Hanging out w/The #Globetrotters ww w/Linky

This past Sunday my Family was invited to the Globetrotter's "You write the rules" World Tour Preview game. 

The first ever game in the NEW Barclay's Center in Brooklyn, NY!

Packed house sees Globetrotters' first-ever game in Brooklyn; team plays in pink uniforms with pink basketballs to promote breast cancer awareness

Love, happiness, hope! Wordless Wednesday w/Linky

I have had a rough last week, my blog was in the group that was infected with malware though an ad, google blacklisted my site, a dear friend had complications with her cancer, another dear friend found out she had a lump in her thyroid, and to that goes the stress of

Doing my part to fight breast cancer... WW w/Linky

NOT so wordless Wednesday, because I have a million thoughts racing through my head: Breast cancer, fight, support, cure. I am so happy, excited, and honored to be driving in support of bringing awareness to breast cancer.

Monday I leave to Cali. to join many other Women and Men ;), to drive across the Country in the "Drive Breast cancer awareness" drive from #HerHighway.
Join us virtually, not only to see our adventures unfold, but to also win some great prizes!

Read my stories here

Because these feelings have no words...

Disneyland memories... Wordelss Wednesday w/Linky

Yesterday was a very emotional day, this was my 9/11/2001 post; My story, as a Navy wife.

I needed some fun pictures ;)
So I decided to share our 2011 Summer memories...

Reaching for the stars... WW w/Linky Alcanzando las estrellas!

We found our neighborhood library, and as soon as we went in...
Acabamos de encontrar la libreria en nuestra nueve vesindad, en cuanto entramos...

Live a Little: Finally having a home...

For the last 13 years, our homes have been "where ever the Navy sent us".  With that being said, we have had several places we lived in, many different schools the kids attended, many neighborhoods we called ours...
but we never made a house a home. 
Always knowing that we would move soon, we never really unpacked anything except for the basics; clothes, toys, household items, and I kept picture frames and such packed away.  Knowing we were going to move every 6 months to a year, I didn't want to make it my home and then have the heartbreak of leaving it.

I short changed myself, not the kids though; their school art plastered our empty walls ;)
Last August, August 24, 2011 to be exact, we packed up our Honda Odyssey, and drove from San Diego, California to New York.  It was heartbreaking to say the least,

Celebrating National Dog day with Frankenweenie... w/ Linky!

Celebrating National dog day, and showing our love for our fur babies is something any human parent can do, after all, don't they eat fetch our slippers for us?

This is after we had Max for a few days, they created a bond that is like no other ;)

From Ca-NY, from 2011-2012, from smiles to tears... to high hopes!!!

New Years Eve in NY City, our 1st NYE in the NYC, lol.  As I had planned to initially be in Time Square for NYE 2011, we decided to spend it with the Family in Central Park.  The Midnight Run, both of our aunts were running in the race so the entire Family met up there to support.
It was an amazing thing to see Families running together, celebrating the new year, and most of all; it was amazing to be there with my babies, to "shoo-away" the old yucky year that did us so wrong...


As the year 2011 drew to a close, I hugged my tween daughter extra tight, midnight hit and the fireworks in NYC hit in full effect

Excited about the new Winnie The Pooh movie"? our review... #Winniethepooh

On Thursday our Family was invited to an advanced screening of the "Winnie The Pooh" movie, and let me tell you I was SO excited to go!!!

Our 4th of July fun with an #theicecreamsocial, Digiorno, Nestle & friends ;)

This weekend was our last 4th of July weekend in California before our cross-country move, well at least for a long time anyways.  With that being said typed, we have made so many plans to make sure that this summer is the best ever!  We planned an awesome get together with friends for the fireworks shows, and an even better one for dessert.  We went to Walmart and bought Digiorno pizza's, drinks, Nestle Drumsticks, Dreyer's ice cream.  This weekend was definitely going to end with a bang!

They had 3 freezers full of Dreyer's ice cream!!!

Finally speaking about #PTSD from a #Military member... #SOT

My husband finally opened up to the world about his struggle with PTSD  read it here.  Something that had been a major problem in our marriage as well as life for over 5 years; since his last deployment to Afghanistan.
He came back a different man, and though many of us Military Wives know about that all to well;  this time it was different...

