Today is the long-awaited release date for the Blu-ray and DVD of The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader, and  Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has now placed Dawn Treader ships in 3,000 supermarkets nationwide, including Kroger, Safeway and SuperValu. These displays occupy approximately 3 feet by 8 feet of floor space, are quite remarkable replicas of the Dawn Treader ship! 

Have you seen one in a store near you yet?!?

 I am excited this has finally came to DVD so I can get my husband to watch it with me! Its focused on Edmund and Lucy in this one more and its great. They have an annoying cousin who tags along and through the movie you will learn to love the annoying one lol! We are going to check a our local Safeway this weekend to see if it is in a store near us. I am sure my son would want to say Hi and wave to him. He is really into waving to everything its so cute. It would make a really fun playhouse when the promotion was over too! I might have to look into that.

My Birdie has turned into a Bubba!

Since my son was a tiny little newborn I have called him Birdie. He would make a sweet cute face at me like a hungry little bird. I LOVED it! Plus my husband and I both love golf so it has a double meaning for us. He is still a sweetheart but has some how turned into a "bubba". Its what we call him all the time now. I am not sure when it started. I think its his ruggedness, his big chubby feet, and his happy go lucky attitude, he has a thing with waving at everyone now its really sweet, and its the way he looks in a pair of overalls! Hes my Bubba!

The funniest part is he has called himself Bubba a several times in the last month. When he sees himself in a mirror he waves and says bubba! Yesterday he saw his reflection in the car window when we were returning from grocery shopping. He smiled really big, pointed and yelled BUBBA! So it is official he thinks hes Bubba now! I think it is really sweet and I love my Bubba!

What are some of the cute nicknames your kids or even you have had over the years?

I have an embarrassing one that involves me wearing a green shirt, dark forest green pants and green plaid shoes to school one day lol. Plus I can make an awesome ribbit sound! My son thinks its hilarious!

Top 10 Feel-Good Fantasy Films

Top 10 Feel-Good Fantasy Films Including the upcoming release to DVD and Blu-ray The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of The Dawn Treader. 

THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER

Rediscover the Mythical World of NARNIA

on Blu-ray and DVD on April 8th

Summary: Return to the magic and wonder of C.S. Lewis’ epic world in this third installment of the beloved The Chronicles of Narnia fantasy-adventure series when THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER sails into Blu-ray and DVD from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment on April 8th. Imagination comes to life with stunning special effects that bring the vast oceans and sprawling landscapes to life.  The release comes just in time for Easter, making the family favorite a perfect gift for kids of all age.

Top 10 Feel-Good Fantasy Films

Fantasy films are filled with supernatural beings, sorcery, mystical journeys, and magical worlds where anything is possible.  To celebrate the release of Chronicles of Narnia:  Voyage of The Dawn Treader out on Blu-ray and DVD April 8th, here are our top ten awe inspiring, fantasy films that are filled with epic adventures and offer an ideal escape from reality for the young, or just the young at heart:

Chronicles of Narnia:  Voyage of the Dawn Treader
King Caspian along with Lucy, Edmund and Eustace travel on an epic journey across the sea to the edge of the world, and encounter dragons, merfolk, dragons and more!  Lessons of humility and gratitude make this a perfect movie that arrives just in time for Easter.

The Nightmare Before Christmas
Jack Skellington wants some variety in his world and decides to bring Christmas to Halloweentown, no matter what the cost.  As dark as this film seems on the surface, it brings out the warm fuzzies in most everyone.

Donnie Darko
Every Jake Gyllenhaal fan wants to watch him in this cult-role as a troubled teen pining after Jena Malone.  Who doesn’t love time traveling and watching this hottie figure out the secrets of the universe and engage in some of the most out-of-touch conversations with a creepy bunny rabbit man.

Edward Scissorhands
Winona, Johnny, Vincent, Tim…the perfect combo.  With bright and colorful homes and people, fantastical ice sculptures, and the angst-ridden hope that forbidden love brings – this one just cuts out a heart on our sleeve.

The Princess Bride
This cinematic classic is a wonderful fairy tale where true love ultimately prevails.  Giants, pirates, Princess Buttercup, adventure and intrigue – you will be quoting lines for years to come.  “As youuuu wishhhhh!!” 

