Looking for a new hipper way to do Santa this year? (Wow, that sounded naughty) — I mean a new place to shop locally, have some great eats from tasty food trucks, take silly photo booth pics with props AND get the keepsake photo of your kids dressed up in their snazzy Christmas outfits with a real bearded Santa? Then Santa Saturdays at Community is the place for you! And we have a fun giveaway for a professional Santa Photo make sure to enter below!
A couple weeks ago I did a post on SeekingSitters OC which is a babysitting referral service that will find you a great, reliable, background-checked sitter when you need one. In doing my research for that post, I spoke with Kim Kane, the local Orange County owner, for almost an hour about her company and the service they provide.
At the time, my husband and I were planning on having to cancel on friends for an upcoming fun dinner event because we didn’t have a sitter available. Because I have never left my kids with someone I hadn’t previously met, it didn’t occur to me to use a service like this. In fact, the thought of it before would have made me nervous.
But after talking to her I felt so comfortable with her and her company that I went ahead and asked her if I could give SeekingSitters OC a try so we could go to our dinner. Which we did this past weekend, and I am thrilled to share my personal experience today!
Well, it is Thanksgiving week, and I for one am thankful for this post because I get to share with you an amazing Thanksgiving Weekend Sale at the newly opened (YOU HAVE TO SEE IT FOR YOURSELF) Bel Bambini- Newport children’s boutique and showroom in Orange County. And, Bel Bambini- Newport is giving away a $100 gift card to shop to one lucky winner! Woo hoo! Make sure to enter below.
Bel Bambini – Newport is a 10,000 square foot showroom on Newport Boulevard fully equipped with a built-in stroller park, exquisite nursery vignettes and every item you could ever need or want for your baby and little ones. I stopped in this past Saturday and it is jaw-dropping amazing!
Let me tell you about the sale. It’s not just ANY sale this weekend, it is a HUGE sale. Starting on Black Friday and running through Sunday (11/25 – 11/27) they will be open special hours all three days, Friday-Sunday, from 10am-7pm.
They have brand new merchandise just in and I wanted to highlight a few super cool promotions…
Recently I heard an awesome presentation recently at a moms’ group I am involved in on how to raise a child that is a giver. Since we are approaching Thanksgiving I was inspired to share one of the simple ideas that my family has adopted.
It is called “The Giving Box” and what I loved most about the idea is that it encourages regular giving throughout the year and not just at the holidays. This is how it works!
The goal is to include your children in the project so that they feel like they are a part of it. The first step is to make your Giving Box…
I think I have been watching too much Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen because I have been saying “I am obsessed with…” so much lately that my husband now asks me Andy-style, “what three things are you obsessed with this week?” Any other Real Housewives and Andy fans out there with me??
So my latest obsession is Chobani Greek Yogurt. Let me explain why.
Having gestational diabetes with my second pregnancy was the best thing that could have happened to me. At the time it wasn’t, but in retrospect it…