Friday Favorites

Snow cones, shaved ice, Hawaiian ice, a yummy cool frozen treat, it doesn't matter what you call it. There is nothing better in the Summer than one of these and we like to call it a snow cone. As a child growing up I don't remember there being so many flavor options and they have these creme combos mixes, but without fail I always end up with my favorite, tigers blood. Love it!

Doesn't that look yummy?

Wow, I just might need to run over to my nearest snow cone stand and get me one.

Enjoy your Summer, school is right around the corner. :(

Friday's Yummy Favorite

My sister-in-law is visiting and made this YUMMY salsa for us for dinner. Black bean salsa...you'll be hooked when you start eating. It's also super easy to make. Great snack, side or add to your tacos. Have a great weekend!

Black Bean Salsa Recipe

1 can black beans

1 can corn

diced roma tomatoes to taste

small red onion

1 avocado

1 package of dry italian seasoning mix

Mix all together and serve with tortilla chips

Friday Favorites.... on Spectacular Saturday

Okay.... the "summer time" clock throws off the days here and there and so once again we find ourselves posting on Saturday. Oh well, I guess better late than never : )

So my family had the opportunity to go to Lake Powell this past week over the 4th of July holiday (btw—Happy 4th!).

Lake Powell is a very favorite thing for our family. We try to go down once a year. We missed being able to go last year, so were super excited to be able to go this year with a couple of other families.

It's always a great time at the lake! Love the "get away", the warmth of the sun and water and being able to relax and play with my kids and my hubby.

Where is your favorite place to go in the summer?

Friday Favorites

Working in my yard is definitely a favorite for me. I love, love, love tinkering around in my yard and making it all pretty and on the plus side I find it relaxing.

I also grew most of my own veggies and flowers from seed this year. Very cool! ;)

It seems like every year we have an outdoor DIY project and I probably have a little influence on creating or perhaps making those DIY project come to life. The work is always hard and crappy at times, but I sure love the end results. So, this year my project was taking our shed from the concrete pad on the left and moving it to where it now sits now, next to the fence.

We had to build a little retaining wall and fill it with dirt because the grass slops there.

Anyways, doesn't it look good!

Afterwards we asked ourselves why we hadn't put it there in the first place. Love it!

Do you have any fun or not so fun DIY projects your doing?

This year I planted tons of Zinnia's around my yard and I love them. Yummy!

Well, there you have it a little sneak peak into my yard and a favorite of mine.

Hope Summer is happy and hot and have a great 4th of July weekend.

Friday Favorites

I am loving summer! No schedule, kids playing happily together (most of the time), warm weather, playing outside and swimming. We've been able to play in several pools so far this summer and love being in the water. My kids are soaking up the sun and improving their cannonballs. Hope you are all enjoying your summer!

Better Late Than Never-Friday Favorites

Look what I found at Costco! By the way if you don't want to spend any money don't go to Costco. I swear ever time we go in there we come out with stuff we didn't plan on getting.

So, look what I bought!

Homemade ice cream machine.

I love homemade ice cream, definitely a favorite and I think a Summer must have. When I was growing up we would go over to my Aunts house and she would make us yummy homemade ice cream and then we would add raspberries to it. Yummy! :)

This was a treat because it only happened ever once in a while so when we had it, it was good.

Now I can have homemade ice cream whenever I want. Awesome!

Nothing goes better with homemade ice cream than, well, I think nothing goes better with homemade ice cream than raspberries and strawberries.

Here's my little raspberry and strawberry patch and now all I need is for them to grow, so I can enjoy homemade ice cream with my home grown raspberries and strawberries.

I'm a little excited and it's all a fun favorite Summer treat.

Happy Summer weekend!

The end is here!

That's right, the end of the school year is here. CRA-ZY!

We've been busy around here with singing programs, dance festivals and all of those end of the school year events. We only have 2 days left and then I guess Summer official begins. My 2 little cute monsters here are now that much bigger and I've decided that the older your kids get the faster the year goes by. Kind of sad actually. :(

Now what are we going to do?

Any fun Summer plans out there?

Well, lets see I know we will be keeping up on our reading and some homework to keep my kids smart...at least I'll be trying anyways. I know that there will be late nights and days spent at the pool and definitely we will be hanging with our family and friends. Hmm....

Well, it's a start. Right?

Well, good luck and let the games and kids home all day begin. ;)