Celebrating with Flavors and Traditions #ad #EstrellaJalisco

We love to celebrate any moment we can and we as a family don’t actually need a specific celebration day to recreate delicious meals from our childhood. And one of the reasons why is because we can just grab a few ingredients and a great and tasty beer like Estrella Jalisco and make a completed book of great memories.

And what a great way to involve the hold family if is not by making some Carne Asda Tacos, yes an afternoon of grilling, some fruits, and a cold drink is all you need to create traditions that can last forever.

And this is one of the reasons why I love Estrella Jalisco Beer because it’s honest, humble, proud and personal and this are attributes we can all relate to, we are as a family very close and we can all be together in one place because we can get together anytime we want with the help of technology.

You don’t need lots of food to make this a memorable day with some corn tortillas, carne asada, various or just one kind of fruit and some refreshing drinks like Estella Jalisco, the afternoon can be as special as any other at my grandmother’s yard, you know those last minute parties just because somebody has beer and meat already in the fridge.

Those are the kind of celebrations I’m talking about, the ones that don’t need a special day on the calendar and are just there to help us remember that we need one an other no mater what time of the day it is.

These are my favorite traditions and the ones I’m trying really hard to pass onto my kids, because at the end these are the most important ones, and the ones we are always going to cherish.

If you want to know more stories and traditions go to Estrella Jalisco and follow them also on Facebook and Instagram.

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Live On Stage! A Family Night Adventure #AlvinMovie #ad

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What an amazing opportunity we had the other night my family and me, we were so lucky to be able to go to the Alvin and the Chipmunks: Live on Stage! And let me tell you it was so amazing, lots of fun, great souvenirs and of course amazing music, close to home, it was held on the City National Grove, on Anaheim, CA.

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This concert was such an amazing experience our girls dance a lot and we had the opportunity to get some pretty good seats, because who doesn’t love a good seat in a concert; but that is not all, we enjoy not only the music but also all the different cities we visit with Alvin and the Chipmunks, yes we had the opportunity of going to so many great places, of course fabulous music. Oh, forgot to mention that my daughter favorite part was to dance the shuffling, because we ran into somebody, that I just let you guess who…… All the concert was her favorite part!

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We were so happy it was definitely a great family night. This concert was only the beginning, because the super exiting news if you haven’t seen them already is the, on December 23rd we can enjoy the new family friendly movie, ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE ROAD CHIP, yes for all of you fans of the Chipmunks and the Chipettes the movie is almost out.

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Not only is a great holiday movie, is fun, and fill with great adventure, all you can expect from Alvin, Theodore and Simon, as always they will make us laugh, dance, and get exited for was coming.

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And because I love you guys so much, and this concert has a great preview of the movie, yes I saw the preview first, but is all fine, because I have the preview right here just for you, and the only thing I want to heard from all of you is: How super exited are you for the movie and Who do you identify the most, Alvin, Simon or Theodore?

Me personally I’m a Simon, always worried, and telling people what to do or how to do thinks…

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Fox. The opinions and text are all mine.

5 Easy Tips For New Parents #PlaytexEssentials #pmedia #Ad

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5 Easy Tips For New Parents #PlaytexEssentias #pmedia #Ad

I remember how difficult it was for me when I had my first baby, it was the most amazing experience and also the most terrified one.
My husband and I didn’t know what to do and sometimes I was just sitting crying because it was to much. Thank God we learned a lot with our first one and when the second one came along we were like experts, all ready and we created the most simple handbook for our fellow friends, getting ready to become parents for the first time.

Today I want to share with you our 5 simple steps on how to keep your baby happy all the time, of course these steps are just our experience but, we actually been very successful with our friends and these recommendations.

Clean Diaper: This is the first step, you need to follow when your baby is crying, checking the baby and making sure it doesn’t need a new diaper. And if for some reason you need to change the dirty diaper let me recommend you the Diaper Genie, this is a great way to keep those stinky friends out of the way, this great product is essential for any new mommy, helps you with the task of keeping odors away and all those diapers in one place. I love it so much, and I always tried to share any product that is helpful and necessary to make the life of the mommy and the baby easier.

