CSN Winner

And the winner of the $80 CSN gift certificate is: #20 traciet

Who said: I would to get paula deen cookware in red!

traciet, you have 2 days to claim your prize! I'm sending you an email right now. So please email me back our I'll have to choose a new winner.

Thank you CSN for providing a great prize and everyone who entered.



I had one duplicate comment (actually someone who posted 2 comments). So I ignored one of her comments and skipped it when I was counting to get the winner.

(I really need to figure out how to do the screen capture thingy of the random.org site)

Dazzle in Blueberry

The Dazzle stroller from Silver Cross was the first of my prizes to arrive. It is a wonderful stroller. I've used it about 3 times so far at the store and on walks. It handles well and is very easy to open and close.

Let's take a look.

The box was the most fascinating part of the whole stroller. Both of my nieces were more interested in the box and the great photo of kids building a rocket ship out of boxes. The box is upside down and I didn't realize that until I had already opened it and was greeted by wheels instead of handles.




My building assistant today is my niece who will be 2 in a few days. I need a good alias for her but for today I think I'll call her Pony (she rarely walks and is almost always seen galloping. hmm that might be good, maybe that will become her alias)

First things first, lets get it out of the box. (those are rocks on the floor, the girls love playing with rocks)




Is everything out?



The stroller is almost complete out of the box. We just have to put on some wheels and the canopy. A rain shield comes with the stroller.




Pony helps put the wheels on. It's just a quick snap and it's on.




It's now complete and Pony takes off. Look out!



Here's the completed stroller. We took a quick walk up and down the block to get the feel of the stroller. And then played on the swing when we got back.

The Dazzle from Silver Cross in Blueberry.

A Big Thank You

A few weeks ago, I got an amazing email. I was the grand prize winner in the Chronicle Books/Serena & Lily giveaway. I still can't believe it and prizes have started arriving already. I feel really blessed to have won all the amazing prizes. Here's a listing of the prizes I won.

Prizes from Serena & Lily:

S&L Loft Crib by Netto collection
William crib bedding
2 gallons of low VOC paint
Market Sling
Sausalito Basket (moses basket)
S&L bunny
Take Me Home gift set

Chronicle books sent a selection of parenting/kids books. (they arrived the other day. I'll make a listing of all the books soon)

Belly bars is sending a selection of their products and a diaper caddy.

Bravado nursing bras and tanks.

The Dazzle Stroller from Silver Cross. (I have a post coming on the stroller)

I'm still amazed at having won. I've never won anything big like this before. The biggest items I've won in the past are a Chicco Stroller and an iPod.

I want to thank Serena & Lily, Chronicle Books, Silver Cross, Belly bars, and Bravado for their wonderful generosity. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.