baby baby baby

The Abby or Lucy baby dolls at Pottery Barn Kids are my favorite gifts for one-year old girls. They are soft, sweet and the perfect introduction into the land of baby dolls. It's always hard to pick out a gift for a one-year old and this is something they grow into through out the year. I have one wrapped up for a party this weekend!

party cupcakes

While purchasing the Lemongrass Ginger Hand Soap from Williams Sonoma for my giveaway below (don't forget to enter), I came across these pretty cupcake decorating kits. They have the decorative cups and cute toppers for kids parties. The themes I saw were pirates, dolls, animals and birthday party. So cute for those of you who don't have time to make your own! Totally worth it to add some extra pizzaz to your party.

you can win my favs!

In honor of my 500th post I put together a giveaway where one lucky reader will win all of my past favs above. That's a nice gift basket right? Here's exactly what you will win:

1. MAC Studio Fix Lash Mascara in Black
2. Michael's brown polka dot reusable tote
3. Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom
4. Strawberry licorice from Trader Joe's
5. 3 cute decorative file folders from Staples
6. Chef'n Large Collapsible Colander
7. Lemongrass Ginger Hand Soap from Williams Sonoma
8. Reynolds Slow Cooker Liners
9. Cadbury Mini Eggs

This giveaway is $75 worth of products and they all want a new home!

Here's how to enter:
1. Leave a comment telling me which product you are the most excited about
2. Make sure you leave your name and email address if you don't have a blog sign-in. Or if you don't want to leave your email address...just leave a comment with your name and then email me at elhajs@aol.com.
3. Last day to enter is next Tuesday night (3/16) at 6pm PST.

I will announce the winner on Wednesday 3/17, which will be my actual 500th post! So excited!

Happy giveaway!

mixer must-have

Mark gifted this Beater Blade to me for Christmas and I just used it for the first time tonight. It's made to be used with your Kitchenaid mixer (tilt-head mixers only) and is designed to beat, scrape, fold and mix as it cuts mixing time in half. My favorite part is that you use it to scrape the bowl after and it gets everything! It's amazing. And, since it's made of some sort of plastic, there is no build-up on the blade. It costs $24.95 at Crate and Barrel.

shake, shake, shakeit

I really like this iPhone app called ShakeItPhoto. It turns your pictures into polaroids and works just like a real instant camera. You watch the photo develop and shake your iPhone to make it develop faster. It's awesome. Here are a few photos I took today!

really cute

Okay so you may know that Jimmy Fallon tried to get the cast of Saved by the Bell to do a reunion show, but finally gave up. So instead he got the cast of California Dreams together (the show was on right after Saved by the Bell). At first I didn't remember the show....until they showed it and played the song. I knew it by heart! So to all you 1980's babies, enjoy watching the cute reunion on Jimmy Fallon.

but, life goes on

"Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust. And when you're up, it's never as good as it seems. And when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But, life goes on." - Fred Jung

beauty

I went to the MAC Cosmetics store last week to stock up on my usuals. The sales lady asked if I wanted to try their new mascara which uses a wand that has plastic bristles. I said "sure" since I was in a hurry and then immediately regretted it when I left, assuming I wouldn't like it when I got home. Like it....I LOVE it. It's the Studio Fix Lash ($13) and it's amazing. My eyelashes separate perfectly and there is a ton of volume. The brush has no clumps and the mascara is super smooth. I actually get excited to put my mascara on. Who would have thought!

p.s. Thanks mom and dad for the gift card!

feeling good

I'm back! The stomach flu mangled its way through our entire family last week. It wasn't fun but it feels great to feel good! So I'm back and I promise lots of new posts.

sick, sick, sick

Our family has been sick, sick, sick since Saturday. Check back in a few days for new posts!