Five on Friday - Split Personalities

Hallelujah - It's Friday! What a week it has been. I am just not good at living a double life as a stay at home mom and a professional educator, which is what I do from late July to early August, until my kiddos go back to school. I'm trying to put on a brave face and woman up, but it's emotionally hard. I just don't like leaving my babies, but I loooove my job. Anyways, I'm enjoying dipping my toe back into the school life and soaking up every minute I can being at home with the kids. Here's a look at my week:

ONE.



I was talking with a friend about business cards for her business and just sort of put this design together from some inspiration she threw my way. I also did a tip/thank you card for her along the same theme and I'm working on a fun design for a sweet coworker now. I am having so much fun playing around with Photoshop - it's a nice creative outlet. So how can I turn this into a business?

TWO.



I attended a PLC symposium on Monday and Tuesday, so while my babies were in the excellent care of my in-laws (thank you!!), I got to mingle with professionals for the first time in a while. I took the opportunity to wear my gorgeous new LLR Amelia dress and totally forgot my Lipsense! This dress is effortlessly fancy, I'm in love.



One of the breakouts I attended went over the workshop model in math...I am unbelievably excited to collaborate with my math teachers and try this in my classroom! Teacher nerd moment.



Day two, I did remember my Lipsense and LLR outfit number two was a classic and a black(!) Madison, complete with wedges. I do miss dressing up during the summer!

THREE.



Wednesday and back to SAHM role. We took a trip to the choochoo and fun was clearly had by ALL.





I forgot to mention, Zoey's been potty trained for two weeks! It was easy....and we sold her crib earlier this week, so she just really isn't a baby anymore. Gosh that happens fast.


I finally got Luke's six months photo done! It gets later and later each month....



Zoey also made muffins with minimal help from me! She's getting really good in the kitchen.

FOUR.



Totally random, but I went to get my car inspected (nothing like leaving it until the last minute) and it came with a free car wash (in which my car has not been washed since purchasing it 2 years ago). I had forgotten how terrifying these auto car washes can be! However, my car looks amazing.

FIVE.



Comparison is the thief of joy. I have to remind myself of this all the time. Just do you. 

Now I'm off to spend time with my sis-in-law, Kim! Happy Weekend! Linking up!



See y'all next week!

Five on Friday - Frinally

Fri-nally Friday! YAS! This week was weird and a little bit brutal. I thought this was my last full week of summer, but found out on Monday that I had some meetings to attend. And so it has begun - this weird time of year where I transition back into the role of a working mom. I love being mommy and I love my job - it's tough. 

ONE.



The week started off with a friend play date! We met up at an amazing park in Southlake - it was hotter than all get out, but the kids had a blast and it was so good to see some of my girls! 



TWO.



I had meetings all day on Thursday so we made our library trip a day early. Zoey loves these stacking cakes and spends most of her time searching for them and then stacking them. Luke loves chewing on everything - which I'm sure has been touched and licked 8 million times already. I'm going to miss these little library trips with my babies!



THREE.



Back to work for some meetings! I have acquired some new LLR pieces here and there over the summer, so I'm excited to finally put the "work" pieces to use! I am a huge fan of the Cassie skirt! It was so great to see my admin team and so sad to learn that some of my dearest coworkers are moving on this year. Education is tough - people are always coming and going and often you don't get the opportunity to say goodbye.

FOUR.



It is hotter than all get out here in Texas, so we stayed indoors as much as possible today. This little guy must've missed me yesterday, because he woke up at 5 am so we could party! He's so cute, I don't even care.



First whole food - Banana! 



And as the temp climbed to 101, we holed up in our game room, pulled down the shades and watched Disney Junior on the "big TV". I love air conditioning!



I made a Kroger run for beverages and ice cream and finally picked up this wine that was recommended by a blogger I follow. It is delicious. Go buy it now.

FIVE.



A dear friend of mine has become a Rodan + Fields consultant so I finally caved and decided to try some products! I'm dying to try a regimen, but I'm starting small with the eye cream and daily cleansing mask. Looking forward to seeing awesome results! Stay tuned. AND if you're interested in trying R+F for yourself, follow this link.



It's also been one week since I announced my little Lipsense business and I'm sold out from my first shipment! Luckily, shipment number 2 arrives tomorrow! Follow my Facebook page for stock updates, giveaways, and tips and tricks!

Have a marvelous weekend! Linking up!



See y'all next week!

