{"id":1870,"date":"2014-09-02T15:08:46","date_gmt":"2014-09-02T22:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/?p=1870"},"modified":"2015-08-17T23:44:39","modified_gmt":"2015-08-18T06:44:39","slug":"freshly-picked-moccasins-review-and-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/freshly-picked-moccasins-review-and-giveaway\/","title":{"rendered":"Freshly Picked Moccasins Review and GIVEAWAY!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before I had my daughter, I didn&#8217;t know much about fashion and function in the baby world. All I knew were the regular suspects &#8211; big name brands you find at chain stores. As my daughter grew, so did my knowledge in this arena. My friend, <a title=\"Fashion Trends and where to find them by guest contributor Maria Aldana\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/fashion-trends-and-where-to-find-them-by-guest-contributor-maria-aldana\/\"><strong>Maria Aldana<\/strong><\/a>, who is a fashionista and mompreneur (she owns <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesweetpotatoe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Sweet Potatoe clothing<\/a>), introduced me to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/freshlypicked.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Freshly Picked<\/a>. Freshly Picked<\/strong> is a brand by <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mompreneur\" target=\"_blank\">mompreneur<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Susan Petersen<\/strong>, which is known for their <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/freshlypicked.com\/collections\/all-items\" target=\"_blank\">baby moccasins<\/a><\/strong>. She was also featured on <a href=\"http:\/\/sharktanksuccess.blogspot.com\/2014\/01\/freshly-picked-moccasins.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Shark Tank <\/strong><\/a>(and won!). We received a pair to review and are doing a giveaway!<\/p>\n<h1>Review<\/h1>\n<p>We receive nothing but compliments when my daughter Aria wears her <a href=\"http:\/\/freshlypicked.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Freshly Picked<\/strong><\/a> moccasins. &#8220;They are so cute!&#8221;, &#8220;Adorable and unique,&#8221; and &#8220;Where can I get those?&#8221; are just a few things we hear. I had a difficult time deciding\u00a0which pair to receive, because there are so many <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/freshlypicked.com\/collections\/all-items\" target=\"_blank\">cute designs and materials<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>to choose from. I decided on <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/freshlypicked.com\/collections\/all-items\/products\/glacier-limited-edition-moccasins\" target=\"_blank\">glacier<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>because I love the color, and they will stand out enough on their own, similar to the choice made when buying a pair of hot kicks or fancy pumps. As you can see, they go well with different outfits and activities:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1872\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1872\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FP_moccs_fence.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1872\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/freshly-picked-moccasins-review-and-giveaway\/fp_moccs_fence\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FP_moccs_fence.jpg?fit=1200%2C1617&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1617\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;HTCONE&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1405776971&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.82&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"FP_moccs_fence\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FP_moccs_fence.jpg?fit=640%2C863&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-1872 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FP_moccs_fence.jpg?resize=640%2C862&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"FP_moccs_fence\" width=\"640\" height=\"862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FP_moccs_fence.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FP_moccs_fence.jpg?resize=222%2C300&amp;ssl=1 222w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FP_moccs_fence.jpg?resize=759%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 759w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1872\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hanging out in <a title=\"Father\u2019s Day Hike\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/fathers-day-hike\/\" target=\"_blank\">Franklin Canyon<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1873\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1873\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FP_moccs_hiking.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1873\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/freshly-picked-moccasins-review-and-giveaway\/fp_moccs_hiking\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FP_moccs_hiking.jpg?fit=1200%2C1617&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1617\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;HTCONE&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1406983619&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.82&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00018181818181818&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"FP_moccs_hiking\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FP_moccs_hiking.jpg?fit=640%2C863&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-1873 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FP_moccs_hiking.jpg?resize=640%2C862&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"FP_moccs_hiking\" width=\"640\" height=\"862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FP_moccs_hiking.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FP_moccs_hiking.jpg?resize=222%2C300&amp;ssl=1 222w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FP_moccs_hiking.jpg?resize=759%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 759w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1873\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Backpack hiking in <a title=\"Days 9 and 10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/days-9-and-10\/\" target=\"_blank\">Runyon Canyon<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1874\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1874\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FP_moccs_autry2.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1874\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/freshly-picked-moccasins-review-and-giveaway\/fp_moccs_autry2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FP_moccs_autry2.jpg?fit=1200%2C1617&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1617\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;HTCONE&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1406387009&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.82&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"FP_moccs_autry2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FP_moccs_autry2.jpg?fit=640%2C863&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-1874 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FP_moccs_autry2.jpg?resize=640%2C862&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"FP_moccs_autry2\" width=\"640\" height=\"862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FP_moccs_autry2.