Softbums Mystery Diaper Event

**Giveaway is now CLOSED! All extra entries from my blog will be compiled with all extra entries from other participating blogs. 23 winners will then be chosen! GOOD LUCK!**

SoftBums Mystery Product Unveiling Blog Event
(and a chance to win a FREE iPad!)

*See the video online now @ http://www.loveclothdiapers.blogspot.com/




Everyone loves a good Mystery, and a little giveaway at the end is always good clean fun too!!



Steps for the Mystery Diaper EVENT:



#1. The SoftBums Blog will be linked with a list of over 100 bloggers who are all participating or reviewing the NEW SoftBums Mystery Diaper.


#2. On Oct 1st at 12pm CST SoftBums will reveal their newest SoftBums diaper on YouTube and…


#3. at the same time all the reviewing bloggers will post their reviews of the new diaper.


#4. Blogs are open early to begin taking comments


#5. After the entry period ends (Oct 18 @ 8pm CST) 23 winners will be chosen from all the compiled entries!


*Check Back Here on October 1st, I’ll post the video and more info on the NEW myster diaper!*




Come join the SoftBums Mystery Event and visit all the participating blogs for a chance to win these amazing prizes!



Grand Prize:A Brand New iPad (Entries on Life with BooBoo and Bug count for 1st prize and down)

First Prize: Complete Birth to Potty Package of SoftBums NEW Mystery Diapers!!


Second Prize: Win a gift certificate for $75 to http://www.softbums.com/


Third Prize: Amazon Gift Card worth $50PLUS: 1 SoftBums Mystery Diaper given out to winners #5-#20


PLUS: Baby Legs to winners #21-#23

You can choose to enter only one participating blog, or bounce around and enter on ALL the BLOGS!
Sound like fun?

Ready to Enter?
**Remember to include your email address in your comment if it is not visible on your profile or I will NOT be able to contact you!

Extra entries available for:

1 Entry - Follow the SoftBums “Love Cloth Diapers” Blog (Leave comment)

1 Entry - Follow SoftBums on Twitter (Leave comment)

1 Entry - Like SoftBums on Facebook (leave comment)

1 Entry - Tell why you are excited to try the new diaper! (leave comment)

1 Entry - Follow me on Twitter (Leave comment)

1 Entry per day - Tweet "Enter to WIN a new mystery #SoftBums #clothdiapers and more from @softbumsmama & @graceandbrynley! http://bit.ly/bQPw63 #giveaway" (leave a comment)

3 Entries - Follow me through Google Friend Connect (leave 3 separate comments)

3 Entries - Grab my blog button and post it to your blog. (leave 3 separate comments)

1 Entry - Leave a review on SoftBums (leave comment)

1 Entry - Blog about this giveaway, linking to both my blog and Softbums blog (leave comment with link)


**Giveaway ends October 18th 2010 at 8:00 p.m.(C.S.T.) I will notify the winner via e-mail. Winner to be drawn by the random number generator at Random.org. Winner has 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be drawn.Only open to US residents. Must be 18 years or older to win. Entries on Life with BooBoo and Bug will be counted towards the first prize level and down, not for the iPAD.

Cloth in Hospitals Earth Day Telephone Game Giveaway

I learned about cloth diapers when I was 8 months pregnant with Bug. I wanted to cover her baby booty in cloth right from the get-go but was not able to start until she was two weeks old. Our hospital, while very breastfeeding friendly, does not use cloth diapers =( I know that many other hospitals do not use cloth either, so why not try to change that?

Head over to the We want to see cloth diapers in hospitals Facebook page to join the cause. Or if you want to win some free fluff (and who doesn't) head over to the Cloth Diapers in Hospitals blog to join the telephone game. There are numerous chances to enter and all you have to do is spread the word about getting cloth into hospitals. How much easier could it be???

I know that I will be contacting my local hospital to see about getting them to use cloth, or pass out cloth information. Why not join me and other cloth diapering mamas to make a difference this Earth Day?

Get The Inside Poop - Cloth Diapers Twitter Party

You have been invited...

To the Get Real- The Inside Poop Cloth Diapers Twitter Party!

