Tots and Me... Growing Up Together: November 2011

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Christmas Card 2011

Perhaps I should have shared this for Wordless Wednesday? Finally finished my Christmas Card. I was able to get 25 free cards from Shutterfly because I won the giveaway over at Couponer 101.

Stationery card

View the entire collection of cards.

What do you think??

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Give a Hoot Wednesday Blog Hop- November 30, 2011

This is a great opportunity to discover some great blogs & to promote your blog as well!

Hosted by: Life According to Damaris ;; Co-Hosted by: Miss Deb , Monster Mom & Tots and Me

For those that are new to Blog Hopping – you simply just add your link to the list. Readers will be given a chance to add their link too & “hop” from one blog to the next on the list. You do the same – adding whoever you like on the way. If someone adds you, please make an effort to add them back.

Rules:

1. Add your Blog title and URL.

2. Follow your hostesses – that would be me: Life According to Damaris & Co-Hosts: Miss Deb, Monster Mom & Tots and Me.

3. Follow any blogs you wish.

4. Leave a comment so I can follow you back. I’m not one of those bloggers who just say that, I will follow you back. I’ve learned if you go to the actual blog that you followed & leave a comment there, you’re more than likely to be noticed & get a follow back. Let them know you’re there via Give a Hoot Wednesday Blog Hop!

5. Grab our Give a Hoot Wednesday Blog Hop button if you’d like. This isn’t mandatory but it’d be great if you did – that way more people know about the Blog Hop.

If you’d like to be a featured blog, just send me an e-mail. And if you want to go ahead & spread the word of the Blog Hop, go ahead – I’ll leave the button info below!

Wordless Wednesday: November 30, 2011 (w/linky) Change Me Please

Hannah came into the kitchen with a diaper while we were cooking and plopped down. Didn't take us long to figure out what she wanted.

Tuesday Blog Hopping November 29,2011

Happy Tuesday. If you would like to do some blog hopping today head on over to my "Blog Hops" page to see the Tuesday Blog Hops I have found.

If you are visiting from a blog hop, welcome! I am glad you are here. Take a look around. I'd love it if you would follow me via GFC and subscribe to my emails. I also have a Facebook page and a Twitter you can follow. And if you like what you see, could you vote for me on Picket Fence Blogs.

And on Friday night I invite you back to link up to my new Lovin' the Weekend blog hops (you can also link up giveaways).

Speaking of giveaways, please stop by and enter my current giveaway for Prefense Hand Sanitizer. And stay tuned for two more giveaways!

Monday, November 28, 2011

Tuesday's Giveaway Link Up- November 29, 2011

Welcome to Tuesday's Giveaway Link Up with your hosts Aimee @ Classified: Mom & Karen @ Tots and Me & Alicia @ McCrenshaw's Newest Thoughts!

This link up will be posted Monday at 7 PM est. and run all week long! Make sure you stop in as often as you can to list your latest giveaways.

Here is how to use the Giveaway Link Up

1. Post your reviews and/or giveaways, as many as you have, be sure to add the end date (family friendly please)

2. Help spread the word about the giveaway link up by grabbing our button, Tweeting or posting on Facebook. (Not mandatory- but it helps get more exposure to your giveaways as well!)

3. Take a moment to enter any giveaway that strikes an interest to you!

If you would like to follow the three hostesses, we will gladly follow you back! Simply leave us a message to do so.

Thank you for linking up with Aimee @ Classified: Mom & Karen @ Tots and Me & Alicia @ McCrenshaw's Newest Thoughts!

Thanksgiving Recap

We didn't do near as much as I wanted to in preparing for Thanksgiving this year. I feel I was much better prepared for Thanksgiving last year. Some days I just feel like I am dragging. I'm hoping the Christmas preps/Advent season are going to be more productive. We did make some great memories and focus on thankfulness, so thought I would share what we did do.

Of course we had our Mini Thanksgiving Feast Muffin Tin the Monday before Thanksgiving.

We made Turkey Cookies to take to Playgroup

Tabitha had made a cute turkey place mat at Story Time, so I had to have the other girls make one each.

I made a size activity-small, medium, big

And we made our first ever Cranberry Bread

Grandma came down for a visit and watched some of the Macy's parade with the girls. It was a tradition for me to go to the parade each year with my dad as I grew up in Queens. Now, I get to watch it like my mother did while staying home and cooking the meal.

Here are the finished placemats.

It was so funny. Hannah is not used to a placemat and she ignored it for a few minutes, then she pushed her plate aside, looked at the placemat and threw it on the floor.

I started the following tradition last year. Each day we think of something we are thankful for for each letter of the alphabet, starting with A of course. This year I even got them hung up (well most of them)

Here is the reverse side.

That is about what our Thanksgiving looked like. Hubby's parents came the next night for leftover Thanksgiving dinner. Some of the food was actually better warmed up.

Linking up to

Thanksgiving Traditions

Muffin Tin Monday: Making our Lunch

The children didn't know I was going to give them a muffin tin today. I think they figured the muffin tin on Saturday was their tin for the week. So I got to surprise them once again.

Today they got to make their own sandwiches. They had a dollop of peanut butter, a half a banana, a slice of bread cut into quarters and mini chocolate chips to use on the sandwich if they wanted to.

They also had pepper slices and baby carrots with Ranch dressing.

First they cut their bananas:

Then they spread the peanut butter.

Tabitha insisted on cutting her slices smaller.

This was Amelia's sandwich creation.

For Hannah's lunch, I just put the peanut butter on her bread for her, and cut the mini carrots into strips, other than that everything was the same.

Muffin Tin Monday: Just Because

I made the girls a muffin tin on Saturday because I was planning on having Thanksgiving leftovers again and I knew they wouldn't want it. While I was putting the tins together Amelia came into the kitchen and asked if I was making a muffin tin. When I said, "yes" she said, "What day is it?" Then, when I served them at the table Tabitha said, "It's not Monday." I told them I just wanted to make something special.

Ham roll up

Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Creamed Corn

Mandarin Oranges

Cream Puff

Bread and Butter Sandwich

I went out to get their milk and came back in to find this:

Think she enjoyed it?

The other two did okay, I guess.

Monday Blog Hopping: November 28, 2011

It's the start of another week. If you would like to do some blog hopping today head on over to my "Blog Hops" page to see the Monday Blog Hops I have found.

And on Friday night I invite you back to link up to my new Lovin' the Weekend blog hops (you can also link up giveaways).

Speaking of giveaways, check out my giveaway for a bottle of the revolutionary new Hand Sanitizer Prefense. And stay tuned for 2 new giveaways coming soon.

Giveaway Opportunity at Real Moms Real Views: Urban Advantage Stroller

With a new baby on the way I am keeping my eye open for a decent new stroller. When I saw this giveaway I figured I better enter it. The Go-Go Babyz Urban Advantage Stroller has 12 inch wheels that make it easy to handle. That has to be my favorite feature. The stroller we have right now is so hard to steer and push it drives me nuts. Head on over to Real Moms Real Views to see what features this stroller has that you like.

Giveaway ends 11/28 11:59

(sorry, this is another one I JUST found)

Giveaway Opportunity at Mama to 4 Blessings: Zoobies Blanket Pet

Now who wouldn't like a stuffed animal that was also a pillow and a blanket all in one. I have seen these Zoobies Blanket Pets around and just think they are so cute.

Here is the pet they chose to review