Sundays have become my little secret to keeping our week from feeling crazy. Now that school is back, I have a few simple things I like to do that make the biggest difference for our family. We get a little organizing done, sneak in some downtime, and enjoy a few laughs along the way. Sharing how we set ourselves up for a good week below!

OUR SUNDAY ROUTINE

: MEAL PLANNING + LUNCH PREP

Every Sunday we prepare the kids lunches for school. We bag up everything for the week… chips, sandwiches, pepperonis, crackers, etc., so the kids can just grab-and-go from the drawer each morning. This has honestly been the best hack for me as a mom and has made our mornings go much smoother. See another one of my favorite lunch hacks here.

Summer was nuts and dinner was never consistent, but I’m trying to be good about meal prepping so that we can have family dinner as much as possible. I’ve started cooking ground beef, chicken, and steak on Sundays so that I’m able to put together dinner meals in minutes throughout the week! This chicken tortilla casserole has been our favorite for years and especially the past few weeks! See more of our favorite recipes here.

: GROCERY SHOPPING

Grocery shopping is not my favorite activity. I signed up for Walmart delivery a few years ago, and it has been a game-changer for me and my family! I like to place my Walmart order on Saturday night so it shows up Sunday morning when everyone is home to help unload. It makes all the difference starting our week with a full fridge + pantry!

: CLEANING + LAUNDRY

Sunday is our reset day, where all dirty laundry gets brought to the laundry room, and I do a load each morning until I get caught up. Fridays are short school days for my kids, so we take that extra time to clean their rooms and bathrooms. Our rule is that they cannot hang out with friends until those are done being cleaned. It’s worked really well as an incentive and always gets done.

: WEEKLY PLANNING

Every Sunday night before family prayer, we have a quick weekly planning meeting. We take this time to go over everyone’s schedule for the week, coordinating rides and times. We make sure everyone’s activities are inputted into our Skylight calendar. The calendar has been amazing for keeping all of us on the same page!

: WIND-DOWN ROUTINE

Sundays are our days to slow down and just be together!! After church, we will take naps, watch movies, or play games together. Honestly, it’s one of my favorite parts of the week. I take work off on Sundays and that has been a blessing for my mind and having quality time with my people. Linking all our favorite games here!

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If you missed the details of our trip to Moab, you can read them here!

I can’t believe school is starting so soon! I swear summer break just started. Anyone else? I slowly started back-to-school shopping weeks ago thinking I had enough time and now I’m scrambling to make sure all my kids have everything they need! Today I wanted to share all the kids’ favorite clothes items for back to school. This year I only have 4 kids going back and it’s so bittersweet!

backpacks

girls linked here

: GIRLS

When it comes to school clothes shopping, I love picking out BASICS that they can wear year-round! I found these darling jeans for Harper and they come in a ton of cute washes. Love that she can style them with any top, sweater, shoe, etc. Hayden also loves picking out clothes from Abercrombie… linking her picks below!

teen girl linked here

harper’s tank + pants + shoes || houston’s shirt + pants + shoes

: BOYS

Abercrombie is always my go-to for Houston! They have the best basics, we get this logo tee every year in multiple colors and he is able to style them year-round. Hudson always finds lots at Pac Sun- they have the best graphic tees and even pants! Linking their picks below!

boys linked here

teen boy linked here

Linking a ton of cute backpacks the kids helped me pick out! Great price points too!

all backpacks linked here

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Hope everyone is having an amazing summer! If you want an update on Hunter, be sure to read her most recent life update here!

Today on the blog, I’m sharing your Top 10 favorites from Prime Day! All 10 of these items are tried and true by me and I’m so happy you guys are loving them too!

dress + shoes + watch band

TOP 10 FAVORITES FROM PRIME DAY

moisturizer

: ONE SKIN MOISTURIZER

I ordered this moisturizer to try a few months ago and I already had to order my second bottle. It’s SO good. I’m already noticing the skin in my arms and legs tightening up. Cannot recommend this enough!

: AVIATOR SUNGLASSES

I’ve been using these sunglasses for years. The quality is amazing. I finally had to order Hunter her own pair because she kept stealing mine!

tank + sunglasses + watch band

: EYELASH SERUM

Hunter + I swear by this eyelash serum! Honestly, it’s the only thing that has brought back my lashes after having extensions. It’s made mine so much more full and longer. And it’s helped darken Hunter’s a ton.

: NUGGET ICE MAKER

We’ve had our nugget ice maker for years and the whole family loves it!

headphones

: BEATS HEADPHONES

Each of my kids have their own pair of Beats headphones. They are bluetooth and my kids say they work amazing. They make the best birthday or Christmas gifts!

: MASCARA

Me + my girls have tried a million mascaras and we keep coming back to this one! It’s so good and gives such a natural look.

mascara

: BEADED BRACELETS

I’ve been wearing these beaded bracelets for the past 2 years. Love that they come in a stack and elevate any outfit. I’ve gifted them more times than I can count!

: WHITENING STRIPS

Hunter swears these are the only whitening strips that work! All my kids love using them before school starts so I stocked up!!

: ALCOHOL MARKERS

My girls have been using these markers + coloring books all summer and it’s such a fun activity. I even enjoy doing it with them!

hair serum

: WOW HAIR SERUM

This serum has been a game changer for my frizzy hair!

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What was your favorite purchase from Prime Day? I have to know!

I haven’t shared a life update in a few months, and now that it’s officially summer I thought I would share an update on the kids and our plans for the summer!

easter sunday with my people

OUR LIFE UPDATE

we’ve still been milking patty weekly

: SUMMER PLANS

Because Hunter’s in hair school until the fall, we can’t really do a big summer vacation. If she takes off a week or two, it pushes back her hair school graduation and she’s really wanting to graduate around Thanksgiving. When Joe has time off, he just likes to be home. So we’re just going to stay home and baot and just kind of soak in the time with each other. Now Harper and Hayden are both in cheer so they will be busy with that all summer! Hudson is on a club team today so we’re in Arizona this weekend, and then we’ve got a couple tournaments in Salt Lake too. Houston is on a club team too so we’ll be going to Northern Utah a lot this summer, which is fun because my sister lives up there and the weather is a lot cooler.

We took the boat out for the first time on Memorial Day and they went super super early, so me and the babies didn’t go, but we are so excited to get that going!! We’re hoping this summer that Hudson and I can team up and take the boat out on our own without Joe just because he works so much in the summer.

hudson’s shirt + sweats + shoes || my top + shorts + shoes + glasses

: CABIN UPDATE

If you don’t know, Joe and I bought a lot with my parents and we’ve been designing a cabin!! We are praying to start building in the next 4-6 weeks! This is something that my mom has dreamt about. She’s wanted to do it for 25 years so it’s been fun to do all the designing. Will keep all of you updated in the process!

our 2025 graduate!

: HUNTER GRADUATED

Hunter graduated!! It was so bittersweet, she’s still my baby! I am so proud of her and the woman she’s become. She is currently living with us. She’s debating about moving out, but she says she doesn’t want to leave her siblings! But she also doesn’t love the rules so we just tell her if she lives in our house, we pay for your housing but you do have to follow our rules. She decided to stay with us and I’m so happy to have her home for the next few months.

She didn’t go on a senior trip this year because she wants to go to Italy, so we’re going to do that in January when she’s done with hair school to celebrate high school graduation and hair school graduation!

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Hope everyone has an amazing summer!