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?**

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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!

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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!

Linking up.



See y'all next week!

Five on Friday - Family

Happy Friday, my friends! I don't know how everyone else feels, but this week felt like it flew by to me. I'm in disbelief that it is already Friday. Scrolling through my pictures this week, I apologize up front that this is mostly a kid post. I did nothing but spend time with my kiddos and I won't say I loved EVERY minute of it, because that would be a lie (the hours of 2-4 are HARD, y'all), but I loved the vast majority of my time with them and I'm finding the SAHM thing a little easier each week. I'm convinced I have the best babies in the world.

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Facebook reminded me that Chris and I got engaged 7 years ago this week! June 21, 2010, I answered the easiest question I've ever been asked. Best. Decision. Ever. 7 years, 1 state, 2 moves, 2 jobs, 1 house, and 2 kids later, I'd still answer the same, just louder and less polite so he could hear me this time (he never heard me say "yes" the night he asked). Love that man! He is an awesome husband and an incredible dad.

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Wednesday we had a mega outside day. We hit up the park in the morning, stopped by to see my in-laws, and then enjoyed their awesome pool area. We had such a fun time with Nana and Papa! I had to drag Zoey away and they had to promise she could come back Friday, so we'll be heading there at some point for a bit today!







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Yesterday, I ruthlessly went through all of my very favorite baby Zoey clothes, that I hadn't already given away, and packed up two big bags for a friend of mine who recently found out she's having a baby girl! Our little friend clan is heavy on boys so I'm thrilled to be able to hand down some baby clothes! I also have a pile of big Zoey clothes for my other girlfriend's daughter who is about a year younger than Zozo. I love seeing my favorite clothes on these other sweet babies and I need these sweet things out of my house before I fall for the trap of wanting another tiny baby! This shop is CLOSED.

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My Zoey girl, since the moment she was born, I've always called her sassy and that just shines through more each day. I adore her. She is a sweet and patient big sister too. She tests my patience daily, but that's all part of growing and learning (I really try to think about this before I react...so. hard.) I never dreamed I'd be so lucky to be mommy to this angel though. 





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This picture, I am saving to compare to a look he'll give me when he is about 14 (minus the drool, hopefully). This baby is the sweetest little thing. He steals hearts with his ear to ear grins and lets me hear about it when he's hungry. I am loving every minute of watching his personality develop - I think he's his daddy's mini me. How on earth did I get lucky enough to have TWO easy babies? I can't even be mad when he wakes me up at 4:30 for the day - the smiles he gives out are just that good. He's my angel boy.





Well, I'm off to wrangle these 2 cuties for the day and then tonight, I'm headed to supper club!! My girlfriends rock, I hosted a lack luster kick off and they've since taken the idea and run with it!! I can't wait to host again so I can do it right. 

I hope y'all have an amazing weekend. Linking up!



See y'all next week!

Five on Friday - SAHM

Hi, friends! Happy Friday! As I write this, I have just a few short hours until I've survived my first full week of being a SAHM (for the summer) of two little ones. We had some set backs, but overall, both kids had a great week and each day I felt more confident and less like a failure, so I'll call it a win! I only sent my husband a few texts filled with expletives and a "how do you do this ALL THE TIME?" text to my sister. Anyways, let's get to my five.

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My "treat yo self" day last Friday was awesome! The massage was heavenly - I want to gift everyone a massage now. Best. Gift. Ever. I took care of some things at the mall and shopped the BBW semi-annual sale. Headed to Old Navy for a date night outfit and finally used my gift card at Zoe's Kitchen (it's Mediterranean, which I LOVE and everyone else hates). I took everything home, pumped and spent a long time getting ready for date night while watching OITB. Just about the time the babies got home, I was thinking about how much I missed them, so the day was just long enough.

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Speaking of my Old Navy trip, I grabbed these AMAZING elephant shorts on whim and I LOVE them! They are cool and super comfy for hot days AND they match my Chloe + Isabel elephant bracelet!



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My new school year planner - already thinking ahead to 17-18. In the past, I've purchased Plum Paper and Erin Condren, but I really don't use the lesson planner portion, so this year, I sprang for the Day Designer. I've heard some amazing things and I liked the trial page they provided. I'm worried it might be too cumbersome, but I love the idea of a goal focused planner with a page for each day broken down by time and a big three check list. Let's see if I can keep up with it - I'll report back once the school year kicks off. June & July are not for scheduling.

