Friday Favorites

Hey There, Friday!

It’s good to see you.  Why, oh why does the first week of school feel SO long?  I’m only speaking as a parent so I can’t even begin to imagine (nor do I remember) how tired you teachers must be after the first week.  On a sidenote, I do remember how tired my feet were every year on the first day of school.  OUCH!  That’s a pain so deep I’ll always remember.  #pleaseletmesitdown

In typical Friday fashion, I’ve joined forces with my girls, Narci and Andrea, to bring you FRIDAY FAVORITES!  Each week we invite bloggers from near and far to join us.  Simply blog your faves, grab our graphic, and link-up!

*SHOES*

This was my crew on Day Two of school…I got several questions about Ebby Lee’s shoes.  They can be found in the dark purple color {along with three others}at Nordstrom.  They’re the cutest looking tennis shoes I’ve ever seen for a nine-year-old girl.  She likes wearing dresses to school and often times feels silly wearing other shoes, but these are perfect!


*LUNCHES*
I also got asked about how lunches are going.  Remember this first week, I’m crazy organized and am killing my mom game?  Next week, might be a completely different story.  This is what we packed this week…Yumboxes…I’m not sure if Shay or Andrea introduced me to these lunch boxes, but someone did.  Nixon is my kid that would eat the exact same thing everyday.  He’s not adventurous, super picky when it comes to food and lunch is one meal I don’t fight him on so we’re packing him something else, but Bowen and Ebby Lee like a little variety.  We’ve been using Yumboxes for them this week and both of them are big fans.  They’ve had turkey pepperonis, cheese, crackers, fruit, yogurt, hummus, and more.  So far, it’s working great!




*HELPFUL HINTS*
On a sidenote…one thing that’s saved us a ton of time this week is on Sunday evening we chose five outfits for each kid.  Then in the morning instead of having any clothing issues, they just grab an outfit and are good to go.  The big kids can typically do a good job with this but it’s still saving time.




*WATER BOTTLES*

The boys got new water bottles for school and they’re big fans.  I fill them up every morning and they’ve been bringing them home completely empty.  #itshotatrecess  Our school has new fancy schmancy water stations but they’re just not taking advantage.




*DRESS*

Thank you for all the sweet messages and kind words about the new blog.  I mentioned last week we’re still ironing out a few kinks so again, please be patient but we hope to have it completely finished soon.  The dress I’m wearing in the pictures is a Donna Morgan.  I got several e-mails asking about my dress.  {I thought it was Loft but after double checking the tag-nope!  Unfortunately, it’s been in my closet for a long time so I can’t even remember where I got it.  So sorry!}




*DINNER TIME*

*BIG BROTHER*
Okay, Big Brother fans…
*How does Brett keep sweet talking his way out of things?  He’s got skills!
*The Zing Bot is always one of my favorite episodes!  ALWAYS!
*Fessy has it BAD for Hailey, but do you think she feels the same way?
*Why did Sam and Scottie think they could talk Fessy into putting “his girl” up?


If you asked me right this second who I was cheering for, I’d say Brett.  I’m not sure how he keeps wiggling his way out of so many close calls, but he’s doing it.  And I think it’s pretty impressive!  Who are you cheering for??


I think that’s about it for today, friends!


I found this Countdown to Halloween Movie List so the kiddos and I are starting TONIGHT!