travel and family

A Yummy Treat + a winner

September 3, 2012
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Thinking about after school snacks and lunch box ideas? Me too. I made these yummy treats the other day for my family. These no-bake granola bars were super simple.  I had all the ingredients already in my pantry + my family loved them.  I made a double batch to take camping with us over the weekend […]

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Strawberry Music Festival

August 31, 2012
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So happy to be heading back to one of my favorite places this weekend.  We are psyched to expose our kids to all the fun, music, and freedom Strawberry has to offer.  From the Main Stage to Birch Lake and everywhere in between live music will be all around us.  And what better place to […]

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My Head in the Clouds

August 29, 2012
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Do you ever wish you could see the world like a child again?  Notice the simple little things? Remember what it felt like to simply stare up at the world?  My girls and I were playing around with my iPhone camera the other morning taking funny pictures of ourselves when I noticed something. I looked […]

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Desks + Bulletin Boards + Burlap

August 28, 2012
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Back to School Series – Desk Organization This summer I have been working on giving my kids’ rooms a re-fresh.  We had a few different needs come up in our house that led to all these little changes.  Before, our two oldest shared 2 built-in desks in the family room.  It came time to give […]

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Routines, Charts, + Blessings

August 23, 2012

Back to School Series – Routines The start of a new school year means a return to a more scheduled life.  There are pros and cons to this return.  It’s always hard for our family to let go of the free flow of time we savor every summer.  Despite the challenges, it is a perfect […]

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no leaks please!

August 22, 2012
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Now that we’ve talked about lunches, your kids will need a water bottle to go along with their perfect little bento. I don’t know about you guys but I am t.i.r.e.d. of leaky water bottles. So what does any good mommy in the cyber world in which we live do? Ask google. You know what […]

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It’s lunchtime + a GIVEAWAY!

August 21, 2012
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Back to School Series – Lunchtime! Because I’ve been asked so many times about packing lunch for kids, I’m going to share with you some of my favorite products for lunchtime.  For several years, my kids have been using the bento boxes made by Laptop Lunches.  This company has a great product. There are now […]

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Storing Kids Schoolwork – part II

August 20, 2012
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The First in a series on Back to School (gasp!) Organizing Well, it’s taken me all summer to fill you in on what I came up with for storing all my kids’ school and artwork!  One of the big issues I had to deal with was space!  Not just space to store it all, but […]

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Simple Favorites for the Weekend

August 17, 2012
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What are you up to this weekend?  Something new?  Something summery?  We are back at the lake for our final stay of the summer.  I hope you’ll be enjoying these last days before sending the kids back to school somewhere barefoot and warm, preferably with one of these in your hand. A few simple ideas […]

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Heaven is for Real – A Review

August 16, 2012
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  Here’s my first stab at a Book Review.  Hope you enjoy it! Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo was repeatedly recommended to me.  I figured it was about time to see what it was all about.  This book is a quick easy read, but leaves a lot of food for thought.  You can […]

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