Pillsbury Mother's Day Cookie {GIVEAWAY}

There's not much I love more than a good cookie. Its always nice to know when you pop the Pillsbury Ready to Bake! Shape cookies into the oven, that they'll turn out perfect.

 

I was sent the below package from Pillsbury just in time for Mother's Day. A cookie coupon, oven mit, cookie jar and the most perfect little cookie spatula. (Seriously have used it TONS since receiving it.) Cooper was overjoyed when I showed him the "cookie ticket" that we took to the store. Even more excited to see the Mickey Mouse box!

Dad's, even you and the kiddos can make these for Mom on Mother's Day. Hint, hint. You can use this coupon to save $1.10 off of 1 box of cookies!

I love that the Ready to Bake! Cookies come in all different holiday designs. Adds a little life to a party or event without difficulty. Ready in 8-10 minutes, its so easy!

Want to win the prize pack shown for yourself? Simply enter the Rafflecopter Widget below!

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Disclosure: The VIP coupon, prize pack, information, and additional sample have been provided by Pillsbury through MyBlogSpark.

Usborne Books {GIVEAWAY}

Its almost summer...what are your kids going to do for 3 glorious months of heat?! 

Here's a solution:

READ! 

I was recently contacted by Usborne Books to give you lucky readers a chance to win your choice of books! Of course I'd jump at that opportunity for y'all! 

Usborne offers a huge variety of books ranging from babies first to Spanish teaching books. The sell educational activity kits for those long car rides, large school/library value packs and hobby guides in addition to the regular school age books. 

On top of having a great selection, they also have fantastic prices and specials. This month, for every $40 you spend, you get to choose 3 select books at more than 50% off! Like them on Facebook to keep up to date with specials and promotions! 

Ashley, of Usborne Books Kingwood is giving one of you $20 to spend on any books you'd like from her store! 

How to enter:

Go to the Usborne Books site and tell me what book you'd buy! (Mandatory)

Like Usborne Books Kingwood on Facebook (1 extra entry)

Follow Ashley @UsborneBooksKW on Twitter (1 extra entry)

Follow Stilettos and Diapers Blog (1 extra entry)

Follow Stilettos and Diapers Review Blog (1 extra entry)

Follow @Stilettodiapers on Twitter (1 extra entry)

Like Stilettos and Diapers on Facebook (1 extra entry)

This giveaway ends 5/15/2012 at midnight EST. Winner will be contacted and will have 72 hours to respond. Open to US residents. 

I was in no way compensated for this giveaway. All opinions are mine. 

Waterpik EcoFlow Shower Head Review + {GIVEAWAY} {CLOSED}

Congrats to Alison for winning the WaterPik EcoFlow! 

You want me to use something that saves money and makes my showers oh so lovely? Well, okay then! 

EcoFlow shower heads provide conservation without compromise. I was sent this 5 spray setting shower head and promptly had the hubs with a wrench in my bathroom. 

I'm not sure why we haven't changed the shower heads in our house, simply for the ease of a removable shower head. Washing kids hair has actually become easy instead of sheer torture.

This shower head has 5 different spray settings and easily adjust between me and my 6'2" hubs. The nice variety of settings makes it perfect to use for us, as well as the kids. The different shower heads in the EcoFlow family come in a variety of finishes, styles and spray settings to best fit your needs. 

On top of that, EcoFlow low flow shower heads save on average $100/year. (I can buy a couple pairs of shoes for $100!) 

In celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act, you can take an online pledge to conserve water here. 

Want to win an EcoFlow shower head and save your family $100 per year? 

1 winner will receive a hand held shower head valued at $51.99 simply by filling out the Rafflecopter widget below!

Giveaway ends 5/6/12 and winner must contact me within 24 hours of giveaway close. 

I received a Waterpik EcoFlow shower head for myself and 1 winner as part of a promotional program with MomSelect. I was in no other way compensated for this review. All opinions are mine.

Chalk City Review + {GIVEAWAY} {CLOSED}

Congrats to Kristi, our ChalkCity winner!


 I've heard "Chalk City" come out of Cooper's mouth more times in the past couple weeks than I can even count. 

What is it, you ask? It's a family of outdoor toys that combines two activities that boys and girls love—playing with sidewalk chalk and playing with riding toys. 

This is Cooper opening it up and checking it out.  

On being told what it was and how it works, he started jumping up and down and making all the pictures blur. 

I love making a "obstacle course" for him around the driveway. The signs are stencils that you can hop on and complete a task. Things like "turn around", "hop", "do 12 jumping jacks" sure do get his energy out! 

  The "road maker" is a pole that you stick sidewalk chalk into to create roads for riding bikes through, stenciling the obstacles onto, or both. 

 And a very parent friendly feature, is that the road maker folds up and everything is neatly stored in mesh bags. I love toys that actually help with keeping our garage tidy! 

There is an activity book that has multiple games you can play. Cooper is a big young for the organized games, but I know we will be using them in the future. They would be perfect for a party! 

There are also maps of actual cities that you can recreate. Want to draw a map of Paris in your driveway? No problem. There's directions for that! 

