Fourth of July Weekend

Just a little bit late posting my 4th of July Weekend recap. Didn't want the month to go by and not do it! I had to go back to my planner to see what we did since it was almost two weeks ago! Overall it was a fun weekend! We started the weekend off on Friday heading to the Westport Vineyards for a night of music and food trucks! It was such a nice night. Afterwards we went looking for fireworks. It was the kiddos, myself and my mom. We were able to see the Marion fireworks from a spot in Mattapoisett. 

Saturday was spent grocery shopping, visiting my Uncle Johnny and hanging out with Brett and the kiddos. I didn't take any pictures! On Sunday, we headed to the beach and then went to my parents for a cook-out. I brought pesto! 

Monday was the 4th and we started the day off at the Marion Parade. I grew up going to the parade and love caring on that tradition with my kiddos. After the parade we went back to catch the end of the Road Race. Then it was back at the beach. Later that afternoon we got ready and headed to dinner and to see the Fireworks. It was such a fun night with family and the fireworks were spectacular! 

 4th of July weekends are always my favorite. Besides Christmas this is a favorite holiday for me! Already looking forward to next years! Now that 4th of July is over though it feels like Summer is almost over! We still have a lot to look forward to. This weekend coming up is Harbor Days. The kiddos are already planning on doing a lemonade stand at my parents on Saturday. Another thing to look forward to is my birthday! Turning 40! Lordy Lordy look whos turning 40! 

xoxo, 
Erika 

Meal Plan Tuesday

 Good morning and Happy Tuesday. It is a normal summer day for us. I have a short day at work today since Brett has training and Hudson is at camp this morning. I'm thinking we will go to the beach after lunch for a bit but can't really stay too long since Harper does have lacrosse clinic tonight. We shall see how the days goes before I make any solid plans though! You never know it might be a good day for a nap! 

Ok, enough talking about the day! I need to get better at our meal planning and saving on our grocery bill! I hate meal plan/grocery shopping. It all stresses me out but totally need to do it or else we will be having chicken nuggets for days. This week's dinners were planned around using the grill. Since it's a bit hot out these days I don't really want to be using the oven/stove! I have also been a bit braver to use the grill. I don't know why the grill scares me but it does. This meal plan is in no particular order. I kind of just plan the meals and then go from there to see what the night brings! Let me know if you have any fun dinner ideas that are super simple and easy to make! 

• Grilled Pork Chops, Mashed Potatoes, and Green Beans
• Hamburgers and Mac & Cheese
• Grilled Chicken Sandwiches with French Fries and veggie platter
• Garlic Bread Pizzas ( already made these this past Sunday and everyone loved them!)
• Steak and Potatoes grill packets

I only plan four to five meals for the week because come Thursday/Friday I'm exhausted and over cooking so we probably do sandwiches, breakfast, or take-out. Do you meal plan? I will update you next week on what meal was a hit and what was not so good! 

Time to get ready for the day!

xoxo, 

Erika 

Weekend Update!

Good morning! Happy Monday! How is it already Monday again? The weekends always fly by! It was a pretty low key weekend. Lots of time spent at the beach! Let's start our weekend recap on Friday. I worked from home for a bit in the morning. Mollie and Hudson slept super late. Mollie was up at 9:45am and Hudson I had to wake up at 10:15. Hudson's is my sleeper! Mollie wanted to see how long she could sleep in for, so I'm not sure when she really woke up! After they woke up and got breakfast we went into my office to check in. After that we went to the beach. The kiddos swam and we walked down to the slip for an ice cream break! After the beach we headed home to get ready to go out to dinner with Brett! We went to Cask & Pig and then went to Target. It was a crazy Friday night in our house! 

Saturday morning was another late morning. I think everyone was up by 9! Loving this summer time and no where to be on a Saturday morning! We did go to the playground and grocery store. I will have my meal plan up for the week tomorrow. After we got home from the grocery store we had lunch. Mollie went off with a friend for a bike ride. Harper, Hudson and I went to the beach and Mollie joined us after her bike ride. It was low tide, but we stayed long enough that tide was coming in and we rode the current up the river! Always a fun thing to do! After we had enough of the beach we headed home. I made grilled chicken sandwiches for dinner and we started a puzzle, which was on our Summer Bucket List!

Sunday, was spent cleaning in the morning, finishing the puzzle and getting ready for the beach. We went to Home Goods to get a new dog bed and of course had to get Starbucks for Brett and I. We picked up Mollie's friend and headed to the beach again. It was a gorgeous day and spent most of the day there. Once we got home, everyone showered, we had pizza and watched a movie - Parent Trap. I think everyone was in bed by 9. 

It was a nice summer weekend! Looking forward to this upcoming weekend. It's Harbor Days weekend and the kiddos are planning a lemonade stand on Saturday. I hope everyone had a nice weekend. 

xoxo, 
Erika