Summer Touches

Summer is in full swing and I was so excited to get out a few of my favorite festive summer touches!

Packing for Camp: Tips and Tricks

I don't consider myself an expert in many things - but I consider myself pretty much an expert in camp packing ;) This will be my 9th year to send kids to overnight camp and, honestly, we've got it down to pretty much a low-stress science at this point.  

My kids go to Sky Ranch in Van, TX where I'd say most of the kids pack in trunks. They slide under the bunks and make it easy for kids to see everything and not be digging through their bags.

The lid of G's trunk was SO CUTE her first year but then she didn't like having photos tacked up there because they fell off and she lost the letters to the cute little letter board (hence the KY ranch - hahaha) so it is what it is. 

 

Bedazzling ;)

Griffin and I have gotten into "bedazzling" and when I tell you we can't stop I truly mean it ;) Tell me one thing that isn't better covered in tiny rhinestones?!?!?! ;) 

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 kind of felt like the first "real" week of summer and it's been glorious! Slow mornings, nothing on the agenda and LOTS of pool time. Ended May in the best possible way!

Embroidery Floss Friendship Bracelets

  Before I went to Big Bend last February I tossed in a random ziplock bag of embroidery flosses I had from YEARS ago along with a few safety pins.  I taught a few of the girls how to make some super simple bracelets/anklets and they absolutely LOVED IT! Everyone has been making the beaded bracelet but that can be a lot to lug around and isn't super conducive to working on outdoors - embroidery floss bracelets you can do on the go or even get them started at home and then work on them pinned to a backpack, your pantleg, tied onto a water bottle, etc.  I grew up making these and it was SO FUN to share with my students. 

These are so fun to make year round but extra fun during the summer because you an make them while you watch a movie, work on them at summer camp, work on it while tanning, etc ;) 

Amazon Lately

 I grabbed this game and it is SO SIMPLE and fun!  I thought it would be perfect for our trip and summer camp because it clips onto a bag/backpack. We've already played multiple times - it's great!

What's In My (Tote) Bag

I LOVE A TOTE BAG!!! LOVE!!! I have a few FAVES at the moment and I thought it would be fun to share them, share WHY they're my favorites and share what I've been toting around ;) 

I kept seeing ads for this Alex Mill tote bag before Christmas and fell in LOVE with the painted monograms. I decided to treat myself and then (gasp) realized that the monogram was an extra (almost) $100 and would take something crazy like 8 weeks so I nixed the monogram and excitedly waited for the tote. It came in and it was love at first sight!

Salsa Verde Crockpot Chicken

It's already 95+ degrees here in TExas which means the LAST thing I want to do is turn on my oven and bake something for dinner. OR use my stove. It's just too dang hot. The crockpot is my bestie in the summer because it helps keep the temps down in our house AND I'm not spending a bunch of time cooking dinner ;) THE BEST!  

I started making this salsa verde chicken a couple of summers ago and it never disappoints. I actually threw it in the crockpot on Saturday with completely frozen chicken breasts and it turned out perfectly be dinnertime.  Use it to make quesadillas, top nachos, build tacos, or use in a rice bowl. 

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 ;)

Luke and G are back from church camp and hearing all about it and going through pics and hearing more has been my FAVORITE!!!  So grateful for our church and youth program and all of the volunteers who make this week happen!

What's Up Wednesday (on a Thursday) ;)

  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 ;)

Pasta salad! I keep things super simple... a pound of pasta, a cucumber, one container of cherry tomatoes, a container of mozzarella balls and some salami. Chop and prep everything, mix in some Italian dressing and chill.  Couldn't be easier!

SunDAY in the Life

We were up bright and early on Sunday morning to get Luke and G dropped off at church camp and I thought it would be fun to document the day! Someone was super excited ;) 

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 ;)

 Recital photos are IN which is one of my FAVORITE parts of the season!  They do these during class time a few weeks before recital and I love having these as a memento. Parents don't get to go in while they're doing pics so it's a true surprise getting the email which is so fun! Here are a few of my FAVES!