Get Pictures of Those Kids Before They Are Grown!

Hey peeps!  Have you heard?  Lindsey Turner is holding her Simply Kids photo shoot soon!  If you have children 6 months to 14 years old, this event is an affordable way to get beautiful, high-quality photos of them.  It's just $100, including a 5x7 professional print! Such a good deal.

Here are all the deets:

To see more of Lindsey's amazing photography, pop on over to her blog right here.  Even if you can't make this session I would say you definitely need to pin or bookmark her for the future; she is a true talent!




P.S. Although I would like to disclose that this is technically a sponsored post, all opinions are 100% mine, all mine.

A Special Offer for Ya!

Great news!  I've got a special offer for you today!

Just like this, but 10 ml.  Smells like jasmine.  Divine.

Every one of my readers who makes a purchase of any size from my sponsor, Beautycounter by Emily Anne, between now and the 26th will be entered in a drawing to receive a FREE 10 ml Lustro #2!  (Hint: your odds will be good!  Another hint: you want that Lustro!)

So, if you've been waiting to check these products out, now is the time!  Beautycounter has just released a new suncare line for face and body, as well as a new shave cream.  Click here to find all kinds of quality, safe, healthy products for you and your children.

Oh, and did you know that there is a 30-day money-back guarantee?  That means that shopping today enters you in the drawing and is risk-free!  Y'all, my sponsors keep my blogging, so please go over and check Beautycounter out by clicking right here.

Lots of love and good luck!

A Gift For You: Precious Babies on Mother's Day

Photo: Lindsey Turner Photography

If you're a mother, here's my shout-out to you: you are awesome and amazing, even when you think you're not.  Keep up the good work, Momma!

Photo: Lindsey Turner Photography

Whether your baby looked like this just yesterday or forty years ago, you are still a Mother and I hope your day tomorrow is wonderful.

Photo: Lindsey Turner Photography

Do you long for peace and quiet, a still home to rest in for a day?  I hope you get it.

Photo: Lindsey Turner Photography

Do you long for snuggles and games and time together as a family?  I hope you get it.

Photo: Lindsey Turner Photography

Basically, I hope you are celebrated this weekend, and celebrate yourself, too! You are so special because you are exactly the Momma your children need!  Happy Mother's Day!

P.S. Can't get enough of pictures like these?  I really just can't.  Hop on over to Lindsey's blog right here.

Fun Times

Apparently this is my week for meeting famous people.  And I am so not smooth about it, trust me.  I once got totally stupid when being introduced to a local news anchor. As if he was Sting.  Anyway...last night at the Beautycounter event I met some really wonderful women, including the founder of Beautycounter, Gregg Renfrew.  She is fabulous, and so passionate about limiting the chemicals we absorb through our skin.  Like the terrible blogger I am, I failed to take a single picture.  It was dark, can that be my excuse? But you can pick up on her passion right here (click through if you are reading this in email, so you can watch the video!)

As if that's not enough, tomorrow the Nester has a book signing event locally, and I am ridiculously excited about it.  Her book is wonderful--so inspiring and so beautiful.

The Nester's New Book

I promise: tomorrow I will take pictures.

Thursday Night Lights

Okay, so that's misleading, unless by "lights" I mean awesome cocktails and company, which I clearly do. The Beautycounter event is THIS Thursday, ladies!  Who's in?

You Know You Want to Go

RSVP right here.  Oh and by the way, I am so in love with these products!  Look, if it's good enough for Gwyneth, its good enough for me!  And nothing will part me from my Lustro #3, no way, no how!

Amazing Deal Alert!

This one is fabulous, y'all!  Check it out:

If we didn't just get our pictures done, I would be tempted!  Wondering what an "Organic Bloom" frame looks like? Here's mine, although they come in many different styles and colors:

I chose the weathered edge for some character and contrast:

They work really well into gallery walls or as a focal point in your vignettes:

Of course, the one you get with this session is smaller, but equally beautiful!  And with a 20% discount on all products, you can go wild! Email Lindsey right this second and reserve your spot, ladies!

Can We Go On a Date?

Hey friends,

So as you may recall, I have a new sponsor: Beautycounter by Emily Anne.  Well guess what?  She is inviting us all to a super swanky evening of cocktails and conversation!

It is at a super nice restaurant, Vivace, here in Charlotte and I would love to not go alone! So, wanna come? To RSVP just click here, and of course let me know!  We can ride together:)

Please welcome Emily Anne with Beautycounter! (and a Special Offer, too!)

Ladies (and Gents!),

I am so super excited to introduce you to this gal.  Her name is Emily Anne and she is a rep for Beautycounter:

Meet Emily Anne, isn't she adorable!?!

What is Beautycounter?  It is an amazing line of skin care products and cosmetics which are completely safe for your body.  They're 100% free of the questionable chemicals you will find in most beauty products.  They have the most rigorous requirements of any company in the U.S., and in fact they never use any of these ingredients:

 Did you know that 80% of the ingredients in beauty products have never been tested for safety?  It is crazy to think about how many of us worry about buying BPA-free sippy cups but never think about the chemicals we are slathering all over our skin every day.  These products don't have anything in them that is even questionable.

That is just the first reason I love these products.

The second reason?  They are amazing.

Emily Anne sent me a complete line of skin care products to test, and I was really amazed at how much I liked them.  I didn't want to send them back!  I will be honest: historically, "natural" products leave me wanting more.  These truly did not.  I loved the cleanser, moisturizers, eye cream, and uplifting spray.  All amazing.

Photo: Beautycounter

My favorite product was the Lustro Face Oil--I started mixing just one drop into my moisturizer every morning and my skin is dramatically more radiant, smoother and healthier feeling.  {Love.}

Photo: Beautycounter

Beautycounter also offers a new anti-aging line of products (Countertime), as well as cosmetics and safe, lovely products for cleaning your kids (Kidscounter)!

Big bonus: the products look great on your bathroom counter!

Needless to say, I am thrilled to welcome Emily Anne and Beautycounter as a new sponsor of this blog. Try these products--you will not be disappointed!

To help you get started, Emily Anne is offering a free super-chic Beautycounter branded pouch (worth $30) when you order a Face Collection or the Anti-aging set!  Just order here (look for the That Mommy Blog link), and like Emily Anne on Facebook here.  Easy peasy!!!  



P.S. This is obviously a sponsored post, as I received a complimentary trial and discounted products.  As always, all opinions are 100% mine, all mine!

Introducing Lindsey Turner Photography!

Oh my gosh.  Oh my gosh!  OH MY GOSH!  I am so super excited about my big news today!

I've got a new sponsor to introduce to you (!!!) and you are going to love her.  Her name is Lindsey Turner, and not only is she a wonderful, charismatic, optimistic, lovely person, but she is also an amazingly skilled photographer.  You must run right over and check out her blog!

I mean, look at these smiles she dragged out of us!

And oh boy, she had to work for it too.  Right as we arrived for our shoot, LB tripped and skinned up his hand.  Poor guy was wailing. But you would never know it from the way Lindsey had him laughing just a few minutes later.  I love the way she captures such natural expressions on the boys.

Another bonus of working with Lindsey?  She will help you with your wardrobe choices and consult with you on where and how to place her photographs in your home, including help with building gallery walls. It is so reassuring to know she is with you from start to finish!

Starting today, you will see her ad in my sidebar and I will be giving her an occasional shout-out.  But why wait?  Hop on over to her blog and see the other lovely work she has done, including maternity and newborn shoots. Oh, and tell her I said "hey!"