Neither of my kids really have a summer vacation at this point. Wade starts kindergarten this fall, so next year we’ll have an actual break for the season. Now, the boys are on the same schedule as the rest of the year – two full days of preschool a week. BUT, just like anywhere else, there are so many fun… View Post
It’s been hot this week. Like 100 degrees hot. I could write a post about how it’s crazy to me that people still don’t accept the reality of climate change after all the weather craziness these past few years…But, instead I’ll talk about summer dresses. Because when it’s this hot, you want to wear the least clothes possible. Light, flowy… View Post
The Fourth of July is one of my favorite holidays. I remember being completely enamored with the parades when I was little. Back then, they had real floats…the ones with real flowers! My kids love our hometown parade because they get almost as much candy as they do for Halloween! I’ve really looking forward to the 4th this year and… View Post
We’re in full-on big boy/guest room planning these days. It’s t-minus 11 days until Eli’s big 0-3 birthday, and I’m hopeful we can pull this thing together before then. If you remember from last week’s post, Eli’s room currently looks like this. We also don’t have a guest room, but get a lot of visitors. So, we’ve decided to upgrade… View Post
My kids love anything granola. Granola bars, obviously, if you recall my post about that, and also good old granola. We love to sprinkle it on top of yogurt or eat it plain. Now that the kids are on summer break, I feel like food is literally flying out of my pantry. Time to break out my granola recipe to… View Post
Dining rooms are funny things. Most often, you just outfit them with your table and chairs, a nice buffet, and call it a day. That’s what we did. It worked for a while, but I felt like it needed something more. Some contrast, some texture, some…life! After a much needed week-long vacation to the beach, I came back with some… View Post