Also, check out the  amazing packaging it came in:

 

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Day 1, Monday, was such a cluster. I panicked and ran to Pinterest for some ideas on how to loosely structure our summer days. I ran across some decent ideas and I'm definitely planning to implement the quiet boxes since I officially have a child who no longer naps. We've since fallen into a much better routine, but I still like the overall idea of a loose schedule and something fun each day. What do you do to keep your kiddos happy and your sanity during the summer?

  

FIVE.

Kid Update:



Zoey is my little fish and Luke dipped his toes in for the first time this weekend!



Zoey started dance class on Tuesday and she LOVED it. My first outing with just me and both kids was actually to procure all of her dance stuff on Monday. She was also signed up for soccer, but when I took her yesterday morning, she started crying and said she'd rather do dance, soccer is "dangerous". I have no idea where she got that, but I get it, sweet girl. Dance it is.



My daughter holds coffee parties instead of tea parties...jealous?



After our soccer incident yesterday, we went home for a snack and regrouped for the library. Little did we know, it was zoo day and the Dallas Zoo had brought animals, so that was awesome and now I need a chinchilla. Then we played in the choochoo where both my children were angels. We spent about 2 hours there and no one had a melt down (including me). 

I'm feeling pretty confident now that I CAN do this SAHM thing. I won't lie, earlier this week, it was feeling pretty impossible. I met a mom at the library with a toddler and an infant and she called it a "logistical nightmare" - yes, can I please be your friend? 



Looking forward to a weekend of man coverage! Have a great weekend! Linking up.



See y'all next week!

Five on Friday - Summer Part II

Happy Friday, friends! I got a little taste of summer this week, but I was also teaching summer school so it's been hard for me to really go full blown summer (you know, not showering for a week and adjusting our sleep schedule to 6 am instead of 5 am). However, my official summer starts today! I ushered my students out the door at 11 am yesterday and drove straight home to the pool to lay out with a good book...ooooor I headed home to meet the plumber so he could fix our toilet and outside faucets. I lead a really glamorous life.

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As luck would have it, summer school ended yesterday and my babies have one more day of daycare before they're officially out for summer. Soooo, I am, for the first time ever, taking them to school in just a bit and having some "me time". I'm cashing in on a massage gift card, eating a really long lunch and Orange is the New Black is out today so that's easily going to eat up the rest of my day. It's even date night! I am probably a little more excited than I should be about this day.

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So a long time ago....this room was painted a baby poop gold color with a dark blue accent wall. Actually the whole house was painted a variation of baby poop when we purchased it. So Chris and I, pre-kids, systematically painted every single wall in our house. Primarily, Revere Pewter by Benjamin Moore, a lovely Greige color. Somewhere along the way though, I got tired of painting grey and lost my mind. I decided we NEEDED to paint the largest room in our house a vibrant green color. Chris reminded me that, at the time, he protested, but I quickly shut him down with "not every room in our house can be grey!". Yeah, I stand by that statement, but does it need to be neon green?! 

So now that I spend a lot of time up here with the kids and we have our "theater" set up, the green HAS to go. I'm thinking a variation of this color, but what do y'all recommend? I'll never live this down, but I've been given a do-over so it has to be right this time!



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I finally found a kid-proof swimsuit that is still attractive. It was a huge splurge from Athleta, but totally worth it. The bottoms and tops are mix and match, which I LOVE. I got a slight boy short bottom, because I've just never been a fan of my rear hanging out and although I am not a fan of "tankinis", this blousey swim tank is so perfect for teaching my girl how to swim. No accidental peep shows here!

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Speaking of swimming, we finally checked out our neighborhood pool after living here for 5 years. Zoey had a blast and remembered most of her swim skills from last year. We just need to work on jumping FORWARD (not straight up) from the edge of the pool. 



I loved this little 1.5 foot, shaded kiddie pool too. 



I've never seen her so exhausted. She crashed within minutes of sitting down. 

FIVE.

Just some cuteness from the week.







Wish me luck this coming week as I take on my summer job of stay at home mommy! I'm a little nervous to have a toddler who doesn't nap and an infant who is still breastfeeding. How do y'all structure your day where the toddler still has fun, but the baby stays fed and happy? Help a sister out with some ideas!

I hope you all have a marvelous weekend! Linking up!




See y'all next week!