It's been more than a month now since I attended the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration (SMMC) On-The-Road conference in Philadelphia.    It was a wonderful event full of fun, learning and surprises.  They packed so much information in those 5 hours that I've had a hard time trying to organize it all and get it down in one post!  I figured I'd break it up into a couple posts.

This was my first time attending a conference of this kind.  I've attended conferences for work but the main goal there was just to get in and earn your continuing education hours.  There isn't that much networking that takes place.  Some attendees don't even listen to the lectures and aren't very enthusiastic at all about the subjects being discussed.  The Disney SMMC event was entirely the opposite.  Attendees were encouraged to network and told to bring plenty of business cards.  The speakers had our undivided attention and instead of being on our phones and laptops to tune out the speakers, we were taking pictures and posting what they had to say.

DISCLOSURE:  I received free products from Crowdtap to facilitate this post.  All opinions are my own.

Early last year, I was introduced to the Cottonelle Care Routine, which involved combining the use of Cottonelle Clean Care toilet paper with Cottonelle Fresh Care Flushable Wipes.  It stressed the fact that people use water and cloth to clean other things, why not your behind??

Later that year, Cottonelle teamed up with British television presenter, Cherry Healey, to launch their #LetsTalkBums campaign. Healey traveled around the country, talking to Americans about how they cleaned their bums.  It's pretty funny to see how people react to her questions!

DISCLOSURE:  I received a free box of Kleenex Brand Tissues from Crowdtap to facilitate this post.  My opinions are my own.

Kleenex Brand Tissues are one of my favorite brands of tissues to use.  They're soft, but strong.  I keep a box in almost every room of the house.  You never know when you'll need one.  They can be used for so many things, from cleaning a runny nose to cleaning up a spill to acting as a backup if you run out of toilet paper!  You can even make it into a makeshift band-aid with some duct tape (another versatile tool)!

Something I haven't tried, though, is to craft with Kleenex tissues.  I like crafting, but usually use paper.  I did a quick Pinterest search for some craft ideas, but didn't see that many.  Most had to do with crafting with an empty tissue box -- which I didn't have.  One idea that I saw over and over was to make flowers with Kleenex tissue.  This sounded like it would be fun and easy to do.

DISCLOSURE:  I received free product from House Party in exchange for hosting a party.  All opinions are my own.

My kids love the Fourth of July!  The day is usually packed with yummy food and fun activities.  This year was no exception.  We were lucky enough to be picked to host a Hasbro Game Night Simon Swipe Challenge House Party!  We were sent an awesome party kit that included:

• 1 Simon Swipe game
• 1 Electronic Catch Phrase Decades game
• 1 Bop It! Beats game
• 1 pack of Duracell Quantum AAA batteries
• 1 pack of Quaker Chewy Granola Bars Chocolate Chip
• 10 coupons for $8 off the purchase of select Hasbro games and Duracell Quantum batteries

DISCLOSURE:  I received free products from Crowdtap to facilitate this post.  All opinions are my own. #CapriSunMomFactor

It's summer and my kids are outside every chance they can get.  This past weekend was a particularly hot one.  We had planned on going to our neighborhood pool, but my three-year-old refused to go.  Rather than force him to come along, we decided we'd cool off at home and let the kids play with the sprinkler.

We set up the sprinkler out front and my husband and I set out our Adirondack chairs so we could watch the kids play.  We also filled a cooler with ice and drinks for when they got hot and thirsty.

My husband relaxing in the shade.