. Hi Reader, I hope your week is going well so far! We LOVE going to the beach, how about you? Our kids haven't been to the ocean yet but here in Minnesota, there are so many lakes to enjoy. We go so often we've kind of become experts at successful beach days. That said, I wanted to share our favorite beach day essentials for our family and some extra ones for if you have babies! Family Beach Day Here are our tried and true favorite products to make a wonderful beach day! Family Beach Day...

. Hi Reader, I hope your week is going well so far! Expanding on the topic of summer fun and adventures, this week I'm sharing my fishing blog post about everything you need for fishing with kids AND a new camping and outdoor journal I just made! I've been going fishing since I was a little girl (I share pics in the post) and I taught my boys how to fish at a young age as well. It's fun to take them to a dock where there are so many sunfish they constantly catch them! We always put them back...

. Hi Reader, I don't know about you but I'm still trying to figure out what summer looks like for us. Today I had a discussion with my kids, 6yo twins and 9yo, about what they'd like to do this summer. They want to be sure to have iPad time (of course 🙄) and time to play outside. We'll also pepper in going to the local beaches (yay Minnesota lakes!), library events, and some online learning resources they have through school. Though honestly, right now, they want nothing to do with school so...