Back to School Fun at P.S. from Aeropostale

Disclosure: I am a P.S. from Aeropostale VIP Blog Ambassador and was provided with a gift card to aid in this review.  All opinions expressed are my own.

I love shopping for back to school. Only problem? Shopping for fall clothes in Miami is difficult. We don't actually have a typical fall season. No boots and sweaters here, we continue in swimsuits and flip-flops through December. However, since swimsuits and flip-flops are not considered "proper school attire", I needed to go back to school clothes shopping. 

As the kids get older, they like to provide input as to what to wear. I love it. Each has their own style and liking. One of their favorite stores to shop at is P.S. from Aeropostale. They walk in like they own the place, grab a bunch of stuff they like and off to the fitting rooms! 

I asked them to pick out something to wear for the first day back and here's what they came up with. I love all three looks!

Graphic tee/ jeans/ denim vest/ skater dress/ plaid shirt

Adrian prefers a more athletic laid back look. He picked this "In it to win it" tee, skinny jeans and cap. 

Gian prefers a more put together look. He chose a plaid button down with straight jeans!

Amberly is really into the new "mixed print" trend so she picked a paisley print denim vest and skater dress. This girl could live in dresses! Oh and she says she is going to wear the denim vest with everything!

                            

I love this skull cap. The black on black rocks! Oh and the skull just screams FALL!!

                         

All these looks are so perfect for back to school. All the clothes are great for the classrooms and hanging out with friends after school!

P.S. from Aeropostale carries sizes 4-14. All the clothes the kids picked could be layered with jackets or sweaters for those of you that are lucky enough to live in states where you actually get a "fall" season. Here are some other cool looks available at P.S. from Aeropostale:

Girls sizes 4-14 available at P.S. from Aeropostale

Boys sizes 4-14 available at P.S. from Aeropostale

Have you gone back to school shopping yet? Do your kids like to shop with you?

All Checked Up and Ready for Back To School!

Disclaimer: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc., and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #WalgreensLatino #CollectiveBias

I'm on a back to school kick! With three kids and school starting in less than three weeks, I need to mentally prepare myself ahead of time to make sure I don't forget a thing.

On my list was school physicals. I was dreading this. Just the thought of having to wait at the doctor's office with all three kids, plus all the other patients that usually crowd the office, was leading me to a nervous breakdown. I love our pediatrician but I do not love the waiting room drama. That's when I remembered that Walgreens now has a in-store healthcare clinic and that I can get sports physicals and school physicals done there. Appointments are not necessary and walk-ins are always welcome. 

Each physical, whether for school or for a sport, was only $49 *(through 9/17)*. I brought in the forms required by the school. I was in and out of the clinic within an hour, with THREE kids!! 

Since we were already at Walgreens, I pulled out the school supply lists and decided to just pick up whatever I had left to buy. Walgreens is the perfect destination for fill-in trips for school supplies. So easy to just shop while I was there instead of having to load everyone in the car and stop at another store. 

I also decided to start the kids on vitamins. I've noticed that there eating habits have been out of whack this summer and they are lacking energy. I purchased a bottle of multivitamin gummies to get them back on track for school!

I'm so excited to say that I am done back to school shopping. Yup,done. These items were all I was missing on Adrian's list. 

So we are officially ready now. First, second and third grade here we come!!

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Down By The Lake

Swimming in a lake is a summer must-do! We have a lake in our neighborhood (actually right behind our house) perfect for swimming. This summer, now that they are better swimmers, we allowed the kids to go swimming in the lake. They had the time of their lives!

I love these stairs. They lead from the pool area down to the floating dock where the kids spent hours jumping into the water.

Adrian front-flipped right in!

 Amberly is more a "let's test it out first" type of girl.



She quickly joined in the fun though...

This is the face of pure childhood joy!

Jumping with Dad...

This daredevil isn't scared of a thing. He wouldn't even stop a second to get a good picture!

Solo jumping isn't as fun as being launched into the water.

He is so happy in the water. I might have given birth to some sort of human-fish hybrid!

This is exactly what dads and uncles are for. Cool jumps!

