCgSta8H5NFKcgYWg-psLnIsqBPPNP14ijoDFC2ZljmBzSVtUrYG6UTHKXMDyR-pikLZp0FVYST3UF78KjNJ7qwvT/s1600/IMG_8963.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVifi5sfag-cG0y6QSQE6y6H48aw46EQrPzenr9QyrjkMiCOsjNoK1apYhYsP-xE6hyphenhyphenfhe-8CmGT3tA8CQO-ZQ_mSY-SSVrg1c1rdYi3YXi85W6WBqLnwXltoAZOmQzSYQxB6yI-UGxmpT/s1600/IMG_8964.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVifi5sfag-cG0y6QSQE6y6H48aw46EQrPzenr9QyrjkMiCOsjNoK1apYhYsP-xE6hyphenhyphenfhe-8CmGT3tA8CQO-ZQ_mSY-SSVrg1c1rdYi3YXi85W6WBqLnwXltoAZOmQzSYQxB6yI-UGxmpT/s1600/IMG_8964.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdMwPiXPC2jE2g1FuYvFC2TlM-X3ZbB7mAjPp0eqjOpl2ECbwLK_FPIp9BpQZ7tn4Dn8wV6KkMKhum2vIVaesgdOsx6M8sNorXtDvNW8_O9f1IGgNWHQsKi5Xg5n9bJRHZnZa3DEzzkI3e/s1600/IMG_8968.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdMwPiXPC2jE2g1FuYvFC2TlM-X3ZbB7mAjPp0eqjOpl2ECbwLK_FPIp9BpQZ7tn4Dn8wV6KkMKhum2vIVaesgdOsx6M8sNorXtDvNW8_O9f1IGgNWHQsKi5Xg5n9bJRHZnZa3DEzzkI3e/s1600/IMG_8968.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVM7MFVtlxJNbuVYHlVmhGsTgSKK_EobB5CTSCLygnwVptVQcr2XgyXY5kkraV9pTbiTyXoawaymQ0zT_NFI0dKeJAshzrb3hINQwXdJyqWbhecuwTZKhYFQ9-ofcl50bfANncb-qJpQQn/s1600/IMG_8969.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVM7MFVtlxJNbuVYHlVmhGsTgSKK_EobB5CTSCLygnwVptVQcr2XgyXY5kkraV9pTbiTyXoawaymQ0zT_NFI0dKeJAshzrb3hINQwXdJyqWbhecuwTZKhYFQ9-ofcl50bfANncb-qJpQQn/s1600/IMG_8969.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3od_Hdsp4XI9RwFeQtBA1HHEOVh40fSL52DL-Zy5aBuECjRze7W1M_dpvbUzTo-vsMmKY3d_AHZNY1gnpy7bY18kor0LnzT3rMB-73OKB3EQWk6G-DsSgiKvSCcb_qROvN5G4mYexjN8f/s1600/IMG_8973.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3od_Hdsp4XI9RwFeQtBA1HHEOVh40fSL52DL-Zy5aBuECjRze7W1M_dpvbUzTo-vsMmKY3d_AHZNY1gnpy7bY18kor0LnzT3rMB-73OKB3EQWk6G-DsSgiKvSCcb_qROvN5G4mYexjN8f/s1600/IMG_8973.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLvAgJEOZgE5Ho8Yd-pLugROuiW7lwZmq6ZdEgkolVt7iFlztxUCVYuifeAId03QE0f-UmuBtaXnvSZLehe7Y2PHYo2hH0LATKuqCluhpvumKO-6RDpDTAD7sS5U7Ic_NH7Nd23tcfJaHt/s1600/IMG_8974.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLvAgJEOZgE5Ho8Yd-pLugROuiW7lwZmq6ZdEgkolVt7iFlztxUCVYuifeAId03QE0f-UmuBtaXnvSZLehe7Y2PHYo2hH0LATKuqCluhpvumKO-6RDpDTAD7sS5U7Ic_NH7Nd23tcfJaHt/s1600/IMG_8974.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe3-P-N2IcVQ0xvYqCuqAuakX_Re4B7w0qNz8sd4kfEcI43UFxhIuR3LaJXD_L8FRRFb2IIqCv478zcm1ezOBgT34ggJ0TNU_G1XhCDiJNBReGg3b5C6wrrl_IQ9Wy5rh6R8-20eZ5OsRK/s1600/IMG_8975.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe3-P-N2IcVQ0xvYqCuqAuakX_Re4B7w0qNz8sd4kfEcI43UFxhIuR3LaJXD_L8FRRFb2IIqCv478zcm1ezOBgT34ggJ0TNU_G1XhCDiJNBReGg3b5C6wrrl_IQ9Wy5rh6R8-20eZ5OsRK/s1600/IMG_8975.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As you can see, K3 took his time testing (and tasting) each feature of the toy. There are 10 (TEN!) activities including a mirror, crinkly and squeaky things, and teething pieces. It's my go to keep-the-baby occupied while I make dinner/make a phone call/do homework with older kids/empty the dishwasher. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzpoJU286xNNUIc1ur3peoj6WYCef8_1KiVz9D5gbPhkE3fexC0nyryfHTSuaTwH5Rit_of4BjnqIv7A4F87bNxKoyXvTxI4AIEdQ90gak1MNcEDK6EAhRyhnhOtG6X2XOkzCwaQCVd9wL/s1600/Screen+shot+2015-01-28+at+3.00.33+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzpoJU286xNNUIc1ur3peoj6WYCef8_1KiVz9D5gbPhkE3fexC0nyryfHTSuaTwH5Rit_of4BjnqIv7A4F87bNxKoyXvTxI4AIEdQ90gak1MNcEDK6EAhRyhnhOtG6X2XOkzCwaQCVd9wL/s1600/Screen+shot+2015-01-28+at+3.00.33+PM.png" height="197" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif298fidtqjo-Fopy9AnbqOr5gAqNnw5xu1NWNtQyAnt8CVb0aXM1U5aZ6eNpzBL_vwHMGrUURQva6RzWzXXDJzN-cRqZIn589Dy8UIVuwrm_ZLuZMbGpYAVEvF96dwvZjESjJw-lYqmky/s1600/Screen+shot+2015-01-28+at+2.59.47+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif298fidtqjo-Fopy9AnbqOr5gAqNnw5xu1NWNtQyAnt8CVb0aXM1U5aZ6eNpzBL_vwHMGrUURQva6RzWzXXDJzN-cRqZIn589Dy8UIVuwrm_ZLuZMbGpYAVEvF96dwvZjESjJw-lYqmky/s1600/Screen+shot+2015-01-28+at+2.59.47+PM.png" height="211" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And, thanks to <a href="http://www.pishposhbaby.com/">Pish Posh Baby</a>, you can win these two products to love in your home as much as we do! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="53aec11c6" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/53aec11c6/" id="rcwidget_cd7g96k0" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="//widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<br />
<blockquote style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 13px;" type="cite">
<div dir="auto">
<blockquote type="cite">
</blockquote>
</div>
</blockquote>
<div class="p1">
<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">About <a href="http://www.pishposhbaby.com/">Pish Posh Baby</a></span></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The dream of PishPoshBaby was born out of a desire to find the more reliable baby products and advice available to real moms just like you. Their high-quality store supplies facts and advice to parents who are completely lost in the whirlwind of baby gear. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">**Disclosure: Pish Posh Baby sent me free products to review. All opinions are my own.</span></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading TryItMom!
