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Seeing the Mountains from above with Sunkiss Ballooning

Seeing the Mountains from above with Sunkiss Ballooning

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[Ad- gifted experience] Growing up in the Adirondacks, I have always seen balloons floating about, over the mountains. Dann and I have also taken our children to a few different balloon festivals in the United Kingdom, including the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta, but none of us have ever ridden in the basket of a hot air balloon that has left the ground. So, Dann and I were extremely excited to get a private tour of the beautiful mountain tops in a hot air balloon with Sunkiss Ballooning.

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Seek and Splash Pool Toy - Perfect for water fun!

Seek and Splash Pool Toy – Perfect for water fun!

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[Ad – Gifted Products] It’s been hot this week, our pool is back in action, and of course we brought out the water toys! The Seek and Splash pool toy is a sort of set – a bag of gems of different colors and shapes, and some waterproof cards that are on a ring. This pool toy is better for smaller, home pools (not so much big public pools) so it’s one we very much enjoy at home.

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Stitch Speedy Puzzle - A Puzzle Challenge

Stitch Speedy Puzzle – A Puzzle Challenge

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[Ad – Gifted Products] Puzzles aren’t often something that is done at quick speed – at least not in our household. So, when we heard about Stitch Speedy Puzzle (though they have a bunch of other designs as well), which is a sort of puzzle board game challenge combination, we were interested in seeing how our family got on with it! Obviously, we have some different ages going on, but everyone can complete a puzzle. We play our board games at our local Geek Retreat, on a Monday evening, as a family event – and this was no different.

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Dinner at The Harvest Restaurant

Dinner at The Harvest Restaurant

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While going out for the day with my cousins and aunt, one of my cousins decided he was hungry and wanted to go out to eat. So, he selected The Harvest. The Harvest is an Italian-American restaurant that was founded in 1972, but has been passed down to local restauranteurs in more recent years. My aunt had worked here as a teenager, but the rest of us had never been. The Harvest has a very homey menu which has sandwiches, burgers, wings and pastas. It all feels very American and very traditional.

Rigatoni with Spicy Sausage

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Spring Bento Box Cupcake Class with Sweet Designs by Jennie

Spring Bento Box Cupcake Class with Sweet Designs by Jennie

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Every month, Amelia and I carve out some time to do a cupcake class. We’ve been doing this for well over a year now. It’s just such a lovely way to have one-on-one time with Amelia, and alongside that, we’ve become friends with a lot of the other regulars there and love doing little updates on our lives. Sweet Designs by Jennie is always creating new classes and designs, so there is always something new for us to look forward to creating. This was doubly so when she announced her new Bento Box Cupcake Classes, which have a few cupcakes along with a mini-cake within the box that we also got to decorate. This one was the Spring Bento Box Cupcake Class!

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