Sunday, December 21, 2014

Dressember Day 13


Day 13
Dress: 10dollarmall
Boots: Steve Madden
Necklace: L.A. Fashion District

I thought I would challenge myself and show you the poser of ONE dollar! I got my dress for $1 and my necklace for $1! One dollar can go further than you know. I am blessed to be part of something bigger!

all proceeds go directly to the Internation Justice Mission to help end slavery and human trafficking


Dressember Day 12


Day 12
Hat: L.A. Fashion District
Jacket: H & M
Black Dress: Target
Leggings: Target
Flannel Shirt: Target
Shoes: Converse

Dressember Day 11


Day 11

Dress: 10dollarmall
Sweater: Forever 21
Leggings: Target
Boots: Target
Scarf: H&M mens

On my Daughter:
Dress: Harajuku kids for Target
Boots: Target

all proceeds go directly to the Internation Justice Mission to help end slavery and human trafficking


Dressember Day 10


Day 10

Shirt: Forever 21
Skirt: Forever 21
Boots: Steve Madden
Necklace: Wantable

all proceeds go directly to the Internation Justice Mission to help end slavery and human trafficking


Dressember Day 9


Day 9
Knit Dress: Marshall's

all proceeds go directly to the Internation Justice Mission to help end slavery and human trafficking


Dressember Day 8


Day 8
Cardigan: H & M
Striped Dress: Marshall's
Teal Leggings: Target
Boots: Steve Madden

To Donate: http://support.dressemberfoundation.org/alittleaboutalot
all proceeds go directly to the Internation Justice Mission to help end slavery and human trafficking

Friday, December 19, 2014

Walt's Place Vacation Rental & Disneyland!


We were so blessed to able to stay at Walt's Place for 2 nights, and I had to..HAD TO share. 
I know a lot of people who come from out of town, state, country and come to Disneyland and often ask where the best place to stay is. Trust me, traveling with kids can be a daunting exerience. My kids loved this place so much they didn't even want to go to Disneyland. I repeat, THEY DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO GO TO DISNEYLAND!!!  and once we did go, they kept saying "mom, can we go back to the condo" They all slept really well too (I'm talking atleast 12 hours, all 4 of them. It's a Christmas miracle! hahah!) So I thought I would share my experience for you all and it will be in the back of your mind the next time you need a place to rent for your family! There is video below too so you can come discover Walt's Place with us!!


They have LITERALLY  thought of every single detail. Every "oh many I wish I brought my..." moment was met with a solution. For me, that means having a Keurig. Mama needs her coffee in the morning. They had an assortment of coffee, tea, iced tea, decaf..


along with that there were tons of slippy cups, travel coolers, lunch bags, ziplock bags, to go spoons (perfect for my yogurt eater) ice packs... seriously, better equipped than my house! Not to mention strollers, double strollers, backpacks. Seriously. You need it, they have it. Perfect if you're traveling!

Huge dining area that also had a booster chair and a high chair (that magically turns into a rocking horse and a desk!!)


there were toys in every corner. My kids were in paradise. We didn't turn on the tv once and they never stopped playing! And there were things for every age, and many things we didn't even get to (like all the board games!)


The kids room sleeps FIVE kids. yep, there is a trundle under the boys bed and under the bunk bed.... and does this room look familiar? it's an exact replica of Andy's room from Toy Story!!

This is the second room, we ended up just using it to put the pack and play in (which they have two so you don't have to bring yours) but how gorgeous is the mural and bedding?

Master Bedroom is Snow White themed, I meant to take pictures of the little details...but then I got too excited. Hopefully you can see them in the video!

Look at that little window! it is for the under the stairs room! how fun, seriously might be my favorite  thing in the house. The little girl in me couldn't handle it. haha!

under the stairs!!

My hubby even got his quiet time in each morning outside on the patio.


Every part of this rental was so fun. They had a scavenger hunt for mickey's hidden around the house, and cool trivia and hidden secrets of Disneyland books that you could go through before going to the park. 
They even left our kids little mickey presents and a  gingerbread house for our family to make together. I cannot say enough about the love and care that is in this place, and we would definitely go back. 
Oh! did i mention it is RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM DISNEYLAND?! hah! most important part! every hotel we stayed in was quite a walk and at the end of the day it is really nice to be able to walk out of the park, across the street and be home.


