Monday, May 16, 2022
Hello Monday
Friday, May 13, 2022
Friday Favorites

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SOME AMAZON FAVORITES
This dress arrived just in time for our Mommy & Me photo session on Sunday! I
the simplicity of it and I can't wait to get the kids' outfits together for said photos. The pictures will be taking place at a little garden, so lots of light and airy clothes are what I'm going for. I seriously can't wait. Now, not to smile like Chandler Bing and we should be golden! Bahahaha! ;)
I also want to share with you a few of our favorite items for summer that we've been looooooving.......
Grandma Terri and Grandpa George recently gifted Henry and Eliza with this PickleBall net/paddles/ball kit (it was a joint gift since both kids' birthdays are in May)! You guys - this is so much fun and so easy to set up! If you're looking for an outdoor activity for your kids this summer, I'm telling you, this is a winner! The kids played for hours on Sunday - Big Win!
Also, don't mind Jon cleaning up around the tree - haha - oops! ;) Sorry, Jon!
We also have this Badminton Set for slow summer days. The neighbor boys love to come over and play, too!
Okay, last one, I promise!
We played this game up in Glen Arbor, Michigan last summer and the kids loved it so much that I decided to get one, too. I have no idea where I'm going to put it, but anything to help out with that summer boredom! Have you ever played this? It's addicting!
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OUR MOSTLY FINISHED LANDSCAPING PROJECT
Jon and I have just about finished up with our landscaping project! If feels soooo dang good to be done with the hardest part of it all - moving of the dirt and placement of the river rock.
Now we get to water the plants daily and enjoy the fruits of our labor...
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MY FAV SCREENSHOTS OF THE WEEK
Hahaha! They should add, while attempting to pass back snacks...
Who else is loving this trial?!
Let's Gooooooo!!! Haha! I'm here for it!
What a crazy and fast week! How are you guys all holding up? Are you ready for summer?!
Thanks, as always, for stopping by!
Marie :)
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Thursday, May 12, 2022
The Easiest Patriotic Fruit Cup
Thursdays are quickly becoming a recipe day for me!
Given that Memorial Day is right around the corner aaaaand July 4th, yes - I said what I said, isn't too far behind, I thought I'd share this incredibly simple treat!
Seriously, you guys - this is THE easiest thing EVER!
What you'll need:
Strawberries
Blueberries
Cool Whip
Graham Crackers
That's it.
I had the kids break up the graham crackers in a Ziplock bag by using a rolling pin and then we assembled this fun little treat together.
I promise you, the kids will love it and it takes two minutes to throw together, as did this blog post! ;)
Enjoy, my friends!
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Our Mostly Finished Landscaping
Check out my latest landscaping project blog posts here and here.
So today is mostly just a photo drop of "before," the plans and the "afters" since I've blogged about most of all of this previously.
Jon and I have been working hard on this landscaping project for about a month now and boy, we sure are tired, more like completely exhausted. We definitely aren't in our 20s anymore, BUT, we sure are proud of how much we were able to accomplish and how it all came together. We promised not to rush any of this and to take our time and do it right and it seemed to have paid off.
I seriously can't wait to watch these plants grow over the years!!!
So, here's the south facing side of our home. Jon worked hard on digging out dirt and placing the liner. I was careful to make sure that all the plants we brought in would work well in full sun while on this side of the house. I also placed lining and shoveled most of the river rock.
We love this new space so much.
The side of our home...
Before:
Plans:
After:
The north corner/side of our house.
We attempted landscaping here last year and while it wasn't bad, it just wasn't working. The lining was too thin, the grass was a mess and given that we just purchased a generator for our home (tons of power outages in our little town and we were over it), we wanted to landscape around it so that it wouldn't get destroyed by lawn mowing equipment.
Before:
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