A few of my new favorite things

Once in a while you come across a book or item and you just want to share it with others so they can have that same satisfaction or joy that you got out of it, right? Well, I've made several new discoveries lately that I wanted to pass on.

*BUMBO

Is this the cutest thing?

I've seen these new fangled bumbo seats around, but they seemed too dang expensive for what you're getting. So I kept my eye on Craig's list and found this one. Yes, it's blue, but I'm OK with that. I think it's so cute that Caroline can actually sit up and look around. She likes it and will hang around in it for short periods of time, but gets sick of it after a while. I think she enjoys being able to see more than just the ceiling, but it's like her muscles get tired of holding her upright. Anyway, it has been great in small doses. And if I cover it with a blanket, it's an easy way to take pictures of her upright.

*Yummy chocolate spread

We've discovered World Market over the last few months. What a fun place to shop! The other day I had the kids with me and we came across this chocolate caramel spread that sounded too good to pass up. Oh, man. It rocks! I guess it's similar to Nutella??

For FHE treats the other week, we roasted marshmallows over the stove and made s'mores with the spread for our chocolate. Decadent. I'm drooling right now.

*Skechers version of Fit Flops

Have you heard of Fit Flops? They are these sandals that are supposed to make it more of a workout when you walk. I passed a woman walking in my neighborhood who had them on and stopped to talk to her about them and she raved about how great they were. Ever since then I've been wanting a pair. But when I got online to look at them, I found that they cost fifty bucks. What? For flip flops?? Then I looked on eBay for new pairs but they were closing at around $48. Still too much for me. Well, when I was on my scrapbooking getaway and hit the Skechers store, I found these for $20. That's more like it. They are really comfortable and I LOVE them.

*Puzzles

I'm going out on a limb here and saying that we are a puzzle family. Especially since we had kids. Both Brandon and Whit enjoy puzzles and it's something fun for us to do with them. Well, I found these "Time for Us" puzzles at Target that are perfect for families with kids.

If you look closely, you can see that the left half of the puzzle is made of adult-sized pieces and the right side is kid-sized. How cool is that? They are a little pricier than plain puzzles, but have been worth it for us. Lots of fun.

I found this Star Wars "quizzle" at Tuesday Morning for $3.
Yay for bargain hunting!
Paul and Daneen helped us put it together over Labor Day weekend.
After you assemble all the pieces, there are little ovals with names
on them and you have to identify the Star Wars Characters.
Brandon is a fan of this one. And he knows so many more of
the characters' names than me!

*Facebook

I can just hear my Mom saying, "If your friends all jump off a bridge..." Yes, Mom, apparently I'd jump, too. I think it was purely because some of my friends did it, I signed up for Facebook a couple of weeks ago. I've loved it. It has been fun to find friends that I hadn't kept in touch with for a long time. It's one of those sites where I could end up spending A LOT of time, but so far have tried to limit.

There you go. Any new discoveries to share with me?