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Monday, November 10, 2008

University Park Momprenuer Marketplace



Join some of your favorite CfC brands at the 2nd annual University Park Momprenuer Marketplace. Get some holiday shopping in and support local mom business owners. See you there!




Saturday, Nov. 15th


10AM - 2PM


Univeristy Park Elementary


2300 S. St. Paul, Denver




Participating CfC Brands:


















New little Buddies for Mom!


A MOM’S BEST FRIEND


Helping Moms with The Happy Company’s New Breast Buddies


Hayward, CA – November 2008 – Whether you chose to breastfeed or not, breast tenderness and engorgementis often a time consuming and painful problem for newmoms. The Happy Company’s Breast Buddies allows you to compress without taking time out of your busy day. Even with the best intentions and thorough preparation, having a new baby is a lifestyle change for everyone. Breast Buddies were designed to aid busy nursing and non-nursing moms in the relief of common breast tenderness and engorgement issues. Made of 100% soft, natural cotton filled with flax seeds and anamazing rose-lavender herbal blend. Made with a unique cone shaped channeled design that contours to natura lcurves and fits any breast size. Experience natural relief of breast tenderness, engorgement, mastitis, swelling, and increase or reduce milk production depending on your needs. Breast Buddies are reusable compress pads that can be quickly heated in the microwave or chilled in the freezer depending on your individual needs.


Breast Buddies should be partnered with your favorite disposable breast pad and spot cleaned only!


Suggested Retail Price $19.99


To view the entire line or to make a purchase please visit: http://www.thehappycompany.com/


About The Happy Company:Founded in the 1990s by massage therapist, Mark Juarez– creator of the Happy Massager - The Happy Company is devoted to developing tools for healthy living that fit into a modern lifestyle. Their extensive line of relaxation treatment and aromatherapy products bring the spa experience into your home. For more information, please visit www.thehappycompany.com.

Friday, November 7, 2008

New Emergen-C for Kids

FOR IMMEDIA RELEASE

MEDIA CONTACT
Jennifer von Stauffenberg
SZPR, Inc.
(760) 943-2333
jennifer@szpr.com

The New Fun, Fizzy and Delicious Emergen-C® KidzÔ Complete Multi-Vitamin & Multi-Mineral Supplement Drink Mix is Available on Store Shelves Today

-Kids love to mix it up, watch it fizz and gulp down this fun, fizzy good for them vitamin supplement.-

Foothill Ranch, California (October, 2008) - Alacer Corp., maker of the popular vitamin fizzy drink mix, Emergen-C, has announced the latest addition to their family of products, the NEW Emergen-C Kidz contains a whopping 24 essential nutrients, including more immune-boosting vitamin C than the leading brand and choline, to support healthy brain function.*

“Kids love to mix it up, watch it fizz and gulp it down so much that they chose and named their favorite flavors: Strawnanaberry Blast, Orange Pineapple Explosion and Cherry Yumberry,” said Meghann Seidner, Emergen-C Brand Manager. “Moms feel great knowing each packet contains 250mg real fruit juice powders, and no artificial flavors!”
To ensure this fruity, mouth-watering vitamin formula is the best-tasting product on the market, Alacer Corp. went straight to the source. Kids influenced every aspect of the product development from tasting to naming and even package design. There were over 100 kids from across the nation that participated in selecting their favorite flavors. The final packaging incorporates design elements from each winner.

The creative product name winners include Austin Blase, age 8, of Duluth, Georgia for Orange Pineapple Explosion and Bernadine Macedo, age 8, of Los Angeles for Strawnanaberry. The three kids whose drawings inspired the new package design include Marisa Rodriguez, age 9, of Rosemead, California for Cherry Yumberry; Alessandra Rios, age 8, of Pasadena, California for Strawnanaberry Blast; and Jake Mowery, age 12, of Cumming, Georgia for Orange Pineapple Explosion. The winner for best name and best artwork for each flavor was rewarded with a prize package of $1,000 to be donated to their school’s reading, math or science program . All participating kids received a complimentary sport sling bag.

To meet the winners and to learn more about Emergen-C Kidz, please visit http://www.emergenc.com/.

