Why is it that the simplest presents, the most unexpected items, are always the best gifts for kids? The box that the new Radio Flyer Wagon came in. The bubble wrap from the latest deliver. Sigh. I should just give up now, save the money and stock up on different sized boxes for the kiddo’s next birthday.

At least this year, his fave gift was birthday related. He ran around like this for at least 20 minutes. Seriously. He would have done it longer, but brunch was calling our names.

He was squealing with delight…

There’s just something about the joy kids find in the simplest things…

I wish I could bottle this feeling and pull it out whenever I needed a lift…

Even Elmo was thrown (literally) into the birthday spirit.

Disclaimer: I would of course never allow the kiddo to run and play with balloons by himself. Can you say choking hazard? He was supervised at all times.

Hosted by Cecily and Life With Kaishon

This post is linked to Better in Bulk’s Give Me Your Best Shot.

It’s birthday week at the Alli ‘n Son household. The kiddo is turning 2 years old (yes, the terrible twos are in full swing). To celebrate, we’re doing a week of giveaways.

A while back, I was contacted to review a product by SeaPak, which produces frozen fish and seafood. I love seafood, especially shrimp and scallops, and being from Wisconsin, can’t pass up a good fish, especially on a Friday (fish fry anyone?). I gladly accepted and set out to pick out the dish to try.

After staring at the selection in the freezer section at the grocery store for about 5 minutes, I finally made a decision. There was a LOT to pick from. I settled on the Parmesan Encrusted Tilapia. I must have been in a fishy mood, since I passed up all of the shrimp options. But the “crust” on the tilapia sounded delish and it came with a marinara dipping sauce which sounded too good to pass up.

One busy night, when there just wasn’t time, and I didn’t have the energy to prepare a meal from scratch, we decided to throw the fish in. 24 minutes later, our dinner was ready. No mess. No fuss.

Now, I’m usually a little skeptical about eating frozen entrees. They often just don’t have the same flavor as when you make it from scratch. Especially fish and seafood, which tends to lose some of the fish flavor. Well, not fishy flavor, gross. But the flavor that makes it, well, taste like fish. You known what I mean, right? Dad-oo and I were pleasantly surprised at how good it tasted. The meal was light, flavorful, and even tasted like fish. Honestly, it was a nice surprise.

Did you know that fish is super healthy for you? In fact, according to SeaPak’s Smarter Seafood page on their web site, you should be eating it twice a week, it’s super food after all. Not only you, but your kids too. You can read more about why in the Kids and Seafood article.

What To Try It?

By using their product locator page, you can view which products are available in your area.

Want To Win It?

The kind people at SeaPak have offered to let one of my readers try one of their products. For FREE! One lucky winner will receive a coupon to use on their choice of SeaPak products. To enter simply pop on over their web site and let me know which product you are most interested in trying. This is mandatory and must be done before the additional entries.

Want extra entries? Leave a separate comment for each one, worth one extra entry each.

1. Subscribe to Alli ‘n Son.
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3. Follow me on Twitter and tweet about this contest. You can do this once per day. Include a comment with the link to your tweet each time you tweet.
   Enter to win a SeaPak meal at @Alli_n_Son. http://alli-n-son.com/2010/03/31/seapak-tilapia-review-giveaway/ Ends 4/16 #giveaway
4. Leave a comment on any non-giveaway post on my blog. Come back here and let me know which post it was.

This giveaway ends April 16, 2010. The winner will be picked by Random.org.

The Fine Print: The giveaway is open to readers within the US. The contest closes on April 16, 2010 at 9:00 p.m. CST. A winner will be picked at random using random.org. Winners must contact me within 3 days after receiving my email to confirm that they want to receive the prize. I received a coupon to try a SeaPak product for free but I was in no way paid for my review or opinion. Everything that I have written is my opinion, and my opinion only.