Jack's Birthday Gift to You: A Freshly Picked Review & Giveaway

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Guess what friends!?!  It's my boy's birthday this week and he has a little present for YOU!  :)  Yeah, that's right.  Do I not have the most generous 2 year old around?!?  Lavishing gifts upon you...on HIS birthday?!?

What is this gift?
Well let me tell you...  :)

So there is this company that I love.
Freshly Picked.

I mean, the whole story of Susan and how she took almost nothing and made something amazing...this thriving, awesome business is just...may I be cliché?  "The American Dream".

We are all suckers for a story like hers.  If you would like to read about her and her amazing business success hop on over and READ IT HERE.

Freshly Picked is an adorable leather moccasin shoe company...for the littles in your life.  Jack received his first pair in chocolate as a gift when he was a year old.  I adored them.  He seemed to find them comfy.  My husband loved how easy they were to get on and off (kid has some chunky monkey feet).  We were currently living in San Francisco at the time and Jack got compliments on them basically every day that he wore them.  The best part is that they are still in great condition and ready to be worn by future babies of ours.  I may have stuffed them with paper and put them in a Ziploc bag to keep them all cute and perfect looking for the next baby.  Don't judge.  :)

I have since purchased the next size up in Fleet Week and now he's about ready to move on to the NEXT size.  (Stop growing little buddy pllllease.  You are killing my "mama heart".)  So when the opportunity arose to work with one of my new favorite companies I did not hesitate to say yes.  Actually I was kinda ridiculously, embarrassingly excited buuuut, trying to keep it cool here folks. Because we LOVE Freshly Picked moccasins, and so do my friends...and well...so should you!

So let's talk about the design on these bad boys.  They are made from real and pure, yummy smelling leather...and may I add she uses mostly Italian leather?  Hey now!  They also have lots of colors in suede.  We've never had a suede pair but I heard that their one downfall can be that they are a little slippery on wood floors.  We've always opted for the regular leather as they "seem" like they are a bit thicker.  We received the Weathered Brown to review and you guys, these are my favorite one's yet!  Even my husband thought that they were awesome looking. The leather on this particular pair is even more soft then the other pairs that we have.  I love the rugged, sorta more "outdoorsy leather" look.  I know that some people put their boys in any color of moccs but I am definitely a bit more partial to the more gender neutral browns for my little guy.  :)

I love keeping the little man in the soft soled shoes...basically whenever I can.  I feel like the Freshly Picked moccs are even better then some of the typical soft soled shoes out there.  The sole is thicker then some of the Robeez style shoes.  So he has the whole "soft sole" going on but has a little more protection if he does step on an ouchie rock or something.  He also has yet to be able to pull these puppies off his feet.  This is a nice thing when otherwise every.single.time we get to our destination I'm searching the car for the shoes he pulled off and threw.  This is my life.

I will say though that for our family...they are a bit pricey.  I mean, they are real leather and made in the USA so it's not to say they aren't WORTH that. On the one pair that we have personally bought...we did not pay full price...we waited for a sale.  As a family on one income we gotta be smart with the cash soooo...for a sale we wait.  Anyways, the good news is that they have sales quite often!  And if you follow them on Instagram (like I do) you get a feed full of adorable chubby baby legs in moccasins...and all the info on all the upcoming sales.  Win win!  :)

Phew.  Well there you go.  Freshly Picked.  Quite possibly the most adorable baby moccasins in the history of ever.  And the BEST news is...I've teamed up with Freshly Picked to give away a pair of moccasins (of your choice) to one of you!!!  Yay oh yay!!!   So, just read the "fine print" below and comment away!  Can't wait to pick a winner on our little guy's birthday!!!  <3

The nitty gritty details aka "the fine print":

 In order to enter hop on over to FRESHLY PICKED and leave a comment below with your fave color of moccs and why it is you think I'm so cool, kidding...about the 2nd part. ;)  You cannot have won any other Freshly Picked giveaway within the last 60 days.  Entrees are only open to the U.S.A.  Contest is open until June 13, 2015 8pm PST.  I will announce the winner the next morning.  After I announce the winner you have 3 days to email me hug.a.willow.tree@gmail.com.  If you don't contact me I will select a new random winner...sorry...can't prolong this forever ya know.  Mama has a life.  :)