Camping with Kids

April 28, 2015 By Leave a Comment
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Kids never forget anything you want them to. Say one little cuss word and they remember it forever. Have a minor meltdown over your dog getting sick all over your clean floors and they tell their friends. Tell them you're going to take them camping and then go camping without them? They'll ask and ask until you break down and take them. We promised Brecken over a year ago we would take her camping. Unfortunately, life seemed to get in the way and it never happened. One evening after … [Read more...]

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One Skillet Mexican Casserole

April 22, 2015 By Leave a Comment
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One day my life will be simple, boring and not scheduled. I'll be able to wake up whatever time I want, do whatever I want to do and have enough time to make meals from scratch, you know, if I want to. Until the day comes that I have no responsibility I have to be a bit strategic with my schedule. In order to get my workouts in, have family time and some me time, I cook meals my family will eat that are quick and easy like my One Skillet Mexican Casserole. Like most people, I have about 3 … [Read more...]

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Protein Packed Peanut Butter Cookies

April 16, 2015 By 30 Comments
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#Sponsored: I'm required to disclose a relationship between our site and Premier Protein. This could include Premier Protein providing us w/content, product, access or other forms of payment or compensation. #ad When you're having one of those days, sometimes all you need to hear are those three little words... Peanut butter cookies. Bet you thought I was going to say, "I love you" or something mushy like that?! Please people, if you read my blog you should know me better than that. … [Read more...]

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Kayaking the Buffalo River in Arkansas

April 15, 2015 By 5 Comments
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Have you ever slept in the back of a Jeep? I have and I'll be the first to admit, it's not the most comfortable experience. But, I'd gladly crawl in the back of that Jeep again to spend the day kayaking the Buffalo River in Arkansas. As you can probably tell from my Instagram feed, my boyfriend and I like to do outdoorsy things. We've gone snowshoeing in Colorado, backpacked in Glacier National Park and this year, we're headed to Alaska. After hiking a couple of times in the Buffalo River … [Read more...]

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