Five on Friday - Settling in

Oh boy, am I glad it's Friday! Full weeks after a holiday are HARD. I think I'm settling into the SAHM routine with two though, now that it's almost time to go back to work. I say this all the time, but the days are LONG and the weeks aren't long enough. I'm getting sad that my time will be over with my babies soon. Here's a little recap of the week, courtesy of my five.

ONE.



We wrapped up swim lessons yesterday! Zoey did a great job. She still isn't super comfortable in the water, but she did start to look forward to going every morning. We plan to take her swimming as often as we can for the rest of the season and hopefully frequent the indoor pool this fall and winter to build her confidence. Isn't she adorable?



TWO.



My beach tote arrived last week from Lands' End and I love it!! It's huge and has so many pockets to organize all of our pool gear. I also love all things monogrammed, so this doesn't hurt. Bonus photo of my cutie girl.

THREE.



The choo-choo at the library has been a boredom buster for us this week! We've been twice and will probably head there again today. Pro-tip, go during nap time, we own that place from 1-3 because my kids don't nap.





FOUR.



Luke has mastered the sippy cup! What a big boy! He also fed himself a puff or two - next stop bananas!





Zoey and Luke are starting to play together and it makes my heart so happy! I never quite get the money shot photo because my heart is too busy bursting with love to take a photo. Inevitably, shortly after this, Zoey will love Luke to death and the moment will be over, but it's so great for the short time it happens.



Speaking of photos...Zoey found Chris's old point and shoot and took about 100 photos today. Some of them are good, but every time she took a photo, she'd look at it and laugh hysterically. I'll share some when I have time to go through them all. Kid photography, what a hoot.

FIVE.



I've started having those back to school nightmares that come this time every year. You know, the ones where your class is too full on the first day and you hadn't planned a lesson and were just going to "wing it"...no, just me? Well, I always find a million things I want to do differently and then I make about 2 of them happen. I'm hoping to pull off a more structured classroom with learning zones and a better PBIS system this year.



I also love this for a first day activity.



Nerding out. I do love my job.

BONUS.



As if you don't have enough of your friends selling SOMETHING on Facebook...I've joined the party and signed up to be a Lipsense distributor. I've been loving it since April when my coworker introduced me and should've taken the plunge long ago. I made a separate page for my Lipsense posts so I promise you won't see it on my personal page. Follow along if you're interested - I have a giveaway going right now! Pucker Up by Steph

Have an amazing weekend - may it feel like a long one. Linking up!




See y'all next week!

Five on Friday - Fri-yay!

Hi, Friends! Does it feel like Tuesday to anyone else? I'm having a hard time writing this post, because it truly doesn't feel like Friday. I think the holiday made this week weird, but I won't turn down a Friday! 

ONE. 



Saturday we spent the day with Chris's family and we were able to sneak away for a kid free Costco trip. We bought ALL THE THINGS. Seriously, you can't even see it all, but it was amazing. You know you're a parent when Costco counts as a date.



I picked up this picture book, read the first page, and impulse bought it. It's so good.



Later that day, I got to spend some solo time with my girl at the park. She has such an imagination! 



This was towards the end of our day of playing, drinking, and eating and I had to take a picture of my Lipsense looking amazing. Bombshell is such a great color for light make-up days. I'm looking forward to trying Senegence Shadowsense and Foundation soon. I've heard great things!

TWO.



My Land's End rash guard arrived yesterday! I love it! Hopefully I can test it out this weekend at the pool. 

THREE.



Speaking of the pool...Zoey started swim class this week and it's been a struggle for her. She is adamant that she does not want to "go under" and cries when they get her head anywhere near the water. Any tips? I'm not a strong swimmer myself so I totally get where she's coming from, but I want her comfortable in the water.



This is what brother does during swim lessons. Ah the life of an infant.

FOUR.



Big girl bed success! Anyone need an IKEA crib? Zoey has been sleeping in her big girl bed with ZERO issues for the past few days. We had two days of waking up around 3 AM to hear a "squish, squish" of her pull-up walking into our room and a quick redirect back to bed was needed. We determined she just didn't know when to wake-up so a quick trip to Target for an "Okay to Wake" clock and I haven't seen her in our room before 6:15 since. I highly recommend the clock!



She even slept through this MASSIVE thunderstorm the other night. So impressed.



Now it's time to tackle potty training in earnest. *sigh* Any tips there?

FIVE.



Whenever I paint or draw with Zoey, she asks me to draw Disney characters. I can usually get by with a decent Minnie, but this week she asked for Daisy. I did some googling and found this awesome "how to draw" site. I had some fun...



Bonus cuteness from our library trip:







Have a fantastic weekend! Linking up!



See y'all next week!