Hula Friday at Target

Not sure how the week keeps getting away from me ... but here's a quick Friday post that I feel needs almost no introduction.

Target. Bathing suit shopping. Twins in tow. Feel me yet? Twins who pointed to their chests and told me to get a suit that covers those up. As if I don't usually.

Then this one had to hop himself in and do the hula.

Hula Friday at Target. You're welcome.

Denizen: My latest obsession

Did you wear Levi's as a kid? I sure did! I have to say it has been years since I bought a pair. Their new dENiZEN® brand is about to change all that for me. dENiZEN is high-quality jeanswear for men, women and kids sold exclusively at Target® stores and on Target.com. Y'all know how much I love Target!!! 

dENizEN is priced at under $30 for fashionable, high-quality denim that the whole family will love - making it so affordable for my family of five! When dENiZEN reached out to me about trying some items from their line, I was thrilled.

Not only did they take the sizes of my husband and boys, but they sent a pair of jeans and shorts for me! Unfortunately they were out of stock at the time for the Big Guy's size but that didn't matter. The same day the jeans arrived I ran over to my local Target and purchased a pair of Skinny Jeans in his size.

How freaking cute do these boys look? They fit the Big Guy perfectly but run just a tad big on the twins. That is the only problem that I could find. We use a belt for them, but they still fall down just a bit. It does lead me to think that the twins may be in between sizes though, because I know that the size below would be too tight. And I don't mind them having something to grow into a little, rather than grow out of immediately.

The boys like the jeans because they are comfortable and my oldest says they just "feel good". I like that I was able to get the jeans in some different colors. With twins it is sometimes hard to figure out whose clothes is whose - a different shade makes it so much easier on me.

I was sent the Essential Stretch Modern Boot Cut in Stiletto. And they are amazing! Beyond comfortable. They don't feel tight or rough like other pairs of jeans I have purchased before. I'm not the only one who loved them, these jeans are even a People Style Watch favorite in the “Best Jeans Under $50” category! The Editors loved this jean so much they were featured on the Today Show as a “lead style in denim at a low price point - with a stretch that will hug your curves!” I totally agree.

My husband got to try the plaid Cargo shorts. He is a huge fan of cargos to begin with, but he could not stop talking about how much he really liked these. Fan for life now.

And here I am with my oldest, in the Dakota Shorts in Calypso Coral. I was totally surprised how comfortable I felt in them. And definitely ready for spring and summer. Struggling with my weight the last few years, shorts have become something I do.not.buy. Capri's all summer, that is OK - not shorts... unless I happen to be at the beach. You know what? I am so running out to buy a few more pairs of these! I really am that much in love.

The next time you are at Target, I highly recommend that you check out dENizEN. In addition to their website, you can also follow up with dENiZEN on Facebook.


***Disclosure: My family was sent a pair of adult cargo shorts, a essential stretch modern boot cut, a dakota short and 2 pairs of boys skinny jeans free of charge, in exchange for my honest review. Opinions are all our own.***

My kids have a new love: Clorox

I put a few posts in the can over the weekend, but for some reason I just didn't feel like hitting the publish button on anything yesterday.  I woke up in one heck of a mood. 

We have been running on this 4 or 5 days out of the house, followed by 1 day back in schedule ... before we do it all over again.  Ever since school let out for summer.  I have sort of been on a semi unofficial strike since summer began - only doing the exact minimum laundry I needed to do and not cleaning the house.  Which is why I invite no one over. 

I should clarify - not cleaning the house...unless it was to run the dishwasher or swipe the counters clean...oh and the bathroom because well, 3 boys, need I say more? 

I have never had a summer so busy since the kids were born.  While I am enjoying it, I definitely did not enjoy watching the house become more of a pit.  I am however more tan than I have been since before Al and I had kids.  Just in case you were wondering.

From the moment I was out of bed yesterday I was cleaning the kitchen, trying to organize the things from the boys party, scrubbing the bathroom, and wading through several loads of laundry.  The boys were mad at me when I sent them to clean their rooms and the toys in the basement.  The Doodle Bop attempted to put himself to bed at 11am rather than clean.  HOURS of cleaning and I feel like I barely made a dent.  Al came home and there wasn't that 'hey wow this place looks great!'  Why?  Because it still looks like a hella mess.  I pride myself on trying to be the cool mom that didn't let having 3 boys in the span of 18 months stop her from doing anything with them and taking them everywhere I can... but I am failing at being that mom who keeps a clean house.

And it gets worse.  When I clean the bathroom I typically use Fantastic, Scrubbing Bubbles... occasionally something different but that is what I usually have on hand.  Nothing with a wonderful smell but it gets things clean, right?  Well yesterday I opened something new I had bought at Target when I found a double pack on sale. 

 

See how the bottle just shines?  OK so it was the glare from the flash but it stays.

Clorox Clean-up Cleaner with Bleach.

And the boys went Crazy over it.  Oh my God Mommy!  The bathroom smells so good!  You should clean it more often!!!

Jaw drops.  Um, I do happen to clean the bathroom boys.  I cleaned it the same as always, just used something new this time.

Mommy it smells like Grama's Big Pool!!!, yelled the Doodle Bop.  (The Budlong Pool.  My mom is the Director.  Chlorine... but I can see where he is going with that.) 

That was a compliment by the way.

These crazy kids must have used the bathroom like 100 times yesterday just because they liked how it smelled in there (thank you Bleach) and how shiny everything looked.  Does Fantastic and Scrubbing Bubbles not have bleach as an ingredient?  Truth be told I never looked.  I hadn't thought there would be a difference.  But watching my 5 and 6 year olds freak out about it certainly gave me a complex.

I suddenly want to scrub my entire house with this Clorox Clean-up Cleaner with Bleach. 

Scratch that, I suddenly want to hire someone to scrub my entire house for me.  I will provide them with the product.  Except for my bathroom counter top...

It's kind of hard to see from the photo but while it made everything else in the bathroom SHINE like the top of the Chrysler Building, it made the top of the sink counter top a little ...yellowy.  Which totally rocks since we are putting the house on the market before the end of the summer.  If my husband hadn't noticed already, he will now.  The website says something about contact with metal, old porcelain or worn plastic laminate may cause discoloration ...so yeah.  Oops.

I would say we have found a new cleaning product though, just based on my kids reactions.  Also for making me feel like parent of the year.  (That's sarcasm there.)

Awesomesauce.