My kids have had some very spirited conversations about the Easter Bunny. Last year the big controversy was over whether the Easter Bunny is a boy or a girl (apparently all the boys in this house believe she is a girl and all the girls think he is a boy). This year there has been some controversy as to whether the Easter Bunny is real at all...I am a firm believer in the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, and all things fun. My husband is a bit more of a realist and is willing to go along with the fun, but would also happily let the kids in on the secret. BUT, my husband also loves me a ton and knows how important the Easter Bunny, et al are to me and how much fun it is for me as a parent (and a child...I am pretty sure I have my parents convinced that Santa better still bring me stuff because I still believe in him!!).

My oldest 3 kids (ages 4-8) spent a good deal of time the other day trying to pin my husband down on details about the Easter Bunny that would either verify him as real or fictional. They even had theories as to WHO might be the "Easter Bunny" if in fact he was not real...luckily my husband has the deflecting skills of a ninja and was able to give them many non-answers.

And now my plan comes in!! I wanted to do something to show them that the Easter Bunny of course is real and comes to their house, so I was ecstatic this morning when I was given the opportunity to review http://www.icaughttheeasterbunny.com/! It is such an awesome site, and will help me in my desire to prove the Easter Bunny has come to our house (well, provided the kids don't read this anyway...) This website is awesome! Let me tell you how they describe their product:

Imagine the look of wonder and surprise when a child receives a photo of the Easter Bunny caught in the act in his or her very own home. iCaughtTheEasterBunny.com is a unique website that helps visitors create those memorable keepsake photos.

So, basically you can create a picture of the Easter Bunny at your house like this one I created today:

How sweet is that?!

AND it was easy to do and had SO many awesome options. You just upload your picture of your house (you could use your living room, backyard, kids bedroom, wherever you want). Then you will have lots of options-about 20 different bunny poses and you can change his size, move him where you want in the picture, rotate or flip him, etc.

I love this idea and it will help me to maybe squeeze one more year of Easter Bunny belief out of the kiddos!

Buy It: If you are interested in getting one, all my readers can get a 25% off promo code for any orders. Just use the code BUNNYHOP25 at checkout.

Win it: Five (5) Beckees Deals Readers will each WIN a promo code from iCaughtTheEasterBunny.com to get a free picture!! I want you to get these before Easter so I am doing this as a QUICK giveaway and it will end this Friday April 22 at 11:59 pm central time.

Here is how to enter the Giveaway (PLEASE make sure to leave an email address in each comment so I can reach you should you win):

MANDATORY ENTRY (Must do this first for other entries to count): Tell me your favorite Easter tradition with your family/kids.

Once you have done that, you can get 4 extra entries by doing the following things (Just make sure to leave a separate comment for each entry, and leave me your email address in each comment so I know how to contact you should you win):

1. Become a PUBLIC GFC follower of my blog.

2. Subscribe to my blog via Email or an RSS feed/reader. (Yes-you can use this entry if you are already an email or RSS subscriber- just let me know how you subscribe to my blog).

3. Become a Facebook fan of my blog here.

4. Follow me on Twitter here.

Be sure to leave a comment for each entry with your email address. The winner will be chosen using Random.org. This giveaway ends on Friday, April 22, 2011 at 11:59 PM Central Time.




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Today has been a very long day and I have not been able to blog (obviously), but one thing I wanted to make sure to let you know about was all the Tax day/weekend deals going on. Since I have not had a chance to put a post together, can I just refer you to one of my favorite blogs to go see the list of Tax Day deals she has put together? Please go see this post at Mama Cheaps to see all the deals for this weekend!

Today (Thursday, April 14th) only there is a 50 point code for Pampers Gifts to Grow Program: happybdaypamprs. Go log in and enter it in your account for the 50 points.

I forgot to post that today only (Thursday, April 14) you can get $.50 off at redbox by using code THURSDAY. That means you can get a $.50 DVD or a $1 blu-ray.

I am having a hard time with Blogger going really slow today, but apparently I am doing better than Andres because she cannot get blogger to work at all for her today! She just send me a Facebook note and asked me to post the following deal that her friend sent her:

"Hey Mamas! There is a way to get a FREE udder cover! You just pay $10 for shipping. Pick the udder cover you want at uddercovers.com, and use VALPAK in the promo code."

Well, as you probably know, taxes are due this week...and there are a lot of "tax break" deals going on. Bruegger's Bagels is having a tax break deals where you can (I am quoting their Facebook status now) "taste America’s Best Bagels with a special tax break. Get our Big Bagel Bundle for just $10.40! Make sure to print your coupon (located on our coupon tab) that is good April 15-18th at participating locations."

So here is how you get to the coupon:

1-Go "like" Bruegger's on Facebook here
2-Click the coupon tab and you will see where you can click to print the coupon!

Enjoy your tasty Bagels! I know I will enjoy mine!! :)

As a Bzz Agent I was given the opportunity to try out the new Maybelline SuperStay 24™ 2-Step Lipcolor.

I have tried other lip colors that claimed to last all day, but none that made a 24 hour claim. I have tested it out a few times now, and have to say, I was impressed with how well it lasted! Admittedly, it did not last 24 hours for me, but I did not have to reapply during the day when I put is on early in the morning. In fact I put it on at 5 am the day I had my baby, and that lasted through the labor and beyond. In pictures taken 12-14 hours (and a childbirth) later, I still had lip color on. I thought it was pretty impressive! Look at this picture of me after my baby was born:

That is what it looked like with no reapplications after hours of labor and delivery! Pretty impressive, right?!