Click to see Walt's place!


Click to watch our trip to Disneyland!


For more information on Walt's place:
http://www.waltsplacerental.com

The Copple's gifted us with this trip for Pastor's appreciation, and boy do we feel appreciated. We would definitely go back to and pay for our family to stay here in the future. They don't know I'm sharing this review, I just thought it would be easiest to post rather than try to explain over and over to my family and friends!
 It is truly a treasure and I wanted to share with you all,
Thank you so much Theresa and Josh for allowing our family to stay here and be blessed!!

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Full Face Holiday Makeup Tutorial


Every Day Curls Tutorial


Dressember Outfits

As many of you know, I am participating in Dressember again this year. I am wearing a dress every day for 31 days in the month of December to raise money and awareness to end slavery and human trafficking. I am uploading my outfits daily on Instagram/ Facebook and thought I would share the fashion details here! 


Day 1
Beanie: H & M
Sweater: Kohls (Vera Wang Collection)
Black Dress: Forever 21
Boots: Hautelook


Day 2
Dress: Ross
Necklace: Wantable
Tights: DKNY
Shoes: Steve Madden


Day 3
Hat: H & M Mens
Scarf: H & M Mens
Earrings: Fashion District L.A.
Black Dress: Target
Denim Jacket: Target
Boots: Target


Day 4
Sweater: Forever 21
Denim Shirt: Target
Striped Dress: Marshalls
Shoes: Frye Sandals
Socks: Forever 21
Earrings: Fashion District L.A.


Day 5
Dress: Target
Boots: Hautelook



Day 6
Kids Dresses: Fabkids
Cardigan: TJ Maxx
Dress: Marshalls
Belt: Forever 21
Leggings: Forever 21
Boots: Steve Madden (Hautelook)



Day7
Jacket: H & M
Dress: Ross
Necklace: Wantable
Tights: Target
Booties: Target

Vlogmas Day 10: Part 1 of 35 Things I've Learned

Vlogmas Day 7: Holiday Polished Bag from Beauteque

Vlogmas Day 6: Winter Dry Skin Remedies

Vlogmas Day 5: Urthbox Unboxing

Vlogmas Day 4: Intentional Thoughtfulness

Hours, days, years go by so quickly... and atleast for me that means I have a lot of "I meant to, I forgot to, I thought about, or I should have's"
I wanted to share a couple of tips on intentional thoughtfulness. Little things you can do to remind those who are important to you that you love them. I have learned that often the smallest acts of kindness have a big impact and often happen at the time the person needed it. Who doesn't want a little spontaneous love and encouragement?

VLOGMAS Day 3: December Wantable Box

Had a little fun with my Kale shirt from Suburban Riot today,
Beyonce and I aren't so different right? haha!!



Get your Wantable Box here: wantable.com

VLOGMAS Day 2: Breakfast, Easybake & OOTD

Vlogmas Day 1: November Favorites

Turning 35! Vlogmas & Dressember

November Boxy Charm Unboxing!


Get your BoxyCharm here: boxycharm.com

Vlog: Kia Sorento & Meeting the Mommy Biz!

We got to spend the week driving around in the New 2015 Kia Sorento!
Here is us driving around town and getting to meet the Mommy Biz!

November Ipsy Bag

4 tips on how to love your body after baby

Does this mean I am totally comfortable and confident with my body? heck no!!
Living in southern california especially I am surrounded by tight, perky... smooth bodies. I have to remind myself every day that I am a mom who carried and nourished my 4 babies. Loving your body isn't about feeling good compared to everyone else, its about loving your body regardless of everyone else ( but please, do they have to come around me in their itty bitty bikini's at the beach while I'm wearing my mom swimsuit and shorts?! haha!)

Full Lips Enhancer

after fullips with lipgloss

I was so curious about this little contraption!!
Does it really work?!




after Fullipswith lipliner

Click the video to watch me review and demo!

Nekter Juice Cleanse: Results Not Normal!

POP SUGAR Must Have Box November 2014


Korean Cosmetics Haul


use code "littlealot" for 10% off

November Wantable Box: Accessories


To get your wantable box: Wantable.com

October Favorites (late yes, but still good!)