About Alacer Corp. For more than 35 years, Alacer Corp., based in Foothill Ranch, Calif., has been an industry leader and innovator in developing, manufacturing and marketing dietary supplements and nutritionally enhanced products that support an energetic, healthy lifestyle.* It produces 400 million packets annually of Emergen-C®, which is sold in health food stores, supermarkets, drug stores, mass merchandisers and club stores nationwide. For more information about Alacer, please visit www.emergenc.com.

More Halloween Fun!









Pictures of Monkey and Peanut enjoying carving pumpkins at Grandma's house and going trick or treating! How was your Halloween this year? Any big plans for the upcoming holidays?
~Dawn

Tori Spelling Loves Colorado Baby Brands



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Contact: Olivia Omega Logan, info@congratsfromcolorado.com, 303-931-2628



Tori Spelling Loves Colorado Baby Brands


DENVER (October 31, 2008) – Congrats from Colorado (CfC), a new conglomerate of Colorado-based businesses focused on products forparents and children, announced today that Tori Spelling, star and producer of reality series Tori & Dean: Inn Love, was gifted with a “Congrats from Colorado” goodie basket to celebrate her new baby girl Stella and big brother Liam."Liam loves his Ambajam blanket. He takes it everywhere! His little sister Stella is jealous. Evey little kid should have one." - Tori Spelling
The basket included Tori's favorite Ambajam Cuddle-Up blanket along with other wonderful baby and toddler items.

Gift Basket Participating Companies:
http://www.alpha-buddies.com/
http://www.ambajam.com/
http://www.amymichellebags.com/
http://www.babycandystore.com/
http://www.bebesniklefritz.com/
http://www.bellabmaternity.com/
http://www.bellebabycarriers.com/
http://www.bruzwear.com/
http://www.bumblecover.com/
http://www.cozmotot.com/
http://www.shopdreem.com/
http://www.motherhoodwithattitude.com/
http://www.monkey-toes.com/
http://www.shadybaby.com/
http://www.short-hats.com/
http://www.sloppybaby.com/




The CfC network of over 50 local companies started formation in 2007 and justrecently established itself with 25 dedicated members and an online gift guide(http://www.congratsfromcolorado.com/) that launched in August. Olivia Omega Logan, founder of CfC and mompreneur advocate began to formulate the concept of the professional network after she launched her infant clothing company Baby Candy (http://www.babycandystore.com/) and searched for resources and support through other like-minded business owners. As the CfC coop grows, its members strive to put Colorado on the map when it comes to the juvenile products industry.




About Congrats from Colorado: Congrats from Colorado (CfC) is a new network of Colorado companies offering products of parents and children. The program offers these businesses ways to build brand awareness among consumers, press and trade, both locally and nationally. CfC will launch its online gift guide featuring Colorado products for parents and children at the end of July. For more information visit http://www.congratsfromcolorado.com/ or call 1-800-491-7908.

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Photo Contest at Monkey-Toes


Send those snaps today!
contest runs November 3-10

Enter your kiddo to win $25, $50 or $100 in Monkey-Toes!
Our Annual Halloween Costume Contest
starts Today through Monday

To enter -
All entries must be wearing a costume and Monkey-Toes. Entries must be sent to http://us.mc630.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=info@monkey-toes.comby midnight (EST) Nov 10 and include the following information -
Permission to use the digital image

Digital picture (please send just 1)

Parent's name

Email

Phone

Child's name

Child's age


Everyone is a winner! $5 coupon for any Monkey-Toes.com products (all valid entries)


MomToBeDepot.com's Lauri Harrison will be judging all entries. Winners will be notified by Friday November 14, 2008.

Wordless Wednesday- My little trick or treaters





These are my little trick or treaters- Monkey was Hannah Montana and Peanut was a little witch. This year the weather was wonderful for trick or treating. We also managed to trick or treat at the zoo, Mr. Biggs and our church carnival!
For all other Wordless Wednesdays, check out 5 minutes for mom!
~Dawn

