***If you’d like to be entered to win a This is Me Journal, leave a comment that lists your favorite beverage. I’ll pick 2 winners randomly Wednesday at 10pm PST.***
Although Laylee’s a frequent indirect contributor to Daring Young Mom, she’s too young to actually blog. However I love hearing what she has to say about life. Her pictures tell so much about what’s going on inside that amazing little head of hers.
One of my favorite ways to dig in and find out what really matters to her is with the This is Me Journal. Designed by a fellow mom-blogger, this journal is going to be an absolute goldmine of preciousness and blackmail material for years to come.
It’s part journal with questions and fill-in-the-blanks, part drawing pad and part scrapbook. Luckily the scrapbooking component is very small and easy. Insert picture of your favorite stuffed octopus here. I can handle that.
Laylee listed me as one of her best friends and for favorite drinks she listed lemonade, strawberry lemonade, apple juice, cow’s milk (as opposed to the milk of a tsetse fly), and soda with Echinacea in it (a family favorite sick drink).
For the first several days after receiving it in the mail, Laylee slept with her “Book of Me” under her arm. When I suggested we put it somewhere safer, she took initiative and hid it. I finally found it today months later and we had a blast working on it. The journal would make a great gift for young friends and cousins whose homes seem to be filled with every new gadget and toy. I plan to buy copies the next few years for Laylee, help her fill them out and see how they compare.
Maybe in the future she’ll decide she doesn’t like cow’s milk anymore but I’m sure I’ll always be listed as a best friend.
bananas says
I love this.
Millie says
Really fun idea.
An Ordinary Mom says
Darling!
My favorite beverage? Water … and sometimes Coke.
Donna says
I’m sitting here drinking my favorite drink, an iced grande nonfat no-whip mocha from Starbucks (thank goodness they have Starbucks here in Beijing) as I catch up on my favorite blogs. Wish I could get another one, but perhaps that’d be overkill?
Pick me, please,
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Lori O. says
What a great book!
My favorite drink…
diet cherry vanilla dr. pepper
divrchk says
I’d love a raspberry lime rickie. Yum!
Jana says
I would have to say Diet Coke and Diet Dr. Pepper.
Laylee has done such a nice job on her book. She will love that when she has kids of her own.
a.men says
This is so, so sweet! I love that you are one of her best friends! My six year old tells me I am her best friend all the time! I hope it stays that way! For you too!
This sounds like a fun book. After the drawing will you please put the info on your blog so that those of us who don’t win can purchase one? I know that my daughter would love this!
Oh yeah! And my favorite drink in Chocolate Milk (Cows not tsetse fly).
The Daring One says
You win! Congratulations! Please contact me with your mailing information so I can get the book sent out to you.
Angela says
I LOVE water. There really is nothing else that quenches my thirst more!
Valerie at Home says
My favorite drinks are….hummnn……..sweet tea (because I’m from the south, that’s why)….and……….anything that I can enjoy when I’m off mom-duty!
Jen says
Strawberry lemonade with the chunks of strawberry…yummy
FarmWife says
Cherry coke…from the fountain. Yummy.
What a cute book! I can just imagine the wealth of knowledge gained from such a treasure! 😉
Kate says
Wow! What a spectacular idea! My son would so love one of those, so I hope I’m one of the random ones picked! 😉
That said, my favourite drinks are water (got my trusty bottle right on my desk!) and milk. YUM! 🙂
Millie says
Cherry lime rickey from Warren’s in Ogden.
Stephanie says
Diet Jones green apple soda. Yum.
or the peach diet Hansens.
It’s a toss up.
Keyona says
Love the book! My 4yr old princess will have a blast with that…
My “new” favorite drink is Cherry Coke Zero….all the yummy taste with no calories!! Guilty-Free pleasure huh??
RasJane says
I love that book. What a great way to get into their little world. I bet it will be a treasure for generations.
My favorite drink? Umm, is chocolate milkshake a drink? If not, then limeade it would have to be. But I really, really like the chocolate.
CraftybyNature says
would be cool to have this book this fall for those long rainy days hanging out with the little man!!!
Abby says
Who doesn’t love a cold glass of carnation chocolate instant breakfast?
CraftybyNature says
favorite drink of the moment: : pregnancy tea
CoconutKate says
Hmmm…favorite drink…Homemade smoothies!
Stephanie Ferney says
Iced chai when I’m being whole-foody, Coke Zero when I’m not…
That’s a great book!
mother of the wild boys says
My oldest is just getting into guided journaling, it’s so fun!
I love strawberry lemonade, or strawberry kiwi.
Erin says
Currently, my favorite drink is ice cold water. But I’m too lazy to refill the Brita pitcher, so there’s never good, cold water – So I’ve been drinking a ton of soda. My favorite on that changes daily, also. Yesterday, it was strawberry soda. Yum.
bon says
I am a Cherry Coke Zero kind of a gal… but if I win, you’ll have to tell us where to get these, the other two will need a book too!
Fawndear says
Oh, Maybe if I got this journal for my Hope she would stop drawing pictures on all my walls. It doesn’t hurt to wish.
Drinks: Good ole Ice Water and SoBee’s Pina Colada
Dona England says
Iced Tea!
