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Spring is here and Knott's Berry Farm is having again Knott's Berry Bloom, the festival that offers games, entertainment and great food so everyone in the family can enjoy . This year besides the Towering Topiary Tasting Garden for wine and beer tasting, the Board Walk gigantic games and the show Peanuts Party at the park Knott's will have for the first time the Ghost Town Boysenberry Festival. 

The festival will have wine and a variety of boysenberry inspired products in street vending cars all around the Wild Wild West. You can individually buy the different products and there is also a tasting card available to try 5 of the most popular treats. (Tip: look for the boysenberry sign at stores and that would show you that they have an item or two for sale)

Look at all the yummy food

If you like shows you can enjoy Lucy's Big Show with music that both kids and adults will enjoy,  the Bloomination Light party and the Easter Beagle's Egg Garden where kids can play without having to make any lines. On top of all this, you can still enjoy the thrill rides that Knott's is famous for.

So if you are feeling like eating good  food (they even have fried alligator) and having a great time this Spring, head over to Knott's. 

It was an easy decision: going big or going home, and since I really want to learn more about social media, the choice was GOING BIG!

Latina Lifestyle Bloggers Collective and SoCal Lady Bloggers in collaboration with some wonderful sponsors put together an awesome conference. A conference where you still have fun but there is also a lot of learning and opportunities to network. 

The conference starts with the VIP reception party. It is not the crazy party where the music is so loud you cannot even talk. The reception is a great place to network and make connections. This time we were able to taste some beer and try some natural desserts. Besides connecting with friends and meeting new bloggers, we got a very cute swag bag. 

The first day started with some yummy coffee, because you know that bloggers need coffee to learn. The organizers always look for very innovative and natural great products. All is very trendy!

Morning the first day had amazing presenters and panels. One good thing about this conference is that you do not need to choose what session to attend. With one session at the time we all get to learn and listen to all the speakers. We had the following sessions:

1. Networking for Bloggers in the Social Media Age: Expert speakers provided us with tools and tips to grow our blogs and network and avoid burning bridges.
2. Legal 101 for Bloggers: we learned the do's and don'ts in contract law. Pretty much have everything in writing. Great tools to keep our blog as a business.
3. How to create a Digital Strategy to Promote and Grow your Blog/Online Business: this was a great resource to help us think outside the box and create the digital strategy.

We also had the opportunity to interact with brands and network. At the end of the day we had some beer and Make-up and Henna Tattoos

First day was fun, but I knew I needed some rest to be ready for more learning and networking day 2. I drove home everyday around 1 hour and a half and it was just worth it. The panels on day 2 were really great

1. Not Just a Blogger - Showcasing bloggers talked about what you can do to take your blog and create a brand from it
2. Maximizing SEO for your Blog/Online Business with the SEO tricks and information that for sure will help my page to show up on google searches more often
   
3. Tax Do's and Don't for Bloggers, because each blogger has so many questions about taxes and we do not want to get in trouble with the IRS
   
4. The Ethics of Blogging a panel that is very informative panel. It is good to hear how other bloggers deal with issues.
   

We also had some ice-cream (But I was busy and could not get any pictures) and more networking. Oh and off course a great swag bag. Stay tune for pictures because a lucky reader will be able to win one bag exactly like mine. 

An 11 year old writes a book and it is actually really good. When I got this book to review I was thinking it is the perfect book for my son to read and give me feedback. So I asked my son to read it and he was very impressed and motivated with the fact that an 11 year old was able to write a book. My son is 9 and now he wants to start writing.

This is what my son had to say about the book

• He likes that is a short book (it is only 60 pages, so it is easy for the kids to read)
• The book grabbed his attention because it is an action story
• A book about NASA that is not complicated
• It is fun, has good jokes
• Walter Levin (the author) is a very smart kid. 

I also read the book. I think that it is well written and that the author has potential. I think it is a great form of motivation for kids to write and follow their dreams. I will be looking for more books like this to add to my son library.


What type of books do you like to read?

Has your child ever complained about growing pain?

I cannot recall having them as a child, however my mom said I had them.

My son seems to have them often. He either wakes ups on the middle of the night with pain or complains about it early in the morning.

I guess growing is painful. If is a biological growth, like in the case of my son, it can be explained due to the cells in the muscles and bones growing. That is where the pain comes from.

There is other type of grow pain. The pain that comes with change in your life. The type of growing pain that it is not addressed as often, but is real, and common but unspoken. Sometimes change is hard on us and make us be unsure if we want to continue with our projects. Sometimes we have to continue growing even when it means that we have to change our life. 

The good thing about growing pain, is that, when we reach our growth, the pain stops. In the case of my son, I might still have a few years left. Nothing a warm oil massage and some kisses do not take away.

In my own case, well, I do not know for how long, but I know as I reach my goals the pain will stop because that would mean my project is doing well. I know as soon as one project ends, I will start another one, which means a new type of pain will start but that also means that I can grow more and learn new things. Pain is not bad, pain helps us know we are alive.

It is good to learn to deal with the pain of getting into new things. You learn, you grow, you become a better person. It is easy if you have a good support system. Do not grow alone, find someone that can help you grow. Do not be afraid of the pain, do not be afraid of grow, so not be afraid of change.

Change is hard, but we have to adapt. It can be painful but we have to be strong. Change will help you grow.

How do you deal with change?

Nicolas is growing up, and we do not have a lot of time left for him to enjoy this type of DVDs, however since my brother and his wife just had a baby girl and her name is Sofia, my son was really interested on getting this DVD and seeing the story line.

It is a Disney DVD, so off course the quality is great. The story and the music is very entertaining and it keeps kids interested on seeing what else is going to happen.