When: Earth Day, Thursday, April 22nd

Where: Twitter

Time: 9:00pm-10:00pm EST

Note: Make sure to use hashtag #GetRealDiapers

Interested in cloth diapers? Not sure where to start? Come join other cloth diapering mamas, newbies and those not yet into cloth on Twitter, Thursday, April 22nd from 9-10pm EST. Just search hashtag: #GetRealDiapers. (I use Tweetgrid for Twitter parties!) There will be numerous cloth diaper prize packages to win. All you have to do to be eligible to win is register here. And because I know how awesome you all are, make sure to let them know that I referred you :)

Referral Info:

Name: Jess Charleston

Blog: Life With BooBoo and Bug (http://lifewithboobooandbug.blogspot.com/)

Twitter ID: @graceandbrynley

Can't wait to see you all there!!!!

Look at my WONDERFUL new blog layout!

Don't you just love my new layout? Well, I sure do! I won a blog makeover by So Stylilized from Life Happens During Naptime back in March and it is now up and running. Jessica from So Stylilized was so great to work with. She took my likes, what I wanted my blog to represent, and a few little tidbits and made the wonderful layout. Honestly, it is way more than I was expecting and I could not be happier with it. So while you are here, take a look around, grab my button if you'd like and leave me a comment letting my know what you think. =)

Winner of the Princess Party Bag!!!!

And the winner of the Princess Party to Go Princess Party Bag is ........... #39 BusyMom of Busy Mom of Two!!!

BusyMom said: Follow your blog through Google Friend Connect.

Congratulations!! I will be contacting you via email and you will have 48 hours to respond!

Do I really need a Double Stroller???

When I was pregnant with Bug, J and I discussed on numerous occasions whether we needed to purchase a double stroller since we would now have two little ones or if we should stick with a single. After much deliberation we decided that since BooBoo was/is at the age where she prefers to walk everywhere and I was planning to babywear Bug quite a bit, a single stroller would work fine. With the single we could babywear Bug and push BooBoo if she got tired of walking or we could put Bug in the stroller when she got tired of being held and BooBoo could walk. This has worked for the past 7 months, but now J and I have been talking about trying for another little one when Bug is a few months older. This sent me into a mini panic as I started to question whether we made the right decision with the single stroller. The stroller we have is part of a travel system so both the stroller and carseat are girly pink. What if we have a boy next? While I have nothing against putting boys in pink I just prefer not having to explain to everyone why my son is in a pink stroller. Mind you, when we purchased the travel system we were dead set on not having anymore children. But people change their minds and that is what we have done.

So now I have begun to look into double and tandem strollers. In all of my research into strollers have found that Kolcraft makes some wonderful ones. You can view Kolcraft's strollers here. I have even found one mama, Madison, who is giving away a Kolcraft Contours Options II Tandem Stroller to one of her lucky readers! Head on over to Life Happens During Naptime to read Madison's review and enter her giveaway! I have already entered and even if I do not win I have at least found one stroller to add to my list!

My Princess Party To Go Review and Giveaway (3/12)

*This Giveaway is now Closed*

My oldest daughter, BooBoo, loves to play princess. She will spend hours dressing up in frilly dresses and heels, putting on her tiaras and making anyone in the room her "prince". Lately she has become obsessed with pretending she is Cinderella or Sleeping Beauty. With a little girly girl like her the idea of the Princess Party in a Bag from My Princess Party To Go sounded inviting. So I contacted My Princess Party to Go about a blog review and giveaway. I was sent the Sheer Fun Princess Party in a Bag to review. BooBoo was so excited when it arrived that she threw everything on and wore it all day! (She gets very excited when the mail is for her) She also had J wear one of the two crowns that come with the package. Unfortunately, he was not willing to let me take a picture for you fine readers. What did I think about the Princess in a Bag? My Review:

I received the Sheer Fun Princess Party in a Bag in Blue. This product comes in a sheer Organza bag and includes: 1-Tulle Tutu, 1-Jewel Crown Wand, 1-Sparkling Tiara(matches wand), 1-Craft Foam Tiara w/stick on jewels to decorate.

I was very pleased with the quality of the tutu. I was expecting rough, itchy tulle like the kind you find on Halloween costumes but this tulle is so soft. The waistband is sewn together with smooth, satiny material which is great for BooBoo since she likes to wear hers sans leggings. The wand and sparking tiara have jewels that make the color of the tutu. They also have color matched maribou on them which I think really pull the princess outfit together. The foam tiara is a very nice addition to the princess bag. This gives little ones the chance to make their own unique crown. The jewels for the foam tiara are stick-on so all you have to do is pull off the backing and place it on the tiara. Easy peazy.