PTSD almost took his life.

 

What is your Passion?

I ask you this, because of two things:
1) I believe that many people take life for granted and don't enjoy the passion in their life as much as they should, I should know, i was like that ;)

2) I came across a contest that asks for a picture of what your passion is, so I am curious to know what yours is?


I thought long and hard what my passion is, and I couldn't come up with one word, I had too many passions and loves to choose from, then my baby, my youngest of 6, the one whom Doctors said would not make it; sat on the couch, gave me a kiss, and said
"Mommy, you're beautiful and I love you"

There it is!!!  That is my passion!! 
My Family, my children, the last 4 kids were born at 22 weeks, 24 weeks, 25 weeks and 29 1/2 weeks, they were and are miracles in themselves.  The four who were too sickly and premature to make it through their first month in the hospital, are now the same four who drive me up the walls at times, and yet, I am SO thankful that they are all here, that even at my most stressful mommy moments, I look at them and smile. 

That is my passion, it's what I live for, what I look too at my lowest points to help me go on.  I see them, I see smiles and I remember how much they weren't supposed to have been here, how much I cried and begged the Lord to let me keep them.  That I would cherish them everyday no matter what I went through.

To this day, I have kept my word. 
These are my treasures, my heart, my future,
my passion...

As I mentioned above, I have entered a contest, the theme is "Passion" and the winner will get a 16X20 rolled canvas and $100.  I have never been able to post the picture of one kids and not the rest, so this was a picture I made and we have in our living room, because it shows all of us, and what's important to us. 

Join us for Build-A-Bear Workshop Military Moms Twitter Parties- Two Chance to Join in on the Fun!

I want to share some wonderful news with you!!!!!

Hoping that everyone knows my passion for all things Military-friendly,
Mom Select has partnered with Build-a-Bear for a great event, and I am super excited to share it with you ;)

Read on and I will talk to you at the bottom of this WONDERFUL AND AWESOME Announcement ;)....

Build-A-Bear Workshop Military Moms Twitter Parties

Some companies just have a way of capturing our hearts by showing us that they care! Build-A-Bear Workshop® is a perfect example of a brand that is dedicated to supporting families. As if we needed another reason to LOVE everyone's favorite Teddy Bear experience, they are offering a special to military families! From May 3 to June 7 2010, members of the armed services including the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Reserve Officer Training Corps will receive a 20% discount on any one transaction at Build-A-Bear Workshop stores with the presentation of a government issued military identification card. In 2002, Build-A-Bear Workshop partnered with the USO (United Service Organization) by donating almost 20 thousand bears for military families. Since then they have continued to support the USO in different ways. This year, Build-A-Bear Workshop is inviting Guests to donate $1 at checkout registers at all Build-A-Bear Workshop locations in the United States. Build-A-Bear doesn't only want to provide you with a discount; they want to get to know you too! That's why they are sponsoring TWO 30-min twitter parties so our friends on both coasts can salute our military heroes. Build-A-Bear Workshop® Military Moms Twitter Parties Dates:  Sunday, May 2nd, 2010 at 5 p.m. EST/2 p.m. PST Tuesday, May 11th, 2010 at 7 p.m. EST/10 p.m. PST Location: #BABWMilitary Host: @MomTalkRadio (Maria Bailey, Founder of MomSelect) Whether you're part of a military family or just want to express your thanks to those everyday heroes, we'd love for you to join us.In addition to sharing stories and gratitude, we'll also be giving away great prizes during each 30-minute event! Our friends at Build-A-Bear Workshop offer so many furry friends inspired by the armed forces, which would definitely brighten the day of servicemen and women and their families. Of course, there is a pre-party prize for grabs!  Enter to win a $25 Build-A-Bear Workshop® gift card by: Clicking HERE to register Tweeting the details of either party on the day of the event As always, be sure to follow @ResourcefulMom and @MomTalkRadio throughout the evening for updates, prize information and contest details. We're so excited to party with you and your family! Feel free to contact Amy@bsmmedia.com with any questions. Warm Regards, Your Friends at MomSelect.com and Build-A-Bear Workshop®

Now you see why I was SO excited to tell you?!!??!

