Are you #TeamApple or #TeamPumpkin ?!?! While it’s so fun to make all things pumpkin, I’m going to lose my basic card by saying #TeamApple gets my vote lol.... I just love all things apple!!! So yum!!!!

Since I’m obsessed with my air fryer. Like ridiculously obsessed, I thought it would be fun to whip up some apple turnovers! I went the easy route here and used a can of apples. If you want to one up me, you can totally make homemade apple pie filling with hand picked apples. I’m sure those will taste phenomenal!

But, for all the mamas out there that love apple and have zero time like myself to be that extra right now, this is the recipe for you. Just a few minutes and you have yourself a delicious fall dessert.

Ingredients

• Puff Pastry
• Cooking Spray
• ​15oz Can Apple Pie Filling

Roll the puff pastry out on a non-stick surface. Cut up into squares. Place blueberry pie filling on each corner of the squares.

Serve & Enjoy!

Spider Crackers!!!! How cute are these?!?! Never would I have thought I would say anything spider is cute, but here we are. Spider crackers made with pumpkin spiced cream cheese from Aldi and pretzel sticks for legs! Basically the only spiders I allow in my home lol....

​enjoy!!!

Serve & Enjoy!

I’m sure y’all have spotted the viral apple cinnamon roll cups by now. I even have my own version! But have you spotted pumpkin cinnamon roll cups?!? 

​I used pumpkin cinnamon roll. Yes. That’s right, Philsbury AND Aldi both sell them. Then filled them with a pumpkin pie filling. Perfect for all the pumpkin spiced obsessed peeps out there.

Ingredients 

• 1 Can Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls
• 15oz Can Pumpkin Pie Filling
• Cooking Spray
• 1/4 Cup Milk
• 1 Tablespoon Pumpkin Spice
• ​Icing

Pre-heat oven 350 degrees. Take a cinnamon roll and flatten it as much as you can. Then stick it into a muffin pan shaping into a cup. Bake for 8 minutes.

A little over a month until Halloween!!! It’s so funny. As a child I was never totally obsessed with Halloween. I’m not exactly a fan of haunted houses. Actually they made me cry as a kid lol.... and scary movies just aren’t my thing. But as an adult?!?! I absolutely love Halloween. Pumpkins! Costumes!!! Themed foods and fun games. That’s the Halloween I love.

Since my daughter has been on a bingo kick for what seems to be FOREVER, I thought sharing a set of 8 bingo cards and key would be fun!!!

​Enjoy :):) 

Who looking for new lunch ideas for the kiddos?!?! While here in Western New York kids are doing hybrid school, my daughter still has a virtual day on Friday which means lunch at home. Since my lil’princess has been super bummed that she can’t go to school and see her friends on Friday's, I at least try to make lunch time fun. ​

To make last Friday a berry good time! Get it?!?! Berry lol.... we made teddy bear rice cakes! Super yum! Lots of nutrition and yet totally fun to make!!!

Enjoy!!

Take a rice cake and spread peanut butter on top. Take 1 slice of banana & place at the bottom of the rice cake for a mouth.

Take two blueberries and place them on the toast as eyes. Take another blueberry and place it on the banana mouth.

Serve & Enjoy! 

Ingredients 

• Crescent Rolls
• Blueberry Pie Filling
• Powered Sugar 
• Cooking Spray

Unroll the Crescent Rolls on a non-stick surface.​ Place a teaspoon of blueberry pie filling on each crescent roll.

Roll into a ball. Place on the air fryer rack and spray lightly with cooking spray. Air fry for 10 minutes at 350 degrees.

Serve & enjoy!

Omg!!! Less than a week and kiddos in Western New York head back to school!!! It might be a hybrid version, but heck! We will take it. Any type of normalcy is welcomed with open arms in my book. WooHoo for somewhat of a routine again!!!!!

Since school lunches only happen when at school unless we make arrangements with the school, it looks like we will be on our own for those school lunches. One of my daughter and hubby’s favorites?!? Uncrustables! Ridiculously expensive at the store, but if you order yourself a hand dandy cutter from amazon, cheapest lunch ever!!!!

