2nd Annual Brooklyn Baby Expo this Sunday! #bklynbabyexpo #Ad

I'm excited to announce that I will be attending the 2nd Annual Brooklyn Baby Expo hosted by A Child Grows in Brooklyn. The expo is this Sunday, June 2, 2013, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the International School of Brooklyn (477 Court Street) in Carroll Gardens!

At the expo, Attendees can learn about and shop for everything from gear, clothing and furniture, to child care services and organic baby food. Hands-on activities include testing baby carriers, strollers and car seats, participating in demos, and learning how to make baby food!

Parents (and parents-to-be) can attend seminars about preparing for birth and post-natal care, navigating the new-parent world in Brooklyn, raising a good sleeper, best gear for baby and kids, best family tech resources and more.

My Experience at The Big Toy Book Baby Palooza #BTBBabyPalooza

Huge thanks to The Big Toy Book Baby Palooza who provided me with a Swag Bag containing some products mentioned below!

Last week I had the opportunity to attend The Big Toy Book's Baby Palooza at the Delta Children headquarters in New York City which was hosted by Joey Fortman, Charlene DeLoach, Laurie Schacht and Reyne Rice. There, attendees learned the 2013 is the year to be safety smart, Parent smart, technology smart and baby smart!

As a parent, safety is my first priority when considering a product for my child so I appreciate what these companies are doing and how they are utilizing technology in their products. 

The First Years iAlert Convertible Car Seat
As soon as we got the Delta headquarters, I pretty much gravitated towards the The First Years True Fit iAlert Convertible Car Seat. This revolutionary new car seat monitoring system is designed to alert parents of potentially life-threatening situations via their smartphone if their child: 

• Rides in a rear facing position not installed at the desired angle
• Becomes unbuckled while the vehicle is in motion
• Is left in the car seat when the vehicle is not in motion
• Is at risk due to elevated or freezing ambient temperature in the car seat

Pretty amazing, am I right? Can you imagine how many infants and toddlers would be saved if they were accidently left in the car?

The car seat can be used from 5 to 35 lbs rear-facing and from 23 to 65 lbs forward-facing. Other features include a removable head rest designed to help manage head control. One of my favorite features besides for the monitoring system is the no-rethread harness that is incredibly easy to adjust! You can learn more about the The First Years iAlert Convertible Car Seat on The First Years website. 

The First Years iAlert Convertible Car Seat is available on Amazon and MSRP is $399.99. 

Free IKEA Life Improvement Store Seminars in #NJ! #Sponsored

This is a sponsored post. 

Come join Family Circle and Designer Dad Stephen Saint-Onge for a FREE IKEA Life Improvement Store Seminar where Stephen Saint-Onge will share creative tips and techniques on how to refresh and update your kitchen! The events are next Saturday (4/20) at the IKEA store in Paramus, NJ and Sunday (4/21) at the Ikea store in Elizabeth, NJ. Both seminars are totally free and open to the public. Reservations are not required and attendees will receive FREE gift giveaways!

Color Me Rad 5k Coming to #NJ and A City Near You! @ColorMeRad5k

Now that I'm using Shaklee 180, working out and trying to keep in shape, I decided I wanted to run (or walk/jog) a 5k. Never in a million years did I think I would ever have the desire to do a 5k but now that I'm trying to live a more active and healthier lifestyle, a 5k just seems right! 

I really wanted my first 5k to be something fun, something I could actually enjoy and that would be remembered for a lifetime. One day as I was looking at my Facebook feed, I had saw that a friend had "liked" Color Me Rad. My first thought was wow, this looks like a blast! You will see what I mean by looking at the photo below: 

View A Miracle {Review & #Giveaway} #BabyExtravaganza #NY #NJ

The review you are about to read is from Kim of Party of 5 who happens to be expecting! Congratulations Kim!

SkyTop Lodge Family Weekend #Getaway! #NJ #PA #NY

The fabulous Skytop Lodge, which is nestled in the Poconos Mountains, wa recently recognized as the #1 Luxury Resort in the Country by Resorts & Lodges! The Skytop Lodge has also recognized by Travel+Leisure last year as One of America’s Best All-Inclusive Resorts!

#RinglingBros and Barnum & Bailey Presents Built To Amaze! {Review} #NJ #NJ

E and I recently had the opportunity to attend Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Presents Built To Amaze! at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, NJ. Lonnie was going to come with us to but unfortunately he came down with the flu so E and I went ahead without him.

Elise and her friend Chloe enjoying some cotton candy!

#Giveaway: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Presents Built To Amaze! #NJ #NJ

One of my best memories as a child was going to the circus. Clowns, Tight rope walkers, animals and more, it was such a fun an exciting experience! 

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® Presents Built To Amaze!, is an extraordinarily engineered circus experience where Children Of All Ages® find out what it takes to build The Greatest Show On Earth®. The foundation is set and the rising anticipation of highenergy, high-jinx and hilarity is ready to be transported by colorful circus machinery and unleashed from shipping crates right before the audience’s eyes!