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There is a very adorable battle going on here between a puppy and a baby. Who will claim the ball? Credit to 'ZhemJZ'.

1-year-old Emery tries ice cream for the first time in this heartwarming clip. It's safe to say she's a fan!

One-year-old Emery has quite the reaction to the parakeet cage at the petting zoo. Check it out!

Zayla the puppy hides and keeps her new little toy from being taken. So cute!

The FYLINA Silicone Toilet Brush solves a lot of problems - it's cleaner, easy to store, easy to clean, and it cleans your toilet. It also looks better than that old toothbrush you have beside your toilet now.

The Goldflower Trampoline Sprinkler is an unnecessary trampoline add-on that somehow makes me wonder why they aren't making trampoline nets or net frames with sprinklers built in already? That would be an amazing idea! Trampolines and sprinklers are one of summer's greatest pairings for my kids, so why not combine them? In this video, I (attempt to) install the Goldflower Trampoline Sprinkler on our trampoline, I learn a few things, and I give some perspective and thoughts on this unnecessary (but totally necessary) summer fun add-on.

Get your own! - https://amzn.com/B01H8OYIW6 This has great practical purpose, but does feel quite cheap. It didn't work great on my kitchen drawer (see video) but fit a lot better on one of the cabinet doors next to the stove. Unfortunately, it doesn't fit the best in the place I do most of my chopping. This will hold your bag sufficiently, though I do wish the top piece snapped on a little more snug. It just kind of "sits" there, so I could see a heavy bag potentially slipping. This appears to be designed with small kitchen bags in mind, or small plastic grocery bags. You could probably tape a bag in if you had problems, but in my testing I haven't piled a lot of heavy things and haven't had an issue. Overall, this is a clever helpful little device for the spatially-challenged kitchen space. I received this product at a discount in exchange for my honest review.

15-month-old Leighton and her puppy Zayla play Kinect Adventures on the Xbox. Well, at least one of them is trying to...

Cute baby Leighton laughs and giggles while playing tug-of-war with her puppy Zayla. How adorable is that? Credit to 'ZhemJZ'.

1-year-old Leighton runs around the house and thinks it's hysterical when daddy starts mimicking her - even Zayla the puppy gets in on the action!

9-month-old Leighton plays with Zayla the puppy. So precious! Credit to 'ZhemJZ'.

Get your own! https://amzn.com/B01E1HCJNS I have a fairly high level of knowledge when it comes to LED strip lighting. I own four different sets that I've purchased from various vendors on Amazon. All have their merits. This one is the first I have owned that does not plug into the wall for power and instead uses a USB port for power. If you are looking for LED lighting for a room or kitchen, look at a longer strip light that plugs into the wall. If you're looking for TV backlighting (highly recommended "bias" lighting) - this is the strip for you. The best thing about this strip is probably that it has velcro backing instead of the typical 3M double-stick tape directly on the LED strip. Most LED lights you find have 3M backing, but it's pretty terrible and falls after a day or two. This one seems like it will hold strong and last longer. The second best thing about this is the USB power - this means that this light will turn on when you turn on your TV (assuming your TV has a USB port on the back - most HDTVs do now). This beats using a remote to reach around the TV to turn on the LED lights. The remote is fairly standard and unfortunately a lot more confusing that other LED light remotes I've owned - see my video for details. I also wish this light ended in a female or male plug, rather than just ending at a straight cut. I already had a clip extender from another LED light strip, but all of my other LED strip lights are 10v whereas this one is 5v, so I can't use it to power the others :( Still, for the price, this is an excellent way to get backlighting for your TV. If you've never backlit your TV or monitors, you have no idea what you're missing. Having the back light has greatly diminished my eye strain - especially when watching TV/movies or editing pictures in a dark room. I received this product at a discount in exchange for my honest review.

When her song comes on, 15-month-old Leighton has to dance!

