Raves Faves for 2009

What would a New Year's post be without a top 10 list (or three)?  Over the last year we have reviewed some really awesome products that we had a blast testing and writing about and we wanted to take this time to recount our absolute favorite posts of 2009.  While we love each and every product … Read more

Oreck XL Halo UV Vacuum

Being a mom completely changes the way you think about clean.  Suddenly, those floors you haven’t scrubbed for two weeks are now being eaten off of, and literally everything eventually ends up in someone’s mouth.  You can’t simply dust your countertops or sweep your linoleum and call them clean, so why would you merely run … Read more

Christmas at Rave Central

There's nothing like having a toddler to make Christmas feel magical again.  Here's what Christmas looked like at our house this year:   Have you ever seen a happier kid on Christmas morning?  Here's pretty much how she looked for the rest of the day…  And then the obligatory Christmas Tree pic:   For the … Read more

Happy Holidays!

I’m wishing you all a wonderful and magical holiday, filled with lots of laughter and love.  Speaking of love (and laughter), here’s what we’ve been up to these last few days as we got ready for Christmas.  Hint, it wasn’t reviewing.   I can’t take credit for all these little gems; my little sister is … Read more

Yummie Tummie Shapewear

I found Yummie Tummie shapers last January after an exhaustive search online and fell in love with the idea of a smoother/shaper that was meant to be worn every day.  Instead of a corset or heavy duty shaper that has metal, plastic or boning, the Yummie Tummie line is an extremely comfortable alternative to the … Read more

The Ultimate Gift – Step 2 Fresh Market Kitchen

Love isn’t a strong enough word for how much my daughter adores her Step 2 Fresh Market Kitchen.  Some days I think that the entire house could disappear around her and she wouldn’t even notice as long as she had 4 things with her: her Step2 Kitchen our working refrigerator (for real snacks) her Corolle … Read more

Interactive Toy Concepts iFly Duck Hunter

One of my favorite toys I’ve seen this last year has got to be the iFly Duck Hunter from Interactive Toy Concept.  We first came across it at the Time To Play Showcase in New York, and from the moment I saw the duck flying around the room I knew I had to have one.  … Read more

All Weather “B Blanket”

We love our WooBee!  As soon as the temperature outside dips below 65, we go straight for the WooBee Blanket for bundling our babe.  We love it so much that it has continent hopped with us twice in the past year, first to Spain and then to Morocco as well as covering quite a bit … Read more

Safety 1st Complete Air Convertible Car Seat

There are a lot of things that I review that are purely novelty items, items that are fun to have but not something that I feel completely passionate about.  But, safety is obviously not something that falls in that category or something I take lightly, the proof of which is this incredibly long mega post.  … Read more

Corolle Classic Baby Doll Gift Set

I will never, ever forget that Christmas morning when my sister and I woke up to something we had been dreaming of all year long – our first store-bought baby dolls.  Waiting for us on our stocking-lined fireplace were two special dolls laid out in two matching doll beds.  I will never forget that first … Read more