Remember when I told you that for an upcoming review, CSN Stores was going to let me pick something to review?

Well, As I told you before, I thought about it and after much consideration I decided to use the $55 credit I got to go toward something I really needed for this upcoming baby. Being a 5th child, this might be the only new thing he gets! :)

Check out what I ordered:


We have had it for a couple weeks now, but just had to chance to set it up. Before I show you the pictures I took, let me just tell you how easy it was to order through CSN. I was able to get it ordered quickly and easily! My favorite part was that I got FREE shipping!!! Honestly, I tend to buy big heavy items in store rather than online because I have had to pay so much in shipping for things in the past. MANY items-especially bigger items through CSN have free shipping and I adore that!!

Also, I ordered this just a couple days before the big storm that hit most of the country hard a couple weeks ago, so there were shipping delays all over. CSN actually shot me an email letting me know my package may be delayed a day or two (BTW-it got here on the exact estimated delivery date in spite of all that). I really appreciated the update though and thought they gave me some excellent customer care!

So, the ordering and delivery went well, and I can say without hesitation that I will look to CSN again in the future! Now about the product I ordered. It is the Disney Baby-Disney Care Center Play Yard...I did get some help from my Wesley setting it up:


Here it is all set up:


We were big fans of it. In fact, my little ladies (as they asked me to call them before we made the video) made a video review of their thoughts about it. Check out what they thought:

I loved that this playpen has the bassinet and that it seems to be a sturdy, safe place for baby. The changing table and the huge storage area are also awesome! In fact, the whole product is high quality. It will be a nice thing for our little guy! The included toy on the end was for me just a bonus, but the kids thought that was the be all end all part of this product!

If you are looking for a good quality play bed for your baby that has a lot of nice little extras, this is the one for you!

WOW-I love days like this where I feel like I can just take a breath and enjoy! I had a sweet lunch at Brueggers Bagels with the 2 youngest kids.

While I was there I was able to confirm that that Wes (my handsome husband) and Sugar Pup (aka Army-my 4-yr-old) will be modeling for a photo shoot for our newspaper. It will be super cute-won't come out until April though so you will have to wait to see how cute they are. But as a preview, here are the 2 of them together at the Filipino village exhibit in Spokane 2 years ago (so Army is bigger and even cuter now if you can imagine):

After we took Sugar Pup/Army to school, Cat and I came home where we had a quick mommy daughter dance party and went down for a little nap (she's napping).

The doorbell rang and my order from CSN stores came. Check out what I ordered:

I cannot wait to set it up and tell you all about it!!!

AND my friend Kelly is going to sponsor a Review/Giveaway from her Thirty One business.  She is going to stop by this afternoon with something for me to review and I could not be more excited!! That review/giveaway should be up later tonight or tomorrow-be on the look out!!! As a teaser, I will tell you the giveaway will look a little something like this (but will be embrodiared with Nacho Lunch in Orange):
What a great day! I hope you all have had the chance to take a breath and have some fun things happening today as well! Maybe there will be good mail and it will just add to my excitement!!

Remember when I told you that for an upcoming review, CSN Stores was going to let me pick something to review?

Well, I thought about it and after much consideration I decided to use the $55 credit I got to go toward something I really needed for this upcoming baby. Being a 5th child, this might be the only new thing he gets! :)

Check out what I ordered:

I cannot wait for it to get here so I can tell you all about it!!

I have told you before a lot about CSN Stores. I love them! They have sooooo many great things on their 200+ websites. There is something for everyone, from Delsey luggage to a new light fixture, from toys to cooking equipment.

There is a lot of great stuff there and I recommend checking them out. I have bought a toaster oven, a little picnic table, Pizza Party set, Pretzel Making set, boots and other things through their websites, and we really love them.

For an upcoming review, CSN Stores are going to let me pick something to review, and I cannot wait to start looking around their websites and choosing what I want to tell you about!

Be on the lookout for the upcoming review, and in the meantime, go check them out!!