If you remember, I wrote a post about how much The USO means to our Family, and of course as does The Military ;)

So when I was given the opportunity to scream to all of my friends (that means you) about these events, and at the same time
not only give our Military a MUCH DESERVED DISCOUNT ;) but...
HELP RAISE MONEY FOR THE USO,

I was completely and extremely excited!!!! ;)

I will be there for BOTH Twitter parties, come over and party-hardy!!!
Please share with all of your friends, Military and non-Military of course,
every $1 donation to The USO goes A LONG WAY!!!!

You can find me on Twitter at: @MilitaryFamof8

Sharks are talking at Sea Life Aquarium!?! You HAVE 2 check it out ;)

It's "Shark Talk!!!!!"

Have you been to Sea Life Aquarium yet? yes, no, maybe so?

Have you been there lately???

I have the PERFECT reason for your entire Family to go now, ready?

This Spring, Sea Life Aquarium is in a "Shark Frenzy!"

"Sea Life Aquarium's Shark Adventures"

Did you know that Sea Life Aquarium has the only Scalloped Hammerhead Shark in Southern California?  With a second one coming to join in on the fun very soon ;)

Cool right?

 This spring, SEA LIFE™ Carlsbad becomes the only Aquarium in Southern California to feature scalloped hammerhead sharks as two young sharks move in for “The Daily Dive,” part of SHARKS! a series of three new shows focusing on these mysterious creatures. The family Aquarium is also adding “The Shark and Ray Show” and “Shark Talk,” a hilarious and engaging puppet show.

In "Honor" of the new arrival to The Lost City of Atlantis, there is an awesome puppet show called...

"Shark Talk"

Starring Hammy the Hammerhead Shark, along with Hermit the Crab,
"with no relation to the green guy" lol You have to be there to understand, lol

My Family was SO happy to attend Sea Life Aquarium and see what "Shark Talk" is all about.

Let me tell you about this interactive puppet show...

Hermit the Crab, Hammy the Hammerhead and the Octopus, who's name for the life of me, I can not remember, are just hilarious. 

Throughout the puppet show, they are teaching the children facts about Sharks, they have a "T.V interview" with callers from the oceans, A LOT OF HUMOR, and a great segment of the show is dedicated to the children being able to ask any and all questions they can think of. 

During the "Shark Talk" puppet show, my children learned... 

1. Scalloped Hammerhead Shark babies are called "pups"
2. Scalloped Hammerhead Shark can grow up to be up to 12 feet long
3. the odd shape of the Scalloped Hammerhead Shark's head, allows it to have 360 degree vision 
4. The most important thing they learned was that though sharks are ALWAYS portrayed as man eating and terrible animals, with Jaws being Hammy's mother -in-law:) ; most sharks will not go close to humans.  As with dogs, the sense of danger to itself, can lead the shark to react in a self defending mode...

The Daily Dive is another GREAT feature of "The Shark Adventures".  

Though we caught only the last bit of the show, the kids still loved the fact that there was a scuba diver talking to them through a microphone.

These unique sharks will be the stars of the new “Daily Dive Show”, an interactive underwater dive show which takes place in the Shipwreck Gallery where guests help an exploration diver uncover the secrets of the Lost City of Atlantis. The show uses a special dive mask that allows a diver in the main ocean tank to talk to guests out in the gallery for a fun, interactive and educational experience.

Another GREAT show is the "Shark and Ray Show"
This show is so cool, there is a fun guaranteed ;)  The Educator makes learning fun, she has jokes for the kids, I couldn't wait to come home and tell them to Hubby ;)
During the show, the sharks and rays get very active, swimming super fast, they know that it's feeding time, and that is their behavior.  All the kids are given a clipboard and a dry erase marker, and they answer questions during the show.  At the end of the show, when the child turns in the clipboard, they get a "cool" shark tattoo.  My children as well as myself, had a GREAT time ;)

“The Shark and Ray Show” features an adventurous educator interacting with guests and the intriguing creatures of the Ray Lagoon including Port Jackson sharks, epaulette sharks, brown banded bamboo sharks, white spotted bamboo sharks and the southern sting rays and cow nose the rays that give the Lagoon its name.

