summer is my favorite season. it's hot out, we can wear flip-flops, and we get to eat all the amazing outdoor summer food we want (right?!). this is one of our favorite potato salad recipes. i always make it on a summer holiday like memorial day or the 4th of july because it goes along so great ...
summer fun calendar for kids :: 2014
summer is finally here, and i'm so excited about it! i love having my kids home with me, but admittedly, i do find it hard some days to keep them entertained! this year i made a file folder calendar for each of my kids to give them at least one thing to do and look forward to every day. we called it ...
budget-friendly philly cheese steak sandwiches
i love summer for all the barbecuing and salads and outdoor eating. we usually only bbq on weekends or holidays because a) that's when my husband can be home from work all day, and b) the recipes we make for barbecuing and smoking usually take quite a bit of time and prep. this recipe for philly ...
free printable calendar :: june 2014
yay! summer time is officially here! the weather is great, school is almost out, and we are ready for a fun-filled couple of months. we'll be needing this june calendar to jot everything in and keep ourselves organized - visiting family, splash pads, playgrounds and parks.... what kinds of things ...
summer color activities for kids
*this post is sponsored by melissa & doug. it may contain affiliate links. all opinions are my own. * summer is one of my favorite seasons, mostly because the outdoors is filled with fabulous vivid colors - the grass is finally green, flowers are in bloom in all the colors of the rainbow, and ...
summer favorite :: 7-layer salad
with memorial day weekend quickly approaching, i've been pulling out all my salad recipes and am reminded of all the great ones i have! and while a 7-layer salad is something that most people have probably either made or eaten before, it's definitely one worth keeping around because a) it looks so ...
homemade applesauce recipe
i've been making my own homemade applesauce for years. even before i was married and had kids, i would make huge batches of it in my mom's kitchen. so, once my kids came along i was already in the habit of making it and would feed this to them instead of buying the overpriced baby food at the store ...
homemade chicken tortilla soup
there are a few holidays that i don't really "get into" - st. patrick's day is one of them, cinco de mayo is another. but my kids are starting to become more aware of all these holidays and want to do something to celebrate them all. so today, in honor of cinco de mayo, we had chicken tortilla ...
mini cinnamon french toast trifles :: a sweet breakfast idea
while my husband was in canada for a wedding and it was just the boys and i at home, i thought it would be fun to surprise them with a "fancy" breakfast just for them. especially since it was the weekend. and it was general conference, and we like to do something a little special for breakfast that ...
free printable calendar :: may 2014
spring is finally here and i couldn't be more excited. before winter starts i am all ready to go into hibernation mode, but after a few months of snow, and cold, and sickness, the month of may just brings with it a much-needed breath of fresh air and a chance at a brand new start. out with the ...