#mermaid status

Mermaid Tshirts

Sometimes in life, you’ve just got to embrace your inner mermaid. Right?! Especially since summer is just around the corner. Our weather seems to be a bit undecided at the moment but I am gearing up for all things summer. I can’t wait for the barbecues and watermelon, swimming and sand castle building… this is […]

printable chore chart with incentives for kids

Extra gum

I love when kids are young and they are at the age where they actually still want to help. There’s a sweet spot where you’ve got to instill in them good work ethic to set them up for success later in life. I currently have four kids under the age of six and I’m too busy […]

road trip memories + diy tote bag

Road Trip essentials

It’s hard to pick a favorite from all my road trip memories from growing up. I remember my dad carrying me out to our packed minivan in the early morning before it was even light out. I remember being half asleep snuggled up in “my seat” as the sun slowly crept up over the horizon. […]

diy cutoff shorts + printables

DIY cut off shorts.

As a mom to four kids under the age of six, I do a lot of laundry. In fact, a load or two everyday–it’s never-ending! I do even more so now that the weather is warming up and we’re spending more time outside. All this extra time outside seems to equate to more wear and tear on […]

diy concrete raised beds

Concrete raised beds

We have been busy, busy, busy working in the yard. I was determined that we would have things ready in time to get a garden planted before it got too late in the year. When we moved into this house there was a pre-existing orchard area. Then last year we built a new fence that was […]