I love summer! Not only do I like the warmer weather, but even the apples are pretty icky by this time of year. I love making fresh fruit salad and having super fresh-seasonal produce. First up (in summer, anyway) are raspberries. Here are some of my favorite ways to use up the raspberry harvest! As […] Read more…
Summer Post Round Up
While I am busy getting ready for baby, I thought I would take advantage of this unofficial start of summer to share some of my favorite summer posts and tips. Holiday’s & Decor Pentecost & Memorial Day {@Catholic Mothers Online} Memorial Day Party Decor Four Tips for a Fabulous Fireworks Show (with packing list) Summer […] Read more…
Summer Bucket List – with a Newborn!
Well, we may be expecting a baby any day now, but I still made a bucket list that we can do even with a new baby around. free slurpie day (7/11) go to the beach weekly park visit take a walk/bike ride play with chalk play with pinwheels play hopscotch wash the car watch the […] Read more…
Lemon-Orange Fizz {Recipe}
With the promise of warmer weather, I’m having fun mixing up some yummy non-alcoholic drinks to enjoy while I’m waiting for baby to come. Here is my latest yummy concoction. Ingredients: 1 c. orange seltzer 1 Tblsp frozen lemonaide 1-1/2 tsp lemon juice 3 oz orange juice Place ingredients in glass and stir […] Read more…
Strawberry-Coconut Daiquiri {Recipe}
I am SOOOO ready for summer. Heck, I’m just happy that spring finally arrived! I can’t wait for strawberry season to finally hit Northern Michigan. When it does, you can be that these slushies will be on my menu! Ingredients: 1 c strawberries, (fresh is easier to blend) 1 Tblsp sugar 2 tsp lime juice […] Read more…
What To Do With Your Rhubarb Harvest
I love rhubarb. It hasn’t always been that way, though. I remember my grandmother making Rhubarb pie. It was crunchy. And sour. And I was turned off for YEARS! Now, however, rhubarb is one of my favorite kinds of produce because it signals the end of winter. Here in Michigan, I’m STILL not seeing rhubarb […] Read more…
The Perfect Sweet & Tart Glass of Lemonade
I love lemonade and I absolutely abhor the fake stuff. All year long, you can find me at restaurants asking whether or not they make it or it comes from a fountain machine. At home, I make this easy, perfectly tart AND sweet lemonade at home: 1 c. water 4 Tblsp. lemon juice 2 Tblsp. […] Read more…
Picnic Menu Ideas
Our family (well, mostly me and my oldest daughter) LOVE to go on picnics. Depending on our goals for the trips, we have several different menu plans that we gravitate toward. Take out The easiest picnic menu by far is take out. We were on our way home from downstate a few weeks ago and […] Read more…
Picnic Basket Essentials
As a kid, we didn’t do a lot of traveling or vacationing but there were a few things you could always count on in summer. One was going to Mackinaw City and the other was going on picnics. My mom had a fabulous picnic set up; the basket was always stocked up and the cooler […] Read more…
50 Books To Enjoy With Kids {Book Review}
I recently had the opportunity to review a copy of 50 Books to Enjoy With Kids. Written by Veronica Getskow at the urging of her daughters (Jessica Fisher at Life as Mom and Janel Piersma at LifewithLandE), this book is a fabulous resource for mom’s of young children who want to separate the cream from […] Read more…