Making Memories: Tips and Trick for Vacationing with Friends

Vacation is amazing, so vacationing with friends should be all that much more fun, right?  

Yes!! (.....and sometimes No).  

If you don't prepare and set the groundwork, a vacation with friends could go from "Best Trip EVER" to "The Trip That Never Ended" in the drip of an ice cream cone.  Don't give up yet!  I've jotted down a few tips and tricks that we have learned the hard way throughout the years.

Outfit Highlights from this Week...

Flutter Sleeves, Bow details, and Statement necklaces.  I'm feeling pretty girly this week.

Dinner of the Week: Crock Pot Italian Chicken and Potatoes

Busy day ahead?  
The Crock Pot is your best friend.  Just prep it and run.  In 5-ish hours you'll have a delicious dinner waiting for you when you walk through the door.
Crock Pot Italian Chicken and Potatoes

Item of the Week: Sally Hansen's Insta-Dri Nail Polish

In a perfect world, I would leisurely paint my nails while watching 

my three cherubic children pay a board game--smiling and 

graciously congratulating each other, of course.  

Yup, that's not my world.  

I need a nail polish that's fast-drying for smudge-free tips. 

 I need Sally Hanson's Insta-Dri Nail Polish!

Outfit Highlights from this Week...

Hot and Muggy Summer days call for easy, breezy outfit styles!

From casual office meetings to patio lunches with friends, I needed outfits that would 

go with the flow of Summer livin'!

Dinner of the Week: Sloppy Joe Sliders

At least once a week we do a "Kid Dinner".  

Kid dinners are usually colorful and messy, and this week's dinner didn't disappoint on either point!

Sloppy Joe Sliders with Peaches and Steamed Peas

Making Memories: Simplifying Vacation

The most costly gift I can ever give my children is the gift of my time and attention.

June has been insane.  We have jumped from one party to the next, unpacking and repacking every few days.  It has been so much fun... but also SO exhausting.  With all of the “fun,”  I’ve noticed our levels of patience with each other growing smaller and smaller.   How could we be anything BUT happy with all this “fun” scheduled for each day?