Hampton - Chain of Friends Sweepstakes

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Hampton Hotels. All opinions are 100% mine.

How does a nice vacation sound to you? I know for me, it sounds perfect! Sometimes I just really need a change of scenery to keep me going. Hampton Chain of Friends Sweepstakes is here to help you get your vacation. The sweepstakes is giving away 1 grand prize and 100 first prizes!

The grand prize is an ENTIRE hotel for one weekend...that is 100 rooms for 2 nights!!!

The First prize winners will get a hotel room for you and three guests for the weekend. Hampton is giving away 100 of these prizes, one daily!

With this prize, you aren't limited to the place you can stay. This is open to any Hampton hotel. I know that I'll be entering and I think you should too!!

My dream getaway would be Jon and I, and a few of our friends just go away, even just a couple of hours away for the weekend. I'd love to go maybe to Columbus or Cincinnati. Any change of scenery would do. Being parents, we rarely get time to be "20-somethings" anymore. We never go out with friends anymore and this would be the perfect opportunity!

If we were to win and go to Columbus, I think we'd stay at the Hampton Inn & Suites in Downtown Columbus. We would be close to the city and not have far to walk to have fun!

If you won, where would you stay?

Bright Beginnings

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of PBM Products. All opinions are 100% mine.

Online shopping has become increasingly popular over the past few years. Sites like Amazon and Paypal have really lead the way. When I became a parent, I was introduced to the site Diapers.com. Diapers.com sells everything from diapers, toys, clothing, baby skin care, and even formula!

They have quite a few brands to choose from in the way of each of those categories. Anything from the big well known name brands, to the little companies that you may not be aware of.

Bright Beginnings is a well known brand to me. We have quite a few toys from them...I however was unaware that they also made a brand of formula. We tried it out on Zak, and he did really well.

We had a very rough first few months with our daughter Haylee. We found out late in the game that she was lactose and soy intolerant. She was on a special formula. We have lucked out with our son Zak. He will drink about anything.

I was very happy to see that Bright Beginnings available at diapers.com was very comparable to the brands like Similac, and comparable in price to store brands here in town.

I encourage you to take a look at Diapers.com for your baby needs!

Saving for a vacation

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Kissimmee Tourism. All opinions are 100% mine.

We have recently opened a savings account. We would really like to save up for a family vacation next year. The way we set the savings account up worked out great because we are not very self disciplined. The way we set it up is to take out $25 each paycheck automatically and put it in the savings. :) After two months we have $100 in there!! We are thinking of taking our vacation in almost exactly a year, so if we continue this we’ll have over $1000.

One place we would LOVE to visit is Kissimmee and Disney World! If we go down I don't think I'd really want to stay in a hotel or motel. I found these really cool Vacation Rental places. Legacy Dunes Resort looks like it would be an awesome place to stay. They have 1-4 bedroom condos with all the amenities you'd want.

I think I would want to spend AT LEAST 4 days down there. Depending on how much we save, I'd love to stay longer. Right by Kissimmee is Disney World, Animal Kingdom & Universal Studios. I would love to spend a day at each of those, as well as just be a tourist around Kissimmee.

What would you do on your dream vacation to Kissimmee? Visit HERE to plan your trip.

Boudreaux’s Butt Paste

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Boudreaux's Butt Paste. All opinions are 100% mine.

Any mom knows that a diaper bag essential is a good diaper rash cream. I was completely hook on the cream that the hospital gave me after having Haylee my daughter...until, a friend suggested I try Boudreaux's Butt Paste. Let me tell you, I have no idea what I did before using this. Some of the things that I love about Boudreaux's Butt Paste is, it goes on very easily, and it has a great scent.

Recently my kids had the chicken pox. Not thinking that I had anything on hand to help them with the itching and protection I decided to Google what would be good to use for them. Everything I read said that Zinc Oxide would help them a lot. I happened to remember that Boudreaux's Butt Paste">Boudreaux’s Butt Paste contain 16% Zinc Oxide! Boy was it a life saver last week!

Here is some info from their site:

Diaper rash ointment, skin protectant, helps to prevent diaper rash, protects chafed skin, and seals out wetness. Boudreaux's Butt Paste® spreads on easily, cleans off quickly, and has a pleasant scent. Available in convenient foil pack, 1oz, 2oz, 3oz, 4 oz tubes and 16oz jar. Available in drug, discount or grocery store chains nationwide.
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