Product Reviews

November 14, 2018

Christmas Guide – 2018 Christmas Decor Handmade

Gorgeous Farmhouse Tree Skirt Box from Rustiek click HERE !

Our Gnome Tree Topper from Ashley Willow Gift click HERE ! & HERE !

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Our Cheery Rea Dunn Inspired Ornaments from Spechtacular Gift click HERE !

Wall Cutz has amazing vinyl decals and Stencils for a DIY girl like myself! Click HERE !

Beautiful Jewelry for everyone on your list! From Jewelry Hill click HERE !

This beautiful Collection of Handmade pieces is sure to delight your home, your hostess and your loved ones !

Have a great Thanksgiving all!

Amy

Xoxo

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September 22, 2018

Traveling to CUBA with kids

If your new here, Hi ! I’m Amy and this is my space to share life with my Boys! We love to travel as a family as crazy as it sounds we love to explore new places while wrangling our two sons.

My Birthday is the end of August and my Husband surprised me with a trip to Cuba via Cruise the best way to travel if you ask me 🙂 we hopped aboard he NCL Sky a ship we have been on multiple times before.

The next morning we woke up in beautiful Havana! I must say I’ve been anxious to go since the cruise line opened the opportunity up from Miami but didn’t know what to expect since much of everything we’ve herd over the years had been negative.

If you can tell by the smiles, it was none of those things ! Havana is a staple out of history, you step out of the port and feel as if you’ve entered a history book or something, it’s a feeling like no other ! The cars and sounds of old horns was like music. Of course there was music and dancing! The people of Havana are some of nicest most welcoming people I’ve ever met.

We took a car tour around Havana and seen the historic sites !

I definitely recommend taking the tour by car, our driver Jorge was so nice and took his time explaining everything to us.

We felt 110% safe in Cuba since that is he number one question I get, of course like any traveling situation you have to use your common sense but as far as feeling in safe in Cuba, Yes our experiences was great!

I highly recommend, taking the Cuba cruise though NCL as we have always had a great experience with them! The service never disappoints.

Hope you enjoyed learning a little more about our adventures in Cuba!

Amy

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July 20, 2018

Whisbear at Prego Expo Tampa!

There is a very exciting event coming to Tampa July 29, 2018! The Prego Expo will be at the TAMPA CONVENTION CENTER 333 S Franklin St Tampa, FL 33602 with one of my all time Favorite baby products, Whisbear!!

Whisbear was created by two sleep-deprived moms 3 years ago to help with the biggest challenge of parenting – lack of sleep. What started small, has been an overwhelming success. Our products are loved by parents in 30 countries and we debuted in the US last year. We have been supported by Google Campus for Moms. Whisbear is available at Nordstrom, Barnes & Noble, Buy Buy Baby and Amazon.

Whisbear has changed the sleep

Struggle in our home completely around ! My youngest son has never really had a issue falling asleep, rather staying asleep since the noise level with my older one always turned way up. Once we started using Whisbear he has stayed asleep 2+ hours for his nap times and though the night for months.

We are so excited that Whisbear will be here in Tampa, FL on July 29,2018 at Prego Expo !! This is hands down one of my favorite baby/ toddler items right now. GET 10% OFF You might have heard about Whisbear this summer because (as some reporters put it) it “prompted Princess Kate to say that she needs more babies” – the announcement about the 3rd royal baby followed 2 months later.

Whibsear emits Pink Noise, which is a sound like white noise, but gentler, more pleasant for babies. Whisbear has a CrySensor that reacts to baby’s cry. Its legs are designed for safety – you can easily attach Whisbear to a stroller or crib. It’s also a sensory development toy that grows with your baby.

Want to hear more? Here’s a short message to other moms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVEO-oaRA54&t=37s

Hope to see you at Prego Expo Tampa !

XOXO

AMY

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July 15, 2018

Holiday Cards keepsake / Basic Invite Christmas in July

This post is sponsored by Basic Invite, the content and opinions expressed here are my own.

Christmas in July ! If your anything like me a busy mom of two who runs late on the regular and needs 5 reminders set ten minutes apart for everything, than you need to get your Holiday Cards ORDERED NOW! I was so happy to find Basic Invite for multiple reasons, first they are offering 30% OFF Holiday Cards right now code (holi30) THAT’S HUGE GUYS! Your know I love a good savings. Next Basic Invite is not one of your average online printing companies, Basic Invite is one the few websites I have found with almost unlimited color options with an instant preview online, and if you want to make sure your keepsake is absolutely perfect you even order a printed sample prior to finalizing the whole order!