Do you remember I told you that CSN Stores let me pick something to review, and I ordered some items, the main one being the fabulous pair of boots pictured above?! I had a bit more left on my gift code, so I also ordered some more Mr Clean Magic Eraser scrubbers (I LOVE those) and a pen as well.

Well, I have gotten all items now and cannot wait to tell you all about my awesome boots!

First, I want to note that I love, LOVE my new boots! They are fabulous! A few things I really like are the chunky heels, the non-shiny black tall boot, and really they just make my legs look way better than they usually do!  One warning about these boots though-in my ever expanding and swelling pregnant body (IE my swelling legs), they are a bit tight on my calves. So, if you have bigger calves or yours are swelling like mine, this might not be the pair of boots for you. However, like I said, they look great and I love them. I can wear them really with whatever-jeans, skirts, whatever! I purposely picked the black so they match whatever I wear.  Also, they were quite inexpensive for boots like this, and the quality is pretty good. Look at me wearing my boots with a cute short skirt:

And with jeans:


Super cute boots, right?!


As for the service from CSN Stores it was great. I got the 3 items I ordered in 3 different boxes (the pen came first, then the Mr Clean Magic Erasers, then the boots). They all came quickly and without any trouble. I did have to laugh when the pen came though because it came in a huge box and all that was in there was the pen.

Overall, I have to say that I had another great experience ordering from CSN Stores, and I highly recommend checking them out! There really is something for everyone and they do a great job getting your order to your house quickly!

Do you remember I told you that for an upcoming review, CSN Stores let me pick something to review, and I ordered some items, the main one being the fabulous pair of boots pictured above?! I had a bit more left on my gift code, so I also ordered some more Mr Clean Magic Eraser scrubbers (I LOVE those) and a pen as well.

Well, I have gotten all items now and cannot wait to tell you all about my awesome boots! Wes has promised to take some pictures of me wearing them when he gets home today and I will post pictures and my review tonight or tomorrow!

As a teaser let me just tell you this funny story.  We went to a Nighthawks football game last Thursday night and my 6 year old son (E dawg) was more interested in the cheerleaders than in the game. They were wearing essentially the same boots I bought, except in white.  So, on Friday morning my boots arrived and by the time E dawg got back from school I was wearing them. He notices right away and said "Oooh mom, you look so pretty-you look just like those cheerleaders!!!"  It was funny, and it made me love my boots even more!  :)

I told you a week or so ago about CSN Stores, but let me tell you about them again! CSN stores has 200+ online stores where you can get anything from a counter stool to a new light fixture, from toys to cooking equipment, from furniture to shoes. There is a lot of great stuff there and I recommend checking them out. I have bought a toaster oven, 2 kids cooking kits (one for pizzas, one for pretzels), and a little picnic table for my kids through their websites, and we really love them all. For an upcoming review, CSN Stores are going to let me pick something to review.

I have ordered some items, the main one being the fabulous pair of boots pictured above (which will be delivered to my home tomorrow). I had a bit more left on my gift code, so I also ordered some more Mr Clean Magic Eraser scrubbers (I LOVE those) and a pen, both of which have already arrived.

I cannot wait to get my boots and tell you all about them! Be on the lookout for the upcoming review, and in the meantime, go check them out!!

If you have not yet heard of the CSN Stores let me tell you about them! CSN stores has 200+ online stores where you can get anything from a counter stool to a new light fixture, from toys to cooking equipment, from furniture to shoes. There is a lot of great stuff there and I recommend checking them out. I have bought a toaster oven, 2 kids cooking kits (one for pizzas, one for pretzels), and a little picnic table for my kids through their websites, and we really love them all. For an upcoming review, CSN Stores are going to let me pick something to review, and I must admit, I have been eyeballing the fabulous pair of boots pictured above!

Be on the lookout for the upcoming review, and in the meantime, go check them out!!