Please visit often and share your comments. If you have ideas for a post, write me at Kimberly@TryItMom.com
<3 Kim</div>Kimberly Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11871637115201907124noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875931201184337845.post-50829282428760416982015-01-28T12:34:00.002-05:002015-01-28T14:55:57.391-05:00January Update<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy New Year! Being snowed in for the third day in a row is a great reason to play some catch up, so here's what's been happening.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh18X6D-R7RpMl_PzE8vGQOfh-nGr9TvYuH-mdwZdKMtlbLDggAfjnUlzq546UQj2SHgM7TW3xAq83OgUZGhf3kxGfIcESHcXQBjnKiKCO4mzCm1i7s5ZX0SoNtLv61pBsgtVOvNdlAlTD/s1600/Screen+shot+2015-01-28+at+12.20.00+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="6 months old" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh18X6D-R7RpMl_PzE8vGQOfh-nGr9TvYuH-mdwZdKMtlbLDggAfjnUlzq546UQj2SHgM7TW3xAq83OgUZGhf3kxGfIcESHcXQBjnKiKCO4mzCm1i7s5ZX0SoNtLv61pBsgtVOvNdlAlTD/s1600/Screen+shot+2015-01-28+at+12.20.00+PM.png" height="400" title="6 months old" width="398" /></a></div>
<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f8f8f8; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; margin-top: 40px; padding-bottom: 50%; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 50%; text-align: -webkit-auto; width: 100%;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">K3 is 6 months today</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> (or 0.5 according to JD and O)! He is very much enjoying playing with toys, rolling around, and trying his first foods. He is just starting to sit up on his own and is thisclose to crawling. The teachers at daycare can't get enough of his big, flirty smile, and his transition to "school" has been as close to perfect as could be. One thing he has developed a strong dislike for is wiping his nose- which became a problem during his first cold, but thankfully we are past that! Hooray for NoseFrida and Boogie Wipes!</span><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4IfQ8QnWbwNV6_rtdjr_qhHTZ2b8yk4QlxtGKJ3aNYiaYUZTCYZ7rRqZbKbZiYlB95D3I4R3Eh-WVk6iifvB4HsV6YUxqJu8Er1tFl9KE3iXnlumoNAb7dumvTP7t5n2bSa3wOJPVobT/s1600/IMG_8567.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Baby in exersaucer" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4IfQ8QnWbwNV6_rtdjr_qhHTZ2b8yk4QlxtGKJ3aNYiaYUZTCYZ7rRqZbKbZiYlB95D3I4R3Eh-WVk6iifvB4HsV6YUxqJu8Er1tFl9KE3iXnlumoNAb7dumvTP7t5n2bSa3wOJPVobT/s1600/IMG_8567.JPG" height="640" title="Baby in exersaucer" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Toys!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFMdozmi3TCtBQ_RBTz8gyLIqVmLyS-TaRHM_JXk8OjYUJslhPuhyphenhyphenAhxpVB24IlA2iw3Anrva3A25rW2qTBrfQrcdnzMJarXD07mKYP1cHuyXbP0JVF2ddwgChwiwjOqJvK3-bH7Ei-KL/s1600/IMG_8570.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="baby standing" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFMdozmi3TCtBQ_RBTz8gyLIqVmLyS-TaRHM_JXk8OjYUJslhPuhyphenhyphenAhxpVB24IlA2iw3Anrva3A25rW2qTBrfQrcdnzMJarXD07mKYP1cHuyXbP0JVF2ddwgChwiwjOqJvK3-bH7Ei-KL/s1600/IMG_8570.JPG" height="640" title="baby standing" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More toys!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ69-nlxKK8dKvDzssEKu3jxeH1qAPSEa19N6IT2f5VUPHv2D43rHexc6mqrCkTZH0NCAC_yRMScovDRwmW_ldB9wAiDEYCYaGYl8Qe2hGIVHL61ZoUYmC5nH7igCj6NRmkJ6AgI8Vu94_/s1600/IMG_8705.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="baby eating string bean" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ69-nlxKK8dKvDzssEKu3jxeH1qAPSEa19N6IT2f5VUPHv2D43rHexc6mqrCkTZH0NCAC_yRMScovDRwmW_ldB9wAiDEYCYaGYl8Qe2hGIVHL61ZoUYmC5nH7igCj6NRmkJ6AgI8Vu94_/s1600/IMG_8705.JPG" height="640" title="baby eating string bean" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">String bean! mmmm</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The wedding is getting closer. </span> 135 days away to be exact. We finally found someone awesome to officiate the ceremony, so since that is actually the most important part, everything else should be falling into place over the next few months. I am beyond excited, and the thought of wearing my dress, eating the food, looking at all the beautiful decorations and flowers, dancing to the band, partying with all our friends & family, seeing the boys all dressed up, and getting married ALL ON THE SAME DAY is blowing my mind.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We got the biggest Christmas tree ever and celebrated for weeks.</span> </span><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDFxlme-7XxZdmhU3KKW-Bk_b4FoTo1tdIaWE_ppTGpBpgRvC4WD_WP-991nrYcFkxjRMrFyTl_ayjRMiarGSonOreNuUzYhSGf3HgWmJpyxvLmpO08YNK0VsAW4UUOjRGmdC2zmNpO-W/s1600/IMG_8193.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDFxlme-7XxZdmhU3KKW-Bk_b4FoTo1tdIaWE_ppTGpBpgRvC4WD_WP-991nrYcFkxjRMrFyTl_ayjRMiarGSonOreNuUzYhSGf3HgWmJpyxvLmpO08YNK0VsAW4UUOjRGmdC2zmNpO-W/s1600/IMG_8193.JPG" height="640" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After getting it in, we were a little nervous to cut the strings.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBw-Z88fn64xWHg7cHhcnTXOzjNSNP0pMghl1bqkaOodgc4nTpmJZHc06mAjjOB9t-_Kptx79B1G-c4GLfY-7kT1x-Os8KAn3OYt1BX4kWi9Q1-ugxj4-OkTPF6ho1DI_57E6gK3uardu6/s1600/IMG_8316.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBw-Z88fn64xWHg7cHhcnTXOzjNSNP0pMghl1bqkaOodgc4nTpmJZHc06mAjjOB9t-_Kptx79B1G-c4GLfY-7kT1x-Os8KAn3OYt1BX4kWi9Q1-ugxj4-OkTPF6ho1DI_57E6gK3uardu6/s1600/IMG_8316.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was such a perfect tree, and I think I talked about how happy I was to look at it at least three times a day. Also- gigantic trees make your presents look small. Next time we get a big tree, we'll have to put the gifts in extra large gift boxes.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our boys are very lucky to have so many loved ones to spoil them, but the amount of gifts was overwhelming. We spread the opening out over a few weeks, and I think that helped them actually remember and appreciate the special things they were receiving. </span><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZdi9Axzk6VLRxxWVFjb8HwXZb14Iqk-5WkdC0D32ok8gscVruAWpV2fIwHOl0DxypNM0azBKNfiD3lZS13KlR36oV03TdpL2k6CidkTpGc60cBxxluvudmogO-J7673Zc71RtqLxs8vqr/s1600/DSC00653.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZdi9Axzk6VLRxxWVFjb8HwXZb14Iqk-5WkdC0D32ok8gscVruAWpV2fIwHOl0DxypNM0azBKNfiD3lZS13KlR36oV03TdpL2k6CidkTpGc60cBxxluvudmogO-J7673Zc71RtqLxs8vqr/s1600/DSC00653.JPG" height="424" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the grownup table</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_aO3YvPkXKvRNmGQ7yDklbgQ-koDG3OlPKLokrGhFiGGpWFcT0cTFPk_BzUFhChFCr8ZVt-mkVHnbBRS9pWrczQDggAKeCUrhq6-Jkc8XRnLYNCok9JGprAkREVyGUbUAUou_u4lbzMBm/s1600/DSC00657.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_aO3YvPkXKvRNmGQ7yDklbgQ-koDG3OlPKLokrGhFiGGpWFcT0cTFPk_BzUFhChFCr8ZVt-mkVHnbBRS9pWrczQDggAKeCUrhq6-Jkc8XRnLYNCok9JGprAkREVyGUbUAUou_u4lbzMBm/s1600/DSC00657.JPG" height="424" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">master decorator at work</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We hosted Christmas Eve dinner here for my family, and since I had to work right up until Christmas Eve, I ordered all the sides from our favorite local gourmet market and only had to cook the ham. Easy peasy!