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Burping the Baby: Ok, of course you need to make sure that after feeding your baby, it needs some help to get rid of that nasty gas.

Clothes: Remember, your baby’s temperature is not that same as you, and sometimes he/she cries because is to warm or to cold. So, when choosing the clothes for the baby try it on he/she first and see if the little one is happy and comfy.

Feeding: Babies don’t cry just because they are hungry, and to taste this you can simply put the pacifier in their mouth and see if they grab it, it is very important not to feed your baby every time he/she cries. A healthy baby is a happy baby and to much food, is not good.

Sleep: This is very difficult for the newborn, because they don’t understand that you need to sleep too, so try to make a good schedule. Before putting your baby to sleep follow these steps, make sure they will be happy and ready for another day to come.

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So this is our handbook and I really hope you like it. This little piece of paper is going to be present to my friend and her baby with the Diaper Genie I just bought for her which is the perfect gift for any new mom, a real helper for those dirty diapers, I know she is going to have for some time.

 

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Be sure to take advantage of the Diaper Genie Mommy Time” Rewards Program! Earn points to use towards great rewards for yourself every time you buy or register for  Diaper Genie products. Take a photo of your store receipt using your mobile phone or upload a photo of your receipt or baby registry from your desktop and create your own Mommy Time Rewards profile, log in to your Mommy Time Rewards account to redeem your points for eGift Card rewards.

You can find this great product at Target, and make it beautiful and a little personal, just like I did, by adding a few cute stickers, I know she would love this present and cherish it for some time.

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Sweet Merienda Moments DIY #FunSizeMerienda #ad

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Sweet Merienda Moments DIY #FunSizeMerienda #CollectiveBias #ad

For those who are foreign to the Merienda term,  is a specific time of day where we shared with family some quality and use it to make it more educational and to connect with our kids and have some necessary dialogues enjoying a delicious merienda, coffee, tea, soda or other.
In the Latino culture this is very common, and it is a tradition that is passed from generation to generation.
For me, living in the United States, it has been even more important that my children learn and continue with these traditions.
In Costa Rica, we meet at 3 pm at the home of a family member, to eat, drink coffee and share with the family, is a way to have some conversations with our grandparents and Lear even more about what life was for them in the early years, it takes us about an hour or until the bread is finished.
In my house as my daughters do not drink coffee, I created a different way of sharing this moment of the day, which is to incorporate a craft they want to do.

In this case we made a DYI Merienda schedule for the back to school, and we incorporated this idea using Fun Size MARS Chocolates. Because everything is better with chocolate.

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This is the list of materials you need:

  • Markers
  • 2 Sheets of Construction paper (white)
  • Glue
  • 10 Mini Springs
  • Candy
  • Stickers

This is very simple, is a craft for the kids to use their imagination so let them be very creative. With the markers write the days of the week, do not include the weekend, divide each column, them add glue to place the springs in each column, and let them pick the candy to add to the schedule. They can use stickers just to place the first letter of the day of the week. Very important to add their name and if they want make some decorations.

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What I love of this craft is the we spend a lot of time together and at the same time eat some chocolate, specially the Fun Size MARS Chocolates; These chocolates are perfect for any time of the day but special for a sweet merienda moment.
You can find MARS chocolates at your local Walmart  and to make it easy here are some pictures for you to know the aisle where is located.

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Our traditions and family moments are very important to us, and I want to know what are your traditions while the Merienda time, whats your favorite time of the day to have Merienda and what’s your favorite thing to do?
Leve me a comment I would love to hear from you.

Created Art With Milk #Giveaway #MilkAndArtContest

This is part of a sponsored collaboration with the California Milk Processor Board and DiMe Media. However, all opinions expressed are my own.

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I love spending time with my family and we love making arts and craft together, this is a great way to create, reuse and use our imagination. Milk is more than a drink – it brings families together and makes simple moments magical.

In this occasion we are using different Milk containers to make some fun centerpieces for our picnic, and let me tell you the this was a super fun experience.

The materials are very simple as you can see, an empty milk container, some stickers, tape, paint and of corse a lot of imagination.

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The CMPB Milk & Art campaign creators of the got milk? encourage you to share, create and form part of this amazing campaign, and make with your kids using a milk jug/ milk carton a fun and cute craft.

