Happy Monday! When you're a teacher in the summer, and your husband has a non-traditional work schedule, days of the week feel made up. But - for the sake of our schedule I have to keep some things straight to keep us organized. 😅 This week we have swim lessons and football camp bringing structure to our days, which is perfect timing! Sammy's just reached the point of summer break where he's starting to get a little bored of home, so he'll be excited (and tired!) after his activities this week. Something that I've realized as a parent is that sometimes a change in the location of toys can make them seem brand new. On Saturday I took our collection our Magnatiles outside because... ...garage doors are magnetic. 😊 The boys acted like they had never played with them before in their lives and played happily for over an hour! Parenting win. Here's an easy idea for you to try this week if you're in need of something fresh!
It's Friday! I'm linking up with Andrea and Erika to share some favorites from the week. Here we go! Easy favorite was our Fourth of July! We had a festive day - we went to our parade in the morning and hosted a party in the evening. Look at these cute boys! Big fan of fireworks and sparklers over here. Sammy's favorite from the week was the visiting frogs and axolotls to our local library. He has big dreams of owning an axolotl - he's done extensive research 😉 - but we've come to the conclusion that the age of 14 seems reasonable to own an axolotl. Haha. He was very excited to see them up close and in person! Our slow mornings of a cold brew + the boys playing in the basement are my FAVORITE for sure! I love these days. Roo's favorite was easily sitting on my lap while I read outside. If you see a dachshund shaped tan line on my legs, no you don't. 😅 I have been eating this High Protein Chicken Salad on repeat for lunches! It i...