I was pleasantly surprised by the entire Princess Party in a Bag. This would make a wonderful gift favor at any princess party. The best part about My Princess Party To Go is that they many different Party in a Bag choices (even packages for boys!). I love the Sheer Fun Fairy Party in a Bag and may purchase it for BooBoo down the road.

Want to win a Princess Party Bag for the little girl in your life? My Party Princess to Go is giving one of my lucky readers their own Sheer Fun Princess Party Bag.

For your first entry head on over to My Princess Party and check out their Sheer Fun product line. Come back here and leave a comment letting my know which Sheer Fun product is your favorite. (THIS IS MANDATORY!) *Remember to leave a valid email address with your comment so that I can contact you if you win.

Want extra entries? Of course you do!

1. Follow my blog through Google Friend Connect. (1 entry)

2. Follow My Princess Party on Twitter. (1 entry)

3. Follow me on Twitter. (1 entry)

4. Become a Fan of My Princess Party on Facebook (1 entry)

5. Tweet this giveaway. Make sure to include @graceandbrynley, @MyPrincessParty and link the URL back to here. (1x daily)

This giveaway is open to US residents in the 48 continental states and will end on 3/12/10 @ 11:59pm EST. The winner will be drawn via random.org and will be contacted by email. You will have 48 hours to claim your prize or I will have to draw a new winner. Again, remember to leave a valid email address with your comments and leave a separate comment for each entry.

*I received a Sheer Fun Princess Party Bag in exchange for my review. This in no way affected my review and this review is my own honest opinion.

Playful Foaming Wash Review, Giveaway and Coupon Code

*This Giveaway is now Closed*
I recently had the opportunity to try Episencial's Playful Foaming Wash. This product is from the Episencial skin care line that SproutBaby just began carrying. All of the products in this line are inspired by Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar and the many fruits from the story. Not only are there body washes but lotion, diaper rash cream, face balm and sunscreen! All products are made from natural ingredients and as the bottles state : safe for ages 0-150.

I received my sample of the foaming wash with my regular mail and the minute I opened the package BooBoo started hounding me to know what it was. I told her that Mommy got a sample of bath wash for her to try. That girl almost ran me over trying to get into the bathroom! BooBoo LOVES bathtime so I decided that it was fine for her to take her bath at 11am. After BooBoo was settled in the bath I opened up the foaming wash to use on her hair. While the product is technically fragrance free, it is made with orange extract so it actually had a delicious citrus smell to it. BooBoo enjoyed the picture of the Hungry Caterpillar on the package. The wash did foam up nicely and one thing BooBoo loves about bathtime is bubbles. It also washed off cleanly, no weird residue. BooBoo's hair felt softer after having been washed with this product.

What I liked best about this product was that it was made with sensitive skin in mind. Both BooBoo and Bug have eczema and most baby wash breaks out their little bodies but with the Playful Foaming wash that was not a problem. This is a product that I would definitely purchase for my girls and one that I would recommend to anyone with sensitive skin issues.

How would you like to try one of Episcensial's skin care products?

SproutBaby is giving one of you lovely readers a bottle of Episcensial Sweet Dreams Bubble Bath to use with your little ones. This bubble bath is made with natural ingredients like organic peaches, plums and oat. So not only is it gentle enough for the most sensitive skin but it smells delicious too. Even the bottle is biodegradable! You can also visit SproutBaby's website now through March 31 and using code SBBL151 receive 15% off your first purchase!

What do you need to do to win?
For your MANDATORY first entry, visit SproutBaby and check out the Episencial skin care line. Come back and leave me a comment letting me know which product from the line you would like to try.
Make sure to leave a valid email address where I can contact you if you win.

Want extra entries?

1. Follow my blog through Google Friend Connect. (1 entry)

2. Follow me on Twitter and make sure to leave your Twitter name. (1 entry)

3. Follow SproutBaby on Twitter. (1 entry)

This giveaway is open to US residents and will end 3/6/10 @ 11:59pm EST. The winner will be drawn via random.org and will be contacted by email. You will have 48 hours to claim your prize or I will have to draw a new winner. Again, remember to leave a valid email address with your comments and leave a separate comment for each entry.

*I received a free sample of Playful Foaming Wash in exchange for my review. This review is my own honest opinion.