Every year I find myself scrambling to come up with enough summer activities for my kids to stay occupied without killing my budget. Kids always want to do fun things during their break from school, and this list of free summer activities is a great place to begin. Some of these ideas are rather … [Read more...]
Easy S’mores Bark Recipe
Summer is officially beginning to wind down, and we're beginning to panic. We have a huge list of things that we need to do before school starts in just three weeks! Some of it is stuff we have to do, like get Shane a haircut and some new clothes. The rest of the list is what's left of our summer … [Read more...]
DIY Juice Box Boats- Easy Craft for Kids!
The other day we were at the grocery store and we saw it- the Back to School section. It seemed so out of place alongside the display of pool noodles and sunscreen on clearance, but then I realized that we have less than a month before we go back to school! Time is certainly flying, but we’re … [Read more...]
What We Did on Our Summer Vacation
This post is brought to you by my partnership with Tommee Tippee as a Tommee Mommee. All opinions are my own.Now that school is starting on Monday, we’ve been trying to race the clock and have the last bit of fun before summer ends. I asked Shane the other day if there was anything that we didn’t … [Read more...]
Cucumber Lemon Mint Water Recipe
Last year, when I was pregnant, I basically became a camel. I always had a water bottle within reach and I made sure to drink enough water all the time {and the pregnancy-induced bathroom breaks proved it}. Since having Zac, I've had so many things to think about at all times that I have let my … [Read more...]
Kicking Off Summer with Banana Boat
I participated in an Ambassador Activation on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Banana Boat® Sun Care. I received product samples to facilitate my review and a promotional item to thank me for participating. We only have a few more days of school & then it’s officially summer vacation! … [Read more...]
The Last Days of Summer #99SummerDays
Well, summer is unofficially over. I know Labor Day isn’t until this coming Monday, but Shane started school the other day {along with our entire school district} &while it’s still over 100 degrees outside, fall is definitely around the corner! We wanted to have one last family cook out with … [Read more...]
Recipe: Homemade Spaghetti with Franks
Our summer has been full of fun. We went to San Diego & checked out the Safari Park, Legoland, and Sea World, we had an extended sleepover at my in-laws when our AC was broken {which wasn’t “fun” per say, but wasn’t bad either, and Shane actually loved it} &we got to visit with Justin’s … [Read more...]