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Friday!It'd say it's about time to start a bbq!(Note...the pictures in this post are not great, I literally had to hurry and get this cake done to get over to our friends house!)We love getting together with friends for cookouts.One of our best friend-couples is Eric and Xiaolei (prounouced Shee-lay)....most of our get togethers with them...

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Summer is finally here!I'm so excited to have a few months alone with my boys...no more waking up early for schoolno more homeworklate nightsand all around fun!Here are some ways to keep your family active all summer long!#1 - Bubbles! My kids (even the 9 year old) love bubbles....the bigger the better. I love this idea of having a bubble...

Friday!Today marks a couple of milestones for my family...it's my oldest son last day of third grade.It's also my hubby's last day of classes before he starts nursing school this fall.This kid is growing up!Okay...here I go with my top 5 favorite posts that I pinned this week....I am SO going to copy this super cute idea from Uncommon DesignsPersonalized...

From HomeGrown Hospitality I....very recently.....(last week) have started serving as a Sunday School teacher to the 2nd graders at our church. I found that it was a lot of fun and really rewarding.The lesson plan for last week was teaching kids how to serve others.Once Sunday School had started, kids from all grade levels walk into...

Save 20% when you click on the banner above and make a photo album from Blurb! Dad will love a personalized coffee cup or iphone case from Tiny Prints.My hubby would LOVE the new Iron man stuff from Cafe Press!I got a LoveBook for my kids a few years ago....they loved it. These are super cute and personalized books! If Dad or Grandpa...

I've been wanting to do some freezer cooking here lately and have been pouring over my Pinterest boards. I have a ton of ideas pinned - but couldn't get my brained focused enough to print out all the recipes that I wanted to make and make a grocery list. It hit me to just pull everything out of the pantry and freezer just to see what I had. I...