Mommin' It Up!

September 6, 2010September 11, 2010

Another Great Gymboree Sale & Giveaway!

Last week we told you about a great sale at Gymboree and celebrated with a $50 gift certificate giveaway! Well, this week we’re doing it AGAIN! (Isn’t my little Sophie so cute in her Gymboree? This was her special 3rd birthday outfit – from the hair bow to the shoes!)

Starting Wednesday, September 8th, Gymboree will be having a HUGE Baby Sale! Everything from Newborn to 5t will be on sale!

To celebrate the baby sale, we are giving away a $50 Gymboree gift card! Here’s how to enter:

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One winner will be chosen at random on Friday, September 10th. Good luck!

September 3, 2010December 14, 2015

Since Emily is Slacking OFF

I will tell you that she and I are going on a trip this weekend. I may have mentioned this a few days ago. Here’s why this trip is going to be awesome:

1) I totally barfed this morning, despite being 23 weeks pregnant AND taking a Zofran

2) Emily ran 7 miles this morning ’cause she is INSANE so she is going to be chipper and full of energy.

3) The drive is 7 hours long WITHOUT stops

4) We are taking our 4.5 kids

5) We are not taking our husbands

Ok, here is why it will REALLY be fun!

1) Chevy loaned us a sweet-a$$ Traverse to drive! It has enough room to fit us, all our kids, and all our crap! We are stoked!

2) Emily and I really do love each other

3) Our 85-year-old grandmother will be there

4) My mom will be there to help us watch the kids

5) Go shortie, it’s my birfday!

6) I get to force Emily to watch my favorite movies with me

7) We expect some serious cousin bonding to occur betwixt our children

8) When I come home I will have beautiful new kitchen cabinets from Granite Transformations!!!! (countertops will be done on Tuesday, the day after I get home!)

9) I am totally going to make Emily play Yahtzee with me.

10) Emily is making me a birthday cake! And you all know what an awesome cook she is!

We can’t wait to tell you all how great our trip was! See ya when we get back, and tune in Monday, Labor Day, for another great Gymboree giveaway!

September 2, 2010

Old Navy & Carter’s Store shoppin’!

So, my belly is starting to get GINORMOUS. And also, I have very little to wear!! This is kind of a problem. Some good friends have loaned me some of their maternity clothes, but sadly for me, most of them started out smaller than I am, at least in the upper half. I am about out of tops to wear! I’ve been spending most of the summer in the same three Old Navy tank tops, which are serving me quite well. Happily, when the folks at Old Navy heard of my plight, they generously sent me a $50 gift card so I could pick up a few more things from their maternity line. While I was there, picked up a few back-to-school items for Sophie, too! Here’s what I got:

Rainbow tee $7.99
Long-sleeved tees 2 for $20!! Put me in these all fall and I will be so happy!
Cute little denim skirt $16.49 (I had one of these when I was prego with Sophie, I gave it away – I loved it- had to have another!)

Then for the Soph, I got three short-sleeve pocket tees – these were marked down to $1.97! And this cute little dress was just $7.99. What a deal! I had a $5 off $50 Old Navy coupon from Facebook so my total for all this goodness was only $56.85 including tax! I can’t wait to wear my cute new clothes and see Sophie in hers!

Today I also did some impulse shopping to get Sophie a few more easy outfits for preschool. I was walking by the Carter’s store and they had a sign in the window that said the whole store was an extra 20% off! You know I love Carter’s! I couldn’t resist! All the things I got Sophie were 50% off PLUS the extra 20% I got her 4 pairs of pants and 3 shirts for $36, I was thrilled!

So, that was my shopping excitement for the week! What was yours?