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Father’s Day Weekend Recap
(and Chrissy Teigen’s Everything Bagel Breakfast Bake) Its Monday and we are not quite ready for the weekend to be over! We had a fun-filled, food-filled Father’s Day weekend and wanted to share all the details with you. Friday night we celebrated Juneteenth with Edouardo Jordon’s Red Punch (recipe here), red velvet cupcakes and cookies, watermelon, our favorite almost homemade Trader Joe’s cornbread, and Fried Chicken Friday takeout complete with mac and cheese, coleslaw and fries from The Counter at Old Ballard Catering Co.. Only $28.00 for an 8-piece chicken dinner with your choice of three sides (add $3 if you choose mac and cheese as one of your options), The…
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Two Fun Walks To Take As a Family
Are you in a walk rut? We have always taken a ton of walks, scooter and bike rides as a family and now more than ever during the pandemic. Joey loves to bike, scooter and be outside. I love the easy entertainment it provides us all and the extra exercise is nice especially without gyms or classes to attend at the moment. I dread the days we aren’t able to get outside for a walk due to weather; it makes for a very long day. Given we are in our fourth (?!) month of social distancing, I realized we were in a bit of a walk rut – taking the…
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Homemade Healthy Twix Bars
Do you follow Rachael DeVaux of rachaelsgoodeats.com? If you don’t, you should – for both her at home work outs and her healthy eats. Admittedly, this is the first recipe I’ve tried of hers, but it won’t be the last. These gluten-free, dairy-free, and refined sugar-free Twix Bars are DELICIOUS. So delicious that I have been treating myself to one every night after I get the boys down to bed. With a hint of coconut, the flavor is amazing and I love that they are a change from your typical cookie or treat. These guilt-free Healthy Twix Bars combined with a large glass of red wine is just about about…
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Jack’s 1st Burger Bash
We hosted Jack’s first birthday last weekend at my parent’s house – a burger bash! I’m sharing all the details from his burger birthday – a super fun and easy theme to work with if you are hosting a birthday party in the near future! We served Dick’s Cheeseburgers and French Fries for dinner because what is better than a Dick’s Cheeseburger?! I ordered these Red Oval Fast Food Baskets and Red Check Food Basket Liners to put each party guest’s burger and fries in. Megan recommended checking QFC for a burger smash cake because I wasn’t having any luck and sure enough! I never would have guessed QFC has…
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Father’s Day Gift Guide
We know these gifts are good because they are on Chris and Ryan’s list or they currently own the item and love it! Japanese Whiskey is all the rage these days; is your hubby into it? Read this article for inspiration. Chris is currently enjoying the the Ohishi Whisky and Nikka Yoichi Single Malt. Golf shoes and if you are really nice you could give him a day of golf with them. Yeti Slim Can Insulator. A yeti made just for Dad Juice! Get him a Costco 30 pack of Truly to go with it. Or go big with a Yeti Collegiate Cooler. Chris’s sister gifted him a Yeti Cooler…
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The Best Coffee Cake Ever
Trust me when I say this is the best coffee cake ever. A good friend gave us this recipe years ago and it is now staple at every family function including our future sister-in-laws bachelorette party this last weekend. This was devoured so quickly I wasn’t even able to get a picture of the whole cake. It is so moist and delicious and the only other word I can think to describe it is yummmm. We know you will love it as much as we do! Ingredients Cake 1 yellow cake mix 1 large instant vanilla pudding mix 3/4 cup oil 3/4 cup water 4 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 1/4…
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My Favorite Baby Items from Jack’s First Year
Jack is ONE today and I compiled a list of our most loved and used baby products from his first year. After my second baby, I feel like I have a better understanding of what you REALLY want during that first year. Here are a list of my must-have baby items: But first, how cute are these Honest Happy Birthday diapers?! It’s kind of hard to see because I had zero cooperation from Jack but my girlfriend gave me this little pack of Honest Happy Birthday Diapers with his birthday gift and they are so cute! I had never seen them before. Such a fun idea! He’ll obviously be wearing…
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Lake Chelan Favorites
Here is a list of our favorite things you don’t want to miss on your next trip to Lake Chelan: First things first, on your drive into Chelan, be sure to stop by Anjou Bakery and Country Boy’s BBQ in Cashmere. Anjou bakery for the best pies, tuna sandwiches, cinnamon rolls, and home made almond milk lattes. Country boy’s for the best barbecue ribs, chicken thighs, brisket and corn bread. YUM. The Vogue Liquid Lounge is the best spot in town for coffee and the tastiest home made granola bar you will ever have. We love to grab coffees and then try to keep up with the kids on scooters…
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Chelan Bound – The Things I Pack That Make Traveling with Kids Easier
We are spending Memorial Day weekend in Lake Chelan which is where you will find us most long Summer weekends. My parents have a home there, we have been spending time there since childhood, Chris and I were married there and as a result of all of those things it is one of my very favorite places. That said, I still really do not like the process of packing up all the things and stuffing my car as full as possible and driving over there (it’s about a 3.5 hour drive for any of you out of towners :)). I wish I could tell you I had the answers but…
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The Three Salads I Make All Summer
It’s always about this time of year when I lose all motivation to slave over a hot stove in the kitchen. The weather is finally getting nicer and the quicker and easier dinner is, the longer we can be outside. So starting now, dinner consists of barbecuing (or smoking – yum!) and making a salad. There are three salads I make on repeat through out the Summer (in addition to the two I make year round – here and here) and given that Memorial Day is next weekend I thought now would be the perfect time to share. Arugula with Simple Lemon Vinaigrette This is a no-fail simple salad that…