There are many feeding schedules for different Sea creatures, that the public can attend, like the shark feeding, the sea horse feeding, the Ray feedings, and if you want to feed your youngins, head upstairs to the Cafe, that is fully stocked with nutritional and delicious choices ;)

One more of my favorite parts of "Shark Talk" Day ;) was when the kids and I went to "Shark School".  There is a Professor always willing to teach everyone some really cool facts.

Did you know that a Mermaid purse is a cocoon (egg sac) for a shark? 

An egg case or egg capsule,also known as mermaid's purses, is a casing that surrounds the fertilized eggssharks. of some sharks.
Ready for my SUPER COOL PICTURES?!?!?!

The Shark Professor, helped me prop the kids for a picture in a Mermaid's Purse!
Super Cool when she gave the kids their Hammerhead Sharks to hold so they could see themselves in a purse with a shark pup.

I have to tell you something very important to me and many other parents, the ENTIRE staff at Sea Life Aquarium has ALWAYS been so helpful and nice.  I have not experienced attitude or frustration, even on days like our last visit, when Izeah was at 100% of hyper active bliss.  

From the Cafe staff to the Shark Talk personnel, everyone had patience for my son, and I appreciate it SO much!!!

As a Parent of a Child with "Special needs", we don't always find the most patient staff members to help with information or just plain kindness and patience towards our kids. 

At Sea Life Aquarium, that is the only kind of attention they have for everyone's kids: the 100% kind ;)

If you remember my previous post, about our visit to Sea Life Aquarium; Izeah found his "zone" with the water while we were there.  That post brought tears to myself while writing it, and tears to many friends that read it.  My son, who many times has felt that the ENTIRE world does not understand him, felt at home there, he felt at peace. Certain children with Autism have different "things" that calm and soothe them, my son learned, along with the rest of our Family, that water is his element.  Sea Life is his element. 

This is what he said that Day:

                                  While he was sitting here, watching the Lost City of Atlantis, he said 

'Mommy, I LOVE it here, this is MY dream come true" 

                                 I just cried, he had never "loved" a place as much as this before.

To read that days' post, click here

If you haven't been to Sea Life Aquarium yet, do your entire Family a favor, GO!!!

It is so much fun, educational, and most important in these times:

IT IS EXTREMELY AFFORDABLE!!!!!

Sea Life Aquarium has one of the lowest prices for great fun and education in town!!!
click here for ticket info

Before I leave you to check your calendars and plan your visit to Sea Life, let me show you some of our

"forever moments"

Thanks to Sea Life Aquarium...

But the BEST picture EVER?!??!

Has to be when 

Hammy the Hammerhead 

made a SPECIAL APPEARANCE in our picture!!!!...

Thank You Sea Life and to EVERYONE that made our day possible ;)

Clutch Powers 4D Movie Premiere at Legoland California

On Friday my Family was invited to attend the Premier of a SUPER FUN new 

4D movie at Legoland California,

"The Adventures of Clutch Powers" in 4D ;)

Opened March 20, 2010

When there’s a job to be done, or an adventure to be had, you can bet that Clutch Powers will be there! Follow Clutch and his team in this edge of your seat 4-D action-packed show!

 The kids LOVED the cool looking glasses, lol

The Adventures of Clutch Powers in 4D at Legoland California
was released to the Public on March 20, 2010. 

You don't know who Clutch Powers is? GASP!!!! and you call yourself a Lego fan ;).

The movie was awesome it had action, comedy, action, suspense, action, drama and umm.... oh yeah action.

All that in 4D.

My family and I had the greatest time.

I sat and watched my youngest son react to every 3D moment as if he was in the movie, I heard giggles as people heard him screaming and ducking from flying Legos. 

To be honest I caught myself reaching out a few times trying to catch falling Lego's, it was so fun!! 

The effects were great; when the wind blew in the movie you felt it in the theater.  They even had snow falling!!! Yes I said snow.... I would recommend every child take their parents to see Clutch Powers and allow them to find the inner child in themselves.

