Buggie and Jellybean: summer

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Monday, August 4, 2014

Easy GIANT Bubbles

We have been struggling this summer with getting ALL our items checked off #OurSummerFunList.

With 15 days I am feeling the pressure.

Last night we decided to mark make GIANT bubbles off.

I found SOO many recipes, but at 5pm none of them were as simple as soap.

Then I came across this one.

I used the dawn ultra, which is concentrated, so I used 8 cups of warm water and 1 cup of soap.

And for the wands, we used this DIY. But when we started we were running into an issue where the twine would not open, we added a few washers to the bottom string to weigh it down.

After our friends on our street saw our bubbles over the fence we moved it out front and had bubble fun with everyone.

It was much easier then I thought for the kids to get the hang of it. Wind did play a factor, when it started to pick up a bit the kids found it harder to get the bubbles from popping right away. But over all I think this simple recipe was worth not driving around at 5pm on a Sunday to find glycerine.

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I have a winner for the Winervention, Lesley from Recipe for Crazy.

Thanks to all those who enter!
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Avery's super cool Fiona Apple Extraordinary Machine Tee can be found here.

Monday, July 21, 2014

The Cleaner Wiener {A Wienervention sponsored by Applegate enter to win}

It's not a secret that we love us some Applegate.

So when I got an email asking if we wanted to have a wienervention, we jumped at the chance to grill up some cleaner wieners.

I am one for full disclosure, with that said I am not a hotdog lover.

If given the option I would choose a hamburger over a dog.

BUT Applegates Natural uncured beef hot dog is a WHOLE other story.

I crave them.

Hubs is the proud new owner this summer of a Big Green Egg,
so any opportunity he has to use it, he throws down.

Nolan had requested corn dogs, which got me thinking...

Corn dog deconstructed, haha. He was in heaven.

Hubs had the brilliant idea of getting some Applegate Sunday bacon and having it as a topping. Because bacon makes everything better, its the truth.

Grilling dogs + water slides = prefect summer hangs.

Topped our evening with a sweet treat of ice cream bowls.

Applegate would LOVE to extend a kit to one of you!!

Included:

Applegate Naturals Beef Hot Dogs

- Rudi’s Hot Dog Buns (White and Gluten-Free)

- Annie’s Organic Ketchup and Mustard

- Rick’s Pick’s Relish

- Applegate Apron

- Grilling tool set

- Frisbee

- Mini Applegate Cooler

- Susty paper straws and napkins

To enter leave a comment, letting me know what would be your Hot dogs + _______ = perfect summer evening. US residents only. Open til midnight on Jul 25.

Good luck.