It was a tough choice from all of the entries, but the minute I saw her sweet baby in that bib I cracked up laughing, look at that smile, cuteness overload!! And check out her beautiful daughter who joined in the fun wearing her hometown on her jacket!

Thank you Heather and thank you to everyone else who entered. Stay tuned for the toypalooza to continue tonight (that’s Monday night), I have lots of cute things waiting to be won!

Here are the specs:

This toy is called Mini Super Moto with the following specs:

- Suitable for kids, 1/1/2 to 3 years old.

- Weight of child not to exceed 25 kgs or about 55 lbs

- Size is 42.13 x 19.29 x 24.21 inches

- Speed 1.5 to 2 km/hr ( about 1.2 mi/hr)

- Direction Left, Right, forward and backward

- Play Time 1 to 2 hours

- 1 x 6 volts batt included or 4 x 1.5 v AA batt (not included)

Color may vary subject to stock availability.

These are available in stock as of this writing. We reserve the right to replace or substitute the ride on toy of equal value in the event that we ran out of stock of the exact model as shown.

The best part is they have agreed to ship this anywhere in the Continental United States, so all you blog readers out there can participate too, not just my California readers. This would make a wonderful present for the toddler in your life this holiday season. I’ve got some really cute baby and girly prizes to give away soon too, but why not start out with a bang with this one!

So how do you win this? Email me a photo that is at least 600 pixels tall or wide and you or the person in the photo must be holding or sitting with a sign that has your city (and state if possible) listed. No you don’t have to make an elaborate sign, you could use paper and write it, but you get cool points for making something neat or for finding a sign in your town that has the name on it. Entries are due by 11:59pm Pacific time this Sunday night 12/2/07. The winner will be posted on Monday and the next contest will begin. Please only enter if you are giving this to a child and you promise not to put this on ebay!

Santa Claus is coming to town early this year! So what are you waiting for!? Email your entries to me!

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=9561369092

P.S. – TGIF!!!!!

A Message From Gerald L. Storch,
Chairman and CEO, Toys“R”Us, Inc. 

Dear Valued Guest,

As we prepare to kick off the holiday shopping season, we know that the important issue of toy safety is on the minds of many parents. I wanted to take a moment today to reiterate to you our uncompromising commitment to the safety of the children and families we serve and to share with you some of the steps Toys“R”Us has taken in recent months to enhance our already high safety standards:

• While we have always mandated that our manufacturers extensively test products for a variety of hazards, earlier this year, Toys“R”Us engaged Bureau Veritas, a respected world leader in independent testing, to re-test products right off our store shelves. We have alerted our manufacturers that we will report any safety violations we may find to the proper authorities. In addition, we have advised our manufacturers that they must now increase the frequency of testing for each shipment of toys sent to Toys“R”Us stores. Our message is clear: there is simply no place for unsafe toys on our store shelves. Failure to meet our safety requirements has consequences – up to and including termination of our business relationship.
• We believe that when a product is recalled, the most important thing is to get that product out of children’s hands. To that end, we have instituted a “no quibble” policy when it comes to toy recalls. This means Toys“R”Us will take back recalled product whether it was purchased at Toys“R”Us or not – with or without a receipt.
• We are working in partnership with federal legislators to advocate for more funding and staffing for the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the government regulator responsible for toys. We are also advocating for the introduction of production code stamping of products, so retailers and consumers can easily identify specific items should they be recalled.

As the toy authority, Toys“R”Us carries the broadest assortment of toys from 30 countries, including the United States. Whatever your gift needs this holiday season, our toy-trained staff can help you find the best gift for the child on your list. I encourage you to visit our Safety website, www.Toysrus.com/Safety, which we have updated to include helpful tips for safe toy shopping during the holiday season

As a company committed to children and families, we understand the trust you place in us to make sure the toys on our store shelves are safe. And, as a parent myself, I want you to know that our entire organization continues to work vigilantly on your behalf to ensure this is the safest of holiday seasons.

With Best Wishes to You and Your Loved Ones on behalf of the Toys“R”Us, Inc. Family,

Gerald L. Storch
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Toys“R”Us, Inc.

I feel a contest coming on….  SO! In honor of my 34th Birthday on Monday (oh boy how in the world did that happen), I’m giving you my birthday $34.  Yep, that’s right!  So here are the rules.

Contest entries are due no later than 11:59pm on Sunday, November 11, 2007.

What you gotta do: Tell me what you would do with your $34 if you won.  How easy is that!?  Also send me a photo of yourself and don’t give me any of this, I hate having my photo taken.  Come on, how often does someone give you something as fabulous as $34?

Email your entries to me, lots of things you can do with $34… buy one gallon of gas , a bag full of stuff at the 99 cents store.  Tell me your plans, I’ll pick the winner and you’ll get the cash to make your dreams come true!

My son and daughter had the job of picking a winner. I’m actually surprised they agreed. I was expecting a tie, but they both had a clear cut favorite….

But before I announce the winner, take a look as some more of the super cutie pies who entered..

And the winner is………. BABY NORAH THE GOLDFISH (scroll down to see her photo from yesterday)!  My kids both liked her costume because “Mommy her costume looks like our fish”.  LOL well there ya go, out of the mouths of babes.   Norah’s mom – please email me to claim your prize!

Thank you so much to everyone who entered, I loved each and every entry, you made my kids smile too.

Stay tuned because it’s almost my birthday and I loooove giving out prizes and you won’t want to miss it!  Ten days and counting!

Come on, it’s easy to do, you know your kids are cute!

Here are a couple of the entries I’ve received so far, I’ll be posting more tomorrow night, my blog readers sure do have some cutie pies!

Check out precious baby Norah in her gold fish costume.  OMG those cheeks!  I must have said AWWW a million times when her Mom sent me this photo.  Norah lives in Tennessee, that’s where I’m from!  Go Vols!!!!!

How cute is this little kangaroo!?  Do I have the cutest clients or what?

Blog reader Laura sent this photo of her three little trick or treaters! I love the sweet smile on her little one in the middle!  She’s a good witch!

More photos tomorrow night….keep them coming! I’ve got entries from superheros, some pals from Sesame street and some princesses to share, so stay tuned!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Halloween!  This morning my daughter’s preschool and my son’s school both had really cool activities going on for the kids and tonight we took the kids out for a little bit of trick or treating.  Here are a few snapshots of my kids from today.  Now I want to see yours!  Show me how cute your kids looked today and win yourself some itunes!  It’s like trick or treating for adults with itunes, but with zero calories and no sugar, your dentist will love you for it!

My son aka The Storm Trooper

My little Tinkerbell and a friend

My little one again, but this time with Grandma at the school carnival…. yes she’s on sugar overload here.   Isn’t that the cutest most obnoxious dress ever?  I love how it looks in photos with the vivid color and patterns.

Today my husband and I took our two little ones down to Long Beach to the 7th Annual Haute Dog Halloween Parade. My kids love animals so much and we had such a good time! There were over 500 dogs in the parade and many more who just came to watch. I wish I could show you photos of all of the dogs, but that would be the world’s longest slideshow. Some of the dogs ran by us so fast that I didn’t have time to get a photo of them.

Here are a couple of my favorites and be sure and check out the slideshow below!

If you see your dog in the slideshow be sure and email me and I’ll be glad to send you the full res file so you can print it out!

Click here to view the Halloween Slideshow – if several people are watching at once it takes a few seconds to load, refresh if you have problems! ENJOY!

If you are really bored click here to view the Easter Slideshow