Wilderness at the Smokies Giveaway

Posted on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 by Angie

It has officially ended! The lucky winner will be posted soon!

Morgan Creek Vineyards Grape Stomp!

Posted on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 by Angie

It’s time for the Grape Stomp at Morgan Creek Vineyards! “Jump in barefoot and crush grapes while enjoying the outdoors and live music. Wine tastings and winery tours will run throughout the day and evening. There will also be a “Lucy Look-A-Like” contest honoring the best Lucille Ball costumes with cash prizes.” For more information, visit their site Morgan Creek Vineyards

September 19th: Grape Stomp
10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Music by Bonus Round

Breakfast with SpongeBob Squarepants.

Posted on Monday, September 7, 2009 by Angie

Looks who’s ventured out of his pineapple under the sea!! SpongeBob Squarepants!!

Reserve your seat in advance for a fun-filled family adventure with SpongeBob SquarePants. Join everyone’s favorite sponge for a hot breakfast buffet and early admission to McWane Science Center’s aquarium. Be sure to bring your camera.

Saturday October 3
Times: 8:00 am, 9:15 am, 10:30 am
Cost: $15 Adults, $12.00 Kids (Members get $5 OFF) BUY TICKETS NOW

Labor Day Giveaway with Chick Fil A

Posted on Friday, September 4, 2009 by Angie

When you combine Free and Chick Fil A, it’s a win/win for everyone!

This Labor Day, Chick Fil A will give you a free Chick Fil A Sandwich, all you have to do is wear your Sports team logo to a location near you, and you get a free original sandwich. Easy Peasy.

Now what are you waiting for? College football kicks off this weekend and we know you are itching to show your team spirit.

September 7, 2009 Only!
10:30am – Close.

Harvest Day at the Birmingham Zoo

Posted on Thursday, September 3, 2009 by Angie

Come celebrate Alabama’s rural history with this unique event at the Birmingham Zoo. Harvest Day will feature a live cow milking demonstration, in addition to many other demonstrations, storytime, games, music, activities, and crafts – even an egg race!

Be sure to check with zoo personnel at the gate for a schedule of events.

September 5, 2009
1-5 pm

Wilderness at the Smokies Giveaway

Posted on Wednesday, September 2, 2009 by Angie

Summer may be ending, but the chance to have a fun weekend away is only beginning! It’s time for our big giveaway for… 3 days, 2 nights at the Wilderness at the Smokies Resort and Waterpark in Tennessee. Included are 4 waterpark passes! The indoor/outdoor waterpark will let you keep your tan in the winter, and be a fun surprise for the kiddos!

There are four ways you can enter to win this great prize! You can enter up to once per day in each of the following 4 ways (for a total of 4 entries per day):

1. Entry by filling out the form, that’s all, easy!

2. Twitter – Follow me on Twitter at twitter.com/BirminghamMommy and Tweet about this Giveaway. Be sure to copy us by adding @BirminghamMommy. Then fill out the entry form again and leave a comment in the form letting us know you tweeted.

3. Blog – If you have a blog, you can mention this Giveaway on your blog and link back to it, then fill out the form and include a link to the URL where you blogged about it.

4. Facebook – Become a Fan of the BirminghamMommy.com Facebook page by clicking here and then come back here and fill out the form with a link to your facebook page. If you’re already a fan on Facebook, you can earn an entry by mentioning this giveaway on your FB status or on your wall and then filling out the form and leaving the link to your facebook page.

For the maximum number of entries, you would do options 1, 2, 3, and 4 every day.

The contest will run from noon on 9/1 to noon on 9/8. Winner will be announced on the site. For more information regarding our contest policy, click here.

For more information about WATS, click here.

BirminghamMommy's Wilderness at the Smokies Giveaway!

Posted on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 by Angie

There are four ways you can enter to win this great prize! You can enter up to once per day in each of the following 4 ways (for a total of 4 entries per day):

1. Entry by filling out the form, that’s all, easy! (put n/a in comments – or anything else that strikes your fancy 🙂

3. Blog – If you have a blog, you can mention this Giveaway on your blog and link back to it, then fill out the form and include a link to the URL where you blogged about it.

For the maximum number of entries, you would do options 1, 2, 3, and 4 every day. **But please be sure to return to the site and fill out an entry form for each of the four ways to enter**

The contest will run from 9/1 to noon on 9/8 (cst). Winner will be announced on the site. For more information regarding our contest policy, click here.

For more information about WATS, click here.

