Elf on the Shelf Chronicles Day 3

Tonight marks night 3. After Candy Sugarplum arrived back from the North Pole she decided to have a dress up party with a few of her friends from My little Pony while listening to Christmas music. As our favorite movie says "The best way to spread Christmas cheer, is singing loud for all to hear"

Elf on the Shelf Chronicles Day 2

 Day 2 The first night Candy Sugarplum got out of her box to report back to Santa. She came back to our house to sit on top of Floppy, our rabbits cage. She picked this spot because it is high and from there she can see into the living room, kitchen, and back room.

Even though it looks like she wants to jump I can assure you she sat perfectly still until the kids went to bed.

Elf on the Shelf Chronicles Day 1

 I decided to get involved with my children and bring The Elf on the Shelf tradition into our house. Ashton and Ariana are 9 and 8 and still believe. I want them to keep believing and enjoying the miracle and innocence of Christmas. Homeschooling them helps because they don't have other kids to ruin the experience for them. However our UPS lady almost did but I think she read the look on my face when she was talking to Ariana. I introduced The Elf on the Shelf as a little helper to keep the kids behavior up. With the holidays coming up the kids always get anxious. Plus they both spend every day together and share a room so lately they have been getting on each others nerves which is expected since they are into different things. Ashton used to do everything Ariana wanted and she got used to it now he wants to do his own thing and she is not liking it one bit.

 Back to The Elf on the Shelf I picked the day after Thanksgiving to start our tradition. The kids had no idea I set the box up in the living room where in the morning Ariana would find it. We talked about how and why she arrived. Santa sends his top Elves to check up on kids and make sure they are doing the right things. She understood that we can't touch her to preserve her magic. Ashton liked her but it was a 2 minute excitement then he was over it. Ariana held the box with our Elf in it all day! She kept opening it to show her the TV or whatever she was doing. She kept whispering secrets to her. She loves it and it was a bigger hit than I though. She started to catch an attitude over something so I opened the box and she stopped right in her tracks.


 Naming her was a fun process they both were giving their inputs. They agreed her name should be something sweet after watching Elf and seeing Elves love sugar. So they decided on Candy Sugarplum.


 Every night I will get the honor of setting Candy Sugarplum up in new positions around the house. I will document it all here on my blog.

Yacon Syrup Review + Giveaway #briyaconsyrup

Yacon Syrup is a Natural source of Prebiotics. Supports Healthy digestion and Alternative sweetener. On top of those it also supports appetite suppression, increases metabolism, increase bone density, cardiovascular health aid, supports immune system function and increases energy levels. Wow that is a lot of positive benefits in my opinion. You take 1 teaspoon three times a day. The taste isn't bad at all it is similar to caramel or molasses. Even if it didn't taste good I think I would still force it down just to enjoy the benefits. I feel great after a few weeks of using as instructed. The best part is it's 100% natural! You don't have to worry about what ingredients you are ingesting.

I got to test out a bottle and one of my readers will get to do the same. Just enter on the rafflecopter form below for your chance to win. 

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Old Factory Candle Gift Set Review + Giveaway #oldfactory

This holiday season do you have people to buy for that have everything? How about someone you just don't know what to get? This year why not get them a Candle gift set by Old Factory? The reasons why everyone will love them are endless. They are natural soy wax candles. They burn clean and even for hours, and are really true to scent.

I got the full experience. My package arrived from Amazon fully gift wrapped. So if you feel you would like to have your package already wrapped or ship directly to someone but don't know exactly what Amazon's gift wrapping addition is all about. Here you can see they have my candles nicely wrapped with a card on top and an envelope that was included that says "keep your gift a surprise upwrap your present before opening this envelope." 

Here you can see a card on top of the present with any short message you include this is the message I picked to get the full experience. 

Inside the envelope is ticket slips one with the message you decided to include the other is a purchase slip just in case your recipient needs to return for any reason. They have the basics of the order on the slip but they do not list the price or your credit card information. So you don't need to worry about what information they are getting. 

Here is the beautiful box unwrapped. You don't need to guess what is in this box.

