I hope you all are enjoying your holiday weekend!  We have been enjoying the cooler temperatures outside.  I don't mind mid-70s at all!

This summer, I have been working hard on a few new Skinny drinks.  The pina colada was my hardest to figure out.  I wanted the creamy thickness of a regular pina colada without the calories.  I finally got the taste and texture I wanted from frozen bananas!

Check out the recipes on my guest post over on the valpak blog Behind the Blue.  There's a Strawberry-Peach Margarita, Blueberry Mojito and Pina Colada for you!


At the end of the month, I'll be heading to Austin, TX for Save Up '14 to hang out with some of the Savings.com Deal Pros and I cannot wait to learn some new tricks to share with you all! 

How is your summer going? Any frosty drinks you'd like to share?

AMF Summer Unplugged: Free bowling for the kids!

See if your local AMF is participating!

Disclosure: I participated in this campaign as a member of One2One Network and am eligible for a prize drawing. All opinions stated in this post are my own.

I love summer, I really do.  But I am exhausted!  I feel like I spend the whole day trying to make sure the girls have something to do. (Hello, Pinterest).  Five minutes after stepping outside to play, I hear the dreaded: "I'm boooored!".  

If you know my family, you know that we are not good in the heat. I have passed on those genes (and curly hair!)...we turn into sweaty, frizzy, grumpy girls when it's hot and humid out.  Free activities in the heat are slim to none.  I love the library, but we can only go so much!

When I heard that AMF was doing their free bowling program again this summer, I got really excited!  Kids get to bowl for free all summer!  I am thinking we are about the age for bumper bowling for the twins, don't you?  Yes, you do have to pay for shoes, but that's not a huge fee. For the parents, they have a summer pass which is $34.95 and you can bring up to 3 guests with you!  Not too shabby!


More facts:

• This program runs from May 13- September 2 (Still plenty of time for free bowling!)

• Each day, you can use 2 FREE games! 

• If you want to play more games, it's $1.49 per game after

• You can register up to 6 children

• No coupons needed, just state your name!

What's your go-to free activity to beat the heat?

Summer fun: AMC lanes

Want more info? Go here!

Hello! Since summer is (finally) coming upon us, I'm sure parents are looking for some fun activities!  There are SO many things going on, so I can't post everything...but I'll make sure to find some great ideas for you!

First up: AMC lanes Summer Unplugged.  

Although one of the best parts of summer is the warm weather, it is nice to have some indoor activities too.  Sometimes it's too hot!  I wish the girls were old enough to enjoy bowling.  I am tempted to try!

Here are the details:

• Two free games of bowling per day for kids 16 and under. 
• (Shoe rental not included, unfortunately...)
• Time: open until 8:00PM, 7 days a week.
• Dates: May 30 to September 5
  
• To find chose your location, go to this link and complete a simple registration form
• Each Sunday (starting May 29) you will be emailed coupons for the following week
• For people over 17, if you have registered kids, you make a one-time payment of $27.95 for 2 games/day for up to 4 people for the summer!

They have even been nice enough to add some additional perks including $2.99 meals for kids.  If we can't take advantage of this deal this year, we will hopefully be able to next year.  This would be so great for a "family fun" night!  

If you know me, you know my level of athleticism is, well, a bit lacking.  I am proud to be the worst bowler.  I am one of those people who get better at sports with the help of a little "liquid courage".  That being said, this would be super fun for family time (minus the liquid courage, of course!)...I won't have to worry about frustrating team members when the twins are on my team!

I am picturing our first outing being something along the lines of Uncle Buck.  If you have no idea what Uncle Buck is, you might want to brush up on your 80s movies.  (You don't want to mess with me and my 80s/90s pop culture trivia, FYI!)

Do you have any big plans for the summer?!  What are you planning on doing on a hot night with the kids?  This is our first summer in Grand Rapids and we don't want to miss anything!! 



*NOTE: This is post was for One2One Network.  Although I was not compensated for this post and all opinions are my own,  I am entered in a contest for free gift cards.