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We rang in 2015 at Sesame Place with friends. </span> We first went after Thanksgiving and enjoyed a rainy day in an empty park. NYE was a bit more crowded, but the parade and fireworks show were awesome. This season was my first time playing in the new Cookie's Monster Land, and although I miss our old favorites like the bed bounce and the giant nets, they did a really nice job of adding more rides and experiences to that area of the park.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEtxuUT1H0Afdmc40JMJAgw8IbE9_4XrQiaY79KNhLvUqqjkTnY5LJRYBubJORzO4ci80mi3EQ4K83htAlnskk8vcSKS95J7pUSH1-vg-sR1s3ZIFJfCRtC2iyo5WpwqpqLQ7Img4E-JG/s1600/IMG_8430.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEtxuUT1H0Afdmc40JMJAgw8IbE9_4XrQiaY79KNhLvUqqjkTnY5LJRYBubJORzO4ci80mi3EQ4K83htAlnskk8vcSKS95J7pUSH1-vg-sR1s3ZIFJfCRtC2iyo5WpwqpqLQ7Img4E-JG/s1600/IMG_8430.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdiJQQMBe1VGU1rp6XY6fDUhw0qwe82cLORJGko_6CBF8nxDKq3kZ-6rEKcbeOCktT2bQea83Yh24udRqFFC6nIm1slgH79-PUSxQ98HfmCB5QjW7oa-33KH7WXqAf2EINqMdkrDcwIUyk/s1600/IMG_8452.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdiJQQMBe1VGU1rp6XY6fDUhw0qwe82cLORJGko_6CBF8nxDKq3kZ-6rEKcbeOCktT2bQea83Yh24udRqFFC6nIm1slgH79-PUSxQ98HfmCB5QjW7oa-33KH7WXqAf2EINqMdkrDcwIUyk/s1600/IMG_8452.JPG" height="640" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's blurry, but I don't care.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnfCux9A95-W-VpLAnagBRpFStfkWS7DbR8YrACcLjMOl41m-6edR3uOGVD611NcHJ0MrrhSHU2HLqst-EsnzSLN5md5LjPIflrZxpB0PiXvsEPNa4jHVLjLsH4KgAOS0imebnLBKOjNdv/s1600/IMG_8444.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnfCux9A95-W-VpLAnagBRpFStfkWS7DbR8YrACcLjMOl41m-6edR3uOGVD611NcHJ0MrrhSHU2HLqst-EsnzSLN5md5LjPIflrZxpB0PiXvsEPNa4jHVLjLsH4KgAOS0imebnLBKOjNdv/s1600/IMG_8444.JPG" height="640" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">fireworks don't phase him</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Keith and I have mastered getting the kids to bed early and easily in a hotel, so we were able to enjoy the day as a family and have a peaceful evening once the kids were asleep. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We had to call in the fire department.</span> In her old age, our dog, Macy, doesn't care much for our rules. While we were out, she dragged a bag of potatoes off the stove, and in doing that, turned on the burner (even with those child-proof things on the knobs). It didn't ignite, but the house filled with gas. Keith got home first and was so smart not go in, leave the lights off, get the dogs out, and call the local fire department. Pulling up to my house and seeing lights flashing and firemen in gas masks definitely was something I don't ever want to experience again!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgicxj6GTdCZ-l4O2wsAwpVWwjjADPLPj3XjmSApkaFZgjidRLIiymsHb31qJTXw8cb82ONM1odLa-sEYHLQQstyQQcVVpFYuY2wwBQ61hYxew67tOZiwsWgF8KRBCUr_3WT0E5_z-HsYrP/s1600/DSC00779.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgicxj6GTdCZ-l4O2wsAwpVWwjjADPLPj3XjmSApkaFZgjidRLIiymsHb31qJTXw8cb82ONM1odLa-sEYHLQQstyQQcVVpFYuY2wwBQ61hYxew67tOZiwsWgF8KRBCUr_3WT0E5_z-HsYrP/s1600/DSC00779.JPG" height="424" width="640" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We hope you're enjoying the winter as much as me and my boys are! Added bonus: I can now see the floor of my laundry room. Only took three days!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading TryItMom!
Please visit often and share your comments. If you have ideas for a post, write me at Kimberly@TryItMom.com
<3 Kim</div>Kimberly Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11871637115201907124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875931201184337845.post-68016914719679299592014-11-19T13:59:00.001-05:002014-11-19T14:10:47.096-05:00#DisneyKids Preschool Playdate<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.disneysidecelebrations.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Show Your Disney Side" border="0" src="http://www.disneysidecelebrations.com/blogbuttons/DisneySide_Button02.png" height="200" width="250" /></a> </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">*I received free products in order to host this Disney Kids Preschool Paydate. The opinions expressed here are my own.</span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We got back from Walt Disney World Resort almost 2 months ago, and we are in withdrawal! After the fun we had at <a href="http://www.tryitmom.com/2014/03/showing-our-disneyside.html" target="_blank">our last #DisneySide playdate</a>, we couldn't wait to share some more Disney magic with our friends! This time we invited Jake and the Never Land Pirates fans for some swashbuckling fun. The kids ate healthy snacks, like <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00J2N4PZM/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00J2N4PZM&linkCode=as2&tag=tr0e7-20&linkId=RGBFXZ36VLLJDE67">gluten & cholesterol free Crunchmaster Grammy Crisps </a> (cholesterol free is very important in our house), enjoyed some new toys and games </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007B7LTVY/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B007B7LTVY&linkCode=as2&tag=tr0e7-20&linkId=ADAY6YO7DXOJ72MY">Who Shook Hook</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=tr0e7-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B007B7LTVY" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> was my favorite)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, and talked Disney!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=tr0e7-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00J2N4PZM" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> The kids had a blast, and I got to spend some quality time with friends before my return to work.</span><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjogqnbGZjWK1yNsImSLESFCfDQA8iR8Ihu3iDyfOw0LLf3M2gFEmwVpgIbOt9JMKqwcmjUkyjweksPn5HelKo1cuZm_Bw81vxhBHX2RmxGOBBnpSA0Fo2-oGnyWvDySME3Rsv-EySjW_cF/s1600/DSC00286.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjogqnbGZjWK1yNsImSLESFCfDQA8iR8Ihu3iDyfOw0LLf3M2gFEmwVpgIbOt9JMKqwcmjUkyjweksPn5HelKo1cuZm_Bw81vxhBHX2RmxGOBBnpSA0Fo2-oGnyWvDySME3Rsv-EySjW_cF/s1600/DSC00286.JPG" height="424" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">JD and O enjoyed burying doubloons in the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IG4YB5W/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00IG4YB5W&linkCode=as2&tag=tr0e7-20&linkId=WDGDLDABHDSBIFDC">Kinetic Sand </a>.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=tr0e7-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00IG4YB5W" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> This is going to be great all winter while we are missing the beach. </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfTN4-VJGzXeOkcoO3LDLFEFc1T9V1VsXVyghcVHBPcBIJR5FYRFp4HbXKOjr5Z2laO4tSzHeukA6-aRys9DukoSEzGldXbI2MrIHwX0-fHtcJvdDz19Z2kc5JqRL2rPXEVAYWOp3iE702/s1600/IMG_7835.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Jake Party table" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfTN4-VJGzXeOkcoO3LDLFEFc1T9V1VsXVyghcVHBPcBIJR5FYRFp4HbXKOjr5Z2laO4tSzHeukA6-aRys9DukoSEzGldXbI2MrIHwX0-fHtcJvdDz19Z2kc5JqRL2rPXEVAYWOp3iE702/s1600/IMG_7835.JPG" height="480" title="Jake Party table" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My boys are currently using those Mickey chore charts on the left to earn new MEGA Bloks sets.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuDtynue3GtYABQxBD7TippfTjeeLDF1k-OUWbccXnPfVho6V46QJ-wscs4J-3ssz8gJDW49ikKNXSmRvxWwMGoDbDpcE3TDdGmVeaBfGv3oHWNSTwXeCHowPce5QefDYeQr7__dJgAJPr/s1600/DSC00297.