Kidorable Backpacks for Kids -- Pack for Summer Adventures: Product Review and Coupon Code

It's no secret that we're big Kidorable fans around here! We own a kidorable raincoat, rain boots, umbrella and two backpacks! Check out this latest addition to Angelica's ensemble -- an adorable Ladybug backpack!

We have the adorable cat backpack, but with Angelica's latest obsession with ladybugs, I just had to get this for her. She loves it! As you can see above, right after we opened the box, she grabbed the backpack, stuffed a blanket in it and headed for the front door. She loves it!

As a mom, I love the durability of Kidorable's products. We've had the umbrella and raincoat for over a year, and the rainboots for almost a year, and they both have held up incredibly well -- even with the super rainy summer we had last year. We've gotten a ton of use out of them! The PVC material that the backpacks are made of is great for kids, too. In addition to being durable, they are also easy to wipe off! We all know how messy kids can be, so this is a great feature.

Right now, Kidorable has two awesome promotions going on to help save you money on their amazing products.

Until May 31st, you can purchase one of these amazing kids backpacks for 20% off by using code BACKPACK99 at checkout on www.kidorable.com. Remember to place the backpack in the cart first. This promotion cannot be combined with any other offers.

Don't need a backpack? Maybe one of their sets of cute kids hangers might be more your thing. From June 11 through June 18, just use coupon code CLEANUP2 at checkout on www.kidorable.com to save 20% on your purchase when you order a set of hangers.


Disclaimer: I received a backpack from Kidorable for purposes of this review, but receipt of the product did not influence my opinion. Thanks to Kidorable for supplying the product for review, and for offering these awesome promotions for my readers!

Wordless Wednesday: 4th Birthday Fun

 

Four Years Old.

Four Years Ago
I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl

48 Months

2,496 weeks

17,472 days

419,328 hours

25,159,680 minutes

All of them the very best that I have ever lived.

Happy birthday, Angelica Josephine!

 

Angelica and Mommy on Mother's Day

That's me and my girl on my fourth Mother's Day! And now, I have a brief letter for my little girl.

Dear Angelica,
In 2008, you made me a mother. You arrived in my life, not just like a ray of light, but like a bolt of lightning, full of fire and energy and life. Over the past four years, I have watched you grow and have seen the world through your eyes, which has introduced me to a whole new way of living. From the moment you arrived, I wondered how I ever lived before you were here, because while life was good back then, it pales in comparison to the big life your dad and I share with you now. The way you embrace life, from the littlest details to the biggest of mountains has shown me what it truly means to live. As a child, you are, as you should be, always in the moment, which serves as a good reminder to me to always remain present. This morning, you came bounding into my room full of energy, so proud to present me with breakfast in bed, a card you signed yourself, and a box of chocolates (that you picked out yourself!) and wished me a Happy Mother's Day, and while I am tremendously grateful for those tokens of your love, what I am truly thankful for is that you are in my life. You are a wonderful, smart, talented, beautiful, sweet and loving little girl. Every day you make me proud to be your mother, and having you as my daughter is greater than any gift I could have ever hoped for.

Love always,
Mommy

Wordless Wednesday: With Aunt Shannon

Okay, maybe not so "Wordless Wednesday" this week. I haven't gone through all of my photos from the past few weeks, but I came across this one and I just love it. Last weekend we drove down to Connecticut to celebrate Scott's Dad's birthday, and stayed over at his sister Shannon's house. Angelica adores her Aunt Shannon, and I got a lot of great pictures over the day and a half we were there -- especially a ton of photos of Angelica chasing around Shannon's new puppy, Frankie.

This, I love though. We went to a Bridgeport Bluefish game the last day we were there and Angelica was just having a blast. You can tell by her crazy, crazy hair that it was super windy that day (and it didn't help that she had a giant ice cream cone and got it all over her hair), but she is just so happy.

Photos like this remind me, too -- I always get a ton of pictures of the little ones in my life, but I forget the important big people. I need pictures of Angelica with my sister and brother-in-law, and my parents, and Scott's other two sisters, and his parents, and all the rest of our families. This little girl is so loved.

What's New?

Wow. It really has been almost a month since I last posted.

Sometimes, life gets really, really busy...and this past month is no different.

The good:
* My broken toe has healed! I won't lie, it's still a little sore if I wiggle it the wrong way, but I am fully able to run again, and happy about that. Unfortunately, after a month of being instructed not to exercise, all the hard work I did the month prior to that has gone to waste. Bummer. I can definitely feel that my fitness level dropped so I need to work hard to get that back.

* We scheduled Angelica's FOURTH birthday party! Her birthday is over Memorial Day weekend so we scheduled it the following weekend to make sure all her friends would be able to come, since a lot of people travel over the long weekend. I still cannot believe my tiny baby is almost a big four year old.

* I truly love my job. I love living in Boston. We're finally making friends. Life up here, for us, is really, really good. 

The bad:
* Angelica is homesick. She had a breakdown last night and cried and cried because she misses her old friends and her old school and her cousins. My heart just broke when she talked about how she is unhappy here and said "I just want to pack up!" Poor thing. She has tons of friends and for the most part she is so happy, but I remember moving when I was a kid and leaving my best friend and it was hard on me too. Luckily, we'll be visiting friends and family in Florida in the summer. I can't wait!

* Our cars. Oh, our ancient cars. On Friday the battery light on my dashboard came on, and I thought it was just a fluke because my battery is still new. Saturday night my car died with a trunk full of groceries, so Scott came and jump started it so I could get home. Sunday, it would jumpstart but would die after driving a few feet, so I had it towed into the repair shop. The alternator was bad, so this morning I gave them the okay to fix it and Scott drove me to work. As we pull into the parking lot at work, smoke starts coming out from under the hood of his car. He drove it across the street to the repair shop, and after examining it, the mechanic told him "It's not even worth it to fix this." Our cars are both 11 years old. So, I guess we're car shopping.

And that's it for now. I'm going to try to have a Wordless Wednesday post this week, too, and showcase some photos of the fun we've had over the past month.