Product Empties!

Scentbird Monthly Perfume Subscription


This post is sponsored by Scentbird, all opinions are honest and my own

October Love With Food Box!

October Ipsy Bag

I am so behind on posting my videos on here, better late than never right?!

to get your Ipsy bag for $10/month click here


Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Totspot App: Buy & Sell used kids clothing!

If you are anything like me, you have BAGS of clothes that your kids no longer fit in. Garage sale? donate? You can sell it AND get new clothes!
Click the video to watch!



Look for "totspot" in the app store
Use promo code EXECLS for a $2 credit to get you started!

Post sponsored by Totspot. All opinions are honest and my own.

Thursday, November 20, 2014

BIG NYX Cosmetics Giveaway!


NYX Cosmetics is helping me celebrate my birthday with this fabulous giveaway!!!

Click the video to see everything the winner will receive!!


To Enter:
Follow @nyxcosmetics and @alittleaboutalot on Instagram. Repost and #alittleabout 
Or
leave a comment below the video ON YouTube

Winner will be announced on November 29th, 2014 ON INSTAGRAM
winner will be given 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen, thank you and good luck!

Milani Cosmetics Giveaway!!!


GIVEAWAY!!!
I am so excited that Milani Cosmetics is celebrating with me. They sent a package of my all time favorite products to share with you!!

Click the video to watch everything that the winner will receive:



To enter:
On Instagram: Follow @milanicosmetics and @alittleaboutalot repost the above picture with #alittleaboutalot (click here)

OR

you can leave a comment below the video ON YouTube (click here)

Winner will be announced on Instagram on November 29th, 2014 
winner will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen!

Thursday, November 13, 2014

LeapTv Gaming System Review


Thank you Leap Frog for sponsoring our LeapTV party!!


We got to play with the new LeapTv gaming system (retail $149.00)
and 2 of the new games: Dance & Learn, Sports!


We had so much fun dancing and moving with our friends!


break time! 



What I thought was great was even when it was someone else's turn, the other kids still danced along!

Click the video below to watch the full review!


Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Homeschooling

When I mentioned homeschooling in my "daily life as a mom" video I had a lot of questions about homeschooling. Of course every homeschool curriculum is different, every mom/dad/teacher is different and every family is different. So, I thought I would share our homeschooling experience and how we do it. I know there are a lot of people who have thought about it or wondered what it was like so I hope you find this informative and helpful!


This is the video I did last year for the  411 Mommas about different kinds of schools we have sent our kids to and how we decided on what was best for our family.
We often get asked if we will homeschool forever, and that is honestly a question I don't know the answer to. We have 2 in school now and 2 not, so we don't really know what will happen in the upcoming years, but said we would decide each year what is best for our family as the time comes.
Hope this helps in your schooling decisions!! Remember that you can always decide to change what kind of school they are in and what is best for them and your lifestyle. Being a parent is hard and making these decisions is hard, I hear you!!!

SAHM of Four!

Sorry there is a glitch in the video in the beginning! (real life mom of four trying to edit a video right?!)

I get a lot of questions and requests to do a "day in the life" with my kids. I'm still not comfortable filming my kids in my home, but I thought I could share with you what a normal day is like and what our schedule is like, hope it is helpful!

Favorite Fall & Winter Lip Colors!

Nuby Tear Free Rinse Pail


ok, I don't know what it is… but I feel like there are certain baby/kid products that I have been stubborn about "not needing". This would be one of them: The Tear Free Rinse Pail. I think I have looked at it from a distance a bajillion times, and even though my kids FREAK OUT when water gets in their eyes when I rinse their hair, I always thought "how different can it be than me just holding my hand over their forehead… right?? … wrong.
The silicone lip creates a seal that doesn't allow water to trickle down, unlike my hand that allows water to go off the sides into a V right into their eyes. And because I have my other hand free I can tilt their heads back while rinsing. 

I gave my 2 year old a bath today after she decided to give herself a yogurt hair mask. I thought… well here goes nothing little pail, and voila!! hair rinsed, no freak out. 
amazing. 


Such a simple little thing, to make an every day task that much easier. Now there won't be any more screaming, and bath time will just be fun!! 
($6.99 on Amazon)



Monday, October 13, 2014

Weaning Baby #4


So we did it. Successfully weaned baby #4. I have to say it was an emotional week for me, thankful for these Tommee Tippee bottles because they were the only ones he would take!! 


