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Gift Ideas for Kids
Here are our ideas for our kiddos this year. We all joke that we might give Emma a barbie for Christmas just to see her reaction…… Bounce house. We are looking to upgrade/upsize our bounce house. I’ve said it a million times, but it truly the best investment we’ve made as parents. Use it indoors and outside all year round; I promise you won’t regret it. Which one should we get? Build your own fort kit. Build your own fort kit. Are your kids as obsessed with forts as ours are? Time to get them something so they don’t use all of our throw blankets and nice pillows. Swurfer Tree…
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Give Cheer Early
I recently came across the idea of giving cheer early and I love it. Why not give a Christmas gift early to help a friend get holiday ready? Or buy something for your own home to get your family and visitors in the Christmas spirit? Because the time leading up to Christmas is the best part! Give one of these items and wish someone a joyful holiday season. Couldn’t the entire world use a little extra holiday cheer this year? (Plus, I’m sure you’ve heard the word on the street is that everything is going to be super delayed around the holidays early so might as well get ahead of…
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What’s in your BOO bags?
Long time no blog. We hope this finds you well! Things have been busy around here – but not too busy for Boo bags. We love Boo bags – there are so many fun festive things out there for them and they make for such a fun activity for the kids to put together and deliver. Especially when it’s raining for days on end like it is in Seattle right now. Ugh. The highlight of our Boo bags this year were Spooky Candy Kabobs. I discovered gummy candy kabobs in Nordstrom Children departments years ago and I’ve been wanting to make my own version ever since. Bartell Drugs had all…
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Corduroy: “You must be a friend…I’ve always wanted a friend.”
Favorite line, from one of our favorite children’s books that just happens to be named after my favorite fall fabric: Corduroy. And its everywhere this season! How much corduroy is too much corduroy? Asking for a friend. Here are our favorite fall corduroy items that have caught our eye this season: Everywhere I look, I see corduroy in the stores this fall (okay, lets be real, every retailer that sends me email advertisements features corduroy items…I haven’t set foot in a brick-and-mortar storefront in ages!). Corduroy jackets are in abundance. Match with your mini-me in these two cute sherpa and corduroy combinations. Corduroy baseball caps are also everywhere. Try this…
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Fall Fiesta
Its Friday and I am ready for a fiesta (or a siesta, but then again what mom isn’t?!?!). But really, we are in fact going to an outdoor Fall Fiesta party tonight (Mallory is my date) that I bought as an auction item from my children’s school fundraiser almost two years ago (thanks COVID). Mallory and I love a fiesta! Exhibits A, B and C below. Which really makes me wonder why we haven’t jumped on the Fall Fiesta-themed band wagon before?!?! Mums are the perfect fiesta-themed décor, pumpkins fit right into the color scheme, Trader Joe’s Fall Leaf Corn Tortilla Chips are the perfect seasonal appetizer, and there is…
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5 Seasonal Sips
According to my preschooler, Fall doesn’t technically start until Wednesday but it felt very much like Fall this last weekend. We spent the rainy weekend in a Suncadia cabin with friends and it was the perfect time to break out the fall cocktails. Other than when the ladies escaped to the winery for a quick happy hour, I wore these joggers, sweatshirt, running shoes (size down) and Zara vest/vest the entire weekend. I’ll be ordering another sweat set and will be living in them this fall – I highly recommend. Back to cocktails, here is what we will sipping this season – all perfectly aligned with our fall aesthetic, of…
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Fall Wish List
We really can’t believe Summer is over and school is back in session. But here we are… Goodbye Labor day and hello Fall! While I can’t stand seeing Summer go, it doesn’t take much time before I’m excited for all things Fall: football on TV, apples and pumpkins everywhere and cozy soup and chili in the crock pot and allll the fun things that come out – from cozy shackets to pumpkin face masks. Megan and my Fall wish lists are a mile long – mine is closer to two miles so good thing my birthday is in a month. And thankfully my mother already knows that multiple batches of…
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A Visit to Seabrook, Washington’s Beach Town
We went to SEABROOK (no, not ABROOK or EABROOK, geez I wish someone had told me to move my head to the left in that picture) last week to celebrate my mother-in-law’s 70th birthday! It was our first time visiting Washington’s Beach Town and we had a wonderful time. See our full review and trip highlights below. Just a two and a half hour drive outside of Seattle, Seabrook is a great vacation destination for families with young children (tons of park amenities, a pool, and walkable nearby beach) or an adult weekend away. Our Airbnb was fantastic – the Flagstaff House – well appointed kitchen, hot tub, cute bunkroom,…
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Products We Are Loving
We are pretty simple when it comes to products and our morning, nighttime and getting-ready routines. The easier and faster the better. Here are the products we have been using and loving the past few months – some new and some old favorites :). Elta MD AM Therapy – We have used and love the Elta MD Moisturizing Sunscreen for years and I decided to give the AM Therapy and PM Therapy a shot. And what do you know? I love them. I put the AM Therapy on under my sunscreen and feel like it gives my somewhat dry skin that extra moisture it needs. Elta MD PM Therapy –…
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Carlsbad & Coronado
We spent a long weekend in Carlsbad and Coronado for our cousin’s wedding and had such a great time. I really hadn’t spent time in the San Diego area since my yearly trip for the San Diego Surf Cup soccer tournament growing up and I loved it! Here were the highlights… Carlsbad is such a cute beach town! We highly recommend the amazing breakfast at Swami’s Cafe, delicious Beer Slushies from Pure Project Brewery, healthy eats and juices from Choice Juicery, and a long walk along the never ending beach. After two nights in Carlsbad we made our way to the Del Coronado hotel with a few stops on the…
