Fun With The Kids and a Giveaway!!

What does Mother's Day mean to a Mom? Well to me it means spending time with my kids and looking back on fun times I have had with my kids. Although, I will admit that maybe just some quiet time to myself would be in order for a change sometimes on Mother's Day (like a lot of moms out there wish for this from time to time). It means something different to every Mom in their own ways. Here are just a couple of highlights out of so many I have had with my kids recently.

Like the time when my daughters and I travelled to Spokane WA to see family and friends...



Then this year when we decorated the Easter eggs, that was really fun. Vanessa had a blast (she is my 4 yr old) and my daughter Nicole (my 10 yr old) thought she was Rembrandt with the way she decorated her eggs, or something...



And who could forget the Jump Rope For Heart fundraiser my older daughter participated in, which my younger daughter had to try to participate also. It was a great time with my daughters...



But, the important thing is that the time is spent with the kids in quality. Quality time is always better than quantity, although both are equally important if you can swing it around work schedules, school schedules, etc. One thing I try to do is get them into the kitchen with me, which is where the giveaway is concerned. A friend of mine over at Kitchen Mage has given me a wonderful gift and an option to promote my own giveaway. She is giving one signed copy of her cookbook Picture Yourself Cooking With Your Kids as my giveaway prize. How nice is that? She is a very sweet person to help me out. I also get my own copy and cannot wait to start cooking through this book with my kids, that will be fun times!!



Now the ways to win (each item gets one entry):
1. Leave a comment telling me how you like to spend quality time with your kids. (this one is the main contest entry; if you do not have a blog then just leave the comment, that is all you have to do)
2. Twitter this giveaway with the link back to this post and then comment back here with the link of your tweet.
3. Follow me on twitter, or let me know if you already are a follower, let me know your twitter ID
4. Blog this giveaway and then link back to this page, leave link to the post in a comment here.

Be sure to leave your email address with each comment so I can get a hold of you if you win, or else I will have to pick a different number.

The giveaway runs from Monday May 4 until Friday May 8 midnight in which I will pick a winner by random picking then blog the winner on Saturday morning before I go to work. This giveaway is limited to United States viewers only. Good Luck to everyone!!