Wholly Giveaway Time!

The Wholly Family

Remember Wholly Guacamole and Wholly Salsa?  I shared about them last week.  They are absolutely some of my favorite products to keep my family eating healthy together!  Wholly Guacamole is offering a prize pack of their products to the winner of my Get Moving giveaway package.

They have decided to offer prize packages to 2 more of my readers!  This giveaway will close on Tuesday February 5 at midnight EST.  Winners will be notified on Feburary 7 and have 24 hours to respond.

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***I have received a product or products in exchange for this giveaway.  All opinions are my own.***

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Get Moving 2013 Giveaway! #GetMoving2013

Are you ready to win?  I am ready to share this fantastic giveaway with 6 amazing prizes with one of you!  Here is a reminder about what awesome prizes are in this package that will help you "Get Moving" in 2013:

GeoPalz Pedometer

Active Accessories Pouch

Wholly Guacamole Prize Pack

FitnessUWear Skirt

Collagen Sport

EatSmart Scale

This prize packaged is limited to residents of the USA and closes at midnight on January 31.  The winner will be randomly selected on February 1 and contacted via email.  The winner has 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen.

Don't forget to stroll down and see the others prizes being offered in the Get Moving Event!

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Welcome to the Get Moving 2013 Blog Hop and Grand Prize Giveaway Event.  I'm sure it comes as no surprise that getting in shape is one of the top New Year's resolutions.  This year, let's stick with it! 

 Silent Springs, A Lucky Ladybug and Mommy of One and Counting,  have teamed up with almost 20 other bloggers to help you Get Moving in 2013 and actually keep those resolutions this year.  Each blog features a Get Moving 2013 prize worth at least $25, so be sure to hop around and enter them all!  3 different grand prize packages are up for grabs, so be sure to enter here to win! 

Your chance to win begins January 17th and ends at 11:59pm January 31st.  
Giveaways open to US

 Disclosure:  Please note that Silent Springs, A Lucky Ladybug and Mommy of One and Counting and the Get Moving 2013 Giveaway bloggers are not responsible for sponsors that do not fulfill their prizes. We have represented each sponsor with the expectation they will fulfill their prize and in a timely manner. We will contact the sponsor regarding your prize(s). The sponsors, in most cases, are shipping their items to you directly. We will make every effort to assist you obtaining your prize. If there is an issue with a sponsor, please notify the blog you won a prize from within 4-6 weeks for assistance, after that we may be unable to assist you.

Sponsor Spotlight: Wholly Guacamole #GetMoving2013

Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, gets me moving like good, healthy food.  Having the right balance of foods in my diet helps me maintain my energy and last through the day.  One of my very favorite foods has agreed to help keep one of my readers moving this winter with a prize package just for you! 

Meet the Wholly family!

It's true, I love Wholly products.  Their salsas are as fantastic as the guacamole.  When I say that you ought to know, I am extremely picky about salsa, I eat very little salsa.  I love their red pepper mango salsa the best and I don't eat mangoes - I think they are disgusting.. in Wholly Salsa, however.. WOW!

This Monday I shared that I am starting to calorie count.  I love it that Wholly Guacamole offers a fantastic variety of 100 calorie snack packs.  Check out this fantastic snack I had today!  Avocado Ranch from the 100 Calorie pack and some fantastic veggies.  Okay, the truth is: my 1 year old stole most of my Avocado Ranch pack, so I used Spicy Guacamole from another 100 cal pack!  It was all so delicious. 

Do you want to know why I love Wholly Guacamole so much?  I love it that I can read all of the words on the packaging.  I can go pick everything up at the store and try to make my own guacamole.  I have tried, however, and I just can't compete with their recipes.  The other reason I absolutely love Wholly products?  The flavor is amazing.  I have not found a Wholly product that I wouldn't share with all of my friends and family.  Believe me, I share them whenever I get the chance, I think they are that great.

This is what happens when we run out of guacamole.  I wish I were joking.  This is Azariah, immediately after finishing the 100 Calorie pack of Avocado ranch 15 minutes ago.  He was very angry, he wanted more!  I'm so thankful for kids that like healthy food!

Do you want to win a prize package of Wholly Guacamole?  1 reader will receive it as part of the Get Moving prize package - the Get Moving event starts January 17!  2 more readers will have an opportunity to win prize packages in the very near future.  Keep your eyes open for information about upcoming giveaways!

Are you familiar with Wholly products?  What is your favorite way to use salsa or guacamole?  Do you share these foods with friends and family?

***Disclaimer: I received a product or products for the purpose of review.  All opinions expressed are my own***

Sneak Peek

Do you remember that I am going to be part of the Get Moving Blog Event in January?  I am super excited about my sponsors.  I can hardly stand waiting to share about their fantastic products with you... so here's a sneak peek of what you can expect.  (Oh, and if you want to get in on the event you can do so for FREE - you don't even have to secure a sponsor to be part of the grand prize drawing entries!)

