An Afternoon at the Beach

Yesterday my kids and I took a break from school projects we are working on. We packed a lunch and rode our bikes down the shore about a mile or so to Deer Lake State Park. Not sure why, but we like it there better than at our beach right here. It has a very long boardwalk that goes through the beautiful white dunes and past the dune lakes. It is breathtaking to me. We picked up tons of shells. I even found a nice sand dollar (as you can see in the photo).

We have been filling this jar full of shells since we moved here and it is almost completely full now.

We just started collecting driftwood recently and I am looking for an interesting jar to display the driftwood pieces in.

After we ate lunch and gathered shells, we found this very large piece of driftwood or a tree. Whatever you want to call it. It was a great spot for a photograph. We all got our feet wet a few times, but it was fun.

Later in the evening I had to run a few errands. On the way back home I saw this beautiful sunset. I pulled over and ran down the road with my camera to get a few pictures.

I thanked God for this beautiful world he created for us.

Be Inspired! -Karol :0)

Family Fun!

I was going to post about Plaids again since there's also a section on Plaids in the Better Home & Gardens Magazine, but instead I want to share a great family magazine with you. Part of making your home "Home Sweet Home" is having fun and creative things to do for your family.

I've had a subscription to Family Fun magazine for several years now. My daughter loves it when we get a new issue in the mail! This magazine is packed with tons of fun recipes. -Recipes that the whole family can get involved with.

There's always interesting craft projects to do. Themed party ideas to be inspired by, always including fun games to play as well. Fun ways to make snacks that are healthy and fun to eat. There are boredom buster ideas that kids can do and they always seem to be educational, too.

If you have a family, check out this magazine. Each issue is packed with great ideas! They have a great website for resources and archives. You can also subscribe to their magazine right on their site. You defintitely save money by subcribing at $10 for 1 year of 10 issues! Not sure what the news stand price is, but it has to be a few dollars more per issue.

Be Inspired for family fun! -Karol :0)