When my oldest son passed away unexpectedly in May of 2020, I learned how important photos are. When it is all you have left of the life of the child that you love beyond words, photos are everything! I used Printique to print some of my favorite photos onto wood and canvas. I treasure the finished product. Check out my video below to see them.
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Do you like roller coasters? Official opening of the brand new looping coaster, Greezed Lightnin is May 28th! This coaster will seat riders in “face-off” position and begin to rock forward and backward, pendulum style. Once the train reaches maximum height, guests experience one of the longest suspended hang-times – over 70 feet in the air, upside down. Thrill seekers are then hurled through a series of seven full inversions, both frontward and backward, offering sheer looping mayhem.
The New Revolution Virtual Reality Coaster will land at The Great Escape this summer. The Great Escape will become home to the Northeast’s first inverting Virtual Reality Coaster Wearing Samsung Gear VR headsets, guests are transported into a realistic 360-degree virtual world perfectly synched to the drops, inverted loops, and powerful twists and turns of the Steamin’ Demon
To add to all the excitement that is happening in the front of the park, behind the scenes they are scheduled to open the doors to Charley’s Saloon, the newly renovated Sports Bar concept in Ghost Town with park opening.
Thick, durable, professional grade photo paper resists fading and ensures that your photos will be just as colorful for future generations. The binding is lay-flat, so even panoramic images can splash across two pages without any separation. Your memories deserve to live in a stylish, archival home with AdoramaPix photo books.
You can find all the fun gift ideas HERE! Good news you can save 25% on AdoramaPix square photo books (6×6,8×8,10×10,12×12) when you use the promo code pxusfam25 at checkout. Offer expires 9/30/15 so keep capturing those memories and then use the code to create your summer memory book at a great savings!
The Soufeel site is full of charms to celebrate nearly everything in your life. Look at some of the new Summer Arrivals!
Aren’t they so cute, see the whole new collection HERE! They have a great sale where some of the Summer Arrivals are as much as 75% Off! You also get a free bracelet with purchases over $99!
All Soufeel beads, charms and charm bracelets are made of 100% 925 sterling silver. Customers can join the Soufeel Rewards program and earn points on their purchases that can be redeemed for free jewelry. For a truly unique and memorable keepsake, they will put a picture on a charm or locket, you can see the option HERE. Browse the site to see their full selection of bracelets, charms, earrings, necklaces and gifts.
Soufeel offers free worldwide shipping on orders over $50 and a 365-day return/exchange guarantee. Customers get a free ring with orders over $59 and a Free Sterling Silver Charm with orders over $79. Orders over $99 get a free bracelet! Use coupon code Carolyn5 and save 5% off for any order.
You can find and follow Soufeel on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and YouTube. Please let me know what you think!
Soufeel provided me with a beautiful bracelet and charms to facilitate my review. As always my words and opinions are 100% my own.
Convenience is also very welcome in our busy summertime routines. As we finish the last few weeks of baseball, it seems we are rushing out the door as soon as the kids get home from school. Dinner has to be fast and easy on those nights!
I was shopping in Walmart the other day, and noticed that Tombstone has new limited edition pizzas like Bratwurst and Diablo.
I picked some up because they were a very good price and looked great. I thought they would be perfect for days we are rushing off to practice or when we are just hanging out at home enjoying some fun in the sun.
This weekend we had a fun day at home for very little effort or money. The kids had a blast drawing on the driveway with inexpensive sidewalk chalk, running through the sprinkler, playing with some inexpensive water squirters and we all enjoyed a dinner of Tombstone Bratwurst pizza and homemade strawberry limeade.
The pizza was a huge hit, delicious and cheesy and the Bratwurst that complemented it perfectly. The fresh sliced strawberries made our ice-cold, limeade extra special and we ended the night with a movie.
We spent very little but our memories and enjoyment of the day were priceless. Follow Tombstone on Facebook and Twitter. Please share your ideas for having fun without spending a lot of money this summer. I would love to hear your ideas.
I bought some long sleeve cotton shirts and then visited the craft department for some fabrics. The first shirt I was going to try to make was a turkey for Thanksgiving. I planned to make the turkey body in brown flannel fabric so I bought a yard of that since I also planned to use it for the Christmas shirts, then I picked several other fabrics for feathers. I also purchased some polka dot fabric for the antlers and solid red, yellow, black and green for various accents. Armed with my array of fabrics and some notions like colorful buttons and embroidery thread, I was ready.
I drew my turkey template free hand onto some card stock and cut it out. I thought I would do feet too but did not end up putting feet on the design.