Nancy says
Pick Me! 🙂 My Favorite Bev.? Winter: Carmel Apple Cider from Starbucks. When I’m being healthy: Ice Water. When I’m not being healthy? Oreo and Reeses Mixed Blizzard from DQ….yum!
Amber says
I love this! How freakin cute are the drawings of Laylee’s hair!? I can’t wait to see what my Hannah draws in it!
Amber says
I forgot to leave my favorite beverage!
Crystal Light – Fruit punch!!!
sherry says
What a great giveaway! I’d love to win this!
My favorite beverage depends on the time of day.
Morning: COFFEEEEEE please
Afternoon: Water
Evening: Red wine
KBarbee says
This is going to be a must for all the “little” b-day parties I attend this year! Thanks for the tip.
As for favorite drinks – water with kool-aid ice cubes for a picnic with the kiddos and white sangria for after they hit the hay!
KBarbee says
I found the link if you want to purchase one:
http://www.thisismejournal.com/buy.html
Enjoy!!
terrah says
So cute! I’d love one. Diet Berry Vanilla Dr. Pepper, of course.! Mmmm.
surcie says
Her lips are tres Angelina Jolie, oui?
Right now, I’d go for a glass o’ chocolate milk!
Margaret says
Ooh – pick me pick me!!
Water, and orange juice. 🙂
Honey Mommy says
Diet Coke with lime on the rocks please.
Amber says
How about a nice glass of seltzer water with a slice of lime and some raspberry syrup… I’ll take one right now!
Amanda says
That is such a neat little journal!
I would have to agree with Laylee and go with strawberry lemonade as my fave. Especially when there’s real strawberries in it. Yummy!
mamalovelock says
What a cool journal!!
I love Dr. Pepper (I shouldn’t love it, but I do) and Sweet (good southern sweet) Tea!! Those are my faves!
Love your blog!
Sarah Smith says
So sweet!
Diet Coke 🙂
Donna says
Water is my favorite drink, but sometimes I just have to have a Rootbeer Slurpee or a Caramel Apple Cider from Starbucks.
Jen says
I love your blog 🙂
This is SO cute! I have a similar one from when I was a kid and it’s hilarious. I’d love to do this with my daughter.
My favorite drink? Vitamin water. I luuuuurve it. Any flavor! No artificial sweeteners. Low calorie. Yum
Becca says
Favorite beverage, hands down–Diet Coke with Lime!!
Heather says
So, so, so adorable and a great idea! I think this may have to be my new go to gift! Also, fave beverage? Right now, I’d have to say a nice tall strawberry lemonade. And, now I need one. Even though it’s after 10pm here.
cbs says
Being honest… my favorite drink is a really good mint julip. It has to be perfect and I have to be in the mood so it’s very rare that I get one.
My favorite normal drink is Diet Coke, but I’m really trying to cut back.
Elizabeth says
Coffee coffee coffee!!!!
Melissa @ Anxious for Nothing says
I like making “healthy” chocolate milk in the blender with cocoa powder, milk, vanilla extract, and a pinch or two of stevia. And a couple of ice cubes on hot days. That’s probably my current favorite drink.
Jenny says
That journal looks so fun. My 6 year old would absolutely drool over that!
My favorite drink…cold cold cold cold water and Cherry Pepsi
Marian says
Very, very cute. A classy catalog of the scribbly artwork that too often ends up in the trash.
A large Chick Fil A unsweetened iced tea with 1 1/2 packets of sugar and a lemon.
Heather says
OOooo! What a cool book. My 7yo daughter would love that!
My favorite beverage is Snapple Peach Iced Tea ~ no ice ~ cold from the fridge in glass bottles ~ YUM! Gotta love the little trivia under the lid, too.
HeatherJ
Kristy says
Awesome giveaway. My sister would love it.
My favorite beverage is Martinelli’s sparkling cider. I can down an entire bottle in under sixty seconds. Okay maybe that’s an exaggeration.
michal says
looks like a great christmas gift for nieces and nephews.
my favorite drink? i have a hard time choosing favorites. i’m partial to water, strawberry lemonade (as long as it’s fresh squeezed and not countrytime), and hot chocolate.
ZaCarrie says
How boring is water? But it’s what I drink. Maybe if I had a “This is me” journal as a child, I would be more creative and would think of better things to drink.
Amy says
Pick me! Pick me! 🙂 My daughter would love that! Her favorite drink is lemonaide and mine is pretty much anything by Starbucks!
Melanie @ Mel, A Dramatic Mommy says
That’s a really cute book! My favorite thing to drink right now are the Vitamin Waters. Not the healthiest, but better than no water I think. In the fall and winter my fave is the Eggnog Latte from Starbucks.
Jennifer Poncavage says
This is a great idea! My almost 5yr. old daughter would love it!
Rachel says
I love your blog! A friend of mine linked to yours… and now I’m here! 🙂
My favorite drink, if I’m being spoiled, is a virgin strawberry daiquiri with lots of whipped cream. But my everyday favorite beverage is water. I love water. 🙂 boring huh ? 🙂
The Daring One says
You win! Please contact me with your mailing information so I can get the book sent out to you.