I'm excited to announce that I'll be participating in my very first Giveaway Hop - and the prizes will be everything For the Home! That means that I will be giving away a prize worth at least $25 for the home, and a bunch of other bloggers will be giving away prizes of the same nature at the same time.

This Hop will run from July 8 - 22nd! If you're a blogger, you can easily sign up to join this Giveaway Hop by posting the announcement, and adding your link to the linky. If you're looking to enter some great giveaways, come back July 8th to see what's in store!

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If you didn't catch the first post I did about the SF Bay Area Birth and Baby Fair on Today's Mama, read it HERE! It's an awesome Birth and Baby Expo that will be on June 22, 2013 in San Mateo, CA. 

They recently announced some of the amazing prizes that will be up for grabs for all of the attendees, which include: 

 There are also a Spa Lounge, where The Spoiled Mama will be providing complimentary services such as mocktails, a mini-massages, glitter tattoos, and feather hair extensions to spoil the mama in you!

In addition to all of the great exhibitors, there is a Kids' Play Area, a Nursing Nook, Stroller Alley (try a bunch of awesome new strollers, and enter the raffle to win one!), and some amazing workshops that are now available for PRE-REGISTRATION.

Have you attended the SF Birth and Baby Fair (or the like in a town near you)? Will you be attending this year? Tickets are just $8 per adult, or $25 for VIP family tickets that include a gift bag! 

Hope to see you there! 

XO Steph

If you read my post about last month's April Ipsy Glam Bag, you would know how much I LOVED the bag! For just $10 a month, you get 4-5 full sized or deluxe samples of beauty products from some of the top brands in the market! Last month, the bag was worth over $30, and I was so pleased! The Be a Bombshell blush has become my go-to blush, as outlines in my 10 Beauty Products I Can't Live Without post.

This month's bag CRUSHED April's in value - coming in at well over $50 in products!! For just $10, really, how could you go wrong?!

Read on for the awesome contents of my May Ipsy bag...

If you're a parent, you have probably experienced how much it hurts when your child is disappointed. It's even harder when they give their absolute all, and still come short of whatever hopes, dreams, goals, or expectations they have. 

I know how important it is for children to learn how to lose, to learn that they won't always reach their goals, and how important it is that they still feel pride in their efforts. For me, trying their hardest is just as important as succeeding. 

BUT... it's when they have to accept disappointment and failure (or loss) over and over again that makes it really, really difficult as a parent. 

B has been REALLY good with this lately, especially because his baseball team only won like 2 games this whole season. He gave it his all, and basically dominated at every game, so he was a little sad, but still proud of himself most of the time. They lost their qualifying playoff game last weekend, so they don't get to play in the championship at all (consolation or otherwise). He was disappointed, but still fine. 

And then today, he had a walk-a-thon for his school.