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuDtynue3GtYABQxBD7TippfTjeeLDF1k-OUWbccXnPfVho6V46QJ-wscs4J-3ssz8gJDW49ikKNXSmRvxWwMGoDbDpcE3TDdGmVeaBfGv3oHWNSTwXeCHowPce5QefDYeQr7__dJgAJPr/s1600/DSC00297.JPG" height="640" width="426" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A was able to dig up the treasure without putting down his <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0012JNRKS/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0012JNRKS&linkCode=as2&tag=tr0e7-20&linkId=Q5SYSUVYVHESZ7HG">Clif Kid ZBar</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=tr0e7-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0012JNRKS" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifhFk3d_6AzOdruAppioNt8_y7idy13orDg_ZLP1UrxXh1ytfv29zGBjaqSkKxthbfgZx9ePZYGPbY8wRdxX_OPdFomCmiODpxI51qykD8DV9qEe1clifN-UnIe-bZYnWFfa-6zQ6XzslK/s1600/IMG_7839.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="crunchmaster" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifhFk3d_6AzOdruAppioNt8_y7idy13orDg_ZLP1UrxXh1ytfv29zGBjaqSkKxthbfgZx9ePZYGPbY8wRdxX_OPdFomCmiODpxI51qykD8DV9qEe1clifN-UnIe-bZYnWFfa-6zQ6XzslK/s1600/IMG_7839.JPG" height="640" title="crunchmaster" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">O became a crunchmaster finishing off these crackers. (The boxes in the back are the supplies to make our wedding favors. Major crafting posts coming soon!)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmzdGU7_TiZ4aMhxzUmrsfE1nleARJk5sMx9RDdhaZEPGc1YqGjhhLKkXP26nE2_BkF8-CMpO91jJs8jDYhxdiuAW_MymJp3EIHD8brfjgz0yXkNl91HnRDYYBm9YnTk8URWDeLn-tP5EH/s1600/DSC00295.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmzdGU7_TiZ4aMhxzUmrsfE1nleARJk5sMx9RDdhaZEPGc1YqGjhhLKkXP26nE2_BkF8-CMpO91jJs8jDYhxdiuAW_MymJp3EIHD8brfjgz0yXkNl91HnRDYYBm9YnTk8URWDeLn-tP5EH/s1600/DSC00295.JPG" height="424" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bigger boys couldn't be pulled away from the MEGA Bloks.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3NwRwBmvGQU_v2mPs_cNQe9PDiY9RCkLvs7i3HESj7N2iCwWmRE_MTq3n_tr3omjTFV2x3-byWHj5VbgZNvTwhTNidEozUe56sFsV17BIYqTLiXcpqpJth4agQPZECq48s96vXO8tYI1C/s1600/DSC00300.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="boys in Jake Ts" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3NwRwBmvGQU_v2mPs_cNQe9PDiY9RCkLvs7i3HESj7N2iCwWmRE_MTq3n_tr3omjTFV2x3-byWHj5VbgZNvTwhTNidEozUe56sFsV17BIYqTLiXcpqpJth4agQPZECq48s96vXO8tYI1C/s1600/DSC00300.JPG" height="424" title="boys in Jake Ts" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The boys were rockin their Jake gear! Some were happier than others to stop playing to pose. </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPbohhczaEYSftM4zyT3ldxo0yzaH0zjLUObeGqK0CnQuvjEhTmurd08z2_TOaWSa-qRVa-9yT2minh2B73kCwBBhCtDL-l5elsdQVpRfLQ4Qno18tfm8HuTlwwjVxeduwN-WxEkhsI2vZ/s1600/IMG_7836.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Jake goodies" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPbohhczaEYSftM4zyT3ldxo0yzaH0zjLUObeGqK0CnQuvjEhTmurd08z2_TOaWSa-qRVa-9yT2minh2B73kCwBBhCtDL-l5elsdQVpRfLQ4Qno18tfm8HuTlwwjVxeduwN-WxEkhsI2vZ/s1600/IMG_7836.JPG" height="480" title="Jake goodies" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everyone went home with a bag full of Jake goodies and Disney Side luggage tags for their next trip!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you are interested in hosting your own Disney-themed playdate or party, tons of ideas, recipes, and printables can be found </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.disneysidecelebrations.com/" target="_blank">here</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.</span><br />
<br />
*Thank you to Walt Disney World Resort and MomSelect for providing free products for our playdate.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading TryItMom!
Please visit often and share your comments. If you have ideas for a post, write me at Kimberly@TryItMom.com
<3 Kim</div>Kimberly Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11871637115201907124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875931201184337845.post-50913635246514785102014-11-12T14:35:00.000-05:002014-11-12T14:35:58.704-05:00Wordless Wednesday: O's Scientist Birthday Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-DLfZnnbwWJH0owmQJJcXwr6LXdw5WOZGXze5Fc0bq_aXjwF6QanGY3A28_R6bX2vcSmJhqW8QNLLxDjCGUeboBpe-V6yRF3ZVaTYJxDNmOSMLMNMpKzX0KlFf2eSm9jqMMH9hHnU8en6/s1600/DSC00156.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="restricted area" border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-DLfZnnbwWJH0owmQJJcXwr6LXdw5WOZGXze5Fc0bq_aXjwF6QanGY3A28_R6bX2vcSmJhqW8QNLLxDjCGUeboBpe-V6yRF3ZVaTYJxDNmOSMLMNMpKzX0KlFf2eSm9jqMMH9hHnU8en6/s320/DSC00156.JPG" title="restricted area" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgEWd4evoHapiNlxWpZZTPGX9OBTpA97Ar6Dpkq1ayRZjKkvQW-GrHp3Pwq1r-ePpddZMW8Cky5HwhyIBe0eHRSmM7NH6OkUxgYJ7hLewqQ1IjX-KaoJ6V9IqQ91aZuf-AT9tp6-4z96g/s1600/DSC00157.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="scan to enter" border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgEWd4evoHapiNlxWpZZTPGX9OBTpA97Ar6Dpkq1ayRZjKkvQW-GrHp3Pwq1r-ePpddZMW8Cky5HwhyIBe0eHRSmM7NH6OkUxgYJ7hLewqQ1IjX-KaoJ6V9IqQ91aZuf-AT9tp6-4z96g/s200/DSC00157.JPG" title="scan to enter" width="132" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyXMHAeeD3-Rj4zDyTB4R6sqPIMnsnEheSFv1x_VvoyjNWmCWw2bBCCHHV-1i-CphjEMQro5aEYncn3znVEe7_E-WGgaECOXbDlFGs4OwLqzq034vaytRekonCuMxacJd5i0Nq1ha-ley-/s1600/DSC00192.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="scientist party" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyXMHAeeD3-Rj4zDyTB4R6sqPIMnsnEheSFv1x_VvoyjNWmCWw2bBCCHHV-1i-CphjEMQro5aEYncn3znVEe7_E-WGgaECOXbDlFGs4OwLqzq034vaytRekonCuMxacJd5i0Nq1ha-ley-/s640/DSC00192.JPG" title="scientist party" width="424" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwiVe8joD9d0BWFXvfkxnDHEtgLljlNAB_9K1KPiVk3YEmLxDX_RI3TydbhW7AUq-IrQZl-i_ADqsTf7kUtzwthKQK6_V6A4RbtbVa9t4XFvJ_UTX29eqeKrl4vdItpUxw_eSX4qy6leen/s1600/DSC00211.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="making lava lamps" border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwiVe8joD9d0BWFXvfkxnDHEtgLljlNAB_9K1KPiVk3YEmLxDX_RI3TydbhW7AUq-IrQZl-i_ADqsTf7kUtzwthKQK6_V6A4RbtbVa9t4XFvJ_UTX29eqeKrl4vdItpUxw_eSX4qy6leen/s640/DSC00211.JPG" title="making lava lamps" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdL8WxWN5BAQbLOE7qWZQ4WLeTbbfE8UrF19k_dyriZ-x68zQubjl_HTJRvCLQ41QbhZO_hDNhCvykgihW9T5Jlmj6TIG2A0MAIDZtJQgf-i3wTT0ozwOU1YRD7pPuPtcXxwSIQoCjvD8/s1600/DSC00259.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="erupting volcano" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdL8WxWN5BAQbLOE7qWZQ4WLeTbbfE8UrF19k_dyriZ-x68zQubjl_HTJRvCLQ41QbhZO_hDNhCvykgihW9T5Jlmj6TIG2A0MAIDZtJQgf-i3wTT0ozwOU1YRD7pPuPtcXxwSIQoCjvD8/s640/DSC00259.JPG" title="erupting volcano" width="424" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoKg1H9sywGZrYLO3oUEV2rymcTqq1Vm6lUUm48UanmKfK1iU-ZUZlvZhYSbUGZ2hNVtjSZ5_ViGYVaaOMLaZsIRtW-GOJ5k048V6fWdb7Md2jkLWTvhfB78lj6QzpAKHSNsDGB-Ofu1oq/s1600/DSC00265.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="blowing out candles" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoKg1H9sywGZrYLO3oUEV2rymcTqq1Vm6lUUm48UanmKfK1iU-ZUZlvZhYSbUGZ2hNVtjSZ5_ViGYVaaOMLaZsIRtW-GOJ5k048V6fWdb7Md2jkLWTvhfB78lj6QzpAKHSNsDGB-Ofu1oq/s640/DSC00265.JPG" title="blowing out candles" width="424" /></a></div>
<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading TryItMom!
