Snuggle Bugs Consignment - Last Day Half Price Sale - Pittsburgh

Just a reminder that today is the last day for the Spring/Summer Snuggle Bugs Consignment Event. Today is the half price sale where many items will be half price. They are open from 9 am -2 pm.

This is the first time I have participated in the event and I have the ability to check my sales online. I only have 6 items left!

For directions and further information visit http://snugglebugsconsignment.com

Barbie in A Mermaid Tale Movie Premiere @ The Pittsburgh Zoo

From the Zoo's Newsletter:

Saturday and Sunday at the Zoo
March 6 and 7
Show times: 10 a.m. Noon, 2 p.m. (Education Complex)
Free with general admission
Barbie is leading a double life. She is a champion surfer from Malibu with fabulous friends and a family secret. One minute she is a normal girl and the next she is a mermaid, named Merliah. Barbie and her ocean friends work together to save their ocean kingdom. Take a photo with a life-size Barbie as Merliah Mermaid and learn important information about ocean conservation. BARBIE® and ©2009 Mattel, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Kennywood Park Season Passes Now Available!

Ah, Kennywood. I am so excited this year because both of my kids are now big enough to ride hand in hand in KiddyLand together. Well, at least that is how I picture it in my head. In reality it will probably be my daughter's hand in the middle of my son's back pushing him on her ride of choice and then my daughter's hair in my son's hand pulling her the opposite way. Did I really type that? Well, at least there are lots of things to bribe them with. Wait, did I say that? If you aren't from Pittsburgh you are probably thinking, "What the heck is Kennywood?". Well it is just the greatest community amusement park EVER. I've showed more love about it HERE.

Buy your Season Pass and check out the new coaster HERE!

P.S. If you are planning a first time trip to Kennywood, FYI - it is not DisneyWorld. Please don't try and compare! Both are the best at what they do!

Dr. Scott at Carnegie Museum of Natural History

My daughter is a huge dino fan. Like, she could name dinosaurs most adults can't pronounce when she was two. Her 3rd birthday party was a Dino party and when asked what she wanted to do on her "real" birthday, she opted for the museum for the umteenth time. This fall, we were so excited for the premiere of "Dinosaur Train" on PBS. We love it! The way the mesozoic period is represented is such a great idea! The main characters are dinosaurs and pterosaurs that lived in the Cretaceous period. They encounter dinosaurs from the Triassic and Jurassic period as well, but they board a train and travel back in time. This is a great visual for kids! And, if I've lost you with the different periods, it is a great visual for adults, too! It is very important to me that dinosaurs (and science in general) be realistically represented. Despite having talking dinosaurs that play games and travel on a train, there is real science behind this show. At the end of each episode, Dr. Scott Sampson talks to real kids about the info that was presented. We have found out that Dr. Scott will be at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History on January 30th. I've contacted Dr. Scott and this is a child friendly lecture where he will also be signing a copy of his new book. Because my daughter has taken such a serious interest in dinosaurs, I've become a Dr. Scott groupie too! If you haven't checked out Dinosaur Train, you really should! If you have and you are Dr. Scott fans too, you might want to check out the lecture.

This info was taken from CMNH's website:

Dinosaur Odyssey
Scott Sampson, PhD
Saturday, January 30, 2010
CMA Theater, 2:30 p.m.
Free with museum admission

One hundred million years ago, the American West was separated from Pennsylvania by the Western Interior Seaway. This “lost continent,” Laramidia, was the home of giant and often bizarre animals. Dr. Scott the Paleontologist, host of Dinosaur Train on PBS and renowned scientist/educator, takes us on a journey into this lost continent and addresses a variety of mysteries, such as the enigmatic presence of so many giant, plant-eating dinosaurs, and the evolution of the tyrant king, Tyrannosaurus rex.

A Pittsburgh Tradition

I'm like a kid a candy store (or like myself in a candy store) at the release of the promo for the new coaster coming to Kennywood Park this summer. If you are from southwestern Pennsylvania, Kennywood Park is like our own little slice of magic, don't you think? If you are not from southwestern PA and have never been to Kennywood, seriously consider taking a road trip this summer to visit. You won't be disappointed. To me, Kennywood is like a time machine. I can close my eyes and I'm right back in 1987 wondering when I'll ever be able to ride the legendary "Thunderbolt". After watching this promo I'm taken to the future where I'm picturing my children in a few years wondering which summer they'll be able to ride the "Sky Rocket".

See the new coaster HERE on Kennywood.com