Epic Hotel for your Legoland California Family Vacation

*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!) And after such a serious conversation its critical to end with lots of hugs and A TREAT!… 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 🙂

How to Host a Soda Bar

First off, we had a soda-licious inspired Soda Bar!… Read the rest

Legoland California Like a Boss

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Well it happened, get out the fireworks and mark the occasion because it actually happened: my husband and I agreed on something! After finishing our first trip to Legoland we concluded that (for our kids’ ages and stages) Legoland is better than… you know… don’t make me say it… the OTHER place 😉 Half the price, half the crowd, and double the fun 🙂 🙂 We had a BRICK-tastic time spending two days together at Legoland, California who graciously provided two media passes for our trip.

Our kids had no idea we were going. We just woke them up one morning and told them we were going somewhere.… Read the rest

Tips and Tricks for Sea World San Diego

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Sea World graciously provided 4 media passes to allow my family to spend the day at the park while we were in San Diego. Thank you Sea World!!! The kids had no idea so it was fun to pull up to the Sea World parking lot and have them discover where we were! We had a great time, but I definitely learned some things that can help you and your family MAXIMIZE your day.

How to Maximize Your Day at Sea World (and stay sane):

Get there early: This is a no brainer, but I’m going to say it anyway. Sea World has a seasonal schedule (so check before you go!) but when we went (January) it didn’t open until 11.

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