Giveaway – $50 Gymboree Gift Card!

Last Sunday we took Kate shopping for her special “first day of school” outfit, and we knew exactly where to go – Gymboree, of course!

It’s a tradition… Here she is on her first day of kindergarten last year, in her cute dress, hair clips and socks (that you can’t see, but trust me!) from Gymboree:

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Cute, huh?? The outfit she got for this year is just as adorable. We love Gymboree because she doesn’t think their clothes are “babyish” and I don’t think they are… uh… inappropriate.

I love their clothes… I love how everything coordinates. I mean, look at this!

I might wear that myself.

Starting Wednesday, September 1st,  we’ve got a reason to head back, though – they’re running their Fill a Bag Sale!

30% off everything you can fit into a Gymboree bag… that is hard to beat! And here’s something that makes it even better… it’s Gymbuck time, which means that for every $50 you spend, you get $25 Gymbucks to spend later in September. I was very happy about getting some of those during our shopping trip last weekend!

Want to do a little shopping yourself? Enter to win a $50 gift card! Here’s what to do:

1) Leave a comment on this blog post
2) For an extra entry tweet about this contest on twitter with a link back to this post, then leave a separate comment with your tweet URL.
3) Post on Facebook about Mommin’ It Up – like our page if you haven’t already and then leave a separate comment letting us know you did so.
4) Subscribe to our blog feed and leave us a comment letting us know you did or already do.

For more information on the Gymboree Fill-a-Bag sale, visit them at on their website, Facebook, or follow them on Twitter @Gymboree.

Happy shopping!

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This giveaway will end on Monday, August 30 and a winner will be chosen randomly.

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Giveaway: Prize Pack from Subway!

We are big baseball fans in our family – especially Sam. In case I haven’t mentioned it lately, he is obsessed. Obsessed! Last night he was walking around the living room yelling “Get your hot dogs! Your peanuts!” You know, as a back up in case the baseball player thing doesn’t work out. (And if you haven’t heard him sing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” you should check it out!)

We are also big Subway fans! Kate is the lead fan in this category – the girl loves her some Subway. She picks it over any other fast food place, and I always feel good about feeding her a turkey sub!

When the nice people at Subway asked if I would help promote their Baseball DeSIGNS Auction, I didn’t hesitate! This week, Subway is auctioning off baseballs designed by Little Leaguers and signed by all kinds of famous people – from Ken Griffey Sr. to the Jonas Brothers! Between now and August 29, you can bid on your favorite ball – and all proceeds go to the Little League Urban Initiative.

You check them all out on the Subway Facebook page, and your kids can play fun games at SubwayKids.com!

In celebration of the Baseball DeSIGNS Auction, Subway is giving one of our readers a prize pack containing a $10 Subway gift card, a Little League reusable meal bag and a baseball with some fun extras for your kids to design their own ball, just like the Little Leaguers. My kids were super excited to get this in the mail, and I’m sure your kids would be too!

So here’s how to enter:

1) Leave a comment on this blog post
2) For an extra entry tweet about this contest on twitter with a link back to this post, then leave a separate comment with your tweet URL.
3) Post on Facebook about Mommin’ It Up – like our page if you haven’t already and then leave a separate comment letting us know you did so.
4) Subscribe to our blog feed and leave us a comment letting us know you did or already do.

The giveaway will close at 3:00 p.m. on September 1, and the winner will be chosen randomly. Good luck!

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I received a bag, baseball & $10 Subway card, in case you were wondering!

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Wordless Wednesday – Our Summer Vacation

So I know this is supposed to be wordless and all that, but I had to say a couple things! We had the most amazing vacation… I wish we were still there. We went to Traverse City, Michigan… I had no idea such places existed in this part of the country! Take a look…

The view was amazing.
Kate loved to walk down the dock...
Jump off...
And run back.
They played in the sand for hours.
They had sand everywhere.
Sam made a baseball.
We ate lots of ice cream...
And made smores on the beach each night.
Evenings were our favorite.
Of course, we loved going out to eat for dinner!
My boys had fun.
A highlight of the trip was visiting Sleeping Bear Dunes.
Kate climbed, and climbed, and climbed.
While we were there, she practiced for her senior pictures.
So cute together... for the three minutes Sam stayed in their bed.

Ah, bliss.

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