Sandy Christensen Reviews and Articles:

On Wednesday night, we loaded up the big van and headed downtown to the state fairpark. We were so excited for the opening night of Arctic Adventures by World of Illumination. It was Scout\'s 17th birthday and that made it extra special. We waited in line for only about 20 minutes before it w…

Several months ago, US Family Guide asked me if I would like to review Reading Kingdom, a reading program that can help beginning readers learn to read and emerging readers become even better. I decided I needed a little help on this one, so I asked Teach, who has almost completed her Masters Degree…

Last week was Baby Doll\'s first week out for summer vacation and we chose to keep the fun going by signing her up for Challenger Soccer. Their week-long camp is a great way to make new friends, learn new skills, and stay active.  full review https://twelvemakesadozen.blogspot.com/202…

Baby Doll and I were SO excited to get our first Baketivity box! She loves baking and the opportunity to bake with mom made it all that much more fun. The box showed up as promised and we quickly tore it open. The first thing we saw was her apron and chef\'s hat!     It was full of li…

The circus is in town! We were lucky enough to score five tickets to the Venardos Circus in Orem, Utah. What a great way to spend a Friday night! Not going to lie, my first thought when I saw the tent was, “That’s really small.” I’ve been to the Circus before, but never in a …

Not long ago, my Lil Bro sent me a pic of Grandpa that I had never seen before. It was from back when he was serving a mission at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building and he looked great! He looked so good that I wanted to do more than just preserve that pic on my phone.     Then US Fam…

Not long ago, Smile Brilliant asked for bloggers to help with a new promotion. If you remember, Drama Queen tried out their whitening system several years ago and she loved it so much that she convinced Crafty to buy and use the system as well. And my sweetie tried out their …

A few months ago, we were invited to sign up for the Challenger International Soccer Camp through the US Family Guide. We were so excited for this one because Scout and Curly both participated before. The coaches at Challenger have always been amazing and once again, they did not disappoint. &…

So Excited to See More Dinosaurs!! If you have been following my blog this month, you will remember that we have had more than a bit of a dinosaur obsession at our house. Curly has been working on the Geology Merit Badge and that opened up a whole new Jurassic world for us. For the Complete Revie…

Dec 29, 2020 Review: PianoPass by LessonFace   We have been so excited to try out the PianoPass by LessonFace! We began with a short one-on-one lesson for Baby Doll. We accidentally signed up for this lesson without understanding that the teacher we chose taught PianoPass lesson…

 I was surprised when the box arrived; I was expecting it to be much bigger. Although why, I don't know; most babies aren't that big. You know I have lots of children, but Baby Doll is 10 years old now and way too big for something like this, so it's a good thing I have so many grandkids! I di…

The very first thing we noticed about this fun new Christmas series were the vibrant and unique pictures.   My experience with audio books has mostly been of the grownup variety (no pictures), so I was surprised and pleased with how much fun it was to hold my little 20-month-old grandso…

I was surprised at the size of the box when it showed up on my doorstep. The picture online didn't do it justice. Wait, let me show you. Baby Doll had absolutely no idea what was even in the box... ...and she was NOT disappointed!! After she pulled out the first few packets of clay, she ju…

Hey everyone! Remember that I promised you a giveaway? We have had several opportunities to review some great new Christmas products and one of our favorites is Manscaped's four-piece luxury nail kit affectionately called The Shears 2.0. Nail clippers are always difficult to find at my house, so …

As you all know, Teach is expecting again, a little boy this time, in October. So within a couple of days of finishing up teaching her 4th graders, she and Twiz headed off on Sunday for what we are all calling a "Babymoon." When Twizlet asked where they were going, her mama said "Lake Tahoe." And as…

  Twizlet and I were so excited to get a small black and red box in the mail this past week. I already knew what it was, but she didn't. Mama's Jewelry was nice enough to let me choose something else on their website to review for you and this time I chose these gorgeous garnet earrings. …

Nov 25, 2018 Just Received that Package From Santa There sure was some excitement at my house today when Curly brought in the mail. We had a large envelope addressed to Baby Doll from the North Pole!! She could hardly wait for me to take a picture before she was ripping it open. Curly hovered…

Nov 7, 2018 Watch Ya' Mouth 90s Edition   I just love that my blog gives us access to fun new activities I might not otherwise hear about or try. I think I told you before that Teach and Twiz brought over the original version of this game and I never got a chance (maybe I didn't want on…

      Nov 3, 2018 The Car Seat Key   I think I've told you before that I watch Twizlet on a fairly regular basis and now that Gamer's shift has been moved up by an hour or so, I have Skittles at the same time. Honestly, I'm not sure how I used to handle two car seats, thi…

Jul 9, 2018 British Soccer Camp for Scout   Scout has been sort of in between sports. She didn't really enjoy softball this year and other than volleyball, her heart really hasn't been into anything. That's one of the reasons I was so excited for her to try the British Soccer Camp by Chall…