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My son loves playing with anything that has wheels and I love that he has a wonderful imagination that allows him to play for hours with these types of toys.  If your family is like mine, I love introducing wooden toy cars into the mix.  I want something that is unique yet fun.  We found this with Automoblox. 

My son recently had the opportunity to review the mini three pack and they are absolutely fantastic!  They are the perfect size to fit into his little hands and he literally plays for an hour at a time with these.  He is able to mix and match the tires and the car parts to give his car a different look. I bet you are wondering how well these cars stay together for play?  I know I was wondering the same thing since the pieces snap together and come apart easily.  Well actually to my surprise, we have yet to have a problem with the cars not staying together during play.  They are extremely durable and the rubber tires really add to the vehicles!  As you can see in the picture, he has creatively put two different colored tires on his one car.

Automoblox allows children to experience beneficial play with activities that provide limitless joy, imagination and creativity.  We do this by offering a high-quality building system that will delight and inspire children while fostering the development of important skills and learning foundations.

I am definitely going to be adding to this collection for him.  Not only has he had a blast with these toys, but they are reasonably priced considering the quality. The Automoblox Originals start at around $36.00 and the minis start around $10.00 each.  I also wanted to point out that Automoblox is just not for boys.  They have the most adorable pink car for girls, but ofcourse a girl doesn't just need to play with pink. I know my girls will play with all colors!


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Looking for a super cool gift for your little boy this holiday season?  If you are then I would like to introduce you to Thomas The Tank Engine-Let's Go Thomas!  This is one of the coolest toys that I have played with in awhile.  When it arrived we did take it out of the shipping box but since it was almost bed  time I had my son leave it in the packaging until the next morning.  We did know that it was sensitive to sound and light but some how that little tidbit of information slipped my mind and I forgot to tell my husband.  The next morning as he was getting ready for work good old Thomas kept talking to him.  My son had managed to leave it right in the path that apparently my husband uses numerous times every morning.

Anyway, let me tell you more about Let's Go Thomas.  He comes already with the 3 "C" batteries that are required to make him run.  This is nice and I always love when toys come with batteries already loaded since I am the worst at remember to pick them up with a gift.  Once you take Thomas out of the box he is ready to go.  The first setting we put him on was the follow setting and my son had so much fun with that!  I told the kids that Thomas listens much better than they do. He actually comes when we call him!  After having fun with the follow me, we moved onto an adventure and it was tons of fun!  My son has went on three adventures already today, but has decided to let Thomas take a nap.  Here is a little video of the kids having fun with Let's Go Thomas!




Let's Go Thomas takes little engineers on big adventures!  He talk. He sings. He chugs along all by himself!  With motion sensing technology he is a fully interactive friend that will get kids up and moving!  With an adorable smile, blushing cheeks and bouncy chug, he really will spark their imagination!  He can be purchased for around $49.99.

I am sure that it is no surprise to my readers that my family loves tacos.  It has to be one of the tastiest, quickest meals to prepare.  We used to have taco night at least once a week when I worked full time but lately we haven't had them very often.  Not that I don't hear a request for them weekly, I just simply forget to pick up all the things I need to make an awesome taco.  Well thanks to Old El Paso and My Blog Spark my kids were able to once again enjoy taco night!  Funny how something as small as taco night means so much to a child.


Old El Paso sent our family 2 coupons for free Old El Paso products as well as a $10 Gift Certificate to purchase the rest of the ingredients needed to make our taco night an amazing meal! Everything tasted delicious and our family really had fun playing the El Tacodor game that was sent to us to play while eating our meal!  It's a great way to combine family taco night with family game night!  It was a blast hearing everyone's answers during the game!  The Old El Paso products had a wonderful taste and our grocery store had such a wide variety of products.  It took me forever to decide what products I wanted to get.  I decided on the flat bottom tacos. It drives me crazy trying to get a traditional taco to stand up.  It wouldn't be an issue if I didn't feel the need to pile it as high as it will go with stuffing.


