Disclosure: My family received complementary passes to attend Medieval Times, however all opinions expressed are my own.

My family and I were invited to the show Medieval Times. Let me tell you all about our journey into the Middle Ages and the time of the Knights. Since my husband and son will be traveling to Ohio soon, we wanted to have an early Father’s Day celebration and what a better place to visit that Medieval Times.

When you arrive to pick up your tickets, you can upgrade for different options and you can also choose to visit for an extra nominal fee the Middle Ages Museum called The Museum of Torture. At the small museum you get to see all types of weapons and torture tools used at the Middle Ages.

Everyone at the show is dressed in traditional Middle Ages attire and addresses you as my lady or my lord. This is a great way to help you get into the mood for the show. They gave us white and black crowns. That meant we had to cheer for our Knight Don Iofre Santa Creu, defender of the ancient shrine at Santiago de Compostela. We were seated by the servers and we were ready to start the show. If you get the royalty upgrade you get preferential seating and also a banner to cheer your knight.

Once everyone is at their seats the trumpets sound and The King and Queen beckoned the staff to bring on the feast. Then the servers begin bringing you the royal feast.   The feast includes: Tomato Bisque Soup, Castle Bread, Roasted Chicken, BBQ Spare Rib, Herb-Basted Potato, and a Pastry of the Castle for desert.  There are also drinks: Pepsi, Ice Tea or water with the option of buying alcoholic beverages. They also have a vegetarian menu available

The roasted chicken is very delicious, the BBQ flavor of the ribs is unique, the potato seasoning is very tasty and the rest of the menu just complements all very good.
All of the food is to be eaten with your bare hands as they did in the Middle Ages when silverware had not been invented.  And while everyone is enjoying the feast, a great show is taking place. There are horses and knights, weapons, live jousting, fights and battles. It is all very entertaining. There is even a Falcon that flights over the audience. The fights are so intense that there are sparks with the swords and weapons get crushed and Knights get pushed off their horses. You are taken back in time as you cheer for the Knight of the Realm that has the same colors as your crown.

At the end there is only one winner. It was not our Knight, but the show was really entertaining. You feel like you were in a Journey to the Medieval Times and both kids and adults will enjoy the food and show.

Medieval times is the perfect place to celebrate special occasions such as Father’s Day, graduations, Birthdays and we even had a group with us celebrating a bachelor party.

For more information and specials you can visit their website at Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament

You can also follow them on Twitter and like them on Facebook

Now you can enjoy the Family Blogger Special use Promo-Code 35BLOG. With this code Adult tickets are $35.95 and Children (12 & under) $29.95.  It's valid for all shows through June 30, 2013. Valid at the Buena Park Castle only. Call 1-888-935-6878 and ask for discount code 35BLOG.  

Disclosure: My family received complementary passes to attend Medieval Times, however all opinions expressed are my own.

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The Muy Latinas Network  has put together a fun and fresh bilingual Summer Blog Fest where you may find inspiration, ideas, recipes, décor and travel tips, giveaways and all sorts of information to help you make the most out of your summer.
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La comunidad de Muy Latinas Network ha organizado un divertido y fabuloso festival bilingue de verano: Summer Blog Fest, para ayudarte a encontrar inspiración, recetas, ideas, decoración, tips de viajes, sorteos y mucho más para que puedas disfrutar al máximo tu verano
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Once your parents turn certain age, you start worrying about their health and wellbeing. Now it is a critical time to study senior health at the population level because we know that America’s senior population will grow by more than 50 percent in the next 15 years and that Americans are living longer but sicker lives. The main concern is not only that your parents live longer, but that they have quality of life. For me it is really important my mom is comfortable and can enjoy time with my son.

The UHF America’s Health Rankings Senior Report shows that Hispanic older adults are expected to become the largest racial/ethnic minority of those aged 65 and older by 2019.  And Hispanics are at major risk of certain diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity. I make sure my mom has her check-ups and takes her medications. I also make sure her diet is balanced and she stays active.

The UHF America’s Health Rankings Senior Report also showed that Older Hispanics (28.2%) were less likely to rate their health as excellent or very good than were older Whites (42.8%) or older Asians (35.3%). I know my mom considers her health good, but we take all necessary steps to make sure she continues to be healthy. 

But how do I make sure my mom can stay healthy? Well I make sure she follows some recommendations:

• Healthy diet: I make sure my parents get fruits and vegetables in their diet. We also buy lean protein and stay away from processed foods.
• Keep active: I encourage my mom to stay active. Due to the back pain, it is hard for her to do certain exercises, however she keeps active by walking the dog. It is good for her and the dog.
• Make sure they take their medicines:  I talk to my mom about the importance to take her medicines and to talk to her doctor about any side effects.
• Keep a social life: living in a foreign country can make difficult for seniors to be social. However you can always find groups in places such as churches or the city community centers. These places offer activities for seniors that can vary from the very popular bingo, to dancing lessons and movie or book clubs. 
• Visit regularly the doctor, dentist and gets all the vaccines. 
• Expend quality time with them and show them love: I make sure I tell my mom how much we love her and how proud I am of her. We also enjoy time together taking trips to the zoo and other places my mom and my son love to visit.
• Read sites with useful and valid information such as United HealthCare Latino

On the video below you can see how the latino culture influences can affect our health.

