travel and family

Star Sightings

August 8, 2012
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As friends and family are off on their various summer travels I’ve been getting reports on some really fun star sightings  One friend in Arizona, another friend on Kiawah Island, another friend in Italy, and so on.  Funny thing is though, it doesn’t really faze me.  Since the long lost days of staring at the […]

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Farmer’s Market Sunday

August 5, 2012
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Beautiful Sunday morning at our local Farmer’s Market A feast for the senses – A feast for dinner Can’t say I’ve ever see these before – ombre zucchini?! amazing! Simple Local Summer What’s inspiring you at your Farmer’s Market?

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Outdoor Movies Coast to Coast

August 2, 2012
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  A favorite of ours every summer is going to or hosting an outdoor movie.  Cities and towns all over the U.S. are offering a wide range of movies in parks, town centers, plazas, beaches or even lakeside.  I’ve curated some websites from coast to coast to find one near you.  Below are some helpful […]

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Free Time

July 31, 2012
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This is what kids do when they have nothing but TIME … they build “go-carts” yes, that’s a piece of plywood, a beach chair, 2 scooter boards and a whole lot of bungee cord I love the protective gear big brother insisted that his passenger wear!   they pack a snack albeit, chocolate covered cherries, […]

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Mama Bear

July 25, 2012

For the past two days, I’ve been walking around like a mama bear whose lost a cub.  I have been thinking about my oldest child whom we took to his first sleep away Sunday afternoon.  He was ecstatic!  The smell of the redwoods as the 3 of us approached the field for the first time […]

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Summer A to Z

July 23, 2012

A – audiobooks   Download these onto your iphone, ipad, laptop, etc. to listen to wherever your road trip takes you this summer.  Audiobooks.com  or booksshouldbefree.com B – blue                        This color really says summer to me, from fresh fruit and flowers to the color of […]

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anniversaries

July 20, 2012

Today is our 10th wedding anniversary. we were married on a beautiful day in the Sierra Nevada. I put much of the wedding together myself on a crazy little budget, but it was lovely. no pintrest. no wedding coordinator. our photographer wasn’t even shooting digital yet! Since 2002, we’ve bought our family home, we’ve had […]

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birthday cake recap

July 13, 2012
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Remember my inspiration cakes? Here’s how it all went down for me this week Pilsbury White Cake box (i’m not paid to use this, just think it’s the best boxed cake mix around) Since I decided to alternate colors for the layers, I needed to color my white cake using Wilton’s Icing Colors. I started […]

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birthday parties

July 12, 2012

It’s that time of year for our family. Aunts, uncles, grandmas, grandpas, cousins, and 2 kiddos with birthdays this summer! It’s cake time! Over the years we’ve had magic parties (my cute hubbie is also a magician), treasure hunt parties and music parties. We’ve also had a swim party A Star Wars Party Even Yoda […]

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Berry Pickin’

July 9, 2012

One of my all time favorite desserts is a fruit crisp. They are super simple to make, showcase all the best fruit of a season, and are so yummy! That’s why last week when the kids and I decided to go berry picking at our local U-pick farm, I knew there would be a crisp […]

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