Social Media Mom Mixer 2014

This weekend was full of FUN. I hope yours was too. I attended two events in Philadelphia, had lunch with one of my best friends (doesn't happen often!) and took the kiddos to their first session of swim lessons - fun all around! I'll post about one of the events in the coming weeks, but today I wanted to write about the fun Social Media Mom Mixer.

One reason I started this blog is to be a part of some of the FUN that happens in the blogging world. Yes, blogging is a lot of work, and requires a lot of work that I don't even have time to do. Hey, I work full time in marketing and also want to be there for our two kiddos under 5! Still, this weekend I got to experience some of the FUN of blogging with the Social Media Mom Mixer.

It was planned by the inspiring Colleen Padilla and Whitney Wingerd and held at the beautiful Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia. The event included so many great brand and bloggers!  Here are some of the highlights!

Here's a photo before the mom blogger rush. So many great people to meet!

And here's some of the goodies we got at the event. From diapers to mabel's labels and even two guest passes to The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philly. I can't wait to take Little Guy there to see the dinosaurs!

*note - there may be a bag of CVS chocolate covered caramels missing...the hubs and I enjoyed those too quickly!!

Tommy Hilfiger and UnderArmour were there and graciously gave me these two ADORABLE onesies. I actually found them on Amazon too if you're interested: Tommy Hilfiger Baby-Boys Infant Bodysuit with Tie and Tommy Hilfiger Baby-Boys Infant Bodysuit with Bow.

I think these would make awesome baby shower gifts for a mama having a boy!

Stella & dot displayed some beautiful jewelry and accessories.

I got to sample Rodan + Fields skin line - my hand felt so soft afterwards!

You can also see in the background that Hershey's was there (we love food allergy friendly Twizzlers!). Even though this wasn't a food allergy focused event, I actually spoke with a member of their team about food allergies and Hershey Park and resorts. She told me they're very food allergy aware. At all their restaurants and resorts, the chef is supposed to come to your table to discuss possible safe food options for your meal. It sounded like the same top-notch treatment that I've heard Disney provides, so I'll be excited to try out Hershey Park and resorts sometime soon!

I got the cutest charm (see caterpillar in the top left of the photo below) from Charm It! I know Little Gal will love these charms when she's a little older. If you have a little girl who might like Charm It charms, you might be interested in the below coupon code they're offering!!

Thanks to Colleen and Whitney for planning a fun event with great brands.

You might also be interested in Mom Mixer Holiday Showcase.

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MomMixer Event Fun: Holiday Showcase

Oh what fun I had this weekend not only getting a little Mommy time out, but also having fun as a mommy blogger! We ended up canceling a trip to Boston to visit our friends at the last moment, so with all my "free" time I had the opportunity to go to a blogger event here in Philadelphia at XIX at the Hyatt at the Bellevue.

The event was the 2013 MomMixer Holiday Showcase put on by ClassyMommy and MommieswithStyle. It was SUCH a fun event where I met other mom bloggers, learned about some great new products and left with a bag full of swag!

Here's the scenic view of Philadelphia from the XIX at the Hyatt.



A beautiful room adorned with pearls!


The Brands and Sponsors

I got to see some fun products from Vaseline, Hasbro, CVS, Just Play Toys, TommeeTippee, Playskool, Advil, Robitussin, Firefly, SafariLtd and MixedBag.

Just Play Had some great Doc McStuffins toys that Little Guy would LOVE as he is a big Doc McStuffins fan.

In fact, when I brought home all the goodies, the Doc McStuffins toy was the first thing he noticed!


Look at these awesome hand jeweled Vaseline rosy lips therapy.  They're sold exclusively at Kitson.com for $45!

Hasbro had a cute area for kids to play with the latest toys.

The Swag
This is the wonderful swag that all the attendees were given (although I won the Disney mug from CVS who was one of the sponsors!).

Both Little Guy and Little Gal loved this picture of Mama with Elmo. I wish they could have met him too!

We've had fun playing with the toys including Furby - remember Furby!? Well, Furby is new and improved and interacts with your smartphone now!

I had so much fun and loved meeting other mommy bloggers and the awesome sponsors.

I also attended another blogger event this weekend for the Eat, Write, Retreat conference that I'll talk about in my next post!!

What fun did you have this weekend!?

Weekend of Food, Family and Fun

Our weekend was full of family, food and fun - how about yours?

FOOD

Healthy Crockpot White Chicken Chili. I threw all of the below ingredients in the crockpot and it cooked for about 6 hours. YUM:

• 1 lb chicken breast
• 1 can navy beans
• 1 can kidney beans
• 1/2 large onion
• 1.5 cups frozen corn
• 2 fresh diced zucchini
• 3.5 cups chicken broth - gluten free for us
• 2 tsp dried oregano
• 2 tsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper

FAMILY

Just look at that tummy <3  Grammy came to visit and watch the kiddos.  Can you also believe my 2 yr old son took this photo?

FUN

I spent Saturday at an awesome blogging workshop put on by Philly Social Media Moms. It was awesome to meet so many amazing, smart and inspiring mom bloggers. And hey, look at the cool gift bag each of us received from The Walden School where we had the workshop.  Nice!

It's been a busy past month with little time for blogging, but I'd like to get back into posting at least once a week. Little Guy and Girl haven't been sleeping wonderfully...well, since Christmas really.  So, my goal is to get them back on a good schedule so we can all sleep better and I can have a little free time at night - prime blogging time!

So what did you do this weekend?