Coop is such a big chalk fan and Chalk City has stepped his love up a bit. I have done the drawing for him some, but its easy enough for him to do it himself. We love it!

You can find stores to buy at here, or you can buy on Amazon. 

But guess what? Chalk City is giving one of you a complete Chalk City Kit! This includes the road maker, obstacle signs, street signs, the activity book and chalk! 

To enter, simply fill out the Rafflecopter widget below! 

I was given a complete Chalk City Kit to review plus 1 to giveaway. All thoughts and opinions are mine.

Naturalizer Review + {GIVEAWAY} {CLOSED}

Congrats to Katie E. who is our winner! I will be sending you an email! 

When I was contacted about doing a review of Naturalizer shoes, I honestly thought, nahh. I'll save that for someone that wears that type of shoe. Then I wised up that someone wanted to GIVE me a pair of shoes, so I better check it out. 

Umm, so glad I did. 

Naturalizer: Not yo momma's shoes anymore. 

I've had these suckers 1 week and have already worn them twice. 

Their new spring collection is fantastic! I was sent the Sherrie, shown above. They are part of the N5 comfort collection. Yes, these shoes are comfortable. The N5 line adds extra cushioning, breathable lining, balance from heel to toe, flexible soles and lightweight material. Naturalizer also comes in many hard to find sizes, from small to large, narrow to wide.

Some of my other fave styles are the Panya, Kenna and Decade.

So you like them? Want to win a pair for yourself? 

Naturalizer is giving a gift card for a free pair of shoes purchased in-store or online!  

Simply fill out the Rafflecopter widget below, gaining entries for following Stilettos and Diapers blogs, and following Stilettos and Diapers and Naturalizer on Facebook and Twitter! 

I received the above pair of shoes as well as a gift card for the winner from the Brown Shoe Company through MyBlogSpark in exchange for this review. I was in no other way compensated. All opinions are mine.

Red Lobster {REVIEW}

 Last year at Blissdom, Red Lobster was one of the sponsors. They provided all the lobster bisque and lobster rolls we could eat. That meant me eating a bowl of lobster bisque EVERY.SINGLE.BREAK. I love that stuff!

I got email from the representatives that were there saying they remembered how much I liked the lobster bisque. Ummm, guess I may have had one bowl too many if I was remembered!

Since then, Red Lobster has had a bit of a makeover from what you may thing of them as. They've redesigned their look into one inspired by the New England Coast. You'll find stone towers, ship lanterns and Adirondack-style chairs are just some of the new features.

We went for dinner at our local Red Lobster to try out the new changes. I, of course, ordered Lobster Bisque. And I didn't share any. 

Inside were cozy booths and soft lighting. A very comfortable atmosphere for the delish food I came for. Give me some cheddar bay biscuits. 

 Another one of my favorites is coconut shrimp. I had that as part of their 4 course seafood feast for only $15. You get a soup, salad, entree and dessert, plus all those biscuits! It won't be available much longer, so get it while you can! 

If you are wanting to eat seafood, pack up the fan and head to Red Lobster. I have never been let down by the place and I feel like the atmosphere now matches the quality food they serve. 

Thanks, Red Lobster, for the chance to try your made over look! 

I was provided a gift card in exchange for my honest review of the restaurant. I was in no other way compensated. 

PUSH! Delivery Gown {REVIEW}

You know those baby's first moment pictures that are completely magical and full of love for the new little life in the world? Once you take your eyes off the baby, you are suddenly disgusted by the shame that is: The Hospital Gown. 

The blue and white, tie in the back leaving your butt cheeks showing, gown that who knows how many other mother's wore. 

I knew when I was pregnant with Callan that I didn't want that gown in my pictures. So, I did a little research and found the amazing PUSH! Delivery Gowns. 

They come in all different patterns and colors and are completely adorable.

There are snaps all the way down the back making sure you don't give any of your visitors a peep show. There are also snaps down each sleeve to make easy access for IVs and blood pressure cuffs.

Now, since baby Callan decided to sneak his birth in a couple days early, I didn't get to actually wear my gown for his birth. Total bummer. But this package was waiting on me when I got home from the hospital.

Lets not judge the 4 day post-baby puffy face, mmkay?

I was still so excited for my gown! I wore it constantly for the first several days. The last thing I wanted after a c-section was pants smashing my stomach. The cross over front made me feel cuter than wearing a regular nightgown and it makes for easy nursing. 

Ashley Isaacs is a seamstress and started PUSH! Delivery Gowns after delivering her own children in the old hospital gowns. She has also recently started Matthew's Armour, making hospital gowns for little ones headed to the hospital. Your little ones can dress up like a princess or super hero to make a hospital experience less scary. 

If you are pregnant or know someone who is, go check out PUSH! Delivery Gowns! What a perfect shower gift! Right now, there is contest going on their Facebook page. Once they reach 1000 "likes" they will give away a gown! So go like them and say I sent you! 

Thanks so much, Ashley for my beautiful gown!

I received the gown pictured above in exchange for my review of the product. I was in no other way compensated.