Our New President- Barack Obama


Election day has come and gone and we now move to a new revolution, a new era, and a new change to America. Like it or not things are going to be different. It is going to take time to see the stocks go back up. It is going to take time to see the housing market get back on its feet. It is going to take time to see this war end in Iraq. It is going to take time to get this planet "green". But I have time. I have time if it is going to be better. I have time, if life for me as a single mom, mother of two, small business owner, struggling day in and day out, if life is going to be better. It can only get better from here. Change was coming whether Obama or McCain won. Regardless of who you side with, both wanted what was best for this country, both are proud to be an American and both were going to make changes. We have a new president that will take over this office on January 20th. It is time we join together and do our part to work hard, to help the hungry, help the homeless, to better the economy in any way we can. It is no longer time to stay separate as Democrats and Republicans. If everyone comes together to support one President in the chance to better this country the way we know it to be, a lot of good can come from this. Even if you are disappointed that it was not McCain that one, don't you think we can get more done by doing our part then sitting back and watching it far apart as so many Americans did with Bush as our President. Here is part of an article I read this morning:
Nov. 4, 2008, was the day when American politics shifted on its axis.
The ascent of an African-American to the presidency — a victory by a 47-year-old man who was born when segregation was still the law of the land across much of this nation — is a moment so powerful and so obvious that its symbolism needs no commentary.
But it was the reality of power, not the symbolism, that changed Tuesday night in ways more profound than meet the eye.
The rout of the Republican Party, and the accompanying gains by Democrats in Congress, mean that Barack Obama will assume office with vastly more influence in the nation’s capital than most of his recent predecessors have wielded.
The only exceptions suggest the magnitude of the moment. Power flowed in unprecedented ways to George W. Bush in the year after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. It flowed likewise to Lyndon B. Johnson after his landslide in 1964.
Beyond those fleeting moments, every president for more than two generations has confronted divided government or hobbling internal divisions within his own party.
The Democrats’ moment with Obama, as a brilliant campaigner confronts the challenges of governance, could also prove fleeting. For now, the results — in their breadth across a continent — suggest seismic change that goes far beyond Obama's 4 percent margin in the popular vote.
To read the rest please visit: http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/15300

The acceptance speech from our 44th President:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jrF18Gh44E

What are your thoughts? Please remember and respect other people's view points when leaving comments.

Thank you! I hope you were able to vote and be a part of history yesterday!
~Dawn

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Halloween Costume Ideas


Are you still trying to decide what to have your children be for Halloween that doesn't costume a fortune or is not to revealing for our 'tweens?? Here are a few ideas to make your own costumes this year. There is still plenty of time with Halloween about 10 days away:


We’re all feeling the squeeze from the economic downturn but that doesn’t have to mean cutting corners on family fun this Halloween. Craft magazine illustrates how to make fun and funky costumes for your kids with a visit to your recycling bin, sewing box or local craft store – much easier than standing in line at a crowded costume shop and a bit easier on the wallet, as well.

You can quickly and easily whip up these five amazing kiddy costumes using supplies you probably already have on hand, plus a bit of creativity. These custom-made outfits also have more staying power than most flimsy store-bought costumes, and you'll love how cheap and quick they are to make. Follow the links below for full instructions:

Bee: http://craftzine.com/halloweenkids/#bee
Monkey: http://craftzine.com/halloweenkids/#monkey
Lego: http://craftzine.com/halloweenkids/#lego
Sushi: http://craftzine.com/halloweenkids/#sushi
Pirate: http://craftzine.com/halloweenkids/#pirate


Information provided by:

Amy Benson
Account Executive
The Rosen Group

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Winner of the $50 gift basket from the Bloggy Carnival is..

The winner is comment #37 Heather and her blog is Running from the Little People. The winner has been contacted and has 3 days to claim their prize before I draw another name.

The prize is a gift basket valued at $50 filled with Bath and Body works products and a travel manicure or pedicure set in vanilla from Sweet Pea Cakes, etc. The contest was for the Bloggy Carnival! Did you miss it? See all about it here!

~Dawn

Winner of the $50 gift certificate from Bloggy Carnival is...

The winner is comment #70 Storm and her blog is Confessions of a Psychotic Housewife. The winner has been contacted and has 3 days to claim their prize before I draw another name.

The prize is a $50 gift certificate to Sweet Pea Cakes, etc. The contest was for the Bloggy Carnival. Did you miss it? See all about it here!

~Dawn

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Bloggy Carnival- Day 2 Giveaway



Have you been over to Bloggy Giveaways for their Bloggy Carnival? There are a TON of giveaways right now across the blog globe! We are offering prizes everyday. Did you get a chance to enter our contest from yesterday for a $50 gift certificate to Sweet Pea Cakes, etc.? Well hop on over here and enter!!

Now for today's giveaway! It is for U.S. only and runs til midnight on Saturday, August 2nd! Make sure when you enter that you leave a valid email address so that I can contact you when you win!