I told you all here that I am going to be reviewing something from the CSN Store websites. And I told you all here that I ordered a couple things: a Sassafras Kid's Pretzel Making Kit, and a Sassafras Kid's Pizza Party Baking Kit. And guess what?! Just because I needed them, and because the CSN Store websites have just about everything, I also added a set of 4 Mr Clean Magic Erasers that I needed!

Well, last night my family had a family night activity and made the Pretzels. Before I tell you about the item itself, let me tell you a couple things about the CSN Store. First, ordering was quick and easy. Second, the items came QUICKLY! I was really impressed by that! My Mr Clean Magic Erasers were here the 2nd day after ordering, and the 2 kits were here the next day. It was so quick! I was very happy with the ease of ordering and the quick delivery!

That being said, let me tell you about the Sassafras Kid's Pretzel Making Kit. It is not an overstatement to say my kids LOVED it and I thought it was a ton of fun! What a great activity to do as a family! We were able to make our own "homemade" pretzels in a quick easy way thanks to this awesome kit.  There are a few things you have to have at home (like butter, water, baking soda and a mixing bowl), but other than those few things, everything else in in the kit. It made organizing this fun activity SOOO easy and we loved working on it together! ( I should mention that my husband and I did this with all four of our kids ages 2, 4, 6, and 7) Check out our adventure through pictures:

First, look at all the great stuff that came in the package:

In case you cannot see what is all there, it has nutrition facts, directions to make pretzels, measuring cup, wooden spoon, cookie sheet, pretzel mix, salt, frosting mix, cheese sauce, yeast, and the fought over apron. Look how cute that thing was:

We let the kids do the mixing:

Then I helped with the messy hand kneading:

After rising for a half hour we made balls of the dough and rolled them into long "snakes" to make shapes out of:

Each kid made their own pretzel snakes then shaped their pretzel however they wanted it on their own (ok actually I helped the 2 year old make her pretzel shaped pretzel after she rolled out the snake...)

The shapes above include 2 pretzel shaped pretzels, a W for Wes (my husband) and a B for Beckee (me).

And the shapes in that one are the ones the kids made.  A for Army, a heart for E Dawg, a moon shape for Sugar pup, and a pretzel for Cat.  While they cooked we made the chocolate frosting and opened up the cheese sauce:

When they came out they smelled SOOOO good.  And they looked pretty good too:

Are you hungry yet?  I know I was and boy did I enjoy my pretzel!!  See:

So, are you wondering what the kids thought? This should tell you:

Overall, we thought this was a fun project as a family and we loved having a treat at the end!! I highly recommend this product and I getting it through the CSN Store website was quick and easy! You should check it out here! We cannot wait to try out our pizza party making kit!!!

I told you all here that I am going to be reviewing something from the CSN Store websites. Well, as an update adn a teaser, I will tell you that I ordered a couple things today to review! I got a Sassafras Kid's Pretzel Making Kit, and a Sassafras Kid's Pizza Party Baking Kit to review. And guess what?! Just because I needed them, and because the CSN Store websites have just about everything, I also added a set of 4 Mr Clean Magis Erasers that I needed! Wow!! I am excited to get my stuff and review it and tell you ALL about the items!!!

I recently did a giveaway for CSN Stores and told you about the great things they have on their 200+ websites. There is something for everyone, from a coffee table to a new light fixture, from toys to cooking equipment. There is a lot of great stuff there and I recommend checking them out. I have bought a toaster oven and a little picnic table for my kids through their websites, and we really love them. For an upcoming review, CSN Stores are going to let me pick something to review, and I cannot wait to start looking around their websites and choosing what to review!

Be on the lookout for the upcoming review, and in the meantime, go check them out!!

Don't forget to enter my newest giveaway! It is ending on Sunday at 8 pm and you could win a $60 CSN Gift Certificate!! It is a great prize and there is a lot you can do with it!! AND there are still LOW entries so you have pretty good chances! :) Check out the Giveaway post here. And leave comments to enter! :)

Don't forget to enter my newest giveaway-a $60 CSN Gift Certificate!! It is a great prize and there is a lot you can do with it!! Check out the Giveaway post here.