Review: The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning & The Little Mermaid II: Return To The Sea

It's really no secret how much my little Turtle LOVES Ariel.

When we got the Little Mermaid on DVD, we watched it three times every day for a week solid.

She has dolls of Ariel, a little Flounder to play with, and even a Prince Eric to swim with.

Girl has it bad.

So when the 2 Movie Collection of The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning and The Little Mermaid II: Return To The Sea came out, I knew she had to see them.

The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning tells the story of Ariel before she wanted to be human. We learn about her Mom and the silence in the kingdom that followed her passing. With everything Ariel does, it's an adventure and we follow her as she follows her passion: music.

In the Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea we see Ariel as a Mom and her daughter's desire to go to the sea and the life of the mer-people.

Both DVD are wonderfully packed with music and lots of fun.

Turtle (and Roo!) love these DVDs and love that the story of Ariel continues. 

You can get all the DVDs, including the Little Mermaid, on store shelves now!

LBVFS Gift Certificate Giveaway

Win a $25 gift card to Perfume Smart at Lake Buena Vista Factory Stores

The holidays are upon us! I don’t know about you, but I’m looking for great deals to stretch my budget this season.

That’s why I plan to head out to Lake Buena Vista Factory Stores, where holiday shopping is hassle-free and you can find factory-direct premium quality merchandise at savings up to 75% off (and sometimes more). Plus, there’s easy store front parking and a head start on gift-buying with most of the center’s retailers open on Thanksgiving Day, 10a-6pm, and select stores open for Black Friday Midnight Madness, November 29, Midnight-9:30pm.

Many stores offer additional savings from 20-40% off to “Friends & Family” starting two weeks prior to Black Friday.  Learn about these discounts, as well as specific stores and their hours through the holiday season, by following the center on Facebook and Twitter,

The village-style center offers 50 spacious outlet shops and great deals at the area’s only Old Navy and G by GUESS outlet stores, newcomers U.S. Polo Assn. and Lindt Chocolate, newly renovated OshKosh B’Gosh and Tommy Hilfiger Stores, plus other well-known outlets including Justice, Crocs, Calvin Klein, Levi’s®, Aeropostale, Carters, Converse, Famous Footwear Outlet, Fossil, Gap, Izod, Nike, Rack Room Shoes, and many more.

Here’s your chance to win a $25 gift card to Perfume Smart, where shoppers can select from over 1,000 brands of discounted designer perfumes and fragrances, including Prada, Robert Cavalli, Chanel, Calvin Klein and more.

All I need you to do to enter to win is tell me what your favorite perfume is!

Easy, huh?

You can get in on the savings by downloading a coupon from the Center’s website, then bringing it to Travelpro at the Lake Buena Vista Factory Stores to receive a coupon booklet valued up to $400 in savings. The Center is located at 15657 S. Apopka Vineland Rd. (SR 535), Orlando, FL  32821.

Happy shopping!

The giveaway is open to all US residents, but remember you need to be able to PICK IT UP in Orlando! The giveaway runs until December 10th, 2013. 

I participated in a blogger campaign for LBVFS. All opinions in this post are 100% mine. Thanks!

After: Dirty Run Mud Run

Remember a while back I was shouting from the rooftops about running the Dirty Girl Mud Run?

Yeah, I ran it.

And it dirty!

And it was fun!

Dirty Girl is a 5k obstacle run where not only do you run 3.1 miles, you have to crawl through cold mud, climb over 8 foot walls, slide down an inflatable into a slop of gross water, and have an amazing time.

Seriously.

I had the best time.

I’m a runner so I was psyched to get my run on while playing in the mud. Mud is in my blood from my youth and years (to this day) of going mudding and living on a Farm. So I had no problem getting down and dirty.

I dragged my aunt along with me since she's always up for anything and we plowed through 12 obstacles.

My favorite was all of the climbing ones. There's something empowering about climbing a huge rope climb and ringing the bell at the top.

The event was just amazing in general and in the end, you feel like you can do anything!

My only disappointment in the whole event (besides mud everywhere!) was that after the run we cleaned up and grabbed some food… and that was it! Dirty Girl is missing a huge market here! I couldn't even buy a sticker for my car because there were no tents to shop at! I suggest they do it up, women love to shop and they could really add entertainment by adding booths with goods.

Check out Dirty Girl Mud Run for runs coming up!

I was a blog ambassador for this event and they paid my registration fee for my posts. All opinions are 100% mine. Thanks!

Rosen Hotels & Resorts Holiday Events

Now that the bird has been consumed and Santa has crossed the finish line of the parade, it’s time to bring on the Happy Christmas.

In our house we have already busted out the trees, the lights are on the house, the carols are singing through the halls.

Needless to say, we love Christmas.

And one of the best things we love about the Holidays season is going out and having experiences. This means finding snow falling in Central Florida, having breakfast with Santa, chopping our own tree down… You know, festive stuff!