I really want to encourage everyone to read the full report. The UHF America’s Health Rankings Senior Report provides information about how culture can be the key to overcoming Hispanic health disparities.  For more information you can find the full UHF America’s Health Rankings Senior Report here and the report is also available in Spanish.

I really hope my mom will be with us for several more years. I want her to be able to see Nico graduate and go to College. How do you help your parents stay healthy? I want to see if you are doing something different that might benefit my family too.

*This is part of a sponsored campaign with Latina Mom Bloggers and United Health Foundation. However, all opinions expressed are my own.

Disclosure: this is a series of post part of a campaign sponsored by ViSalus. All opinions expressed here are my own and 100% honest.

This is my first week trying ViSalus. My plan was doing the ViSalus shakes and continue with my walks. I had to slow down with the walks since injured my knee.

Also holidays are harder. Either you are out of the house or you have people over for BBQ, so there is more food and it is more difficult to stick to the plan. However even if you do not do two shakes a day plus one healthy meal I can tell you now that you can still lose weight.

Doing most days only one shake and two healthy meals with some treats here and there I and I still got down 2 pounds. So I am really happy to see what I can accomplish next week when I will try to do shakes for breakfast and lunch and have a healthy dinner on my own.

I will be sharing pictures on Instagram, so follow me there and you can see my menu for the dinners.

My favorite recipe this week was the Berry-Banana Shake, and I want to share my recipe with you

• 2 scoops Vi-Shape® Shake Mix

• ½ cup. Frozen Berries (strawberries, blueberries and blackberries)
• ½ cup frozen banana
• 8 oz. Flax Milk
• 4 ice cubes

Come back next week to see how I am doing. I want to hear about how do you stick to your plans. Give me some ideas.

Disclosure: this is a series of post part of a campaign sponsored by ViSalus. All opinions expressed here are my own and 100% honest.

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Disclosure: This is a sponsored post and I also received free samples to facilitate this review, however all opinions expressed are my own.

How cool is to be able to customize your cupcake wrappers? If you are like me and you love things that are unique and cute you are going to love the Cupcake Wrappers from Paper Themes.

I got some samples to review, and the company located in the UK, told me that they ship to the US as well, so you can check them up.

The company has the idea for weddings, but some of the designs could be used for baby showers, and birthdays as well.

I was really impressed by the quality. The cardboard is strong and sturdy.  The designs are really cute too and you can choose from 18 designs in different colors.

The fact that you can personalize them, give them that personal touch.

The wrappers are easy to assembly. Just bend the wrapper around, slide the tab into the pre-cut slot and it is that simple. I would advice to use a little bit of tape to hold them in place but they work well as they are.

Once you assembly the wrappers, you can place the already baked and decorated cupcake on it.

They come in a 24 pack.

For more information you can visit the Paper Themes website

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post and I also received free samples to facilitate this review, however all opinions expressed are my own.

Disclosure: This is not a sponsored post. I have been provided with a free copy of the movie to facilitate this post.

The DVD has more than 2 hours of pure entertaining with episodes such as:

• Good Croc Bad Croc
• The Princess and the Po
• Chain Reaction
•  Bad Po
•  Jailhouse Panda
• Father Crime
• Po Fans Out

And the fun does not stop with the episodes. With extras as the Croc Crackdown Game kids can play as Po in this fast-paced and addictive arcade-style game in order to protect the Noodle Shop from the evil crocs. 

Disclosure: This is not a sponsored post. I have been provided with a free copy of the movie to facilitate this post.

Summer is here. It is no school for kids and time for fun. At my house learning never stops and my son has homework and reading during summer time. We are always looking for programs that help him to stay motivated with his reading and that reward him at the same time

Barnes & Noble has a great program. We have done it on the past and getting a free book is really easy. Your child just have to read any 8 books and record the information on the Barnes & Noble reading journal

Then, take the reading journal to a Barnes & Noble and pick up a Free Book from the selection of the list at the store.

As easy as that your kid can get a Free book and continue reading. Happy reading this summer!

Ya llego el verano. Esto significa que los niños no tienen clases y es tiempo para la diversión. En mi casa el aprendizaje nunca se detiene y aun en vacaciones mi hijo tiene sus pequeñas tareas y debe leer. Por eso siempre estoy buscando programas que lo motiven a leer y que le den premios por leer.

La tienda Barnes & Noble tiene un programa que a mi hijo le gusta mucho. Ganar un libro nuevo es muy fácil. Lo único que tu hijo/a tiene que hacer es leer 8 libros y anotarlos en la forma de la tienda.

Una vez complete la forma, la lleva a la tienda y puede escoger un libro gratis de los que están en la lista.

Es así de fácil, y con ese libro nuevo, estará más motivado/a a seguir leyendo. Así que espero que se diviertan leyendo en este verano!