Please visit often and share your comments. If you have ideas for a post, write me at Kimberly@TryItMom.com
<3 Kim</div>Kimberly Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11871637115201907124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875931201184337845.post-44574037215794684982014-11-11T20:44:00.000-05:002014-11-12T10:51:46.719-05:00November Update<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Apparently it's November. Mid November. And we packed so much in the past two months, that including it all in one post will be a challenge. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>We celebrated K3's baptism.</b> It was the first time we had all our friends and family over to the house, and thankfully we had some great help with set up and food!</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhujoXf7JrK7VVYgAPdLDJRm5gQ2XerZwX1KLQpOBm7soOsG4DgMzU10D5KcrZ2BS87H48L9cs5xyD_VTTsgzO1twW6mFvSqzF6p0Sb1sZgqObqRznUSC9uD-hoKHu5iK4hmtJQ7-zquSSG/s1600/DSC02138.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="baptism family portrait" border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhujoXf7JrK7VVYgAPdLDJRm5gQ2XerZwX1KLQpOBm7soOsG4DgMzU10D5KcrZ2BS87H48L9cs5xyD_VTTsgzO1twW6mFvSqzF6p0Sb1sZgqObqRznUSC9uD-hoKHu5iK4hmtJQ7-zquSSG/s640/DSC02138.JPG" title="baptism family portrait" width="640" /></a></span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb38plrLZQO-OLxwJ01aoCRaW0nCaymFId0aeldznNxEcyL0IyWE2QnQ8ForiAGMrZjW0Ip_7uUbjg0aBinC1Q7f2ttBDQGNY1cBrti6MZTD3OeYuDhEyF3FQhAzILbS_k00DkJLamo2y8/s1600/DSC02274.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="baby in baptism suit" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb38plrLZQO-OLxwJ01aoCRaW0nCaymFId0aeldznNxEcyL0IyWE2QnQ8ForiAGMrZjW0Ip_7uUbjg0aBinC1Q7f2ttBDQGNY1cBrti6MZTD3OeYuDhEyF3FQhAzILbS_k00DkJLamo2y8/s400/DSC02274.JPG" title="baby in baptism suit" width="265" /></a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>We went to Disney and Great Wolf Lodge. </b>Traveling with an infant is a lot easier than it looks, and K3 was certainly the easiest to please no matter where we went.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh76zFpHjoZP5iNudBp2f2_hyzyzXOzcYUjM3BLhYovvzMrGqXsCFLXM-I3Kmx4x_1LqcL-2sBxrKjz6FmDtfzoSQrsLfY4VLdF1w_QsZ90JsxQ9ZXZ4SiWkUuCXHXV1Jgy0bVzVeLDA22_/s1600/MK_TSHOLIDAY_7058686232.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="family disney pic" border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh76zFpHjoZP5iNudBp2f2_hyzyzXOzcYUjM3BLhYovvzMrGqXsCFLXM-I3Kmx4x_1LqcL-2sBxrKjz6FmDtfzoSQrsLfY4VLdF1w_QsZ90JsxQ9ZXZ4SiWkUuCXHXV1Jgy0bVzVeLDA22_/s640/MK_TSHOLIDAY_7058686232.jpeg" title="family disney pic" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil9pYKqmaF2grprHHj4E0BaA6Ihpfb2jIW0m53-7N3ZslUdgbgUy4NVjUoJNN8Doe4S17_FXq4v84L7cRqx1GKfjm9Oz_hNf4KrTf-SlnOIhYcAUpiVCms2kZJpbHCk9SqIMCbDJ4Zw9E9/s1600/IMG_7041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="kid at great wolf lodge" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil9pYKqmaF2grprHHj4E0BaA6Ihpfb2jIW0m53-7N3ZslUdgbgUy4NVjUoJNN8Doe4S17_FXq4v84L7cRqx1GKfjm9Oz_hNf4KrTf-SlnOIhYcAUpiVCms2kZJpbHCk9SqIMCbDJ4Zw9E9/s320/IMG_7041.JPG" title="kid at great wolf lodge" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1979B0FQPTTSjn4pv5uFuYPZ2Uy4R8PQvgDf_Jlmahd4EXr18FdwxUkfYv3yQsxzCHqy415eKa5yre4p9-dRE9PoZliQ1GH2GVT3Y7Zv3CQ0sFmumKz98sFjLFeqk1PfD-X8xM3wmMQyM/s1600/IMG_7019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="baby at great wolf" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1979B0FQPTTSjn4pv5uFuYPZ2Uy4R8PQvgDf_Jlmahd4EXr18FdwxUkfYv3yQsxzCHqy415eKa5yre4p9-dRE9PoZliQ1GH2GVT3Y7Zv3CQ0sFmumKz98sFjLFeqk1PfD-X8xM3wmMQyM/s320/IMG_7019.JPG" title="baby at great wolf" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>O turned 4! </b> We celebrated by going to the aquarium with our family and then hosting a scientist party for his classmates and friends.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3jqXLofGiu6NgTHDH-r_dpCcJDF7XXmDusO6LTb6bmA0VlCEuwW5A7GQVY2NiMSjsWHy0vCHC2Fp5qrFAtV9qtQ9SxokRR8WGU5Pttvw-AXdi_sSQfXzc_t4da6stGkjsKPh6vvDtUULj/s1600/IMG_7241.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="o at aquarium" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3jqXLofGiu6NgTHDH-r_dpCcJDF7XXmDusO6LTb6bmA0VlCEuwW5A7GQVY2NiMSjsWHy0vCHC2Fp5qrFAtV9qtQ9SxokRR8WGU5Pttvw-AXdi_sSQfXzc_t4da6stGkjsKPh6vvDtUULj/s640/IMG_7241.JPG" title="o at aquarium" width="480" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzh7uRQ_lqWQyOcJletNpPaF7b4lgGUQT9-3PiCOsKcq7mAXhpUI5UR1e2VoLZydl7SZJAgalILswW9r3LEd-Sb-Jid_ZrUIZD8IGfd0FbmTkGgiLbhgLsPQmK3XL56YARvupGFYq6lgL/s1600/DSC00147.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="little scientist" border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzh7uRQ_lqWQyOcJletNpPaF7b4lgGUQT9-3PiCOsKcq7mAXhpUI5UR1e2VoLZydl7SZJAgalILswW9r3LEd-Sb-Jid_ZrUIZD8IGfd0FbmTkGgiLbhgLsPQmK3XL56YARvupGFYq6lgL/s640/DSC00147.JPG" title="little scientist" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I had a tough time handling my emotions when <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izjrSaH6GP0&list=UUkBhtRLAHseibXvi250NETQ" target="_blank">my baby turned three</a>, but four has been pretty awesome. He's grown into such a thoughtful, sweet, and silly big brother, and so far I'm loving this age.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>We enjoyed Halloween. </b>I bought their costumes as soon as Party City put them out in August to make sure they had their favorite turtle in their size. I should have bought out all the Elsa costumes they had at the time and sold them on ebay. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWJllLW99Ihehp28eBra4wAfBcKfwwY6E9ddoPa9-mFXYe5XdU67-JrtZNwF9855UKvO_xNnDjGIouWW1CniRrAeHOSUrtqUGIxc0Nchrg0VgxH7y0wGTxXjBMihBJAG6PGtmVw2y5p00W/s1600/IMG_7666_2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="3 ninja turtles" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWJllLW99Ihehp28eBra4wAfBcKfwwY6E9ddoPa9-mFXYe5XdU67-JrtZNwF9855UKvO_xNnDjGIouWW1CniRrAeHOSUrtqUGIxc0Nchrg0VgxH7y0wGTxXjBMihBJAG6PGtmVw2y5p00W/s640/IMG_7666_2.JPG" title="3 ninja turtles" width="640" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>This baby is growing and growing and growing.</b> He started rolling over the day of his 2 month well visit and hasn't stopped. He is constantly trying to roll, no matter where we put him or how he is restrained.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuLbY1JTIDmkYJmY4QXOSi-laepFIH7l8YUMynnM04haGUV1V08k-FrCvA6FUucFUGhvAYqzqCjVitEez53ZIOW1RLphTDi-766m3tNZjRmlyIXjyYxsoUr84nWQcm_cVQhRqBFgUxohkM/s1600/IMG_6797.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="2 month old" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuLbY1JTIDmkYJmY4QXOSi-laepFIH7l8YUMynnM04haGUV1V08k-FrCvA6FUucFUGhvAYqzqCjVitEez53ZIOW1RLphTDi-766m3tNZjRmlyIXjyYxsoUr84nWQcm_cVQhRqBFgUxohkM/s320/IMG_6797.JPG" title="2 month old" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyAxy4e3Nrzn26gFPLRFBzNqeQqIq7PX4ZwqOJAJbc75Eiel-P2pvHc8WKhwvHR2YQk54dhYsRvUpc5njnxOXxQ_6zqgwbZO2m2ZQ6Lp9YJfiyncOcpR71iubgiC65vhyphenhyphenOpWIsRCWBE4b/s1600/IMG_7515.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="3 month old" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyAxy4e3Nrzn26gFPLRFBzNqeQqIq7PX4ZwqOJAJbc75Eiel-P2pvHc8WKhwvHR2YQk54dhYsRvUpc5njnxOXxQ_6zqgwbZO2m2ZQ6Lp9YJfiyncOcpR71iubgiC65vhyphenhyphenOpWIsRCWBE4b/s320/IMG_7515.JPG" title="3 month old" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_KnvpVT8pJUZFln9pNiJdFVfO4545fjBXyT2IBD6zpp5aZge9LMwXP9n3I6GqzZ9H3V8tRnHCPBpHf1Fj-vMZJe8NVDMqDS3AoaxbELjlIPRuhP-QtyctCp8VgDUYuyxWDi6oy44WhQL/s1600/DSC00282.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="baby sleeping on belly" border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_KnvpVT8pJUZFln9pNiJdFVfO4545fjBXyT2IBD6zpp5aZge9LMwXP9n3I6GqzZ9H3V8tRnHCPBpHf1Fj-vMZJe8NVDMqDS3AoaxbELjlIPRuhP-QtyctCp8VgDUYuyxWDi6oy44WhQL/s640/DSC00282.JPG" title="baby sleeping on belly" width="640" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And the biggest time suck of all is that I've been dealing with some health stuff and had open abdominal surgery last week, which required fitting in lots of doctor appointments and scheduling help with the kids. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After birthing three kids and thinking that I'm pretty much a super hero, I vastly overestimated my pain threshold and underestimated the seriousness of the procedure. I still cannot wrap my brain around how much my incision hurts. We planned to bottle feed K3 during and after the procedure until anesthesia was out of my system and I could switch to safe-for-breastfeeding pain meds. It seemed like a sensible plan- for someone who didn't understand exactly what I would be feeling like after surgery. I didn't know how hard it would be to sit up, (I HAD to pump. WHY can't the pump do it's job while I'm lying down?) and the okay-while-breastfeeding pain meds made me woozy and the baby drowsy. So I chose stabbing pain over nausea and guilt. The mom guilt never ends.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm still technically not supposed to be lifting more than 10 pounds, but with a 14 pound baby, that isn't realistic. I'm very thankful for the awesomeness of my mom and Keith for keeping everyone alive and entertained and clean, and hopefully I'll be walking upright by my return to work this month.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There will be a lot written about this return to work, but that's it for now.</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading TryItMom!
