As of this week there is exactly one month of summer left for my kids, you guys, one month! I am making it a point to be outside more with the kids, to be at the pool more, to create more, to craft more...less structure and more fun. We only have a month before bedtimes need to be reinforced and after school activities hit us full force! We aren't letting go of summer … [Read more...]
2016 Summer Bucket List
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Wet Ones® Hand Wipes. The opinions and text are all mine. We are about 2 weeks into our Summer Break and we couldn't be having more fun! On the last day of school we sat down on our porch and the kids brainstormed our 2016 Summer Bucket List. They came up with the idea and I wrote them on a huge piece of poster … [Read more...]
No Churn Dairy Free Strawberry Ice Cream Recipe
One of my favorite things about summer is ice cream! We love, love, love making our own ice cream because we can personalize it to our own likings with mix-ins and of course I love it because I can buy the ingredients so I know exactly what is in it! One of our favorites is this super easy to make and better-for-you Paleo and Dairy Free friendly No Churn Dairy Free … [Read more...]
Ice Cream Sundae Happy Mail Surprise
Here's a fun idea we did at the end of the summer. We gifted a few of our friends with Ice Cream Sundae Happy Mail! Each box we made contained a little bit of everything you need to make your very own ice cream sundaes. It was the perfect end of summer/back to school gift! And of course my four little ones received their very own box too, it's so much fun mailing a gift to … [Read more...]
Recipe: Easy Stars and Stripes Sundae
This post brought to you by Breyers. The content and opinions expressed below are that of Smashed Peas and Carrots. One of my favorite things about summer is all the warm nights we spend as a family sitting outside enjoying a game of Monopoly or Crazy 8's and having something sweet to eat after dinner. Much of those desserts we love center around ice cream. How could they … [Read more...]
Easy Romantic Dessert: Bananas Foster
With Valentine's Day being only two days away, I thought I would post another yummy dessert to share with your sweeties! This is one of my most favorite desserts from waaay back when in my childhood days...Throwback! My parents would make it with real rum (don't worry, the alcohol burns off!) and then right before we were ready to eat it we would turn off all the kitchen … [Read more...]
Oh My Heaven Sticky Buns!!!
Ok, so we have more sweet baked goods in the house, this pregnant momma is Happy! My children have been sleeping and sleeping and sleeping, taking a nice long nap just for me and what is a girl to do with all that free time? Why, make sticky buns of course. Ooey, gooey sticky buns are just heavenly for breakfast or an afternoon treat...we'll see if they make it to Saturday … [Read more...]
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