Mom Blog Monday Blog Hop!

Are you a Mommy blogger? Do you blog about your kids? Do you blog about great things for Mommies?

 Do you wanna meet other Mom Bloggers?

This blog hop is hosted by The Not-So-Secret Confessions of a First Time Mom , Luxury Living Frugal Style, and So Easy Being Green!

Rules?

All we ask is that you follow So Easy Being Green, The Not- So- Secret Confessions of a First Time Mom, and Luxury Living Frugal Style.We are the first three on the linky!Then follow spot #4 which is the featured blog! Be sure to leave us a comment so we can follow you back!

We would LOVE it if you'd grab our button and put it somewhere on your blog or in a blog post! This would help us spread the word. However, you aren't required to.

This week's featured blog is...

Roller Coaster Ride

I am Janice, a thirty-something, relatively new stay-at-home mom from the Philippines. I have two daughters, Zoe and Ziya, ages 9 and 8, respectively. They are my kids from my previous marriage. Now, I also have a 4-month old baby boy, Ziggy, my first child with my boyfriend of three years, Kai. We have been a blended family for just two years. Our transition into being a blended family has been quite easy, though of course, it took all of us some time to adjust. I guess, you can call us a modern family, although I'd say that for the most part, we're just like everybody else. I'm a babywearing, homeschooling, coffeeholic, movie and book buff mom.   I blog about the ups and downs, adventures and misadventures of our daily life, thus, the title of my blog, Roller Coaster Ride. 

Fun with Food Friday- Blueberry Muffins from Scratch!!

Welcome to Fun with Food Friday!

(Read to the bottom for fun giveaway opportunities!)

Today's recipe is one I received from a friend after going to pick fresh blueberries this week with Noah! Its super easy to make and has ingredients that you would typically have in your house!

Blueberry Muffins

• 1 1/2 Cups Flour
• 1/2 Cup Sugar
• 2 tsp Baking Powder
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1/2 cup milk
• 3/4 cup blueberries

Preheat oven to 350. Sift the dry ingredients together with 1/2 tsp salt. Add oil, egg, and milk. Stir until they are mixed well. Gently fold in blueberries. Pour into sprayed or paper-lined muffin cups.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Serves 4 to 6. (I doubled the recipe and was able to make 18 muffins!)

These are so delish and way better than the envelope mixes if you ask me! We used fresh blueberries that we had just picked, but frozen blueberries would probably work for this too! Its a super easy breakfast meal, or even a great snack!





Be sure to check out Mama Chocolate to see what she cooked up this week!

Remember, you can get TEN EXTRA ENTRIES into any current giveaway just by emailing me a recipe to review! Send all recipes to mommyferg02(at)gmail(dot)com!



Another Milestone for Little Guy!

We took Noah to his first movie in theater's today! We went to see Cars 2 of course! He is obsessed with the first Cars so we thought why not?! He did as well as expected for a 2 year old! He was fascinated at first, then got a little fidgety and wanted to talk, but we had plenty of snacks for him to keep him occupied. I was a little disappointed in the second movie. I definitely like the first movie better. As I think Noah does too.

But overall it was a great experience! We had fun and got to spend some good quality time as a family together! My little guy is growing up so fast!!

Kidzikoo Bottle or Sippy Insulator Review & Giveaway! ***CLOSED***

Kidzikoo is the Koozie for kids! Insulate your baby's bottle or sippy in style with these awesome, fashionable insulators! The Kidzikoo keeps cold beverages cold and warm beverages warm! They are stretchable so they will fit most any 8-12oz bottles or sippys. They are machine washable and soft and easy to hold for kiddos! Mom's and kid's alike love them!

I received the Kidzikoo in the Taylor Print to try on Noah's sippy cups. We use a number of different kinds of sippy cups and I could get the Kidzikoo on every single kind of cups he has! I was super excited about reviewing a Kidzikoo because Georgia summers are so hot and humid that its hard to keep anything cool during these hot days! The Kidzikoo is awesome for GA summers because it really keeps drinks nice and cool even when we are out and about! The Kidzikoo is super affordable too so you can purchase a few that'll last you a long while, or if you need some for multiple kiddos! I love these! They are so easy to use and really do a great job at keeping drinks insulated!

