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 - 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!

Five on Friday - This and That

Happy Friday! I fully intended to get this up during nap time this afternoon but in pretending to be asleep so Zoey would sleep...I fell asleep. Better late than never though!

On a side note, I am compiling book suggestions from my {last post} and I'll have that up soon. Please leave your book suggestions - I need them all!




One. Hair. I have never been more excited to go to my hair stylist than I am right now. I missed my last appointment due to a case of strep right after school let out and I've been abusing it daily at the pool. It needs some TLC. I am going to have to tip her so much for dealing with this crazy mess. Hair bliss awaits me tomorrow morning!





Two. Amazon Prime Day. I scored lots of goodies and my mailman is probably pretty thrilled about it. Diapers were 35% off, about $.17/diaper. The deal was limited to one box so I bought one of each type in Zoey's size. Score! I also scooped up this amazing pair of jeans by Liverpool - 30% off. They are softer than butter and fit like a glove. I was unsure about the "pull-on" style, but after reading rave reviews, I had to give them a try and they're fantastic.



Three. That's a wrap on swim lessons for the year! Zoey had a blast and is looking forward to next year when she can go out on her own. I'll be looking forward to watching her from a beach chair with a book in hand. 

  
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Four. I think it's time to overhaul my make up routine. I'm looking for a lighter, more moisturizing foundation type product. I cannot get away without wearing some sort of foundation so it has to be tinted and provide some coverage. Any suggestions? These are a couple I'm interested in. What else is a must have in your make-up bag?




Five. I just can't tell you how much fun I'm having with my sweet girl this summer. I feel so honored to be her mommy and so lucky to have a job that affords me plenty of time to spend with her. She is growing up to be such a sweet, daring, and kind young lady.

On a less sentimental note, Zoey's bow is from {The Tipsy Bunny} Etsy shop. I follow her blog {A. Liz Adventures} and she makes some pretty fantastic Lilly bows. I LOVE getting to dress her up.

                    Linking up with a few of my favs - April, Christina & Natasha!

Have a fantastic weekend! See you next week!

Summer Reading

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Happy Monday! After binge watching and reading my way through several series and books, I'm finding myself in need of some book suggestions.

I just finished watching the 2nd season of "Outlander" on STARZ. I mean....

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 I've read Outlander and Dragonfly in Amber - Voyager is definitely on my list to be read soon.

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 If you have not read this series, I highly recommend it. It's a beautifully written historical, romance series with a touch of science fiction. It has everything. You can hop on your library's website and check these out for free!

I do need a short break from the intensity of this series though. What suggestions do you have for a great summer read? It can be adult or YA, I'm into everything.

 I'll follow up on this post and compile a list of recommendations that I receive, so bring them on!

Five on Friday

Hi there! I'm back for Five on Friday. I wasn't able to blog much for this week since we spent our weekend in Oklahoma to see this guy get his PhD!



Congratulations to my little brother (in-law), Mark! We are crazy proud! Also, check out that handsome guy on the left!

It's also been a brutal week of standardized testing. 16 hours with just me and my thoughts...I might be going crazy and I definitely haven't been very nice. BUT...TGIF and standardized testing 2016 is OVER!

1. Mother's Day 2016



This just made my year. All the tears.

2. We are potty training...!



I'd post the precious photo of my baby girl "tinkling" in the potty for the first time but I try to keep her social media presence down and posting potty photos would definitely come back to haunt her some day. She's been asking to "potty" a lot lately so we took her interest and ran with it. #pottytrainedbysummer

3. Book Binge



It's pretty apparent that I've been on a children's book binge this week! All of these books showed up on my doorstep today (oops). I recently attended an Usborne online book party and purchased several of these books from them. I need some time but I'll post a review soon.

4. Clean House



We recently broke down and hired a monthly cleaning service. I can't even handle how much this has changed my life. It is worth every hard earned penny and Wednesday was the best day this week!

5. STAAR Week



This is the only good thing to come out of being locked up for 4+ straight hours. Now that's what I call active monitoring!! Boom!


                    Linking up with a few of my favs - April, Christina & Natasha!

Happy Friday! See you next week!