Kicking off our 100 parks in 100 days 2019 version in Vernon Hills! It’s a great area to live or visit! Check theses out if you are in the area!
Kids Castle- Deerpath Park
Deerpath Park
Peterson Park
Vernon Township Park
Augusta park
Century Park
Getting ready for summer!
It’s been a crazy busy school year and can you believe it… it’s almost over! Wow!
And what does that mean… Summer bucket lists! Yay! I’m still bullet journaling my way through life.
Come visit me on my IG page 😃 and check out my newest and improved summer bucket list!
Summer Bucket List
Can I just say… we had a pretty amazing summer! We were able to cross off a good majority from our bucket list and even added a few more as the summer went on.
We’ll miss you summer!!! But I’m excited for what fall has in store for us… Fall fests!! Pumpkin fests!! Jumping in leaf piles!! Pumpkin carving!! And of course… Halloween!! Yay!!
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Keri
Beaches, Cali style
We may live in the central part of the US… But we love our beaches! Lake Beaches, ocean beaches…. Beaches beaches beaches!! If there’s sand & water, my boys are in heaven!
I asked a friend, who used to live in the area, what and where were the best beaches. She gave me a few options.
– Newport Beach (Balboa Peninsula)
– Laguna Beach
– Beach at Dana Point
– Huntington Beach (we actual saw a surfing contest!)
We made it to 3 of them!! Each being very different from the others!
Laguna beach had an awesome playground for my older son! He even made a friend which made it 10x more special! I noticed some of the playgrounds were pretty empty so having a playmate was key! And well, a 6m old and mommy & daddy are ok for a little bit! Lol!
The beach was just ok. I was surprised how quickly the beach declined into the ocean. When the water receded it was a little too strong for my comfort zone. I was afraid the undercurrent would suck my light weight son into the water!
Huntington Beach was our favorite! As you can see… My water loving son had a blast! The beach… Has a super low decline into the water! It was like a zero depth pool!! Loved it!! I didn’t have to worry too much 😜 !
On the other side of the pier… There was a surfing competition going on. That was fun to see! 
Newport Beach. Very nice beach but very empty! Granted, we were at the beach on a Tuesday but between Newport & Huntington… Huntington had way more people. The pier was lovely! Since this was the first beach we visited that morning, it was a lot of oohs & aahhs from my 5 year old! First time at an ocean beach! 
But the best part about all of the beaches… The outdoor showers!! 
Keri 💞
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