And The Winner Is…

Renee.  Thanks to all who entered the DaGeDar giveaway and congratulations Renee.  :)

Product Review and Giveaway: Breyers Smooth & Dreamy

Thanks to Mom Central, the boys and I got to try out a new and super tasty ice cream treat from Breyers…Smooth & Dreamy Ice Cream Bars.  This new line of treats lives up to the creamy and all natural goodness you expect from Breyers, but has the added benefit of being low in fat and calories.  Believe me, these treats do not taste like they are low calorie snacks at all!  We sampled the Chocolate Covered Strawberry bars and they were so good.  The strawberry ice cream had swirls of real strawberries in it and was covered in a delicious shell of chocolate.  Mmm.  All with no artificial flavors or colors and only 120 calories.  A yummy indulgence that comes with no guilt.  There are lots of flavors to choose from and even some ice cream sandwiches as well.  Be sure and check out their website to see all the varieties and enter into a sweepstakes to win cool instant prizes.

Okay, here is the best part.  I have 4 coupons for a free box of treats to giveaway.  All you have to do is leave me a comment and make sure I can get in touch with you.  I will announce the four winners on Sunday July 25th.   So comment away.  You know you want some of these treats!

 

"I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Breyers and received products necessary to facilitate my review. In addition, I received a gift certificate to thank me for taking the time to participate."

Product Review and Giveaway: Nature’s Peak Frozen Fruit

Thanks to Mom Central, the boys and I had the chance to experience a little summer goodness on this dreary winter day.  We were asked to try out Nature’s Peak frozen fruit and spread the word about this super new product.

We received the Paradise Fruit Medley and the Sunburst Mango.  Mmm, mango.  Right off the bat the boys begged for a smoothie.

It’s so very easy to make a smoothie and it’s a great way to get some nutrition into my sometimes picky boys.  For this one I used some fruit juice, a couple of vanilla yogurts, and the bag of Nature’s Peak Paradise Fruit Medley.

I think he likes it.  :)  Well, you may be asking, just what is so different about Nature’s Peak frozen fruit.  I’ll tell ‘ya.  First off, the variety.  Not only do they have bags of single fruit, but also some of the neatest mixes I’ve seen like the Paradise Fruit Medley (peaches, kiwi, mango, pineapple and cantaloupe,) Berry Quartet (blueberries, blackberries, strawberries and raspberries,) and Sun Ripened Trio (strawberries, peaches and mangos.)  You couldn’t put together those combos yourself!

What I like the best?  The fruit actually tastes good by itself.  I usually only buy frozen fruit to use in smoothies because, honestly, it just doesn’t taste good once you thaw it.  It’s too ripe and mushy or not ripe enough and bland.  I suspect the companies just throw in the fruit they can’t sell when it’s in season.  But I let the bag of Nature’s Peak mango defrost and ate it alone…well, ds4 and I did lol.  He is my fellow mango lover in the house.  It was truly tasty!  The pieces were all just ripe enough and juicy.  A little treat during the season of oranges and bananas lol.

Be sure and check out the Nature’s Peak website for delicious recipes and the low-down on all the nutritional goodness in their products.  Right now the product is available in select areas; visit this link for more info.

List of places where Nature’s Peak is available:
    Florida (All Regions)
New England (All Regions)
    New Jersey (All Regions)
    Maryland (All Regions)
Virginia (All Regions)
   Washington (Seattle Area)
   Oregon (Portland Area)
   California (Los Angeles, San Jose Areas)
   Arizona (Phoenix Area)
North Carolina (South West Area)
   South Carolina (North West Area)
   Georgia (South East and North East Areas)
   Missouri (Northern Area)
   Louisiana (New Orleans Area)
   Arkansas (Little Rock Area)

Here is some more good news.  I have two coupons for a free bag of Nature’s Peak Frozen Fruit to give away!

Y’all know I like to keep my giveaways simple so just leave a comment and a way to contact you and you are entered.  I will draw the two winners on Wednesday January 6th.  Good luck and thanks for stopping by.  :)

“I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Nature’s Peak and received a sample to facilitate my candid review as well as two coupons to giveaway. In addition, Mom Central sent me a gift card to thank me for taking the time to participate.”

Trio Building Set Winner

Thanks to all who entered my giveaway for the Trio Building Set.  The winner is Joannof10.  Congratulations!

Zhu Zhu Pet Winner

Congratulations to Carla for winning the Zhu Zhu pet giveaway. Thanks to everyone who entered!

Product Review and Giveaway: Zhu Zhu Pets

Okay, here is that review and giveaway I promised.  Thanks to the wonderful people at MomSelect, my boys were able to try out a cute new toy this week…Zhu Zhu pets.  They are adorable little battery operated hamsters that have the coolest “habitat” to play in.  Check it out.

First, a little bit of honesty.  This is what my living room looked like after the box was opened and all the pieces of the habitat were assembled.  Yikes!  Assembly is not hard (once you understand what a U connector is lol) but it did take awhile to put together all the cool pieces and my legs fell asleep several times.  Just keeping it real. ;)

Here is the main section of the habitat, the kitchen/bedroom.  From this section you can connect tunnels that lead to really fun things for your hamster to play with.

Here is said hamster.  Is that not cute or what?  His little pink nose there has a sensor that lets him know where he is in the habitat so he will perform certain acts in certain places.  For instance, when he first enters the main habitat you hear a doorbell…when he enters the “sleep chamber” he snores.  Not to get graphic or anything, but there is the hamster’s, uh, undercarriage maybe?  Anyway, he rolls happily along, making the sweetest little chirps and beeps and hamster noises. 

Here he is going down his slide.

Oh yeah, you aren’t seeing things, that is the pet’s exercise ball.  What a hoot watching it roll all around your home.

I think this is my favorite part.  The habitat has a car and garage attachment.  The pet rolls down the tube, into the car (you hear “beep beep” and an engine starting) then the pet “drives” the car out of the garage doors and all over the place.  It is a-dor-a-ble.

If you go to the Zhu Zhu pets website you can see them live in action.  Because when I tried to upload a video there were lots of red x’s and warning boxes and I got scared and quit…so I’m leaving it to the professionals.  :)

Here is my review.  This is a cute toy and a neat new idea.  A wonderful way to satisfy a little one’s desire for a hamster without having to actually feed, clean up after and eventually dispose of a real pet.  They work really well and stood up to my boys so that’s saying something there. ;)  The entire habitat does take up quite a bit of room so be aware of that.  Just how much did my boys enjoy the pets?  When they walked in the door from our trip to Disney both of them ran straight for the habitat and started playing with the Zhu Zhus.  I think that warrants a positive review.

Now for the fun part!  I get to give away one hamster and one slide/ramp.  I keep my giveaways simple.  Just leave me a comment and make sure I have a way to contact you.  This giveaway will run from Aug 25 to Sunday Aug 30th.  I will announce the winner on Monday Aug 31st.  Good luck!