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! 

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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:







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See y'all next week!

Five on Friday - Happy Independence Weekend!

Happy Friday, everyone! The days are long, but the weeks and months are short. Here we are at Friday again and the very last day of June. How did that happen? I'm looking forward to a fun weekend ahead with friends and family. Let's get to my five.

**I started writing this post at 5 AM this morning and my less than 2 years old laptop malfunctioned. It's sort of running now, but I'm mad at PC. Who loves their mac? Worth the price?**

ONE.


I was shopping on Land's End the other night for a monogrammed beach bag and I found this adorable rash guard. I've been talking about getting a rash guard because I'm so rarely in the water past my shins anymore and I burn SO easily. This fits the bill perfectly. I can't wait for it to come in!

TWO.



I scored Zoey the most adorable pair of LuLaRoe leggings. So excited for her to wear them on our upcoming trip! Now I'm after a Disney Mae dress.



I also scored myself a Minnie top from the Disney LLR collection. I love it with my black Madison. I'm really wishing I taught elementary now so I had more of a reason to wear these adorable prints. My middle schoolers will mostly just roll their eyes at me.

THREE.



I took a picture of this wine because it's local, but as I was scrolling, it reminded of how amazing supper club was last Friday. This has been such an amazing, once a month addition to my life. Good friends, conversation, food, and of course wine. 

FOUR.



I finally ordered the Kwik Stix Solid Tempera Paints from Amazon last week. I cringed every time Zoey told me she wanted to paint and did everything I could to avoid it. Now, I can bust these babies out whenever she asks. They're amazing. Dad obviously loves them too.

FIVE.



Happy Six Months to this sweet boy! His smile and laugh are EVERYTHING. 



Big milestone here, He is sitting unassisted for minutes at a time! He's so close.



Zoey attended a friend's party last Saturday and it was a "princess" party. Probably the cutest thing I've ever seen. She had such a blast with her precious friends and I took so many pictures.





Huge milestone for Zoey too, she slept all night in her big girl bed last night for the first time! She's been fine with her crib for the last 37 months of her life and then yesterday just decided it was time. She's asleep in there again tonight! I need to do some light baby proofing so I'll sleep better though.





Time for me to go to bed so I can wake up in about 6 hours and do it all again! Happy Independence day, everyone! Have a marvelous weekend!

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See y'all next week!

Five on Friday - This weekend only has two days?

Hi, friends! Happy Friday! I'm so thrilled it's Friday, but a little in shock that this weekend only has two days and not three or four like I've been used to lately. I've really come to love my Five on Friday posts though, because it forces me to look back and find the good moments of the week. I'm always in a happy and relaxed mood after posting, so let's get to it!

ONE.



Saturday, we headed over to my in-laws for their neighborhood "Eggstravaganza". It was a fun event. Zoey faced her fears and finally got in a bouncy castle - she had a BLAST. Luke was pretty content for me to wear him too. Doesn't he just look adorable in his 3+ hat that fits his head almost perfectly? 

Later, Chris and the kids evacuated the house and allowed me to have a nice evening with some of my girl friends. I can't wait to do it again!

TWO.



 

Easter Sunday, we played with Easter baskets and had a yummy lunch at Chris's parents' house. It was a really nice, chill day. Side note, I'm really loving the ability to see my in-laws so often. They're the best a girl could possibly have.

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As luck would have it, we did not incur any bad weather days this year and therefore, I got our bad weather make-up day (Easter Monday) off! Zoey and I packed up Luke and dropped him off at daycare so we could have some much needed Mommy & Zoey time. We picked up groceries and then after a quick stop home, headed to see Beauty and the Beast!

Our local movie theater does "Mommy Mondays" where tickets are half-priced and they keep the volume low and the lights up. It also happens to be a dine in theater.



Zoey ordered chicken fingers and a fruit cup and then settled in to watch the 2.5 hour movie with only one trip around the movie theater during a long period between songs. She was entranced and has been singing the songs and reenacting the scenes ever since. I'm incredibly impressed with her attention span.

She even conned me into buying her the Beauty and the Beast Busy Book at Costco so she could use the figurines to reenact the scenes. She loves the end scene where Gaston tries to fight the Beast and LOVES when dad reenacts it for her.

Gosh, I had such a fun day with my sweet first born.



Four.



My weekday mornings may be CRAZY, but no matter how late I'm running, I will always spend a little time enjoying these two and the already sweet bond they have. 



I will also always enjoy my little bit of country scenery on the way to work while it still exists. This is when my morning slows down for just a minute - that minute of calm between being mommy and middle school teacher. 

Five.



I'm obsessed. I rarely wear lipstick because it rubs off and I kiss my babies A LOT so I hate wearing it, only for it to rub off when I kiss them goodbye each morning. This stuff STAYS ON and comes in the best colors. It's also super hydrating and not sticky like a gloss. Is anyone else into this? What's your favorite color?



Looking forward to a low-key weekend with my loves. Have an amazing weekend everyone!

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Five on Friday - FOUR day weekend!

I have been back to work for a whole 8 days and I'm probably the most excited about this FOUR day weekend! It feels like Saturday to me and wrong to be typing up my Five on FRIDAY this morning. Chris even gets the day off so it's a huge super bonus to have an extra day with him! Life. is. good.

ONE.



We attended the annual Journey of Hope Breakfast with the Easter Bunny. It is by far my most favorite charity event we do all year. The breakfast is amazing and Zoey has a blast playing the games, visiting the musical petting zoo, and participating in the Easter egg hunt. The only downside to this year's event was the Frozen bike up for raffle...we walked away with a very teary toddler and a birthday wish to fulfill. Overall it was a super fun morning though!

   

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Now that our siding is freshly painted, we've been fixing up our backyard patio. Chris got rid of my shredded (cat) outdoor rug and replaced it with some awesome wood tiles from IKEA. These two have really been enjoying the extra outside time since the weather has been so beautiful.

THREE.



We had an impromptu date night last weekend. We planned to go see a movie, but it just didn't work out so we settled for dinner at Grub Burger Bar. We are SO glad we missed the movie - both of us had forgotten how nice a dinner without kids could be.

FOUR.



I noticed one of my favorite bracelets had fallen off when I got to school and upon further investigation, I found it was broken. Normally I'd be devastated, but lucky for me, it's Chloe and Isabel. So I hopped on my phone, submitted a picture of the damage, and they shipped me a new one, free of cost! I'll have to do a post about my obsession soon (not paid or compensated for saying these things, just obsessed with beautiful jewelry).

FIVE.



We are looking forward to a beautiful weekend outside, Easter baskets, time with family, my girls' night and LuLaRoe pop-up, and a mommy and Zoey day of fun on Monday. Enjoy this beautiful weekend!

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See you next week!