Happy Friday! It has been such a busy week for us. On Monday the boys returned to school from spring break. They had a week full of fun in Gatlinburg, visiting car museums, the Ripley's Guinness World Records museum, digging for fossils, and reading books. Here are some of my favorite pictures from their break. … Continue reading A Peek Into Our Week
We are so excited to be going on a family vacation in less than 2 months! We went to Myrtle Beach in 2016, but didn't travel last summer due to our tight budget after moving to a new city. Moving is so expensive. We are thrilled to have a family vacation this year, even if … Continue reading Our Packing List For A Beach Vacation
April is one of my favorite months. We have warmer weather, soccer and baseball have started, and we are on the downhill slope to summer vacation! My birthday is coming up next week so today I am sharing my gift guide and hoping my husband reads this post and takes immediate action. Hi, honey! 😉 … Continue reading Birthday Wish List
Our family had a weekend full of fun, faith, food and family. Good Friday marked the first day of spring break for the boys and made for a 3 day weekend with Jordan! He has had his hands full working on his car from early morning until late at night so I kept the kids … Continue reading He Is Risen
Today was Klara's first soccer practice! Once we found out registration was open, we asked her if she would rather continue doing ballet or if she wanted to try soccer. She loves going outside and kicking a ball around so I wasn't suprised when she excitedly chose soccer. She is only three and hasn't been … Continue reading Our First Soccer Practice
By preparing in advance, I am able to plan things for our family that will make the holidays last a little bit longer rather than limiting all of the fun stuff to one weekend. I try to extend things out over the course of a few weeks so our kids can enjoy all there is … Continue reading Favorite Easter Traditions and Craft Ideas
It's finally Friday! I hope you've had a great week. To celebrate Friday, I'm going to share some of my favorite things with you today! First and foremost, this pretty thing! My Cricut has been amazing so far. I can't believe I put off getting one for as long as I did. Summer is just … Continue reading Friday Favorites
I love Easter Sunday. An entire day dedicated to our faith, family, fellowship and food. Today I'm sharing some of my favorite (and simple) Easter tablescapes and dishes that I think makes for the best Easter brunch and dinner! Here are some of my favorite, not too fancy, tablescape ideas. If I were hosting our … Continue reading Easter Tablescapes, Brunch and Dinner Ideas
Easter is my favorite holiday! Baskets, chocolate bunnies, coloring eggs and spring weather-- but most importantly because He is risen! I love putting together Easter baskets. It's definitely on my list of top 10 favorite things. Here are our kids baskets from last year. Nothing too fancy, but I loved how they turned out! I've … Continue reading Easter Basket Ideas
Things have been really fast paced around here lately. Three birthday parties between Kylan and Koby, soccer registration, baseball evaluations, church, appointments, signing Klara up for Pre-K. The list goes on and on. After Kylan's sleepover and his and Koby's Minecraft party, we had Koby's pizza party at Johnny Brusco's. We got an order of … Continue reading Pizza and a Special Teacher
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