Friday Things
1. This handsome devil turned 4 months old this week! His check-up went great – he gained almost three pounds and grew two inches from his 2-month appointment. He’s now 14 lbs 1 ounce and 24 inches long and continues to be so much fun. He’s discovering new things and I’m pretty sure he loves his own voice more than anything.
I can’t believe how much he has changed already!!
2. Ever since I was in high school, I have been a morning shower-taker. It didn’t matter how much time I could save in the morning by showering at night, I would get up however much earlier I needed to be able to take a shower in the morning. Without doing so, I felt like I could never really wake up. Fast forward to present day… over the last couple of weeks, I’ve totally become a night shower-taker. It’s much more relaxing for me to be able to enjoy a hot shower once Joseph is in bed for the night, rather than rushing through one in the morning and hoping he doesn’t wake up from a nap when I’m mid-shower. Also, I can roll right out of bed in the morning and within 10 minutes be ready for the day. Wins all around!
3. You might remember me talking about grown-up coloring books a couple of months ago… well, after I mentioned them on here, my sister bought me two for my birthday! I didn’t bust them open until last weekend, but I’ve been enjoying adding a few more details each night when I have some downtime. (I bought a set of colored pencils to use with the books, and they’re working out great!)
4. I shared this video of decorated cookout cookies on the BEB Facebook page earlier this week. They are unbelievable, but I don’t think I could ever find the time to make more than one! Definitely a work of art!
5. So many of you were excited to hear about our new tradition of Sunday dinners and asked that I share the weekly menus… I’ll work on posting something either here on Fridays, on the Weekend Dish, or perhaps somewhere on the site, such as the footer. Where would you like to see it?
6. I have a fleece robe that has served me well during the winter, but I’m looking for something more lightweight for the summer. I’d love your recommendations!
7. One of my favorite ice cream treats as a kid was Drumsticks – the fudge-filled sugar cones filled with vanilla ice cream, dipped in chocolate and rolled in chopped peanuts. Heaven. For the last couple of months, I’ve been buying them off and on at the grocery store… best nighttime treat!
8. Did you watch the Billboard Music Awards? I’m not usually into award shows, but love the live music. Admittedly, I have pretty much no idea who many of the current popular musicians are, so being able to watch Simple Minds do a live performance of “Don’t You Forget About Me” was awesome. I also really enjoyed the Imagine Dragons cover of “Stand By Me”. I’m officially old and living in the past.
9. I used fresh basil in the dipping sauce for my pepperoni pizza monkey bread earlier this week and I couldn’t stop smelling it… fresh basil is quite possibly the most intoxicating smell of all of summer. Now I’m craving a margherita pizza.
10. TGIF! Einstein wishes you a great weekend!
Totally with you on the night showering. I had been a morning showerer person for a while, but with my baby (3 months!), I’ve found that showering in the evening (now that I’m back at work) is working out so much better. I can feed and dress her in the morning while hubs showers and gets our breakfasts and lunches packed, and then we can all be ready to go out the door to day care/work in a timely fashion. Enjoying the recipes as always, but also loving the Joseph updates to see the things I have to look forward to my baby doing! :)
Where’s Duke these days? Love the updated pictures of Joseph! What a little cutie pie! And am waiting for an opportunity to make your salted pretzel chocolate cake. Yummmmmmm.
Loved the Billboards. Such a fun show. I live taking showers at night . I feel like it’s the perfect way to end a day. Even when I get home really late, I love to shower before bed.
Your little one is such a cutie. I swear my daughter grows over night. Crazy!
Looking for a light robe check out Restoration Hardware they have amazing cashmere robes!
Joseph is so cute, your doggie looks lovely too..I have cotton robes from a going out of sale from K-mart and adore them, they only cost me $6.00 and I got two..I wash them in our big new kitchen sink..never the Washington machine and hang them to dry…We are going to the shore in a minute or two it is 6:01 in the morning and we are gonna get food from the sea and enjoy the rain we have missed in the worse drought Washington state has seen, hot as can be, lived here since 1978 and dry no ski season, no snow and the farmers are bracing for wildfires and crops being affected, we are okay with it we get our water from different sources but still it is cooler at the shore and we get to stay sometimes in motor homes nicer than our tiny house..Your baby doll is so adorable, wonderful you can watch him grow up and take photos and so enjoy him your hubs and your animals too..Happy Memorial day it surely came fast, it is approaching my birthday and my 41st wedding anniversary we always celebrate in June as our only child comes out this way and we cannot wait to see and be with her, she grew up in the blink of an eye..Your baby photos remind me of her, she never had any weight on her but when a wee one she did, now tall and thin and gorgeous..take care, enjoy your time, I adored drumsticks, creamsicles, and ice cream sandwiches, I also remember when popsicles were only a nickel and had to find ways to get two pennies when they went up to 7 cents. ha! LOL!
