Back to School FAVES

  Well... it's undeniable at this point and as much as I hate to admit it, school is coming whether I like it or not.  All my kids are all home from camp and we're in the home stretch of summer.  SIGH.  In the spirit of back-to-school I'm sharing some of our FAVORITE things for this season because if you have to go back to school a fresh pair of sneakers eases the pain just a bit ;) 

A couple of years ago we converted over to Owala freesip bottles and love them so so so much!  Love that the lid just pops up and you can drink from a straw without actually putting your mouth on a straw. I also love that you can throw them in a bag and they don't leak!

What's Up Wednesday

   Today I'm linking up with  Shay and  Sheaffer to talk a little bit about what's been going on around here! I started this post Tuesday afternoon and then was IN BED AND ASLEEP by 8:30 Tuesday night and never finished! So here we are ;)

All the soft foods because Luke had his wisdom teeth removed yesterday ;) PRAISE hands for mashed potatoes and gravy!

Here's a pic of Luke on the way home from the oral surgeon sending an ill-advised selfie to his cross country group chat because "I FEEL FINEEEEEE" ;) hahaha Griffin confiscated his phone immediately after this. hahaha

Overnight Breakfast Casserole

 

This breakfast casserole has become my family's favorite and I love it because you can mix and match your meat and cheese, add veggies, AND prep it the night before you want to bake it.

I didn't take a pic after it was baked before I served it but here is what was left after I served it to our group of counselors on Saturday morning ;) 

G's Travel Journal

At the beginning of summer G asked about making a "Travel Journal" and you KNOW I jumped on this idea. I LOVE a memento and a photo memento is a double whammy in my book so it didn't take much convincing ;) 

Friday Favorites

Happy Friday, friends! Erika and I are so excited that lots of y'all are linking up with us every week.  Make sure that you're grabbing our graphic, linking back to us and sharing your own Friday Favorites post ;)

Happy Friday, friends! It's been one of our FAVORITE weeks of the year - we've been busy hosting four of the SWEETEST Pine Cove counselors at our house while they work at a day camp being held at our church. I feel like the week has been jam packed but also flown by!

This year we hosted girls and G has been living her VERY BEST life including introducing them to bedazzling ;)

B2S Brinner INSPIRATION

   Back-to-school-brinner is one of our family's longest-standing traditions.  I started doing a special breakfast for dinner the night before the first day of school since the first day of school is HECTIC and I couldn't do a special breakfast and we've done it every year.  I change the decor up a bit every year and you can click below to see various years including...

2025

Easy Strawberry Trifle

 Hey, y'all! G made this trifle on July 4 and it was a HUGE HIT with our family and friends. Everyone gobbled it up and it didn't involve the oven - both huge perks in my book. 

DITL - No kids edition ;)

I woke up last Tuesday and decided to document a kid-free summer day in the life ;) I was up around 7:30 - earlier than I prefer but i'm trying to get back in some better sleep habits and I was out of the shower, tea in hand, around 8:00.

Reading Recap

 The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion

My friend Jeni told me about these books back in the Spring (maybe even before then) and she always has great recommendations so I immediately ordered. Then I was plagued by what I'm typically hit with during the school year - reading like 3 pages and then falling asleep and having zero memory of what I read. IT'S BRUTAL!  I read the first one but couldn't have told you much about it so this summer I decided to reread it and enjoyed it SO MUCH MORE! I've read the first three volumes and they just keep getting better. I love that it's journal entry format and I love the quirky characters. The books are witty and endearing and you really do feel like you're reading actual journals. They're LOVELY!

Volume 1

Friday Favorites

Happy Friday, friends! Erika and I are so excited that lots of y'all are linking up with us every week.  Make sure that you're grabbing our graphic, linking back to us and sharing your own Friday Favorites post ;)

This week is extra short and sweet because I have been busy catching up on #allthethings while my kids have been at camp. My week has been full of meetings, plans, emails and getting things planned out for this coming school year.  I did squeeze in some fun things like going to my FAVORITE antique mall and grabbing this cute little plant in a trophy situation ;) 

Halloween Finds

Listen. I know that NOBODY wants to think about Halloween in July. Wait. I take that back ;) I want to think about Halloween in July! But here's the deal - whether you want to think about it or not... NOW IS THE TIME TO FIND THE GOOD STUFF! 

That said - I was perusing the internets in my free time this week and realized that Halloween is OUT and it is CUTE so I decided to put together a little post of some fun finds in case you're ready to order some cute stuff, stuck it away for a few months, and then thank yourself later ;) 

These salt and pepper shakers are PRECIOUS!!! I love that they're a little bit different and the set is under $15.

San Fran Trip - heading home and Muir Beach House Info

Saturday morning we were up and at 'em... packing up, eating breakfast, and saying goodbye to one of our new favorite places!