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Blood Orange Margarita Recipe

May 11, 2021

It seems like every year when spring rolls around, and it starts getting a little warmer, our thoughts go straight to summer. Meaning that we’re spending lots of time in and by the pool, dining on the patio and mixing delicious cocktails.

We love to experiment with new recipes, so when we spied blood oranges in the grocery store, we decided to see what we could mix up. Lately our go to cocktail has been a margarita made by our favorite bartender- Stia’s husband. He has it down to an art! We thought adding some blood orange juice would be interesting… and it is so good! For as long as blood oranges are in season, the blood orange margarita is our new go to!

Blood Orange Margarita

Makes 1 cocktail

Ingredients:

2 oz. good quality tequila (we use Casamigas Blanco)
1 oz. Cointreau (orange liquer)
Juice from 1/2 large blood orange
Juice from 1 lime
Agave nectar to taste (we use a small squeeze, use more if you prefer a sweeter drink)
Topo Chico sparkling mineral water

Mix all ingredients well in a double old-fashioned glass. Add ice to fill and stir well again. Top with a glug of Topo Chico. Enjoy!

Cheers,

Stia, Jean and Katherine

Easter Basket Fillers from Walmart

March 29, 2021

This time of year is always busy for us. Within a one month span we celebrate five family birthdays, so Easter really snuck up on us this year! Being that it is this weekend, we decided to utilize Walmart’s Online Pickup & Delivery service to order all the fillers for the boys’ Easter baskets. Walmart has the best selection of fun toys, Easter specific items and candy for Easter baskets. Not to mention, Walmart carries so many of our favorite grocery items, too.

Walmart Online Pickup & Delivery is such a great service for those with busy schedules. Prices are always the same low prices as found in store and never any hidden fees. Walmart Online Pickup is always free, while there is small charge for the Walmart Delivery service and a $35 minimum order applies. I am always happy to pay a small fee for the stress free convenience of not having to shop with three little ones in tow!

While the boys were sleeping, I was able to order everything I needed to fill their Easter baskets and it was all delivered to my door in just a few hours. So easy and so cute! Here’s what I ordered:

Easter Basket Fillers

Toys: I like to put some fun little toys in their baskets. I ordered mini construction trucks, hot wheels, bubbles, play doh, water bottle and a cute Easter craft.
Easter eggs: For our annual Easter egg hunt!
Easter grass: Walmart has every color you need!
Candy: I couldn’t resist these Reese’s carrots, M&M filled eggs and Starburst jelly beans. Ford loves these mini Annie’s bunnies, too.

Shop Easter Basket Fillers:

Cheers,

Stia, Jean and Katherine

Thank you to Walmart for partnering with us on this post!

5 Steps to Stress Free Holiday Baking with Toddlers

December 22, 2020

mom grandmother three toddler boys cupcake decorating

To celebrate the beginning of Christmas break, we decided to do a fun holiday baking with the boys once they get home from school. We knew they’d be tired, so we made it as stress-free as possible!

After making a list, we went to Walmart Online Pickup and Delivery and found everything we needed at the best prices. We actually ended up finding a few things at Walmart that weren’t on our list, but made the decorating even more fun. This cupcake decorating kit is so cute and these Santa plates were the icing on the (cup)cake. The boys loved decorating the cupcakes and we all had the best time!

Here are five tips for stress free holiday baking with toddlers:

5 Steps to Stress Free Holiday Baking with Toddlers

Order supplies from Walmart+ Online Pickup and Delivery: Walmart makes it so easy to shop for stress free baking with everything laid out right here. We ordered cake mix, frosting tubs, sprinkles, festive cupcake liners and cupcake picks; we also ordered cute paper plates and napkins for our decorating session, and colored ramekins to hold our decorating supplies and with our Walmart+ membership, everything was delivered just a few hours later!
Make cupcakes and frost them: We opted to do this during nap time, so everything was ready to go!
Distribute sprinkles and decorations among the ramekins: We used this four cell sugar mix, christmas tree sprinkle mix and this six cell assorted sprinkle mix.
Give each child a cupcake with frosting of their choice; we used chocolate and vanilla
Let them decorate their cupcakes using any and/or all of the decorating supplies… eat and enjoy!