Photo Contest Winner!

I am stoked you guys. I just won a photo contest over at Our Reflection !!  She hosts a weekly contest, and last week was Childhood.  You can see my entry here When Bria was born I started taking photography a little seriously because I wanted to capture special moments. I have been glued to my camera every since (well, with the exception of the occasional break). A lot of you told me that some of her photos would win contests because she is just so dang cute, expressive, and photogenic. I bit the bullet and entered this little gem into the Childhood contest....

{I don't know why I can't get this picture any bigger on blogger, sorry!}

I can't take any credit for the picture. It was all because of Bria. She works the camera like no other!

The first place wins this:

**GASP** 

I am so thankful and so excited. I have never won anything over the internet before! Thank you Laura @ Our Reflections and the judges for this week :)

Pretty Pregnancy...

Since I have been feeling no-to-hot, frumpy, and sick this entire pregnancy, I have been drooling over some pretty pictures of some items all around the internet that makes me feel, well, less frumpy!


 Here is what I found:

1. Mambino Organics Mommy Care Pack:

Who doesn't like to be pampered? Especially during pregnancy! s

2. Mama & Baby Twinset from BoobDesign:

These are awesome Mommy/Baby T-shirts that can be worn during and after pregnancy and actually have an opening to make nursing easier! 

3.  Pretty Pushers Gown:

I am dreaming of being a pretty pregnant lady-even in delivery!

I Dream of Sushi

Do you want to win one? As much as I would love to keep this contest a secret, because I'm crossing my toes, fingers, and whatever else I can manage to cross in hopes that I win. But, I'm nice and I'm going to share the love. The lovely Elena over at The Art of Making Baby is giving away one!! So head on over to her blog and stay a while and enter her giveaway! 

4. Dear Johnnies Hospital Gown:

You can win this one too!! Same sweet gal over at The Art of Making Baby is hosting a giveaway for this too! Just click here to enter. Good Luck!!

Now that I have my window shopping done, I can get back to reality!! There is something so nostalgic about dumping everything you want into a virtual shopping cart and clicking the X on the browser window. I quite enjoy it and do it often. 

Have a wonderful weekend!

                           

Mompact: Review and Giveaway of PaciPlushies- CLOSED

 WINNER ANNOUNCED! 

**This post is a sticky one and will stay at the top of the blog until the end of the giveaway. Please scroll down if you would like to read more recent posts from Life As We Know It! :) ** 

Before Bria was born Clint and I made a list of things that she could and could not have/use/eat/play with etc. One of the biggest things (besides all organic food, clothing, and toys) we didn't want her to use a pacifier. That lasted about a week after she was born because we were flying back home and were worried about Bria's ears popping. Since then, she has loved her pacifiers. She now can't fall asleep without one. When she's playing with her toys, she often holds on to her pacifier with one hand, while trying to manipulate her toys with the other. I have counted at least 12 pacifiers around the house, in our school bags, and the babysitters. We have come to the conclusion that Bria absolutely loves her pacifiers and when we don't have on on hand, its horrible.

 

 

I was asked to review and be part of Mompact Blog Hop 2011 and of course I agreed because it's an awesome opportunity to connect with other moms who support moms! There are over 120 Moms participating in this bloghop and that means there are over 120 giveaways that are going to be run from September 12- September 17!! 

I was sent this little PaciPlush of a cutie (Thank you Paciplush!). His name is Milo! He is one precious monkey and has been a favorite among Bria's toys. When I first introduced Milo to little Ms. B she didn't really know what to do with the pacifier. Milo came with an orthodontic pacifier nipple that has a round top and flat bottom, which Bria is used to the round pacifiers. No fret though! PaciPlushies are interchangeable! So, I switched the pacifier and she loved him. She swung his arms while sucking on her paci like she had him the entire 8 months she's been alive!

                                                                                "No more monkeying around to find your baby's pacifiers! This soft and silly Monkeys unique style allows pacifier to remain close at all times while teaching baby to manipulate the pacifier without any help."- paciplushies.com

She played with him:

She slept with him:

And now he has a permanent place in her diaper bag! I will forever look at PaciPlushies as a gift for expecting Moms!

Want to know more about PaciPlush and the Mom inventor behind the scenes?

Visit Paciplushies to see more adorable friends for your kiddos and click here to learn more about them. And please, please, please visit their Facebook page to learn about upcoming offers, deals, promotions, and to connect to a fabulous group of people!

Want to win your own PaciPlush friend? All you have to do is click the "read more" on the bottom of this post, and enter via rafflecopter click on the "do it" button to enter! Good luck to all participants and the winner will be selected on here Monday, September 19. 

Winner is....

Becky Shaulis! 

Congratulations, Becky! Please check your email box for the email I sent to you.  

**After you enter the giveaway on my blog, hop on over to Southern Yankee Mix and enter another giveaway for another awesome item from Mompact!

Good luck and have fun with this blog hop! I know I will be entering!

Disclaimer: I was given the item for review purposes and was not compensated any other way. All opinions, views, and thoughts are my own.

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The Sweetest Thing...And WINNER!

This is perhaps the sweetest sound I have ever heard! What makes it even better is, she really only performs for her Daddy. Yup, a Daddy girl for sure!

And the winner for the Headband giveaway is....

Amy Brewer, who said:
"I love this. I think the headband is so cute!! Would suite me just fine. Your daughter is beautiful. She has a beautiful smile and darling eyes..too cute!!" 


Thank you Amy! And Congratulations :) ....Please email me @ toryshultz (at)gmail (dot)com to claim your prize :) ...

Well folks, this weekend we are headed home!! WAHOO!!!