23-month-old Leighton throws her blankie over her puppy Zayla

Get your own! https://amzn.com/B01G5MABJQ I'm impressed. By a portable fan. That's something I thought I'd never say. This fan comes with a wrist strap that is a little bigger than it has to be, as well as a micro USB cable. The grip and silicone strap of this fan remind me a lot of the casing for a Wii remote - kind of sticky/squishy, easy to grip. The light took a long time to charge, so I hope that means it lasts a long time too. There are three speeds - low, medium, high - for the fan. If you long-press the power button, the LED flashlight on the back will turn on. The one real "negative" I found is that if you turn on the fan with the LED light on, the LED light dims notably with each speed. This is a great little light, and the ability to use it as a power bank alone makes it worth the purchase. This is great for those long Pokemon hunts in the summer heat. I was provided this product at a discount in exchange for my honest review.

She has her bag and is ready to go!

Leighton and Zayla wait for daddy to offer them food in the most adorable fashion.

Buy Your Own! https://amzn.com/B012ADXZF6 I'm pretty impressed by this little device - there are a few features I wasn't expecting and overall it's a great little grill accessory. There are two ways to set the device down when in use - a stand and magnets on the back. Both are very useful. The switches on the back allow you to set Fahrenheit or Celsius and choose the mode - timer or temperature. There are preset temperatures for beef, poultry, ham, pork, and fish or you can set your own target temperature manually. Be careful how you insert the probe in to the meat - I'm pretty sure I inserted mine crooked so my meat ended up a bit on the rare side. I'll try harder to insert the probe straight down the middle next time. The instructions say repeatedly that the device isn't waterproof but you should wash the probe with water - that tells me I have to be careful washing it. After one use, the probe already showed grill stains, so I don't ever see it becoming as clean as it was when I opened it. I am enjoying this thermometer - it's a great addition to my grilling arsenal! I received this product at a discount in exchange for my fair and honest review.

Buy Your Own! https://amzn.com/B01AUIKDD0 This is a nice little device. I also own the ThermoPro TP04 which is very similar, but lacks the wireless functionality. I do like the overall design of this product. It's clever to create a wireless unit that has a belt clip - even though the clip is fairly small and might not hold on the best, the remote is small enough to fit in my pocket and I had no issues hearing the product alarm when it was in my pocket. The settings themselves are pretty easy to figure out, but thankfully ThermoPro includes an extensive instruction manual as well, in case it's not intuitive to you. Hitting the MODE button switches between Timer and Meat mode. In Timer mode, the Start/Stop button stars and stops the time. You can also count down from a set time by using the HR and MIN buttons to set your desired time. To reset the time, hold the HR and MIN buttons at the same time. You can use the Timer mode at the same time as Meat mode, which is a great feature. In Meat mode, you select your type of meet, then your taste (rare, medium, well-done, etc). The target temperature ("Temp Set") adjusts based on the pre-set meat settings. You can also set your own desired internal temperature manually using the HR/MIN buttons. The remote unit also has a light on the top, so you can use it as a flashlight if you decide to grill in the dark? I can't really think of an obvious practical purpose for there being a light on top of the remote, but I won't complain about an additional feature. The probe seems to work well and report temperature accurately, as long as you place it in the middle of the meat you're cooking. In my testing, the remote never lost signal with the base unit. I wasn't more than 30 feet away ever, but I'm glad the connection is pretty sound. While this works great on the grill, I'd be hesitant to use it in the oven. The cable from the base unit to the probe doesn't seem long enough, and the base unit is plastic and probably would not do so well in the oven. I like the ability to check the temperature of what I'm grilling remotely, but I feel this device also encourages leaving the grill while it's on, which I personally am not comfortable with. The TP04 is nice in this regard because you still have to have eyes on the grill to see the temperature. The numbers on both the TP09 and TP04 are large enough to be read from across the room, or from inside looking at the grill outside. All that said, it was nice to leave the grill for a bit, walk inside to grab something, and be able to see where the meat was at. I was still mostly sitting right in front of the grill the entire time though. The NOT SO GREAT: I feel like I'm nitpicking a good product, but there are aspects of the design that I feel were not thought out as completely as they should have been. The temperature probe connects to the base unit, so the nice 'cradle' that you have is really never in operation unless you sit the remote on the base. That's okay until you realize that both the base unit and the remote require their own set of batteries so if you're going to use the nice cradle of the base unit while the thermometer is in use, you're better off having the TP04, which takes one set of batteries and doesn't move. This unit would be most successful if the probe antenna were more minimalist, the base unit could EITHER take batteries OR plug in to a wall adapter and CHARGE the remote unit. That way, you could sit the base/remote inside to keep an eye on the temperature while you're grilling outside, then pick up the remote if you need to move. This one design element keeps my preferred ThermoPro thermometer the simpler TP04 unit. I also find the power button on the base unit frustrating to use. You hit the button and there is no feedback except for a little light blink. After I am done using the thermometer, I turn off the remote and it's obvious when that is off. The base unit continued to blink at me. I held in the power button then waited.... okay, no flashing. I hope it's off now. I just pull the batteries so I know it's off for certain. If you really REALLY like the wireless feature (and don't get me wrong - it's really nice to have), then this is an excellent purchase. If the wireless feature is nice but not necessary to you or you won't be leaving your grill for long, go with the TP04. There are "wireless" and "smart" thermometers out there that report to an app on your phone, which I think is awesome, but they are going to be much more expensive that this ThermoPro unit. It has it's design flaws, but the actual thermometer works great, and the controls are intuitive. I received this product in exchange for my fair and honest review, which I have provided.

