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Category Archives: Trips

August 1, 2024 Kindergarten Survival Kit

Have a child that is heading to Kindergarten this fall? Check out these cute gifts that are sure to keep the kids prepared for anything! Backpacks: Dollar Tree. Supplies, Target and Staples: Crayola crayons, glue sticks (because, you can never have enough glue sticks), composition note book, Crayola markers inside the green pencil case and […]

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July 31, 2024 Easy Summer Birthday Desserts

By the time those summer birthdays come around in our family, I am burnt out. My daughter loves chocolate cake with chocolate frosting, so I whipped up this fun little cake with rainbow frosting. And just because you’re celebrating a birthday, doesn’t mean you have to bake. How cute is this stack of frosted (!!) […]

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July 29, 2024 Looking for the Perfect Party Favors?

I am always on the lookout for ideas for party favors. At the end of the summer season at Target last year I picked these bubble makers up for just a couple of dollars each. I like the idea of one big party favor lately, instead of lots of little things, so this was perfect. […]

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July 13, 2024 How to Up Your Child’s Summer Reading Game with Hummingbird Books!

Want to up your child’s summer reading? Hummingbird Books can help! Just read 10 books (download the form here) and bring in your completed form (before September 1st) to the store to claim your prize pack like we did! You get your choice of Needoh from Hummingbird, a coupon for a free burger from Shake […]

June 28, 2024 A Second Mother’s Day at Hidden Pond

Year two of our mother daughter trip to Hidden Pond! We can’t wait to do some of our favorite things we did last year and try a few new things this year! We stopped at Lil’s Cafe in Kittery on the way up to Kennebunkport to get some crullers, Lil’s makes the best! This year […]

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June 27, 2024 Mother’s Day at Hidden Pond

Two years ago (2022) we started a wonderful tradition of going to Hidden Pond for Mother’s Day. It’s a wonderful time to go before it starts getting busy. We have the property to ourselves for the most part, the restaurants aren’t crowded yet, parking is a breeze, and while the weather is a bit cooler, […]

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June 6, 2024 Back By Popular Demand: Bluey’s Big Play – The Stage Show

Disclaimer: This post is sponsored. All opinions are my own. I have to admit that Bluey was not a show that we regularly watch in our house. Right now it is all Pokemon all day every day, cringe. So I had some catching up to do. I made a Bluey cake to get us in […]

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May 23, 2024 Take Me Out to the WooSox

At the beginning of the season, we decided to take all the boys in our grade (which is only about 16) to a WooSox game with another friend – a joint party. After some back and forth, we decided to rent out the Shaw’s visitors deck. It was a private roped off area that was […]

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October 4, 2021 Cider Donut Palooza

Welcome to the first annual Cider Donut Palooza! A few friends of mine got together and we hit up 10 local orchards for a battle of the cider donuts. Which one came out on top? You’ll just have to keep reading! Who were the contenders? Honey Pot Hill Orchards, Berlin Orchards, Davidian Farm (not an […]

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June 8, 2021 Any Reason to Celebrate: Keep it Normal For the Kids

This year it has been hard to “keep it normal” for the kids. For instance, we started this year off in a hybrid model for school, where they only met half the class in person and the other half they only saw on the computer. So between last year and this year, we, as a […]

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