Goodbye Summer!!

Happy Monday everyone. Since the Fall season officially begins this week, we took this weekend to say "goodbye!" to summer. I put it in quotes because since we live in South Florida, we can pretty much count on sunshine and pool weather until December.

We were in the pool all day on Saturday. It rained but since it there wasn't thunder or lightning, we stayed in the water. The kids love it when I let them do that. They think it's the coolest thing ever to swim in the pool while it's raining.

I was brave enough to use my Galaxy S5 in the pool this weekend. Even though the phone is waterproof, I have been terrified to use it and mess it up so I purchased a Lifeproof cover for it. I had been wanting to take underwater pictures for a while now so I just went for it this weekend. Sadly though, this was the only picture I could get underwater since my phone doesn't have a side button to take pictures. The tap feature doesn't work underwater. Sigh!

I was so bummed and started searching online to see what I could do. Then I read that you can take videos underwater since you can start filming by tapping the screen and then bring the phone underwater. My excitement started building up again and the kids were more than willing to participate!

I posted more videos on our Youtube channel, click here to watch!!

It's so nice to be able to bring the phone into the pool to take pictures. I don't have to worry about the phone getting splashed or anything!

All in all we had a great time. We will continue going to the pool but I promise not to post too many pics. I know it's not fair to those of you that have to deal with the cold! After the pool fun, we did start decorating for fall. Just because we don't get cooler weather doesn't mean we don't decorate!!

What did you do this weekend? Do you have an underwater camera you can recommend? I still want some underwater pictures!!

It's Friday! & Our Life Lately

Happy Friday! It's the end of a short work/school week and I'm super excited, as I am every Friday! Let's get this started:

I never recapped our Labor Day weekend because it was just laying out by the pool and cooking/baking! What are we doing this weekend? The same! This will probably be the norm for the next couple of months since we don't really have a fall/winter season here in South Florida!

Adrian has become obsessed with LEGO's. He has always played with them but lately, he plays and builds all the time. This past weekend, he actually built a set all by himself! I was super proud!

We had visitors come over: Ivanna and her little brother. We had such a wonderful time, of course, in the pool! 

JC and I are big fans of the TV show Big Bang Theory. Our favorite characters are Sheldon and Amy! The other day we were at Target and found the trivia game in the clearance section and we quickly snatched it up. We have played it a couple times (I've won!!) and I definitely recommend it for all fans of the show!

Football season is upon us my friends and this girl couldn't be any happier! My beloved Hurricanes (I went to UM for college) and Dolphins both play this weekend!! The Hurricanes play the Florida A & M Rattlers on Saturday and the Dolphins play the Patriots on Sunday!! I can hardly contain my excitement!!

Other than hanging at the pool and watching football, we will be attending a birthday party for a friend of ours whose baby turns 1 and just spending time together! Remember to follow me on IG (@scggirl) to catch more pictures of our weekend!!

What are you up to this weekend!

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Sunny days, swimsuits, flip-flops and cool refreshing water! That's what summer means to our family. We are very lucky to have a pool that we can jump into whenever we want. Now, those sunny, cloudless days will lead to serious sunburns if we are not protected. The BIG rule in our house: you cannot go outside without sunscreen! The kids know that before they put on their swimsuits, sunscreen needs to be applied. This way, I know they have a base of protection before they jump into the water. We run of out sunscreen quickly and since I knew the kids would be spending the weekend swimming, I stopped by Walmart to stock up on our favorite, Banana Boat. #BBBestSummer #CollectiveBias

During the spring and summer months, Walmart has sunscreen displays all over the store. It's easy to pick and choose which ones your family needs. Every family member requires different sun protection. Our family uses the following:

KIDS

For the kids, I chose Banana Boat Kids Free SPF50 Clear Spray. I love spray sunscreen for kids, it makes applying and re-applying so easy. No need to sit kids down for half an hour while I attempt to apply "yucky white lotion" (their exact words) that they despise. This sunscreen is tear-free, sting-free continuous lotion spray sunscreen that rocks!!

MY MAN

Banana Boat has a new men's line of sunscreen and I made sure to choose the Men's Triple Defense SPF 30 for JC. This sunscreen with ActiveProtect technology provides heavy-duty UVA/UVB protection, combats odor while sweating and contains Aloe and Vitamin E. JC is fair-skinned and always wears sunscreens, no burning for him! 

ME

For me, I love the Protect & Hydrate 50. It's a 2-n-1 sunscreen and moisturizer. Let's face it, I'm not getting any younger and I'll take all the moisturizer I can get. Protect & Hydrate 50 comes in lotion and spray. It doesn't feel greasy and dries quickly. 

IMPORTANT TIP: Re-apply sunscreen often! Once you are able to corral your children, spray them with sunscreen, you are able to let them go. Kids Free SPF 50 is water-resistant so they can go right back to this:

and this:

Keeping my family's skin protected from the sun is a top priority. We are too busy swimming and practicing our cannonballs to be worried about sunburns!

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5 on Friday: Summer Fun

Happy Friday!!! Back again with another edition of 5 on Friday and this week is all based on Summer FUN!!

Summer is the time for:

1. Having fun in the pool

2. Extreme silliness

3. Shorts

Bongo Shorts 

4. Frozen Drinks

This was a delicious Peach Bellini with Sangria that I had on Mother's Day and have been craving ever since!!

5. Family.

I plan on spending as much time as possible with these four people right here. The kids are growing so fast and I really don't want to miss out!!

As always, I am linking up with the lovely hostesses of 5 on Friday: darci, april, christina + natasha

What are you up to this summer? Any special plans?

A Day At The Pool

Today has been the first day this year that we have been able to have "a day at the pool." We went to soccer in the morning and have been at the pool for the past 3 hours. Three hours of swimming, diving, cannonballs and belly flops. It has been a great day and hopefully this will tire out  these three kids and they sleep like angels tonight!