Finally here are the 3 wonderful candles I picked. I got the Happy Holidays assortment which includes Christmas Tree, Candy Cane and Gingerbread. Let me tell you I would buy this assortment over and over because they smell so good. With Christmas Tree my house smells like a pine forest. With Candy Cane a nice, calming but not overpowering peppermint smell takes over my house. Lastly Gingerbread ohh Gingerbread it makes my house smell wonderful. It feels like Christmas time and brings me back to my childhood of being in the kitchen with my Mom baking cookies. I am guilty of lighting it just for the wonderful memory it brings back. I am loving this candle gift set.

I want one of my readers to to win a wonderful Old Factory Candle Gift Set of their choice. Winner must have an Amazon account. The winner will receive an exclusive coupon code for 1 Old Factory Candle Gift Set. They will also reimburse you for the shipping through paypal if needed. If you are an amazon prime member you do not need to worry about shipping. At this time this giveaway is only open to the United States. To enter please use the rafflecopter widget below.

You can purchase your own Old Factory Candle Gift Set here. Just use the drop down to select which assortment you would like.

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Old Factory Candle Scents

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New Born Baby

Coffee Shop

Fall Harvest 

Fresh & Clean 

Happy Holidays

High as a Kite

Man Cave

Romance

Spa Day

Vacation

Winter Wonderland

50 Shades

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PORTABLE CHARGER 3000MAH +LIFEGUARD MINI 1 Review

With all the cell phones and tablets now a days +LIFEGUARD MINI 1 is by far the best portable charging device. I have used a few other brands in the past and this one out ranks all of them! The first thing that I love is that is comes with an Apple compatible lighting cable. No other portable charging devices I have tried worked with my Ipad mini so this really excited me and won me over for sure! When we go out on long bus rides I like to give my kids my phone and tablet so they can play apps and keep themselves entertained but a dying battery was always a problem the +LIFEGUARD mini 1 has enough juice in it that it was able to charge both my phone and ipad mini on our trip. Other similar products don't compare at all!

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COMPATIBILITY
APPLE DEVICES:
iPhones: 5S, 5C, 5, 4S, 4.
iPods
ANDROID DEVICES:
HTC: Oce X, S, V/Sensation XE XL/EVO 4G/Radar 4G/Inspire 4G/ThunderBolt
SAMSUNG: Galaxy S5, S4, S3, S2, Note 2 S2, Nexus, Galaxy Note, Focus S, Infuse
Google: Nexus 5, 4, Google Glass
Motorola: Droid Razr, Bionic, Atrix 2, Triumph.
Amazon: Fire Phone
Other cell phones, MP3. MP4, digital camera, and other with DC 5V input.
 
SPECIFICATIONS
Battery type: Lithium ion
Capavity: 3000mAh
Charging time (wall charger): Max 5h
Charging time (computer): Max 12h
Input: 5V, 0.8A
Output: 5V, 1A
Size: 3.8*1*0.9in
Weight: 3.45oz
 Life cycle: ~800 cycles
 
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Ultimate Jewelry Creationz Loom Band Kit Review

This is all the hit now a days with kids of all ages, boys and girls. Loom Bands are super fun and a great craft for the kids to do. I got to try out Ultimate Jewelry Creationz Loom Band kit by After Vintage and I am impressed. My daughter was beyond excited for this one.

Above you will see as we open the kit this is how everything in packaged in.

Above you will see everything just taken out of the box.

Above you will see everything unpacked. There is a nice assortment of jewels and loom bands perfect for any design you can think of. We didn't take it apart for the picture but on the bottom of the hook, in blue there is a mini loom. I love this feature as sometimes Ariana creates stuff that only needs two pegs.

Here Ariana is testing out following the included instructions to create a beautiful and easy bracelet. I love the fact that aside from writing the instructions out it also shows a picture so you can be 100% sure you are doing everything correct so it saves you from a headache later on.

Still Looming away!

Above Ariana is testing out the mini loom. She was unsure at first but now loves it.

Here is Ariana's first finished product using the full loom.

Here is the two Ariana made. The one on the bottom was made using the mini loom. 

In conclusion we are impressed with the great quality and everything this kit has to offer. It is well worth the money! With Christmas coming any little girl would love to get this kit. You won't be disappointed! 

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