Oh What a Week...

My mom came for a visit about a week and 1/2 ago. My house was spotless, laundry done, dinner made every night, it was wonderful. As you know we have all been sick a lot lately, and when my mom arrived the kids were just getting over their colds. We went and explored Missoula, Hamilton and the surrounding areas, going to lunch and boutiques. We had a blast! My mom is my best friend so of course I know how very blessed I am to have such a great mom and friend, we were all loving her company.
Then around 5 days into mom's visit she started to sneeze and get a runny nose and then the dreaded cough started. We all had this, so we thought it was just a cold. Fast forward to yesterday morning, mom was up all night vomiting and coughing and was in a lot of pain. So I called my Doctor's Office and got her in right away. She was diagnosed with a sinus infection and sent home with meds and cough syrup. Then this morning rolled around and she was absolutely miserable, shaking and shivering, coughing, and complaining about how horrible her head was making her feel. I went and got more meds and power aid this morning. I had a Dr. appointment myself this morning and when I got home, she was in even worse pain then when I left her. So I called the hospital and they told me to bring her in.
After blood work and a chest x-ray she is now spending the night in the hospital with Pneumonia. She is on antibiotics, fluids, pain meds, a breathing treat and oxygen. I can't even believe this happened. I feel awful, but also thankful that I was able to recognize that at that time and moment she needed to go to the hospital.
Of course, she comes for a visit and ends up in the hospital. "Poor grandma." Finley keeps saying.
Yes, indeed Miss Fin. Poor grandma! So they say she can come home tomorrow, but they want to keep her for 24 hrs to make sure she gets the rest and meds in her to get her well again.
So my week has been pretty busy. Hence the lack of blogging. Hopefully things will get a little more back to normal and I will have some time this weekend.
Please pray for my mama, that she gets better quickly and is able to spend her last days here visiting actually having fun again and not on the couch.

Trinkets For Keeps

Trinkets For Keeps is a great little shop I found on Etsy. Crystelle is a mom to two little girls and has a passion for making vintage hand crafted accessories. Crystelle says "I want to create jewelry that signifies my own personal style and incorporate all the things that I love. I really love mixing the old and the new when creating my designs to produce stunning, one-of-a-kind pieces that every woman can wear."



Crystelle sent me two beautiful trinkets. I love both of these pieces. I gave one to my mother to wear while she is here visiting us and she has been wearing it the whole time she has been here. It is beautiful and she is in love with it.
I love it too, and love the vintage style.
Go check out Crystelle's etsy shop and get yourself a beautiful trinket. These would make great gifts or even a great addition to an Easter Basket.

Em and Me Boutique{ Review & Giveaway}

GIVEAWAY CLOSER, WINNER NOTIFIED



I came across Em and Me boutique on none other than the Etsy. Shop Owner, Sara makes the cutest hair bows, clippies and headbands anyone would want, well need (Because when you have a little girl you NEED these things sometimes.) for their little cutey girls.


Loving these yellow ones, so pretty and perfect for spring!



Like my self, Sara had the same problem with her Emma Grace that I did with my Finley Belle. When strangers would come to comment on how cute my baby "Boy" was I would try to nicely correct them, then go home and put her in all the pink I could find.
So this is where Sara decided to try her hand at hair bows. She was tired of her beautiful girl being called a boy, and buying that many bows got a little spendy. Especially the fancy ones that scream girl from a mile away!
Sara puts Emma down to bed at then gets to work on her beautiful bows at night. Sara loves making bows and I'm glad she loves it, because she does an awesome job and I love all her bows.
Finley was sent a beautiful selection of bows from Em and Me Boutique, which Finley is in love with. She never had enough hair as a baby to put clips in, then when she did she was at that age where she wouldn't keep them in. And now as a toddler going on 16 she LOVES to wear bows, clips and headbands. She has worn a different one each day, since we have received them. I love them because she looks extra girly and they look so cute in those golden blond curls of hers.




I love the idea of filling up a little girls Easter basket full of beautiful bows, a lot more pretty and more useful then all that candy! I'm the same with stocking stuffers too. I like to fill them with useful and different creative items. It's more fun that way, don't get me wrong candy is great. I mean a girl needs her chocolate but I like to include some fun new things the kids can actually use, just like my mom did for us.

Sara is offering one of my readers the chance to win an item of their choice from Em and Me Boutique.
To Enter you MUST head over to Em and Me Boutique and then come back and tell me what you would choose if you win.
Extra Entries (YOU MUST LEAVE A SEPARATE COMMENT FOR EACH EXTRA YOU DO)
1. "Like" Em and Me on FB
2. "Like" and share H is for Hillman on FB
3. Leave a meaningful comment on a non-giveaway post
4. Follow H is for Hillman
5. Grab my button and tell me where to find it.