Please visit often and share your comments. If you have ideas for a post, write me at Kimberly@TryItMom.com
<3 Kim</div>Kimberly Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11871637115201907124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875931201184337845.post-40638544199262832882014-09-05T10:16:00.001-04:002014-09-05T10:16:44.723-04:00Back-to-School Interviews<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While preparing this post, I watched the previous years' videos and shed a few tears. I can't believe how quickly they are growing up and how they have changed/not changed at all. </span><div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">O still wants to wear whatever he is wearing the day of the video, and JD decides this year... clothes, duh. </span></div>
<div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">JD has (hopefully) reached the peak of this Ninja Turtle craze, and O is pretty evenly split between asserting his own favorites and wanting whatever his brother wants. I hope this year in separate school buildings will help him develop his own individual preferences more.</span></div>
<div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<object width="320" height="266" class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Cj_g_VtqRTs/0.jpg"><param name="movie" value="https://www.youtube.com/v/Cj_g_VtqRTs?version=3&f=user_uploads&c=google-webdrive-0&app=youtube_gdata" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/v/Cj_g_VtqRTs?version=3&f=user_uploads&c=google-webdrive-0&app=youtube_gdata" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/ExIKXJZIuoU?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For comparison, here is the <a href="http://www.tryitmom.com/2012/09/first-day-of-school-and-toddler.html" target="_blank">2012 post</a>, and the 2013 videos for <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QF8Y87MCSw" target="_blank">JD</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nex36IyCCW8" target="_blank">O</a>. It blows my mind that next fall K3 will have things like a favorite food, toy, and book. I have no memory of how many words JD & O had at 12 months, but now I will probably spend too much time going through old videos to figure it out.</span></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading TryItMom!
Please visit often and share your comments. If you have ideas for a post, write me at Kimberly@TryItMom.com
<3 Kim</div>Kimberly Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11871637115201907124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875931201184337845.post-59111588643431324432014-09-03T09:37:00.000-04:002014-09-03T09:37:23.841-04:00Wordless Wednesday: First Day of Kindergarten<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIC9_qUe9r-uI5tTYMEaNlFEk9873OzHK3h0XRUdsK5H2VEefdCQ3OuAghiJh1AZ6mKF14fu1b_8qXvjJxsylBJ7h5l9FwPNSSN9cardijimOcbGOd_TYlsq2z6fKidch2-oS-0H_I0S1K/s1600/DSC02038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="1st day of school" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIC9_qUe9r-uI5tTYMEaNlFEk9873OzHK3h0XRUdsK5H2VEefdCQ3OuAghiJh1AZ6mKF14fu1b_8qXvjJxsylBJ7h5l9FwPNSSN9cardijimOcbGOd_TYlsq2z6fKidch2-oS-0H_I0S1K/s1600/DSC02038.JPG" height="640" title="1st day of school" width="424" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_POlAoe-czHWVIy9A3so5xuAq2JkqK8xBmY1mPLLcZQv-plAtl7loDLilyXE-bOM-uFxT7SL_m9fwQL3r-zZ9VwZCfgmo8vDaDp5mMRpkBPnYhsGAIFFpEebyAFBFjR14J_vl_ZbYMDlU/s1600/DSC02049.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="first day of school" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_POlAoe-czHWVIy9A3so5xuAq2JkqK8xBmY1mPLLcZQv-plAtl7loDLilyXE-bOM-uFxT7SL_m9fwQL3r-zZ9VwZCfgmo8vDaDp5mMRpkBPnYhsGAIFFpEebyAFBFjR14J_vl_ZbYMDlU/s1600/DSC02049.JPG" height="640" title="1st day of school" width="424" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpya4OCC5dvOZAqhGPvYAEJTwlZbcBjQBE9Rf5NpOZ796MTEioqTk3FD96YeloVdtVRb65AdHn6cEZ3kGvuBrVnolj-J8pvpsEoePxTVBQmx7AJh6t-R62yDBBZ9rW62mSqjMjWGqiCaQq/s1600/DSC02050.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="walking to school" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpya4OCC5dvOZAqhGPvYAEJTwlZbcBjQBE9Rf5NpOZ796MTEioqTk3FD96YeloVdtVRb65AdHn6cEZ3kGvuBrVnolj-J8pvpsEoePxTVBQmx7AJh6t-R62yDBBZ9rW62mSqjMjWGqiCaQq/s1600/DSC02050.JPG" height="640" title="walking to school" width="424" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYAD9EscmBvobiQpVgp_slolywEsr_LloSf2axQTe3wsKaHIsylFliudeyfWt0iBqq63WEKZl3RSJEDokY9gFF0eGCi8gcea7wdMhqPG3Grh9Pk-ZvTCgfdzvv8ZkQskZ2ewDtr2u3Mh78/s1600/DSC02051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="at the crosswalk" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYAD9EscmBvobiQpVgp_slolywEsr_LloSf2axQTe3wsKaHIsylFliudeyfWt0iBqq63WEKZl3RSJEDokY9gFF0eGCi8gcea7wdMhqPG3Grh9Pk-ZvTCgfdzvv8ZkQskZ2ewDtr2u3Mh78/s1600/DSC02051.JPG" height="640" title="at the crosswalk" width="424" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfL_JhMrNgCx0wSxt8eoFluX2FkD_ETNovSct7q7dAC8bQrjNoOyA5GubeiglWb-Oyw8vUHrFi9W2zqFZja3ml3sn7aWnnGb4N-dIpl5KQMQf0ftgTaqoAanmwSC1jkpCpf-kNL84aKJKy/s1600/DSC02057.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="walking into school" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfL_JhMrNgCx0wSxt8eoFluX2FkD_ETNovSct7q7dAC8bQrjNoOyA5GubeiglWb-Oyw8vUHrFi9W2zqFZja3ml3sn7aWnnGb4N-dIpl5KQMQf0ftgTaqoAanmwSC1jkpCpf-kNL84aKJKy/s1600/DSC02057.JPG" height="640" title="walking into school" width="424" /></a></div>
<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading TryItMom!