Willow
Enter the little world of dwarves, and follow Willow on his magical quest to save the baby princess he loves as his own.  The evil queen is definitely enchanting and will keep you in her clutches throughout the entire movie.

The Wizard of Oz
Follow the yellow-brick road to find a Wizard in an Emerald City who has all the answers and knows the way back home.  Judy Garland’s beauty and timelessness warms any tin man’s heart.

Labyrinth
Jim Henson’s masterpiece features the very colorful and charismatic David Bowie, and a young Jennifer Connelly who wishes her baby brother would disappear.  When her wish comes true and the Goblin King steals him away, she must brave the labyrinth and rescue him before he becomes a goblin himself!

Legend
Tom Cruise plays a forest dweller that must face a powerful demon, save unicorns, a fairy princess and hold on to innocence before all is lost in his world.

The Never Ending Story
Escape the troubles of life and fly on Falcor’s back to Fantasia.  Bastian reads the NeverEnding Story and realizes he has more power than he thought and ultimately becomes a hero in his own right!


After looking over this list I have seen 8 of them and a few are some of my top favorite movies. The Never Ending Story and Labyrinth I LOVED as a kid and have seen  hundreds of times. Edward Scissorhands and The Nightmare Before Christmas are awesome. Willow and The Princess Bride were great I remember those ones too! Of course who doesn't love Wizard of Oz. I went to see Chronicles of Narnia:  Voyage of The Dawn Treader by myself and loved it just as much as the other Narnia movies. I look forward to it coming out on DVD to share it with my husband and son! The other two movies I have not seen but are now on my list of movies to watch. Oddly they are the ones that have huge starts like Tom Cruise and Jake Gyllenhaal. I recently watched the new Jake Gyllenhaal movie Source Code and WOW so cool. I will not say anything more as to not spoil it for anyone.

To stay up to date with the great movies coming out by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment you can follow them on Twitter @FoxHomeEnt/

**Fox Entertainment provided me the info for the Top 10 Feel-Good Fantasy Films List for this post. I was not compensated for this post.

Conair Infiniti Pro Hair Dryer and Conair You Style 2 in 1 Brush Review and Giveaway

On my mission for my "Mommy Makeover" I knew I needed a new Hair Dryer. The last one I purchased was one of those blow dryers you get at a good price during the holidays at a discount store. Bad idea! I have to throw my old one in the trash because it sounds like a jet plane when I turn it on and the cord plug part gets hot for as long as it take me to dry my thick hair.


No more of that hair dryer nonsense since I have tried the Conair Infiniti Pro Hair Dryer. Not only did I love the color of the dryer I LOVE how normal it sounded. It wasn't blaring loud and I could still think and carry on a conversation while I used it. It is very easy to store since it has a twist and turn handle that made it very compact. I loved that I could fold it up, put it in the carry case and put it away out of view. My older one was huge and always in the way! I liked how lightweight it is and the settings worked great on my hair. It even has a cold blast feature for when you are trying to get a hair style to set after heating it. In the winter I usually blow dry my sons hair on low from afar to keep him from have wet hair before bed and with the Conair Infiniti he could care less that it was on since it was not loud like our last one.


It thoroughly dried my hair without cause a bunch of frizz and giving me the "lions mane" as we call it like the older dryer I had. I was very pleased with everything about this hair dryer. Its also "World's 1^st twist folding handle AC motor dryer". So cool that it can do that! 




I also reviewed the Conair You Style 2 in 1 brush. My first reaction was it does what? Then after I opened it and used it I was in love with it! It really made a big difference in straightening my hair as I blow dried it. It has a combination of soft and hard bristles that made it  perfect to brush but not make it frizzy. I wish I had one of these when I was kid since I often referred to the hard bristles brush in the house as the "wicked brush". If you have kids who hate their hair brushed but need a hard bristle brush to detangle their hair this combo brush of soft and hard bristles works well without being rough on them. The 2 in 1 part of the brush is how with a slide of a button you can fold it on both sides making it a round brush to give your hair curls and waves. Its so much easier than having to have two brushes to style you hair. I tossed out my old brush and now only use this one for regular brushing and to blow dry my hair.

