The War is Over – Kids vs a Clean Home
October 19, 2009 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under Cleaning, sponsored post
Tweet Ray La Point is the owner of Delight Cleaning, a residential cleaning company serving the Greater Sacramento Area. He is coming tomorrow to scour my carpets in our high-traffic areas (boy, do they need it!) and has given me some tips for keeping them spotless once they’re clean. ~~~~~ It often seems like having [...]
Shopping with the Grocery Guru
October 18, 2009 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under food, grocery shopping
Tweet This summer, I was blessed to win a pantry makeover from ConAgra foods. A visit from Phil Lempert, the Grocery Guru, was part of the prize package and I truly thought he was going to come in and literally make over my pantry. Well, ConAgra and Phil both had something entirely different in mind [...]
Eating Right
October 15, 2009 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under food, health and nutrition
Tweet As a large family, it’s always challenging to plan and eat healthy. Making sure my babies get the proper vitamins and nutrients every day is important, but often overlooked. I was happy to discover that Eating Right Kids is a new brand of great-tasting, better-for-you foods, available at Safeway. Now, I can feel good [...]
Highlights from our weekend in Southern California
October 14, 2009 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under Blogger Events, family fun, travel
Tweet Noah’s first airplane ride… He was a little nervous, I think Behind the scenes at Papaya Studios and the making of Ben 10 video game Trying out the yet-to-be-released Ben 10 game Entertained as we sat on the freeway in a bus that didn’t work A special martial arts training session with Matt Mullins, [...]
e.l.f.
October 12, 2009 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under 2009
Tweet I had the opportunity to attend a special e.l.f. Cosmetics gathering at BlogHer this last summer and was sent home with some fun goodies – a nail kit and a makeup kit. It was then that I fell in love with this line! e.l.f. offers quite the variety of items for eyes, lips, and [...]
Punkins!
October 9, 2009 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under a day in the life, family fun
Tweet More stories at Bishop’s Pumpkin Farm Powered by Whrrl
We’re going to meet Mickey!
October 8, 2009 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under Blogger Events, Disney Parks & Resorts
Tweet “Where are we going this weekend, Noah?” “Mickey’s house. See Mickey, Mommy.” That’s right, this weekend the entire family and I are hopping on a plane and heading to beautiful Southern California! We did not plan this trip due to Noah’s love of all things Mickey, but rather it began with an invitation to [...]
How the New FTC Guidelines Affect Bloggers
October 7, 2009 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under FTC guidelines, pro-blogging
Tweet Do you have a disclosure policy in place on your blog? Do you make it clear in your posts when you receive an item for review, are sent on an all-expense-paid trip, or post ads? If not, you need to make sure you begin disclosing your relationship with brands and companies beginning on December [...]
What Nerds
October 7, 2009 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under friends, Not-So-Wordless Wednesday
Tweet As you may already know, I was able to hang with some fab bloggers last week. Well, Andrea (aka MommySnacks) and Pauline (aka OhMommy) were two of the women with whom I was privileged to spend two very busy, but very fun days. I can’t tell you how beautiful and graceful, both inside and [...]
Dish Duty
October 5, 2009 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under Frigidaire Test Drive, Super Influencer Team
Tweet ~~~~~ As I mentioned in my video, these are some of the features that impress me most about the Frigidaire Gallery Dishwasher :: It’s the Quietest Dishwasher in its Class – A quiet performance every time. Quiet is perfect for a household with babies who still nap. Our SpaceWise™ Organization system features adjustable racks [...]






