Giveaway Ends APRIL 5th, winner will be chosen and annouced the 6th. Thanks and good luck

And the ERGObaby Winner is...

chosen by randomorg.com is #119 Whitney
Whitney said...
Like Ergo on fb.

Whitney please email me within 48hrs to claim your prize. If you do not then you will forfeit your prize and I will have to choose a new winner. Thanks to everyone for playing.

Piccoli Sogni Children's Boutique

I came across a sweet online boutique a couple of weeks ago called Piccoli Sogni Children's Boutique. They offer the handmade and organic clothing for infants and toddlers. In addition to some of the cutest clothing I have seen they also carry handmade hair accessories, handmade baby shoes, hand knit pants, knit hats, crochet hats,baby jewelry, cloth diapers, and toys.
Eliana of Piccoli Sogni sent us two clothing items for the babes to review. A beautiful Kate Quinn Organics Gathered Woven dress for Finley and An adorable Babysoy layered one peice outfit.




As soon as the items arrived the kids were both ripping off their clothes asking to try on their new adorable dress and one-piece. The clothing is beautiful, very well made and Piccoli Sogni is a great company to work with. I loved how fast we got our items and the amazing custmor service Eliana gave.
Piccoli Sogni has some other adorable items in their shop. I can't wait to shop and order more from Eliana! We love all their dresses, slippers, and onesies. Whats your favorite item in her shop?

Scentsy Party

I'm hosting an Online scentsy party through the awesome Cyndi B, So if you are in need of any new scents for your warmer or have not tried scentsy before go ahead and check it out . To order from my party Just click HERE.
There will be a review and giveaway coming up next month for some great Scentsy product. So be sure to get your orders in.

Butterfly Mobile By Butterfly Orb {Etsy shop feature and discount}

Mark and Ann of Butterfly Orb make the most beautiful and special mobiles. Not only are these mobiles just to hang over a crib. But they are very versatile and could be used in any room of your home. The orbs can be created in any color scheme chosen from the colors offered in the shop.





Ann and Mark sent Finley a beautiful mobile to hang in her reading area. Finley was thrilled to choose her own colors, and of course purple had to make an appearance in the mobile. She really did take her time deciding and carefully looked at each butterfly offered. She choose deep purple, hot pink and cream. Finley did well, because her mobile is gorgeous and looks great in her room. Even Ezra loves it, every time he passes by her room, it catches his eye and he points and oohs and awes at it. Darling.







The Butterfly Orb shop is offering the first 10 readers who order a discount of 20% off your mobile. Just type in the code "HisforHillman" at checkout.



Enjoy your gorgeous mobile and have so much fun picking out your colors. These mobiles really are one of a kind and I love how they can fit into any children's room without being too babyish, so even when baby is older it still serves as adorable decor and grows with the child. I would even hang one in my entry way or breakfast nook. You could also put notes inside and keep notes later in a memory book, hang ribbons from the orb or hang a crystal inside. The orbs are light and airy and look beautiful anywhere.

Please keep it up!

I could use more votes in the Ca Baby B bump contest. Please CLICK HERE and like CA Baby and my Photo! Thank you.

Never Grow Up

"Twinkle twinkle little star, how I wonder..Twinkle twinkle little staaar, what you are. Up above, up above the world so high. Like a diamond in the sky...diamond skkkyy"

The room is dark and quiet, Finley and I lay snuggled in bed.
"Mama will you sing me a song?"

"Of course baby girl" I start to sing and Finley softly joins in.
Just the two of us singing quietly. We finish the song, Finley snuggles in closer.
"Holdee my hand mama?" She gently takes my hand and nestles hers within my palm.
"Okay, sweet girl, Good night, I love you."


"Sweet dreams mama, I love you too."

And she is out and my heart melts. Don't you wish they could stay this little forever? So sweet, loving and innocent. Not a worry in the world that to her mommy and daddy can't fix. So much love for us, we can do nothing wrong in her beautiful bright blue eyes and she always turns to us for comfort and stability. And one day she is going to grow up.
Scream at me for ruining her life at age 16, cry on my shoulder when her first boyfriend breaks up with her, and cry tears of joy with a huge bright smile when her daddy walks her down the aisle to marry the man of her dreams.

For Finley I wish the world, I wish I could always keep her this little, this happy, this care free. I wish she would never grow up and I could sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star to her every single night of her life.