I washed the shirts and all the fabrics prior to sewing anything. After I ironed the fabric I cut the pattern shapes and laid them out how I wanted, then when my design was the way I liked, I secured the fabric pieces with a sewable heat bond. After that it was off to the sewing machine where I sewed around the pieces with an applique stitch. The first shirts were a bit laughable but my little ones thought they were great and with every shirt I got better.
For the Christmas shirts I did the same thing except I made a moose template which honestly ended up looking more like a reindeer but nevertheless is still cute. I was in a rush because we were using them for a picture but would like to add bows on my daughter’s shirt and mine as well. For all the boys I want to add a bow tie.
I made 9 shirts in all (2 turkey shirts and 7 Christmas shirts). It really gave me confidence to make friends with my sewing machine and if I could do this, anyone can. I know they are far from perfect but they are made with love and to me that is what matters the most. If you would like any more specifics please ask.
The leaves are changing, the pumpkins are ready for picking, the apples are crisp and it’s a wonderful time to explore New York State. Fall is so beautiful in New York State, sometimes living here, we take for granted the beautiful change of seasons and the colorful beauty of fall. If you are living in New York State or visiting the area, I urge you to experience the beauty of Autumn with a trip to the Wright Family Farm in Warwick, New York
Try to find your way out of the Corn Maze, go on a hay ride, pick your own pumpkins, compete in the duck races, visit the animals in the barnyard, ride the pedal karts and have a picnic. Right now you can save 33% off admission to the corn maze and barnyard with a special US Family Guide discount coupon that you can get by clicking HERE. You can follow them on Facebook too to keep up with the newest happenings.
The Wright Family Farm is located in scenic Warwick, New York, just an hour north of New York City. This family-run farm stand offers a variety of seasonal family fun! During the fall, we offer pick-your-own pumpkins, free hay rides, and a corn maze. The farm stand features seasonal produce, fresh-baked breads, and cookies, as well as hot dogs and snacks.
Besides the lake there is so much to do and we recently took a few day trips that were so much fun! We went to the Wayne County Fair in nearby Pennsylvania, we gathered rocks as we spent some time on the Delaware River that we will use for a rock painting and landscaping project, we went blueberry picking and made a scrumptious blueberry pound cake.
When we take day trips we are gone all day and the kids like to sleep on the way there and usually fall asleep for the night on the way home. It is important to me that they are comfortable and safe in the car. That’s why we love Safety 1st car seats. The Advance SE 65 Air+ Convertible Car Seat is safe and super comfy for Luke and he sleeps like a baby in it! It has a nice big cup holder and it’s a super safe seat that is reinforced with steel. The Air Protect® advanced cushion system protects his head, where it’s needed most and the GCell HX patented foam with hexagonal shapes inside the seat provides superior body protection. The seat provides full body side impact protection and that gives parents peace of mind! This seat as well as the new one for Ethan that is just a bit delayed surely make #OurSummerJourney day trips much easier!
We took a great day trip to the Wayne County Fair in Pennsylvania and the kids had an awesome time. There was a big Monster Truck show and so between the rides, animals, show, food, exhibits and more it was very late when we were driving home. It is nice that a seat so safe is so comfortable!
I see posts on Facebook from people upset that the dandelions are growing on their lawn They talk about bringing out the “big guns” (pesticides), to get rid of them. I cannot understand it when they would rather expose their kids and pets to the pesticides rather than let a few or maybe a lot, of pretty yellow weeds grow.
As I was pondering the thought, my little ones came out onto the lawn and scanning it they marveled, “Look at all the pretty yellow flowers! Don’t step on them they are so nice. How did we get so many?”
Today I was the recipient of a very special dandelion placed on my laptop while I was out of the room. A very special flower from my seven-year old.
My preschooler brings me home dandelions in his backpack and by the time he gets home they are closed and dry, but he still asks me to put them in water. I treasure the dandelion bouquets they bring me as this time is so precious and their vision so pure. Seeing these weeds as beautiful yellow flowers, something to share with their mother and something to preserve. The innocence of these children makes me think of something I heard once, if dandelions were hard to grow everyone would want them.
A few years ago I wrote a post entitled Embracing the Dandelions and today I am still embracing the dandelions and embracing the love that brings me them and asks, “Aren’t they so pretty mommy?” You know what? They sure are! They are more beautiful than roses because of the thought and love behind them. It’s only a matter of perspective and this mom will forever be embracing the dandelions and the sweet memories.