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Why I love my Simplified Planner!
Why I love my simplified planner
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Disney’s Peanut Butter & Jelly Rolls
After many months at home, my lunch menu needs help. So, when I saw Disney’s peanut butter & jelly rolls, I got super excited to try them out! Making something easy and fun is exactly what I want right now. This recipe is from the Lamplight Lounge at Disney California Adventure Park! I love new recipes with stuff I already have in my pantry. Time to have some fun making these with the family. Thanks Disney for sharing this recipe and helping a mom out! Here is the recipe and a link to a how to video (super easy)! Want more fun recipes? Check out our food & wine page!
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Hello Bello Diapers!
If you have not tried the Hello Bello brand of Diapers, you are missing out! The most adorable prints on the softest diapers from a company that truly cares and creates both community and convenience for moms. Give it a try, what have you got to lose. With my first child, I was pampers all the way, but now, I’m such a hello bello fan! Plus, they just launched overnight diapers that are amazing! No leaks, all fun! if you are stuck changing diapers they might as well be cute ones! Love the fun prints!!
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July’s Book Review
Jen Hatmaker’s Fierce, Free, and Full of Fire does not disappoint! I’ll be real, I kept hearing about how wonderful this Jen Hatmaker person is. I was a bit skeptical in selecting her book for the month of July, but with so much hype, why not read it and form my own opinion. This book is about being brave and honestly yourself and claiming your own gifts, quirks, and emotions. In this book, Jen breaks it down into five self-reflective categories–who I am, what I need, what I want, what I believe, and how I connect. Self-reflection is good, but also can be confusing and laughable. For example, while reading…
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Keep the Bugs Away
It’s summer and that means one problem we all have, mosquitos! I think my blood is full of sugar, they flock to me. I just want to keep the bugs away! I use the “green lotion”. What in the world is that, a magical lotion that seriously keeps mosquitoes away! Johnson’s creamy aloe and vitamin E. That’s the stuff! Get it, use it on yourself and your family. It does not disappoint. The end
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Walmart delivery for the win!
It was Sunday morning after 4th of July and I was exhausted from staying up late shooting off fireworks with the kids. After rolling out of bed, making a bottle for my screaming baby and throwing a pop tart in for breakfast, I had to tend to a work call on the weekend. The doorbell rings, my dog starts barking, and all I think is a big UGH. I open my front door to not a person, but groceries. Delivered to my door from an angel! Well, I had forgotten that I decided to try Walmart grocery delivery because the pick up spots were at inconvenient times. Can I just…
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Skinny Strawberry Sangria
It’s summer time! This recipe from stone hill winery has two of my favorite things combined, sangria and strawberries! Now that’s refreshing. So, make ahead and enjoy this skinny strawberry sangria all weekend long! Skinny Strawberry Sangria Ingredients 1bottle Stone Hill Jacquesse Kick’n Sangria 212 oz. cans Sprite Zero or Lime LaCroix Sparkling Water 3cups Strawberries hulled and sliced Instructions Add 2 cups of sliced strawberries to a large pitcher. Pour wine over the strawberries. Cover, place in refrigerator for 4 – 5 hours. Remove from refrigerator and add lime sparkling soda/water and a few handfuls of ice.
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Free Printable Recipe Card
Let’s face it, we are all eating at home and trying new recipes. When you find one you and your family enjoys, you must write it down! Here is a free printable recipe card. Print out a few of these at home and save those good recipes for another time that you need to make your family and their tummies happy! Save image, then print on either full page or recipe cards. Need a new crockpot for your amazing recipes? Try this!
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June’s Wine Pick
monthly wine pick!
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Joy for your kid! WaterWOW!
I’d like to introduce you to one of my favorite things! It’s called WaterWOW and it is a reusable water activity pad by melissa & doug. So what? This reusable coloring book comes with a pen that you fill with water. Then, voila, it is coloring magic. No mess, no fuss, on the go, immediate entertainment over and over again. You can find water anywhere. It is the perfect kid occupier for just about anywhere. Grandma’s house, church, car trips, you name it. Ok, as you can see, I really love this item. Try it and you will not regret it!