Keep an eye out in January to learn about these great products and how they get me moving!  This prize package goes to 1 lucky reader.  Total value is over $250.

Wholly Guacamole & Hormel Natural Choice: Review & Giveaway

The truth? I get excited when I see a package on my doorstep.  

Today is no exception.  It's been a working morning and as I drove home from the coffee shop (where I did some curriculum planning and letter writing) I was thinking about what to make for the boy's lunches.  

I was very excited to discover that we had an amazing, healthy lunch waiting for us on our doorstep!  All I had to do was put it together.  When I opened the package, Monkey got excited - "Is that guacamole? Oh Yay!"

A simple, nutritious lunch.

I feel confident about giving my boys wholly guacamole.  The 100 calorie packs are large enough that I can split one pack between them.  They are all natural and gluten free.  (I personally love the spicy guacamole).  We love the great nutritional benefits of guacamole and it's rare to find a guac with a flavor that matches the goodness of Wholly Guacamole - I'm not even exagerating, this stuff is fantastic.

Crackers chose to eat his sandwich like a big boy instead of pulling it apart.

We had never tried Hormel Natural Choice Turkey before (we don't generally eat meat at home).  I checked out the information on the package and felt good about feeding it to my boys.  They pulled it off of their bread and ate it first, then asked for more!  Hormel Natural Choice is 100% natural - with NO PRESERVATIVES, 98% fat free, no MSG, raised without added hormones.  And guess what - it tastes good! Yep, I ate some too.

Together, Wholly Guacamole and Hormel Natural Choice make a fantastic snack or lunch.  Tomorrow we might switch it up and make "lunchables" with crackers, guacamole, turkey, and cheese.  The boys will love it (and mama loves an easy lunch).

Monkey ate his turkey first

Wholly Guacamole and Hormel are teaming up to offer a great prize package to one of my readers!  What does it include?  I'm glad you asked - 3 Wholly Guacamole coupons for FREE products, 1 Hormel Natural Choice coupon, and Wholly Guacamole "fun stuff".

Cutting Skills & Lunch Time

This is lunch.

This is also cutting practice.

As we work on preschool skills with Monkey and Crackers, cutting seems important.  Not only is it important, it is something they enjoy doing.  Mama likes to give them fun ways to practice.

For today's lunch, Monkey practiced cutting with scissors by turning his turkey into bite sized pieces.  He is getting to be great at using scissors!

Both of the boys had the opportunity to cut food and spread dip using a butter knife.  It's still pretty tricky for them, and Crackers needed some help figuring out that we don't use knives like spoons.  

Simple, free, tasty education for my boys!

Out to Sea with Jonah (and the pirates)

AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH ye ready for a party?

The eager host

Last night was our 3rd "preschool party".  I think I need to change the name since our guests range from ages 8 months to 7 years!  Our theme was Out to See with Jonah.  We had some very generous sponsors for this party, and guess what - they're ALL hosting giveaways (these will be posted over the weekend). 

So, what'd we do????? 

The big fish

Inside the big fish

We told the story of Jonah with puppets and a BIG BIG Fish.. it ate several of us!

Walking the plank

 

  Then we walked the plank, we took turns falling into the deep blue sea like Jonah (and being eaten by that big crazy fish).  Some of the guys were a little timid about it, but by the end all but 1 had walked the plank.. and he can't walk anyway.  (he did crawl over it though)

We colored some fish

And went fishing!

Super easy craft, I couldn't find my Popsicle sticks though, so we used clothes pins.. it worked and they all enjoyed trying to catch fish.

Waiting for instructions

 

 

The boys (did I mention it ended up being all boys?) said their favorite game was the treasure hunt, they wanted to do it again and again!

Yum

Snack was an amazingly fun event, I'll share more about that when I post my Wholly Guacamole review.. AND GIVEAWAY! (4 winners!)

Where does it go?

Next was our blindfold game, some of the boys wanted to play it again and again and again (especially the oldest), others were not so sure about being blindfolded.

We had a small battle, a lily pad hop and stop game, coloring, and a movie. 

Tired

They were all pretty worn out by the end!

Preschool Party Preview...

Go Fish Guys

 We're going to rock it out with Go Fish Guys! 

Yep... Guacamole

We'll be trying an amazing snack, compliments of Wholly Guacamole (don't think your kids will try it?  Just wait... they will)

Games by Touch of Home Learning

Amazing Pirate-y games, based on the Touch of Home Learning Swashbuckling Pirate Party Guide

Oh yeah... and also... 

Jonah

 

 

We're going to hang out in the belly of a big fish and learn about our friend Jonah... using all those above-named sponsors!