It's a fun filled experience for the whole family to enjoy.Have Fun and enjoy your 4D experience.

Our Family had a GREAT time, if you have never seen a 4D movie, picture a movie super "cooler" than 3D and it includes elements ;)  

Hearing my baby scream and giggle and moving out of the way of flying Lego's was so much fun!!!

I highly recommend that you add Legoland California to your Spring Break or Summer Vacation!!!!  

Make sure that you catch the 4D movies while you're there, I promise that you will Love it as much as we did ;)

If you do not have a Legoland near you, don't be so sad!!! 

The Adventures of Clutch Powers is on sale now on DVD, of course it's not 4D, but it's better than NOT watching it at all!!! ;)

After the movie, we got to enjoy the Beautiful Legoland, Ca park, and I have to tell you that SOME grownups loved it more that SOME kids lol...

Thank you so much to Legoland California, and to Clutch Powers for giving us such a great time!!!!!

2nd Annual Underwater Parks Day Event!

As many of you know, we were invited to attend The 2nd Annual Underwater Parks Day celebrations at SEA LIFE Aquarium by Legoland ;)

Let me start by telling you that it was a wonderful experience. 

We arrived on time, yes I know, it's not normal for us to arrive on time, but we did it!  We were so excited to go, we had never gone to the SEA LIFE Aquarium before.

We walked up to the entrance and we were greeted by the "ticket-taker" as my son called her lol.  She spoke to the kids, and got them even more excited.  She showed the kids some scratch off cards that they have at the entrance, she told the kids that as they go through the entire Aquarium, there are question areas for them to read, and answer on their scratch off cards.  She told them that at the end of their tour, if they turn in the card at the gift shop, they get a special "expert" badge if they get all of the answers correct.  WE all got excited, lol.

You then have to wait for a group to form and you are all let inside to a "holding area", the kids were so excited  because it just has you anticipating what's next.  In the section we went into, there is a video that plays where you are welcomed and it shows you some great clips.

The doors opens and WOW!  there is a slide and a bridge and a wall aquarium tank

The kids had so much fun, they didn't want to move along, lol.  Once I got their attention with the first trivia question, they rushed to read it, it was very nice to see them helping the little ones with the answers. 

We moved along through different sections of the Aquarium, Izeah which seems to be "soothed" by water or sea life, was just loving every single display.   They have these plaques called "Fin Facts" they teach you something about a specific sea life fact, I loved them, lol, I was so excited to find every single one throughout the entire aquarium ;)

The kids got to make a take-home habitat for an animal of their choice.

All the kids loved the different places where they can pet the different sea animals, but I think Izeah was EXTRA happy about that, he was asking tons of questions and he pet every single thing he could.  He stood there for almost an entire hour just petting a seastar.

Our local ocean conservation organizations that were there: Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation, Coastkeeper, I Love A Clean San Diego, Ocean Discovery Institute, San Diego Oceans Foundation and San Elijo State Beach.  They had booths and activities for The Underwater Parks Day event at SEA LIFE Aquarium.  They gace all of the kids a paper at the antrance to the booths, and if you got a stamp from all of the booths, you turn it in at the desk for a prize.
The kids got to make a button to pin on their shirts, see animals in jar and the effects of pollution, they got to make it "rain" on a plastic mold of a city so they can see where trash and hazardous materials end up.  They did learn, and they had a great time.  At the end of it, they cashed their stamped card for a sticker, and a bookmarker that when they are done using it, they can plant it and it has flower seeds embedded inside.  AWESOME!!!

EVERYONE LOVED the underwater tunnel, even Daddy....

They found The Lost City of Atlantis!

WE ALL had a WONDERFUL time, The entire day was a learning adventure.

When we were done inside of the Aquarium, which by the way was almost closing time, time flies when you're having fun ;)

The kids turned in their scratch off cards at the gift shop for a "expert" badge.

I can not express enough the fun the entire Family had during this event.

Want to know my Favorite part of the whole day?!?!!?