Cutter Link Here

Next, stack the bread together to make a sandwich. Then take the sandwich press and place it on the sandwich. Press and turn.

Omg y’all!!! My girl behind all of our homeschool goodies! Yup! The same mastermind behind our Homeschool Planner knocked it out of the ballpark again!!!!! This time around she created a unicorn packet for all of our preschool- 1st grade kiddos working on their handwriting & ABC’s using UNICORNS!!!! What little girl wouldn’t want to dabble in some school work about magical unicorns!!! Such a fabulous way to keep those kiddos nice and entertained while learning at the same time!

Just click the download buttons under each page and download for free!!!

Happy Schooling!!!

Too soon?!?! I usually don’t spamming y’all with all things fall until September since I’m a #TeamSummer girl, but I just couldn’t wait to get this deliciousness up!!!! I just discovered how to make cups out of a can of cinnamon rolls and it’s literally been a baking game changer for me!!! So many varieties of fillings!!!! Ahhhhh!!! The combinations are seriously endless!!!!

Since fall is right around the corner, and the number one thing that comes to my mind when I think of cinnamon is apples, I figured I would fill this round of cups with a can of apple pie apples!

​Enjoy!

Pre-heat oven 350 degrees. Place cupcake liners into a muffin pan. Take a cinnamon roll and flatten it as much as you can. Then stick it into the cupcake liner shaping into a cup.

Bake for 8 minutes. Remove from oven. If any of your cups have lost their cup shape, use a shot glass to fix your cups.

Add Apple filling into each cup. Bake for an additional 3-5 minutes.

The post y’all have been waiting for!!!! I was a planning on waiting a day or two since I just posted our Jellystone Premiere Villa 2 Bedroom review, but holy smokes!!!It’s crazy! I love my instagram the most when I travel because my notifications literally go off the hook!!! Nothing makes me feel better about the things I share as my fellow travel friends blowing up my feed!!!!! It’s totally awesome!!! But honestly I just wasn’t really expecting THAT with Jellystone.

Not because Jellystones not a totally fabulous camping spot, but because I feel like everyone has been this summer and I was probably the last one to make the Jellystone WNY voyage lol... with all of the crazy travel restrictions due to covid, places like Jellystone & Splash Lagoon have been the IT staycation spots for Western New Yorkers! Boy was I wrong though! My notifications were going off like I was at Beaches Turks & Caicos or some other exotic location. Who knew a campground an hour and a half away from home sweet home would have fellow Western New Yorkers so intrigued!!!

Before I dive into all of the fun stuff, I figured I would cover Jellystone Covid regulations first! Hopefully if you stumble upon this post summer 2021, this whole section will be null in void and covid will be long behind us. Since we are still living in covid hell. Yes! I said what I said lol... Here is the regulation tea!

I was asked multiple times about face mask policies and how strict Jellystone was with enforcing them. The Jellystone Java, NY location policies are legit like every other spot in New York State in stage 4! Face masks must be worn inside restaurants, stores & in and out of recreation areas. You can remove masks once seated or in the water. No need to wear a mask at your own campsite either. This was a ridiculous rumor going around and I was happy to clear that up to several awesome insta followers of mine. As long as you can stay 6ft away, you can be mask free around the resort since it is outdoors!

Jellystone also sanitizes the pool and beach area once an hour. So plan on having your family leave both areas during that time. Good news is sanitation only takes like 10 minutes, so just run to your campsite. Use the restroom or grab a snack and head on back for more fun!

Jellystone Western New York is located in Java, NY. Wyoming County! If you’re in Chautauqua County like myself. Basically drive through Ellicottville and hit up some of the county roads out that directions and you will be there lol....

If you’re looking for a little adventure outside of Jellystone, Letchworth State Park is a few miles away! Makes a good day trip when you leave the resort!

We had the pleasure of calling a Premium Villa 2 Bedroom our home while at Jellystone WNY! A master bedroom, bunk bedroom, bathroom, living room and kitchen. Sleeps 1-7 according to the Jellystone website. The cabins also have heat and ac which is always nice in New York since who knows what type of weather the weather gods will be gracing us with! I have a full review on the cabins here if you want a more detailed review!

