Welcome to Monday Mingle, today's mingle was a little less hectic than last time...but thats my normal house! Enjoy! To join in the fun of Monday Mingle, head over to Jennifer's blog Eighty MPH Mom
Welcome to Monday Mingle, today's mingle was a little less hectic than last time...but thats my normal house! Enjoy! To join in the fun of Monday Mingle, head over to Jennifer's blog Eighty MPH Mom
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My good friends Kristin and Lizzy are giving away a Select Comfort-Sleep Number p5 bed set, (ARV-$2,049.97!) on their Christmas Affair Gift Guide! You can enter on both sites for more entries to win this awesome giveaway! So check them out http://lizzydearslife.net/2009/11/select-comfort-sleep-number-p5-bed-giveaway.html and http://www.ourordinarylife.com/2009/11/the-ultimate-christmas-gift-a-christmas-affair-gift-guide/ to enter to win!!!
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I was born and raised most of my life in this little town called Shenandoah. My dad was born and raised here too, and it's where my kids will be raised as well. Last weekend we had a train excursion, which was a passenger train from Roanoke come up and stopped in our little town. The whole town got excited! The craft show that was planned for that weekend, moved to 1st Street which is where the train tracks are.

(really it was a bus designed to look like a trolley) to take the train passengers from 1st street to the community center, and the fire hall which both had meals for them. When we ran into the mayor dressed as a train conductor, I asked if the kids could take a picture with him, since they both love trains, he said yes of course! He's such a nice guy.


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Jaylin is so silly. She wears a pull-up to school now, and when they change her's sometimes they put someone else's on her, which don't fit properly. The other day she was walking away from me and I said "Jayin, you have a fat butt!" she turns her head around and goes "Yea!" then keeps walking. A few minutes later I told Jeff to check out her pull-up butt (he had heard the earlier conversation between me and her lol) and he goes "Goodness Jaylin you have a big butt!" she turns around and goes "Uhhhh" and here is how the rest of the conversation went...
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perfect baby for her! She loves Jaxon and to play with him, she needs her own baby to play with. The Baby Alive Whoopsie Doo is a doll I wish I had when I was little, she drinks then pees and poops, she coos and giggles, and she moves her arms and legs. She's so cute!"Playing “mommy” is more fun than ever with this BABY ALIVE doll that
“eats” and “poops” just like a real baby! Feed her or give her a bottle, and
then get ready to change her messy diaper! She’ll cry and kick when she needs a
change and wiggle and coo when she’s happy—so you’ll always know just how your
little one needs you to care for her!
Doll comes with bottle, 2 packets of doll juice mix, 2 doll diapers,
rattle and t-shirt."
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Labels: Holiday Gift Guide, review
aying, Jaxon can't quite play with this yet...isn't going to be long and he can, he just needs to learn to sit up. But I did check it out so I could write a good review. We have multiple Laugh & Learn toys in this house, actually the other year we just bought Jaylin the kitchen, which she still plays with, and the Laugh & Learn™ Learning Farm is similar in the fact that it teaches as the baby/child plays with it. The Laugh & Learn Farm teaches:I think it's so cool how
a toy so fun can be educational! There are 2 sides, and a door in the middle just like a barn door. There's so much to do with it, I'm going to highlight some of my favorite parts of it, you can check out all the features on Fisher Price's website. There's a chicken on a perch and your child can put the included eggs in, and it counts them as they drop them in! There's a lightswitch that turns the lantern on and off and tells your child if it's on or off, which teaches opposites. The muddy pig is just adorable, I love him! You roll the body around and it's clean, and then roll it again to make it dirty, just plain and simply CUTE! I know older infants and young toddlers (recomended for ages 6-36months) would love to get this for Christmas!
Another toy Jaxon got was the Go Baby Go!™ Stride-to-Ride™ Lion
. It's a walk behind toy, and since Jaxon is only 5months old, he isn't quite ready for that yet lol. But it's more than just a walk behind toy, when your child is walking on his/her own, it folds down to become a ride on toy! 2 toys in 1! Awesomeness! This is the exerpt from Fisher Price's site about the Go Baby Go!™ Stride-to-Ride™ Lion:
"There’s nothing like having a friend you can rely on—especially when you’re
learning to walk! The Go Baby Go!™ Stride-to-Ride™ Lion is ready to steady
baby’s first steps, encouraging progress with rewarding lights, sounds, and
upbeat music. Once walking is a sure thing, toddlers can hop on the lion’s back
and ride all around for a roaring good time. Designed with a wide wheel base for
sturdy support when baby is learning how to walk or enjoying a ride! With on/off
switch plus volume control for quiet play. Requires 3 "AA" (LR6) alkaline
batteries (not included). "
Of course both these toys require batteries that aren't included (one of my pet peeves but oh well) but it's not a major deal. Just make sure you purchase the batteries before your child opens the gift or you'll never hear the end of it. All in all, I think Fisher Price make great toys that would make PERFECT gifts. They make toys for all ages, baby on up to older kids! You can't go wrong with Fisher Price!
Don't forget to check out all the great sponsors for my Holiday Gift Guide, also check out all the great giveaways I'm holding right now, plus more to come!
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