I snuck away to get this shot of all of them enjoying their afternoon. My brother and his friends joined in so I know they all had a great time.

Cross this experience off the summer bucket list and into our memories forever!

Celebrate Back To School With A Snack Station! FREE Printables!

Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc., and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. 

It's almost Back to School time here in South Florida. We are about three weeks from the big day. I wanted to do something special for the kids to celebrate but I didn't want to have a huge party. I wanted something simple, featuring their favorite kid's snacks. I thought and thought and came up with a Back to School Snack Station!!

#AfterSchoolSnacks #CollectiveBias

I wanted to get the kids excited for going back to school, especially Adrian who is dreading going back. I took him to Walmart to pick some out some fun snacks. I asked him to pick out snacks that were "after-school" type snacks that he enjoys.

He loves cheese & pepperoni Bagel Bites and the Delimex chicken & cheese Taquitos so we got those. He also grabbed cookies because no snack station is complete with cookies! 

Then he was off to have some fun and I started setting up my snack station. I created a banner, food cards and labels. I also went around the house and grabbed as many school supplies as I could find. While I was setting up my station, I put the bagel bites and chicken taquitos in the oven. These are such easy-to-make snacks to have on hand, especially for after school! 

Once I had everything I needed, I set up my station. I kept it to a school color theme of red, yellow and black. I used pencils, crayons, composition books and of course, apples! Nothing says school like apples!!

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I set out the cheese & pepperoni Bagel Bites. Those are Adrian's favorite.

 

These Chichen and Cheese Taquitos are delicious. We may or may not have made a second batch!!

No snack station is complete without milk and cookies!

When Adrian came in from playing asking for a snack, my station was ready. He grabbed some snacks and on to relaxing he went! Oh and just in case you are wondering, he's a tad bit more excited for school now so my snack station worked wonderfully!!!

Love the snack station idea? Well guess what? I have FREE printables for you to download! Hope you have as much fun with these as I did!!

Click here to download 

For more information and savings on Bagel Bites: http://coupons.walmart.com/?cid=18373031
For more information and savings on Delimex:  http://coupons.walmart.com/?cid=18373032

For savings and great Bagel Bites recipes: http://www.bagelbites.com/Savings-and-stuff#Recipes

What's your kid's favorite after school snack?

Why I Love Being A Boy Mom!

Hello! Happy Monday! Today I am over at Chasin Mason talking about why I love being a boy mom! Elizabeth, the lovely mama behind Chasin Mason, created a fun series where she asks other mamas "Why do you love being a boy mom?" and we all get to gush about our boys over at her site. Check out my post here.

Fun Trends For Fall At Carter's, A Coupon & A Giveaway! #Carter'sFallStyle

Disclosure: I have been compensated for this post. However, all opinions expressed in this post are my own. 

I love shopping for kids clothes. I especially love shopping for cute, trendy, yet age-appropriate clothes for kids. That's why I love the Carter's brand. Adrian has been wearing Carter's since birth and thankfully, with an extended size 7-12 line, he can wear it for many more years to come. 

Carter's has new trends for Fall 2014 for both boys and girls: Activewear or "Ath-Leisure", Camo, Tomboy Chic, Vintage Prints and Fresh Plaids.  Best part: These clothes are available from size 3 months to size 12!!!

Activewear/AthLeisure: My boys loved this line. It was "fun" and comfortable to play in. This line has mesh fabrics in shorts and synthetic applications in tops with fun graphics. This line is also easy to layer for fall. Just add pants and a coordinating jacket and you are set!

Vintage Prints: Amberly loved this line and they seriously need to make these dresses in adult sizes. They are so adorable! This line is all about graphics like ponies, puppies, foxes, floral-things girls love to wear. 

I love this fox print!

Love these looks? Awesome because I have a coupon for you, 20% off a $40 purchase!! You can use this coupon, along with the 40% off entire store promotion (July 17 thru August 5th) to purchase all these adorable clothes for your kids and save BIG (hello back to school shopping!!)

Wait, there's more. Carter's has offered a $50 gift card to one of my readers. Enter now to win this gift card and along with the coupon and store promotion, you can get your little one a whole new fall wardrobe!!!

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