Each campsite includes a picnic table, fire circle & charcoal grill. The fire circle definitely was the hot spot for our crew and got a ton of use on our trip!!! It was also nice not to have to lug a grill with us!

So many activities for kiddos!!!! So many that it will be impossible to participate in them all! Always a great problem to have on any adventure!!!

Jellystone had chalk art contests! Basketball with Yogi Bear himself! Hide & seek with Cindy bear! We even spotted Boo Boo Bear cruising around to campsites to take photos with the kiddos!!! There was even ice cream being delivered to campsites one evening!!!

I would say if you have a kiddo 6-10, they will be so busy hanging out at the various activities & making new friends that they will literally never be bored! I can’t wait for my daughter to be a tad bit older so she can actually participate in more of the activities!!

Tell me the bounce pad isn’t the coolest thing you have ever seen?!?! I would have loved this thing when I was a kid. Heck, I wish there wasn’t a line of kiddos behind us so I could have taken a turn!!!! Zero additional costs too which makes it even better!!!

Kayaks, canoes, paddle boards, the list goes on! The best part?!? Included with your reservation so there is zero additional costs! We definitely took advantage and tried out all of the water sports.

Due to covid they do need to sanitize the life jackets in between use, so you might have to wait a tad bit longer, but better safe than sorry right?!? You can also just bring your own if you happen to own life jackets to avoid any waiting!

I’m pretty sure the water park is the main reason so many western New York families choose Jellystone as a staycation spot! With many lifeguards and tables spread out, it’s safe to say we had a blast!

The Jellystone inflatable park was our only disappointment. Not because it’s not totally awesome!!! It’s the most epic thing EVER!!! But, due to covid, you have to go down to the beach the day you want to play and make a reservation for your family at 8am! The whole campground heads down there and you can only make a reservation the day of, so we did not get to enjoy the epicness that is the inflatable park.

I am told my veteran Jellystone campers that this is 100% a covid policy due to sanitizing in between families AND that regulations will only permit one family at a time out on the inflatables. Hopefully next year things will be back to normal and everyone can use the inflatable park and not just the ones that ran to the beach the fastest at 8am lol....

Forget something at home?!? Need more charcoal?!? More firewood?!? Spending too much time at the pool so you don’t feel like making lunch?!? Good news is there is a delicious snack bar that serves everything from quesadillas, pizza, chicken fingers, grilled cheese, wraps, sandwiches, the list goes on! You can even hit up the Jellystone website and order your food online and have the food delivered right to you!

You can also have firewood delivered to your campsite via the Jellystone website. Y’all do not know how handy that little feature is! When you have been drinking around the fire and realize you’re on your last log, just grab your phone and order some wood!!!

The gift shop also had all the camping necessities one may have forgotten at home along with basic food items like milk, chips, candy, soda, juice!

I’m pretty sure y’all can tell that my family had one heck of a time!!!! My hubby is the anti camper of the family. That’s right! Y’all thought I was the high maintenance one and it’s the other way around lol.... I crave adventure and he craves, well the opposite lol....and I can happily report that he is so in love with Jellystone!!! That’s how fun Jellystone is even for non camping folks! So much to do that everyone can find an activity to engage in!!

However, if you are renting a cabin, it can get a tad bit pricy, BUT the cabins sleep so many and include all of the amenities! If you go halves with another family, the prices are no different than a single hotel room!

The campground was pretty well maintained too. This was my biggest concern and I am pleased to report that everything was clean! No trash laying around. Nothing broken just sitting there. I feel like Jellystone takes good care of the place. Definitely not a jumkie campground!!

Pets are also permitted which I thought was pretty sweet! They even have a dog park!!! Love that furbabies can join in on the fun!

I will recommend however bringing a wagon or renting a golf cart while at Jellystone. Since we aren’t camping regulars, I had no idea golf carts are even a thing at camp grounds. I guess most camp grounds rent them and I was so bummed I was left out of this little detail! I will definitely be renting one next time. If you don’t want to shell out the cash for a golf cart, bring a wagon for the little ones so you aren’t carrying them all over the resort! You will thank me later for this little tip.