Please visit often and share your comments. If you have ideas for a post, write me at Kimberly@TryItMom.com
<3 Kim</div>Kimberly Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11871637115201907124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875931201184337845.post-91503382750646186902014-09-02T20:10:00.000-04:002014-09-02T20:10:18.136-04:00Mabel's Labels Giveaway<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's back-to-school time, which in our house means <a href="http://www.mabelslabels.com/" target="_blank">Mabel's Labels</a>. I've been ordering from Mabel's Labels since I met them at a media event years ago, and I keep going back. I had already ordered labels for K3 when they contacted me to do a review and giveaway here, but the more labels the better!</span><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqtPa5m0-2RfldRph0j6Cji3xuJxC-CjluNjERUD0fDLGaF4jD4vlvLnp47CHhLK_NpZ3uq00HvXdvqIirwXhZVUhMM9PCOPFEYrDVySNBLQHPccP0vXa77lbhBI0WFMXvW_jzyPpB5CEq/s1600/DSC01961.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqtPa5m0-2RfldRph0j6Cji3xuJxC-CjluNjERUD0fDLGaF4jD4vlvLnp47CHhLK_NpZ3uq00HvXdvqIirwXhZVUhMM9PCOPFEYrDVySNBLQHPccP0vXa77lbhBI0WFMXvW_jzyPpB5CEq/s1600/DSC01961.JPG" height="212" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is a Tag Mate on a smock. We're big into hand-me-downs and sharing here, so I use the boys' last names on the labels.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We use them for labeling all the school supplies (smocks, lunchboxes, etc.) as well as clothing (coats, sweaters, hats... basically anything) and bedding and pillows. JD and O used to bring labeled sippy cups to daycare and the labels lasted longer than the cups! K3 will need a ton of labels for changes of clothes, bottles, diaper cream- and eventually food containers, sippies, and all that other toddler stuff I'm forgetting about.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBs4mYSIhMHP9jAMHtD0BvRk_oCJtQMRBmhUcLeBKNrqOVukIxgGD601mBLSOycV9rOFGcLLwCYhzksP-qDWly8XyHGSm5h753BV-cdw5hQh5bK4m68cdyhTxN0nJpI-S1TZ7o0t39XNfj/s1600/DSC02036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBs4mYSIhMHP9jAMHtD0BvRk_oCJtQMRBmhUcLeBKNrqOVukIxgGD601mBLSOycV9rOFGcLLwCYhzksP-qDWly8XyHGSm5h753BV-cdw5hQh5bK4m68cdyhTxN0nJpI-S1TZ7o0t39XNfj/s1600/DSC02036.JPG" height="212" width="320" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We've used them to label sporting equipment and shoes- especially snow or rain boots that they change out of at school, and I would highly recommend labeling dance shoes and cleats. (As a former dance teacher, nothing is worse than losing a toddler ballet slipper in a room full of little people changing in and out of identical shoes.) </span><br />
<div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjziFPpqKb7BBKnRcMFxRBgYxGEEAhMs6EDqUTMrfWsJWafmWMXAjhAZzGYiFlMzGTPvxO_-sk7bKS9f5jhlV23x4X6nZSVadDiRPZn6nFZ6tKv0nsqxRGFoQOBC-xMfDw_i0cnaSfKSwyz/s1600/DSC02030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjziFPpqKb7BBKnRcMFxRBgYxGEEAhMs6EDqUTMrfWsJWafmWMXAjhAZzGYiFlMzGTPvxO_-sk7bKS9f5jhlV23x4X6nZSVadDiRPZn6nFZ6tKv0nsqxRGFoQOBC-xMfDw_i0cnaSfKSwyz/s1600/DSC02030.JPG" height="320" width="212" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lasted the whole season on JD's bat handle</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Ultimate Back-to-School Combo contains 40 Skinny-Minis (dishwasher & microwave safe), 50 Tag Mates (washer & dryer safe), 16 Shoe Labels (waterproof and UV resistant), and 2 metal Teeny Tags with rings (also waterproof and UV resistant). You can choose colors and designs from a huge selection, and they ship super fast!</span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9hHaEhVZ6zgrIxp_AYZFqcy3S3pJX_k30fcNTgiC6O2xF4SKXvSAY9zpHu1n9tertyZXiZNd3acIMW-Rxm9S-4w9bG9pTrOdOfaSxuFQmfyOKrz_yD_I_PE63pUCnPGPEMF851k3GROxC/s1600/DSC02029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9hHaEhVZ6zgrIxp_AYZFqcy3S3pJX_k30fcNTgiC6O2xF4SKXvSAY9zpHu1n9tertyZXiZNd3acIMW-Rxm9S-4w9bG9pTrOdOfaSxuFQmfyOKrz_yD_I_PE63pUCnPGPEMF851k3GROxC/s1600/DSC02029.JPG" height="265" width="400" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can win an Ultimate Back-to-School Combo of your own with the easy entry below! And if you don't want to wait to win, they are currently offering 10% off for signing up for their mailing list and free shipping (dispatched in 24 hours) on their <a href="http://www.mabelslabels.com/" target="_blank">website</a>.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Disclosure: Mabel's Labels provided me with </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">an Ultimate Back-to-School Combo to review and another to give away. All opinions are my own, and I've happily paid full price for all my other labels. It's money well spent!</span></span><br />
<a class="rafl" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/53aec11c5/" id="rc-53aec11c5" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="//widget.rafflecopter.com/load.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading TryItMom!
Please visit often and share your comments. If you have ideas for a post, write me at Kimberly@TryItMom.com
<3 Kim</div>Kimberly Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11871637115201907124noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875931201184337845.post-42415752174714115952014-09-02T12:34:00.002-04:002014-09-02T12:34:58.483-04:00September Update<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With so much change happening over here, I want to start documenting it monthly. So for now, I'm going to cover the kids, wedding planning, and other things that will eventually include going back to work and house buying.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd3eHiVInr0DOfXuksjzDXjx_1tRd2QSPl982Oe4Ar9Ux2blkvl95RD3yRFP9ZMLDHdLNyJ5v-1KEUwl7TVjaRf2n0uK6m1jHeB6wFkRJpgh1Rrr45hn81XTJL5cEroD-pHjAJMLbZ0iAV/s1600/DSC02018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="3 brothers" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd3eHiVInr0DOfXuksjzDXjx_1tRd2QSPl982Oe4Ar9Ux2blkvl95RD3yRFP9ZMLDHdLNyJ5v-1KEUwl7TVjaRf2n0uK6m1jHeB6wFkRJpgh1Rrr45hn81XTJL5cEroD-pHjAJMLbZ0iAV/s1600/DSC02018.JPG" height="424" title="3 brothers" width="640" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">JD had a big month! He is now riding his bike without training wheels! Swinging independently is also a new favorite. It seems like we've been explaining how to pump his legs for years, but something Keith said to him a couple weeks ago clicked, and now he's running straight to the swings and flying super high for the entirety of our playground visits. He had his 5 year checkup and is tall, thin, and healthy. I cannot wait to see how well he does in Kindergarten!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQQj9xtwm8AA4k8qvvTr0nGJ7Xulvu4a2FMTX9pzxpkErGptd6hRKIxuDZ74x5bKNDkiGaZDUkIxk3_vpii6xGJDrYJI0JQhEGRxeWtSCDL4rWjNBfG3uq5_ok5pDYIZYlwyGMa53s30Qv/s1600/DSC02013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="5 year old riding bike" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQQj9xtwm8AA4k8qvvTr0nGJ7Xulvu4a2FMTX9pzxpkErGptd6hRKIxuDZ74x5bKNDkiGaZDUkIxk3_vpii6xGJDrYJI0JQhEGRxeWtSCDL4rWjNBfG3uq5_ok5pDYIZYlwyGMa53s30Qv/s1600/DSC02013.JPG" height="424" title="5 year old riding bike" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">very serious and cautious</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">O is now comfortable wizzing around on his two wheeler (with training wheels), and he also finished two sessions of swim lessons at the town pool. He is fearless, funny, and totally determined to do everything his big brother does.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUMZRuKe_YgK19w6MJ0b33Qo6A1IyW39K9-KyozxghFRpFgFMvizWR9oU5rYNuAeYOb5l6otMWJdE3WCem_RGTr-e389KcVqfnbGQnkOO7CPorphgQoXFK5Je9I1564eQflDM0cCegmjPv/s1600/DSC01966.