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Food

summer lunch | Freschetta and Watermelon Cucumber Feta Salad

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Seeing as how I started off the first few weeks of school with a variety of lunch options and later defaulted to the good ole handy sandwich, I kind of believe these babies are sandwiched out. With them being home with me during the day for the next few weeks, I’m going to devote some days to actually cooking these babies something warm.

Note I said “some days”

Beef and broccoli and pizza are my clutch go to menu items for those times I don’t feel like cooking or need something quick and easy. If you follow me on Snapchat then you know one of my children is over beef and broccoli so pizza it is. I have a deep freezer and when pizzas go on sale I like to purchase them in bulk and stock up. Publix is currently having a great promotion offering 2 Freschetta Pizzas for $10 that is valid from 5/19- 6/8.

A part of our outing yesterday included going to Publix to pick up a few items and some of those items included pizza.

We grabbed a few boxes of Freschetta Brick Oven Crust. Freschetta is focused on the quality ingredients they use in their pizzas, and for their Artisan Crust variety it is all about the 3 whole grains that go into the delicious crust. The Artisan crust option is new to Publix stores so be on the look out for it.

Once we got home I threw together a quick watermelon, cucumber and feta salad to go with their pizza.

This salad is super easy to make you need:

Cucumber Watermelon Salad

Ingredients

Watermelon chunks
Feta cheese (cubed or crumbled)
Cucumbers
Balsamic Vinegar

Instructions

Add watermelon, cucumber and feta to a bowl
Add balsamic vinegar to taste
Toss and enjoy!

added a slice of pizza to the mix and my girl was in heaven.

Freschetta has different varieties of pizza to appeal to everyone and serves as a great lunch option for hungry children on Summer vacation. Visit Freschetta online, on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube to get recipe and product information.

What are you serving your kids for lunch during the Summer?

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MOMing

her first ballet recital

I think we forget when we sign our children up for activities we are voluntarily saying, Saturday or random week day we are handing over to you our lazy mornings and restful evenings because we love our babies. We love our babies so much that we will add something that is not required to our already busy schedules in exchange for exposing them to new passions.

My girl had her first ballet recital this Saturday and every early Saturday morning was worth seeing her in her costume and loving on her ballet bestie. She danced her little heart out and we are so proud of her.

….and just in case you wanted to look at sweet little ballerinas dance their hearts out totally different from the way they’ve been practicing since September here is a little video clip!

Did her smokey eye come through or what?!!

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Home

family brunch with Pier 1

This post is sponsored by Pier 1.

Recent warm, pollen-free evenings have afforded me the ability to sit out on my screened porch and quietly unwind from busy days. When I say quietly, I really mean with my kids staring at me through the glass door, periodically opening it asking to come out. After 8pm it is not a family-friendly place, no kids are allowed.

Outside of spending quiet evenings on the patio my goal is to use the space to entertain friends and family. Entertaining is half about the people and the other half is about creating a pretty space and comfortable ambiance that encourages people to put their feet up, let their hair down and have a great time.

Recently I had a few family members over for light fare and fellowship. A visit to Pier 1 for some additional accessories really punched up the color quotient. With Summer near I thought bright colors and vibrant designs were just what were needed to bring fun to the space.

We noshed on salad and other light eats and had a few drinks. I love clear pitchers and drinking glasses . They are so classic, and glass just screams summer to me, so I worked them in with some colorful plates, napkins and salad tongs to bring in a punch of Summer color.

Create a pretty, inviting and entertaining space no matter the size with accessories and dinnerware from Pier 1. With their superb quality and selection, I am looking forward to building a classic collection of dinnerware that is good for entertaining indoors and outdoors.

With hundreds of exciting new decorating options, Pier 1 will help you create an awesome outdoor space that you’ll never want to leave. Explore their new 2016 collections here and remember to share photos of your Pier 1 décor on Instagram with #Pier1Love.

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Health

Olly Nutrition for tweenager growing pains + giveaway

This post has been written in partnership with Olly Nutrition. All opinions are mine

Growing pains abound around here in the literal and physical sense. On a regular basis, my son seems to forget that he is my child and does not belong to one of the other mothers at the school. The tweenager struggles and growing pains around here have caught me by surprise.

In the midst of his ill behavior he has also been complaining that his joints hurt. I thought growing pains were just an old people’s term, until my husband who is familiar with physiology due to his work informed me that growing pains are indeed a real thing.

What I gleaned from his highly technical definition of what causes “growing pains,” is during a time of rapid growth it is essential to properly fuel the body to ensure strong and healthy bones.

Recently Olly vitamins sent over a few of their expertly blended children’s vitamins that essentially address certain needs of the body. I’m sure he doesn’t get enough calcium, because he doesn’t drink milk so I thought it good to start him with “Growing Bones.”

….and because I am hawking sugar intake around here like a mad woman I noticed that each variety has different ingredients and most of the sugar included is either cane sugar or is naturally derived from vegetables like beets.

They are all naturally flavored and Addi has decided she wants to take the cherry flavored ones. This particular flavor tackles building immunity and seeing that she is the one guaranteed to get sick at least 4 times a year, she made a wise choice.

The composition of the other two varieties are as follows

Olly is hosting a fun giveaway for the chance to win the following. Click the photo to enter!

A year supply of your choice of two OLLY Kids Wellness Boosts
$250 gift card to Tea Collection to keep them suited up in style.
$500 gift card to Target for all the gadgets and gear needed to keep their day action-packed.
$100 gift card to Starbucks so you can keep up as their trusty sidekick.
And a year supply of method cleaning products so you can transform their super world back into your home.

Olly is not only expertly blended for the needs of the babies, they also have options for adults to include “Beauty”,”Sleep”, “Calm” and “Balanced Belly.”

Be sure to visit Olly online, on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to learn more.

Now if only these vitamins could fix his tweenager attitudinal growing pains.

Do you consistently give your children vitamins? Any growing pains going on at your house?!

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