California Trip Part 5 - Tide Pools and USS Midway

 Tuesday morning started off the way we liked it...

Friday Favorites

  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 ;)

First up - church camp!  Griffin has spent the week at the 4th/5th grade leadership and service camp this week and has had the best time!!!

Right before pickup they have fun outdoor games... one day is water games, another day is paint wars, food fight, etc.  I think she had a good time ;)

California Trip Part 4 - Coronado

Monday started off with some time eating breakfast and watching the surfers from our balcony and then decided to head over to Coronado.  I'd heard awesome things about the beach there and so we decided the night before to rent loungers and spend the day there. 

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 missed out on this last week when I pressed pause on the blog to get caught up on some school things but wanted to share anyway ;)

We just can't quit this cilantro lime chicken...

... I love it in tacos, over rice or just alone.  It's DELICIOUS!!!  I think part of what makes it taste so good is how easy it is to make ;)

California Trip Part 3 - Seal Beach and Beach House Info

The plan on Sunday morning was to wake up, find a church to visit and then hit the road to San Diego.  Instead, we ended up sleeping in as late as possible and checking out at 11:00 a.m. on the dot. hahaha  The level of physically exhausted we were was embarrassing. ;)  

We packed up and headed to Seal Beach where we walked the boardwalk...

California Trip Part 2 - Disneyland!

We did it, y'all!  We did Disney!  So here's the deal - Dave and I have both been to Disney World (we went in high school), but neither one of us grew up going with our families.  We didn't have a strong desire to hit up Disney World with small kids, and, if I'm being honest, the more people told me, "you HAVE to take them when they're young" the more I didn't want to. hahaha. 

I knew that Disleyland was a bit more "manageable" than Disney World and we're SO HAPPY that we went!  Since we were only adding on two days to the trip we knew one day would be travel and the second the parks - we opted for a Park Hopper pass for Disneyland and California Adventure and then added on the Genie Plus option.  

I PROBABLY could have done a little more research and planning before we left, but it felt a little overwhelming so we decided just to wing it and it was fine!  So if you're like me and are a bit overwhelmed by all things Disney just know that you can absolutely do zero planning and still have a great time. 

The plan was to be there when the park opened at 8:00, but our kids weren't up and it had been a LONG day the day before so we ended up getting to the park right around 8:30 after we grabbed bagels from Panera on the way (I am not here to give y'all pro tips BUT we ordered half a dozen bagels and threw them in our backpack and my kids snacked on them all afternoon).

Friday Favorites

   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 ;)

We've been out of town this week enjoying some family time in California so today I'm sharing a few FAVES from last week!

CHEER CAMP!  This girl has been doing the Lil' Stangs cheer camps since she was in Kindergarten and this will be hear very last year!  I still can't believe it!  Not sure if she's going to want to do cheer in middle school or not so I'm soaking all of this up ;)

California Trip - Part 1

Happy Thursday, friends!!!  We're wrapping up a week in California and I can't believe the trip is already here!  When we started talking about where we wanted to go we knew we picked San Diego because we wanted to see the Pacific and there was a TON to do in the area.  The temperate weather was the what sealed the deal - we are always looking for a way to escape the Texas summer heat!

Air Fryer BBQ Chicken

This has been our go-to-recipe this summer because it's so quick, easy and full of flavor!  It turns out perfect every time and is such a great alternative to having to fire up the grill.  The chicken turns out juicy and tender and doesn't have to marinate for hours beforehand so if you're in a pinch you can run by the grocery store on your way home to pick up chicken breasts and be good to go!

North Texas Faves Part FOUR

Eisenhower State Park

It's been a few years since we've been to Eisenhower State Park (about an hour north of McKinney) but it's on our list of spots to visit this summer because it's such a cool spot!

Salt Painting

I saw salt painting on a FB post a while ago and had it bookmarked as something to try out this summer and OH MY WORD it was so much fun!  

Friday Favorites

   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 ;)

First up are my new FAVORITE star mugs!  I LOVE this brand because they are the PERFECT mugs for tea.  A lot of other mugs can be too large (making your cup of tea weak) and these are perfection.  Probably has to do with them being British.  They're currently on sale and are darling for summer - if you aren't a big coffee or tea drinker it would be so cute with cut peonies or sunflowers in them with a little flag as well for a sweet little patriotic touch.