GIVEAWAY:

For my Mommy Makeover Conair has generously offered one of our lucky readers the chance to win the Conair Infiniti Pro Hair Dryer and Conair You Style 2 in 1 Brush for your own hair!

 

 

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Avanti Wet-Dry Nano-Titanium Ceramic Silver Digital Flat Iron Review

 

As most of you know recently I got a hair make over. It really has change my out look on life. I feel better about how I look and it reflects on how I act. I have always had frizzy curly/wavy hair and it drives me nuts! I won a flat iron and was able to sort of mimic the look the hair stylist gave me. But it just wasn't the same. It was still poofy and not as straight as she made it. I was so sad that I only looked like, as we call it in our house, the "hot" me for a few days until I washed my hair and I was back in frizz land! I was defeated by the fact that I could not get my hair as straight and smooth as I knew it had the potential to.

After some research I realized I could not get the salon look because I did not have the salon tools. Although  I had a nice gold plated flat iron it did not have the technology or heating capabilities of the professional tools. When I found the website Flat Iron Experts it was my moment when I knew I will be "hot" me again soon!   I looked at all the flat irons available and there are so many great ones. I found the Avanti Wet-Dry Nano-Titanium Ceramic Silver Digital Flat Iron. It is perfect for me since as a mom there are times when I don't have time to blow dry my hair and other times when I cannot turn on a hair dryer or I will wake up my sleeping little boy.

The first thing I liked about the Avanti Flat Iron was turning it on. You had to hold in the button for a few seconds until it lit up and make a little happy noise letting you know it was on and beginning to warm up. The digital read out lets you know exactly how warm the flat iron will be. The last one I had was a dial and I had only a guess of what temperature it was set at. It warmed up in 30 seconds! I was very impressed with the flat iron and I had not even used it yet!

For me knowing I have thick course hair I knew I needed one that could give me the higher heating temperatures to get my hair flat. The Avanti flat iron can go as high as 450 degrees opposed to the other flat iron that could only heat to 350 degrees. I know that is a reason that the Avanti worked better because it could get enough heat to flatten my hair.

Tears of joy is the only way to explain what happened next! I have no skill when it comes to doing my hair but just the first section of my hair I straightened I was so excited! It was flat, smooth and just like it looked in the salon. I got more excited as each section of my hair I straightened.  After getting the under section of my hair straightened I moved onto the top section of my hair. I instantly knew I was on my way to looking like I did when I left the salon. I straightened the front part of my hair and began to feel emotional. It was actually flat and smooth. If you have suffered with frizzy poofy hair for as long as I have I am sure you can relate!

When I was done with my hair I stood there and just stared at my hair for a few minutes. I was so impressed that it looked exactly as it did the day I first had it done. I called my husband into the bathroom and his first comment was "Wow"! He was shocked it looked perfect and did not take very much time. With the gold plated flat iron I used before it would take over a hour and still look frizzy. I started to cry knowing I did not have to constantly think there was no way I could have straight smooth hair like the salon gave me. It was causing me a lot of stress and now I know it was the tool I was using and not me!

I definitely recommend the Avanti Wet-Dry Nano-Titanium Ceramic Silver Digital Flat Iron to any woman who struggles with frizz or other styling tools that can't get you the salon look you want. It is a great investment in your hair and hair happiness!

A little information from the Flat Iron Experts website about the Titanium Ceramic Technology:

Avanti WD-AVCROC distributes heat evenly across the entire surface, retains heat more efficiently, and eliminates damaging hot spots. Ceramic emits a natural source of negative ions and far infrared heat that helps your hair

1. Preserve more moisture within the hair shaft

2. Eliminates frizz and close the cuticle to create smooth and shiny hair

3. Causes less damage to the hair cuticle during styling

If you would like more information on Flat Iron Experts and the products they carry you can follow them on Facebook. They are also having a Facebook promotion this month to donate $5 to the relief efforts in Japan for everyone that uploads a pic of themselves holding a sign that says Help Japan.

** I was not paid or compensated for this post. The opinions in this post are 100% mine and may vary from other opinions. I was provided for free the item in this post for review purposes.