Check out Fresh Summer Fruit and Vegetable Recipes by LaVonne Cladoosby Long at Foodie.com I visited my local farm today. In Western Washington we have a lot of great family farms. I am blessed because the one in my small town is also organic. I was able to pick up Strawberries, Raspberries, Bell Peppers, Tomatoes, and Basil today. My kids ate up the berries pretty quickly today - I'm gonna have to stop and get more! Which summer fruits or vegetables do your kids love? With the … [Read more...]
Our Summer Bucket List
I participated in an Influencer Program on behalf of Mom Central for Dove. I received a product sample to facilitate my review and a promotional item to thank me for participating. When my six year old says I'm bored I usually tell her to go clean or organize something. It works. She stays busy and usually ends up playing with whatever I told her to put away. This week asked my family what they wanted to do this summer - a summer bucket list so to speak. Here are some things on our list … [Read more...]
Creative Summer Fun Ideas with Crayola
Thank you Crayola for sponsoring today's post. My daughter loves coloring, drawing, painting, and arts and crafts in general. She also loves anything that Crayola makes. Truly. So when she had the chance to try out some great Crayola products this summer she was very happy, as you can imagine. Creative Summer Fun Ideas with Crayola Washable Sidewalk Chalk: A standout from the crowd -- it’s the first sidewalk chalk featuring 48 classic Crayola crayon colors! And that’s not all - the … [Read more...]
21 Summer Activities and Foods
This post brought to you by Dollar General. All opinions are 100% mine. Can you believe that July is almost over? Summer is flying by! Does your family have anything planned for the rest of the summer? We are currently on an annual Canoe Journey. I am actually typing this post in a tent! The amazing wonders of internet technology right? We still have a couple things planned for the month of August though so stay tuned! If you need some inspiration for summer, Dollar General has you … [Read more...]
10 Summer Snack Ideas for Kids
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Lance. All opinions are 100% mine. I love summertime in Washington state. The days are long. We have lovely weather. Our family spends a lot of time together outdoors and we are home. During the summer we like to pack snacks with us when we are out and about. It saves money and enables us to eat more healthy. Here are 10 summer snack ideas that we love: Frozen Grapes Apple Slices All Fruit Juice Popsicles Carot … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday: Summer Fun
Garden Tomatoes
I bought three garden tomato plants at Costco this year. Reminder to self: don't buy tomato plants any more! With our busy schedule and uncertain summer sunshine we don't need to be growing our own tomatoes. For the price I paid on the plants, I could have bought tomatoes at the local organic farm 2 miles down the road. The only tomatoes that are growing well seem to be these little guys: I do admit - they are quite tasty. I will have to post my favorite simple pesto recipe with … [Read more...]