Another Contest from 5 minutes for mom!

I'm trying to win a wii for the kid in me so I thought I'd submit this picture of Sebastian. Walking in the back yard picking dandelions! Priceless. Get more details on the contest here!

A Normal Question

"Can he put on his shoes?" Pretty normal question right? Can your three year old boy put on his shoes? It was followed by can he dress himself? With a glazed over look, I answered "No, he can't?" I didn't know that my three year old was suppose to be able to put on his shoes. I didn't know he should be able to pull his shirt over his head or pull up his pants. The question was asked by a social worker at our first evaluation with the PET program. I felt so uninformed. The team that day told me that putting on shoes and clothes is tied into his gross and fine motor skills, two areas he's struggled with. They also shared with me that kids should be putting on their shoes and clothes around 2 years old. I had no idea but I'm never one to back down from a fight or a struggle so I was gonna work on him getting those shoes and clothes on. That question was asked about 3 months ago and I'm happy to report that Sebastian can put his shoes and clothes on all by himself. It took a lot of tears, screams, pleads and encouraging words but he can do it. This post is a part of the Scribbit Write-away contest. You can check it out here.

One of my favorite mommy moments

Alexandra was having a hard time getting to sleep and so she came downstairs. She wanted me to help her find an animal in her bed and since it was really late I told her no. She cried and cried. I sat back down on the couch to see this little 4 years old come face to face with me. Here's what she said, "I can't understand why you won't help me. If you were in my position, you would be frustrated too!". I didn't know if I should laugh or yell. I said to her that her behavior doesn't make me want to help her to encourage this in the future (I know, I know, It was late). She says, "And what does that even mean!". I tried to not laugh and then went upstairs to put her back to bed. I couldn't believe my 4 year old was speaking like that to me with such big words. It was too funny!

5 minutes for Mom's Photo Contest

I want my kids to really have a great childhood and sometimes that means we play in the puddles.

If I get picked as a finalist I'll let you know. The winner will walk away with $1,000. I'll keep you posted.

It's time to vote!

The voting for the Love is.... photo contest is now open. If you like the photo further down the page please go here. I would love to win the gift card. You only have two more days left to vote. Thanks for the support!

Write from Karen Photo Contest

Karen is doing it again! Here's my photo for the contest. This is from 2006 when Atticus was not even a month old yet. Alexandra got down on the floor with him and gave him a kiss. I think it is the epitome of Love. That's what Karen's theme was for this contest. I'll let you know when you can vote for me!

Free Movies and Popcorn for a year???

As the snow comes down steadily outside my window, it makes me want to curl up with a blanket and a good movie. We have netflix already but to have it paid for a year would be even better. The sisters over at 5minutesformom.com are having a contest to giveaway popcorn and Netflix for a year. You can check it out here!.

Vote for me and Sebastian

Holiday cheer photo contest

Nothing says holiday cheer like a toddler with chocolate all over his face. You can go and vote for my photo in the contest at Write from Karen.

Another awesome contest at 5minutesformom

I would love to win the latest prize pack that 5minutesformom.com is giving away. It's from Parents magazine and it's a ton of toys. If you'd like to check out Parent's magazine here the link. Wish me luck!

Fall Photo contest

I decided to enter this photo from 2005 in a fall photo contest over at Write for Karen. I love this photo and I can't believe how different the kids look now.

Another Contest

The two mom's of 5minutesformom.com are giving away a pink casio digital camera for Breast Cancer Awareness month! You can get entered too here. Just in case you are wondering both of them have had healthy baby girls in the last two weeks. You can read more about Susan's Sofia and Janice's Olivia.

Win a cute baby doll

Tips for Toddlers is hosting a contest. You can win a cute baby doll that makes kissing sounds when you push her tummy. Head over to Tips for Toddlers and check it out!

A Comfy Easy PC

Alexandra is always wanting to use my computer. I sometimes log on to PBSkids.org and play around with her. This comfy easy pc would be awesome for her and then for the boys as well as they get older. If you have a kid that would this would be good for as well, enter over at 5minutesformom.com.

Win a TV, a really cool TV

As usual the sista's over at 5minutesformom.com are giving away a great prize. It's a Insignia® 37″ Flat-Panel LCD HDTV!!! You can details on this cool TV at Best Buy. If you want to enter just leave a comment over at5minutesformom.com and then post a link to your blog like I did here! Good luck!

4th of July party over at 5 minutes for mom

You've got to head over to 5 Minutes for mom.com and get registered for some very cool prizes for 4th of July! You can also get there by clicking on the banner on the right hand side of the blog.

Another contest over at 5 minutes for mom!

Janice and Susan are giving away this very cute Tutu thanks to Tutufantasy.com. I can just see Alexandra dancing around in this for days on end! You can enter to win it as well at 5minutesformom.com

You could win a years supply of Nexcare bandages!

The moms of 5minutesformom.com are having a giveaway of a years supply of nexcare bandages. Can you imagine how many boo boo's you'll be able to cover with all those! You can enter by leaving a comment here.

More fun giveaways

After searching some of the other mommy blogs, I found some cool mother's day/May Day contests.


Michelle over at Gingham World is giving away a cool mayday basket.



ParTea Planner is giving away a gift basket for mothers day. Go check it out!

New 5 minutes for mom contests

Again the twins over at 5minutesformom.com are having some fun giveaways.

The first one I'm really excited about because I love to put cute things in Alexandra's hair. These cute hair ribbons come from Madison's Room


The second one is for a cool book pack featuring Angie the Ant. This is a cool book that a portion of the profit goes to help prevent child abuse in American. You can get more info on that here Either of these I would consider for Alexandra for her birthday coming up in July!