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Father’s Day

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Quinn told us that this Father’s Day was his “best one yet,” and I think Mal agreed! ๐Ÿ˜‰ Quinn and I were up and at ’em getting ready to make Father’s Day a special one for Dada. I ordered Mal’s favorite breakfast from Little Carmen’s and then Quinn and I went to pick it up before he woke up. When we arrived, the takeout bag said “Peter” on the front. Apparently, I still say my name weird . Haha! (My sister has called me “Peter” since high school.) At breakfast, Mal read his homemade Father’s Day cards. (Mine included a pug with a upside down curly tail. Oops!) We bought Mal a Solo Stove for Father’s Day, and he was beyond psyched. He realllllly wanted one! It was like 85 degrees outside, but we fired it up anyway! ๐Ÿ™‚ After breakfast, we got ourselves ready to continue the Father’s Day celebration with Papi at Funny Farm. Squirt gun fight! Even though it was Father’s Day, Quinn enjoyed quite the special treat – oysters! ๐Ÿ™‚ Now I can see why Quinn thought it was his be

Bald Head Island: The Wet Sand Edition

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Hi friends!!! I’m baaaaaack from Bald Head Island and I missed you all! It was nice to unplug and not have any posts to squeeze into our trip. How did I ever manage 3 posts a day while traveling?! Oh yeah – I didn’t have kids ๐Ÿ™‚ This year we had FOUR kids in our house, and it was quite chaotic at times! We were so glad to be able to reconnect with the whole family after months apart. The cousins had lots of bonding time with each other and their grandparents. While this year was not a dream beach trip – there was lots of rain, a visit to the mainland for an ear infection, and a knife wound – we were so thankful to be able to go, especially since for a while we really thought the trip might be cancelled. I didn’t leave our beach house for seven days except to go to the beach. We skipped the pools and restaurants this year, although we did get takeout from the restaurants a few times. Here is part I of my recap, which I’m calling “The Wet Sand Edition” because the first half of our

Teriyaki Turkey Skillet Recipe

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This Teriyaki turkey skillet is a deliciously flavorful way to use up that pound of ground turkey in your fridge or freezer. Mini Chef and I eat a lot of ground turkey. It’s versatile, tastes great and is pretty readily available. But you can only make a taco salad or turkey burgers so many times before it starts to get old. So I find myself experimenting often to see what new dishes I can come up with. If you like teriyaki chicken, you’ll enjoy this dish too. It’s got veggies and just the right balance of sweet and salty to give good flavor. TERIYAKI RICE BOWLS If you want to turn this into a rice bowl, just cook your rice separately and then top a serving of rice with a serving of this teriyaki turkey. Instant Teriyaki Turkey Rice Bowls! HOW TO COOK GROUND TURKEY Ground turkey is pink when raw, and well browned with finished cooking. It’s impossible to really use a meat thermometer with ground turkey, so you have to go off the look of it. Stir it frequently while cooking,