Week at Ferncliff!

The girls had the best week at Ferncliff this summer! My friend Mandy text me about trying out the day camp with the optional last night sleepover. Emmy was in! Then Kate decided she needed to go too... just in case Emmy got scared. It was so fun hearing all about the week and the things they learned.. independence! 

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Perfect Glasses for Backstreet Boys!

It all started with a text of some glasses a friend found on Etsy. I replied.. "I can make those." While I was really thinking, I can make even cuter ones! And how fun. I made these once before for BUNCO and for the SUPERBOWL. 

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Sesame Crusted Tuna

This one just happened! We had ordered the ahi tuna salad from Zaza's a few nights prior, Emily (like Emily does) took it from our plates and killed the tuna! She asked to have it again. So I grabbed some ahi at the store and let her help me decide how we were going to cook it. We typed in ahi tuna in instagram and watched some videos... 

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4th of July 2026

We had the very best 4th of July this year! It was laid back, chill, and literally got chilly one night! We went to the lake for the weekend. My parents and her sister, my aunt Toni and uncle Dennis joined us. We cooked good food and took it easy. The fireworks were so good this year! 

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DIY: Patriotic Hats

I made these fun and adorable hats for the girls to wear for the 4th. I went to Hobby Lobby and actually wasn't in the market for any of this but stumbled on these adorable iron-on decals. I almost bought the shirt ones. Now I'm super interested in that! 

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Green Goddess Chicken

Green Goddess Chicken.. as I'm calling it, was so fantastic! I'm adding this to the rotation forever because it was so quick and so easy! And GOOD! And I think healthy. Had to be healthy. 

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Cake Batter Blondies :)

I saw these blondies on an Instagram reel and I knew immediately that Brian would love them! So I made them for the 4th of July. And while he was eating one, he said, "I don't want anymore brownies!" Which he does after he's had a 3rd or 4th serving of a dessert. I looked up and said Brian, I thought you liked them and wanted them! He said, "If you would let me finish, I don't want anymore brownies. I only want these!!!"

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Mini Camp for Kate

There are some parenting milestones you expect to feel emotional. I feel like I usually keep it together for these. I don’t generally get over emotional on birthdays or first days of school, etc. I definitely did not have “three-day mini camp” on my list, but apparently that is where I found out I am not nearly as cool about independence as I imagined. For me! Kate was cool as a cucumber.

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Chicago with Kids

We just took a super fun family vacation to Chicago with our girls (7 and 8), and I had a few people ask me about things we did with the kids. So I’m writing it all down and sharing all my thoughts about Chicago with kids.

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DIY: Painted Camp Trunk

This was fun! You know I'd like to say this was all for Kate to enjoy and appreciate and yada yada.. but this was all for me! I love this kind of thing! I love painting and making things pretty and just being creative. I stayed up late in my craft room, painting, and listing to music. It was lovely! 

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