Breyer’s Yo Crunch 100 Calorie Packs With Truvia

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Yogurt is a weekly-bought grocery staple in our home. It’s one of the first snacks I reach for when I need something to tide me over until my next meal. Recently, our family had the opportunity to try out the new Breyer’s Yo Crunch 100 Calorie Packs with Truvia, a natural zero calorie sweetner derived from the stevia leaf. Made with no artificial sweeteners, YoCrunch® 100 Calorie Packs have added Vitamin A and D, and are a good source of calcium and protein for women and kids.

The new Yo Crunch 100 Calorie Packs come in several different flavors, such as:

Cheesecake Yogurt with Graham Cookie Pieces
Strawberry Yogurt with 100% Natural Low Fat Granola
Vanilla Yogurt with Chocolate Chip Cookie Pieces
Vanilla Yogurt with Chocolate Crème Cookie Pieces
Vanilla Yogurt with Nestle® Buncha Crunch™ Candy Pieces

Our family tried the Vanilla Yogurt with Chocolate Chip Cookie Pieces. My son absolutely loved it and asked for seconds, but I prefer my yogurt with granola, so I just ate the yogurt without putting the cookie pieces on it, which was still wonderful.

YoCrunch 100 with Truvia is now available at grocery, mass merchandisers, and specialty stores nationwide and available in five flavors; retailing at $2.99-$3.19 (MSRP) for each four-pack container

A Boy’s Life

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There is nothing like gorgeous spring weather to bring out the pure boy in E.B. These are shots from yesterday’s play session in the backyard.
It was an amazing 77 degrees, the sun was bright, and it is so great to finally see signs of spring.

We Drove 2 Hours To See a Rat

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It’s tough being a small child in our small town. Besides the city parks and organized sports, there aren’t a whole lot of options for entertainment. We certainly don’t have the huge indoor play gyms and inflatable bouncy places. We don’t even have a movie theater anymore.

Since we had to postpone E.B.’s birthday outing 3 weeks ago due to my raging sinus infection, we hit the road Saturday in search of fun in the form of a giant, smiling rat. We found him 2 hours later.

My baby experienced Chuck E. Cheese for the first time.

I came prepared, though. Not to be thwarted by the Chuck E. Cheese disease, we were armed with hand sanitizer. We drilled E.B. on staying near to us at all times and about stranger danger. Then we took a deep breath and opened the door to the place.

Oh. My. Gawd.

The place reminded me of a kiddy casino. Lights flashed, games were ringing and dinging, the chatter was at roar level and there were kids. running. everywhere. It was like a cracked-out daycare multiplied by 10. We placed out order, were escorted to a booth, and sat down for a moment to take it all in.

In the two hours we were there, E.B. played his heart out. He smiled, laughed, and had the time of his life. I’ll admit I got sucked in into some of the games, too. When it was all over, E.B. cashed out his measley 300 tickets for some cotton candy, a mini deck of playing cards, and a piece of candy.

I really do have to hand it to the Chuck E. Cheese we visited. They immediately stamped our family’s hands with matching numbers that showed up only under blacklight, so there was no getting in or getting out with children without passing a checkpoint. This eased my mind somewhat in the event that if E.B. happened to get seperated from us he wouldn’t make it very far. Hopefully. The staff was also friendly and helpful.

However, the best part was after we had left, driving down the road, our ears still ringing from all of the chaos. E.B. very sweetly sighed and told us, “Chuck E. Cheese was soooo much fun!”. Then he promptly fell to sleep, completely exhausted.

I’m glad we waited until he was 5 years old to try this and I’m also glad we only had one child to keep up with. It was definitely an experience.

Banquet Thanks a Million Promotion

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Banquet, the makers of great frozen food products, is currently giving away $1 million in cash prizes through their Thanks a Million giveaway. Look for participating Banquet packages with the Thanks a Million logo on them, look inside the box, and you might be a winner! For more information and official rules, please visit www.BanquetThanksaMillion.com

Courtesy of Banquet and Mom Central, I was sent a few coupons to try out Banquet frozen food products. I chose to buy the Macaroni and Cheese meals as side dishes. This is something that I frequently serve to my son because it’s one of his favorites. I’m happy to report we did enjoy the macaroni and cheese and it was quick and easy to prepare! Perfect for nights when we have other things going on but need a quick, hot meal.

I wrote this review while participating in a blog campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Banquet and received a sample to facilitate my candid review. Mom Central sent me a gift card to thank me for taking the time to participate.

The Baby Bunch Review & Giveaway

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If you are ever in search of the perfect baby gift that will bring a huge smile to the face of the mom-to-be, The Baby Bunch has the cutest line of baby gifts all beautifully designed to look like a bouquet of flowers.

We were recently sent a medium Blue Baby Bunch to test out (pictured above), and we passed this along to a family member who just recently gave birth to a precious baby boy. The Medium Baby Bunch we received contained a complete outfit consisting of a shirt, hat, 2 onesies, two pair of socks, and a bib. Each item of clothing was wrapped to look like a flower in the bouquet and people are amazed when they find out that each flower is actually an item of clothing!

Each Baby Bunch can be ordered for any gender, and if you’re not quite sure what gender the baby will be, they also offer a unisex Baby Bunch. In addition, they also offer an organic line and have been featured on Martha Stewart.

The Baby Bunch is pleased to offer one of my readers a Medium Baby Bunch in their color choice (retail value $59.95). To enter, visit The Baby Bunch and leave a comment on this post telling me if you would choose the Boy, Girl, or Unisex Baby Bunch if you won. Deadline to enter is Saturday, March 6 at 11 PM Central. U.S. ONLY.

Mama Needs A New Pair Of Shoes

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I’ve been researching online (and off) for the absolute best pair of tennis shoes I can afford that will make my feet feel like heaven, or at least offer way more support than my poor little New Balance’s are giving me at the moment. Being the ever so helpful website it is, Facebook offered me a suggestion in the right sidebar of my page of an athletic shoe guaranteed to provide me with 85% less pain in my feet AND be able to defy gravity.

There’s just one issue I have with this shoe. Look closely and please tell me what YOU think is wrong with this picture. And WHY, pray tell, would anyone think this was a smooth branding move for a shoe? (Or maybe it is because I’m wigging out and it obviously got MY attention.)

Also taking your suggestions in comments on good tennis shoes to invest in.