If you have kids, summer can be both a blessing and a curse. On one hand, it's great to have them home to spend more time with you; on the other hand, cabin fever can set in real darn quick if you're not careful. To combat that, I’ve put together a summer bucket list to help keep the family entertained.

It had been three years since visiting California, and it's definitely been awhile since we’ve stayed in a hotel for more than one or two nights, so there were a lot of things that I completely spaced on for our trip. I wanted to share those with you in case you’re ever in a similar situation.

Happy Monday! We at the Ambler household are officially less than a week from our vacation! We are flying out to California, so I figured it might be a good idea to go over some tips and tricks to help when flying with kids.

For this Wishlist Wednesday, I’m going over my essentials for sun protection that you should be keeping in your bag this summer!