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I love how the holidays really bring families together.  Most of us see relatives and friends that we only get to see once or maybe twice a year.  Ofcourse along with all the gatherings, someone has to be busy preparing the appetizers.  I love to bake but I will be the first to admit that during this busy time, I am sometimes too exhausted to even think about it.  All I have to say is THANK YOU Fillo Factory!

I say this with great excitement as I just recently had the opportunity to try their wonderful products.  I have often passed them in my grocery freezer case and even picked them up a few times but never actually took the plunge!  I had no idea what I missing with these things.  We had the opportunity to try the Brie and Raspberry Fillo Rolls and the Assorted Quiche.  These products not only tastes amazing, but bring a wonderful presentation to the table!  I haven't had time to make mini quiche cups in a long time and to be able to just pop these in the oven and have them coming out tasting as if I had spent hours preparing them is fantastic!

The Fillo Factory has had over 25 years of experience and that really shows through in their product.  Not only are their products delicious, nutritious and creative, but also fit into today's lifestyle by being both healthy and convenient.  They offer a great variety of vegan, vegetarian, organic and Kosher products, made from only the highest quality ingredients.

So if you are looking for a fantastic product to help you spend more time enjoying the holidays and less time in the ktichen, give Fillo Factory a try!  I promise you will not be disappointed!!

How many of you have already started making out your holiday lists.  I know we have and it can be frustrating trying to find the perfect gift for everyone in your family.  Just when I think I have found the perfect gift I will start second guessing myself and at times move on to something else.

One type of gift that I do love giving over the holidays is personalized gifts.  It is just a great way to preserve the memories as well as letting the receiver know that you have really put thought into what you are giving them.  Things Remembered is a fantastic company that offers a fantastic line of personalized gifts and I am sure you could find something for almost everyone on your list!

I had the opportunity to preview the wonderfully adorable Make-A-Wish Bear.  If you think he looks great in the above picture then you should see him in real life.  He comes holding a beautiful water globe that goes along with Max makes the perfect keepsake. There is just something magical about a water globe!  This water globe can be made extra special when you personalize it!  The water globe already has "Love", "Joy", and "Hope" on it, but you can pick whatever type of personalization you want on it.  I chose to have this placed on mine, "A mother is beautiful in her patience, in her wisdom, and above all her love. You are an angel."  Also, the water globe plays the son "When You Wish Upon A Star"

With the Make-A-Wish Bear, not only are you giving a gift to that someone special in your life, but you are also giving a gift to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.  Things Remembered is celebrating its 12 year partnership with the Make-A-Wish Foundation with five exclusive gifts benefiting the Foundation, including Max the Bear. For every Make-A-Wish Product sold, $2 will be donated back to the Foundation.

I also wanted to share with my readers a few more gifts from Things Remembered that you may like.

Custom Couture Jewelry Collection – A new custom accessory! Gift givers first choose a bracelet or necklace in one of five designs, including a pearl or beaded chain. Then they add one of three engravable pendants and finish the accessory with a miniature, sparkling birthstone pendant, initial pendant with pearl accent, and/or one of six miniature charms, including a star, angel, cross, heart, butterfly or key. One sheet explaining the line attached. You can actually check out a review on this over at The Mom Buzz! While you are there, don't forget to enter the GIVEAWAY


Push USB Drive – Personalized USB drives were among Things Remembered’s best sellers last holiday season. This year there’s a new kid on the block – a silver-plated and black matte key chain featuring a sleek, push-out USB drive that holds up to one gig of information without taking up a lot of physical space. Great for guys!

Snowman Water Globe – Complete with button eyes, nose and mouth, this darling snow globe is designed to look like Frosty himself. A battery-operated auto blower spreads snowflakes continually inside the globe, while an engraving plate offers room for a special message.

Race Car Water Globe – Great for little boys, this water globe is shaped like a race car and doubles as a toy with its movable wheels. A water globe sits atop the driver’s seat and houses a photo of your little guy to make it look like he’s driving the car. The metallic silver body is accented with blue tints and racing stripes






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