Mystery Photo Monday #1

Today is the first installment of one of our new features – Mystery Photo Monday.  We hope you will play along! 

Do you know who this adventurous guy is or where he can be found?  Leave a comment on this post if you think you know who it is and where to find him!

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Happy New Year!

We haven’t been blogging about exploring Pensacola with your kids for a full year yet, but what a year 2009 was for Pensacola with Kids!  We wanted to take a moment to say thank you for all of the support you have given Pensacola with Kids.  The emails informing us about family friendly activities, the kind email compliments, the guest posts and passing our website address to your friends and family have helped us get to where we are today!  December has been very busy and we haven’t been blogging a lot, but we are ready to kickstart 2010 and get back into full gear! 

We will be adding a few new features to the site and we are still in the process of a site makeover!  One of the new features that I am looking forward to is Mystery Photo Monday!  We will have a photo from somewhere around Pensacola and readers will have a chance to comment on where they think the photo was taken!  We will also have some more posts in the overnight trip section.  There are some great cities to visit nearby and we want to share our favorites.  I am also going to be more diligent about taking our camera with us when we eat out!  We don’t eat out very often, but we love finding restaurants that might not look kid-friendly on the surface but actually are!

If you like what you see, would you consider consider subscribing to Pensacola with Kids in a reader or receive the website updates via email by clicking this link and subscribing.  Subscriptions are free and you will receive website updates via your email or you can read the posts in your preferred reader (I prefer Google Reader!).

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Thanks again for all of your support and kind words.  We are looking forward to exploring Pensacola with you!

Ps.  Look for a post later today with our top 5 family friendly favorites from 2009.  My kids are picking their favorites!

December Calendar

We have updated the December calendar with upcoming events.  If you have an event you would like to see added, please contact us via email at jennifer (at) pensacolawithkids (dot) com, use the Contact Form above or comment in this post.

November Activities and Events

I have spent the greater part of this morning updating our Calendar of Events for the month of November.  There are some great events coming up!  I can’t wait to attend and write about several of them.  Some of the events we plan on attending are the Gulf Coast Arts Festival, an Ice Flyers Game, storytime, and Marketbasket (for some mommy time of course!). 

Remember-we receive information about upcoming events through press releases, word of mouth and local newspapers.  If you have an event or know of one in the month of November or December, please leave a comment in this post.  You can also send me an email through the Contact Form or to jennifer (at) pensacolawithkids (dot) com.

Fair Ticket Giveaway Winner!

Congratulations to Stacy N. (Comment #3) who won by subscribing to Pensacola with Kids!  Stacy-I hope you have a wonderful time at the fair and keep your subscription active!  :-)   Email me your contact information right away at jennifer at pensacolawithkids dot com so you can enjoy a day at the fair!

If you would like to keep updated with events around Pensacola or new giveaways, please consider subscribing to Pensacola with Kids in a reader or receive the website updates via email by clicking this link and subscribing.  Subscriptions are free and you will receive website updates via your email or you can read the posts in your reader (I prefer Google Reader!).

Thanks so much to the Pensacola Interstate Fair for your fabulous donation!

Time to get back to exploring Pensacola!  We visited Living Sensation the other day for their toddler play time and had a blast.  I will be posting about it this weekend!

Yet Another Giveaway!

In honor of my one year blogging anniversary at my travel blog, Two Kids and a Map, I am giving away a My Busy Kit!  These kits are so fabulous because you just grab it and go and you have lots of activities for your little ones.  The odds of winning are great right now, so be sure to stop by and leave a comment in this post:  My Busy Kit Giveaway.

Pensacola Interstate Fair Giveaway

This year, the Pensacola Interstate Fair is celebrating its 75th anniversary.  In honor of that, there are some great things going on at the fair.  Be sure to check out their schedule and special promotion section on the website.  I am not a huge fan of fair rides, but I love a good funnel cake and there are so many other great activities.  We have been given 4 tickets to the 75th Pensacola Interstate Fair ($40 value, good for one admission only) to give away.

How to Enter

We will be giving away 4 tickets to the 75th Pensacola Interstate Fair ($40 value) to ONE lucky winner.  Tickets are good for one admission only.  If you would like a chance to win, leave a comment in this post before 9:59pm CST on Wednesday October 21, 2009 and tell me something you love about the Fair.  Don’t worry about being creative in your comment, the winner will be chosen by a random number generator.  Please make sure that you fill out the required fields by putting your first name in the name field and your email address in the email address field.  I do not share email addresses and you will not receive emails from Pensacola with Kids unless you win.

For one additional entry to increase your odds of winning subscribe to Pensacola with Kids in a reader or receive the website updates via email by clicking this link and subscribing.  Subscriptions are free and you will receive website updates via your email or you can read the posts in your reader (I prefer Google Reader!).  If you subscribe to the website, be sure to come back here and leave an additional comment in this post stating that you are a subscriber. 

