Red, White, and Blue-Spiration

  Today I'm sharing some of my very favorite red, white and blue recipes, crafts and posts in case you're looking for some inspiration heading into the Fourth of July.

Red, white and blue snacky lunch ;)

San Fran Trip - Day in Yosemite

 When I was doing research on San Francisco and things to do in and out of the city I came across a day trip tour to Yosemite and was immediately intrigued. While we love a National Park and the sights we're not the kind of people who are going to go spend a week at a National Park hiking and camping (it's just not us!) so this kind of "highlights tour" was perfect for us. We probably won't be back in the Northern Carlifornia area again (for a while at least) so this seemed like a great way to use some of our time there.

 I also got super overwhelmed looking into going ourselves and researching park passes, wait times to get in, different gates, etc. so this was kind of a one and done deal which I appreciated! And no rental car needed!

We were up before the sun (literally!) but still excited for the day ahead.

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 ;)

I've had a lot of questions in the last week or so about my kids faith-based hoodies and shirts and where we get them. For the boys they both love forty six ten. Luke just got this hoodie and he is obsessed! The wash, the "feel", the hood.... it's one of his favorites!

Christmas In July

  We had a Christmas in July day a few years ago and I've been meaning to do it again but it seems to sneak up on my! I wanted to re-share it now (a month away from official Christmas in July day!) so that you can start planning!

If my kids had been little I probably would have had a few fun activities during the day - Christmas coloring, some sort of craft, reading some Christmas books, etc.  Since my kids are a bit older we made it more of a Christmas movie night complete with a festive dessert...

San Fran Trip Pt 2

 Sunday morning we slept in a bit, grabbed breakfast at the hotel, and then got ready to head to the Giants game! Two years ago when we were in Seattle the Rangers were playing the Mariners and it was Father's Day so I grabbed tickets and we had the best time! Then last summer when we were in Boston the Red Sox were playing the Yankees so we went and got to experience that game and had a total blast. When I started researching San Francisco and looked into baseball games that were happening I saw Oracle Park and knew we had to go!

Five Follows

Continuing my Five Follows series with five of my most recent follos that I'm LOVING!

LLGEvents is a luxury wedding planner/designer and OH MY WORD her events are unreal.

 

San Fran Summer Trip - Part 1

 Last Saturday we loaded up and headed out to San Francisco for our summer trip! When deciding where to go we like to pick somewhere with cooler temps (because Dallas summer lasts FOREVER!) and we all enjoy a balance of "going" and "relaxing" ;) San Francisco seemed to check all our boxes and it didn't disappoint! 

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 today because our family has been in California this week having so much fun exploring and relaxing and soaking it all in.

I'm not generally a Target shopper, but G and I had to run in last week to grab a birhtday gift and I was so excited about their USA/July 4 section! SO MANY CUTE FINDS!!!

Shop them here!

Finding cute selfies on my phone is a FAVORITE...

... these two sharing the big bed and sunny spot is a FAVORITE...

... and my portaluca going crazy is my FAVORITE!!!

This picture from 11 years ago showed up on my Facebook feed last week and MY GOSH it feels like yesterday! This season was DEFINITELY a FAVORITE ;)

This was another FAVORITE view...

.... and seeing G's "nail inspo" come to life is another FAVORITE ;) She's VERY into nails right now and I love seeing what she picks and how they turn out. 

She does dip on her natural nails and then the tech uses gel to do the designs. 

Y'all know a puzzle is my FAVORITE in the summer and I knocked this one out and it's a new FAVE.

No Bake Chocolate Pie

  I'm resharing this recipe from a few years ago because summer is upon us which means a really no-bake dessert will for sure come in handy.  

This is, hands down, one of my kids all-time FAVORITE recipes.

DITL Summer Edition

I thought it would be fun to give y'all a peek into a day in my life but in the summer! My days are SLOW which I love so don't hold your breath for too much excitement ;)

I did have to set a 7:30 a.m. alarm on this day because it was "Fall dance class registration morning" so I needed to get her class selections submitted ;) 

Teen/Tween Girl Finds part

I know that a lot of y'all are in the same boat that I am in which is attempting to dress a teenage girl who is aging/growing out of the girls section but not fully in the juniors/womens section. IT'S A FEAT! And it's not lost on me that G wears uniforms 80% of the time so BLESS YOUR HEARTS to those of y'all who are doing way more shopping than I am! That said I shared a few finds HERE and got immediate requests for more so here we go again!

Griffin got this suit in her Easter basket and has really liked it. She's really right in between a 12 and a 14 and she sized up to the 14 and while this fits - she doesn't like to wear this one when she's with friends and jumping in and out of the water a lot because the bottoms are kind of loose. hahahaha  It will be perfect next summer though! It's a super cute fit though and she loves the coverage on the top.

Boston/Cape Cod All in One Place

Hey! I'm getting a LOT of questions about our trip to Boston and Cape Cod last summer so today I decided to do what I've done in years past and make this post a "landing page" where all of my recap posts for that trip can live together.  We LOVED our time in the PNW and I love sharing all the details (even the tiny ones!) here on the blog so that y'all have them if you're wanting to hit up any of the same spots which means I usually have several super lengthy (and photo-heavy) posts.  I've linked each of the posts below with a few details about what each post entails and then went ahead and linked the same style of posts for our NYC, PNW, and San Diego/Disneyland trips as well.  

Boston Part 1

Arrival, Duck Boat Tour, Red Sox/Yankees game, View Boston