Conversation at Dinner

This takes place after Rob and I have finished our meal.

Ryan: "mama, I have a deal for you."

Mama: "Ryan, I am making no deals tonight, finish your pasta."

Ryan: "Dada, I have a deal for you."

Dada: "Ryan, we've told you that you need to finish your meal, no deals."

Ryan: "I have a deal for both of you!"

Mama and Dada, in unison: "What Ryan?!"

Ryan: "I don't finish my dinner, and I don't have anything else to eat the rest of the night."

Dada: "Not going to work bud, the night is almost over, and you have to finish your dinner. You can make different deals when you move out."

Ryan: (complete burst of tears) "I don't want to move out!!!"

oops.

We forgot to send him the memo explaining that he will probably, most likely be moving out by the time he's 18!

Try explaining to your 4 year old that some day he might actually want to move out.

Oh, and he only ate half of his dinner after the major episode that followed about moving out.

Made my day!

I have a couple people and companies that I feel it is very necessary to thank!

First being Momdot and Evolve Shower heads. I won the Water Lily shower head on Momdot and received it yesterday. Best. Shower. Head. Ever. Rob installed it minutes within receiving it, and the rest is history! We love it!

Another awesome mama, Kristin at An Ordinary Life, ran a contest for a Free Agent Go portable external hard drive. Something that I really needed for the what seems like millions of pictures that are sitting in my computer. I entered with my spring photos from last year, as spring still isn't completely sprung around here. I received that yesterday as well!

Thank you so much girls!

I'm baaackkk!

You may or may not have known, but I was out of town the last several days. We left 6 days ago, and came home late last night. We were of course out of groceries, so I spent my morning replenishing the food in our house, and trying to figure out Window Movie Maker! Never did...

I'm happy to be back, and get back into the swing of things! I have a blog carnival coming up the first week of May in honor of Olivia's 1st Birthday, with some very awesome sponsors; Graco, Little Miss Matched and more are sponsoring!! I will have a button up for that soon that you can snag. With that said, I have some awesome reviews and giveaways coming up before that as well!

I have LOTS of pictures from our little trip away. We went to visit family, lots and lots of family. We really had a blast, but I am exhausted from driving so much. If I posted the pictures here I would take up at least a whole page, so if you are interested in seeing them visit my 365 photography blog that I started! I will be posting a couple every day to get caught up. I am not professional by any means, I mostly started this to better myself.

I look forward to seeing everyone around!

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Why I love EcoStore:

EcoStore generously offered me a product to review and I chose the Pure Oxygen Whitener. I am on a quest to use healthier eco-friendly cleaning products around our house, especially on the clothing that touches our skin. You would not believe how fast I go through a jug of bleach around here. Whether it be for the laundry or general cleaning purposes, I use it a lot. So of course I was intrigued by the Pure Oxygen Whitener. Here is a demo I put toghether....

A few key points:

• The odor was almost non-existent, and it did not burn my nostrils!
• It really worked! I've spot treated and used it as a booster to my whites. I also used as a booster to wash my floors, and they truly felt cleaner than usual after!
• It's eco-friendly-good for my family, good for the atmosphere
• Safe for even our babies' clothes
• Contains oil of citrus and Coconut and other plant-based ingredients

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Aloha Friday

Aloha Friday is brought to you by An Island Life, head on over, sign mister linky and join in the fun!

In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would take it easy on posting, too. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response.

my question this week:

How often do you use your grill in the summer? Do you use it in the winter as well?
We are major grill-oholics here. We grill a lot in the winter, as often as the weather permits us to. In the summer we grill something almost every evening and sometimes for lunch. The veggies, the meat, anything gril-able!

Take a minute...

and check out Momdot!

MomDot is a mom blog listing site that is run by mommy bloggers, Trisha, Alicia, and Bridgette.They run contests weekly, reviews on awesome (and not so awesome) products for families and kids, and talk about their lives. But more importantly, they feature bloggers and mom boutiques to give them an avenue to get their names out there, also assisting in google links! You can head out and list your blog for free and talk to them about doing an interview about you. Head on over and see what MomDot is about!

I've been hanging out at Momdot for a couple months now. I have met many wonderful women that I have a lot in common with and have found a lot of amazing blogs! I am a part of the forum, which is a great place to connect. There is so much to learn, share and enjoy at Momdot! Get over there and check it out!

Wordless Wednesday

Me, my mom and our friend Audrey last summer-I'm so excited for summer and boating!

For more wordless wednesday head to Momdot!