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Another School Year Gone By

June 11, 2013 By Alex 3 Comments

No crying here, these boys can't wait for the last day of school!

I don’t measure years in the traditional way–December 31st is not the end of the year for me. Instead, I measure years by school calendars. June is the end of the year, and September marks the beginning of a new one. Those months in between? The X factor–fun months which really don’t count. So what [...]

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Traveling Beyond Our World with Movies

June 10, 2013 By Alex Leave a Comment

Editor’s Note: Breezy Mama is SO EXCITED to have been selected as a blogger for Fandango’s Family Room! Fandango.com, the easy way to buy your movie tickets on their site and/or via the app, has asked us to share our adventures in movie watching, and we were happy to do so! My kids are enamored [...]

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Filed Under: Books Games Apps TV Movies Tagged With: fandango, kids movies, movies and books

Infant Botulism–Can You Really Just Catch it from a Spore?

June 10, 2013 By Alex Leave a Comment

Recently, a newborn of a friend was hospitalized with infant botulism. What?! Infant botulism is one of those catch phrases that you hear, but think nothing of. Breezy Mama turned to Dr. William H. Cotton, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, to get the facts. How in the world does a toddler catch botulism? Infant botulism was [...]

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When You Just Need Some Pampering. . .

June 4, 2013 By Alex 1 Comment

Have you ever met anyone that made you want to do better? You hear them speak and you’re instantly convinced that you need to do more for the world we live in? They make you strive to be a better person? Kimberly Parry is one such person. The founder of Kimberly Parry Organics, a USDA [...]

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Filed Under: Green Goods Tagged With: Kimberly Parry, organic body products, organic spa products

Uh-Uh, No Way, Not . . . Lice!

May 29, 2013 By Alex 1 Comment

The dreaded text came in from one of the mom’s of my child’s classmate, “Lice is going around the classroom!” This is my worst nightmare. Not only have I lived through having lice TWICE as a child (not very fun when one has stick straight, bleached-blonde hair that went to their waist), but I’ve read [...]

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Filed Under: Gear Tagged With: lice, lice defense products, lice prevention

Grilled Cheese? Not on this Menu

May 24, 2013 By Alex Leave a Comment

A few of the kid "taste testers" with TWENTY/20 Executive Sous Chef, Andres Hinojosa

You know the drill—you take your children out to eat and you can ask them what they want without even looking at the kid’s menu: grilled cheese, chicken fingers, french fries and if you’re lucky, maybe some sliced apples. TWENTY/20 at the Sheraton Carlsbad Resort & Spa is aiming to make this sort of menu [...]

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Filed Under: Delish Dish Tagged With: healthy eating, healthy food, healthy meals for kids, restaurants with healthy kids food

Delish Dish: Drink Your Veggies!

May 17, 2013 By Alex Leave a Comment

So I’ve been love, love LOVING my Vitamix. I’ve kept to my word, and have been making smoothies every weekday morning, finding delicious combinations of veggies and fruit. I try to stay away from adding juice or yogurt and instead, have been using Coconut - Almond milk as a base. If you purchase the Tweet Pin [...]

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It’s Time! The Maddie James Seaside Learning Center is Here!

May 2, 2013 By Alex 2 Comments

The Ota Family at the 2nd Annual Mile for Maddie walk

It’s been two years since 5-year-old Maddie James captured the hearts of the nation with her love of the ocean and the animals living in it. For those of you who have been long time Breezy readers, you’ll remember how Maddie’s life tragically ended when an inoperable tumor was found. As soon as she heard [...]

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Filed Under: The Breeze Tagged With: Maddie James, maddie james foundation, mile for maddie, Ocean Institute

Next Up for Dreamworks Animation: Turbo and Sherman & Mr. Peabody

May 2, 2013 By Alex 1 Comment

Kate from San Diego Deals & Steals fills us in on the next soon-to-be animated classics . . . …..Hi all! It’s Kate again! I trust many of you Breezy Mamas have already taken your kiddos to see The Croods. Be honest – you totally cried a little bit didn’t you? I bet many readers [...]

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Filed Under: Books Games Apps TV Movies Tagged With: sherman and mr. peabody, the croods, turbo