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Shopbop Fall Sale
The Shopbop Fall sale is here and you can get up to 25% with code FALL20! It’s the best time to invest in some bigger ticket items that you’ve been lusting after. I tagged items below that I own and love and items that I really WISH were in my closet. Happy Shopping! Things I own and love: Frame Balloon Sleeve Top // APL Sneakers // Stuart Weitzman 5050 Flat Boot // Veja Sneakers // AGOLDE Straight Jeans // Levi’s Wedgie Icon Jeans // New Balance Sneakers // Rag & Bone Classic Cashmere Poncho // Rebecca Minkoff Sweatshirt Frame Balloon Sleeve Top – I love an elevated tee – I…
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Fall-Themed School Lunch Ideas
Its Monday! And with Sam and Emma having gone back to in-person school last week, Monday means I have a whole week of school-lunch making ahead of me. At this point, you have probably figured out that we love a theme here at Lets Wine About It Sister and school lunches are no exception! Let me start by saying this post is in no way intended to inspire any sort of Mom-guilt. No person should feel any obligation to make elaborate-themed lunches. Getting you kids to school with a lunch everyday should in and of itself be applauded. So yes, I am sure many people will roll their eyes (my…
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Boo & Boo-ooze Bags
Halloween will be a little different this year but we are going to do ALL the boo-zy things to make it fun. Have you heard of Boo bags or getting Booed? It’s just a fun little Halloween treat bag to anonymously spoil your friends and neighbors. Because what’s more fun than arriving at home to find a little treat bag on your door? Or in this case, a treat bag for your kids and a boo-ooze bag for you! The twins were Booed last year and LOVED it and arriving home to a drink on my doorstep sounds pretty great. So, naturally Megan ordered all of Target to make her Boo…
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Surprise! We got a puppy!
On Monday afternoon, we surprised Sam and Emma with an 8-week-old, male English bulldog puppy! Name remains TBD. We want to let the kids choose (while retaining ultimate veto power) and since the puppy’s arrival was a complete surprise, we are giving Sam and Emma a few days to try out some names and see what sticks. After spending the past weekend in Suncadia, Ryan stayed over an extra night feigning a work trip to visit Boeing airplanes in Moses Lake. In truth, he was picking up the English bulldog puppy we found via an ad in the newspaper and I spent the better part of a week checking references…
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Jack-O-Lantern Pizza Making in Suncadia Resort
This past weekend, we had a wonderful time in Suncadia enjoying the beginning of leaf peeping season in almost EIGHTY DEGREE WEATHER. When in Washington State have we ever put sunscreen on our kids in October? Weekend highlights included the Rope Rider Golf Park (free Par-3 course adjacent to Swiftwater Cellars Winery); the small-scale lazy river and whirlpool in the Nelson Farm Pool; making s’mores around our firepit using Reese’s Thins; the amazing pumpkin varietals for purchase at the Suncadia Harvest Festival; and watching the Seahawks win at Dru Bru Brewery in Cle Elum. We kicked off our Suncadia weekend with Jack-O-Lantern pizza making for a fun, seasonally appropriate, festive…
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Say Hello to October with Pumpkin Bars
October rolls around and all we want to eat is pumpkin! Yesterday being October 1st provided the perfect excuse to make our first pumpkin dessert of the season: Sue’s Pumpkin Bars. Our mom has been baking this pumpkin bar recipe for years which was originally given to her by our dear family friend Sue Teague. Sue, we (and Joe!) cannot thank you enough for sharing these. Each bite is not only delicious but just screams “fall is here”. We like to garnish these pumpkin bars with candy corn to make them extra festive. And really any excuse to have a bag of candy corn lying around the house is okay…
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Birthday Wish List
It’s almost October which means it’s almost my birthday so naturally I have a wish list going :). Apparently I’m very into neutrals right now.. Who knew? AND YOU CAN NOW SHOP MY POSTS! We were accepted to rewardStyle and LIKEtoKNOW.it after being denied the first time – haha. I didn’t even know that was possible! This blog has been such a learning curve! If you are new to LIKEtoKNOW.it like I was… here is a quick explanation: One of the main ways bloggers make money from lifestyle blogging is through affiliate links. Now that we have LIKEtoKNOWit, I can use affiliate links to link to the products I’m wearing or…
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Apple Picking, Apple Cider Mimosas & Apple Sauce
We took the kids apple picking at Swan Trail Farm in Snohomish this weekend. Can someone tell apple orchards they need to serve apple cider mimosas? They would make a killing! I’m sure they can’t serve booze but really… a killing. If you haven’t tried an apple cider mimosa yet I highly recommend it. All you need is some yummy fresh apple cider (we picked some up at Swan Trail) and champagne or Prosecco. So after a few hours of wrangling children and masks at the apple orchard we came home and a mimosa had never tasted so good. But really, the apple picking process at Swan Trail is super…
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Harvest Bowls with Apple Cider Quinoa
My obsession with apple cider continues. Monday it was apple cider cocktails (you really have to try the margarita!) and today it is apple cider for dinner in the form of Harvest Bowls with apple cider quinoa and apple cider marinated chicken all topped with an apple cider vinaigrette. Yum! Doesn’t this meal just scream fall to you? We made these Harvest Bowls for dinner last night. Sam and Emma typically love when they get to serve themselves and pick what goes on their plates (in this case bowls). But, truth be told, the evening was not the fall-inspired, cozy and relaxing dinner I imagined when I meal-planned earlier in…
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Walla Walla Weekend Guide
We spent last weekend in Walla Walla with my brother and his fiancé and it was lovely… lovely to have a kid-free weekend, eat delicious food, taste amazing wine, and get to see where my brother and future sister-in-law are getting married! My little brother and Megan’s husband, Ryan, both attended Whitman College in Walla Walla, so they are experts on the area and helped put together a list of all the spots you don’t want to miss. So, if you have been thinking about taking a trip to Walla Walla or are just looking for a wonderful wine-filled weekend away – here you go (our very VERY favorites our…
