Discount Tickets for Mickeys Rockin Road Show in NC
Hit the road with Mickey Mouse and your favorite Disney Friends for a hilarious talent search in the all-new Disney Live! Mickey’s Rockin’ Road Show!
Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy set out on a zany roadtrip where audiences join in and help find the coolest acts around. Along the way, hit a high note with Cinderella; get your bounce on with Tigger; and shout out your loudest “yee-haw” at a hoedown with Woodie, Jessie, and Buzz Lightyear from Disney/Pixar’s A Toy Story! Grab your family for a fun-filled get-away at this live, show-stopping adventure jam-packed with unexpected twists, turns and hi-jinks – right in your hometown!
This is such a great deal for a Disney Live Show! Also, most schools are closed on April 2nd so you will not have to worry about keeping the kids out late. Make it a family night and watch your kids eyes light up with excitement 
Go ahead and purchase your discount tickets now. Make sure to use the discount code DEALDL.
The Winter Is Sure Giving Us A Run
For our money that is…
Now you see, I do live in the mountains and yes we are use to the snow and cold BUT, there is usually a little bit of a break in between storms for us to re-cooperate. Since Dec. 17th,
- I have seen my grass for about a total of 4 days.
- The girls have maybe went a total of four FULL days of school (meaning no delays or snow cancellations).
- We lost power for 4 days.
- We have seen more ice that we ever care to!
- We have came up with so many creative ways to sled that you would be amazed
It is a winter for the history books for sure. I am itching for the sun so I can go out and run and get more fit. This winter has really done me in and I am so just wanting to get out and run, run and did I say run?
Anyways… I thought I would share some videos of our little sledding runs and some pictures to make you smile from our own little version of North Pole!
First Glance at North Pole, NC
The Girls Taking a Sled Run
M Having Fun with the Circular Sled
Mommy and L Taking a Sled Run
Snow Gals
The Girls SnowWoman
M Loves to Make Snow Angels
The Girls Love to Crash the Sled
The Girls LOVE to Sled
The Snow Is Here So We Should Enjoy It I Guess
Happy Winter Everyone!!
No tags for this post.Annual Snowland Tradition at Great Wolf Lodge
Where’s the only place in town that can guarantee real snow on cue three times a day? Inside the Great Wolf Lodge® in Charlotte/Concord, North Carolina. That’s right – inside.
This December marks the fifth anniversary of Snowland, an annual holiday tradition at Great Wolf Resorts, Inc.® (NASDAQ: WOLF), North America’s largest family of indoor waterpark resorts. The month-long celebration welcomes families into the Lodge to celebrate in a unique, family-friendly way.
We were given the privlege to come visit the Snowland last weekend at Great Wolf Lodge. It was so cold outside, so it was nice to go inside and be in our bathing suits. Once we were in, the girls went straight for the water park.
We let the girls play their little hearts out and even mom and dad joined in all the fun as well. They have some very cool “big” water slides that even take you outside but you don’t know it. M and I enjoyed those while daddy and L stayed down in the “ocean” as L called it.
It was time to get ready for Santa making his arrival and for the guaranteed snowfall that the girls were eagerly awaiting. As we were heading back to our room, we were greeted with the all mighty black bear.
The girls could not believe the winter wonderland that was taking shape in the lobby of the Great Wolf lodge. It was like magic to their eyes.
Did you notice what the ceiling lights were made of?
The time had arrived… the big man in the red suit made his big debut for the weekend. It was SANTA!
As we headed to dinner, we were greeted yet again with another black bear
We came back with our tummies full to a show put on by moose and owl. The girls thought this was the coolest. It was a really entertaining little show for all.
As you can tell by the smile on M’s face. Day 1 was a huge hit!
Sunday morning we were greeted with snow as we made our way downstairs. What a way to start the morning… playing in the snow and you don’t even have to deal with changing into warmer clothes after playing in the snow
We were making our way down to breakfast and all we had to do was follow the wonderful aroma of the big buffet breakfast. It truly was smelling so delicious and once we got to the breakfast spot, we knew why. The buffet was loaded with all our favorite breakfast foods!
