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Mom and Daughters Go Magical at Disney

July 12, 2010 by Jennifer 7 Comments

On our recent road trip, the girls and I sneaked away for a couple nights and had some much needed one on one time with each other. I have mom guilt so much since I work full-time and so when the opportunity fell in my lap by a wonderful and inspiring mom friend, the girls and I were off to the most magical place on Earth…. Disney.

As you know we were at Animal Kingdom but our first night in the magical land, it was all about Magic Kingdom.

Since my beautiful princesses were in tow, I of course had to make our first stop with a walk through Cinderella’s castle.

As soon as we walked through the royal palace, the girls locked their eyes on the ever so popular Carousel ride. Every time we go to Magic Kingdom, the girls have to make sure they ride the Carousel. I loved the Carousel as a child growing up so to see the glitter in the girls eyes, just makes my heart melt all over again.

Skipping off the Carousel onto “It’s a Small World” ride all the while singing it as loud as we can holding hands….

We glided right off that boat onto our magical carpet to see the ever so cool 3D show that splashes water on you and blows air in your face. The smiles, the giggles, and the nerdy yellow glasses. Memories forever with my girls.

As the darkness was setting in, our hearts were bursting out at the seams for the Electrical Parade. We first heard of the Parade back in February at Disney Social Media Moms, so to be able to experience the Parade in person was really a dream come true for the girls.

We sought out our spot to make sure we had the perfect setting to be able to enjoy the parade and up came a little handsome boy that wanted a hug so bad from L. He held out his hands to her over and over.

L just would give him the cold shoulder and finally he just started pleading “Please give me a hug”, but there was just no hope from princess L!

She is saving her love for her future prince but that is many many years away ;). It was onto the highlight of the night with my two favorite girls.

DISNEY’S ELECTRICAL PARADE

The girls eyes were captured by the first float and their faces were lit up with such delight. Take a glimpse into parts of the parade!

Happy 4th of July America!!!

The night was finished off with the princesses sitting by the castle to watch the skies light up with all the colors we could ever think of.

Mom and Daughter time at Disney ROCKS!

Good Earth Means Good Food for Your Soul

July 12, 2010 by Jennifer 77 Comments

Contest now closed. Congratulations to Comment Number 33 for being selected via Random.org!

As a family, we are really trying to get back to the basics with our eating. So many times in this fast paced society do we want to reach for fast foods and not take the time to really sit down for a well cooked healthy meal. What if I told you that you could cook a healthy 5 star cuisine meal in less than 30 minutes?

Meet Good Earth!

100% whole grain, no trans fat, no artificial flavors, no artificial preservatives, no MSG – just add meat and, voila! Dinner is served. Good Earth dry dinner kits offer a selection of four delectable meals: Mediterranean Chicken with angel hair pasta, Spicy Citrus Glazed Shrimp with angel hair pasta, Herb Crusted Chicken with mushroom risotto and Tuscan Chicken with penne pasta.

I was given the chance to review the Mediterranean Chicken and let me just say… my husband is very picky. He is pretty much a meat and potatoes kind of guy and will not stray far from that particular meal. When I sat this before him

I received the look. I said just try it. He took one bite, then another, and another until the whole plate was cleaned. I just smiled. Thank you Jesus that I can add another meal that my husband will eat. It truly was so delicious that I was thinking I should feel guilty for eating it, but I don’t have to with it having no trans fat, no artificial flavors, no artificial preservatives, or no MSG.

It’s your turn to get the chance to try the Good Earth meals for yourself. One lucky blog reader will win a Good Earth gift pack that includes a Good Earth Mediterranean Chicken dry dinner kit, two sets of bamboo flatware, two bamboo dishes, a bamboo utility board and a 100% recyclable grocery tote.

All you need to do is leave a comment below on who you would cook this new dinner for and you will be entered to win. I will leave it open for entries until July 20, 2010 11:59pm EST. I will choose one winner via Random.org.

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Animals and Animals and More Animals at Animal Kingdom

July 8, 2010 by Jennifer 3 Comments

Part of our Road Trip included a couple days at Disney. Disney is actually not one of L’s favorite places but we assured her that she would get to go to her best place… Animal Kingdom. This girl is a huge animal lover and her face just lights up so big when she sees any type of animal.

This time was no different. As soon as we walked through the entrance door, we were on a race to find the first animals. It did not take long until we found beautiful surroundings.

We all could have just stood there for hours and carried on conversations about nature’s beauty! L was just amazed at all the animals and how they would walk right up to the fence that we were standing behind. The animals are definitely such a highlight of Animal Kingdom for sure. L and M could care less about the rides there ;).

Another must see highlight was the Lion King Festival there. We were not able to see this previously when we were there at Disney, so we thought we would check out the production. L was a bit nervous walking in because she just wasn’t quite sure what was going on in this particular building out in the wild! Once we were in though, she was all smiles and clapping hands. I even at one time in the show had tears well up in my eyes. The show as THAT awesome. If you are at Animal Kingdom, make sure to put this show on your schedule.

Each section in the building was part of a group and had to do certain sounds at the beginning of the show. We were all just laughing so hard listening to everyone.

L was just amazed by all the sights and sounds the entire time. She never once complained and was so into the show.

The acrobatics of the show were so artistic and was really putting a wow on for the crowd.

Take a listen into the beautiful music that was sang throughout the whole show! You will definitely add this to your must see list. We can’t wait to go back! Notice towards the end of the video of L clapping her little heart out.

Happy Birthday America

July 4, 2010 by Jennifer 2 Comments

We are still road tripping, but almost on our way home. We are in Jacksonville, Florida for our last night of our road trip to take in the sights and sounds of 4th of July on the beach.

The whole One Moms World family wanted to take a minute and wish you all a very Happy 4th of July. However, you may be celebrating today… make sure to just take time to enjoy it. Family means so much. Take lots of pictures and smile and smile and smile.

God Bless America!

Girls First Lake Experience

June 29, 2010 by Jennifer Leave a Comment

One Moms World family is continuing their road trip. We have arrived in Gainesville, FL to visit more family. We were here briefly in February but due to unfortunate circumstances with my Grandmother, we had to cut the trip short.

I was excited to see how family friendly the area was this time to see if we would be willing to call this our new home. So far, I am really impressed with it. It is not such a HUGE town like Fort Lauderdale and Miami, so this is definitely on my scale for this mountain girl.

First day out, we took a trip to a near lake. This was the girls’ first experience with the lake and I will go ahead and tell you that this mommy was definitely having anxiety about it all. M was all set and ready to go jump in the lake but I started freaking out. In a lake, you cannot see the bottom and with her being a new swimmer, well you get the picture on how I reacted ;). Once I calmed down and realized that I needed to let M enjoy this new experience, then all was well in the world.

L on the other hand was not too thrilled with it unless she was right next to the steps!

She is such a ham indeed! Hubby and his son were enjoying fishing so we had to go join in all the fun on the dock. Here is M with the beautiful Ashley!

The girls were so fascinated with daddy fishing so I know what this means… Its time to get the girls some cute little pink fishing poles.

The day started out with such a big prize fish for hubby. Can you believe how big this fish was? 😉

I still love teasing him about that. That was just warming up practice for him. As the afternoon went on, the fish would get bigger that he would reel in.

It really was such a fun and family friendly afternoon! The storms started rolling in and with water/lightning not exactly mixing well, we decided to get the heck out of dodge.

The girls and I are on our way to our next stop… Disney World :=)

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