what I’ve been reading lately

May 5, 2025

Sharing a roundup of the books Iโ€™ve been reading lately and if I recommend adding them to your collection.ย  Hi friends! How was the weekend? We spent it in Phoenix for Livโ€™s dance competition. Her team did an amazing job, we enjoyed a family brunch, and I snuck away for a Lagree class – wins…

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The famous dump cake

This was almost the post where I tell you about majorly screwing up the easiest recipe of all time: Summer Dump Cake. In honor of Fatherโ€™s Day, I had to make the Pilot his all-time favorite: dump cake! Target didnโ€™t have crushed pineapple, so I figured it would be no big deal if I used…

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Plan and Prep: Salad in a Jar

I think weโ€™re doing pretty well at checking things off the summer bucket list. Prepping healthy meals in advance makes it easy to keep healthy habits even while enjoying all the summer fun. Today I’ve got an easy way to prep salads for the week: salad in a jar. I’ll show you just how to…

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Summer Shape Up 2014 Intro Post + Week 1

Summer Shape Up is finally here!   Iโ€™ve been doing Summer Shape Up since the early blog days, and itโ€™s been so much fun to watch it evolve and grow each year. Iโ€™m so excited that youโ€™ll be joining in with Anne and myself for the next 4 weeks to shake up your routine, share…

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Father’s Day weekend pics

Fish taco Friday. Letโ€™s all make this a thing. We also had an AMAZING dinner at True Food Kitchen. Now that we know we have one In San Diego, itโ€™s going to be tough keeping us away ๐Ÿ˜‰ The kale salad is the best, and we also shared hummus with veggies and a flourless chocolate…

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Happy Father’s Day

They say that you fall in love with your husband in a new way when you watch him become a dad. While โ€œtheyโ€ have lied to me about quite a few things (โ€œYou get used to the lack of sleep when you have a newbornโ€ baha), I knew this one was true the second it…

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