I can’t say enough good things about these KEEN sandals that we got for the kids two summers ago. Not only are they cute, but after two years and countless trips to the beach, hiking volcanoes and everything else in between, they’re still in excellent condition and are now being passed down to younger siblings! Even though they are a little more pricey than I typically spend on kids shoes, they’ve been so worth it!
Tupperware Impressions Tumblers with lids
Summer reading: Little House on the Prairie and Best Loved Library Classics
Those are just a few of our Summer favourites and I’d love to hear what some of your Summer essentials are in the comments!
DeAnn @ The SIP project says
Oh, my goodness! that picture of your daughter on the beach is so dang cute! I love that all the colors are muted but her swimsuits and toys. Her curly hair too darn cute!
Aurélia says
I love the toys for the beach. so cute! Your smoothie is huge!
michelle @ this little light says
I love that picture of all their little feet…so cute! What can’t I live without in the summer? My Pack-It Freeze and Go lunch bag. Great for carrying lunch to the playground and keeping it super cold!
Alayna's Creations says
Oh those all look like great products, especially the sand toys. I’ve never seen anything for sand other than the typical buckets, etc and those are so unique.
You’ve got me wondering what my top items for the summer are…hmm…
#1 – soft sided cooler with a shoulder strap – just the right size for drinks and snacks for the afternoon and easy to carry on the walk to our neighborhood pool or from the car to a good spot on the beach.
#2 – sunscreen. lots and lots of sunscreen in all forms – the spray on and the tubes are the easiest/fasted to apply but I’ve found that the lotion costs less and gives many many more applications per bottle.
#3 – kid-size headphones! With everyone at home I’ve found that I crave the peace and quiet I got while the kids were at school. My kids love their music and play it for hours and hours every day, so being able to tell them to put on headphones instead of blasting it through the house is such a relief. It’s so cute to see my 5 year old bopping around the house with his headphones on, playing air guitar, and singing the wrong words to his favorite songs 🙂 And I don’t have to listen to the annoying noises from the hand-held video games anymore – bonus!
Love your blog and really love all the photos!
Alicia says
i love your list, rebecca! love it!! we have always bought keens for our kids and thought we’d try the target brand of “keen” type shoes to see if they were any good. nope. jack’s busted yesterday and noah’s busted a few weeks ago. keens are the way to go.
i am going over to check out that melissa and doug link too. looks like something sophia would LOVE!
Katrina Espanol-MIller says
The pic of your daughter is quite beautiful. Can I ask you what lens you used and what your settings were?
Thanks!
K
Michelle says
Great products! We’ll be heading to the beach (with our Vitamix:) and those tumblers look like a great idea!
snowdraak says
I really like the Gumball themed party printables. Would love to see something for Thanksgiving – I usually have staff room one day that week. Thanks for the chance to win.
Tori - 2 plus 1 says
that tupperware set with the ice-creams looks like a fab little pressie! Might have to keep my eye out for that!
rebecca says
Katrina, the lens I used was a Canon 24-70mm and the settings for this photo are as follows:
SS 1/6400, f2.8, ISO 500
Stephanie Galli says
Love your posts! Just joined as your newest followers. 🙂
Stephanie
http://www.theblondekitchen.com
Cropped Stories says
I’m bookmarking the Keen sandals! And I just love Melissa & Doug toys; my little one has a lot of toys made by them. Love the sand toys!
Lisa Corriveau says
Keens are great–got my toddler a pair just after he started walking & haven’t regretted it. He’s got wide feet, so they fit better than most shoes. I was lucky enough to find a pair at a consignment store, so I only paid about 30% of retail for them.
I think I might get some for myself too…