Izeah, (which if you read the sidebar, has autism) had a wonderful time, his ADHD and anxiety were completely under control that day.  The water is his "zone", staring at the sea animals for hours is so therapeutic for him,

While he was sitting here, watching the Lost City of Atlantis, he said

'Mommy, I LOVE it here, this is MY dream come true"

I just cried, he had never "loved" a place as much as this before!

If you have not visited SEA LIFE Aquarium before, please do so, I HIGHLY recommend it!

The price is extremely affordable, even for our large family, the things the entire Family will learn will last for years to come, The best part, is the wonderful memories you will have.

The SEA LIFE Aquarium definitely has my Seal of Approval!!!!

My Family received admission tickets to enjoy the festivities.

A Wonderful event for everyone @ Sea Life Aquarium

I had the privilege of being invited to this awesome event and I would LOVE to pass the opportunity on to you and/or your Family to enjoy as well ;)

On Saturday January 16, 2010, Sea Life Aquarium, yes, as in the one next to LEGOland, yayyyy!!!!! ;) will celebrate their 2nd Annual Underwater Parks Day by having an AWESOME Family Friendly Festival, how cool is that?!??!!

What is SEA LIFE  you ask? :o "gasp!!!"

SEA LIFE is an Aquarium that was especially designed to be a child's interactive guide to our Beautiful Sea Life, they have different opportunities for the Families to have up close and personal encounters with many of our different sea creatures, they have hands on activities along with teaching us all about our sea life.  

We will have a chance to make our own take-home habitat, awesome right?!?!?!

Teresa Espaniola, a renowned local artist  who is known for painting seascapes as well as for her unique works using found objects and beach trash, will be leading the Happy Habitat Mural project, where children will be able to add their own cool sea creature to the Ocean Mural that will live in The Discovery Zone, what a wonderful and fun way to have the children see and show us what a healthy underwater habitat should look like.  

There will also be several hands-on activities at the Kid's Conservation Expo.

 

There will be information booths, activities for the families throughout the whole day, as well as Nine of Espanola’s “gARTbage” artworks, using our local beach trash to create her that will be on display during the event.  See if you can find all 9 ;) and there will also be giveaways, yayyy!!!!

Our local ocean conservation organizations that will be there are: Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation, Coastkeeper, I Love A Clean San Diego, Ocean Discovery Institute, San Diego Oceans Foundation and San Elijo State Beach with booths and activities for The Underwater Parks Day event at SEA LIFE Aquarium.

There a several other Aquariums that will be hosting Underwater Park Day events, but SEA LIFE Aquarium is the only one created it with kids and families in mind, cool!!!!!!

Yes, SEA  LIFE Aquarium passes my test for family budget friendly prices and all activities are included in the cost of Aquarium admission – $19 for adults, $15 for seniors and $12 for kids 3 to 12 and they offer a AAA discount as well as Military discounts as well, yessss!!!

The Underwater Parks Day at SEA LIFE Aquarium takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

 For anyone that is interested in attending, and for those that still weren't convinced, I have an even better surprise!!!!!!

CLICK HERE for your coupon for 2 free children's admissions with every paying adult, told you it was a GREAT surprise!!!!!!!!

With that said, I hope to see many Families there, I know My Family will be attending, and I hope yours will too.

Let me know if you or your Family will be there too ;)

Please help me spread the word about this wonderful event, what better way to have a fantastic Family fun day AND learn about our SEA LIFE as well ;)

are you on Twitter?  add me @militaryfamof8

tweet about this awesome event with hashtag #sdsealife
"example of my dream tweet from you:  
Great family event at SEA LIFE Aqu. 1/16 http://bit.ly/6o1Xi5 PLS help me spread the word & RT #SDsealife  "

My Family received admission tickets in exchange for promoting this event.

I recieved The Kreative Blogger Award ;)

I recieved The Kreative Blogger Award this week!! Yay!!!!
I recieved the award from a wonderful friend ;) Stacie from Super mommy to the Rescue.
Thank you so much for the award, and for thinking that I actually deserve it ;)

The Rules for accepting this award are:

1. Thank the person giving you this award.
2. Copy the award to your blog
3. place a link to their blog
4. Name 7 things people don't know about you.
5. Nominate 7 Bloggers.
6. Place a link to those Bloggers.
7. Leave a comment letting those Bloggers know about the award.
   