If you like DRUMSTICKS keep your eye out for CHOCO TACOS. Our Kroger
carries them but can be hard to find. They are the same ingredients as a DRUMSTICK but taste a little different. (Like shell macaroni and elbow macaroni.
The same but different.) Really yummy!
Joseph and the dog are adorable as usual. I wear either a waffle weave or a fine cotton robe in summer depending on the temperature. I am wondering about your coloring book…is it the Secret Garden one or the Enchanted Forest? Very pretty. Might even make me feel creative as I cannot draw.
It’s the Secret Garden one!
Joseph is growing so much and so fast – it’s hard to believe he’s already 4 months old and he’s so alert! As far as lightweight summer weight nightwear – I would recommend anything made with Cotton Lawn! It is the lightest weight nightwear you can get, it’s comfy and seriously beautiful and somewhat old fashioned but I love it! I would be interested in seeing your menu for Sunday dinners – I don’t think it’s something that my family would want to do (teenagers make planning hard) all the time but maybe sometimes I could use the recipes for other get togethers…I personally think it’s just such a great thing for a family to do together!
As to #5: I love the idea of you posting your Sunday dinner menus! I think it would be awesome to see those posted on your Weekend Dish posts since a lot of those items are repeats if we have been keeping up with your blog during the week. Plus, it would be fun to be inspired to maybe try making your menu on Sunday for our own Sunday dinner, and posting it on Saturday would still give us some time to do that.
Your baby is adorable! What a sweet smile. Enjoy every minute!
I love the smell of basil. I grow some every summer. It is a scent that my daughter says reminds her of me and summer. Speaking of my daughter, she happened to be in Vegas for business and she and her co-workers were able to attend the BMA’s. She is still pinching herself. I, too, loved the throwback performance of “Don’t You Forget About Me.”
Have a great weekend!
I love the lightweight knit robes from Target – I have an Xhilaration one and a Gilligan O’Malley one and love them both!
I have a fleece robe also…but just recently ordered a bathrobe from amazon
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009VNAY1C/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It is more a spa robe…so comfy…throw in washer/dryer…comes out looking brand new…price good also.
Look forward to baby pictures each week. He has been a beautiful baby since he was born.
Really a beautiful baby! I had a custom cookie business for years and have done some very intricate designs, but those cook-out ones are even more than I would care to take on…they are very cool though! Speaking cool, I love robes and my favorite summer robe is from Gap – made of modal. I see they only seem to have black now. I got mine in pink and it is so light and cool and comfy, it feels like wearing nothing :)
Thank you for sharing pictures of little Joseph—makes my Friday mornings here at work much more special.
I agree with you about basil—can’t get enough in the summer time—I’ve even had it in a lemon-basil martini–very yummy.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Hi Michelle
I so luv your blog but Friday things are the best. I decided that the adult coloring books are right up my alley. Thanks so much for sharing the pics. Especially that beautiful little man and the 2 four legged boys.. It truly brings back fond memories. Looking forward to the Sunday dinner edition. We always did that when I was growing up many moons ago and built so many great memories for all of us. This world is to fast and we all need to stop and smell the flowers so to speak. No better way to do it.. Have a great week and thanks so much for your enjoyable blog and wonderful recipies.
Beautiful baby boy! I love seersucker for summer.
As far as lightweight summer robes go, waffle weave are the clear winner, Warm enough to keep you comfy after exiting a hot shower into cold A/C, but breezy and light enough not to make you sweat and thus need another shower. Super comfortable too!
I have the same coloring book – LOVE!
Joseph continues to be such a beautiful baby! I’m enjoying watching him grow up.
Joseph is adorable….send some baby dust my way…ok! Anyhow, night shower-er here too, it just helps me wind down. Plus it tames my unruly curly hair since having 2 babies.
Hi Michelle,
Thanks for all your great recipes. I’m very excited for the weekly menu to be posted here on Fridays.
Wishing you a great weekend,too