Summer Sweets Giveaway and Review Sponsored by Minnie Kitchen! **CLOSED**

Disclaimer: This post contains a review

and giveaway of American Girl Doll food

provided by Minnie Kitchen.  All opinions

are my own.

Hi!

Who doesn't love a delicious summer treat?  Minnie Kitchen has generously sponsored us for a super fun AG summer sweets giveaway!

Isn't this cupcake realistic?

And these cookies.... Too cute!!

Isn't it the perfect size? 

Love it!!

They are just way too realistic and cute!!  Amazing!!

Let's talk about the cupcake first. :)  This cupcake is THE cutest!!  The frosting is amazingly realistic (seriously, it looks good enough to eat!), and the sprinkles MUST be real.  It is the perfect size for your doll, and the mint green liner contrasts perfectly with the vanilla cupcake and chocolate frosting!  I am IN LOVE with this cupcake, and so are my dolls! :P  Such a tasty treat!

These cookies are super adorable!  They could not possibly look any more realistic.  I mean, they totally look edible!!! :P  The pink frosting is, once again, perfectly realistic.  It seriously looks like somebody spread it on there with a knife!  This is such a special summer treat, and both my dolls and I LOVE them!!!

Here's how to enter for your chance to win:

1. You must be a PUBLIC follower of It's My Life.

2. You must have your parent/guardian's permission if you are under 18, as you will have to give me your address if you win.

3. Comment below with your name or nickname, and tell me what your favorite summer treat is.

4. Go visit Janet's shop, Minnie Kitchen, and take a look around.  Come back here and tell me which item is your favorite in your comment.

5. For extra points, put my button on your blog (+3), post about this giveaway on your blog (+5), pin this giveaway (+3), email 10 friends including me (+5), buy a bag from me; see this post (+20), buy an item from Minnie Kitchen (+20).  Make sure to comment below and let me know/leave me a link if you do any of these things. :)

Giveaway ends August 4, 2013 at 12 midnight PST.

Sorry, I can only ship to the US and Canada. :(

Winner will be decided by Random.Org.

Good luck, and thanks for entering!

P.S. A big thank you to Elizabeth for being our hand model today. :P

**Plate is not included in the prize. :)

Saturday Link Love!

Hi!

So, I forgot to link love last week. *bad blogger*  Since I didn't do it last week, I'm going to feature my favorite posts from both weeks! :P

1. These homemade pretzels look A M A Z I N G!!!!

2. These drawings are gorgeous!!

3. What a fun parcel to receive!

4. This Saige movie premier celebration looks like such fun!

5. These are fantastic tips and tricks for purchasing items on Ebay!

6. If you have the Earth Day AG Outfit and are willing to sell it, you have an interested buyer!

7. Look at this adorable kitten!

8. I cannot relate more with this feeling.

9. Loving these pictures!

10. These are great hair tips!

Make sure to go check out all of these fantastic posts, and if you'd like the chance to be featured next week, leave the link to your blog in the comment section!

Have a great day!

Talia Joy

We lost a very special person on Tuesday morning at 11:22 am.  Talia Joy Castellano was an inspiration to all of us, and a make up pro!

Draw a fish on your wrist all this week to honor Talia, please!

#ALittleFishyProject

We love you, Talia! <3

Meet Up With Jessica!

Hi!

Remember that I told you I was going to meet up with Jessica?  Well, we had a wonderful time, and I wanted to share it with you. :)

All of us together. :)  From left to right: {back} Lindsay, Jessica, Hailey {front} Krista, Erica.

Jessica and I. :)

We had so much fun swimming, playing in our tubes, playing Egyptian Rat Slap, and getting to know each other!  Jessica, Krista, and I swam out to a pole that you can climb up in our tubes, and Jessica even had the guts to jump off!!!  I was too scared. :)

Jessica on top of the pole, and Krista and I floating on our tubes at the base. 

She stands up..... 

....And she jumps!! 

Lindsay, Krista, Jessica, and I floating in the tubes. 

Sitting in the tubes on the beach. :P 

Them burying me. (By my request. :P)

Fully buried!  I'm a mermaid!

Jessica and her family are so wonderful, and we all had a blast!  We can't wait to do it again, and we want to give a huge thank you to Jessica and her family for coordinating this with us!

Make sure to go check out and follow Jessica's blog, Whispers of the Wind!

Have a great night!

7/11

Hey There!

HAPPY 7-Eleven DAY!!!!!!!  Do you know what that means?  Free slurpees!!!!!!!!  YEAH!!!!!!  7-Eleven opened on 7/11 (July 11th), so to celebrate 7-Eleven's birthday, we get free slurpees!  What a fantastic summer treat!  Make sure to go to your local 7-Eleven for a free slurpee!!!!