Will we be back?!?! You best believe it!!!! I really hope to make Jellystone a yearly thing since both my hubby and daughter had a blast! We spend several days at the resort and didn’t even come close to doing everything, so there is so much more for us to explore in the future! So happy we have such a fun campground here in Western New York!

The outside of the cabins reminds me of one of those trendy tiny houses! The best part I would have to say is the screened porch! It didn’t rain during our trip THANK GOODNESS!!! But, if it were to sprinkle, you could still enjoy the great outdoors from the comfort of your own screened patio away from all of the mosquitoes!!!

Each campsite comes with a picnic table, charcoal grill and fire circle. I’m all about cooking via campfire and hubby was all about using his smoker is just had to bring with us, so we did not use the charcoal grill. The fire circle & picnic table definitely got lots of use!

There were plenty of trees as well, so I was sort of bummed I didn’t bring a hammock!

The living room features a flat screen tv with basic cable & I mean basic basic! I’m not a big TV person. I very rarely watch the thing, but our last night Hubby did turn the tv on to catch some basketball highlights while we packed up the place and it was a fail since there weren’t any channels lol.... the TV does have a DVD player though, so if you are camping with kids, bring DVD’s just in case it rains. You can have a movie night.

The couch is a pleather material which was PERFECT! If you happen to get mud on the thing, just wipe it right up!

There is also a dining table, but honestly we ate every meal outside so we did not sit there at all.

I was actually super impressed with the kitchen!!! Silverware, plates, cups! All there!!! There was also a toaster oven, coffee maker, 2 burner stove, microwave and full sized refrigerator. While we did do 95% of our cooking outdoors, it was nice knowing we had a kitchen for emergencies.

The master bedroom featured a queen sized bed, wardrobe closet and a flat screen tv! You do need to supply your own bedding, which we did! I just snapped these photos before anyone lugged any luggage in so my photos looked clean & organized lol....

Bedroom Two featured a set of bunk beds! One full sized bed on the bottom and one twin sized bed on the top. No tv in this room or wardrobe, but there are two storage draws on the bottom of the bed for clothing!

Ahhhh the bathroom!!!! The best thing a camper can have! It’s just your basic bathroom with a tub, sink & toilet, but basic is equivalent to gold in the great outdoors!

Honestly, I was impressed with the cabin! I was super worried the Premium Villa wouldn’t be that premium. Would it be really old inside?!? Not updated?! Super dirty from many campers going in and out?!?! I’m here to say I was worried about nothing!!!. Our cabin looked relatively new! Everything was ridiculously clean! Even the refrigerator which made me happy since even mini refrigerators in hotels have a habit of being gross sometimes.

The cabin smelled like straight up wood, which makes sense since the whole place is paneled with real wood. Definitely gave the cabin a super woodsy vibe which I loved.

However, Jellystone claims this cabin can sleep up to 7 people. I will honestly say that might be a stretch. Two in the master. 2 in the second bedroom and I would say one on the couch. You could squeeze two kids on the full sized bed in the second bedroom, but I would say if everyone wants to sleep comfy, I would say 5 comfy. 6 squeezing. Maybe 7 if you have a baby in a pack & play lol....

Would I stay in a Premium Villa again?!! Absolutely!!!! The cabin was everything I was hoping it would be. A clean place to reside after our outdoor daily adventures!

Red Lobster Biscuits!!! If you aren’t totally obsessed, sorry! We can’t be friends lol... so delicious and the funny part is, I hate seafood. I literally will go to Red Lobster and order the Cajun Chicken Pasta just so I can have my beloved biscuits!!! They are just THAT good!

Unfortunately, our local Red Lobster was closed down for a few months due to all of this quarantine life stuff. I seriously went through withdrawals. I purchased the store version of the biscuits, but they just weren’t the same. They tasted a little similar, but to me the texture was just off. So I was determined to recreate my own.

I went straight to Pinterest. Tried out a few copy cat recipes and tweaked them enough where I finally have my own version that tastes pretty damn close to the originals!!! Enjoy!

