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

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 ;)

Can we talk about how airdrying my hair is like the worst thing ever but somehow G's turns out like this? WHAT IN THE WORLD!!! Those cute waves are my FAVE!

Reading Recap

Spectacular Things had me captivated from the very first pages. It starts in 2028 at a high stakes crossroads... Mia Lowe gives birth to a baby girl as her younger sister, Cricket, is playing as the goal keeper for the US Women's Soccer team at the Olympics. Mia suffers severe complications and needs a kidney transplant and she asks her sister and then the book quickly rewinds back to 1989 and starts telling the story of the girls, their mother, and everything leading up to those pivotal first pages. I felt like the characters were endearing, I loved the writing style, and LOVED how it started off and then "rewound" to the beginning and worked it's way back - fitting all the pieces in. I cried and was sad when it was over which says a lot ;) 

Summer Touches

Summer is in full swing and I was so excited to get out a few of my favorite festive summer touches!

Packing for Camp: Tips and Tricks

I don't consider myself an expert in many things - but I consider myself pretty much an expert in camp packing ;) This will be my 9th year to send kids to overnight camp and, honestly, we've got it down to pretty much a low-stress science at this point.  

My kids go to Sky Ranch in Van, TX where I'd say most of the kids pack in trunks. They slide under the bunks and make it easy for kids to see everything and not be digging through their bags.

The lid of G's trunk was SO CUTE her first year but then she didn't like having photos tacked up there because they fell off and she lost the letters to the cute little letter board (hence the KY ranch - hahaha) so it is what it is. 

 

Bedazzling ;)

Griffin and I have gotten into "bedazzling" and when I tell you we can't stop I truly mean it ;) Tell me one thing that isn't better covered in tiny rhinestones?!?!?! ;) 

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 ;)

This week has kind of felt like the first "real" week of summer and it's been glorious! Slow mornings, nothing on the agenda and LOTS of pool time. Ended May in the best possible way!

Embroidery Floss Friendship Bracelets

  Before I went to Big Bend last February I tossed in a random ziplock bag of embroidery flosses I had from YEARS ago along with a few safety pins.  I taught a few of the girls how to make some super simple bracelets/anklets and they absolutely LOVED IT! Everyone has been making the beaded bracelet but that can be a lot to lug around and isn't super conducive to working on outdoors - embroidery floss bracelets you can do on the go or even get them started at home and then work on them pinned to a backpack, your pantleg, tied onto a water bottle, etc.  I grew up making these and it was SO FUN to share with my students. 

These are so fun to make year round but extra fun during the summer because you an make them while you watch a movie, work on them at summer camp, work on it while tanning, etc ;) 

Amazon Lately

 I grabbed this game and it is SO SIMPLE and fun!  I thought it would be perfect for our trip and summer camp because it clips onto a bag/backpack. We've already played multiple times - it's great!