This Mama’s Crashing the Ultimate Blog Party #UBP10

by Kate on April 8th, 2010 | 39 Comments » | In Blogging

If this is your first time here, Welcome to The Shopping Mama! My name is Kate and I am the stay at home mama of two little ones – a 3 year old boy and a 16 month old girl and the proud wife of an Air Force pilot. I started The Shopping Mama in January of 2009 as a way of sharing my favorite finds for the wee ones. (If you’d like to learn more about me, check out About the Mama.)

Want to see a picture of my kids? Of course you do. Here’s a recent fave:

(Yes, it’s pretty much only a favorite because their clothes are still clean and they’re getting along. My standards are not high.)

If you’re a regular reader (Thank YOU!) and you’re wondering what this party thing is all about, head over to 5MinutesforMom.com to learn more about the Ultimate Blog Party. In short, it’s a fun way to discover new blogs and “meet” new people.

What’s Happening Around Here

The Shopping Mama and Baby Loving Mama have teamed up to celebrate the warmer weather by bringing you amazing reviews and giveaways for the best products for families this spring. Check out the all the Spring into Spring giveaways and make sure you enter to win the KidCraft Red Roof Outdoor Playhouse and the Guidecraft See Store and Take-a-Long. (These are my favorites so far – but there are awesome things coming up soon, so subscribe to The Shopping Mama and never miss a thing!)

If you’re into children’s fashion, you need to visit The Shopping Mama’s 365 Days of Children’s Clothes! It is my attempt to chronicle what my kids wear every single day this year. Today was day 98 and I haven’t missed a day yet.

Thanks for stopping by!

UBP Prizes

In addition to meeting lots of new blogs during the Ultimate Blog Party, you can also win some awesome prizes. Here are some things I’d love to win:

23 – $ 50.00 Gift Certificate good towards any of our personalized products.
Provided by: Monogrammed-Gifts.com
39 -Be My Guest certificate ($250 value) for one lucky winner, (2 night stay for a family of four) at any Hilton Garden Inn.
Provided by: Hilton Garden Inn
USC 3 – A $50.00 Target Gift Card.
Provided by: Peggy Gorman
USC 15 – $50 Target gift card to one winner.
Provided by: Haley Quarles of Love, Life, Family…and then some
52 – A $25 GC to Amazon.com.
Provided by: The Product Review Place

About the Author

Kate

Kate started The Shopping Mama™ in January 2009 when she traded in online legal research and writing for locating the best products for children. She shops for a 5 year old boy, 3 year old girl and newborn baby boy. After three moves in three years, this military family currently lives in Germany. Read more from Kate on The BabyCenter Blog and Bravado Designs' Breastfeeding Diaries.

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Comments (39)

Trisha @momdot

April 14, 2010

Kate, they look so stinkin cute there!! I love that shot! We should get together for the beach soon, mama

trisha

Check out MomDots New Kids Fashion Blog Posts!
Emily

April 15, 2010

Hi,
Here for the party! Great blog! I’ll be back for sure! Now following!Off to follow to on Twitter, have a great day!
Shelly

April 16, 2010

I am stopping by from the party. I like review sites!
Cascia @ Healthy Moms

April 16, 2010

Glad to see you joined the party! Have a wonderful weekend.

http://www.thehealthymoms.net
cher

April 16, 2010

Love it, clean clothes + getting along!

Saying Hi from the Ultimate Blog Party!
Visit my party post
I also have a whole bunch of giveaways going on if you wanted to check them out!
My Current Giveaways
Pamela M. Kramer

April 17, 2010

Hey Winner!
You need these numbers to complete the prize form on the prize page – http://www.5minutesformom.com/ultimate-blog-party-2010-prizes/

USC 32
213 Kate @ The Shopping Mama