• Pool Bag Essentials with Kids to Simplify Life this Summer

    Preparing for the pool this summer is A LOT simpler since I have my MUST HAVE list from last summer (I found a post that I never published!). I thought I would share with y’all my go to pool bag to help simplify life a little 🙂 For reference, my boys are 3 and 5. They don’t know how to swim yet (long story), but they are working on it. Here is my list of 10 LOVED items for summer. Bogg Bag: Y’all I get asked about this bag ALL THE TIME. It is super cute, durable and very practical. It is super versatile too, I brought it along to…

  • Easy Like a Sunday Morning and Pool Daze

    Good morning!  We had a wonderful (and somewhat relaxing) weekend.  It was a gorgeous Friday evening and perfect temperature to have a little happy hour by the pool.  We had a drink poolside with a couple snacks and put Reid in the water for the first time!  I wish I could say that he LOVED it, but he was more confused than anything.  Overtime I am sure he will love getting in the water and playing. On Saturday, after doing some chores we headed up to the pool again for a little family time.  We forgot Reid’s swim diaper so we could only put his toes in the water, but…

  • Top 5 Summer Reads

    Good morning! Yesterday, Laura came over to discuss the final workings of Paige’s Bachelorette party this coming weekend.  I seriously cannot wait, it is going to be a blast–but I have a ton to get done before then!  We decided to go up to the pool to catch a few rays and cool off, as my house is still without AC (the guy is coming today thank goodness!). When we were at the pool discussing the ins and outs of the partay, our discussion randomly switched to talking about books that we wanted to read this summer.  I am pretty much all or nothing when it comes to reading (aka…