This smoothie has protein, carbohydrates and chia seeds! It is delicious and packs a nutritional punch! Plus is comes together in just a few minutes!
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That Time a Tornado Came Through My City
A little over a week ago a tornado ripped through my city. Now, I’m from California and am used to earthquakes, fires, and droughts, so when I hear people talk about tornados, I think of that movie “Twister” and the absolute destruction that was left in the wake of each of those storms. Apparently the …
The Best Ideas to Add to Summer!
I love it when my kids are home for the summer! It’s our best chance to play. Honestly it is chaos of course. There are definitely more quarrels and messiness, but there is also an abundance laughter and new happy memories! Hooray for Summer! Here are some of our favorite ideas for day trips and …
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Unique Camps Your Kids Can Host to Make a Little Extra Cash This Summer
“Summa summa summa time!!” All the kids are home and getting along and cleaning up after themselves and choosing kindness all day!!! HAhahahhahahaha! I mean, maybe that’s what your house looks like, our house, however, is just doing its best to hold it together! Don’t get me wrong, my kids are friends, and we have …
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Last Minute Effective Family Night Ideas for the Win!
Family Night is one of the best traditions to have for creating a feeling of togetherness, coordinating your activity calendar and overall connecting in your family! If you want to start this beautiful connection there are details here. This idea packs a powerful punch for creating a feeling of a team! Ideally, you are prepared …
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Our Favorite, Super Simple, Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream
Summertime means homemade ice cream!! Memorial Day, Fourth of July, really any hot day means it’s time for a cold treat! We love this easy recipe for the fact that we almost always have these ingredients on hand! The only real prep we need is to stick the ice cream mixer bowl in the freezer …
Want a Fun Way to Connect With Your Kids? Start Reading a Series With Them!
We have shared plenty of amazing book lists with you all! For Early Elementary School kids, high school kids, picture books read alouds and etc! Now I am going to share some of our favorite series to read aloud to your kids! The summertime is such a great time to start a new series with …
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3 Ways to Make This Summer Amazing!
Wow! It’s summer! Hooray! We love summer around here! I am a teacher, and I look forward to the different pace and chance to play with my people that summer beautifully brings. However, I also need/want to get a lot done. Let me share with you 3 simple ways to create a summer full of …
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Need a Place to Put all of Those School Papers? Make a Hanging File School Box for Your Kids!
Throughout the school year my children bring home papers of work that they have done. Completed tests, art, busy work–you know what I’m talking about. I do not like keeping all of this paperwork, but often when my kids first bring these things home, they feel pretty attached to them. They remember the time they …
Lessons learned from a Helpless Baby Hummingbird
This past Saturday, we hired professional landscapers to trim our 30 foot palm trees and a few other trees around our house. Hours into the production of sawdust and falling branches, the tree trimmer, Tony came to me and told me he had accidentally cut down a baby hummingbird’s nest. He had placed the branch …