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Potty training in public, GERMS!

Posted on Friday, August 28, 2009 by Angie

Really? You need to go potty AGAIN? You just forced 8 drops out 10 minutes ago.

Newly potty trained kids everywhere are testing their mothers’ patience by insisting on using every single public bathroom in the city of Birmingham. If there’s a bathroom, my kid wants to try it out. I find it alarming how he doesn’t care at all about scary fecal matter as he grabs the toilet and tries to climb on top of it. I cringe when he pokes at the sanitary napkin disposal can. I practice the words “dirty” and “NO touch” to no avail. Hello, my name is BirminghamMommy, and my son is a Germ Addict. As the mother of a Germ Addict, I’ve tested every sanitizing product out there. If it promises to kill salmonella and E. coli, I’ve sprayed it on my hands, and most likely on the seat of every Mexican restaurant bano in town.

Here’s my breakdown of the essential potty on the go supplies:

1. Toilet seat covers- If you’re not in a huge hurry (everything is a hurry for toddlers) and you have time to unfold the seat and peel the little stickies off the back, then this cover is GREAT! Normal seat covers don’t have the stickies, so the second you put the kid on the potty, the cover slides and exposes gross seat parts.
Pros: really stays in place, covers the whole potty- even the front part where undies might touch.
Cons: $5 for 10… so save these for the grossest toilets, takes a minute to get into place.

2. Clorox Anywhere Spray- Moms everywhere rave about this product. Now it comes in a great purse size bottle too. This has been helpful for the emergency situation… where there’s no time for seat covers. I just spray the toilet and do a quick wipe. I know it doesn’t clean the whole thing, but every little bit helps! And this stuff is safe for high chair use, so if a drop gets on my kiddo’s skin, I don’t worry.
Pros: quick and easy
Cons: requires us to clean a public toilet… YUCK! Like we don’t clean enough toilets already…

3. Lysol Disinfectant Spray- Much like the Clorox Spray, but in aerosol form…
Pros: aerosol form means less wiping
Cons: scented like fresh linen, which doesn’t combine well with public-bathroom-poop-smell… actually made me sick to my stomach

4.Purell – Good ole trusty Purell. Once you get the seat clean, you can’t forget to get your kid clean too!
I’ve heard too many stories about toddlers chewing on the bottle and causing a call to Poison Control. I’m using only the tiny bottle.
Pros: come in nice scents, although… like I said before… flowers + public poop = GROSS
Cons: alcohol content makes me cautious, but still an essential

4. Germ-X Wipes- my personal favorite and most essential item… I can’t figure out why Purell hasn’t come out with something similar. This one is alcohol-free and safe for use on kids’ delicate skin. I use them to wipe the seat, then wipe my kiddo’s legs and hands. (With a fresh one of course)
Pros: easy, alcohol-free, safe on skin, all-in-one item with dual purposes
Cons: easy means you go through them much faster, but really, can you put a price on avoiding other peoples’ filth and germs?

This post originally appeared in 8/2008 on BirminghamMommy.com. It is timeless, so we thought we’d rehash it!

Wilderness at the Smokies in Tennessee!

Posted on Friday, August 28, 2009 by Angie

Need to getaway and need to getaway fast? Head up to Sevierville, TN (near Knoxville) – a new resort with an indoor/outdoor water park. Snuggled up next to the foothills of the scenic Smoky Mountains, Wilderness at the Smokies is situated on 700 acres in one of the nation’s most popular vacation spots. Visit them at www.wildernessatthesmokies.com or call 877-325-WILD (9453)!

Amenities at the park include: Wilderness at the Smokies Stone Hill Lodge Hotel at the Sevierville Events Center, Salamander Springs Outdoor Waterpark located at Stone Hill Lodge, Wilderness at the Smokies River Lodge, one, two and three Multi-Room Suites, The Wild WaterDome Indoor waterpark totaling over 60,000 sq. ft. A new Outdoor waterpark at Wilderness at the Smokies Multi-Room Suites.

The Wilderness at the Smokies is part of Bridgemont, a 1,000-acre development that includes the 240,000-square-foot Sevierville Events Center and the 18-hole Eagle’s Ridge championship golf course. Planned additions to Bridgemont include the Shops at Bridgemont, a 75-acre lifestyle shopping, dining and entertainment complex.

And BirminghamMommy.com is crazy excited to announce that in just a few days we’ll be hosting a giveaway for a getaway to this fantastic resort. This giveaway is worth over $500!