The Wonderful Life of the Parkers

April ~ Autism Awareness Month

April is national Autism Awareness month.

Did you know that several of our sponsors offer products in support of Autism awareness?

NxN Centsations creates custom pendants from coins (dime, nickel, quarter, and half dollar) engraved with the Autism Speaks Puzzle Piece.

We love creating these because this is a family issue that our beautiful relatives deal with every day. They are strong, creative and brave individuals that take one day at time and love their children endlessly!

NxN Centsations

If customers order this bracelet a portion of the proceeds go to the cause. www.stelladot.com/sites/leticiasoriano

Melinda Jernigan over at MP Designs Jewelry can customize your awareness jewelry

http://www.mpdesignsjewelry.com/store/product_page.php?search=awareness&btnSubmit=search&p=ss

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Jamberry Nail Shields

Oh For the Love of Peanut Butter!

I have to say that peanut butter is my new weakness.

Its just one of those things that I get that craving for and it always seems to hit the spot!

Here are a few fun recipes I found while browsing around....you guessed it ~ Pinterest!

Easy Peanut Butter Bars

Chocolate Peanut Butter Torte

Puffy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

(I've made these and they are absolutely amazing!)

Peanut Butter Cheesecake Pretzel Bites

Chocolate Peanut Butter Surprise Cookies

Peanut Butter Cup Chocolate Cake Cheesecake

Have I got you drooling yet? :)

Modern Mom Gear Product Review

My name is Bridget and I recently had the opportunity to do a product review from Modern Mom Gear. I absolutely LOVED all the products that I reviewed. I had 2 burp cloths, a nursing wrap, and some swaddle blankets.

I have a 5 month old daughter that I "tested" these items out on :) My favorite 3 things about the nursing wrap was the flexible plastic at the top of the wrap to keep it close to you for maximum coverage, and the fact that it had a "snap" for a hook, so there was no fiddling with strings to tie when you have a crying/hungry baby :)

the last thing I loved about the nursing wrap was the fact that it had a small terry cloth triangle sewed to the inside for any drips :) The burp cloths were FABULOUS because they are so thick and absorbant.. also they are soft so you can wipe baby's mouth.

I love how they both matched with the same material! The last thing to review was the swaddle wraps, which I love! They are made of cuddly soft flannel, but it's thin flannel so your baby will stay warm but not sweat too much! I really enjoyed reviewing these products!!

Here are some of their other fun prints

Check out Modern Mom Gear & Get your own Set today!

Modern Mom Gear

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Emily McDowell Illustration: Product Review

Emily McDowell creates high-quality giclee prints of her original digital illustrations, paintings, drawings, and collages

She sent us this beautiful "Be Yourself" Illustration to review

I love how fun and colorful this print is!

When I chose this print, I knew exactly where I'd put it!

Our home decor is more of a vintage earthy feel.....except for our guest bathroom.

Its completely bold, colorful and fun :)

This fits right in!

Emily McDowell's illustrations stand out to me because they are very unique!

All of her ideas are original and she also does custom prints!

Here are a few other prints of hers

To check out more of Emily's beautiful works of art

Emily McDowell Illustrations

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Time for Tea!

When you hear "tea party" you probably think of little girls dressed in their fancy little dress up clothes and mom's high heels, surrounded by their favorite teddy bears and dolls.

(photo above borrowed from pinterest)

Last weekend, my co-blogger Adrienne and I attended a tea party held at my church. It was so neat! Each table that was set up had a hostess. Each hostess decorated their table to fit their personality.

This was our table

I loved the way our table was decorated! It was so warm and inviting! I even fell in love with the linens! We each had a little jar with an herb planted in it! Mine was basil :)

The theme of the tea was "Encouragement". Our Guest speaker was Cindy Cook, founder of So the Cook Said, and also the daughter of our pastor.

She gave a sweet message about encouraging others and how sometimes God has a way of sending us encouraging words when we need it most.

Sometimes just sending a little card to a friend may be just what they really need! You never know when it will make their day.

For dessert we had the most beautiful cupcakes to choose from!

Adrienne chose a beautiful lemon cupcake with yellow icing and sugar pearls

My cupcake was red velvet and had light pink fondant with a yummy strawberry on top!

Having this tea party was such a neat idea! Its even inspired Adrienne & I to try and do our own :)

Its a great way for women to get together and encourage each other!

SweetE Cakes Product Review

SweetE Cakes sent us this gorgeous wreath to review

When I received this wreath (hand delivered)....I was so shocked! I knew I was getting a wreath but didn't know anything about what it would look like or anything. This wreath was ME!

From the bright pink and zebra to the fun black feathers! I was in Love!

Its so bright and vibrant and fun and it adds a ton of personality to my home.

I even love the P Monogram in the Center!

If your looking for a fun and unique wreath

check out SweetE Cakes today :)

SweetE Cakes

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Ooh La Bra! Product Review

{About Ooh La Bra! }

Ooh La Bra! carries products that offer solutions for a woman's decolletage area. Our product line includes designer bra straps, cami shapers, strapless bras and chest wrinkle remover pads. For fun, we also carry a beautiful line of signature headbands (our exclusive designs!).

Ooh La Bra! sent us a beautiful Ultimate Bling Strap Set to review! I was absolutely stunned at how gorgeous they were.

The straps have four rows of clear rhinestones.