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 on my list of favorites for the week is Pine Cove City camp....

Mini Apple Spice Cupcakes

Because I first shared this recipe almost exactly 10 years ago and I still make them this time of the year I thought I'd re-share my mini apple spice cupcake recipe.  I made these last night and, as always, they were a huge hit.  It's the cream cheese frosting, light apple spice flavor and the fact that they're bite-sized that makes them absolutely irresistible. 

Here's what you'll need...

- 2 cups flour

- 1 tsp baking soda

- 3/4 tsp salt

- 2 tsp cinnamon

- 1/2 tsp nutmeg

- 1/8 tsp cloves

- 1/2 cup butter 

- 1 cup sugar

- 1/2 cup brown sugar (packed)

- 4 eggs at room temperature

- 1 1/2 cups apple sauce

(enjoy these pics from my old kitchen!!!)

Back to School FAVORITES

Well... it's undeniable at this point.  All my kids are 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 ;) 

We all have officially 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!

Summer Declutter Update - The Pantry

 Before the kids went to camp I started a couple of small "decluttering" projects which somehow led to the beast of a project - the pantry.  My "just this one thing" turned into a full overhaul and, unfortunately, I don't have any before pictures but JUST KNOW that it was rough.  

After a day or so of organizing, cleaning, purging, etc here is where I ended up....

Reading Recap

All the Dangerous Things

"One year ago, Isabelle Drake's life changed forever: her toddler son, Mason, was taken out of his crib in the middle of the night while she and her husband were asleep in the next room. With little evidence and few leads for the police to chase, the case quickly went cold. However, Isabelle cannot rest until Mason is returned to her―literally.

Except for the occasional catnap or small blackout where she loses track of time, she hasn’t slept in a year.

Isabelle's entire existence now revolves around finding him, but she knows she can’t go on this way forever. In hopes of jarring loose a new witness or buried clue, she agrees to be interviewed by a true-crime podcaster―but his interest in Isabelle's past makes her nervous. His incessant questioning paired with her severe insomnia has brought up uncomfortable memories from her own childhood, making Isabelle start to doubt her recollection of the night of Mason’s disappearance, as well as second-guess who she can trust... including herself. But she is determined to figure out the truth no matter where it leads."

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 ;)

Happy Friday, friends!  This week has FLOWN by - like crazy crazy fast.  With all the kids gone I'd planned on being super productive.  Instead I did this...

PNW Trip: Waterfall, rose ardens and heading home ;)

 On our last day in WA we loaded up....

Amazon lately

I ordered this bandana set for Jack Bauer and Frank to wear on the Fourth and was super impressed with the quality.  There are a TON of other cute color combinations available and you'll probably be seeing our boys in another coordinating set this Fall ;)

Happy Wednesday, friends!  Today I'm sharing a few things that I've been priming lately.

PNW Trip: Hood Canal

 After our day on San Juan Island we made our way to our last stop - a rental house right on the Hood Canal.  I booked the house solely for the incredible views and the wildlife sightings that all of the reviews talked about.

Weekend Recap

 I don't have a ton to post today because the past few days have been packed with time with friends, a small cleaning/decluttering project that turned into a total overhaul of several areas, trying to get a new game plan together for Rosie (more below), having a bunch of work done on the outside of our house and getting these cuties packed and ready for camp!

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 ;)

Happy Friday, friends!  First up on my list of FAVES is our "puppy manners class" ;). One string cheese split multiple ways and everyone getting a refresher on waiting nicely!

PNW Trip: San Juan Islands

When we were planning the trip to Washington I googled where the best orca viewing tours were which led me to the San Juan Islands.  I found a tour company, googled how far it was from Olympia and bought the tickets. We were figuring out the drive time one night after dinner when I realized that the ferry only ran a few times a day.  Rookie mistake ;) hahaha. We decided to just go for it anyway which meant that we were up and out of the house by about 5:45 on Saturday morning.  

We drove about 2.5 hours to the Anacortes ferry terminal, parked the car, bought our tickets and hopped on our first ever ferry.