Superheroes vs. Villains Halloween Costumes

A Special Thank You to Minky Chic for providing a product to facilitate my review! When it comes to my babies I love to get things that are silky and adorable. And nothing is more silky and adorable than baby blankets! And I can never have too many! I was recently given the opportunity to review a super silky minky & satin blanket from Minky Chic! Minky Chic is a company of love, a love of everything plush! Minky Chic is a one-woman, home-based business. All items are handmade in my personal studio. I am a perfectionist and strive very hard to make sure all blankets meet my own high standards as well as those of my consumers. As a mother myself I know how important baby blankets in particular can be. Security blankets are a wonderful part of childhood, providing a sense of ownership and safety in a nice warm and very soft package. After making my first minky blanket I became fascinated with the fabric. I began researching it’s history and found out that minky fabric was first used to make mostly stuffed animals, changing pad covers and shopping cart seat covers. Then came the blankets and its popularity soared. It has created a rage in all markets and is much loved by all who have discovered it. At Minky Chic I provide a wide assortment of minky products for all ages. Minky blankets and pillows are great additions to any living room, family room or bedroom. Minky blankets are also great additions to a teenagers room or college dorm room. Everyone can find a blanket they’ll love at Minky Chic. From the moment it came out of the shipping box I knew I was in love! Not only do they stitch with love, but they pack it with love too! The blanket came wrapped in tissue paper, and a satin ribbon. I love hand made items just because you know there was love put behind it…it wasn’t machine made, it was made by someones hands, and you know they take pride in their work, the Minky Chic blanket is no exception! Silky satin on one side, soft minky fabric on the other and trimmed in silk makes this blanket super cuddly! And the 30×40 size makes it big enough to last the whole first year and possible beyond (depending on your child’s size). I choose a brown color because it is a neutral and it can go with any gender or theme! Being a tad thicker, it is unusually cool to the touch, but warms nicely to match your little ones temperature. This satin will soften more and more over time as washed and yet will hold up well over multiple washings. All minkys are made of 100% Polyester making them both hypoallergenic and fade resistant. Minky blankets are far superior to fleece and even cotton as fibers will not break down over time with multiple washings. I love this blanket and am excited to share Minky Chic with you! Minky Chic has so many designs & styles to choose from! And even if you don’t like the satin, they have two sided minky blankets to choose from! They also do embroidery, pillows & pet products! Disclosure: This post may include affiliate links with fund the Mom of 3 Boys blog. I have received a product(s) for review purposes only, however I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. Minky Chic has not influenced the editorial nature of this post, and No other compensation was received. Please see our disclosure policy for more information. Now that you know all about Minky Chic, its time to win your own! Just fill in the form below for your chance to win!

The kids love after school snack cakes…they really love when the holidays roll around and there are holiday themed cakes. Tastykake has some pretty delicious & fun holiday cakes.
We started with an abandoned industrial site and reused the buildings as foundation material for our new bakery. This avoided clearing a forest and reduced construction waste.
We then built our bakery with several features that earned it LEED Silver Certification. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and it is awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED is a rating system for green buildings.
The boys enjoyed trying out their valentines snack cakes, and are already asking for more!
You can find Tastykake at Walgreens, CVS, Family Dollar and more!
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Illumination and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment present Despicable Me 3 on Digital and Digital 3D November 21, 2017 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray™, DVD and On DemandDecember 5, 2017. The characters beloved by everyone – Gru, his wife Lucy, their three adorable daughters—Margo, Edith and Agnes—and the Minions provide hours of family fun in this heartwarmingly subversive comedy from Academy Award®-nominated producer Chris Meledandri (Despicable MeFranchise) and directors Pierre Coffin (Despicable Me Franchise) and Kyle Balda (Minions 1 & 2, The Lorax). Hailed as “the best Despicable Me movie yet,” by Ali Plumb of BBC Radio 1, with over $949 million in global ticket sales, Despicable Me 3 is the ultimate holiday gift, with almost an entire hour of exclusive bonus features including an all-new mini-movie, a never-before-released deleted scene, and much more!
Illumination, the studio that brought you Sing, The Secret Life of Pets and the Despicable Me franchise, continues the adventures of Gru and his family in Despicable Me 3. After he is fired from the Anti-Villain League for failing to take down Balthazar Bratt (Trey Parker, “South Park,” Team America: World Police), the latest evil mastermind to threaten humanity, Gru finds himself in the midst of a major identity crisis. But when a mysterious stranger shows up to inform Gru that he has a long-lost twin brother — a brother who desperately wishes to follow in his twin’s despicable footsteps — the former super-villain rediscovers just how good it feels to be bad.
Academy Award® nominee Steve Carell (Foxcatcher) reprises his hilarious role as reformed criminal mastermind Gru, as well as his newly discovered twin, Dru. The all-star voice cast also features Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids, Despicable Me 2), Miranda Cosgrove (Despicable Me 1 & 2, School of Rock), Steve Coogan (The Secret Life of Pets, Philomena), Jenny Slate (Zootopia, The Secret Life of Pets), Dana Gaier (Despicable Me 1 & 2) and legendary singer and actress Julie Andrews (The Sound of Music, Mary Poppins).

