Our family loves wacky traditions! And we also love free food. July 14th is Cow Appreciation Day at Chick-fil-A this year. They seriously have the best lemonade ever. My kids are pretty excited to have lunch at Chick-fil-A this week. I told them all they have to do is dress up like a cow. Gandalf…
Feed My Starving Children Mobile Event
One of our Summer Fun List goals was to serve more as a family. I found this organization from another blog and wanted to give it a try. My wonderful girlfriend was able to watch my other children and I was able to take my oldest and do some good in the world. At first…
Mother Daughter pedicures
This little girl loves sparkles. We had a great time last week painting our toes for the 4th of July. And she was so excited about the sparkley top coat. My trick for painting her nails is sitting her on our step stool to help keep her sitting still. And I let her hold…
Mint Oreo Ice Cream Recipe
Our family bought an ice cream maker at this awesome Thrift Store in Mesa, Az. It was only $7! I LOVE ice cream. And homemade ice cream is perfect for our Summer Fun List. We decided to make Oreo Mint first. I love Oreo’s! You could go really crazy and use Mint Oreo’s…
Side Table Makeover
I wanted to share this little project I finished up quite awhile ago. I bought this piece from a virtual garage sale on Facebook. We now had a bed room big enough for two side tables. I like this piece’s shape and sturdiness. And even though the wood looks nice, I wasn’t crazy about it…
Our Sedona Trip
One of the things we miss most about moving from California is our cousins. I didn’t tell my kids that their cousins were coming to visit over spring break. They were SO excited! It was right around Gandalf’s birthday. I had been wanted to visit Sedona since we have moved here. It seemed like the…
Our Visit to Independence Hall
While in California our family visited Independence Hall next to Knott’s Berry Farm. It has been on my “To go” list for awhile. And when my mom asked if we would like to go with her it was perfect. My mom used to take us there as children. It wasn’t till I was quite older…
A Perfect Bathing Suit for 4th of July…
I am super excited to share today! I had this idea over 4 years ago. But the timing wasn’t right. You see, I was talking to my family about what we should do for Halloween. With so many boys it was only natural to suggest Super Heroes. My boys were like ‘’”You could be Wonder…
Some of My Favorite Things: Summer Edition
I love sharing my favorite things. (Also here and here) And speaking of a few of my favorite things, my children really need to watch The Sound of Music before school starts. They already love the music. Not sure if I should break it to them that there are Nazi’s in it. I know that…
Mom’s Sweet & Sour Chicken
This is probably one of my favorite recipes from my mom. It’s defiantly the hubby’s favorite! I love to take this to new moms right after they have their babies. The sauce isn’t too sweet or too spicy. I keep everything separate in case she doesn’t want sauce all over her rice. And I…