This a very fun video for you to see how fun was to make this different centerpieces. And also to inspired you to get super creative with your kids using a milk carton as your canvas.

This is why you could win $2,000 for your kid’s education with this milk container! If you live in California, turn it into a work of art and send it to facebook.com/tomaleche to enter the contest.

Go and check out the Rules Here 

And also don’t forget to leave a comment so you can also participate in this great giveaway and tell me either something you learned about the Milk and Art Contest or your favorite submission so far, you could win:

Just remember to enter the giveaway you must be a CA resident, 18 years or older and US resident.

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Great Values and Lessons with #VeggieTalesFun #WeaveMade #ad

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A while back a dear friend recommended to me a new show the her kids were watching, fun, entertain, and full of great values and lessons of faith.
Of course I was very intrigue and we went directly home that day just to watch the new show.
And let me tell you VeggieTales is not only fun but it is also full of great lessons for my kids, a great understanding of values of faith and a huge deference from others shows too all the snappy songs but you can see how they learn more and more everyday and share with there friends a new way to see the challenges of growing up.

You can follow there adventures on Facebook.

The best news we have this week was to know the now we can have our own VeggieTales at home, and you too, you can fun this funny and amazing characters at your local Walmart and that was exactly what we did.

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VeggieTales has been making great songs and shows for years, but now it is time to bring the stories that you love to life with their toys. Your kids will be able to sing and play all day long with the toys available at Walmart.

This was a total adventure definitely going shopping with my girls is really fun. We enter the store and as all of you know it is a BIG store, so we play a game and of course the price was an adorable VeggieTales toy of their choice.

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We start our game very easy, first we count the aisle, then we read the list in the aisle and last we look for the toys with the picture I show to the girls, as a good VeggieTales always said, togethers is always easy and better to find the solution, so we play until we find the toys.

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My girls were so happy and my little daughter, which “won” the game, was so exited to choose the new addition to the family.

Her favorite caracter is Larry, a good friend and companion to all her adventures and share with her friends the good lessons she is learning thanks to the VeggieTales.

I really encourage you to start this adventure with your kids, go and take home one of this amazing friends and watch with your kids the adventures of the VeggieTales, a fun way to learn.

Take the shows that your kids love from the TV to the home with VeggieTales toys! Share how your kids play with their new friendly veggie. Whether it is during a long car ride or right before bedtime VeggieTales are always there to get your kiddos in the right mindset.

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Family Movie Night with The Boxtrolls #BoxtrollsFamilyNite #Pmedia #ad

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The Boxtrolls DVD

As adults, we spend so much time trying to manage our everyday life the we forgot sometimes to spend quality time with the family.

And don’t get me wrong, I know work is important but, I adore to come home and see the happy face of my daughter waiting for me, specially when is family night. Oh my, let me tell you, it is just fun and crazy, and this time we had the opportunity to create and watch The Boxtrolls DVD. This is just the perfect movie to be creative and enjoy as a family, and not only that we learned so many values, like being together as a family, support each other, I talk to my girls about the importance some people  have over material things and being good or bad is related to who you are and the choices you make. This is a wonderful movie.

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We wanted to do sometime different, and this is a great idea for you at home, involve the hole family, grab some papare bags, you know the ones we use to send the kids lunch, draw some of the characters boxes names or even like us some hats, because hats are important.

The Boxtrolls DVD and Pop Secret Popcorn

You can use this bags 2 ways, 1 make some cheese sandwich and take the kids for a picnic or prepare the delicious Pop Secret 10ct Home-Style Popcorn, and fill up the bags to enjoy The Boxtrolls DVD, because pop corn is delicious, perfect for movie n

You can find all this products at your local Walmart while supplies last.

 

This is a super fun activity to do with the family, and am sure the kids will be trial and exited to pack a lot of stuff in this bags, they can draw, paint or decorate and at the end you can cut the leftover top to make it look like a box, it’s super fun.

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I hope you are super inspired to created new and more fun activities with your family. Don’t forget to purchase your The Boxtrolls DVD and popcorn at Walmart, and let the imagination transport you to a new and amazing world, Oh as a side note, we eat a lot of cheese watching the movie too.