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Combine flour, Cheddar cheese, butter, egg, milk, baking powder, salt, and garlic in a bowl.

Serve & Enjoy!

Candle Day in August?!? Shocked is definitely an understatement!!! Being a Bath & Body Works junkie, I usually have a good idea when candle day will land in December. Since I usually know the date wayyyy in advance, I know when to start saving so I can purchase the entire store. This time around? I opened the email around 10am and took the little bit of spare cash I had and shopped away! Literally couldn’t have landed on a worse day since I leave for a camping trip this weekend lol.... all my loot needs to go to that adventure and not my getting a Bath & Body Works fix lol.....

This was actually my first time in an actual Bath & Body Works store since March! All those hauls of mine you have spotted all over, online orders. Honestly, I was actually a tad bit nervous since masks and “try me” just doesn’t mix. I was scared I would somehow mess all of this up lol...

I’m happy to report my experience wasn’t that awkward at all. While you do rock a mask & there is an employee standing at the entrance counting customers, nothing else changed that much. The sink with the soaps, still there! While sample bottles with the “try me” stickers aren’t all over the store like they were pre-covid, you can still pick up a candle and some what smell it with the mask on. I felt totally safe and beyond happy to see my local store finally open!

Now on to my mini-haul!

I would be totally lying if I said I didn’t purchase this candle for the label alone lol.... Pink, Pumpkin & Donuts?! Doesn’t get anymore basic girl falltastic as that lol....

The candle smells like pumpkin & vanilla. A pretty good combo of you ask me.

We are headed on a camping trip this weekend! By camping I mean staying in a cabin in the woods a few hours away lol... while I think this candle is totally ugly, I thought it would be PERFECT for our cabin!

Smells like straight up marshmallows! If you’re a marshmallow fan or headed camping like myself, this is the candle for you.

September 1st my house will be turning into Halloween, so I figured I would pick up a Halloween candle since you can’t beat the price.

Literally smells like candy! Smells so good I want to eat it lol....

Since it’s still summer, I figured a Margarita scented candle was perfect to snag!!!

I’m burning this candle right now and omg! So strong!!! I love a strong candle since I am the mom to 3 furbabies, so I’m very happy with this purchase.

This candle has been sold out online, so I was beyond excited when I spotted it in my local store!!! I’m actually happy to report it lives up to the hype as well.

With a face mask on I could smell this candle as soon as I removed the lid!!! So strong!!! Smells like fruity deliciousness! Another candle I wish was edible because it smells so yum!!!

Who doesn’t love Riesling?!? When I spotted this candle I just had to have it!!!

Scent-wise it smells like pear! At first I was like hmmm Apple?! But I’m guessing that’s similar to a pear lol.... perfect for fall!!!

Y’all aren’t seeing things!!!! Sunflowers in Warren, PA! No more driving all the way to Buffalo for those sun-tastic photos!!! Literally a 20 minute drive from my home in Jamestown.I couldn’t be more happy about this hidden gem.

While this field might not offer the same entertainment as Sunflowers of Sanborn, this field is decent sized AND located on a super cute farm in Warren, PA! You will definitely get those same fabulous shots a short drive away.

Field is free.
Flowers are $1 a stem or 12 for $10. Fresh picked daily.

Sunday 9am to 1 pm
6pm to 9pm Monday thru Friday

1479 East 5th Ave.
Warren, PA
(8/10 of a mile past the Warren high school on the left)

Asparagus!!! Literally the only veggie besides corn my hubby and I actually agree is delicious. My husband won’t even eat delicious potatoes and I force feed corn!!!! Ughhh..... It’s madness I tell you!!! So I find myself making every variation of asparagus I can since it’s one of the only veggies he will eat.

Since everything bagel seasoning has been my jam this year, I thought I would experiment with tossing it on asparagus one evening and omg!!!! So delicious!!!! I had to make it again and take pictures to share with y’all!!! So yum!!!

Pre-heat oven to 420 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place the asparagus on the baking sheet. Drizzle evenly with melted butter.

Sprinkle evenly with the everything bagel seasoning. Bake for 15 minutes.

Serve & Enjoy!