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Happy Friday, and HAPPY LAST DAY OF SCHOOL TO US!!!! I know many of you still have a while to go before your kiddos are free for summer, but today is our kids’ last day, and we couldn’t be more excited. We are in desperate need of a little rest and relaxation and we’re hoping to make this our best summer yet!
In honor of the last day of school, I thought I’d share some random summer things…
O N E – Easy Summer Lunch Ideas for Kids
I wrote this post back in 2023 and it has been viewed thousands upon thousands of times thanks to Pinterest. Feeding my picky eaters three times per day every single day for ten weeks straight is probably the thing that I dread the most about summer, so in 2022, I decided to come up with as many lunch ideas as I could find that they would actually eat and enjoy.
I ended up documenting their meals nearly every day for the whole summer, and then I turned it into a blog post, because of course. ;o) This post is FULL of ideas for what to feed even the pickiest eaters, and the food items are divided into categories – main dishes, dairy, veggies, fruits, and carbs. The post also includes 21 pictures of plates of food that I actually prepared for them, along with descriptions. I have had so many people reach out to me to let me know how much they appreciated this post, because the lunch struggle is real, y’all. ;o) I will be referring to this one all summer long once again.
Last year, I shared a list of my summer closet staples, and all of these same items will be on repeat yet again. Items like these tanks, these skirts, these tennis skirts, these shorts, and THESE WEDGES are my absolute favorites on the list, but you can see all of the items here in this post.
T H R E E – Unique Pool Accessories
We love to spend time in the pool during the summer… we live in Georgia so it’s hard to get outside if you’re not in a pool because it’s so HOT. You can see all of my favorite unique pool accessories in this post. This floating pool cabana might just be one of the cutest finds ever!
F O U R – Favorite
Bingeable Summer Reads
I love to read, but I rarely have time for it during the school year, so summertime is when I do the bulk of my reading. I shared my favorite bingeable reads in this post, and they’re all perfect for summertime. I enjoyed this series so much that I would actually really love to read it again. I literally could not put these books down... I would even read when I was drying my hair and folding laundry.
F I V E – End of Year
Teacher Gifts
And for those of you who still have a few weeks to go before your kids get out of school, don’t forget to love on your teachers! They work so hard and rarely get the appreciation that they truly deserve. I put together some gift ideas for teachers here.
Friday Funnies
On the Blog This Week
Our Week - The One with Olivia's 5th Grade Walk, Jacob's 8th Grade Dance, and RECITAL WEEKEND!
Thanks for the reminder of that book series; I wanted to read it way back when and sort of forgot all about it!
ReplyDeleteYou look so cute in that skirt outfit! I bet I would love that series. I added it to my list on Amazon. I hope you have the sweetest memorial day weekend, my friend!
ReplyDeleteYay for summer and the end of school! Hope it’s a great weekend for y’all!
ReplyDeleteLots of great summer ideas!
ReplyDeleteYay for the last day of school! I hope you have a great summer!
ReplyDeleteWhat fantastic lunch ideas and I would love to have a pool! It's not really a thing here in England. I would so have the floating pool cabana.
I hope your summer is off to a great start! I remember the lunch struggle when the kids were home for the summer. :)
ReplyDeleteAww, congrats on summer starting! That is so neat how you kept track of all the food you made during that one summer for the kids, that was a great idea and so so helpful to all the parents out there! And I bet it's handy too to be able to go back and get some more ideas every now and then too! :) I love that canopy float you found too!
ReplyDeleteHope you're having a great week so far, my friend!
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