Two happy parents
After the kids finished, they all got up and started providing entertainment for everyone.
The kids were just preparing us for the big show. They gave them the best intro HIGHWAY 101! They were taping their Christmas special right there with us in the room as their audience. How cool is that?
The Mom Bloggers!
Here we are with the Band Highway 101
With all our tummies full of wonderful food, it was time to head back to the great water park. The girls just loved being in there. It helps too that the water park is 84 degrees at all times. It felt great!
They have a kiddie area too that is not over 2 ft. They include smaller water slides for the small children and jet skis they can ride that will shoot water.
The girls were on cloud nine the entire time we were there.
M would have stayed on the slides all day if we had let her. I do have to admit, all the slides were so much fun. There is even one slide called the Tornado… I’ll just let you try it out for yourself
Great Wolf Lodge, we truly enjoyed our whole stay.
It’s a mother’s dream that you can go on vacation and not even have to leave the premises. There is so much to do that your little ones will only want to stay there the whole time. You are allowed two days at the water park with one night’s stay. So awesome! Here are the activities going on this month that you will want to take part in:
* Holiday Story Time with Rowdy the Reindeer
* The Writing Depot, where children can write, decorate and mail letters directly to Santa
* Polar Wolf Walk – a wintery nature hike for kids to site penguins, polar bears and more
* North Pole University, complete with educational activities to earn a diploma and special gift
* Toy Creation Station, where children can create toys to keep or give to a friend
* Wrapping Depot for guests to have presents wrapped on-the-spot
* Special musical guest performances
* Holiday caroling
* Santa appearances
* Animated Great Clock Tower holiday performances
One of the great features too is they gave each family member armbands. The two adult armbands features you door lock. You just rub your armband over the door and your door will open. Now is that not the coolest thing? No more worrying about where the key is! Also, you can use your armband all throughout the lodge to buy food, drinks or whatever you may need at the moment. Then just pay for your purchases when you check-out. So much easier on a mom .
Thank you so much and we plan now to make this an annual tradition with the girls! We definitely give it two thumbs up from the whole family .
P.S. Full Disclosure. The Great Wolf Lodge provided accommodations for our family, but we were in no way paid for our review. This review comes from our heart and we truly stand behind our words!
No tags for this post.Good Ole Mountain Fun
It’s the most favorite time of the year. Oh yea!
I so cherish this time of year. I do miss living in Florida at times but this time of year living in NC is the BEST. The fall leaves, the fall festivals (yes, we are the family that tries to attend them all), the pumpkin farms, fall sports, and good ole fashioned clogging .
I’m so proud of my M. She really gets in there and gives it her all in Soccer. You can just tell the determination on her face. She truly has found the sport that she loves to perform in. This is her last week of Soccer and she is not too happy about that. I really wish our county would do an indoor league for winter or a league for spring. Maybe sometime in the future there will be.
Look at this determination:
She loves playing goalie too:
How did she get so big?:
She does have a mean kick. Her first goalie of the season, she kicked so hard that the ball went into the air over the goalies head and down into the net. I so wish I had got that on video.:
She just loves soccer and getting right in there:
Often after a soccer game on Saturday’s, we head straight to a clogging event. L has got into clogging now as well so to both see my girls up on stage. Yes, this mom gets tears every time. I love that they are so into it. I always wanted to do clogging growing up, but my parents just could not afford the extra money each month. So when M, decided she wanted to do it… you know I did all I could do to make sure she got to be in on this wonderful opportunity. Naturally, L just followed big Sis’s steps. She absolutely loves clogging as well.
Such cuteness!:
I love when they pair up to do songs together in clogging:
You can see they really get into it with their hands on their hips and then doing the wave with their arms and hands:
Needless to say, we never have a dull weekend around here as soon as fall starts. It’s on… but I just enjoy it so much. To see the smiles on my girls faces, just makes the efforts so worthwhile. I love you girls!!!!