Im not ashamed

I like entering giveaways just as much as the next person. I enjoy reading other mama blogs and often enter giveaways that I find appealing. Mostly I enter photo contests though. I'm a little biased and of course think my kiddos are the cutest things on earth! But entering these kind of contests or being apart of websites like Top Mommy Blogs requires votes a lot of time. So I guess what I'm trying to say is, I'm not ashamed to ask for votes. People may think it's annoying or rude to ask but hey I want to win great prizes too. Especially if it's great products for myself or children. Free is fun and awesome!
Well a couple months ago I entered California Baby's bump contest. You submit a photo of your baby bump and the winner's photo is to be featured on their cover of their Magazine. The winner also receives an awesome Gift basket full of CA Baby products. CA baby products are the only skin care products I use on Fin and Ez. I also use them on myself, I love the natural scents and how sensitive and pure they are.
A week ago I received an e-mail stating that my photo is one of the top 5 photos chosen to be voted on. So now here I go asking for votes. Would you please help me win this awesome prize for me and my babes? Head over to California Baby's FB page,"Like" them if you don't already. Then Go to their Baby bump contest album and "like" my photo. My photo is the second photo in the album. It's the one of me in my scarf and hat in the snow with a 37wk Finley bump in there :)
Oh and you can give yourself another 2 entries into the Ergo giveaway, just leave two separate comments saying "CA BABY"

Modern Bird Studios Voting and Extra entry chance!

Voting starts in the morning for the Modern Bird Studios photo contest. I entered this photo of Ezra. My reasoning was because we have so many photos of Finley up in the house and not a lot of Ez, so if we did win I would love a nice one of him.


My mom entered a photo of Finley, so feel free to vote for that one too as well.

Just go here and then you will need to Like Modern Bird Studios first, then Ezra's photo! Thank you so much, I really appreciate it. And if you do vote go ahead and leave a comment on the Ergo post for another entry stating you did so. :)

Ergo Baby Performance Carrier {Review & GIVEAWAY}

First off, all I have to say about the Ergo carrier in general is Genius! I was so thrilled when I was given the chance to review Ergo's new Performance carrier. I have a Ergo carrier that I have been using since Finley was about 4 months old, and it was the best investment that I had made as far as carriers go, or baby gear in general. I had used the snuggli, tried a sling, tried the Bjorn. Seriously, none of these were comfy for me or for Finley. Then a friend of mine clued me in on the Ergo, and I will never go back.
I have always had back issues since a teen and this carrier is the only one that didn't leave me sore after wearing baby for a few hours at a time. I love to go for walks and I love to shop, so this really was the best carrier for me.
When Ergo came out with the performance I just knew I had to try to it. Once I received I fell in love all over again. I gifted my old carrier to my dear friend Bethany who had never used an Ergo before and she wrote me a message after using saying "I don't know what I ever did without one." Isn't that the truth? I 100% agree, I would be lost without my Ergo.
When I received the Ergo I quickly adjusted it to fit me comfortably, then scooped Ezzie up and plopped him in. The smile on his face looking up at me said it all. He loved it. I love how breathable the performance is, it feels a little more light weight than the original but still soft and comfortable. I also put Finley in it and she was just as comfortable and would have stayed in it all day while I cleaned if I let her.


My plan was to show photos of us out exploring the trails since we have had some great spring weather but we got sick, so this is as good as it gets for now :(

On Saturday I needed to go into Missoula and run a whole bunch of errands. The kids were sick but it needed to be done. So I left Fin at home with Aaron and took Ezra with me. The performance carrier was a life saver. My poor little sickie snuggled right in and I got my shopping done quickly, hands free, stress free and comfy.

Some Great Facts about the Performance Ergo:

Lighter weight (1/3 lighter than our Standard Carrier) This lighter weight fabric, with mesh lining, is ideal for active parents who want to bring baby on the go.

Durable outer layer, ideal for outdoor sports and activities
The rugged exterior provides extra protection against the elements.

Comfort contouring on shoulder straps
Contoured shoulder straps keep your baby close to your body, eliminating extra strain on your shoulders or back. Thinner foam padding provides cushion without bulk.

Chest strap on slider for easy adjusting
Easily adjust the chest strap to accommodate your own comfort with the sleek and streamlined slider.

Waist belt extends 5" longer than Standard ERGObaby Carrier
Extra length in waist belt provides a better fit for babywearers of all sizes

ERGObaby is offering one of my readers a chance at winning a carrier of their choice. To enter all you need to do is go to ERGObaby, look around then come back here and tell me which carrier you would choose if you won.
Extra Entries:
1. "Like" ERGObaby on FB
2. "Like" and share H is for Hillman on FB
3. Leave a meaningful comment on a non-giveaway post
4. Follow H is for Hillman
5. Grab my button and tell me where to find it.

