House Game: Bottle Flipping Race

 It's no secret that middle schoolers LOVE bottle flipping.... yes.... still.  I decided to capitalize on that and create a quick and easy bottle flipping "race" during our Monday Meeting time last week and it was a hit!

G's 13th Top Golf Party

 Griffin turns thirteen this Friday (HOW?!?!?!) and we celebrated with her friends last week due to crazy Spring schedules (Easter, school events, baseball tournaments, etc) and it was the PERFECT way to celebrate!

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 was the best kind of week because it didn't really start until Tuesday! We had Monday off of school which was SO NICE and a long weekend and is always a FAVORITE.

G's FAVORITE part of the day off was getting ahead on a bunch of homework and some projects she had.  This view is ALWAYS a favorite of mine!

G's Memory Quilt

A couple of years ago I shared all about our family's memory quilts... one that I've made, t-shirt blankets that I've had made by a mail-in company and then a STUNNING quilt I had made out of my kids Christmas pajamas by a local quilter.  I was SO impressed with her work that a while ago when I was cleaning out some bins and G's closet and I had quite the collection of personalized clothes as well as some special dresses and Matilda Jane pieces I knew exactly who to go to ;)

Luke's 18th Bday Lego Dinner ;)

Back in 2020 we had to cancel all three of our kids birthday parties and I pivoted to themed birthday dinners and THUS an awesome tradition was born. As my kids have aged out of themed birthday parties I've been able to do my "thing" and create these special dinners for them. They get to pick what they want to eat and then I surprise them with the theme and decor. 

Luke was turning 18 and I realized that he has NEVER had a Lego party! GASP! Can you even believe that?!?! CRAZY, right?!?!?!

Easter 2026

 I'm back! We had yesterday off of school and it was SO NICE to just really enjoy Sunday afternoon and evening and I completely forgot to get a post up.  

Saturday morning started off a bit cloudy but it cleared up quickly and was the most GORGEOUS day! We hung out, I did some Easter prep and then later in the afternoon we got showered and changed and ready for church.

 

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 has felt like a MARATHON but in a good way ;) BUSY in all the fun ways AND it's a four-day weekend which I am SO EXCITED about!

Luke's friends made these ridiculous buttons for his birthday and passed them out at school. I proudly wore it all day and then put it on my bulletin board along with all my other FAVORITE little mementos.

Hamburger Stroganoff

 

Y'all know I'm always on the hunt for a delicious one pot meal and this one is a new family favorite at our house! The original recipe came from one of those FB recipe sites but I doubled and tweaked it a bit to fit my family's tastes and I have a feeling this one will be on repeat for a good long while!

Easter Doodle Town

It's been a minute since I've shared a new doodle town and I have no idea why I didn't have an Easter one up before now! Even though my kids have aged out of these I still love drawing them and love seeing how your kids and students use them!

Easter Egg Game

 

With Easter coming up I decided to do an "Easter themed" House game last week and it ended up being so much fun! I had the pizza boxes on hand and the eggs at my house so I didn't even need to buy supplies which was a big bonus!

 

Amazon Lately (Pt 2)

I shared a few of my finds last week but there were even more to share so here's my Part 2 ;) 

 Mason and G both use these homework folder/spirals and G's was looking ROUGH after 3/4 of the year so I grabbed her a new one.  Essentially my kids use these to bring their hw assignments back and forth to school without having to bring their entire binder for a class. It works perfectly for both of them and I recommend them to everyone!

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! I can't believe that it's already Friday! This week has FLOWN by as we re-entered fourth quarter at what feels like warp speed!

First up on the list of FAVES is GOLF! Golf season is in full-swing for mason and G and they're both loving it! Mason is the only underclassman on the varsity golf team and he is LOVING hanging with these boys ;)