Get your own! https://amzn.com/B01I4EIS4S I'm really impressed with this dash camera and with all the included accessories. Z-Edge includes the camera, mount, two USB cables - one long to route around your car and one around 3 feet if you don't mind having a cable hanging down. Also included are little sticky clips so you can stick the long cable up around the edge of your car's windshield so it's routed out of the way. They even went so far as to include a 2-port USB car charger adapter and a micro-SD card so you don't have to run out and buy one. Everything is included in the box to just get this working and it's super simple - thank you, Z-Edge. Pro Tip: wet the suction cup before sticking it, otherwise it will fall. See my video review for some of the finer details including actual video from the camera. I was provided this product at a discount in exchange for my honest review.

This is a nice little supplemental vacuum - we've been missing having a smaller vacuum cleaner in the house - we have a Roomba which takes care of things most days, but if there's something small we have to pull out the cord. This is a perfect little addition to our cleaning family. I was pleased to find that the case is big enough for the vacuum and all the accessories, and that it wasn't branded with "LOZAYI" like other review pictures I see. It's nice a subtle. The attachments are a nice addition, though I don't feel necessary in most cases. The LED light is nice to have, but I find myself accidentally hitting the button more often than not. Suction seems adequate for the size - not awesome, but I don't plan to be vacuuming up anything heavy or tangled. That's not the intention of this kind of vacuum. I really like the removable and reusable filter - I hate having to buy filters for things, so I'm happy that's not a requirement here. My biggest complaint has to do with the way the filter sits inside the unit - I put the filter in and there doesn't appear to be a good way to make it fit firmly against the motor/back part of the unit. As a result, vacuuming up some beach sand ended up with a lot of sand blowing out of the side of the motor and I'm still shaking it out trying to get all the particles gone. I like the flap that closes off the entrance to the bin, but when cleaning up sand, I turned the vacuum on again, the flap opened and sand poured out before the vacuum was at full suction - things shouldn't fall out of your vacuum that easily. I don't think this would be a problem with not-sand things, but as much as I wanted to love this and give it 5 stars, I have to knock a star off for a filter that isn't as tight as it should be. There doesn't appear to be a good way to 'lock' the filter in. For $50, my complaints feel minor - I am still happy with this little unit, I just need to make sure the filter is in securely and that I'm not tipping the vacuum forward before the suction has completely started. Get your own! amazon.com/gp/product/B07RXHL98M

It's like Air Hockey on your floor! Check it out!

Almost 6 months old and teething, baby Leighton is getting a bit bored with only sucking on her fingers. I wonder how those things on my feet taste? Credit to 'ZhemJZ'.

Zayla the puppy visits her owner in his office. It doesn't look like much work will be done since she constantly demands attention. How do you say no to that face?! Credit to 'ZhemJZ'.

Little Leighton does her best impersonation of a puppy as she plays fetch with her dad. How cute is that?