Gabbyplusfive will follow my daily ups and downs of being a mom to 4 needy kids and a husband who also wants time with his wife. Supermom doing it all (ha!.. yea... ok)
The kids and I were invited to the The Littlest Pet Shop premiere party and to play with the new toys. We watched two new episodes from the upcoming third season airing on The Hub Network on June 7th and June 21st.
Note: I was invited as Media to this event and received a gift bag. All Personal views are 100% my own.
Leah enjoyed the episodes, it kept her attention and I heard her laugh a few times. Even my 10 year daughter enjoyed watching the show. I enjoyed the cupid episode it was very cute and witty.
This fall The littlest Pet Shop comes out with a new way to help there fans to "Be who they wanna be" by allowing you to build and design your own pet shop world.
My 3 year old Leah enjoyed playing with the new upcoming toy, She loved being able to take apart pieces and put them where she wanted or how she wanted, It opened her creative side. The pets are cute bobble head toys with style and very cute names. You truly can design your world, your way.
I love the concept of letting children be who they want to be and allowing them to have a say in how they want there toys to be put together.
There are 10 different themed style packs, kids can collect and customize 100+ pets to go with there themed styles. This is great for children who like to build and create stories. The littlest Pet Shop opens their mind and creative side.
The Littlest Pet Shop will launch an app to let fans connect with their favorite pets digitally. Children can scan the pets that are collected and bring them to life virtually. Each pet collected unlocks new rooms and accessories to design your own digital Little Pet Shop world. Once pet is downloaded children can play, take care and entertain the pets downloaded. The pets come with a unique code printed on the animal. The app will be free to download for selected IOS and android devices in 20 different languages, How awesome and fun is that.
There are so many collectibles and fan favorites for children 4+ to have fun and enjoy.
My Little Man is so big and active, My newborn baby is gone. I am happy about that, we interact and boy is he funny, he keeps me laughing with his silliness he doesn't get all my jokes yet which makes me laugh even more. KJ is a mover, He is never still always on the move which is funny because he cant crawl or walk but he is never where we leave him.
I Looked looked away looked back and he was gone, I almost lost until
I looked at the other side and there he was, still don't know how he does it.
This Month has been a busy one, so much has happened and all for the good. I've started blogging for children/toddler products and some adult products too, I usually do personal blog posts but I decided to do reviews for companies all thanks to my older sister she's been giving me great advice and has been a great mentor. Its pretty good and of course the kids and I are enjoying going out and doing different things.
Leah is in pre-school now she started the end of april, that was hard for me, I didn't want to let go but I also couldn't wait for her to start some days she would drive me crazy in the house. At first she was happy and excited about school then she realized three things 1. Mommy and Daddy leave when she gets to school, 2. School is 5 days a week and 3. She still has to take naps. She wasn't to happy about that. Thankfully she adjusted and doesn't give a problem to go to school. One the first day of school she made and friend and they are the best of friends. Her name is Seleah, the irony in that.
With kaliyah in school I get time to get some stuff done even though KJ demands my time most of the day, I usually have to do stuff while he's playing or napping if he's not doing either of those things he wants my attention, which I don't mind.
KJ is sitting up a little everyday he is getting better and better at it, I think within the next few weeks he will be able to sit on his own.
He's also on his hands and knees rocking he soon will be crawl too, I hope. I'm too excited and proud about all the milestones he's reaching, I love this stage in babies. He is also teething he drools and chew on everything and always scratching his gums, Im patiently waiting for the first break.
My first born has started track and she is great! She's always liked running. When her school started a track team she was ready. Im stoked to see her run every track meet and she takes it serious, she gets onto beast mode and there's no stopping her. She's in 100m, 400m, and relay. I am so proud of her and I love her drive, She has a lot of her supporters and coaches. Im her biggest fan. I see such a bright future for and I pray for it everyday. My baby is destined for greatness.
This month was Hannah's 2nd birthday May 16th, this year her birthday was very emotional for our family. The day started out very gloomy and it continued to be that way raining on and off all day, I didn't mind I always felt the rain was Hannah connecting with me, so to have it rain on her birthday just felt right in a weird way. We drove down to NY to pick up Kairi from school and decided to buy a cake this year since time wasn't on our side and we wanted to do the balloon release. We stopped at our favorite bakery bought a cake and headed back to New Jersey. Once we were back in jersey we bought balloons one for everyone and 2 extra ones to keep around the house.
We spent the day talking about Hannah and our memories, A lot of tears even my 10 year old cried she had her own regrets the fact she didn't hold her sister when she had the chance and now she wont get to hold her. I consoled her and showed her how that experience changed her for the good, When KJ was born Kairi didn't hesitate when it was her time to hold him she held him and started bonding with him, Unfortunately Kairi wasn't seeing it like that she felt it wasn't the same because it wasn't done with Hannah. I just hugged her and let her getting all out, we all cried laughed then at some point we were laughing and enjoying each other'e company.