Why am I referring to Holiday Cards as Keepsakes ? Well, I have always loved to save the Holiday cards we receive each year from Family & Friends as a keepsake! The past few years photo Holiday Cards have become so popular and it makes me so happy ! Think about every image you like on Social Media everyday of Family and Friends, your best friends baby looked SO CUTE right!? When that picture shows up in your mailbox on her photo holiday cards it makes you smile again! I usually keep my cards up until the New Year and then put them into a Photo Album, to be honest I love looking though the past years album and comparing them, just 1 year makes such a difference especially with young children.

What other fun things does Basic Invite offer? Over 40 Different Colors of Envelopes, Basic Invite is just as colorful when it comes to envelopes! Make your invitation stand out even before it is opened. And or course all envelopes are peel and seal so the envelopes can be quickly and securely closed (a quick and easy nap time project) Get your personalized Christmas cards.

The most amazing part is Address Capturing Service Basic Invite offers an address capturing service that allows customers to simply share a link on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or any other form of social media to request their friends and family’s addresses which will be stored in the customer’s account and can then be selected during the design process. Basic Invite offers recipient address printing at no cost on all Christmas card orders. Save 30 % Now (holi30)

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Happy Christmas in July!!

XOXO

Amy

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June 15, 2018

A Fun Filled Day in Orlando !

If your anything like me, your always looking for new, fun family friendly adventures !! I really LOVE finding one of a kind Memorable activities to do with with my family on summer vacation. This post will give you a few unique, super fun Memorable experiences that are family friendly around Orlando, Fl.

1. Hire transportation! Bay Hill Party Bus can meet the needs for any family fun filled day, and what better way to make memories than to hire transportation so everyone can be worry free and focus on making memories!

2. Think unique experiences! Like The Crayola Experience (Dad gets in FREE ON FATHERS DAY), The Coca Cola Eye or Zip Lining !

3. Get Groceries delivered! While staying in a hotel or a vacation rental in most parts of Orlando groceries delivery service is available.

4. Have FUN ! Do ever wonder why some of our best memories are made on vacation? I believe when we let our shoulders down and have fun we have a better time, therefore curating a long lasting good memory ! My #1 TIP for family in in Orlando HIRE TRANSPORTATION! You will be so glad you did! Bay Hill Party Bus

As always follow along over on Instagram @themagnoliamom for everyday adventures

Xoxo

Amy

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June 4, 2018

Father’s Day Delivered 4 easy ways to celebrate!

This post is sponsored by Huggies, Pull-Ups, GoodNites but the

content and opinions expressed here are my own.

Lets hear it for Dad! Let’s be honest our perfect day is a day spent at home without a “To Do” list or alarm clock ringing, at least in our house it is.

My idea for this Father’s Day is to simply find ways to help him enjoy the day with out anything expected or planned, after all we do LOVE our time at home just playing in the living room tents and staying up past our bedtime.

I am huge on saving where and when I can so for me saving time and money feels like I have won the jackpot! I use subscribe and save on Amazon to save time and money and with two young kids you can imagine is a WIN!

Huggies Has been my go to diaper since I had Matthew, we love the quality and dry they stay even after a bit of time.

I am going all out this Fathers Day and by all out I mean we’re staying in!

1. Have groceries delivered to cook Dad up his favorite breakfast!

2. Have a couple of the kids drawings printed, framed and delivered as a special gift.

3. Have diapers delivered, no one wants to do a diaper run in the middle of our epic Father’s Day at home. Give Dad a break from diaper duty, “Honey, can you?” Will be more “Honey, I’ve got it ! ”

4. Order in a late night movie rental, after the kids go to bed I will show my husband how much he’s appreciated by letting him pick out the movie 🍿

Thank you for taking a little insight into our Father’s Day plans this year ! There is still time to order some extra Huggies and taking on an extra diaper change for Dad!

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May 14, 2018

Birth, Breastfeeding & Baby Gut Health

This post is sponsored by Evivo, but the content and opinions expressed here are my own.

Along with celebrating Mother’s Day this weekend I thought it would be a perfect Opportunity to share more about something often overlooked and not spoken enough about Babies Gut Health !

1) Birth- birth is beautiful, giving birth to my first baby I went in not know much about anything. Sure I read the standard books and had general knowledge but overall I feel I wasn’t informed enough ( you’ll never feel fully prepared in my opinion) but helping moms feel a bit more prepared would certainly ease some of the nerves.