No tags for this post.Family Fun at Biltmore House
We are a family that will just get up one morning and take off. We do not plan, we just start driving. I love being adventurous and my girls love seeing the world like this. I didn’t get to do a whole lot of traveling growing up, so I have always said that I would change that with my girls. When we got the opportunity to tour the Biltmore House this weekend, I was ecstatic. I have been several times in my life, but my girls and hubby have not.
This estate is located in Asheville, NC.
The area is just beautiful and as you can see, the views are just remarkable. I could just sit there all day watching the views. You are not allowed to take pictures from inside the house, but please take my word for it. It is very beautiful, detailed, and just down right top notch designs. My girls never once complained while touring the house either.
You can see the very detailed architecturial work outside as well.
We took the guided tour inside and that was very fun, because we could engage with the tour guide and our girls could ask questions as well. I wanted to include them in every part I could. Once we were outside, we were on our own, so we took the chance to show the girls all the details of the outside of the house.
After taking in all the beautiful features of the outside of the house, we took a stroll through the gardens. I love nature, I love flowers and I love just taking a stroll with my family. This was so relaxing, girls were stopping and just taking in all the gardens had to offer. Just amazing time you can have with your family and just be you. Have quality conversations with them and just enjoy the view.
Up next, our tummy’s were starting to rumble a little bit. They have an awesome picnic area located at the Deer Park Restaurant which is on site of the Biltmore Estate. We enjoyed a nice boxed lunch that was healthy and not just some junk threw together all the while taking in the beautiful scenery.
It didn’t take long for the girls to say “I’m done eating”, once they found out we were headed to the Biltmore Farms. This is a fairly new feature of the Biltmore Estate, so I was excited to tour this as well. As you will see the girls were able to pet all the animals and be right there with the baby chicks.
The farm was all styled out in Fall decor, so the girls were enjoying that as well.
With that our tour came to an end. The girls are still talking about it and hubby said he was just blown away by the whole estate. It was definitely something he is glad he did and we would like to go back at Christmas and Spring as well. I know at Christmas they have Carolers all through the house singing Christmas songs. I just would love to see it all decorated as well for Christmas.
This is definitely a must see if you are ever in the mountains of NC. Your whole family will enjoy it and you can definitely make a full day out of it.
FYI: I did take these pictures with my own camera .
Summer Activities For Children
So it is getting that time of year where you may start hearing those dreaded words “I’m bored mommy.”
My main objective this summer is for the girls not to turn to electronics for the full 24/7, they are home on summer break. Now don’t get me wrong, I love my electronics and I definitely have passed that love onto my girls. They can work about any electronic they want, but I just want them to have a mixture of activities that will help stimulate their brain and work wonders on their ever so funny imaginations.
One thing I will be starting the first week they are out of school is Field Trip Friday. I will be doing a post each Friday about our adventures and would love for all of you all to join in. Our adventures we have planned so far for Field Trip Friday are:
1) Visiting Our Local Caverns
2) Going Gem Mining
3) Spending the day at our Science Center
4) Going to a Local Fun Museum
5) Visiting an Amusement/Water Park
6) Going to the Zoo
Each week we will start out discussing what our adventure of the week will be; which will call for some really fun conversations, I believe.
Also summer camps are another great option for kids. Of course I don’t think you have to send your child to a summer camp each and every week as it can get expensive. The camps here in the mountains are really expensive this year. With us being a very cost effective family, I have chose two camps for my girls. One is a soccer camp that is two days and costs $40.00. Another will be a clogging camp that lasts 4 days and we will get a discount since our girls are involved in clogging at the place of business. Check with your schools or local colleges to see if they have any camps going on as well for children. Your local 4H office in your county also usually have several mini day camps that they offer children for $5 to $10.00 a child. I am planning on signing the girls up for a couple of those as well. Visit your county recreation office for more athletic camps that will help kids be on their feet more .