Before we did our balloon release everyone was able to say what they wanted to say to Hannah even leah had something to say before releasing her balloon she said I miss you Hannah and I wish you could come back, that made her dad and I tear up because even though leah is too young to know and understand what happened what she does know is Hannah is not here. She kept asking if we could go give Hannah her balloons and cake and where is Hannah? When I explained Hannah was in Heaven of course she wanted to know if we can go to heaven to see Hannah, I wish I could've said yes we will leave in 5 mins to go see Hannah in heaven but I had to tell her the reality and that was right now we cant see Hannah but one day we will all be together again.
For dinner we went back to our favorite all- you-can buffet. After Hannah's funeral we went there, The family decided that would be our place to go every year for Hannah's birthday. It was a perfect day as perfect as it could be.
There's this new dance that I see my daughter do called "The NayNay" she remixed the song for Hannah while leah was her back up dancer lol.
I am so excited to talk about this children's clothing line, The one thing I love is shopping for children's clothes for my kids but sometimes it's challenging only because of the different ages my 10 year old is sporty (which Im trying to add some girly girl stuff), my 2 year old is girly and my prince well he just has swag all around. When I find a clothing line that has great clothes and I can shop for all of them in one store and is cost effective Im excited. RUUM clothing line is the perfect clothing line for my family.
I recently attended a RUUM's event, I fell in love with there clothes. The event was to launch there new spring, summer and 4th of july wear I was just in awe with all the styles. I was given a back pack for my 10 year old. I couldn't wait to show her and have her wear the back pack.
Kairi loved it, which now a day's is hard to get her to like anything. The first chance she had to wear the bag she did. Kairi loved the bag especially since she has her electronics to carry this bag was the perfect accessory, and can be worn casually or to an outing and again most importantly to her its stylish.
After I was done with RUUM I went over to see Nina Kid's shoe's such great shoes for every occasion. My daughter received a pair of shoes. She liked them, she mostly liked the gold trim on the front of the shoe's and said its the shoes were very comfortable. The Nina Shoe Collection has so much different kind of shoes for big girls, toddler girls, big boy and toddler boys. The shoes are unique and very creative, I love the designs.
To learn more about RUUM Children's Clothing Line or shop go to www.ruum.com
And for Nina's kid shoes go to www.ninakids.com
When I saw the invited to attend a MiracleSuit event hosted by The Moms Network, I wasn't sure if I wanted to go. I had a baby 5 months ago, I felt my body wasn't ready to be put into a swim suit and my biggest problem was finding a swim suit that fit properly.
Note: I was invited as media to this event and received a MiracleSwim suit. Any personal views expressed are always 100% my own.
But I am so happy I attended this event, there was so much information on how a swim suit should fit, finding your correct size and so many different styles, I was able to try on so many beautiful swim suits. I don't know how I was able to just choose one.
The young lady who helped me was very knowledgeable on the swim suits and very patient. Being plus size and my bust is big she was able to help me find swim suits that would fit my figure.
I settled on 3 different swim suits one that was my style the second one was out of my comfort zone and the third one I just loved the color. Miracle Suit motto is "Look 10lbs. Lighter in 10 Seconds" and it is true once I put on the swim suit it was like a transformation.
The swim suits hold everything tight and in place. I was very comfortable.
The experience was great, I've never felt so good about having a swim suit I always want to cover up with a shirt but not this summer. This experience came at the perfect time since I will be in Miami over the summer and thanks to Miracle Suit I am so ready to show off my swim suit.
I definitely recommend these Miracle Suits to all women no matter shape or size Miracle Suit has a swim suit for all women.
Once I done picking out a swim suit, I went over to the make-up table to see what products they offer. I personally have no experience with make-up the few times I've tried on make-up I've had allergic reaction, I was curious on what I had to do or what kind of make-up I would need to wear, Just in case I want to wear a little make-up to change my look for the husband.
The lady I spoke to was very helpful she explained to me that I would have to keep trying different make-up until I found one that agreed with my skin and make sure the products were hypo-allergenic, boy did they have some nice products there I wish I could've tried some on.
Miracle Suit is worth every penny.
To learn more about Miracle Suit, visit - www.miraclesuit.com
Today is Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 50th Anniversary and Today Willy Wonka also released his new WONKA Peel-a-pop frozen treat. In celebrating The anniversary and New frozen treats The Wonka brand brought The Winter WONKA land pop-up to New York for a 3 day playful look into the mind of The great Willy Wonka and his grand legacy.
Note: I was invited as media to this event. Any personal views expressed are always 100% my own.
It was pretty cool being at the Pop-up grand opening, I had the most fun with the OompaLoompas we took selfies and some photo booth pictures I love there big personality. I also enjoyed the Peel-a-Pop frozen ice cream they come in two flavors Vanilla banana and Vanilla grape, I had the vanilla grape it was a tasty treat, It was fun peeling my ice cream like a banana and eating it, the whole treat is edible. Kids will definitely love this.
