ProBar Giveaway!

I'm one of ProBar's sponsored mom athletes and I wanted to share with you my love for ProBars! They're the perfect whole-food replacement bar.

They go with me skiing, to work, anywhere I'm on the go and have saved me from that 'starving' feeling many times! My boys love them too - they don't last long around our house. They don't last long around Steal Network either - many a time staff will come to my office door asking, "Do you happen to have any ProBars on you?"












Have you ever tried the HALO bars? My favorite is Nutty Marshmallow. mmmmm......

To share my love for them, I'm giving away two boxes of 12 each worth over $55! 12 HALO bars and 12 ProBar whole food meal bars. Yum!

To enter, visit ProBar's site and come back here and leave a comment on what flavor you think would be your favorite (or is your favorite, if you've tried them!)


Winner picked via random.org on 3/18 at 9pm MST and announced on 3/19! Good luck!

***Update: Contest closed***

Potty Time by Signing Time

Have you *seen* the latest release by the creators of Signing Time yet? In my opinion the best dvd for toddlers to be released in a long time, Potty Time! I promise I'm not biased because my adorable sweet daughter Jane is in it. But, she seriously she's so cute in it. Check her out right at the beginning at :05.



And don't think I'm biased because Rachel is my dearest friend. It's because it's a positive, playful reinforcement for toddlers (and let's face it...parents!) on potty training. It's because the songs are catchy, fun, and worthy of singing during many daily occasions like Jane's favorite, "Let's Celebrate!"

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It's because it gets toddlers and parents on the same positive page about potty training. It's because it gives toddlers the tools (and signs) to communicate with parents and listen to their amazing bodies. It's because its entertaining yet educational television with a purpose.

It's because it can change the feeling around potty training for hundreds of thousands (and I am sure eventually, millions) of families worldwide. So, if you're approaching the potty training phase, don't even hesitate! You'll be glad you did.

DIY Valentines Cards

I wanted to get creative with Jane's Valentines this year so naturally, I turned to Pinterest! I quickly stumbled on the perfect idea - Tootsie Pop Valentines! I think I've outdone myself this year and I can't imagine topping this next year. How CUTE are these! The original idea came from this blog - total genius.

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Here's how I did it:

1) Took a photo of Jane with her hand outstretched.
2) Downloaded it and added the text and border in Picasa.
3) Printed them on my photoprinter, and slit out the opening for the sucker with the tip of a knife and inserted the sucker.
4) Had jane sign them with a photo marker and voila! The cutest Valentine's card EVER!

She's so excited to give them to her kindergarten classmates and especially her teacher, Mr. Dodge.

Happy Valentine's Day!

I had to share this

Scrapbooksteals fan Nancy Roth posted this on the ScrapbookSteals.com Facebook Fan page. Yes, I laughed so hard that it had to make my personal blog. HILARIOUS!

Twas the Night Before Christmas

Christmas Programs

Had to share these cute shots of Jane before her school Christmas programs this week!

My Pinterest Obsession

I love Pinterest. It's the greatest idea since this super cool website babysteals came along :) Pinterest can be overwhelming because you can love almost everything you see and can spend hours 'pinning' things you love into organized boards yet never seem to try many of the ideas. I tend to take the opposite approach and organize my boards accordingly - such as "Food to Try" and "Recipes I've Tried and loved". Every Sunday I've been trying some of the recipes I've pinned to my Food to Try board and moving them to the other board - assuming I liked it! Here are some winners I've found through Pinterest that have become traditions in my house:

Pumpkin Pancakes - I make a big batch of these on Sundays. I take what is leftover and freeze them individually, then put them all in a freezer ziploc bag. They pop into the toaster perfectly for the boys on school mornings. Top with Nutella or maple syrup - amazing!

Green Smoothie Cups - I admit these look nasty, but they're totally not! Again, I make a big batch on Sunday. I keep coconut water in the fridge so the boys can make their smoothies each morning by adding the water and one smoothie cup to the blender. They love it! For real!

Homemade Cinnamon Almonds - Trust me on this one. Stop what you're doing right now and make these- it will take less than 10 minutes to prepare them. Your house will smell incredible and you'll never buy the ones at the mall again. Except you'll have to make a lot- my boys devoured one batch in less than 24 hours.

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Homemade Ranch Dressing - There are three things I hate about store bought ranch dressing. MSG - I'm allergic and it's terrible for your body. It's fattening, and high in sodium. Totally defeats the purpose of having a salad. This recipe is fresh and much more healthy for you. I replace half of the mayonnaise with plain greek yogurt. It's amazing!

Here's my Pinterest account. If you need an invite, let me know and I'll send you one. I have many other things I use Pinterest for that I'll talk about in another post. Happy Pinning and I apologize in advance!

Woodland Forest Baby Shower

In March I threw a last minute baby shower for my sister-in law Audria. It was planned for later in the month (so I hadn't picked a theme yet) but we found out baby Bridger was coming almost a month early so I had to rally fast! It was on a Monday night and I literally planned the theme while chatting with my brilliant and crafty friend Lisa Mack the Saturday night before. Since his name was going to be Bridger, (and there is a forest called Bridger National Forest) we picked a Woodland Forest theme. I'm not sure how we pulled it off, but Lisa totally helped me rally and we put together a super cute shower for Audria! I was feeling pressure to make it perfectly cute because I'm the owner of BabySteals and ScrapbookSteals ....geez! The colors were lime green, orange, brown and blue. Oh and - I had to work on Monday, so I had it catered by Cafe Rio. Highly recommended, huge hit. :)

Here are some photos of what we did!

Oh yes, I DID make a diaper cake out of BABY LEGS in the theme colors!

The dessert and drink table

Blue and Green Jelly Belly's

Lisa designed and made these Woodland themed cupcake toppers!

I special ordered the cupcakes from Sweet Tooth Fairy

Green and Blue M&M's - right out of the regular M&M bag

Here last name is Jonas (my maiden name) so of course that means I have to get green & blue Jones Soda's and change the "E" to an "A"!

Tissue Paper Pom Pom flowers - so easy!

Table centerpiece

I made a clothes line of baby socks in the theme colors 

Not bad for 2 days planning!

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My "Aha Moment"

I was recently invited by Mutual of Omaha to come to the last stop on their nationwide Aha Moment tour in Salt Lake City and record with them my Aha moment. It was really fun meeting them and learning about their tour around the nation. They titled my video "Create the live you want".

One year ago today ....

...was operation "We Send Joy" where my partner Rett and I flew to Canada to surprise some customers in Vancouver BC, Edmonton AB, and Calgary AB at their front doors by hand delivering some of their orders. Here is the blog post and video that details the amazing trip!

How does Steal Network ship so fast?

The Bumble Collection Jana Bag for BabySteals

Alice in Wonderland Replies to Jane

Ok. I'm sort of freaking out right now. Remember the hilarious video a few posts below of Jane's innocent plan to Kidnap Alice in Wonderland from Disneyland to bring her here to Utah for her Birthday Party?

Well, Jane was replied to by the "Alice" herself at Disneyland and uploaded to YouTube! Look at their reply!

They're even holding a picture of her...!




If you haven't seen the video, it's here or scroll to the post below.

you know who you are :)

May the 4th be with you.

My two boys are giant Star Wars fans. I mean, giant. Not a day goes by without a conversation about whether "Han shot first" or how cool the Cantina band is. Both of their rooms are completely decorated in Star Wars including their bedspreads. At Disneyland, the majority of their time is spent in Tomorrowland's Star Wars store. Which is where we got these pictures. :)

Happy Star Wars Day!