Hi friends! Happy Friday! What’s going on this weekend? We’re meeting up with friends at Mt. Lemmon, P has a basketball game, and Sunday, we’re celebrating Easter and my brother Trevor’s 30th bday with the fam. The Pilot has been traveling a ton, so we’re looking forward to having him home for *most* of the weekend.

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It’s time for the weekly Friday Faves party! This is where I share some of my favorite finds from the week and around the web. I always love to hear about your faves, too, so please shout out something you’re loving in the comments section below.

4.18 Friday Faves

Fashion + beauty + random:

Wrapped up a second week of homeschooling. Did the usual subjects and for P’s science project, she worked on an egg drop.

NCL Senior Recognition! They hosted a gorgeous garden party at Hacienda del Sol, and it was the perfect way to celebrate graduating seniors. Liv and I have really enjoyed our experience with NCL this year. It’s given us the opportunity to participate and volunteer in the community, while providing leadership opportunities for Liv, new cultural experiences, and the opportunity to make new friends.

This dress is from last summer but this year’s version is here:

Our roses have been blooming like crazy! They smell amaaaaaazing.

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Hi friends! Happy Friday! What’s going on this weekend? We have an NCL event, two birthday parties, and are meeting up with friends at the pool for dinner. I’ve also been slacking with my IHP 3 studies, so I’m planning on doing some major catch-up.

(nothing like a decaf Americano and a gluten-free donut)

It’s already in the 90s here but I’m kinda loving it. SO ready for summer. I hope that you have a fun weekend ahead!

Last week was our Carmina Burana performance and it was epic. (Check out the article here and a little clip from our chorus practice.) It was such a gift to be surrounded by so many talented musicians and the venue was FULL; almost completely sold out for Sunday’s show. The Pilot brought the kids on Friday and Madre and Nani came to the show on Sunday. Liv also had a dance competition at the same venue, so I was Mrs. Doubtfire-ing it between sympony performances and dance mom life.

It’s time for the weekly Friday Faves party! This is where I share some of my favorite finds from the week and around the web. I always love to hear about your faves, too, so please shout out something you’re loving in the comments section below.

4.4 Friday Faves

Fashion + beauty + random:

This week was our first official week of homeschooling P. (Liv is happy and thriving at the school she tranferred to in January.) I’m working on a blog post with all of the details – it will be up on Tuesday – but it’s going even better than I was expecting. We’re able to spend some quality time together, learn, and also have freedom to adjust the plan as needed. I never intended on being a homeschool mom, but am loving it so far.

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Hi friends! Happy Friday! What are you up to this weekend? It’s our performance of Carmina Burana with the symphony – I can’t wait!! – and Liv also has a dance competition. In between that, the weather is supposed to be a lil chilly (for Tucson) so I’m hoping for a low-key and cozy Saturday. I hope you have a wonderful weekend ahead.

I mentioned a while ago that we’ve been *in it* over here for quite a while. The solution for now has been to withdraw P from school and start homeschooling on Monday to finish out the year. I can definitely post more about our homeschool journey if you guys are interested and I can share a little bit more about what lead us to this decision. I’m totally new to this world, and we’re not intending to do it permanently (maybe just until 5th grade), but I’m looking forward to this new chapter. I also feel like I’ll get to enjoy more time with P which is special because these kiddos really do grow SO dang quickly.

Well, It’s time for the weekly Friday Faves party! This is where I share some of my favorite finds from the week and around the web. I always love to hear about your faves, too, so please shout out something you’re loving in the comments section below.

A green juice with extra ginger in between teaching barre classes:

4.4 Friday Faves

Fashion + beauty + random:

Bailey and McKenzie’s wedding! They got married last week and had the most beautiful ceremony and reception at Stillwell House. Her dress was absolutley breathtaking (the back was sheer with embroidered flowers), they had an arch with hundreds of roses, and the speeches were so heartfelt and lovely.

It was an unplugged ceremony but I got a couple of pics during the reception.

Guest book:

Special touches:

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Hi friends! Happy Friday! What’s going on this weekend? It’s my brother Bailey’s wedding day (I can’t wait!!) and P has basketball. I’m teaching double barre classes and other than that, we’re chillin’. I’m looking forward to a low-key weekend and would love to hear what you’re up to.

It’s time for the weekly Friday Faves party! This is where I share some of my favorite finds from the week and around the web. I always love to hear about your faves, too, so please shout out something you’re loving in the comments section below.

3.28 Friday Faves

Fashion + beauty + random:

San Diego vacay! We went to San Diego last weekend to celebrate Wyatt’s Bar Mitzvah. It was so great to hang out with our Kleiger fam and we’re so proud of Wyatt. It’s hard to believe that we’ve known him since he was three and Liv and Wy were in preschool together. Time fliiieeeeesss.

We enjoyed a Friday Lagree class at Define:

brunch with everyone at Breakfast Republic,

spent the afternoon paddle boarding and kayaking

and had happy hour that night before shopping at the UTC mall.

Betsy with the cutest details and welcome goodie bags, always.

Saturday was the big day! I started the morning with a Pvolve class

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I’m excited to share a full review of the new Great Wolf Lodge in Scottsdale, Salt River, AZ. This kid-friendly resort has lots of fun options for families. Read on for the good… and the bad. 😉 

Hi friends! Hope you’re having a wonderful morning.  Today I’m sharing a full review of the new Great Wolf Lodge in Scottsdale! It’s a super fun and kid-friendly resort that the WHOLE family will love! Let’s take a look at this review to see what we thought so you can see if it’d be a vacay your fam would like!.

We spent 3 days and 2 nights at the brand-new Great Wolf Lodge, which is basically a kid’s dream come true. The girls lost their minds! I’d seen a few posts about Great Wolf Lodge over the years and was excited finally to take the crew. When I found out this summer that we were getting one, I booked our rooms the first day that they opened the system for reservations. The site crashed multiple times during the process. I was able to snag a room for the end of the month, which ended up being their grand opening weekend. The room rates were pretty fair, and I was happy to pay them.

Great Wolf Lodge Scottsdale Review

Great Wolf Lodge is a family-friendly resort with a lodge “campfire” kinda vibe to it. The two wolf mascots, Wiley and Violet, and other characters, stroll around the property for photo ops, and they have quite a few fun amenities.

Activities at Great Wolf Lodge Scottsdale

I was pretty blown away by the amount of activities they offer on-site. They have a mini golf area, gold panning, a mine exploration activity, an indoor ropes course, a mini bowling alley, a rock-climbing wall, and a full indoor water park. The waterpark is climate-controlled to 86 degrees year-round and has various slides, a lazy river, a wave pool, a giant splash pad, and a baby/toddler area.

Inside the resort, they also have a Build-A-Bear workshop, a kids’ area (where they offer childcare), a candy store, and MagiQuest.

MagiQuest ended up being one of the biggest hits with the kids. It’s an indoor scavenger hunt using magic wands (that you purchase for around $20). You pay an additional $15 to participate in the MagiQuest game, and as you find different spots throughout the property – they’re marked with a little green leaf – you flick your wand at the object and something will happen.