4th of July Fun!

Hi!!!

First, I have some SUPER exciting news!!!!!  I get to meet up with Jessica tomorrow!!!  I am WAY too excited!!!

I wanted to share what we did for 4th of July.  Our friends came on Wednesday, and they stayed thru Saturday.  We had a super fun 4th, and went on a really nice bike ride.  C (I will not be saying his name for privacy) and I made a really special dessert, and it was super hard, but super fun!!!  This is what we made:

It didn't turn our quite like that, but it was still really good and fun to make. :P  C is super fun to cook with, and we had a lot of fun, but it was REALLY hard!!!!  It ended up taking two days to make it, so we ate it on Friday.  On the 4th, we went and saw the fireworks, which were really pretty!

One thing that we did constantly throughout the whole time they were here was play Egyptian Rat Slap.  THIS GAME IS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!  It is a SUPER FUN card game that B and C taught us how to play, and let me tell you, we had way too much fun with that game. :P  We went on a small hike on Friday, and played Egyptian Rat Slap on our hike.  We went to the beach later that day also, and played there too!  We played SO MANY games!!!!!  We had a super fun few days together, and a great 4th of July!

Now, I just can't wait to meet Jessica!!!!

How was your 4th of July?

Saturday Link Love!

Hi!

I am starting a new series on my blog every Saturday!  Link love!  I will share some of my favorite posts from during the week from your blogs!

1. Look at this adorable quote!

2. These Double Chocolate Chip Muffins look delicious!!

3. The new issue of the Pepper Zine is out!

4. Check out these Awkwards + Awesomes.

5. Look at all of this summer fun!

6. Did you know that there is now a Canadian version of the AG catalog?

7. Someone got an exciting package!!! :P

Make sure to go check out all of these great posts, and if you'd like the chance to be featured next week, leave the link to your blog in the comments!

P.S. A post about our 4th of July fun is coming up soon!

Happy Independence Day!!!!

Hi!

Happy Independence Day to you all!!!!!!!  I hope you are all enjoying your day so far, and that you have a happy, fun, and safe 4th of July!!!

Happy 4th of July!!!!

Cinnamon Rolls!!!

Hi!

Whenever I have a sleepover at my friend's house, her mom always makes these AMAZING homemade cinnamon rolls.  Well, we recently had a sleepover at their house, and my friend and I decided we wanted to make them ourselves!  I asked for the recipe, and they gave it to me!!!!  Yay!!!!  Well, I made them a couple days ago, and they turned out great!!!!!  First, you have to make the dough at night to let it rise, and then you prep the cinnamon rolls in the morning.  After prepping them, you let them rise more, and then you bake them!

Mixing the ingredients.

Okay, so I found this trick on Pinterest.  You cut the cinnamon rolls with dental floss!!  It works like a champ!!  If you ever make cinnamon rolls, USE THIS TRICK!!!!

The cinnamon rolls rising after being assembled. 

Baking!

My delicious breakfast. :)  Yum!!!  I also had honey yogurt. :) 

They were SO yummy, and super fun to make!!!!

Have a great day!

Patriotic Fun!

Hi!

As I promised, I have gathered lots of fun ideas for you all!

Aren't these all fantastic ideas, fashions, and decor?!?!  Now I have a SUPER SIMPLE dessert recipe for you that is very patriotic!!!

Yield: 1 - 9x13 inch cake

Ingredients:

1 (18.35 ounce) package yellow cake mix

1 pint blueberries, rinsed and drained

1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed

2 pints fresh strawberries, rinsed and sliced

Directions:

1. Prepare cake according to package directions and bake in a 9x13 inch pan.  Cool completely.

2. Frost cake with whipped topping.  Place blueberries in a rectangle in the top left corner, and arrange sliced strawberries as stripes to make an American flag.  Chill until serving.

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Super simple, right?  And pretty cute, too. :)  I hope you have fun with all of these ideas, and if you would like to see more from my 4th of July board, click here.

Outdoor Play!

Hi!

Remember this post?  Well, Flower responded, and I bought the outfit from her!!  Yay!!!  I absolutely  L O V E it!!!!  Hailey took Audrey out today for a photoshoot, and they got some great pictures!!!

I have been wanting this outfit for the LONGEST TIME!!!  Thank you, Flower!!

I love these shoes!!!  They look like little Tevas!! 

And the little metal accents on the shorts!!!  Too cute!! 

Loving the bandana! 

Cute logo! 

Adorable! 

Tree climbing! 

So much fun! 

Audrey looks so cute in this outfit! 

Outdoorsy girl!

Again, thank you SO MUCH, Flower, for selling us this outfit!!!  We love it!!!

Thanks for reading, and have a fabulous afternoon! :D

P.S. What do you think of our 4th of July design?