Winners

We will choose ONE winner randomly and announce the results here on Pensacola with Kids on Thursday, October 22, 2009. Thank you so much to the Pensacola Interstate Fair for your generous donation!

Rules

One comment per person per giveaway post.  You may post one additional comment stating that you are a subscriber if you have subscribed to the site. Duplicate comments and anonymous comments will be discarded.  Please make sure that the email address in your comment form is valid so that we can contact you (email addresses are never made public).  Winners must claim their prize within three business days after the date of notification of such prize.  We will disqualify any entries that we believe are generated by scripts and other automated technology.  No substitutions including for cash are permitted, except that Pensacola with Kids reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater monetary value for any prize. Winners shall be responsible and liable for all federal, state and local taxes on the value of their prize.  Relatives of Pensacola with Kids are not eligible to win.

Because this is a family site and we get a lot of spam comments, all comments on this site are moderated.  If your comment doesn’t show up right away, don’t worry!

Gulf Breeze FunPlex Winners!

Thanks so much for participating in the Gulf Breeze FunPlex Giveaway! The randomly selected winners, chosen via random number generator, were Elizabeth (Comment #9):

“Our favorite rainy day activity is staying in our Pj’s and making something FUN for lunch and then watching movies and doing coloring or other “art”stuff… maybe even getting crazy and busting out the playdough.  Or of course we love putting on play clothes and PLAYING IN the rain too!”

and (Comment #4) Faith, who said:

“My favorite rainy day activity with my 2-yr old son, is hide and seek. Of course that only lasts for so long, then we’ll put on our raincoats and rainboots and head outside! Rainstorms are one of the things I missed when I moved away from Florida. I always get the best sleep during a great Thunderstorm!”

Congratulations Elizabeth and Faith!  Email me your contact information as soon as you can and I will get your Open Gym Gift Certificates to you!

Thanks so much to the Gulf Breeze FunPlex for your generous donation!

This morning we headed to the Sweet Seasons Farm Corn Maze!  Watch for pictures and information coming soon!

Don’t forget to enter GBFunPlex giveaway!

This giveaway is now closed. To learn about new giveaways as they become available or find exciting activities in Pensacola, please  Subscribe to Pensacola with Kids in a reader or receive email updates.

We are giving away tickets to the Gulf Breeze FunPlex Open Gym Time…the odds of winning look pretty good right now!  Drop by and follow the directions to enter by this evening!

Gulf Breeze FunPlex Giveaway

This giveaway is now closed. To learn about new giveaways as they become available or find exciting activities in Pensacola, please  Subscribe to Pensacola with Kids in a reader or receive email updates.

Little S loved going to the Gulf Breeze FunPlex for their Open Gym Times!  We had so much fun and it is perfect for those yucky rainy days we have been having!  Read about our adventure at the FunPlex here.  Thanks so much to the Gulf Breeze Funplex for the three (3) Free Preschool Open Gym passes to give away!  Full Disclosure: After paying Little S’s admission, I received a free pass for myself.  I will be giving this pass away as well.  

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I will draw TWO (2) separate winners for the passes via random number generator. The two winners will receive TWO (2) Free Preschool Open Gym passes. 

How to Enter

I will be giving away two Gulf Breeze FunPlex Free Preschool Open Gym Passes to TWO lucky winners.  If you would like a chance to win, leave a comment in this post before 9:59pm CST on Friday October 9, 2009 and tell me what your favorite rainy day activity.  Don’t worry about being creative in your comment, the winner will be chosen by a random number generator.  Please make sure that you fill out the required fields by putting your first name in the name field and your email address in the email address field.  I do not share email addresses and you will not receive emails from Pensacola with Kids unless you win.

For one additional entry to increase your odds of winning subscribe to Pensacola with Kids in a reader or receive the website updates via email by clicking this link and subscribing.  Subscriptions are free and you will receive website updates via your email or you can read the posts in your reader (I prefer Google Reader!).  If you subscribe to the website, be sure to come back here and leave an additional comment in this post stating that you are a subscriber. 

Winners

We will choose TWO winners randomly and announce the results here on Pensacola with Kids on Saturday, October 10, 2009. Thank you so much to the Gulf Breeze FunPlex for your generous donation!

Rules

One comment per person per giveaway post. Duplicate comments and anonymous comments will be discarded.  Please make sure that the email address in your comment form is valid so that we can contact you (email addresses are never made public).  Winners must claim their prize within three business days after the date of notification of such prize.  We will disqualify any entries that we believe are generated by scripts and other automated technology.  No substitutions including for cash are permitted, except that Pensacola with Kids reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater monetary value for any prize. Winners shall be responsible and liable for all federal, state and local taxes on the value of their prize.  Relatives of Pensacola with Kids are not eligible to win.

Because this is a family site and we get a lot of spam comments, all comments on this site are moderated.  If your comment doesn’t show up right away, don’t worry!