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....

Teen Boy Easter Basket Ideas

  Today I'm sharing some of my tried and true teen boy gift ideas perfect to add to an Easter basket or use for other Spring gifting. 

These socks are my boys favorites.  They're a great length and they both love them.

This portable speaker is great because it can clip onto a backpack or other bag.  Perfect for the gym, travel, school, hanging out with friends, etc.

This pickle ball set would make the perfect gift for boys looking to get out and have fun with their friends.

Luke has this air couch and uses it WAY more than I ever thought he would.  He uses it at track/XC meets but would be great anywhere. It's extra great because you don't need a pump.

This foam roller set would be great if you have an athlete who you're shopping for - that large piece is something that my boys have and LOVE! You can apply a bunch of pressure (or a little) and it works SO WELL!

I don't know why they all want grip trainers but they do.  Trust.

My boys both use this bar soap and it smells great!

These shorts are both of my boys FAVORITES.

I'm grabbed  this Yappy bracelet for both my boys for Christmas this year - it links to their smartphones and gives them a daily Bible verse!  How cool is that???

Exploding Kittens has been on pretty much every gift guide that I've done in the past 5 years and it's one of our all-time favorites.  

Both my boys have the Birkenstock Boston clogs and they wear them daily.  you really can't beat the Birk quality and they always make me think of my Opa who wore Birkenstocks which is just a sweet little perk when they're piled up outside the garage door ;)

HAPPY Wednesday, friends!

House Game: Chicken Bowling

I needed to come up with a game super fast yesterday and ended up coming up with something that was a crowd favorite using easy supplies I had on hand (because doesn't everyone have a set of rubber chickens handy?!?!?!)

 

Weekend Happies

Sharing a few quick things that made me happy this weekend!

Our family was having a "sticker war" on our group chat which meant I went digging through old photos to find the cream of the crop to turn into stickers ;) INSTANT happy!

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 ;)

Well. Last week on Friday I talked about heading to one of my FAVORITE places with some of my FAVORITE people and instead I got sick on Saturday and COULDN'T GO!!! The timing couldn't have been worse and I felt HORRIBLE but at the same time this week has been super restful and I've been trying to focus on the great things happening vs not being here....