NOTE: If you do not leave a separate comment for each extra entry I can't count them. So make sure to do so.
Giveaway will run until March 22nd and the winner will be announced the 23rd. Good luck!

Spotlight!

H is for Hillman is on Simply Stacie's blog spotlight today! Go check it out, and share with all your friends. And if you are venturing over from there, WELCOME. Thank you for coming and please join us, stay awhile and check us out!
Also If you haven't "Liked" H is for Hillman on FB yet and would like to stay updated on posts and new/upcoming giveaways go "Like" me! Thanks and once again, please be patient with me as we are all still pretty sick, but I do have some great posts, reviews and Giveaways/discounts coming up this next week. I PROMISE!

And the winner is...

The winner of the j.a.r collection giveaway, chosen by random is #5.
Rachel R.
who said...
I love this one:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/64359407/set-of-3-jewelry-key-accessory-hangers

Congrats Rachel please e-mail me within 48 hrs to claim your prize. Thank you to everyone who played. I promise to get some new things up this weekend. This cold has really kicked out butts this week, so thank you for being patient with me.

Pilpil Kids Winner

And our winner chosen by Randomorg.com is #6 Homebody.
homebody said...
I follow H is for Hillman

Please e-mail me with your info so we can get you your prize. Thanks to everyone for playing. Don't forget to enter the j.a.r collection giveaway!

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ModernBird Studios is having another photo contest where you can enter a photo for your chance to have it made into one of their master peices! Please help me choose which photo to submit.
Just leave a comment with the which photo number you would like the best! Since I couldn't decide between just a couple I will probably need to narrow it down from these again. Thanks for helping :)

Sick again

Okay, I promised a couple giveaways this weekend. But I'm sick again with that nasty cough/flu going around. So please be patient with me, I promise I will resume to normal blogging and reviews in the next couple of days. I will try to get some new posts up by tomorrow evening. I will also try to get my blog roll going so you can check out the awesome blogs I follow and lovely ladies I love!
I'm just trying to take it easy, as I do not want to get as sick as I was last time with this awfulness of a cough. Finley is starting to get sick as well and has a horrible runny nose. It's lots of tea and maybe some chicken noodle soup for us. Or this...Yum! Pioneer woman and tasty kitchen never fail me.

Enjoy your day while I try to recover with mine!

Photo Friday

In honor of more snow, I give my favorite maternity photo. This is when I was 37wks pregnant with Finley.

Have a wonderful weekend all. I have a few reviews and giveaways coming up this weekend. And if you joined us on FB theres a hint for one of them, one you DO NOT want to miss!!!

Wanted and Needed: someone who can sew!

I must have this dress, it's by Free People. If you are familiar with Free People clothing, you know the price tag is WAY up there, and well...I don't have Free People price tag money. But I want this dress, badly. How cute would this be in the summer with a pair of cowboy boots? The answer is way cute! So if anyone can make this for me, please e-mail me, or if you know of a fabulous Etsy seller who can make it please let me know.

the j.a.r collection {Giveaway}

Remember the j.a.r collection? Sure you do, those beautiful, fun and vibrant jewelry hangers and gorgeous wall art. Yep,the j.a.r collection is back, and this time with a giveaway for you.





The lovely ladies of the j.a.r collection sent me an amazing wall piece for our bedroom, it is beautiful. I love the abstract look of it, it would match in any room in my house really, but we need to get our room together and make it a place for us. Which includes hanging wall art and photos. This is actually the first piece that wll be hung in our room. I can't wait to get our new bedding, I just know it is going to look great with this piece.

Check out some of the j.a.r collection's other beautiful work. I just love these jewelery hangers, so neat!




the j.a.r collection is offering one of my readers a jewelry hanger of their choice. (Winner will recieve a 5"(w) x 5½”(h) jewelry/accessory hanger, choice of any fabric seen in their etsy shop) To enter Head on over to the j.a.r collection and come back here and tell me which item in their shop is your favorite.

Extra Entries (Please leave a separate comment for each you complete)
1. Follow H is for Hillman
2. Like H is for Hillman on FB (Link up in the right hand corner)
3. Suggest H is for Hillman on FB to your friends list
4. Blog, FB, or tweet about this giveaway
5. Vote for us on top mommy blogs. You can do this daily, so make sure to come leave a comment each time you do.

Giveaway Ends March 10th Winner annouced March 11th. Good Luck