The Rosen Hotels & Resorts has an entire month of festivities planned to please even the grumpiest Scrooge. With seven hotels scheduling amazing activities, you really do have a lot to choose from.

The Rosen Shingle Creek has a Winter Wonderland Festival, a European Winter Fair and even a Christmas Wagon ride!

These are great-added bonuses for your staycation, your Holiday trip or even just a quick drive down the road. You do not have to be a guest at the resorts to participate in the activities but they have amazing room specials going on (for a limited time!)

Any of these activities in perfect to get you and your family in the mood to celebrate the Holidays!

Check out their website for all the details and book your own Holiday Experience with Rosen Hotels & Resorts!

http://www.rosenhotels.com/holidays/

Sunoco Gift Card Giveaway!

Family is important during the Holiday season and sometimes if you’re like me, being able to see your family means traveling.

And while traveling during the Holiday season is tough (weather, traffic, idiots…), it’s always worth it to spend the days with your loved ones.

I’m currently plotting out our trip to see my parents this Christmas. They live about six to seven hours away (depending on how many potty breaks the girls need) and my girls are great travelers but they are still kids and kids get restless as can be when trapped in a car for long periods of time.

When I plan out our drive to Grandma’s (Over the river and through the hills… literally!), I start out a week before and start making lists.

I make lists of what to pack in their suitcases and I always make sure to check my weather apps on my phone to see what kind of clothes I need to pack.

I also make a list of what to pack in their car-bags. These are bags that sit in the backseat with them and it is stuffed full of items to entertain themselves on the trip: iPad, drawing books, stickers, snacks, etc.

Then I pack my own suitcases and my own car-bag. In my car-bag I have things like snacks, drinks, surprise books and toys and items that I can bargain good behavior with, like chocolate.

They are my daughters after all.

In the end, the trip is always long (long long long) but no one cries, no one loses anything and we always end up right where we want: Grandma’s.

To help with your traveling situation this Holiday season, I’ve partnered with Sunoco to giveaway a $25.00 gift card!

And entering to win is super simple: Tell me what you do to make traveling easier!

Easy!

This giveaway runs until December 8^th and is open to US residents.

Good Luck!

I received a gift card in exchange for running this giveaway. All opinions in this post are 100% mine. Thanks!

Disney's Frozen Review

The love this family has for Disney is kinda insane.

And when a new Disney movie, especially a Princess one, comes out. We get really excited.

Last week I was able to take my oldest to check out the newest movie, Frozen.

And the only word that comes to mind when I think of it is: WOW.

Disney did not disappoint with Frozen.

It was AMAZING.

Yes, I’m using a lot of caps, but it’s necessary to get the point across about how wonderful the movie was.

I will warn you with saying that it’s a Disney movie so there is a lot of singing and the only disappointing thing about it is that you can’t sing along because you don’t know the words, but the music is fantastic.

Frozen is a movie about two Princesses in Norway who become separated by a secret of Elisa’s. Princess Anna longs for the love of her sister, but cannot understand why Elisa keeps her in the dark. When a disaster of Elsa’s making occurs, Anna decides to save her sister and mend everything.

It’s a journey of so many things, but mainly one of discovery between the two sisters.

And you know Disney, it ends happily but along the way there are gasps of surprise, lots of laughter (I adore Olaf and Sven!), tears and joy.

I walked out of the theatre with my big girl in awe and dying to tell everyone how much I loved the movie.

And as much as I want to tell you play-by-play every scene I adored in the movie, I won’t.

I want you to experience the amazement of Frozen on your own.

Plan your November 27^th around this movie. Grab your kids, get some popcorn (we bought Whoppers and Reese’s, just in case you were wondering), and go see it!

You will not regret it.

And once you do, tweet with me about how fantastic it was!

Wow Wow Wubbzy Best Of Review

When Roo was younger, she LOVED Wow Wow Wubbzy. Now that she’s older, she’s not the biggest fan (but she will watch it if it comes on), but she can share Wubbzy and Friends with her sister, Turtle.

And Turtle is the perfect age to fall in love with Wubbzy.

Recently, we were asked to check out Wubbzy’s Best of Collection. The four-disc set is packed with the Best of Wubbzy, Widget, Walden and Daizy!  There are a total of 28 episodes (that equals to over 4 ½ hours of Wuzzleburg’s fantastic four.

We set up on a rainy Saturday and got to watch where we were unable to sit still for 4 ½ hours, but we managed to put a dent in the DVD with Turtle giggling through Wubbzy the Hero, Daizy’s Hair Salon and Woozy Walden.

The DVD has great bonus features including coloring and activity sheets and music videos to dance along to!

And dance we did.

Not Roo though, she’s too cool to do such silly things with her sister right now.

You can snatch up your own 4 disc set of Wubbzy’s Best of Collection NOW!

I received a copy of this DVD for review purposes. All opinions are 100% mine. Thanks!