1. Alf

Alfred is never too far away from mom these days, especially when I’m not feeling well and resting. He has become so much more protective of me since I became pregnant and even wants to snuggle sometimes. I soak it up. He will always be my first baby, fur baby that is.

2. Fresh Fruit

Have you noticed how nice it has been these last couple weeks? If not, maybe you live under a rock… But this prepackaged, way to expensive, melon platter was too hard to resist at whole foods the other day. I may or may not have eaten the whole thing within a couple days. I cannot wait for summer.

3. Warm Temps

As mentioned above, this weather, swoon! We had a nearly 80 degree day last week in Kansas, in February! 80 degrees was maybe a little too warm for this pregnant gal, but the 60s and 70s have been just perfect!

4. Built in table

I’ve started doing this with the belly when it’s convenient. I guess this could be considered a perk of pregnancy!

5. Pre-op Mike

It’s hard to believe that surgery was already three weeks ago. I am so grateful for this guy and his positive attitude toward a not so fun situation with his knee.

6. Bonus!

Mike surprised me with these pens last week! If you’re on the hunt for a great liquigel pen that doesn’t smear, these are the pens for you. They’re seriously incredible. You can buy them HERE on Amazon and they’re worth every penny.

Happy Day!

Friday means I’m linking up with…5 on Friday:  Darci, April, Christina, + Natasha | Friday Favorites: A Little Bit of Everything, Momfessionals, + Grace and Love | Oh Hey, Friday: September Farm + The Farmer’s Wife

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Good morning, Friday!

I am linked up with April today for Five on Friday!

A Little Orange Box

I opened up our mailbox yesterday to a little orange box filled with our Christmas card pretties! This is my first year using Shutterfly for Christmas cards. In the past I have just designed something and sent them to a generic printer. Holiday cards can get stinkin’ expensive real fast. Especially if they’re charging $2.50 a card…

Well right now, Shutterfly is hosting a 40% off everything sale! And you can combine promo codes and also get free shipping if you spend $39 or more. Sign up for emails too. When I ordered my cards they were running a 40% off sale but my email had a code for 50%. I love getting good deals from Shutterfly.. I’m the girl that never pays full price for anything on there – and neither should you. Plus the quality is great!

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Another Little Orange Box

While I was staying at my parents last weekend we had a very lazy Sunday after the littlest sister spent the night at a friends house and stayed up waaaay to late… That was a long sentence. But anyways, I had lots of time and a little motivation.

I ordered our 2014 photo book!

It’s supposed to arrive next week and I am THRILLED! This is no small task – you understand if you make yearly photo books. The most time consuming part is finding all the photos you want. I usually do mine in two parts. I’ll spend one day focusing on finding the perfect photos and then another afternoon getting it organized on the Shutterfly website.

I love having the memories all in one place and I love that I don’t need all the scrapbooking supplies to get it done.

I never order these without coupon codes either. I get my books all done and ready and then I wait for Shutterfly to offer a free book (usually $29.99 value).

2016 Planner

Okay, I’m feeling a little bit on top of the game here. I usually never get a planner until the end of December and I spend a good portion of New Years Day writing in all my known 2016 events. It’s a fun tradition, but this year when Target released their Sugar Paper line I couldn’t resist the prices. Last year I spent some money on a different planner that I ended up wishing was smaller (it was 8.5 by 11) and I bought one at Target for $6.99 and LOVED it.

This is the planner I had last year. It only has full month pages and it’s very slim.

This is the one I chose for 2016. It also has weekly pages and I’m excited to use those as more of a journal and write out memories or thoughts on specific days. I learned last year that I’d rather just have the full month calendar pages for scheduling. Then I can see the whole month on one page and don’t have to flip around like crazy. There is also room on the page for me to write out our bills that we’ll owe and to keep track of my babysitting hours. And it was $15. Can’t beat that.

Alfred

Alf has been getting a lot of attention lately and he is soaking it up. I think I am already getting nostalgic of the time Mike and I have had with just Alfred (pregnancy hormones much?) so he gets lots of love.

And he provides lots of laughs. Such a goofy little guy.

Basketball and Sunday Naps

Conference basketball started last night. We weren’t prepared for the stress that it brings. Go Warriors!

And Katie knows how to Sunday.

Happy Weekend!

It’s Friday!

1. Walking

When we were out of town for a few weeks this summer I completely stopped working out. When you’re working summer camps there just isn’t enough time for working out. On Monday afternoon, I attempted to workout again. 4 weeks off is tooooooo long.

But I did get to cool down with a nice walk around our neighborhood pond with the pup. He enjoyed it and I enjoyed the fresh air.

2. Fall Temps

It cooled off this week in Kansas! Just for a couple days, but it was welcomed with open arms and open windows. It was the first morning in a loooong time that we woke up in a cooler house than what our thermostat was set at. Saving energy and getting snuggly!

I celebrated by wearing one of my favorite crew neck sweatshirt.

3. Pretty Bathroom

We finally bought a shower curtain this week! Don’t worry, we had an opaque liner that we had been using until now. I’m so happy with it and it makes the room feel brand new.

4.  New Projects

I started working on a new project yesterday. These baby pallets are gonna be so.much.fun. And it was a little warm in our garage.

5. Happy Friday!

Today is my last day with the kids before they go back to school and our schedule changes. I’m hoping for lots of playing outside and fresh air. Next week will be homework and after school activities instead.

Friday means I’m linking up with…5 on Friday:  Darci, April, Christina, + Natasha | Friday Favorites: A Little Bit of Everything, Momfessionals, + Grace and Love | Oh Hey, Friday: September Farm + The Farmer’s Wife