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Thinking About Family During the Holiday Season

November 21, 2012 By Brian 3 Comments

With the holiday season approaching, many of us start to think a little more about family.  I am very thankful for my family.  We are a pretty small group and we don't always agree or get along that well, but any of us would be anywhere at any time if someone in the family needed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Simply Family, SimplySaving Tagged With: family, holidays, insurance, long term care

Zometool Building Toys Make Great Stocking Stuffers

November 20, 2012 By Brian 43 Comments

Zometool Building Toys Make Great Stocking Stuffers

Sometimes connecting the dots in unexpected ways has been the start of a great discovery. In 1905, 11 year-old Frank Epperson left his fruit flavored soda outside on the porch with a stir stick in it. The drink froze overnight, and the next morning he discovered the Popsicle. Ben … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Giveaways, Kids, Promotional, Reviews, Simply Family Tagged With: giveaway, learning, review, toy, Zometool

Brilliant Sky Toys for the Holidays

November 17, 2012 By Beth Leave a Comment

Brilliant Sky Toys for the Holidays

About ... The first Brilliant Sky Toys & Books® was founded in 2002 in Lansing, Michigan with the singular goal of being the finest upscale specialty toy store in America. Based on the belief that the right playthings give children a gateway to physical, emotional and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids, Promotional, Reviews, Simply Family Tagged With: Boogie Board, Brilliant Sky, review, toy, toy store

Rock Crawler Bounce House Giveaway

November 15, 2012 By Beth 18 Comments

Rock Crawler Bounce House Giveaway

  Details ... The Blast Zone Rock Crawler combo bouncer is ready to rumble! This is the Biggest Blast Zone Combo!   Crawl on in through the Rock Crawler Bouncer's front wheel, and get ready for a rocking good time!  Up to 6 Kids can play safely with the Huge 18x11x7 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Giveaways, Kids, Promotional, Simply Family Tagged With: giveaway, kids, party idea

A is for Ketchup

November 14, 2012 By Beth Leave a Comment

A is for Ketchup

  Details ... "A is for Ketchup" is a silly, picture book that takes advantage of the way children learn and optimizes their ability to quickly memorize the letters and sounds of the alphabet. Children are first given a humorous, incorrect example of each letter and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids, Promotional, Reviews, Simply Family Tagged With: book, children's book, gift idea, kids, review

Operation Christmas Child #OCCGiving

November 12, 2012 By Brian

Operation Christmas Child #OCCGiving

Operation Christmas Child is a great project which demonstrates God's love to children in 130 different countries!  Since 1993, they have shipped over 95 million shoeboxes to children all over the world!  In 2011 alone, they shipped over 8.6 million boxes.  This year, our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids, Simply Family Tagged With: charity, Christmas, family, kids, ministry, Operation Christmas Child, sharing

HABA Color Fun Pegging Game

November 6, 2012 By Beth 57 Comments

HABA Color Fun Pegging Game

We recently received the HABA Color Fun Pegging Game to review before the holiday gift giving season! Details ... Color Fun Pegging Game • $40.00 MSRP • Ages 2+ This brightly colored pegging game comes with 36 interchangeable pieces for endless playing configurations. Made … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Giveaways, Kids, Promotional, Reviews, Simply Family Tagged With: giveaway, HABA Color Fun Pegging Game, review, toy

Pumpkin Patch Visit 2012: Miller Farms Market

October 31, 2012 By Beth 5 Comments

Pumpkin Patch Visit 2012: Miller Farms Market

We took time earlier this month to visit our favorite pumpkin patch here in Central Virginia. We headed to Miller Farms Market in Orange, VA. It is a drive for us but they only charge you for your pumpkins. A lot places around here charge admission fees and even hayride fees. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Charlottesville, Memes, Simply Family, Simply Local, Wordless Wednesday Tagged With: fall, local, Miller Farms Market, Orange VA, pictures, pumpkin, pumpkin patch

Cypher Kids Augmented Reality Cards #CypherKidsClub

October 30, 2012 By Brian 1 Comment

Cypher Kids Augmented Reality Cards #CypherKidsClub

We recently had the opportunity to use the Cypher Kids Augmented Reality Cards and our iPhone with the kids on a no school day due to Hurricane Sandy. #CypherKidsClub At first glance, these cards would seem like just a basic set of flash cards.  When we paired it up with our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids, Simply Family Tagged With: Augmented Reality, Cypher Entertainment, Cypher Kids, Learning Cards, Target

The girls helped with my graduate paper

October 26, 2012 By Beth 9 Comments

The girls helped with my graduate paper

So I took two days off work to work on my graduate paper. This not a shining example of my time management but hopefully shows my commitment. I came up from working the basement all day when Grace got off the bus today. I left my paper on the table. It sat there for about 1.5 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting, Simply Family Tagged With: coloring, homework, kids, parenting

Fall Time: Playing in the Leaves

October 24, 2012 By Beth 4 Comments

Fall Time: Playing in the Leaves

We only have one tree in our yard that has lots of pretty leaves (we wish we had more for sure!) The kids love it when Brian rakes up the leaves for them to jump and play in together. Here are some pictures of how playing in the leaves at our house goes ...   Run … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids, Memes, Simply Family, Wordless Wednesday Tagged With: fall, kids, leaves, pictures

What About Heaven? Children’s Book

October 22, 2012 By Beth 2 Comments

What About Heaven? Children’s Book

  About ... What about Heaven? is the next book in the best-selling Little Blessings line, using captivating art from Care Bears artist Elena Kucharik, along with wonderful text from Kathleen Bostrom.  Answer your child's important questions about heaven with this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids, Promotional, Reviews, Simply Family Tagged With: book, children's book, Christian, heaven, review

Disney Princess Augmented Reality App #DisneyPrincessWMT

October 20, 2012 By Beth 2 Comments

Disney Princess Augmented Reality App #DisneyPrincessWMT

We had the opportunity to use the Disney Princess Augmented Reality App when we attended the Disney Retailtainment Event!  #DisneyPrincessWMT When I opened the app, it showed me that we needed to find three trigger points to unlock all of the outfits in the Augmented Reality … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids, Simply Family Tagged With: Blu-Ray/DVD, Cinderella, Disney, Princess, Retailtainment Event, Walmart

She CUT her hair … it was not a good moment for me

October 19, 2012 By Beth 9 Comments

She CUT her hair … it was not a good moment for me

Sophie cut her hair ... again. She cut her own hair back in the summer and we had a LONG talk about cutting our hair. She took about two inches off when she cut her hair. We went and got her a haircut and the hairdresser styled it nice. Earlier this week, I let Sophie help me … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting, Simply Family Tagged With: haircut, kids, parenting

Dora the Explorer: Dora’s Royal Rescue

October 19, 2012 By Beth Leave a Comment

Dora the Explorer: Dora’s Royal Rescue

Details ...  The DVD includes a double-length, never-before-aired episode, “Dora’s Royal Rescue,” which features the voices of Andy Garcia as Don Quixote and Placido Domingo as Malambruno.  Also included, is the new-to-DVD episode, “Dora’s Knighthood Adventure,” which features … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids, Promotional, Reviews, Simply Family Tagged With: dvd. Dora, review

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