Hanging out with friends and family can be fun…If your like me every time you get together you want to try something that you haven’t tried before…Big Red came up with a few unique holiday recipes utilizing Big Red soda that would be perfect for friends and family gatherings.
TRADITIONAL BIG RED CAKE
BIG RED FLOAT
BIG RED HOLIDAY PUNCH
Which one are you looking forward to creating & sharing with your friends & family?!

Last week, NBC’s hit series America’s Got Talent wrapped up its 10th season with the crowning of a new winner who rose above to walk away with the series’ top honor.
After several eliminations throughout the night, it all came down to two competitors, comedian Drew Lynch and ventriloquist Paul Zerdin. Only one act could walk away with the series’ top honor. In the end, Zerdin got the edge on the young comedian and walked away with the $1 million prize!
Last week a few fellow bloggers/reporters were able to interview the winner Paul Zerdin about his win. Here are a few questions and answers.
Can you speak a little bit about what was going through your mind as you awaited the final results? And what your initial reaction was when Nick announced your name as the Season 10 Champion? – Cody Schultz from hiddenremote.com
Well, when it was whittled down to myself and Drew I thought that Drew would win it definitely. I thought he was an amazing comedian. Very, very, very lovable character — personality. The audience loved him in the theater and, you know, out and about in America.
And I thought that he was going to win it. So I was preparing in my head what I would say to him before I got told to get off the stage. And I was going to say to him, you know, well done. The best man won. You’re a great act and congratulations.
And I thought I would be runner up. And then when they said my name, my heart skipped a beat. And it took a bit of a – it took a moment to sink in really. I still the feel the same really.
It’s a mixture of jetlag, lack of sleep, and euphoria all together — which, you know, I feel very happy about it. And I’m still slightly lost for words when people ask me about it now like you have done.
You had some tremendous performances throughout the season. So looking back is there any performance that stands out as your personal favorite? And what was it about that performance that made it your stand out above the rest? – Cody Schultz from hiddenremote.com
Well, I think, well, probably my first audition at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood would stand out for me because it was the first one. And I just thought, I don’t know what’s going to happen here. It could go horribly wrong, or it could go well.
And luckily it went well. And I got a standing ovation from the judges and from the audience in the theater. And so I thought, wow that’s a great reaction and what a great start.
So that filled me with confidence. And I think helped me enormously to carry on and think that I could maybe, you know, go far. I didn’t ever think I could win it. But I thought I could get maybe, you know, quite a bit further in the competition.
That was a big moment for me. And also having Howie last week in the semifinal be my human dummy. I mean that was a bit of a moment because he was such a great sport. He had no idea what was going to happen.
And I was so lucky the way that he reacted. Because he could have reacted so differently. But he – whatever he did, he did it just beautifully. And I love doing that piece because I can control – I do it from, you know, I’ll be doing it in my show in Las Vegas where I’ll get a couple out of the audience and I — a married couple is what I usually do — and I turn them into my dummies.
And I get them doing, you know, crazy things. And it’s great being able to sort of control them. But you’re, of course, you’re not really in control. You control their voices. But it’s very much up to the individuals how they react. And everyone reacts differently.
But that’s what I love. I love the danger of that and the fact that you can adlib. And Howie Mandel was absolutely brilliant.
So I’m curious to know is there anything throughout your time spent in the competition that you found that you were surprised to learn about yourself as a performer? – Kristyn Clarke from Pop Culture Madness
Well, I think when you come to perform at Radio City — and I’ve been lucky enough to perform all over the place, all around the world doing different sorts of gigs and things — no gig has ever been quite as big as Radio City.
I mean that theater holds just under 6,000, I think it is. And even though I think of myself as a, you know, a fairly polished performer and, you know, pretty experienced, I still had jitters in my stomach. I had butterflies just before I started my performance.
I’m not a performer that’s like a jabbering nervous wreck before I go on. I’ve worked with some comics over the years who just spend all day worrying about the gig that night. And I’ve always thought that’s crazy. That’s just going to ruin your day. And I’m, you know, I work a lot and perform a lot. And I just thought, I can’t go through life just worrying about it. I think that’s ridiculous. But I try and channel the nervous energy.
So I would just get a little kind of buzz just before I started. Before I walked out on the stage at Radio City. But I remember being slightly surprised that, you know, I did have that slight jitter.
And I just kept saying to myself, “Right. Come on. Keep it cool. Keep it cool. Look like you’re in control. Just go out there.” And also sometimes you’re worrying about so much because you’re very limited with time. You don’t have much time. You’ve got to try and make an impact when you’re on a live TV show and you want to try and make the best impression you can.
You want to impress the judges. You want the audience at home to love what you’re doing. And you want a great – you want great feedback from the theater audience as well. And to try and do that in like two minutes — or whatever it is — is quite hard.
And so I – you’re worrying about it. Or and you don’t want to overrun because you’re on live television — which when you think about it, is quite – it’s quite a big deal when you’re right there in the moment.