Spring Fling Vox Box Review

I was really excited to receive the Spring Fling Vox Box from Influenster. I had heard some great things about it and couldn't wait to find out what was inside! When my box arrived I opened it up straight away and was really happy when I saw what was inside. I received a Rimmel Scandaleyes Mascara, Kiss Everlasting French Nails, Nivea Skin Firming Body Lotion, Playtex Sport Fresh Balance and a Peach Pie scented Labor Day Air Freshener. Every product was great and I really enjoyed this box more than the last one (which you can read about here).

My favourite product has to be the Scandaleyes Mascara from Rimmel London. When I first used it I noticed how good the wand was and noticed hardly any clumps on the wand itself which meant no sticking my eyelashes together with big clumps. It covered really well and my eyelashes were bold and flawless!

I loved these Everlasting French nails from Kiss. They were really easy to apply and looked really professional without the price tag! My nails looked gorgeous- the only problem I did have was that I found they didn't stay on very long which was a shame but it wont stop me buying them again.

Also in the box was a small bottle of Nivea Skin Firming Hydration body lotion. I really liked using this and found that after application my skin was really smooth and felt great. After using it for about 2 weeks I need notice an improvement in the firmness of my skin and was really happy with the results. I only wish it was a larger bottle but I will be getting myself some more as its all gone now and I want to see if there is any more continued improvement with longer use.

The Labor Day Peach Pie Car Air Freshener smells really good! I gave it Paul to freshen up his truck. I am still yet to see the Labor Day film, it looks really good but I just don't find the time.

The Playtex Sport Fresh Balance was a nice find in the box. They did their job and I was happy with how well they worked to make me feel fresh and protected.

All in all I really liked this box. All of the items were good and useful and I have managed to find some new favourite products!

Big News

On Thursday last week we took the leap and started toilet training Calleigh and I am so proud to announce that in just 2-3 days she has mastered it and is now officially toilet trained!

Well done Calleigh!

I could not be any happier with how she took to this. I'll admit the first day did not go so well, we had a lot of accidents and it really seemed like this wasn't going to be easy but then the second day she woke up and just amazed me. Every time she just went straight away and did it, even going for a number two didn't phase her! 

I will post a more in depth post on this about how we started and what we did and some tips we found really useful! 

There is still some more training to do, we tried her without the diaper at night but I don't think she is quite there yet. She is quite a heavy sleeper and she just wasn't waking up to go in the night and woke up very wet in the morning. 

She also has trouble going in public toilets. She never had any accidents whilst we were out and did tell me a couple of times that she needed to go for a wee but just couldn't go. She held it in until we got home and then went straight when we got in. 

Look out for my next post for some great tips for potty training in just 2 days!

Outfit of the Month: June

Summer is here and so are pretty butterfly summer dresses! 

Dress: Cherokee at Target

Ballwin Days.

Last Friday after a failed attempt to take my mother to the airport to catch her flight back to England we spent the evening at the Ballwin Days festival. There were rides, games, freebies and a lot of fun things for Calleigh to do. She loved going on the rides and was actually big and brave enough to go on a few on her own. Although her favourite was the balloon ride with Daddy! 

Mee Mee got to enjoy one more surprise evening of fun with us and we got to spend one last night with her- Thanks United! 

Lake of the Ozarks.

After our fun trip to Branson we decided to take another one. It was Memorial Day weekend and there was a great offer on a hotel right on the Lake of the Ozarks- somewhere we have wanted to go for a while now. So of course we booked it and this time for two nights so we had more time to explore!

The drive went well and we got to the hotel in good time. The hotel we stayed at was called Tan-Tar-A and it was a big resort right on the lake with it's own marina and Indoor Water Park!
 After we checked in and dropped our bags off at the room we took a quick walk around the grounds of the hotel before stopping for some dinner in the resorts Big Bear Lodge Restaurant. After dinner we let Calleigh have a pay in the games room and then had a beer on the deck before taking Calleigh to the little in ground park to have a run around.

That night we also rented a golf cart to ride around in for an hour. It was so much fun, even if it did feel like we were going to tip over around every bend!

The first night was great and we even had time to take Calleigh for a quick swim. Unfortunatey didn't get any photo's of that as I didn't take my camera along.

The next day we went out of the resort and had breakfast at Golden Corral and I had an unfortunate encounter with bacon candy (eurgh!). After that we did some shopping at the Osage Beach Outlets.
After that we drove around hoping to see the Ozark Caverns but they were closed so we found somewhere else instead where we stopped for a bit and watched the geese and ducks.

After that we went back to the resort and hung out by the pool for a bit but it was too hot to stay for very long, I could feel myself burning, so we headed back to the room and got changed ready for the firework display.
We decided to watch the fireworks from the deck of the Big Bear Lodge which was a great idea as it was practically empty and we got there nice and early so had plenty of time to play!

Calleigh didn't stay for too long for the fireworks, the bangs still frighten her a little bit so she went to the games room with Daddy. The show was amazing and it was the perfect end to a perfect weekend!