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FP_moccs_autry2.jpg?resize=222%2C300&amp;ssl=1 222w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FP_moccs_autry2.jpg?resize=759%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 759w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1874\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">hanging with a cowboy at <a title=\"Day 2 of Challenge and Other stuff I did today\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/day2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Day of the Cowboy and Cowgirl at The Autry<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1875\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1875\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FP_moccs_teatime.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1875\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/freshly-picked-moccasins-review-and-giveaway\/fp_moccs_teatime\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FP_moccs_teatime.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;HTCONE&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1407321235&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.82&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00047619047619048&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"FP_moccs_teatime\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FP_moccs_teatime.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-1875 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FP_moccs_teatime.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"FP_moccs_teatime\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FP_moccs_teatime.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FP_moccs_teatime.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FP_moccs_teatime.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FP_moccs_teatime.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FP_moccs_teatime.jpg?resize=70%2C70&amp;ssl=1 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1875\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Imaginary tea party with friends<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Freshly Picked<\/strong> moccs are <strong>unisex<\/strong>. Little boys can rock them too, and look good wearing them.<\/p>\n<p>My daughter started walking at 14 months. &#8220;Late,&#8221; by my mother&#8217;s watch, but fine by me. Soft soled shoes, such as these moccasins, protect the feet but allow close contact to the ground, which is really important when learning how to walk. Since she is very small for her age, she won&#8217;t outgrow these moccs for awhile!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Freshly Picked<\/strong> moccasins can be purchased\u00a0on their website, <a href=\"http:\/\/freshlypicked.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>FreshlyPicked.com<\/strong><\/a> and now available at <strong>Nordstrom<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/nordstrom.com\" target=\"_blank\">nordstrom.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n<h1>Giveaway!<\/h1>\n<p>I&#8217;m thrilled to run this giveaway for one pair of <a href=\"http:\/\/freshlypicked.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Freshly Picked<\/strong><\/a> moccasins, in the size and color of your choice! Enter through the widget below. Please read the rules and regulations. Free shipping within the continental United States only. You cannot have won any giveaway including a pair of Freshly Picked moccasins within the last 60 days. Good luck!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/GIVEAWAY_freshlypicked_graphic.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1877\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/freshly-picked-moccasins-review-and-giveaway\/giveaway_freshlypicked_graphic\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/GIVEAWAY_freshlypicked_graphic.jpg?fit=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"GIVEAWAY_freshlypicked_graphic\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/GIVEAWAY_freshlypicked_graphic.jpg?fit=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1877\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/GIVEAWAY_freshlypicked_graphic.jpg?resize=500%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"GIVEAWAY_freshlypicked_graphic\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/GIVEAWAY_freshlypicked_graphic.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/GIVEAWAY_freshlypicked_graphic.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/GIVEAWAY_freshlypicked_graphic.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/GIVEAWAY_freshlypicked_graphic.jpg?resize=70%2C70&amp;ssl=1 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a id=\"rc-e3bf24094\" class=\"rafl\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/e3bf24094\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">a Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a><br \/>\n<script src=\"\/\/widget.rafflecopter.com\/load.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before I had my daughter, I didn&#8217;t know much about fashion and function in the baby world. All I knew were the regular suspects &#8211; big name brands you find at chain stores. As my daughter grew, so did my knowledge in this arena. My friend, Maria Aldana, who is a fashionista and mompreneur (she [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1889,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[906],"tags":[516,128,512,200,158,513,268,515,514],"class_list":["post-1870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-announcements","tag-fall-giveaway","tag-fashion","tag-freshly-picked","tag-giveaway","tag-maria-aldana","tag-moccasins","tag-style","tag-susan-petersen","tag-the-sweet-potatoe","eq-blocks"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/feat_GIVEAWAY_freshlypicked_graphic1.jpg?fit=340%2C160&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p46LgQ-ua","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4332,"url":"https:\/\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/freshlypickedgiveaway2015\/","url_meta":{"origin":1870,"position":0},"title":"Freshly Picked Moccasins Review and Giveaway 2015","author":"westsidemommy","date":"November 11, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"I can't believe it's been a year since my daughter's first pair of Freshly Picked moccasins and my first giveaway for them! So much has happened since then, but our love for Freshly Picked hasn't changed. Susan Petersen, the creator of Freshly Picked, is a mompreneur and made her product\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/category\/news-announcements\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/feat_fp_giveaway.jpg?fit=759%2C360&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/feat_fp_giveaway.jpg?fit=759%2C360&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/feat_fp_giveaway.jpg?fit=759%2C360&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/feat_fp_giveaway.jpg?fit=759%2C360&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":9581,"url":"https:\/\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/freshlypickedgiveaway2018\/","url_meta":{"origin":1870,"position":1},"title":"Freshly Picked X Winnie the Pooh Disney Baby collab and GIVEAWAY","author":"westsidemommy","date":"January 25, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"This year, my daughter is turning five. 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