Another great summer activity my girls always look forward to each year is Bible School. We are self pro-claimed bible school junkies. We usually do 2 each summer. This year we will be doing one during the day for a week and one at night for a week. The girls just get in there with their friends and have a great time laughing, talking and playing together. You may want to check your local churches in your area as most churches are now starting to require registration.
We will also take a beach trip this summer as well to wrap up the summer before the girls start back school in August. This is a time to reflect on the summer and spend time as a family before chaos of school and extracurricular activities start up. Check out our video of the wonderful Ocean Isle Inn located here on the coast of NC. If you are looking for a great, fun, clean family vacation, I am going to highly recommend Ocean Isle Inn.
I hope some of these ideas will help you and your family plan a summer that will be unforgettable. I would love to hear what ideas your family are using to, just leave us a comment below so we all can see and learn from .
Happy Summer to Everyone!!!
No tags for this post.National Moms Nite Out Boone NC
Hey all moms… Have you heard what Maria Bailey has been up to lately? She is giving over 10 million moms a night off this Thursday May 7, 2009. We are all celebrating National Moms Nite Out. I would love for you to join us here in Boone, NC for the National Moms Nite Out we are having here! If you cannot, make sure to sign up on the National Moms Nite Out site to join in on the fun online. Also, we will be streaming our event here in Boone, NC live on Mom TV which launches Thursday as well! So make sure you tune in and you all can see me in action that night… also my daughter will be clogging with her group that night as well .
Here are the happenings of our big night here in Boone. Please let me know if you have any questions or you need directions. I will be glad to answer.
Mark Your Calendars!!
The National Mom’s Nite Out is coming to Boone, NC! May 7, from 6:30-9 at the
Broyhill Inn and Conference Center!
Pamper Yourself with:
* Personal style/make-up consultations, manicures and more!
* Entertainment from Appalachian Rhythm Cloggers
http://www.apprhythm.com/
* Entertainment from Laura Kaufman
http://www.laurakaufman.net/
* Fab Prizes and Giveaways:
* (2) Free Sunday Brunch at The Broyhill Inn’s Jackson Dining Room.
* (2) Pair of Tickets for a Blowing Rock Stage Company Production May-September 2009 (HSM2 not included)
* Body Work Session from Appalachian Therapeutic Bodyworks
* Suddenly Showing Maternity & Nursing Boutique Gift Certificate
* Grandfather Mountain Passes
* Bald Guy Brew Coffee
* Mystery Hill: Family Pack Admission, 2 adults, 2 children
* Makoto Japanese steakhouse gift certificate
* (2) Mast Farm Inn Bed and Breakfast Packages! One is a Ladies Get Away for 6!
* Watauga Wellness Center 10 Visit Pass
* Watauga Wellness Center 60 Minute Massage
* Ultimate Mom Book
* 2 Precious Moms Figurines
* $100 Wyndham gift certificate
* 5 -$20 One Step Ahead gift cards.
* A Creative VADO Pocket Video Camera from NewBaby.com!
* Copy of EA Sports Active (upon release)
* Wyndham Spa Gift Certificate
* Great food and drink
* A simulcast, connecting with other Mom’s Nite Out locations across the US!
* We will have children’s area if you want to bring the kids.
*A LIVE demo of the upcoming EA Sports Active Virtual Fitness Product given by 30 day Challenger, Julie Maloney.
*Play other EA Games with Game Stop and you can even pre-order EA Sports Active while you’re there!
The Boone Mom’s Nite Out Event is sponsored by The Broyhill Inn, One Mom’s World, Real Life, and the Mom Squad.
http://www.broyhillinn.com/
http://www.onemomsworld.com/
http://www.reallifeblog.net/
http://www.highcountrymomsquad.com/
RSVP by Monday May 5th, 2009 to get two entries instead of one entry into the Wyndham Spa Gift Certificate and the Copy of EA Sports Active.
We look forward to seeing you all there for lots of fun. Again, any questions at all, just send me a message. I will be happy to answer.
