As evidence by The Summer of Yes! last week, I've been doing some reflecting on my parenting style lately.One of the things I've realized is that, yes, I do enjoy planning holiday surprises for my kiddos. But also, no, I don't enjoy it when said surprise takes an inordinate amount of time and effort to achieve.Simple = fun, complicated and showy = a stressed out mama and less than overjoyed kids.So in that spirit, I've put together a super simple 4th of July breakfast idea over on … [Read more...]
Patriotic Pancake Stacks: A Fourth of July Breakfast
Where has summer gone? I know it only officially started a few days ago but I'm already feeling like it's half over. Admittedly, this is probably because the second half of our summer is jam-packed with travel and moving plans. So the leisurely, "lets just chill and not plan anything more than a 30 minute swim lesson every day", part of summer feels like it's rapidly disappearing. Never-the-less, we still have a few quintessential summer milestone to go. Not the least of which is the 4th of … [Read more...]