The prize we are giving away is an adorable gift basket filled with Bath and Body works Sweet Pea soap, lotion and shimmering lotion, along with one of our travel manicure or pedicure sets in vanilla. (ribbon will be in pinks and purples). You will also find a sponge and candles. (valued at $50)


Basket is wrapped in cellophane and ribbons and ready for anyone needing some pampering. Here is a picture of our travel sets. I will post a picture of the basket as soon as I get my camera battery charged... and after I find the charger. I have a feeling some little hands have hidden it from me!


Now here is what you have to do to enter or your comment will not be entered:
simply visit our site and let us know your favorite and any suggestion for a new themed diaper cake or towel cake. That's it. Please add your email address. If you would like a bonus entry, simply add our button to your blog. (you can find the button code at the bottom of our home page)


Good Luck!! stop by again tomorrow to enter more contests. Feel free to add us to your favorites or grab our feed so you are always updated on what is going on here!


~Dawn

Monday, July 28, 2008

Bloggy Carnival- Day 1 Giveaway


Well it is that time of the year for the quarterly Bloggy Giveaways Carnvial! I am going to hold a giveway each day this week! So please stop back to see each post since you will have to enter each contest separately. All contests are for U.S. Shipping only! And please make sure to post your email address in your comments so that I may contact you!


Ok so I have been trying to decide on what cool gifts to give out this year and what you can do to win them! Here goes giveaway #1:


The mission is to travel to Sweet Pea Cakes, etc. and take a look around. If you can answer these 3 questions you will be entered to win a $50 gift certificate to our store! If you add our banner (which can be found at the bottom of the home page) you will receive an extra entry to the contest. Please tell me this in your comment!!


Question #1: Name an item in our 100% all organic diaper cakes.


Question #2: All our diaper cakes come with 54 diapers and 15 items hidden inside. Name one item found inside the diaper cake.


Question #3: Name one of our baby bath time towel cakes or children bath time towel cakes.


Bonus Question: What was your favorite item?


That's it!! Good luck on winning the $50 gift certificate!! Don't forget to come back each day this week to enter. This contest ends at midnight on Friday August 1st!! Duplicate entries will be deleted as well as spam. If you don't answer the questions your comment will be deleted. Thank you!! Once you are done here head back over to the Bloggy Carnivals to enter all the hundreds of giveaways!!


~Dawn

Winners from the 100th Post Contest!

I am back in town and finally got all caught up in my work, orders, house cleaning, and summer fun with the kids that I can now post the winners to the contest that are way over due! I apologize to everyone who has been waiting. Now you had to answer all the questions correctly to then be entered into the drawing to win! Thank you to everyone who took the time to enter and to email me the results!!

Here are the answers and here are the winners:

1. Visit Monkey-Toes and look around. How many different pairs of shoes do they offer?
There are 11 pairs of shoes! (two different types of shoes but 11 designs)

2. Visit Baby Candy and check out the organic onesies. Finish this saying "Sugar in ......."
in the raw!

3. Hop over to A Frog in my Soup. How many little "frogs" are there and are they boys or girls?
There are 6 little boy frogs!

4. Munchie Mallow offers adorable accessories for your little girls. Name 3 things from her site.
She offers hair accessories, heart necklaces, tutus, flower hats, flower headbands, clippies.

5. When you can't have edible cake, you can have non-edible at Sweet Pea Cakes, etc. How many items come hidden in the cake? Name one.
15 items
1 handmade swaddle blanket, 2 handmade reversible bibs, Johnson & Johnson body wash, lotion, shampoo, and powder, soothing lotion, desitin, 2 binkie clips, 2 binkies, 2 baby items.

The winner of the $15 gift certificate is: Cindi Hoppes
The winner of the $5 Starbucks gift certificate is: Melissa Jennings
The winner of the onesie size 0-3 months is: (please let me know for boy or for girl): Michelle Rosborough
The winner of The Baby Gizmo Buying Guide is: Greta

All winners have been emailed and have 3 days to send me their address. If I don't hear from them I will draw new names! Thank you again for enterig! Check out my giveaways for the Bloggy Carnival this week!

Have a great week!
~Dawn

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Wordless Wednesday- Family Time



Family time in Medora, ND on our camping trip last week. Check out other WW at 5 Minutes for Mom!
~Dawn