Ah! Well, ’tis that time of year to share one of my VERY favorite days in McKinney with you!! Every year, my family LOVES spending July 4th here in McKinney. From the parade in the morning to the fireworks at…
Archives for July 2019
ROAD TRIP #2
What? What? Today, Erika and I are heading out on ROAD TRIP #2! If you have no idea what I’m talking about, let me explain. Last year, Erika and I decided to start taking all eight kiddos on an annual…
Meal Planning Monday #284
It’s Monday. But it’s not just any old Monday…it’s ROAD TRIP MONDAY! Erika and I left today to take the kiddos on our second annual road trip, so even though I don’t need a meal plan for the week, I…
Ashby Post Adoption: 4.5 Years
Happy July 4th, friends! This red, white and blue holiday is always so special in our family for two very big reasons. First, 17 years ago today, I met Andrew Shull. I was staying at my aunt and uncle’s house…
Italy & Greece 2019 PART FOUR
It’s the fourth and final installment of our trip recap! (And all the people said AMEN!) It’s also the day before a holiday…but guess what? I’m still blogging tomorrow 😉 . So, make sure you come see me on July…
June 2019 Book Review
Friends, today’s post is EPIC!! It’s my JUNE BOOK REVIEW and after a few months of just so-so books, this review is PACKED with FANTASTIC summer reads including one book that is now vying for the number one book of…
Red, White & Blue Cheeseboard
Mmmm…this isn’t a recipe, just an idea. The other night, we had a little patriotic celebration, so I tried to jazz up my cheese board with as many red, white and blue things as I could. I snapped a few…
Italy & Greece 2019 PART THREE
Um, IT’S JULY!!! What in the world?! How did that happen??? We have so much left to do this summer…so our July is going to be PACKED full of fun stuff! I cannot believe that June has already come and…
Meal Planning Monday #283
It’s the Monday of July 4th week…so basically, it’s like Wednesday, right? July 4th will feel like Saturday which means tomorrow will feel like Thursday. Yeah. I’m already messed up too. Between all of the festivities, my peeps need food,…