I wanted to also comment on the color selection. There are a lot of colors available and they are really nice vibrant colors. I have 4 different shades and liked them all, but was able to find an absolute favorite in the Forever Chestnut! Fabulous color and will replace my longstanding favorite I have been using!

Overall, I really like the product, though it did not last 24 hours on my lips. It DID last through a lot though!! There are 30 fantastic choices of colors to choose from-something for everyone! I was very happy with the product.

**As a Bzz Agent I was given free products for me to try. As always, all opinions expressed are my own.***

Have I mentioned before (like a million times) that I HATE cleaning? Yes, I am sure I have...and I am sure I have mentioned that one of the things I hate most about cleaning is the smell of cleaning products. I cannot STAND the smell of most cleaning products! But back last June, through Bzz Agent, I was given the chance to try some Scrubbing Bubbles products and LOVED them! L.O.V.E.D. them-It is the first cleaning product that has a pleasant smell to me!

So, of course I JUMPED at the chance to join another Bzz Agent campaign for SC Johnson Smart and Easy Spring Cleaning that includes Scrubbing Bubbles products! I got the box quite a while ago and have been trying out all the products (I am sure I will get even more chances to try them out as I prepare for my mother-in-law to visit next week!!). Check out all the great stuff that came in the Spring Cleaning Box I got:

Yeah! All that-if you cannot see the picture, let me tell you, it has a Glade Spring Collection limited edition candle, a Glade Plug Ins Scented Oils Refill, Scrubbing Bubbles Mega Shower Foamer, Scrubbing Bubbles Toilet Cleaning Gel,  Pledge Lemon Clean, a booklet of info about these great products, and $58 worth of coupons!!

FIrst let me repeat how much I really like the products-everything smells so good and the cleaners really clean well!! I am very happy with these products and recomend them all-seriously! I especially love the Scrubbing Bubbles products which is why I am super excited to tell you about the coupon they have right now!

Right now you can get a $1 off Scrubbing Bubbles Mega Shower Foamer coupon right here. AND you will also want to go "like" Scrubbing Bubbles on FB-they will be giving away surprises twice a month through June!!

**As a Bzz Agent I was given free products for me to try. As always, all opinions expressed are my own.***

Well, I am always on the look out for super cute and high quality photo products, so I was really excited to get the chance to learn about and review these great Animated Printed gifts from Snapily.com. I knew of Snapily.com before this, but did not realize all the products they have: photo cards, notebooks, scrapbook pages, business cards, greeting cards, and bookmarks.

As I said I was able to get a free personalized card from Snapily.com to review. Just to let you know, it was super easy to make and order this card (which is the first thing I really liked about this product). In fact, I had my lap top at the hospital with me when I had my baby 2 weeks ago. The morning after he was born, I uploaded a couple pics of him with the family, and I made the card from the hospital that morning. It was seriously easy and quick to do.

The second thing I loved was that it arrived at my house in just a few days. It was really quick!

Initially I was not sure what an animated card would be, but it is one of those cards where you have 2 pictures that change back and forth depending on how you hold the card. It may not make sense for me to explain it, so check out this flash preview here:



Sweet, right?! So, I used the 2 following pictures:


The third thing that really impressed me about these cards was the quality. This is a thick, sturdy card that is not going to fall apart. It is really nice! It is such a nice thing to have that I selfishly decided to keep it for myself rather than give it to one of the grandmas...I might have to buy a couple more cards for them!

Luckily, there is a SWEET deals I can use to get their cards, and YOU can get the same deal!! Right now Snapily.com is offering great coupon's to get your mother (or loved ones) these great Animated or 3-D cards. They are full value coupons to Snapily.com for up to 50% off! Half price for great products like the Animated cards and the 3-D Cards! How fantastic is that for the upcoming Mother's Day?! Seriously! Stop by here to get your deal and then start making your own cards at Snapily.com!!

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Hello! I feel like I should re-introduce myself after my blog silence. I guess you can call this last 13 days my maternity leave. But now I am trying to get back into the saddle so to speak. I have a few reviews to post and will try to get some actual deals and freebies up a well, but it may take a while before I am back totally. I am atul recovering, and I always forget how little sleep you get with a newborn nursing every 2-4 hours. Wow!

In case anyone is wondering, Everest is doing well and growing bigger each day. He will be 2 weeks old tomorrow. His older siblings love him like crazy! I am currently blogging from my phone, but will try to post a current picture from the laptop tomorrow.

Also, I know this blog is not a "personal blog", but I would like to thank all of you fantastic readers who have been so patient with me and have sent me so, SO many nice notes and comments. And I would like to also publicly thank all my friends who have sent dinners, treats, and helped me with my other kids. And thank you to my mom for coming to help me (and coming back later this week with my siblings and maybe my dad). And thanks to my mother-in-law and sister-in-law who are coming to town when my mom leaves! I have so much great support in our friends and family! Wes is about to start long call (14 hour over night shifts and I know I would not get through that right now without the family help and support as well as my fabulous friends herr in Omaha-my family away from home.

Ok...enough about me...hopefully there quil be some deals & reviews up tomorrow!