It's book character day at school this week! In honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday and Read Across America, our school does a Spirit week every year around this time. While spirit week might not be your favorite, the kids really enjoy it. Also, book character day (with a parade!) is always included. I'll admit I have a love/hate relationship with spirit weeks at school. Love … [Read more...]
June 2017 Goals and a Look Back at May
June 2017 I have to say I was pretty happy to say goodbye to May. It was a month filled with lots of fun stuff (birthdays, Mother's Day, Memorial Day weekend,) but also a lot of not so fun stuff (doctor's appointments, SOCCER!) I have high hopes for June 2017. First, I have to say even though it's only day 2, the weather is already 10 times better. We've had 2 days in a row … [Read more...]
Watermelon Sangria and The 4th
*Amazon Affiliate links are included in this post. Please see Disclosure Policy for more details. Watermelon Sangria The 4th of July and watermelon sangria. Watermelon Sangria and the 4th of July. Yep. A good combination anyway you say it. We had a pretty great 4th of July filled with friends, family, and fireworks. A fruity, festive drink certainly helped. I think it … [Read more...]
Summer Bucket List
Summer Bucket List Since it's almost the 4th of July, I figured I'd better get working on our Summer Bucket List. How did June go by so fast? I have a bad feeling the rest of summer is going to go just as fast, so I want to make the most of it. Mr. B has summer school most mornings, but we still have our afternoons and early evenings free. It stays light a lot longer, which … [Read more...]
Everyone loves a Parade…except me
Parade Since it's Memorial Day weekend, we will be headed to the annual Memorial Day Parade. We actually started this tradition when the twins were in the hospital. We wanted to find something fun to do to distract ourselves, and our 2-year-old Mr. B, at the time. It worked. We enjoyed the sunshine, the bands, and the crowds at our first Memorial Day Parade. So much so, … [Read more...]