Buy It!

http://www.mykidzikoo.com/default.html

Win It!

Lindsay from Kidzikoo is graciously offering one lucky follower a Kidzikoo of their own in their choice of print!

**Mandatory Entry**

Go visit Kidzikoo and tell me what your favorite print is! This must be done before any other entry! Be sure to leave your email so I can contact you if you win! 

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(1 entry) Post on Facebook or Tweet about this giveaway linking back to this blog post. This can be done once any 24 hours. 

You can also enter to win a Kidzikoo by filling out a short survey on the website ...just go HERE. 

Giveaway ends Wednesday, July 20th at 11:59pm EST! The winner will be chosen via random.org and emailed. The winner will have 48 hours to respond or another winner will be chosen. Giveaway is open worldwide!

Potty Training Update-Week 2!!

So its been a week since we started potty training and I am proud to announce we are still going at it!! Noah is doing very well! For a few days last week he wasn't wanting to go in the potty or wear underwear and would even go as far as asking for a diaper! But we pushed through it and over the weekend it seemed like something just clicked and he started going in the potty and wearing the underwear and even keeping it dry! Yesterday we didn't have one single accident!! He made it to the potty every time!!

We even overcame the biggest issue I've heard most parents say they have, pooping in the potty! He was really scared at first and would try to hold it until he couldn't hold it anymore! But then Saturday when my mom was visiting we distracted him as best we could while he was on the potty and he went poop in the potty!!! It was a huge deal for us! And you could tell he was soooo proud of himself! So he's been going poop in the potty ever since too! He still gets a little bit scared when he has to go but he's been doing well!

The big issue we are having right now is going potty out in public. He doesn't want to sit on a public toilet and pretty much refuses. I need to find a portable potty to take with us to see if that helps. He will sit on the potty when we go somewhere like my mother-in-laws house but has yet to go in it. But of course lately when I go out I just put him in pull ups which are just like diapers so he usually just goes in those. If we continue to not have any accidents at home I will start to put him in underwear out and just bring lots of changes of clothes to try to get him to go while we're out! Crossing our fingers the progress keeps up!

Here's little man going on the big potty!! (Mad at me for taking his picture!)

And here's my handsome big boy in his big boy underwear!!!

Mom Blog Monday Blog Hop!

Happy 4th of July!! 

Are you a Mommy blogger? Do you blog about your kids? Do you blog about great things for Mommies?

 Do you wanna meet other Mom Bloggers?

This blog hop is hosted by The Not-So-Secret Confessions of a First Time Mom , Luxury Living Frugal Style, and So Easy Being Green!

Rules?

All we ask is that you follow So Easy Being Green, The Not- So- Secret Confessions of a First Time Mom, and Luxury Living Frugal Style.We are the first three on the linky!Then follow spot #4 which is the featured blog! Be sure to leave us a comment so we can follow you back!

We would LOVE it if you'd grab our button and put it somewhere on your blog or in a blog post! This would help us spread the word. However, you aren't required to.

This week's featured blog is...

Racing and Saving Mama

Hi, My name is Kristina and I have a blog called Racing and Saving Mama. I discuss fitness like running, mountain biking, racing and general exercise. I try to include "healthier" recipes and ways to save a few calories.  I also write about deals I find and couponing. I guess you would say the theme of my blog is saving your waist and wallet. I would love for you to come check me out, leave a comment and stay awhile.  Thanks!!

Fun with Food Friday- Need Recipes!!

So I've been slacking with Fun With Food Friday, BUT I also have run out of recipes from readers!! I only have so many recipes that I use and I've told ya'll just about all of them. So I NEED ya'll to send me some recipes for me!!

As a bit of incentive-- for sending me one recipe via email you can get TEN EXTRA ENTRIES in any current giveaway on my blog! (yes that means you can get 15 extra entries for the Advertising giveaway)  Send me any recipe you like! I'll give it a try and post it on my blog for Fun With Food Friday! Email recipes to mommyferg02(at)gmail(dot)com.

Check out Mama Chocolate to see what recipe she cooked up this week!!