Our Family Photos The Finale Giveaway

What better way to end our series of Our Family Photos than with a Giveaway?! I got the opportunity to review the digital scrap booking program My Memories Suite v. 2, so I can show all of you how great of a program it is! But not only that, I get to give the software (a $40 value) to one of you lucky readers! Just in time for the holidays, in case you're like me and want to give some of your family members something personal like a Memory book, Calendar, Scrap book and more.

I had so much fun playing around with the program and testing everything it was capable of doing. I tried out the pre-made albums, where all I had to do was add pictures and a few extra touches if I wanted to (all of these scrap book pages were made using a pre-made album then I added a few things!). I also made an album from scratch. I picked out the background paper, added photos, frames, embellishments and texts with no problem at all and it was so fast! It's a very easy to use program, all the buttons explain what they do and it has a help section if needed (which so far I haven't).

So let me tell you a little more about My Memories Suite: 

It is an award winning digital scrapbook software that is extremely easy and fun to use.

My Memories Suite is rated #1 by Amazon and TopTen Reviews.

Using this software, anyone can create digital scrapbooks, photobooks, cards, calendars and gifts without having to buy expensive and complicated software programs.

There are tons of ways to share your scrapbook with family and friends too! Print and share as a traditional scrapbook, use the one-click share option to turn your album into a professionally printed and hardbound book, turn your scrapbook into a movie to play on a DVD or even an iPod, you can even make it interactive by adding videos to it and sending it through a web link! The possibilities for sharing are endless!

And that is not even half of the features! Be sure to check out www.mymemories.com for even more info about the software!

I love to make scrap books by hand but they are SO time consuming and I'm a total perfectionist/borderline OCD when it comes to measuring and cutting the paper and making sure everything is even. So having a digital scrap booking program that does ALL of that for me is pretty much the most awesome thing ever because it takes me less than half the amount of time! Plus I feel like I can be more creative this way because of the endless amount of options I have. Not only does My Memories come with tons and tons of options already in the program, you can find more FREE stuff on their website or you can even buy stuff too! There are many different designers who make paper packs, templates, embellishments and more, so there is sure to be something (or lots of somethings) you will like!

And now for the funnest part of all!! Your chance to win your very own My Memories Suite v. 2 Digital Scrapbooking Software!!

To enter, all you have to do is go to www.mymemories.com check out the site then come back here and leave a comment with your email telling me what your favorite feature is. It can be anything from your favorite paper pack to your favorite sharing option. (mandatory entry)

You can get an additional entry by tweeting about this giveaway and leaving a comment with the link to your tweet and your email address. You can say something like: "I just entered to win a digital scrapbooking program from @MyMemoriesSuite on @AshandRowe 's blog, check it out! http://goo.gl/OBUkE"

This Giveaway will be open until Monday November 21st at midnight. Be sure to leave your email address in your comments and leave a separate comment for both entries! I will announce the winner on the same day as soon as I have a chance!

Oh and just one more thing!! As a special for all of my readers, I'm giving you your very own Share the Memories code that provides a $10 discount off the purchase of the My Memories Suite Scrapbook software and a $10 coupon for the MyMemories.com store - ($20 value!) The code is: STMMMS52501

Be sure to check out My Memories on:

Facebook- http://www.facebook.com/pages/MyMemories/140359372717593

Twitter- https://twitter.com/#!/MyMemoriesSuite

Blog- http://blog.mymemories.com/

Hevea Baby USA Pacifier Review

So back at the beginning of November, Hevea was having an open call for bloggers to review their new pacifiers. I jumped at this chance since we all know Roweyn loves her pacifier. I had completely forgotten about it until I got a package in the mail a couple weeks later with a Crown Orthodontic Pacifier. 

 I was pretty excited to have her try it out, but was bummed when I opened it up and saw that it was a 0-3month size. I gave it to her anyways to see what she would do with it. She loved it! She chewed on it like a teether and tried to suck on it but it was a little too small for her already small mouth. So I decided to email Hevea to see if there was any way I could get a bigger pacifier for Roweyn to try out. I was emailed back the next day and to my excitment I was told "Yes"! So about a week later I got another package from Hevea. This time it had a 3 months and up Crown Round Pacifier in it.

I was a little unsure of how Roweyn would like it since she is used to more of the Orthodontic shaped pacifiers but she loved this one too! I'm so glad I was able to get one that's her size! Everyone noticed her new pacifier and commented on how cute it is. Someone even mentioned how nice it will be when she's crawling since there is no hard plastic that can get under her knees when dangling from her pacifier clip.

Alright so lets talk a little bit about what Hevea's pacifiers are made out of.

The Hevea pacifier is made of 100% pure natural rubber from the rubber tree Hevea brasiliensis. It is:

• 100% natural rubber latex 
• Hygienic one piece design – no joints, cracks or edges. (Which means no soapy water gets stuck in the pacifiers after washing it! Always a problem I had with other pacifiers!)
• Soft material and ergonomic shape – soft and gentle against baby’s face
• Doesn’t leave marks, prevents vacuum around the mouth (None of that red circle mark or rash around the mouth!)
• Sustainably produced
• Recycled and biodegradable packaging materials
• No PVC, no BPA, no phthalates, no artificial colors (Yay!)

It comes in a stylish brown and orange wrapping for the 0-3 Month, and brown/yellow wrapping for the 3+ Month. And they are priced at $9.95. Which is a little more than what I would normally pay for a pacifier, but when you see all the great things about it and how much your baby loves it , you will be stoked for the price you paid!

I was sent these pacifiers for free from Hevea in exchange for doing a review. In no way did this influence my opinion on the pacifiers! All of the great thoughts are my own!