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The Whole Family Needs Milk / Milk fuels a better future / Got Milk?

got milkAs a mom of two wonderful girls I’m always worried about my family nutrition, and because a good source of calcium, protein and vitamins is essential for our body, I just simply and always give my daughters milk.
Milk is an amazing fuel and we must drink it everyday.
Early on, we are introduced to the daily practice of drinking milk, not just at mealtimes, but also to act as a source of energy throughout the day. The main concern today, is to find the healthiest way to feed the family, and what many may not know, is that milk is an essential food full of vitamins needed to help grow and strengthen our bones and teeth.
An addition to drinking milk every day, we must add daily exercise, this is a great combination for the future!
Personally I recommend, especially because milk is not only great to accompany cereal or cookies and prepare smoothies, drinking a glass of warm milk before bedtime will help you to sleep better.
And you are asking me why should I care? Well my goal is to invite you to get more and more involved in you family nutrition by adding a glass of milk to your table, substitute sodas, juices and other drinks. Milk is necessary and must be part of your daily diet; you can even bring the cow to the table,…Not really, it’s just a joke, but you know what I mean.
And I’m sharing this with you because as I said before, I want my kids to be their strongest every day. Not only my kids, but my husband, my mother, my sister, just everybody in my family, needs to be more and more involved.
I also want to let you know a little secret, in my house I keep 3 different kinds of milk, yes I know, but this is why. I just love cold milk for my coffee, smoothies, and warm at night is delicious; but I also have fat free that I use for my recipes. I make a lot of recipes with skim milk, and 1 percent, just because sometimes I feel dangerous.
Well there you have it, the best way to introduce more and more milk every day to your family.

I also made for all of you a printable so you can print and start creating new ways to share this amazing movement to your family and friends.

If you like it and/or want a different message don’t forget to leave me a comment.

I also want you to check out these links where you can find more info, ideas and facts about the got milk? campaign.

http://www.gotmilk.com

http://www.facebook.com/gotmilk

This post is brought to you by got milk? Drink to a brighter future.

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Also here is a printable for you, have fun, wrapping or putting it in your favorite jars.

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Lemon Lime Wine Sparkle #SundaySupper

Lemon Lime Wine Sparkle #SundaySupperI’m so honored to be a brand ambassador for Gallo Family Vineyards and of course be part of the amazing Sunday Supper family.

In this occasion we are bringing to you the delicious and delicate flavors of Sweet Red and Riesling. Let me tell you that these are just fantastic wines — fruity, sweet and light-bodied, perfect for a get together afternoon with friends, for a delicious recipe, event or just to enjoy every day.

But let me tell you with the approaching of Labor Day and the last weeks of summer, we want to inspire you with a lot of new recipes and ideas that can be made with these excellent wines.

Celebrate with us this Labor Day and also try my recipe featuring Gallo Family Riesling. Why not make it a weekend drink or a perfect celebration cocktail? It’s up to you to decide.

If you want more information in wine pairing and recipe ideas, go to Gallo Family’s website to learn more about Sweet Red and Riesling.

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Also here’s a coupon for $1 off so you can try Gallo’s delicious wines: Digital Coupon.
And Gallo also offers an easy Store Locator where can you find their wines near you.

You can also find more ideas here at Gallo Family Vineyards Labor Day Recipes,
and remember to follow Gallo Family Vineyards on your favorite social media channels:

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Lemon Lime Wine Sparkle

INGREDIENTS

• 1 bottle of Riesling Gallo Wine
• 500 ml of lemon lime soda
• 2 lemons
• 4 cups of ice

DIRECTIONS

• This is a very simple drink to make, just cut the lemons in slices, add to a pitcher with the ice, wine and the lemon lime soda, mix and let it cool for ½ hour, and is ready.
• I also recommend to cool the wine and the soda the day before for less ice and clean and better flavor.
• Or just make the drink the day before and let it sit in the fridge, this is even better to keep the delicious flavor of the wine.

Compensation was provided by Gallo Family Vineyards via Sunday Supper, LLC.
The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and are not indicative of the opinions or positions of Gallo Family Vineyards.

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