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUMZRuKe_YgK19w6MJ0b33Qo6A1IyW39K9-KyozxghFRpFgFMvizWR9oU5rYNuAeYOb5l6otMWJdE3WCem_RGTr-e389KcVqfnbGQnkOO7CPorphgQoXFK5Je9I1564eQflDM0cCegmjPv/s1600/DSC01966.JPG" height="424" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">slowing down to smile</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiPVC5fFxVRBdSVhImtjbngLOO8K0weBH7szosl-VsxLKCUkLH48DXXCGeG338xctM5loJvM1IW9vGoFCjGcKyiuaw9iSDh-SEODpUmJCxOqvdglnUBrQyT4H8HTHZMJuetHVYB1wL0YkU/s1600/IMG_6039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiPVC5fFxVRBdSVhImtjbngLOO8K0weBH7szosl-VsxLKCUkLH48DXXCGeG338xctM5loJvM1IW9vGoFCjGcKyiuaw9iSDh-SEODpUmJCxOqvdglnUBrQyT4H8HTHZMJuetHVYB1wL0YkU/s1600/IMG_6039.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He asked me to take a picture of his sticker after class every day.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">K3 is now 1 month old! He is a great sleeper and a very happy, easygoing little guy. At his one month checkup we learned that he'd gained over 3 pounds and grew 2.5 inches. We've had a lot of real smiles, and we sometimes catch him smiling at his toys on the bouncy seat, although it's love/hate for them. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2JLdZq8RTo2B186uiBLP2kByXb6YYkv_goLKGiPwLU8BrvyrwUC5YjUq-Jo1xI4g1YVSVrRVoLUklC0A3J2yOaSMTk8JH45N6AMAGlzXdRbBoq80SUzWiKZbWik2YtWswfB0oDfDc80Bz/s1600/DSC01955.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2JLdZq8RTo2B186uiBLP2kByXb6YYkv_goLKGiPwLU8BrvyrwUC5YjUq-Jo1xI4g1YVSVrRVoLUklC0A3J2yOaSMTk8JH45N6AMAGlzXdRbBoq80SUzWiKZbWik2YtWswfB0oDfDc80Bz/s1600/DSC01955.JPG" height="640" width="424" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmCOEcAl3Jeq5YdTZQZPx809eHJO-tCWgqs4dTGIDxUA0vdu1M02nX9omO8kwQVUt2WDZeMl5TnnlV9SnMRpXgj-JQGLJ0sURKzNy85W8Qch7-uURLxLuwcx-8GTJZ2Mkn6DFBoqWdDi8S/s1600/DSC01941.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmCOEcAl3Jeq5YdTZQZPx809eHJO-tCWgqs4dTGIDxUA0vdu1M02nX9omO8kwQVUt2WDZeMl5TnnlV9SnMRpXgj-JQGLJ0sURKzNy85W8Qch7-uURLxLuwcx-8GTJZ2Mkn6DFBoqWdDi8S/s1600/DSC01941.JPG" height="424" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They can't get enough of him. I'm hoping his first words aren't "get out of his face" because he hears it all day.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Personally, the transition to 3 boys has been going smoothly. I was nervous about forgetting things like how to burp a newborn, but it all came back. We started giving K3 bottles of pumped milk at 3 weeks because I want to make sure there are no issues with bottles before I go back to work. JD never took a bottle, and O wasn't a huge fan either, so even though pumping and washing bottles is annoying, I am committed to giving him at least one a day until I go back. So far he's drinking it, but he's not really happy about it.</span><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbW1qCnImRZ1IW4-820QAiBLRCF-Fp_OTZYuypnpR8aVidJeX20eRtC4KdT-xwQ1XNkJu37lgmwS6ujdLlJPToMUcB9eui3duo2KVeCYxOVovGs4r0dEr25DEP66q6s_77eJWg6y3C8bI4/s1600/IMG_6284.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbW1qCnImRZ1IW4-820QAiBLRCF-Fp_OTZYuypnpR8aVidJeX20eRtC4KdT-xwQ1XNkJu37lgmwS6ujdLlJPToMUcB9eui3duo2KVeCYxOVovGs4r0dEr25DEP66q6s_77eJWg6y3C8bI4/s1600/IMG_6284.JPG" height="640" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He's happy about almost everything else.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">JD and O recently got back from spending a week with their dad. It was good timing for Keith and I to have some bonding time with the baby, and the older boys had a lot of fun. The house was too quiet and I missed them terribly, but the positive that I focused on was that I got to nap when the baby napped. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaKw8Ei9cK3m_gdmMc4oGVbkW2wz9QMV_halJjDnPHihsNwssWsorIqfvqkZjX7mbGZTyACSG9a5BytibM-AUco6BrG7jGj_q9TUUpd5htYSLkE0fpYfxi_KBo1cgvl1Qf2MpDFyfVsbCe/s1600/DSC01902.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaKw8Ei9cK3m_gdmMc4oGVbkW2wz9QMV_halJjDnPHihsNwssWsorIqfvqkZjX7mbGZTyACSG9a5BytibM-AUco6BrG7jGj_q9TUUpd5htYSLkE0fpYfxi_KBo1cgvl1Qf2MpDFyfVsbCe/s1600/DSC01902.JPG" height="424" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">JD left this note for me and told me to look at it when I missed him. He's such a thoughtful, sensitive sweetheart.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoFn69iK8HyagzZlKv2E52uwpMI-kk3IycSQjRj89ZRtGqpJuilaUcel_fKYnrMLPcnffTiifuQLp_DvPHuruNxKOe1MSHTsJ3tt2fgpnBACAbC-3V1t3xGnlwSy9lDPsQn9o36Bp8l3re/s1600/IMG_6093.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoFn69iK8HyagzZlKv2E52uwpMI-kk3IycSQjRj89ZRtGqpJuilaUcel_fKYnrMLPcnffTiifuQLp_DvPHuruNxKOe1MSHTsJ3tt2fgpnBACAbC-3V1t3xGnlwSy9lDPsQn9o36Bp8l3re/s1600/IMG_6093.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There was also celebratory cake for keeping everyone alive and well this summer.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wedding planning is slowly happening. Most importantly, we've chosen a date for next June and booked the venue and band. </span><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvhRVIzfdHAUohiQyXxTKOzBTggFVXNMXBSqyl-9IrXEaU_jhmyJtUjWCouaf0nVj_xU208mJeSsvmSp3ZAT8nVk6OV4ODVZ_NbS1whUcSaixuJuQiDM9MTqOqJ9N4fUTCl6iFrAPAd-x/s1600/Screen+shot+2014-09-01+at+6.01.15+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvhRVIzfdHAUohiQyXxTKOzBTggFVXNMXBSqyl-9IrXEaU_jhmyJtUjWCouaf0nVj_xU208mJeSsvmSp3ZAT8nVk6OV4ODVZ_NbS1whUcSaixuJuQiDM9MTqOqJ9N4fUTCl6iFrAPAd-x/s1600/Screen+shot+2014-09-01+at+6.01.15+PM.png" height="280" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We're getting married in the backyard of this beauty.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It will be an outdoor, tented reception, and we're going for a family-friendly, rustic-ish, North Fork feel. We love that our caterer only uses foods from the east end of Long Island (Montauk tuna, Aquebogue duck, Peconic Bay clams, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Briermere</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> pies, etc.), and we're having fun picking out our menu. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixOEy_8hjEHGLbQDQD6fawOQ0jcllUdtsUZljoqZsJAegMrQOq8sNXzG3DomGbBnZS-nDJszTTyUadsaZjRXuRqUgveomDNJVfbjyGEFyYTfUgtcHoB5uPhkQuv8BILxc1D0Pe4d0q4t1T/s1600/Screen+shot+2014-09-01+at+6.15.37+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixOEy_8hjEHGLbQDQD6fawOQ0jcllUdtsUZljoqZsJAegMrQOq8sNXzG3DomGbBnZS-nDJszTTyUadsaZjRXuRqUgveomDNJVfbjyGEFyYTfUgtcHoB5uPhkQuv8BILxc1D0Pe4d0q4t1T/s1600/Screen+shot+2014-09-01+at+6.15.37+PM.png" height="320" width="213" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keith has a big collection of antique bottles that I am hoping to incorporate.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We have a few ideas for decor/theme, but can't figure out colors. I have to start thinking about bridal dresses, but I really want to lose at least ten more pounds before I even think about trying on dresses. My goal is to have as much of the planning (and paying) done before I go back to work so it doesn't feel stressful. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was really hoping to get an update posted on the first of every month, but since I already blew that, I'm going to aim for an update around the beginning of each month. This will make up for the guilt I feel at being 4 years behind in getting pictures printed and into books- at least I'm preserving some moments in time so I can look back at them and smile whenever I'm about to lose my mind.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading TryItMom!
Please visit often and share your comments. If you have ideas for a post, write me at Kimberly@TryItMom.com
<3 Kim</div>Kimberly Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11871637115201907124noreply@blogger.com0