Easter Touches

 I packed away my few little St. Patricks day touches this week and got out the Easter bin because I didn't realize how EARLY Easter is this year! I LOVE a few Springy touches and am hoping that y'all do too!

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! I feel like I've done none of the things I wanted to do (isn't that how it always goes?!?!) but still had the best week.  

When I asked the kids what they wanted to do this week the zoo came up because it's kind of a Spring Break tradition at our house and it did not disappoint. The pic below is my new FAVORITE. PLEASE look at Mason - hahahahaha

Spring Gift Guide: Younger Kids

Happy Thursday, friends!  Today I'm sharing a few fun ideas for Spring birthdays, Easter baskets and any other occasions you may be shopping for the younger crowd in your life :) 

First up is what was always a spring staple at our house -  a big ol' box of chalk!  At least one of my kids would always get this box in their Easter basket and somehow it got used up every year.  This is an absolute MUST!

Bang Bang Chicken Skewers

I first shared this recipe back in June and with grilling season upon us felt like it was worth the reshare because OH MY WORD it is so good!!! The leftovers are equally tasty and you may want to drink the sauce! 

Sky Ranch

 

Last week I took 47 seventh graders on their class trip to Sky Ranch. This was my first time leading this trip and I was SO EXCITED to get to do this for G's class.  

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 ;)

Short and sweet this week because I'm writing this super early since I've been at Sky Ranch with our 7th grade since Wednesday morning. Let's just say that my bed is going to be my FAVORITE tonight ;) hahaha

Dachshund Puppy Yoga

Griffin has been talking about doing a puppy yoga class with her friends for her birthday so when we saw that the Plano location had dachshund puppies for their classes last weekend we decided that checking it out was the only responsible thing to do ;) 

Hot tea and mugs ;)

If you've been around a while then you know I pretty much always have a mug of tea in my hand. At home, in the car, morning, nighttime.  Pretty much always. 

  You may be surprised to hear that I only drink one kind of tea and it's hot English Breakfast tea with a splash of milk and some sugar (typically a sweet and low).  I grew up drinking English breakfast tea and it's my all-time favorite.  If I'm venturing out at Starbucks I'll grab a peach green tea lemonade.

I get asked often about what kind of teas I love and feel like a tea-fraud to admit I really only love one kind. hahahaha

I few years ago I started collecting handmade artisan mugs from local artists, Etsy shops, etc. In my opinion they totally add to the tea experience and I thought it would be fun to share my FAVES in case you want to save some of the shops or order a mug for tea as well!

Green striped heart mug

Chicken Spaghetti

  I shared this recipe years ago - but I made it recently after almost forgetting about it for a while (I can't be the only one who does that) and thought it was worth an updated reshare because it's just so dang good.  It's a super simple crowd pleaser that's always on my family's short list of favorites.

Here's What You'll Need...

- Rotisserie Chicken

- Chicken Broth

- BIG can of cream of mushroom soup

- shredded cheddar

- chopped onions

- 1 lb spaghetti noodles

- seasoning salt and pepper

North Texas Favorites

With Spring Break right around the corner I thought I'd share some of our FAVORITE North Texas spots to explore. Some of these are fun for all ages, some are geared more toward younger kids BUT they're all our FAVORITES and I get asked often about things to do in the area so I thought I'd share these posts all in one spot. If you have another favorite I'd love for y'all to leave it in the comments!

 North Texas Faves Part 1

Shark tooth hunting, Play Street Museum, Dallas Museum of Art

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 ;)

Short and sweet this week because I'm sending my two FAVORITE boys on mission trips today! By the time you're reading this they'll be on their way so tonight (Thursday) I'm busy helping them with all the last-minute things and just trying to enjoy them before they leave!

DITL

 Woke up on Tuesday and hit the ground running and decided it was just as good of a day as any for a day in the life! So buckle up because here we go ;) 

I was up earlier than normal because I was taking G to get her braces off and her appointment was at 7 am!  This was right around 6:15....