Friday Things
1. Somehow, some way, this sweet baby girl is turning ONE tomorrow! This has been, without a doubt, the fastest year of my entire life. To say I have no clue where the time has gone is a massive understatement. We’re so excited to celebrate her special day, and Joseph and Dominic already helped me bake the big cake :) She’s so lucky to have two big brothers that love her so much 😍
2. Speaking of the boys, my husband took them over to his parents’ house for the day yesterday and they played around in the yard with a croquet set… love seeing those smiles :)
3. Do you go all out for April Fool’s? We’re super boring and don’t do any pranks here, lol!
4. Currently lusting after all of Williams Sonoma Easter stuff! (plus it’s all currently 20% off!)
5. As someone who went through middle school, high school, and half of college during the 90’s…
Love this! Ahhhh to be cell phone and social media free again :) My husband and I were talking a few nights ago about how 25 years ago we were waiting in line at a pay phone to call our parents to get a ride home from the movies, and now you can get phone calls, messages, and the weather on your watch. Insanity.
6. What prompted our discussion was that my husband bought me an Apple Watch for my birthday last week and I LOVE it! I had been thinking about one for a long time, but had yet to pull the trigger. I love it because I am ALWAYS missing calls since I have a habit of not keeping my phone on me, especially when I’m wrangling kids, plus I love that I can see the weather at a glance, and can track my activity for the day.
7. I happened upon this on Pinterest – how often you should clean everything – and ummmm… does anyone actually clean all of these things this frequently?! (I’ll just hide over here in case the answer is yes.)
8. I don’t do keto, but I do try to stay away from processed foods/sugar during the week, so I am alllllll about these chocolate brownie fat bombs!
9. We watched The Founder last weekend about the beginning of McDonald’s. Have any of you seen it? It’s not exactly what I would call a “feel good” movie and left me feeling so bad for the brothers who started the original restaurant!
10. TGIF! Hope you have a great weekend!
You have the “perfect family” including those gorgeous doggies! So nice the kids all get along together so well and Isabelle is lucky to have such doting brothers. I definitely do not do all those cleaning tasks so we can hide over “there” together😉. I have not watched The Founder but it sounds interesting. McDonald’s has evil food so I guess it’s no surprise there was some evil in its history😂. A big Happy Birthday to Isabelle. Hope you all have a wonderful party.
Happy Birthday, Isabelle!!
Have a fun 1st birthday….
God bless!
Awww – Happy Birthday sweet baby girl!
My oldest daughter is expecting our first grand baby next month. A girl :) I can’t tell you how excited we are. To be able to hold a little one again is such a gift I will treasure and live in the moment with.
Love your posts, your family and your goldens! Thanks for all you do. Enjoy the weekend
I do everything on the first list except the coffeemaker (I don’t drink it) and laundry. It’s just me and doing laundry daily would be a waste of water and soap. With two dogs, if I didn’t sweep or robovac daily, the dirt and hair would push us outside in two days. I do change my sheets every Sunday. The rest I do when I have time.
Happy, happy birthday to Isabelle! She’s such a cutie pie!
I love that you linked to a Chocolate Covered Katie recipe! I haven’t made that particular one, but I eat her chocolate peanut butter baked oatmeal nearly every morning. I have several other recipes from her on my to-do list.
I’m about the same age as you, and yes I’m so glad I grew up in the last generation before social media and cell phones really took off!
She is such a beautiful baby girl. And “geek out” moment…but I so look forward to your kid’s birthdays to get to see the cake, how you decorated, pics, and the menu. Doggies look lovely too..funny how they pose side by side for a picture to be taken. P.s. you always dress your kids in such cute clothes. Isabelle has the cutest girly adorable clothes and your boys always look so handsome and put together. I dont know how you can do all of that and still look so put together yourself. You’re an amazing Mom to your kids and an amazing doggie Mom too.
I don’t know why, but I just teared up looking at that blue-eyed girl of yours. Sorry for being sappy, but she is so precious. (And I know in today’s society it is always dicey to comment on a child’s appearance or attribute gender traits, so please do not take any offense. I just don’t know of any other words to say other than she looks like a little angel and she made me smile.) When I look at your three little blessings, I wish I could have had one of my own.
Awww oh my gosh, no offense taken. Big hugs, xo
:) This reply should probably be in the “1st Birthday” update, but it all comes down to this: “STOP!” You are going to kill the internet with cuteness! OMG. That smile could make dictators cry, criminals confess, and the lonely look up with hope to the future. Your children can only be absorbed in small doses though–they can literally bring tears of joy on first sight. They are the embodiment of the little precious moments’ dolls. (Sorry–I know too much.) Best to you as always, Michelle.