Friday Things #356
1. I just adore how much these three love playing together! They’ll go from ramming construction trucks around to racing Hot Wheels and playing with Isabelle’s tea set. They make up games, and the stories they tell while playing are hysterical! Joseph and Dominic are always talking about driving around their kids 😂
2. Speaking of that tea set, it is by far the most-used Christmas gift that Isabelle got this year. She plays with it every single day and the boys do, too! If you have a toddler, I highly recommend it (and actually just realized it’s a “coffee set” lol!) >> Learning Resources New Sprouts Brew It!
3. The boys did a ton of painting last week while Isabelle napped. For his birthday, Joseph got a couple of sets of wooden cars and rescue vehicles that could be custom painted and he LOVED it (and shared the projects with Dominic, too!). If you have a preschooler who loves arts and crafts, this is a great gift idea.
4. I have new favorite jeans and had to tell you! You may already know about them, but I am absolutely obsessed with Wit & Wisdom jeans. I’m a long-time JCrew jeans fanatic, and Wit & Wisdom blow them out of the water for me. I love their Ab-solution line – they are high waisted, the waistband has a little stretch to it, the jeans themselves are super soft and flattering, and they don’t sag, ever. Seriously the best I’ve found in ages! (A quick sizing note – they run big and I wear a size smaller than my regular size in all other jeans.) These are the pairs I currently have >> Ankle Skinny Jeans (slightly distressed) / Skinny Ankle Jeans in Black / Itty Bitty High Waist Bootcut Jeans
5. We’ve purchased WeatherTech products for our cars before, but now I’m a fan for life >> Man Buys Super Bowl Ad To Thank Vets Who Saved His Dog From Cancer
6. Did you hear that McCormick launched an Old Bay Hot Sauce?! That sounds AMAZING but it’s already sold out! Hoping they get it restocked soon, we can’t wait to try it!
7. A good read >> How KitchenAid and Le Creuset Took Over Millennial Kitchen
8. I have to know! What’s on your Super Bowl menu for Sunday? (Be sure to check out my ultimate list of Super Bowl food ideas if you’re stumped!) I’m actually still trying to decide what to have… we’re celebrating my father-in-law’s birthday earlier in the day with pasta, meatballs and chocolate cake. I may prep a dip to throw in the oven come game time and we might be good!
9. We’re in the middle of finishing Season 5 of Poldark and ahhhhh, I love this show! So disappointed that this is the last season.
10. TGIF! Puppy love!
Awhhh puppy love. Doggie on the left is smiling😊your superbowl list is wonderful for all year long stuff..awards shows, golf..thank u!
I have 2 pair of wit and wisdom jeans, but I recently got a pair of jeans at athleta and they are by far the best of all of them!!!
I really have no plans for Sunday – might go to my parents
Living about 2 hours north of Philadelphia, we’re Eagles fans so it’s going to be cheesesteaks for us on Sunday. Hoping the Chiefs win this one but just looking forward to a good game. Happy Birthday Michelle’s father-in-law!!
BTW, that chocolate cake looks so good!! I’d would love to see you make the Oakmonter from that. I’d order one but am concerned about how it would arrive. If you give it a try, please post the results because I’d love to give it a shot myself. It looks delicious.
Just gonna throw out this to ya—the original Poldark series, from the, ahem, mid-70s, is soooo worth a watch!💙. Love your round-ups and pics of your adorable noodlemuffins! Isabelle looks so much like Dominic in that pic above!
I love that your boys have ‘kids’ already that they are driving around! Love pretend!!
As always I relish reading all about your beautiful and fun-loving children. It is so great to look at the world through their eyes. You are a fantastic mother!!!
I am 100% with you on the tea set! I am one of 3 girls, and my Dad always sat for our “tea partys” – raised pinky and all! When I had my 1st daughter he bought her a new tea set every Christmas. He did the same for my 2nd daughter, They each got their own tea set. He did this for every granddaughter (there are 5 now). {BTW boys got Hess Trucks} My dad continued to do this every year. But, on the Christmas of the year that they had turned 10, he bought them a real “fine china” teacup and saucer. He would pick them up when he went on vacation, or if he saw pretty ones in the store. The year that my oldest got engaged, he bought her a Tea Pot. My daughters are 28 & 25 and they have a wonderful collection that they display of all the tea cups that their grandfather has given them. They look so forward to it every year, and it is so special to them!
Just wondered if your watching the new season of ‘curb your enthusiasm’ I hear the theme tune and it makes me smile lol ; )
Love hearing about your babies! My grandson is turning 3 and loves cooking in the kitchen with his Momma (my daughter). I picked up the coffee/tea set for him – especially with the To Go Cup (he lives for Wawa’s hot chocolate)
We made black eyed peas in my pressure cooker and added diced tomatoes, ham and spices. Last night, I mused my mini chopper (it also shred and slices!!) and chopped it up, put it in a cast iron skillet and added shredded cheese – Warmed it on the cooktop and everyone loved it! (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01KNZPT52/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
For Superbowl plans, I’m looking to do something with a pork roast that I got from Costco on sale this week – Kansas City style??
Getting some seafood to make Cioppino or Ghiradelli chocolates since they’re made in San Francisco area?.
I’m making your spicy beef queso to start, made it last year & love it!
I also made your crock pot mac & cheese last night, and found a recipe for “mac and cheese bombs,” basically fried Mac & cheese balls with panko using, left over mac & cheese.
Also wings, Chinese pot stickers (dumplings), chocolate chip cookies, maybe a lemon buttermilk cake.
Do you know where to get a kitchenaid mixer repaired? Mine will run great until the mixture gets slightly thicker. Then it struggles to move through.
Hi Laurie, I don’t know about repairing a KitchenAid but it sounds like your motor might not be strong enough? Without knowing how old yours is or what kind of motor it has or even what you mean by thicker batter I don’t know for sure if that’s your issue or not. I have a regular KithcenAid (bought at Macy’s) that is now 10 years old and it can handle chocolate chip cookie dough just fine. But I made a recipe with a ton of flour once and it struggled to beat it in as there wasn’t much wet in the recipe (I don’t remember what was trying to make). But my MIL got a massive KA from Costco with a heavy duty motor and that one can mix up gingerbread cookie dough no problem.
I’ve heard that people go to automotive shops to get their KA’s repainted. I’m not sure where you’d go for anything else though.
That super bowl ad! 😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️