You guys!!! It’s the simplest thing – to be honest, but I absolutely love how our house looks for July 4th! We live in small town USA. I’m so thankful where we live, it’s right outside a big-ish city. In our small town we have a 4th of July parade, a town BBQ afterwards and…
Ocean Front Family Friendly Resort Vacation
Many thanks to the Holiday Inn Resort in Panama City Beach, Florida for hosting my family last week. In this post, I’m sharing what we personally enjoy while visiting their ocean front family friendly resort vacation property. This resort is like a cruise ship on land. They offer everything! First, you should know that…
Affordable Family Friendly Beach Vacation
This post is sponsored by Holiday Inn Resort. If you were to ask my kids (ages 13, 10 & 10) where they want to go for vacation – hands down they’d tell you the Holiday Inn Resort in Panama City Beach, Florida. Outside of an amusement park, the beach is their favorite place to be,…
Summer Loving Palm Tree Printable
There’s something about palm trees, pools and beaches that I believe speak to all of us. The combination of all 3 puts a magical, relaxing spell on me. So I thought it would be fun to combine all 3 in the Summer Loving Palm Tree Printable. Can you even believe we’re talking about Summer? …
Summer Caprese Chicken Avocado Salad
This Summer Caprese Chicken Avocado Salad has to be one of my very favorite salads. You can throw this together in a matter of minutes with your leftover chicken in the fridge. If you’re like me, you probably grill more meat than you can eat in one meal. I love having extra grilled meat in…
Simple Outdoor Entertaining Ideas for a Fun Party
Thanks to Bed Bath & Beyond for partnering with me on this post, and allowing me to showcase some of my favorite pieces for outdoor entertaining. If there’s one thing we do really well in our house, it will always be eating! The second thing we do really well, especially this time of year…
Sunscreen Tips for Kids {plus a GIVEAWAY!}
“This post is a sponsored by Neutrogena® as part of an influencer activation for The Motherhood. For all my life I can remember my mom putting sunscreen on us girls. Sunscreen and some of my best childhood memories go hand in hand. It’s just something we always did, and now something I always do with…
Watermelon Salsa Recipe
We’ve been eating this amazing Watermelon Salsa recipe all Summer long! It goes great with almost anything grilled or for just a main course as your lunch! As my regular readers know, I’m all about adding chips & dip to the main food group triangle, because to me there’s nothing better! Especially during the Summertime!…
Patriotic Planters Decorating Tip
There’s something about displaying the flag that makes me a proud{er} American. I love this time of year, and in particular the 2 Summer holidays that are focused on America, our military and the good ‘ole red white & blue. Every year, I look forward to placing my flags outside, but I thought I would…
Red White and Blue Stained Glass Jell-o
Show your patriotic spirit for the Summer holidays and make this red white and blue stained glass jell-o! It’s cool, refreshing and I believe the obvious part – it’s a show stopper! All it takes is 4 easy ingredients and hardly any prep time. Just an overnite stay in your fridge. And that truly may…