Labor Day kind of marks the end of summer and beginning of fall for most, but for us it means hotter {really HOT} days to come. It make me miss the cool, crisp fall nights we used to enjoy in Utah so, so much. I’ll try not to complain about how much I miss fall weather since we…
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Books the boys are loving!
Lately we’ve been trying to have more reading time at our house. To be honest, we haven’t been very consistent about reading books to the boys, or just making them have some quiet book time every day. But with O in kindergarten and learning to read, we really want to encourage reading and make reading fun…
Balboa Island
A few weekends ago Brett took the day off of work (for his birthday!) and we headed to Balboa Island for the day. It’s about an hour from us and it’s been on my bucket list since we moved to San Diego a year ago. We didn’t really have an agenda other than to explore and just…
Hershey Chocolate Immersion Day
Back in July, I hopped on a plane and flew across the country (literally) to Hershey, Pennsylvania for a quick blogger trip with The Hershey Company I got to visit the “Sweetest Place on Earth”, this chocolate lover’s dream 🙂 I was seven months pregnant, it was a whirlwind of a trip packed into just over 24…
Inspired Retreat 2013
A couple of weeks ago I spent the weekend in Park City, Utah with a handful of amazing bloggers. We were all there for the Inspired Retreat, hosted by Carrian of Oh Sweet Basil. We stayed in a beautiful cabin at Deer Valley Resort, where it was a winter wonderland, and set the mood beautifully…
Chocolate Peanut Butter Lust Pie {with a cake mix pie crust!}
This post is sponsored by Duncan Hines. All opinions are my own! A few weeks ago I got to spend a very quick weekend at the Duncan Hines test kitchen in Parsippany, NJ. A group of bloggers attended along with some contest winners for Duncan Hines’ Spring Bake-off. It was a quick, whirlwind of a…
The Britax B-Ready Stroller (Review)
I was provided the Britax B-Ready Stroller to review, but have not been compensated for this post. All opinions are my own. This isn’t a typical post for ST&M, but I have to tell you about this stroller. 1) I was given one to review it and 2) I really do love it! When Miles…
State of Great Taste: Cherry Orchard Tour
Just about a month ago I was in beautiful Traverse City, Michigan with Private Selection, celebrating their newest limited flavor Michigan Cherry Cobbler Ice Cream and to create an ice cream flavor to represent northern Utah. (Have you voted for my Raspberry Honey Scone Ice Cream???). It’s only been a few short weeks but I…
State of Great Taste Ice Cream Making Event with Private Selection- Vote for Your Favorite!
A couple of weeks ago I had the unique opportunity to travel to Traverse City, Michigan to celebrate the launch of Private Selection’s new limited edition Michigan Cherry Cobbler Ice Cream. To kick off the celebration, the brand hosted 10 food bloggers from around the country at the beautiful Grand Traverse Resort, to come and learn…
Our Summer Story….So Far
This post is brought to you by the Mom It Forward Network & sponsored by Dole Bananas. All opinions are my own. I love that quote. Every Summer Has a Story. So true isn’t it? Summer is half over and we are half-way through our story. So here’s a little look at our story book so…