October 2011 ~ Aly&Ash

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

$100 Visa Gift Card Giveaway!!!!

A WINNER HAS BEEN SELECTED VIA RANDOM.ORG!!!

CONGRATULATIONS TO #84

heartnsoulcooking said... 84: Shared on FB https://www.facebook.com/heartnsoulcooking/posts/180898051990831; October 13, 2011 9:57 AM

Email me with your full name and address so I can get your gift card to you! alyashcreations@gmail.com Thanks and Congrats again!!!
-Jax

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Now it's time for the really exciting part of Rice Krispies Making Memories Challenge. I am giving away a $100 Visa gift card to one lucky reader.

Just as a reminder, here are the Caramel Apple Rice Krispies Treats that we submitted.

Here is how you can enter the $100 Visa gift card giveaway:

1. Visit Kellogg's Rice Krispies on Facebook and leave some comment love on one of our Caramel Apple Rice Krispies Treat pictures. Each picture is also labeled Team Phoenix.
-1 entry-

2. Like Jacquilyn Avery Photography on Facebook

{Already do? Just remind me!}
-1 entry-

3. Follow me on Twitter (Jax Avery)
-1 entry-

4. Like Aly&Ash on Facebook
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-1 entry-

5. Follow my Blog with Google Friend Connect.
Already do? Just remind me!
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6. Tweet, Facebook or Blog about this Giveaway.
-1 entry-

(tweet: I entered to #win a $100 #giveaway from #RiceKrispies with @jaxavery ends 10/19. Enter here: http://alyandash.com )

**Please leave a separate comment for each entry along with your

email address. I will pick a new winner if I do not have an email address for you.**

Each member of the team will also be giving away $100, check out their blogs for more chances to win.

Ashley - Cute as a Fox
Jacqui - Aly & Ash
Kristyn - Lil Luna
Wendy - Around My Family Table

Giveaway ends at Midnight Eastern on October 19th. The winner will be announced on October 21, 2011. In the meantime, you can head over to the Rice Krispies Making Memories Circle on The Motherhood on Friday, October 14th at 1 PM ET where there will be a special LIVE chat with the Wisk kid.

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Sunday, October 9, 2011

Yo Gabba Gabba Party!

Asher is TWO and we celebrated
Yo Gabba Gabba style!


Asher & Brobee! We set up a stand up of Brobee in my studio filled with balloons for Parent's to take pictures of their kiddos!

As you know if you read my blog, Asher is a Yo Gabba Gabba fanatic and with all that's gone on this year we knew we wanted to give Asher the best party we could! We are so blessed with how many people love our little guy and it was incredible to see everyone come together and celebrate him!

We had 27 kids and I think 22 adults - Whew!!! I am so grateful we rented a bouncy castle because otherwise it would have been crazy! But it kept the kids entertained the whole time! We also had face painting, Yo Gabba Gabba playing on our big screen and a special surprise guest!! Here are some pictures from the day!

Decor & Treats

In addition to the Brobee Stand Up we had Muno at the food table & Plex at the present & goody table!

"Hi I'm Brobee Cake... You wanna piece of me?"
We were so impressed by the incredible Brobee Cake replica my friend Alex made! She is crazy talented!
(Local peeps email me if you want her info! She can pretty much make anything!)

My good friend Ashley from Cute as a Fox helped me make the adorable Foofa hats and Brobee horns!
Ashley made a basic party hats from pink card stock and I attached a Foofa flower I printed in color on white card stock. (Image was downloaded and resized from Nick Jr.)The Brobee hats were a joint effort the day before the party! I believe Ashley will be sharing tutorials on her blog so I'll keep you posted!
The Goody Bags were purchased at Joanns and stuffed full of all kinds of treats! M&M's, Stickers, Yo Gabba Gabba Rings, Bouncy Balls, Pixie Sticks, Bubbles, Crayons and Yo Gabba Gabba Printables from Nick Jr. The characters on the front of the bags were also downloaded from Nick Jr and printed on card stock!

Plex guarding the present and Goody table!

Ashley from Cute as a Fox also helped out by making these crazy adorable Muno pretzel sticks inspired by the ones seen here on Wendy Will Blog. They were so delicious and a favorite of the kids and adults!


Why would we need cupcakes with a Brobee Cake you ask? Well we had a few gluten and dairy free guests and we didn't want them to miss out on the sweets! (Character printables from Nick Jr.)

Special Suprise Guest

Asher's obsession with Yo Gabba Gabba didn't come as a fluke! Our family was introduced from the very first season by my husband's brother Ryan Avery. Ryan is a bit of a celebrity in our family and a huge fan of The Aquabats! His band Father's Day even opened for them once...but that's a whole different story! Through Ryan and his many adventures and achievements my husband has met both Lance Robertson (DJ Lance Rock) & Yo Gabba Gabba Co-Creator and Aquabats Front Man, Christian Jacobs.
When we first introduced Asher to the show we had hoped he would like it but had no idea of the obsession that would follow! One of Asher's favorite episodes is Summer featuring The Aquabats as the super music friends! So all in all we love Gabba and we love The Aquabats! So when Ryan showed up to the party as the Bat Commander he surprised all of us and we couldn't have been more thrilled!

Uncle Ryan and his fiance Sara getting the party started!


Our little Brobee and the Bat Commander! Best surprise ever!

The Bat Commander rocking the Bouncy Castle!

Fun in Action!
Here are more pictures of all the fun in action! Enjoy!

Lovely Love My Family

After everyone left we took the boys outside for some family time in the bouncy castle which turned into a spontaneous and super fun photo shoot thanks to my great friend Emily!