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Hanging out with Nana and Grandpa

This weekend we did some coloring: Grilled most of our meals: And visited…. While playing a bit of Mario:

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Simple summer dinner

While I love trying new recipes, I also love enjoying the simplicity of summer meals. Fresh, scrubbed, and poked sweet potatoes roasted at 350 degrees for an hour and a half Ripe apricots, washed, halved and pitted, tossed with a … Continue reading

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Friday Favorites

Sometimes the most perfect picture comes from a very unexpected place. When I was moving a side box out to vacuum (that is normally in front of those cords, no we do not let our kids play with those, thanks), … Continue reading

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Window cleaning tutorial

When I was in graduate school, I cleaned my apartment a lot. I am pretty sure that I left it about 500 times cleaner than when I moved in. One day I got especially motivated (and by motivated I mean … Continue reading

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Summer reading update

So our summer reading is chugging along. Since J has dropped his nighttime bottle we are now reading several books for him and A as part of their bedtime routine. Although J is always more interested in A’s reading choice. … Continue reading

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And they all jumped in

A successfully completed his second year of swim lessons this past week. Here are some of the highlights: I was absolutely amazed at how much he has grown and matured from last year to this year. Last year he would … Continue reading

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DIY Wall Canvas

I got inspired by this post from A Beautiful Mess in which they painted lines on constructed outdoor throw pillows. I decided to do a little project with A for an open space that we had on one of our … Continue reading

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PB&J Smoothies

This is a really simple recipe that A and I whipped up this morning because he “wanted something CRAZY” for breakfast. So I made these smoothies that he ate along with some fruity pebble cereal. Crazy, indeed. So here are … Continue reading

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Dose of green

One of my favorite things to do with the boys during the summer is take them to the local plant nursery and let them wander around. A is really interested in plants right now, and so he asks many, many … Continue reading

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This kid…

has decided that he wants to be a big boy much sooner than his Momma is ready for it. In the span of a week, J has decided he no longer needs a bedtime bottle, he no longer needs a … Continue reading

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