Did you ever have a product that you like, but you know you could like it much more if it were tweaked a little bit of here and there?  With diapers, I know a lot of parents would customize the perfect diaper for their child, if they could.  But it’s probably not the most cost effective way.

Just recently, I got to test out the new and improved Pampers Cruisers and they really improved them.  They added a softer quilted backsheet like the Swaddlers, a more absorbant core, and fun designs featuring Sesame Street’s Oscar the Grouch.  The new improvements make it fun and comfortable for the child.

Besides the cute eye-catching designs, I love that I can leave the diaper on for a longer period of time without my daughter feeling any discomfort (she doesn’t poop in the diaper, so that definitely helps as well).  While I was on vacation, I bought some store brand diapers because that’s all I could find and they leaked all over my daughter’s pants.  I definitely missed those new and improved Cruisers but they weren’t available for purchase yet.

Not sure if the prices will remain the same, but I’m thinking they will!

(Disclosure: The diapers were provided for review purposes from the PR company and does not affect my views or feedback of the products.  This review is based solely on my personal opinion and experience and results may vary person to person.)

It’s that time of the year again.  The kids are on summer break, the weather is hot and you are doing more things outdoors.  So what does this mean?  More exposure to the sun.

While the sun is always out 365 days a year, it seems that exposure to the sun increases in the summer months.  And the most dangerous hours to be out in the sun is between 10-4pm.  I don’t know about you, but that’s a huge chunk of time that my children want to do all things outdoors.  Whether it’s swimming, taking a small trip to the beach, running around in the park –it usually falls between those hazardous hours.

So how do you decide what sunscreen will be the best one for your child?  

While staying indoors is the ideal situation, that’s not possible for most children and probably not the most healthiest option.  If you decide that you are going to be outdoors during those hours, it’s best to get a great all-in-one sun protection.  And for infants under 6 months of age, it’s recommended that they don’t have any sun exposure and that sunscreen should not be applied either.

Acronyms like SPF, UVA and UVB can make the process of choosing the right sunscreen overwhelming.  No need to worry, read Amy’s post about new FDA sunscreen regulations, where she takes out the gibberish in sunscreen and breaks it down so that you understand what everything means.

Then check out EWG’s Skin Deep Cosmetics Database (my go-to place before I buy anything skin-related), then it’s time to hit the stores or check out the products online.  I personally suggest you go to the stores because more than likely you can test out the sunscreen to see if you like how it smells and feels on the skin (Whole Foods always has a tester).

If you don’t have a list yet, I have five sunscreens that you can’t go wrong with. They all have an EWG Skin Deep safety rating of 1 or 2 which means they’re very safe to use, an SPF over 30 and most importantly, they offer effective protection (I’ve tried all of them).

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I have to start out by saying that my 2 daughters (5 years old and almost 2 years old) love to do yoga.  Both my children knew how to do a downward dog at 6 months old which was way before they could even walk.

I use to do Mommy & Me yoga with my older daughter, but we stopped because my schedule couldn’t accomodate the mid-morning sessions anymore.  Shortly after we stopped, my daughter won the ABC Yoga for Kids as a raffle prize.

Even without my help, she would flip open her yoga book and go through all the poses by herself.  Once she got well acquainted with the poses, she started to teach her baby sister.

With anything, you want to have variety and options.  Whether it’s classes, books, online videos or DVDs, from time to time, you want to switch things up.  And when I got the chance to review the Storyland Yoga DVD, I was on it.

When travelling, I like to travel light, especially when I know that I will be travelling with two kids.  So anything that takes up the least space will make it on our carry-on.  The Storyland Yoga DVD was perfect because it hardly took up any space (since I was taking my laptop, I left it inside the DVD compartment).

Why my children and I enjoyed the Storyland Yoga DVD:

• Your kids don’t always have to get into poses, they can watch it for the storytelling aspect.
• Very easy to follow as the kids get into yoga poses that imitate animals.
• Has a message about helping endangered species, which in turn helps the planet. 
• Fun way for kids to get introduced to yoga.

On my vacation, whenever we had some downtime and I wanted a couple extra minutes to myself, I played this DVD for my children.  If there was one thing I wish they could improve, it would be the pacing.  The pacing was a little to slow for my kids (maybe because they’ve already done yoga before). 

While they quickly engaged, after 10 minutes or so, they started to wander off.  So instead of showing them the entire DVD, I actually ended up dividing it up in thirds and that definitely helped. 

I think this DVD is great for all children, but I think it’s perfect for kids who have never done yoga before.  The storytelling aspect of this DVD makes it easy and fun to follow and also teaches your children a lesson on the planet.  If you’re travelling, it gives your child an alternative activity to do while giving you some downtime!

(Disclosure: The DVD was provided for review purposes from the company and does not affect my views or feedback of the products.  This review is based solely on my personal opinion and experience and results may vary person to person.)

You don’t always have to dress up in order to look cute. Over the years, I’ve figured out that pairing something that’s normally considered dressy with something normally considered casual make for quite the combo. These Dolce Vita Tulua wedges are my faves, unfortunately I had to return mine because it came without a shoe lace.  Always mix and match because you can be cute without giving up comfort!