No tags for this post.Ultimate Blog Party 2009
Hey there…. I am so excited to get this party started. Come on in, grab you a drink, and let’s start mingling.
Please meet your host Jen Houck:
Hey ya’ll (southern girl and all ya know), I am so glad to “meet” you. One Moms World is so happy to get to mingle with each and every one of you. What better way to bring in the first day of Spring!
Let’s me tell you a little about myself. I am a work at home mom (since early 2003) of two beautiful girls. They are playing it up at the park now so let’s take a sneek peak at them:
Big Sister:
Little Sister:
This has been one more long winter, so we are enjoying this warm weather that has been brought our way by the good ole Mr. Sunshine.
I have been blogging since August 2005 and just have loved it from the first minute I started blogging. It helps connecting with other parents and sharing the journey of the curvy road of parenthood. They say life comes at you fast…. I believe that 100%. There is never a dull moment and I could not imagine life any other way. I enjoy being home with them and seeing them grow.
Also, I am a weight watchers fanatic. As of yesterday, I am down 34.6 pounds. I enjoy sharing videos of easy weight watcher meals here, along with easy weight watcher desserts. I believe in sharing recipes that will help you lose weight, but that also has a really good tasting and are EASY to make. (Moms have limited time ya know!) Hey, if I can get my husband (the pickest eater of all) to enjoy these recipes, you know they have to be good. So keep checking back with new recipes each week. Right now, I would like you to pick up a bowl of our Weight Watchers banana pudding. It is so delicious and you can’t even tell it is missing the fat.
Recipe:
- 1 Big Box of Vanilla Pudding Mix
(Follow the recipe on the box for the 5 minute pudding) - Add in sliced bananas to the mix
- A Box of Reduced Fat Vanilla Wafers
(Layer your 13 x 9 dish on the bottom with Vanilla Wafers) - Pour the prepared pudding mix on top of the wafers
- Sit the dish in the fridge for about 30 minutes to let it set
- Once set, layer the top with one regular container of Fat Free Cool Whip.
You are all set to enjoy a wonderful guilt free dessert.
While you are here visitng… do not forget to enter our giveaways:
Win an Autographed Music CD
Leave me a comment below so I can come mingle in at your party as well. Happy Ultimate Blog Party 2009. Woot Woot!!!
Also don’t forget to check out the Prize page. I couldn’t believe all the prizes. I am going to put my picks below
#58 Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer
#1 $100 GC to Pedal Cars/Rocking Horse
#19: Target Gift Certificate
#71 Flip Flops for Mother and Daughter
#79 Cute Clips
#106 Melissa and Doug’s Dress Up
Welcome To Snowy Mountain
Let’s take a journey over to snowy mountain. I promise it is loads of fun We have had 3 snow storms in a week and expecting another one tomorrow night. Pretty please old man winter hold off until M’s Thanksgiving program at school.
So I am going to entertain you with a couple of sledding pictures. Yes, ole Jen decided to get on a sled and have loads of fun with her girls during the snow day M was having. I will NOT show you the pictures of me tumbling off of the sled and down into the embankment haha.
Look at our driveway:
Oh let’s go ahead and give it a try:
Ok, we are down M. Will you promise to stop us if we get to going too fast?
Phew that’s enough for this mom. M was ready to go full blast and the faster she could go was the better.
We top the sledding fun off with cups of hot chocolate. Ahhh this is life in the winter and I would not want it any other way
Are You Ready For College Football
We will We will We will ROCK YOU. I live in a college town and we have won the National Championship 3 years straight in a row. Can we do it the fourth time? Oh Yes We Can!!!
To kick off the season, they had the ASU Fan Fest for everyone to come greet the players and have fun with the kids . We of course had a blast and it has us so pumped up for the season. YAY, I’m in NC this year to experience the games again as well.
Take a peek at the fun we had:
Ok.. now tell me moms. Are you really a college football fan as well? My hubbs loves I get into sports with him.
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