Sneak Peak: Pretend City, Part Two

As C mentioned on Monday, we were lucky enough to check out Pretend City before it opens to the public. & Let me tell you, I know what's going to the top of my "wishlist"... a Pretend City Membership for my entire family. I seriously could see myself going EVERY single week - at least for an hour or so. My boys were sooo entertained. The museum totally captivated them & kept them busy for hours. Let's just say, that when it was time to go home, they weren't exactly thrilled. In fact, the question they asked as we left Pretend City (& have asked every 5 minutes since then) is "Mom, when are we going back?"

Pretend City isn't like other children's museums. It's a "hands-on" experience that combines education & recreation. The museum is designed to represent a small city. Inside the city gates children can explore 15 interactive exhibits including an art studio, amphitheater, grocery store, farm, construction site, marina & beach. Children can play dress-up, paint pictures (& you don't have to clean up the mess! what a plus!), pick fruits & veggies, play at the beach & so much more.

For more information on Pretend City go HERE. If you want a sneak peak, then check out our video... but really & truly, it's a whirlwind of a tour. To get the "full" experience, you really need to visit Pretend City for yourself!



Pretend City
29 Hubble
Irvine, CA 92618
For hours & ticket information go HERE.

xoxo, K

12 for Tuesday: Cheap Eats in the OC

1) Carne Asada Fries from Albatros
2) The Mint Chocolate Munchie from Hans
3) A Dole Whip from Disneyland
4) A Fish Taco from Chronic Tacos
5) A Cream Pan from Cream Pan
6) Spring Rolls from a Brodard Restaurant
7) A Jerry's Dog from Jerry's
8) The Tarna Chicken Wrap from Zankou
9) A cheeseburger from TK burger
10) Udon from Fukada
11) A breakfast burrito from A's Ace Burgers
12) A bowl of Pho from Pho 79

I could go on forever on this topic, but those are my favorite for now.

xoxo, C

Sneak Peak: Pretend City

K and I were invited to Pretend City for a sneak peak at one of the most amazing children's museums I have ever seen. Pretend City is a wonderful addition to Orange County and offers educational exhibits for every child from the ages of 8 months to 8 years (those are the approximate age ranges of my children and there was something for everyone). One of my favorite aspects of the museum were the infant spaces that are located in areas where parents can keep an eye on older children as they play in the grocery store or drive a car around. K's boys seemed to take a liking to the tractors and farm. My boys loved being mailmen and buying groceries. The stage and dress-up area seemed to be very popular as well. Here are some reviews from the night:

"Let's go back tomorrow."
-a cute three year old

"That was amazing ."
-a cute seven year old

We had a wonderful night filled with imagination and learning, a parent's wish and a child's dream all come true all in one place, Pretend City. The museum opens to the public on August 30th, 2009, so mark your calendars!

xoxo, C&K

Capital Photo Booth

Woot! Woot! Guess Who is coming to the "You've Just Been Spotted" Orange County Blog Awards? Capital Photo Booths, the premier company for photo booths in Southern California! Capital Photo Booth strives to make every event amazing with their vintage booths and their customer service (they are the nicest people). Here's some more information about Capital Photo Booth from their website:

Each of our photo booths are hand built and meticulously detailed. The goal in creating our booths was to look the part of the traditional “old school” booths while utilizing the most current in photographic technology. Traditional booths are full of beautiful retro nostalgic charm; however they are also full of smelly toxic chemicals! This was hardly a substance we’d want to bring into your event. So, it was important that we moved on past the traditional photo booth developing technology and incorporated the latest in digital photo technology all the while maintain the traditional look of the booths. In other words, we wouldn’t be happy until we had the best of both worlds.

Finally, besides having high standards in the construction of our booths we have set even higher standards in our customer service. With each event no matter how big or small, it is our mission in providing each event and its guests with the care, respect and professionalism before, during and after your event. The Capital Photo Booth prides itself on being the ultimate in package deals: A great product with a great company behind it. In other words, The Best of Both Worlds.

We are so excited to have them be a part of the festivities! I am so happy that photo booths have made a come-back (too bad I got married in the nineties and no one was cool enough to think of a photo booth at the reception). Thanks again Capital Photo Booths for adding style and fun to the "You've Just Been Spotted" Orange County Blog Awards" with your unique, vintage photo booths.

xoxo,
C&K

Back to School: The Lunchbox

I am in love with this vintage lunch box from Target for just $9.99 (the perfect lunchbox for the OC in my opinion), but my little guy preferred this vintage star wars lunch box from Amazon.

xoxo, C