Tips for Hosting a Gingerbread Party

*This post was sponsored by Big Dot of Happiness, all opinions are my own. This post contains affiliate links.

We had a blast frosting mounds of candy onto our gingerbread houses this weekend. I had 8 seven-year-olds over and I’m here to share with you all the tips, tricks and goods (and some free printables) so you can rock your own Gingerbread House Party. All the inspiration came from the fun Gingerbread Party themed items sent to me from Big Dot of Happiness. I’ll link all the items I used in a shopping list at the end so you can recreate the magic!… Read the rest

Quarry Park Adventures, an Epic Birthday Party!

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Quarry Park Adventures provided passes for my family to attend, all opinions are my own.

If you are looking for an out-of-the-box birthday our outing idea, and are driving distance to Rocklin, CA I’ve got the answer for you my friends! Quarry Park Adventures is a rock climbing and ropes course adventure center built right into a previous granite quarry site. I honestly didn’t quite realize how big, awesome and seriously legit this place was until we got there. These kids had the time of their lives running around and conquering all the different courses and activities. My son said multiples times that it was his best birthday ever!… Read the rest

Epic Hotel for your Legoland California Family Vacation

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*My family was hosted by the Grand Pacific Palisades Resort, all opinions are my own*

You’re planning your family vacation to Legoland California (check out my post with all my Legoland tips here) and you are wondering where to book your stay, am I right? Look no further, I’ve got the solution for you 🙂 If you want to walk to Legoland (and save $$ on parking), be across the street from Costco (yup that’s right, Costco pizza for dinner kids!), and have your own family pool area complete with splash pad, Jacuzzi and huge heated pool all for an amazing price, then I have the place for you- The Grand Pacific Palisades Resort!… Read the rest

Back to School Cake Banner

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What are your back to school traditions? We don’t usually do anything too crazy or fancy, but we do have a little family night, either the day before or two days before, and pick a family motto! This is something we can remind ourselves of throughout the year, a goal of sorts, to help us all be successful. My husband also gives each of my kids special father’s blessings for the upcoming school year. And then we shoo the littles out of the room and do a refresher on the all the super-fun-parenting-topics (good touching/bad touching, good pictures/bad pictures. and not to keep secrets from us!)… Read the rest

2 Ways to Style a Summer Party with Torani Syrup

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*This post contains affiliate links. Product provided by Torani, all opinions are my own*

I was so excited when I won a year supply of Torani Syrup at the Blog Like a Boss Retreat this spring!! My wheels started turning on how to use it and with a big Kemsley Family Reunion on the docket I knew that was the perfect scenario! We ended up using the syrup in two different ways during the reunion and I’m here to share all the details with you 🙂