There was so much to see like the big giant cake or the falling ice cream, As you walked through the different area's the interactive stations read parts of a story. All I needed was Willy Wonka himself to come give the tour and I would've been a part of the movie, it was nice. The pop-up is open to public starting Fri. May 15th to Sun. May 17th from 10:30am to 6:30pm, The location is 22 Little west 22s between 9th avenue and Washington St. Attending the pop-up experience you receive a complimentary Peel-a-pop frozen treat.
The WONKA Peel-a-pop frozen treats are available at all major retail stores Walmart, Target, Safeway and Kroger the suggested price is $4.29 for 8 pops in a carton.
For more information on the Wonka peel-a-pop frozen treats, visit - www.wonkaicecream.com
In about a month or so KJ will be transitioning to drinking water and juice from bottles so I was excited to review Evenflo new collection of vented bottles.
Note: I received product samples for review purpose. No other compensation was received. Any personal views expressed are always 100% my own.
I'm really looking forward to using the Evenflo's Angled & Vented Bottle and pro-flow integrated nipples. There's a lot about this bottle that is beneficial for KJ. The bottle is compacted and has soft comfortable grips on both sides which makes it easy for babies and mommy to hold the bottle. And the curve shape makes it easy for upright feeds.
The silicone Pro-flow integrated vented nipples rapidly vents air bubbles to the bottle and not the babies tummy preventing gas,colic, and fussiness while preventing leaks during feeding with no extra pieces needed, How awesome is that. The nipples can be purchased separately and come 4 in a pack and can be used with any of the Evenflo Bottles.
Evenflo has another set of bottles the twisted + vented bottles. Both bottles are affordable and BPA-free polypropylene bottles. For more information or to purchase these or any other Evenflo product go to www.evenflofeeding.com
Evenflo is well known for there all around baby products when I was given the opportunity to review one of there new improved Evenflo Platinum Protection Series car seats I was very excited. The Evenflo Platinum Protection Series features four models: The Symphony DLX, The Symphony LX car seat, Securekid DLX booster seat and Triumph LX car seat. I had the pleasure of sampling the Symphony DLX All in One Car Seat.
The very first thing I noticed about the Symphony DLX car seat was the fact it was 3-in-1 a rear facing, forward facing and booster seat which is very convenient. I remember with my 3 year old daughter when she out outgrew her rear facing car seat I had to purchase a forward facing car seat and soon I will need to purchase a booster seat, Now having a 15 week old baby boy and this new improved car seat I wont have to buy any other car seat this car seat with grow with him and I don't have to wait until he is a certain weight it fits children from 5lbs to 110lbs how great is that. The Infinite Slide Harness gives an easy and safe perfect fit and eliminates any need for rethreading.
The fabric that you see on this Car Seat is a Temperature Regulating Fabric used to keep babies comfortable during hot and cold weather. The fabric is NASA-developed Outlast, this is the same fabric that is used on spaced suits which balance the temperature by actively absorbing and storing hot and cold temperatures and releasing them as needed. This feature is definitely a plus especially for my little guy who sweats a lot like his daddy, A lot of the times while traveling he would be fussy during the ride and I would have to open a window or pull over to open his jacket or when we get to our destination and I take him out his car seat his whole back is moist from sweat.
Over the weekend I used the Symphony DLX Car Seat on a road trip to Pennsylvania, He was very comfortable and slept most of the ride when we arrived to our destination and I removed him from the car seat his back was dry zero sweat.
The Symphony DLX also has e3 side impact protection, the protection is 3 layer engineered foam tested to reduce side impact forces up to 50% safety is always important for our babies. Another plus that I will appreciate about this car seat is the Buckle Pockets, The buckle pockets neatly tuck the buckle tongues away that is great it makes it easier to get the baby out without fighting around with the buckles, it also keeps the buckles cool so in hot temperatures the metal wont get hot and burn your babies skin. The Car Seat has 3 reclined positions for rear facing, forward facing and booster mode it is easy to adjust just squeeze the recline lever on the bottom of the car seat and it locks into place. On top of the seat is also a recline lever to lower the head rest for newborns and infants.
Installing was easy for my husband especially since we had the lower anchor bar it was 1..2..3 done. The manual that comes with the car seat is helpful and easy to read it also gives instructions o how to place the car seat with the seat belt in case you don't have the lower anchor bar. The Advanced latch technology gives extra security knowing the car seat is securely placed by pushing down to hear and feel the seat tighten. Overall I think this is a great car seat with a lot of pro's and help technique and I plan on using the car seat however, it is very big and if you don't have a child's mirror placed you wont be able to see the baby while driving because the back is high, also because of the size of the car seat I don't recommend it for people with a small car or have more then 2 children due to space.