I knew the day was coming when I would wean, but no matter how mentally and emotionally prepared you think you are… you're not, or maybe you are.. but I wasn't!!!

I wanted to share with you my weaning of baby #4 and how I dealt with not only my last feeding with him, but my last feeding EVER! waaahhhhh!!!!


Fell off the Fitness Wagon!

Gonna be honest. 
I fell of the fitness wagon. 
Yep. The brownies got the best of me. The past month or slow I've been working out less and eating worse. Honestly I didn't even care because it felt good to indulge. 
BUT the last few days I've been feeling gross. You know when you eat too much candy and  you have that icky taste in the back of your mouth? yep. That's how I feel. I feel like I need to eat a bag of spinach and cleanse. I felt like I wasn't seeing much of a difference, but now that I have been  'indulging' I definitely do. My face has totally broken out and I look like a pre-teen acne face and my pants are getting tight and my muffin top has magically expanded. I decided I'm not going to feel bad about it though, I'm just going to change. AGAIN. 
No excuses, no pity party. Just plain old, I'm back on it. So today I decided I'm gonna cut down (and when I say cut down, I mean I'm going to try to not drink soda anymore…but when I put a restriction I want it so I'm just gonna say cut down and try not to!haha!) on soda and drink only water. It is amazing how much sugar and non-nutritional ingredients are in drinks.. and I love my flavored teas and Coca Cola. So mama is going to make a change. Today. Right now. So this morning my husband and I started our day with a good HIIT work out and I told him we are doing it every day… and we will.
We did it before so we can do it again.
I have to remind myself that i didn't "undo" all my hard work from before. I am at a totally different starting point and that my body WANTS to be healthy. 
So I feel motivated again to resume my healthy lifestyle.
My goal is to be at my very best at 35… and that is coming up in a month!!

October Wantable Box: Accessories!


4-5 boutique style, hand picked accessories for $36 a month!

I love getting my Wantable box every month!! It is seriously like Christmas to me. What girl doesn't like getting accessories?! Click the link above to get your wantable box (you can choose from accessories, beauty, intimates and now fitness too!)

Click the video below to see what I got this month, I love everything!


Friday, October 10, 2014

September Favorites! (a little late, but still awesome!)


Wanted to share some of my favorites. Beauty, electronics and drinks!!
Click to watch, hope you enjoy!
(ps. the Neuro Sleep worked amazing, I drink only half and I'm off to sleepy land!)


YouTube Mom Tag!

I was tagged by Mommytipsbycole to do the "YouTube Mom Tag"
Hope this helps you get to know me better!
Click to watch

Memebox Global #14

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

$1-$5 Fashion Haul?! MOTD & OOTD


Eyes: Milani Cosmetics Bella Eyeshadow in Bella Emerald
Jordana Eyeliner in Jade
Earrings: Forever 21
Necklace: Wantable


Shirt: Chaser Brand
Leggings: Fabletics

When we were on vacation in Oceanside I discovered a little random store that was going out of business, and everything was $1-$5… EVERYTHING!
click to see what I got!

Vacation Hacks!


We were on vacation the other week and I posted this picture on instagram and thought I would share!
If you have kids, the beach is a scary place. Sand everywhere, means sand…. everywhere. Fingers, toes, buttcracks… everywhere!!
Some kids don't mind, while other kids freak out. My solution, baby powder. You can get the huge tub at Walmart for under $2 and it seriously is a life saver. Just dump a generous amount on whatever body part you are trying to get the sand off, and it brushes off like a dream. Also, it's easier the drier the sand is… but it works on damp sand too.

I also realized that I had left my face wash at home, and I am one of those people that can NOT go to bed with out washing my face. Discovered another little vacation hack so I thought I would share!
Click the video to watch!


Monday, October 6, 2014

Fabletics Picks & Fit Journey Update!


click the link above to get your fabletics outfit!


Oula Tank in Black: Size M
Capri in Black Ombre: Size L

http://strk.enlnks.com/aff_c?offer_id=1648&aff_id=17198







Jacket: Size M
Capri Camo: Size L