So here it goes ;)

1. I have fantasies about one day having my wedding ;)
2. I have a secret crush on Vin Diesel ;)'
3.  I drink 5-8 cans of Pepsi a day :/
4. I cry at almost every movie I see lol
5. If I could get away with it, I would live off of chocolate ;)'
6. I am trying to raise my kids the opposite way I was raised 
7. I have a secret crush on Vin Diesel (giggles cause i know it's #2 as well)

 The & Blogs I nominate are:

1. I am the Glue  I love reading her blog and her organization ;)
   
2. Creating my Reality Her art is amazing, and her posts are funny and helpful
3. Sandie Lee...Live it. Love it. Write it. I love reading her blog her Bumples magazine blog ;)
4. The Mommy files I love her posts, info, and reviews and give a ways and that she is friendly ;) 
5. Simply Stacie i love her honest posts and reviews/give a ways.
6. Jingle I love reading the poems, the kindness, cute Haiku's, lyrics, an awesome site ;)
7. William's public poem blog I love reading his poems! true and to the heart, he links to his short stories as well
8. My walking Path   Beautiful short stories that I enjoy reading!

So kick me, i couldn't cut it down, lol, I struggled for over an hour to cut down to 7 because I wanted to post everyone.  I hope i didnt hurt any feelings, I finally had to just pick.

When I first got this award I thought it would be such a fun process, but I needed an option of entering 20 blogs, lol.

Thank you again Stacie!!!

Our visit to The Ruben H. Science Center...

What a wonderful way to start The New Year...

On January 1, 2010, our family was invited to an awesome event held at The Ruben H. Fleet science Center.
It was to show case their new exhibit called "Block Busters"  The museum was opened to invited guests only, and we were treated to a breakfast that the kids called "super cool!"; since there was a wide selection of donuts and juice, my kids favorite in the mornings ;)

We ALL got to play in the exhibit area where they have over 15,000 wooden Keva (Knowledge – Exploration – Visual Arts) planks.  These planks are laser cut, and and measures 1/4 inch thick, 3/4 inch wide and 4 1/2 inches long.  We learned that these planks are precision cut and are all exact size, designed to build limitless things with.

We walked into the exhibition area and saw many children and adults playing with the KEVA planks, in addition there was a special surprise.  Joe Lizurra from KUSI news was doing his broadcasts live from there, and also was building his own tower.  My kids went straight to building, and so did my husband.  I was too busy taking pictures, but soon was drawn to the KEVA planks, myself, lol.

During Joe's last broadcast, he let the kids destroy his 5 foot building.  Of course all of the kids loved it.  After his broadcast, my son Izeah borrowed Joe for a few different things ;)









In the exhibit it says that destroying your designs if half the fun, my children will agree..

I want you to share the fun of these KEVA planks yourself.  I am going to give a way 4 tickets to The Ruben H. Fleet Center, so you can experience The Block Buster exhibit yourself .

Have fun, be a child, I promise it's a lot of fun, and you learn a lot of fun facts as well.  Visit their awesome IMAX movie theater, see the many exhibits they have available, after your visit, stop by their gift shop, they have "austronaut ice cream" and you can also purchase your own set of KEVA planks for yourself ;)

At The Ruben H. Fleet Center, you have to purchase separately your IMAX movie ticket, but The 2 tickets I am giving away, have the IMAX movie ticket included ;)

To Enter:
*Visit their site, and tell me in a comment what you look forward to doing at The Ruben H. Fleet Science Center (1 mandatory entry)

Optional extra entries

• Follow me on Google Friend connect (2 entries)
• Follow me on Twitter (1 entry)
• Tweet about this give a way with a link (1 entry for each tweet )
• blog about this give a way with a link to my post (6 entries)
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Remember, leave me a comment with every entry you earn and the link to the activity.  I will contact the winner by email, so I can mail you the tickets.  Good luck!!!
This give a way will run until Jan. 12, 2010


I received tickets to the Science center for my family on a future visit in exchange for my review.