The {Best} Sweet Tea Recipe

I have this crazy sweet mint plant in my garden that literally grows like a weed.

I love it…I  would have loved it more had I have planted it in a pot rather than my garden box. Between that and the strawberries, my garden box has been taken over!

Thankfully, I have found the best ways to use it.

1. Mojitos (delish!)

2. Mint Sweet Tea

So here's how to make your own delicious batch of the tea…

Bring 4 cups of water to a boil.

As soon as it is boiling allow three family size tea bags to steep for about 10-15 min (I like it kinda strong).

Remove the tea bags and add 1 cup of sugar into the tea and stir until it dissolves.

Put 3-4 long springs of mint leaves into a large pitcher. (This is probably the equivalent to 3 cups of loosely packed leaves).

Pour the hot tea over the mint leaves. Fill the pitcher with cold water and ice. 

You can drink it immediate if you want. But the longer you let it sit, the better it gets. 

I usually just use a large plastic juice pitcher for this. I made this for a party so normally I do not make this much!

This really is delicious. I haven't met a person who hasn't loved it yet.

Enjoy!

Summer-O-Fun

Man, summer time really makes me a crappy blogger.

This is the time when things start to come together again, at least as far as our schedule goes.
I wouldn't trade our family time for anything.

This has been the fastest summer yet too. I just blinked and it was over, and Josiah is getting ready for his first day of Kindergarten.

Freak-ing Out!

Here's a few of the pics from our "summer-o-fun"

Celebrating 7 years.

4th of July Parade

Loving our sweet Ella cuddles. 

Time with my parents (it's hard to come by these days).

I know how blessed we are to live this crazy life.
But seriously….I'm needing a break from the "summer-o-fun".

Bring on the school year!

Family Vacations Make Me Happy

We made the long drive to visit my grandparents in Lake Havasu City, AZ. 

It was a bit of a last minute decision to make the drive, but it was one of the best trips we've made as a family. 

Our first part of the trip was the road trip. We genuinely enjoyed the road trip with the kids. The drive from CO to the Grand Canyon was gorgeous. The kids were great, and the time I spent with James was great. I'm so happy to say that the long drive went so great. 

The Grand Canyon is truly amazing. To think that God has given us a place like this on earth makes me desire Heaven even more. 

Although it was a bit hard to truly enjoy due to the fact that I have small children near a steep drop.

Yeah….we were holding on TIGHT.

Once we arrived in Lake Havasu the first thing we did was smooch Great Pa and Great Gran and then jump in the pool.
How cool is my grandma? I bet you don't have a hat like this.

And seeing as how it's 115 degrees there we hit the beach at 8am. Ella was not impressed. This girl doesn't love the beach.
Seriously….what's wrong with her?

Also, a while ago I accepented the fact that my body isn't designed for a 2 piece anymore. Three kids will do that to ya. But I am so happy to own this one piece. It's adorable, and super flattering! Gotta love a spanx bathing suit! 

And In-n-Out happend…..twice.

My kids are so blessed to have so much family around them. They are surrounded by grandparents and great grandparents. So blessed.

It was such a blessing for me to see my children interact with their great grandparents. They had the chance to experience Lake Havasu the way that I remember. You swim, you eat treats, you watch cartoons and repeat. It was perfect. I love that we had this time together.