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
Category Archives: Holidays
Back to School Teacher Gift Idea
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We have Back to School night coming up pretty soon, and it’s always nice not to show up empty handed as we meet the person that will spend 180 days X 6 hours a day molding my child into the person he is becoming. Hah! But it’s true! I get them a few hours a day, but they get them… well, the rest! Always nice to make a good impression 😉
And if its one thing all parents & teachers can agree on is that Back to School germs are the worst!… Read the rest
2 Ways to Style a Summer Party with Torani Syrup
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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 🙂
How to Host a Soda Bar
First off, we had a soda-licious inspired Soda Bar!… Read the rest
All About My Teacher- Free Teacher Appreciation Printable
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I shared a low-cost teacher appreciation idea a few years ago, and today I am going to share a no-cost teacher appreciation idea. Sure, gift cards are definitely king when it comes to teacher gifts, but I don’t think you have to spend money to put a smile on their face. 
Now when it comes to filling these sorts of things out I think its best NOT to coax or assist too much, if at all. The charm of it is the kids interpreting the questions and their teacher the way they want.… Read the rest
Cinco de Mayo Invitation Template
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NO! Cinco de Mayo is NOT Mexican independence day. That is your PSA for today 😉 What IS it? If you don’t know, don’t let it stop you from party-ing! (PS I can’t remember what it actually is, I just remember that it is NOT mexican Independence day as so many Americans think- what good am I?). So let’s get to this Cinco de Mayo Invitation:
Instructions to Personalize this Invitation Template:
- Follow me on social media (Please and THANK YOU! )Â Facebook/Instagram/Pinterest
- Download JPEG via the link at the bottom of this post
- Open JPEG in photo editing program (examples: picmonkey, photoshop, iphoto, canva)
- Add text to JPEG to personalize invitation
- Save JPEG & upload it to your favorite photo printing location (I like costco!)