Blog Hop: Favorite Photos

This weeks blog hop theme is "Favorite Photos" and here are a few of my Dodge a year ago when he was 4.

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Favorite Kid Photos Blog Hop! As usual it was hard to decide but here are a few photos of my son Dodge from last year.Last day to enter in our Piggy Paint Contest HERE Open to Canada and USA

Wordless Wednesday

Listerine Smart Rinse-- Product Review

My kids teeth are very important to me. So far Dodge (5) has never had a cavity:) Something I am very proud of (he gets it naturally though I have never had a cavity) The rule in our house is the tooth fairy does not bring money or gifts if the tooth has a cavity, which seems to keep him in check, since he is really looking forward to loosing his first tooth and having a visit from the tooth fairy.

Since tooth care is so important to me, I was really excited when I received a Tooth Tool Kit to review.

The kit included 2 REACH kids tooth brushes and a bottle of LISTERINE Smart Rinse, which basically is a mouthwash that you use after you brush your teeth, not only does it freshen your teeth it also highlights the left over particles, so when the kids spit they can see all the ickies that they missed.

What is special about LISTERINE Smart Rinse?

1. It contains fluoride which strenghtens tooth enamel to help prevent cavities between dental cleanings

2. Kills bad breath bacteria

3. Engages kids in their oral care routine by visually identifying particles left behind after brushing

4. Tints food and bacteria particles that kids can visibly see in the sink after brushing- a post - brush tool parents can use to teach proper oral care technique ( look what you missed)
Helps develop good oral care habits at an early age


LISTERINE Smart Rinse comes in two yummy flavours Mint Shield and Berry Shield. ( 250ml and 500ml) It will soon be available at retail outlets across Canada for $3.99 and $5.99.

My experience with LISTERINE Smart Rinse:

My son and his friend Missy were very excited to receive the package. They quickly choose their tooth brushes which was easy since one was orange and one was pink. Missy quickly grabbed the pink one. They then were begging to brush their teeth. How often does that happen? Seriously! They first brushed their teeth with tooth paste and rinsed. After they used the mouth wash, there was colored particles in the sink, which was cool, the kids liked to see it. Their breath smelt very clean and pleasant which was nice.

I would suggest giving LISTERINE Smart Rinse a try.

Here is the photo of what it looks like in the sink

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Three Things You Didn't Know About Me

This weeks Blog Hop theme is THREE THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT ME . I hope you enjoy, leave comments. I will be around to leave you some love as well :) While you are here make sure to enter my contests at the right hand corner of the page.

1. I married my husband Dean on July 12, 2003 and am still happily married

2. I had my son Dodge on March 16, 2004. He was 10lbs 8 1/2 oz and 23 inches long. He was born after 8 hours of labour. I had him completely naturally with no drugs. The labour was not as bad as I had imagined, however the after pain was horrible. I went to a year of physio to correct the damage done to my pelvis and hips. I still have problems with my hips 5 years after.

3. My second son Zaxten was born Feb 17, 2009. He was 8lbs 13oz and was 21 inches long. I had him in less the 3 hours. I had no drugs except one breath of laughing gas, which I hated. The labour was extremely intense! But once he was born I felt great. My two labours were like night and day.
I am all done having babies now:(

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Tuesday Blog Hop Favorite Photo

MY FAVORITE PHOTOGRAPH

Hi! Welcome to my blog! This is my first blog hop! I hope you will click on the MckLinky below and join the blog hop too! Today's theme is "Favorite Photo".Here is one of my favorite photos of my son Dodge, it was a year ago he was just about to turn 4. We were out on the railroad tracks behind out house trying out my new camera, he was so full of smiles that day. I ended up with a ton of great photos.

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Growing up so fast...

My 5 year old is soon finishing Pre K and moving on to Kindergarten, man where did the year go?It seems like yesterday that I was signing him up for Pre-K. Crazy! What a great year it was. He along with his 16 class mates went to school 3 1/2 days a week. They learned their letters, numbers, to write their names, rhyme, draw real people ( with necks, belly's and even feet lol) They went on field trips to the local pizza shop,seniors home, grocery store, to a play, a nature walk and to the fire hall ( sat in a real fire truck and even witnessed what happens when there is a fire call). They learned about weather, days of the week, animals, airplanes, families, safety and so much more. I as a parent learned just as much. I learned that my son is capable of anything, he is extremely smart, talented, and needs to have time away from mom and dad. I learned just how special a teacher and friend can be to a child. I got to witness the pride in his eyes when he received his first valentine, birthday party invitation and his first special day at school. I got to watch him stand in front of an audience, along with his little classmates and sing his first Christmas songs at the Christmas Concert, and see his proud smile during  his graduation pictures. Ohhhh..... my boy is growing up.