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Healthy and Simple School Lunches for Young Children
Making school lunches can be stressful. We specifically choose our boys’ classes based on being able to have lunch at home to avoid packing school lunches. I honestly love eating lunch with my boys and it is a lot simpler to just make them a meal at home than to pack a lunch within the allergy parameters at school. I am pretty sure the whole “you make a plan, and God laughs” applies to this year’s school lunch situation. Our school only had one option for Reid’s age group, which meant he had to eat lunch at school. I was stressed about packing a school lunch for the first time…
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BEST Things to Purchase from Costco: Top 15
Having a family to feed means that buying in bulk is the way to save money and Costco offers some amazing deals! I am breaking down the BEST purchases from Costco that you should utilize, if you have a membership.
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Family Fun Camping Trip with Young Kids to Tallulah Gorge
Last weekend, we travelled a couple hours north of Atlanta to go camping at Tallulah Gorge. We try to have two annual camping trips; one in the late spring and one in the early fall. Drew has been wanting to visit the Gorge and with the leaves changing, it was the perfect time to visit. Since the campground at Tallulah Gorge State Park is pretty small, it fills up very quickly so I made sure to book a few months out! We arrived to the campsite on Friday afternoon and got settled in. The boys were so excited to help set up camp and to sleep in their sleeping bags.…
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BEST Money Saving Tips For Stay at Home Moms
My husband jokes that, “I have champagne taste on a craft beer budget” meaning I like nice things but raising two boys on a single income means we have to budget accordingly. It is so important that our family has wonderful EXPERIENCES so when it comes to material things I make sure I save money. In order to have the lifestyle and things we desire, saving money where possible is key! Here I am breaking down 10 of my ALL TIME BEST money saving tips. Shop at bargain grocery stores: With rising inflation prices at grocery stores, I have been able to lower my weekly grocery bill by 20-30% shopping…
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Simple and Delicious Baking Recipes Your Family Will LOVE!
What is a good stress reliever for you? Personally, I love to run but when the boys are taking “quiet time” I keep an ear out for them which means baking is my go to stress reliever. Recently, I have whipped up a couple fantastic recipes that are super simple and delicious AND even my picky eater will eat them 🙂 As I cannot take credit for creating wonderful recipes, I will share links to the ones that I have made and let you know the adjustments I made to them! And if you aren’t a baker, I totally urge you to give it a try. I PROMISE it isn’t…
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Best Way To Spend Two Dollars on Quality Items
You can still get quality items and spend less than the cost of a happy meal.
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Simple and Delicious Christmas Menu for the Non-Cook
An easy menu for the few days family will be in town to keep things simple (and delicious) so that we can enjoy time with each other rather than being in the kitchen the whole time.
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Shrimp Pesto Pizza Recipe and Weekend Recap: Pool, Lake and Family Time
Does it feel like Groundhog Day every day?! My little boys are growing up so fast and I know in a few years I will look back on the year 2020 and think wow I am glad I had so much extra time with them (gratitude is getting me through this week friends!). Every Friday night this summer, we make our favorite pizza–Shrimp Pesto Pizza (yes, it deserves all caps!). It was a creation we made about 5 years ago when we had a freezer full of shrimp and a basil plant that was going crazy. Originally, we made a shrimp pesto pasta, but in our family we love pizza…
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Anniversary Weekend and Weekend on Lake Lanier
We celebrated our 6th anniversary this weekend with plenty of family time and sunshine. While it wasn’t a typical anniversary of going to a tropical island, to the beach or even out to a fancy dinner–it was exactly how I wanted to celebrate our 6th wedding anniversary (lets be honest, a tropical island vacation will always trump everything–but you know what I’m saying!). We started the weekend off with a pool night with a few of our neighbors. Our neighborhood is starting to “turn over” with new, younger families moving in which means that our boys are finding new friends to play with. It is amazing to see the boys…
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Indoor Toddler Boy (and Girl) Activities
We have been so blessed with beautiful, sunny weather the past couple of months. My boys thrive when they are able to be outside and use their imaginations surrounded by nature. Unfortunately, our luck has changed and it has been rainy in Atlanta for the past couple weeks. The next few days calls for rain, which means this mama needs to be creative to make fun indoor activities for two rambunctious little boys. Today, I am sharing a few of the activities that we enjoy doing inside and that allows the boys to get their energy out. Since it is warmer outside, we use our covered porch to do some…
