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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Chicago: Last day!

Last day! And there isn't a whole lot to write. Brian went and grabbed us all breakfast and brought it back to the room. We packed up our things and took it slow then headed for the airport. The traffic was insane!!! And an uber said it was going to be around $120! We figured it would take forever and the girls had asked about the L... so we figured, might as well take it! 

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A Day to Remember! American Girl Place, Chicago

It's just like it says.. a day to Remember! I can not believe how big and over-the-top this place is! The girls were so excited, I think it's a top 10 day for sure. Maybe top 2!! It was so fun watching them and witness their faces all day. It was seriously magical and I'm so happy they were able to do all of this! 

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Chicago: Day Four

Day four. Last full day! Also the day we went to the American Girl doll store, finally! But I'm going to post about that one separately cause it was all kinds of wonderful and really deserves it's own post. 

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Chicago: Day Three

Hello and welcome to day three! Which was so much fun! We walked through this park on the first day when we were headed back to our hotel. Just happened to stumble on it and it's so lovely! We planned to grab breakfast one morning and head back for the girls to run and play-- and for us to enjoy our espresso and a beautiful morning. 

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