This giveaway was is sponsored by Bloggin’ Mamas

 Blog­gin’ Mamas would like to sup­port the Ad Coun­cil and Keep Amer­ica Beau­ti­ful, the national non­profit orga­ni­za­tion, which recently launched the newest phase of the “I Want to Be Recy­cled” pub­lic ser­vice adver­tis­ing cam­paign. The PSA cam­paign aims to raise aware­ness and inspire indi­vid­u­als to recy­cle more with the lat­est series of ads focused on recy­cling in the bathroom. Bloggin’ Mamas is sponsoring a $100 Amazon giftcard as a prize for a giveaway designed to spread the word of the campaign.

Per­sonal care prod­ucts like sham­poo and lotion bot­tles, toi­let paper rolls, and tooth­paste and soap boxes are sig­nif­i­cantly less likely to be recy­cled than kitchen prod­ucts. New research com­mis­sioned by the Ad Coun­cil found that 47% of peo­ple are not recy­cling mate­ri­als in the bathroom.

Accord­ing to a recent study con­ducted for the Ad Coun­cil, 52% of Amer­i­cans don’t know which items can be recy­cled in the bath­room. And only 10% of Amer­i­cans have a recy­cling bin in their bath­room, com­pared to the 45% who have them in the kitchen.

That’s why the “I Want To Be Recycled” campaign has partnered with Vevo’s Do It YourSelfie with Tess & Eva, who recreate the looks from today’s hottest music videos. These two glam experts, known for their DIY hair, makeup and design tips, created a new PSA this Earth Day reminding Americans that those bathroom products deserve to be recycled too!

Check out a quick video they made on how to recycle old clothes into a new bath mat:

Whether it’s hairspray, leave-in conditioner or dry shampoo, many of your favorite beauty products and packaging can take on another life through recycling. For example, your shampoo bottle could be recycled into a hairbrush, or you might find a great new dress made from the recycled plastic of your favorite bottle of lotion.Click here to learn more about what your personal care products can become when properly recycled.

And Now the Giveaway!

Prize(s): 1 win­ner will receive one (1) $100 Ama­zon Gift­card. We encour­age the win­ner to use the gift­card to pur­chase items to encourage recycling.

Num­ber of Win­ners: 1

Give­away Starts: 4/24/15 at 12:01am EST

Give­away Ends: 5/8/15 at 11:59pm EST

Eli­gi­ble: United States Res­i­dents ages 18+.

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Disclosure: I was not compensated for this post. All opinions expressed are my own. If you have any questions or would like to run your own giveaway with Bloggin’ Mamas, please email info@blogginmamas.com

I miss Connor being a baby and gosh it’s so fun to buy cute baby clothing .  How come they have so many cute custom stores & boutiques for girls and not boys?  I know if I ever did have a little girl I would go straight up Honey Boo Boo cray cray up in here!  Minus the spray tan & false eyelashes of course.

These are a few of my favorite stores for Boys:

Wes & Willy

Ruum Kids

Chasing Fireflies

Peek Kids

This picture was taken on Connor’s first Easter.  Oh my!  Look at that dapper lil’ dude.  The dress shirt, khakis, and sweater vest- all from Old Navy.  I think he was around a month old.  Be still my heart.

I also adore outfits that come in one piece.  A jumper or “bubble” as some southerners call it is great when you child is still wearing diapers.  They are easy to take on and off.  I think this outfit was from Zutano, another company I just adore!

Of course my husband’s favorite ensemble for boys baby clothing is a polo or dress shirt with khakis.  I think he just likes dressing him like his Daddy.  He still does that to this day.  Connor wears mostly khakis and polos these days when he’s not insisting on Batman or Superman.  Oh the peer pressure of pre-schoolers!

My days of choosing clothes is pretty much over, but it sure was fun choosing them while it lasted! Ha ha!

So, out of pure curiosity where are some of your favorite places to buy baby clothing?  Specifically boy clothes?  Or girl clothes…whichever one you feel like sharing.  I’m always looking for fun places to shop and go visit.

Get down with the sickness….literally….

I meant to post our lil Easter recap earlier, then were stricken with the stomach bug.  Needless to say the last couple of days have NOT been pretty.

I think we are all on the downhill of this stomach bug…thank the LORD!

We had a great Easter with the Branch family & we even got to visit with Terence’s cousin and family from England for a bit.  We have a lot of kids on Terence’s side, so it’s always fun to watch them egg hunt and play.

We had a great church service in remembrance of Christ’s sacrifice for us.  Even though we all had sickies we still have SO much to be thankful for every day!

Easter festivities & picture overload below 🙂

Hope you all had a blessed Easter!