Taking Our Littles To #SummerSlam #WWEMamarazzi

Disclosure:  I was invited to WWE Mamarazzi and Summer Slam.  All thoughts are my own.

A little known fact is that I loved wrestling. Turns out my husband loved wrestling too but at different times in our lives.  I even went to Wrestlemania in Houston in 2001.  I was quite the Mick Foley/Mankind fan.  The ever-changing story lines, the action and the fun really made for good tv but nothing compares to seeing a live show.  The energy and excitement is contagious and when the invite came to attend The Moms WWE Mamarazzi and Summer Slam, I knew we had to take the littles.

The littles whose WWE knowledge was limited to seeing the Mattel line in stores were intrigued by all the outside action.  We weren't even inside yet but they knew fun was going to be had.  Just as I predicted, our 15 month old Omie (our little rowdy adventurer) would wild out.  Babies know and love WWE.  This is a fact.

Attending Summer Slam has rekindled our secret love affair with WWE.  It was exactly what I remember it to be, maybe even better.  The best part was listening to WWE EVP Creative Stephanie McMahon talk about being a power mom and making time for her kids.  I'll admit, I am a workaholic and I have always been.  I have been blessed this past year with attending conferences and one of the common topic threads is spending quality time with your family but nothing quite hits home until Stephanie McMahon says it.

Some interesting facts I learned about WWE:

• WWE has maintained a 30 YEAR partnership with Make-A-Wish, WWE Superstars and Divas have granted more than 3,600 wishes.  John Cena alone has granted 375 wishes and is the only celebrity to reach this milestone.
• Be a STAR was launched by WWE and The Creative Coalition in 2011, the Be a STAR (Show Tolerance And Respect) program has delivered anti-bullying messages to students, parents and teachers across the globe.
• WWE Universe raised more than $1,000,000 for Susan G. Komen for the Cure
• WWE.com gets more than 344 MILLION page views per month
• WWE's Facebook Page has more fans than MLB, Gatorade, NFL, ESPN and Pepsi
• John Cena is the 3rd most followed American athlete, with more followers than Lebron James

The Miz was absolutely adorable telling us about his mom supporting his dreams by buying him paint and streamers so he could pretend he was The Ultimate Warrior.  

Omie absolutely loved the Mattel suite.  He could not believe I put him down and gave him the green light to go crazy.



The Moms! Melissa Musen Gerstein & Denise Albert

WWE Executive Vice President Creative, Stephanie McMahon and WWE Superstar The Miz

SoCal local Rey Mysterio!!!  Duke loved cheering and booing the wrestlers!  He thought he wouldn't like it but he's WWE's newest fan!

Summer Slam is intense and elaborate - if your life list is short, add on a WWE live event.  I promise you, you will enjoy yourself.

This match was crazy!  CM Punk vs. Brock Lesnar

Check out this video from The Moms about WWE Mamarazzi

Who is your favorite WWE Superstar?  

#talesfromthethrift Vintage Toys!

These are some of my favorite, recent finds!  Over a course of 3 months though... I wish I could just walk into a thrift store and score like this.  

Vintage Fisher-Price Cash Register!  It is in better condition than the one my brother and I shared.  Was only $2.98 - Duke loves it!

I assumed these were Fisher-Price Little People but I can't find any info on them anywhere.  These lovely girls were .49 each!

80s Playskool robot Alphie.  He doesn't have his cards and I don't know if he works but I figured he'd be good for a prop.  And he was a steal for .91!

Vintage Mattel See 'N Say in the box!  We found 2, they were $2.98 each

I can't resist Vintage toys especially from the Strawberry Shortcake line.  She was only $2


Have you posted about thrifting, antiquing or shopping at the flea market in the past week?  Link up with #talesfromthethrift and share your finds!  Share the love with this button!  

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Mattel Cars Micro Drifters Launch Party!

Mattel knows how to party!!!  We had a great time at the Mattel Cars Micro Drifters launch party last night at the Petersen Auto Museum - Huge Thanks to ModernMom.com!  We got to take a tour of the “From Silver Screen to Die-cast: Disney•Pixar Cars Imagined by Mattel” exhibit, Duke got to test drive the Disney•Pixar Cars Mattel Micro Drifters Motorized Super Speedway, munch on yummy food from Johnny Rockets (the Cars inspired grilled cheese sandwiches looked great and tasted so good!) and watch Cars with all his new friends.


My Husband Chris and I took turns checking out the 2nd floor of the Petersen Auto Museum which was amazing.  I really loved how the event was really for the kids.  I know they all had a blast, Duke can't stop talking about it.  Lucky boy!


Showing me there's 2 different Lightning McQueens
Duke and I made new friends!  Tee of ThatsITMommy.com and her daughter!



Duke loves the The Cars MICRO DRIFTERS™ Super Speedway set.  He built it all by himself when we got home last night.  It took him about 10-15 minutes.  He was racing his cars all night and again as I'm typing this up.  I'm a fan of the micro drifters and love that there are so many that he can collect.  He's already asking for the rest of the Cars Micro Drifters collection for Christmas and recommends it for girls and boys, old and young.  He said check his blog for more of his thoughts.  The Super Speedway is for ages 4+ and retails for $29.99

Highly recommended for Holiday gift giving!







Disclosure: This is not a compensated post.  We were invited to attend the Mattel Cars Micro Drifters event and Duke received a swag bag for attending.  All thoughts are our own.