2) Breastfeeding- Breastfeeding is not easy by any means and it is a different journey for every mother and every baby! My first basically refused Breastfeeding he only got very little from it and went to a bottle within his first three months and I wish I had felt (this was ok) but I thought I did something wrong, I didn’t ! He preferred the bottle and that was ok. My second son was the complete opposite, he latched almost instantaneously and has done spectacular with breastfeeding it has come very natural this time and that’s ok as well!

3) Baby Gut Health- when you give birth you feel like baby is born with everything he or she needs (at least that’s what I felt) in doing research and coming across Evivo I have learned that we are born with a sterile Gut and only 1/10 babies are born with the super important B bacteria a good bacteria that helps babies immune system! With Evivo you give your Baby this very important good bacteria with a once a day easy to dispense package you keep in your home refrigerator.

This is such a convenient way to give baby and Mom a piece of mind that your doing everything you can to give them the best possible start to a healthy Gut!

I have a great savings for you (see code below)

coupons expire 6/30/18

• $10 off 4-week starter kit discount code: BLOG7061

• $20 off 8 week or greater starter kit code: BLOG7062

Happy Mother’s Day Mamas !!

Xoxo

Amy

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March 5, 2018

Family Friendly Easy Spring Cookies

This post is sponsored by Nestlé® Toll House®, but the content and opinions expressed here are my own.

What is better than bright fun and delicious cookies to welcome spring ? As the temperature rises it’s always fun to bake up some delicious Nestlé® Toll House® cookies and deliver them to teachers, co workers and neighbors.

We love quick easy recipes at our house something that will keep the kids attention and that they can help with.

We start with Nestlé® Toll House® ultimate chocolate chip lovers cookie dough as a quick recipe hack, its ready to go and so easy to pick up at your local Walmart!

Easy spring cookies:

–Nestlé® Toll House®

-Spring theme cookie cutters we choose a bunny and tulip

-Roll out cookie dough

-Cut out cookies

-Bake and let cool

-Decorate with sprinkles or frosting

Enjoy! Be sure to share these delicious easy spring themed cookies with everyone who would love a sweet treat!

As always find more day to day over on Instagram @themagnoliamom !

❌⭕️ Amy

#SpringJustGotSweeter @NestleTollHouse

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February 27, 2018

Kitchen Update Our MR DIRECT Farmhouse Sink.

This is a Sponsored Post with MR DIRECT all opinions are my own.

It’s time to for a kitchen update !! Thank you all SO much for your sweet comments on Instagram, I would love to share some details of our new Farmhouse Sink in our remodel.

As you can see we are not 100% finished, as with every good remodel there are a few things that got delayed like our special order 18″ dishwasher that was back ordered 6 weeks ! Yikes ! Overall we are nothing short of ecstatic about our new Farmhouse Style kitchen!

All about our beautiful new kitchen sink

This is the MR DIRCT 407L Farmhouse Sink made from 16-gauge stainless steel, this sink is truly amazing when you think about how far kitchen sinks have actually come, this sink is fully-insulated to reduce noise, this is perfect for me as I am usually doing dishes after the boys are In bed.

We also got grids for both basins that I would truly recommend adding on as it not only improves the over all look but keeps your sink from filling up with that not so nice dish water.

This sink looks so nicely to a standard 36″ sink base cabinet with minimal alterations.

If you are having a hard time deciding on a farmhouse sink, go with MR DIRCT! Our farmhouse sink came packaged so professionally!!

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January 22, 2018

A Happy Baby Makes a Happy Mama with Happy Family Yogurt

I can hear the words of my mom (and she still makes sure I’ve remembered to eat breakfast) ” A hearty breakfast makes for a Happy day!”

The same applies for our babies, Happy Baby Family is has launched their Happy Baby Whole Milk Yogurt Cups at Walmart and Jacob now has a way to start his day with nutrition packed yummy yogurt.

Of course I had to get all three flavors it also comes in plain (great for adding granola) these are Mindfully Made with Probiotics.

He loves to be sat down in the morning while everyone else is running around trying to get going and have some one on one time with either Bobby or myself.

He tried the Happy Baby Blueberry Yogurt first and couldn’t get enough! Look at that face 😊 it makes me so happy I can offer him something that is SO good for him they are made with Whole Milk Yogurt with Vitamin D

Have No added sweeteners are Non-GMO and USDA Organic!!! ( mess in the background curiosity of Matthew)

<<<<<<< a href=”https://ooh.li/c726f72″>Happy Baby Whole Milk Cups let us know what you think in the comments when you try them!!