Friday Favorites

I'm linking up today with one of my favorites, Narci, for Friday Favorites! Grab the graphic and join in!  

1) This is was our FIRST WEEK back to our complete routine, with Mother's Day Out, Bible Study, the whole bit. It was nice to get back into routine and have a little housekeeping reckoning with our humble abode. I saw this meme and had to laugh, because when Jeremie got home that afternoon, I literally ESCORTED him around the house and detailed the deep cleaning I had done. You know, so it was on the record. 

2) I feel like G is growing physically, emotionally, verbally at lightning speed right now. He remembers things, references things, and is starting to understand reasoning. I had this cheap canvas print of mine leaning against the wall and SOMEHOW, one of his monster trucks ("Crusher", how ironic) ended up going right through it. I sighed in resignation and said "Greyson, buddy, you broke that! Tell Mommy you're sorry." He IMMEDIATELY said "Tools?! Fix it?!"...and ran and got his little toy tool box and starting screwing and hammering on it. I told him "It can't be fixed buddy, it's broken." He kept hammering away, so I moved on to doing something else.  About five minutes later, he walked up to me, put my face in his hands and said: "I sorry." 

And that right there was the end of my heart as we know it. A melted puddle of mush. 

It just got me so tickled, that just like his Dad, he wanted so badly to just FIX it right away and make it all better. That little heart. The sweetest. 

3) Like the rest the New Year's resolute-rs, Jeremie and I are on a quest to eat healthier! One of my favorite go to meals is Greek Chicken wraps.  I line a wheat tortilla with hummus and load it with chicken, diced cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, Kalmata olives, and a little Feta sprinkled on top! DELISH! 

4) Today, I went to one of my favorite monthly events called The Nest. It's a ministry at Watermark Church for mothers of young children. Here's their Mission Statement: "The Nest is a family ministry that focuses on biblical parenting and equipping parents to train up their children in the way of the Lord (Prov. 22:6). Our goal is to equip parents to Nurture, Encourage, Strengthen and Train the next generation to be passionate followers of Christ."

Each month, they provide breakfast while you hear speakers discuss different biblical parenting topics. Today, for example was "Anchored in Christ".  I've received SO MUCH encouragement and biblical advise that has helped me in my role as a wife, mother, and believer. Anyone is welcome, sign up for the next session on their website here. (They do this event at the Dallas and Plano campuses of Watermark Church AND there is childcare!!!)

5) Lastly, here's the reading material I picked up at the library yesterday.  I as nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs. I dread it and have no idea what I'm doing. I feel like I'm just gonna set my standards really low and expect to be covered in pee for the next few months.  Then, maybe I'll be super happy with any success. I'd LOOOOVE any suggestions you have!

Hope ya'll have an amazing weekend and HAPPY FRIDAY!

Friday Favorites!

Good morning and HAPPY FRIDAY Ya'll! Oh, how we love Fridays 'round here. I'm linking up with my usual favs, Narci and Erika for Friday Favorites. Grab the graphic below and join in!  

1) We all experienced the Snowpocalypse that happened last Friday. We started out the week in the 80's and Friday we looked like the Michelin man. Isn't my little bundle just the cutest?! I'll admit, I hate being cold, so I let J and Greyson enjoy the .0005 inches of snow on their own. 

2) It feels like last weekend was the first since like, November that we've been able SLOW down and just hang out. It was Daddy's choice (after swinging me by Homegoods), so of course we ended up at the Bass Pro Shop on the lake in Garland. Oh my goodness, this is the most beautiful Bass Pro!!! This place is essentially the ultimate boy playdate. We rode the boats, four wheelers, looked at the fish, and spent some good time with Dad.

We even ran into our neighbors, who had the same idea on this cold day!!!

Little worried if these two are at the wheel.

3) My mom was in town this week....can I get an AMEN for everyone who misses their Mama?!....She just lives too far away. We did all the normal things we don't get to do together often....SHOPPED, went to lunch, hung in our pj's, and played with Lil G. We had a big time and G woke up saying "CC here?" 

4) And since I had an extra set of hands, I finally got to complete a project I've been wanting to do for years that I stole from my BFF, Mary. In my pre-hubby, pre-baby life, I LOVED scrapbooking. (I hope to ONE DAY get back to it.) But I have several darling scrapbooks that are just sitting in a storage chest. I love getting them out to look at them, but rarely do, because they're just hard to get to. So this is a great way to display your scrapbooks for easy access AND add a little decoration to the wall.  

5) Is anyone else obsessed with the Netflix Series called The Crown???? HELLO! Jeremie and I are loving this one, especially because it's based on true (and somewhat current) figures in the English monarchy.  I've always loved this stuff and after each episode we are Googling to get more details behind the story line!  It's SO GOOD! Another SCORE for you Netflix.

6) If you're a DFW resident......I've got a new restaurant for you! We were looking for a "cozy" restaurant with a fireplace last week when it was freezing and ended up finding Julia Pearl Southern Cuisine.  Oh my stars, it was FABULOUS! The atmosphere is SO relaxed, cozy, and warm! The staff was amazing and the food was incredible! The cornbread and biscuits were the best I've ever had in my life. I really wish I would've taken some pictures while we were there, but I WAS TOO BUSY STUFFING MY FACE. It was family friendly, but would be great for a date night too.  Check it out!

I stole this image off their website! Anyone up for lunch? 

ANNND...we are back in short sleeves this Friday! Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Better Late than Never...November Recap!

OH my dear goodness. I can hardly take it one more day without recapping November because I'm about to have straight holiday amnesia. Did the holidays happen? It's over? Did 2016 just happen? Holy heck.

I'm pretty sure 98% of you don't care that I didn't do a November review.  But since this blog is as much for my memories as anything, I must! (The other 2% is the grandparents who just love to look at pictures of my child.)

After a BUSY October, we were more than excited to pack our bags the first weekend of November and take a mini-road trip to Canton, TX.

CLEARLY, he's excited.

I wish this would've been his disposition the day of departure. Instead, here is a collage of the EMOTIONS that ensued as I packed the car.

How is it that I STILL have to go to the grocery store on vacation???....Actually, we stayed in a cabin and cooked a good bit, so we had to do a Brookshires run. 

We finally made it to our cabin in the country! Words of advice: we VERY often use VRBO for accommodations! You should check it out if you have a vacation coming up!

During our vacation, we hit up the famous First Monday Trade Days and a darling little "country amusement park" called Yesterland Farm. 

Ready for the pig races!

I actually reviewed our trip to Canton in my December post for the Collin County Mom's Blog! You can read all about it here. The most humorous part was when I tried to black out the windows with trash bags so G could nap without going all the way back to our cabin. REAL. Real funny.

It was so nice to relax and just be with my boys. There was not even a TV in the cabin, so J kicked my butt  played Phase 10 with me each night, so it was super fun quality time. We caught some nice sunrises (BECAUSE PARENTS DON'T SLEEP LATE EVEN ON VACATION) and even did a little fishin'.

The next weekend our Auntie Amy came to visit and we actually went back to Canton to hit up the Paul Michael Store and Yesterland Farm again!

Amy is the FUN CRAZY Aunt. Greyson already knows he can pretty much get her to do anything. 

YES I have mud on my shirt and YES this was the best of like seven tries.

The Rubber Duck Races were definitely G's favorite. We had a blast, ya'll really should check out Yesterland Farm....it's a great day trip and fun for the whole fam!

The next day, we let J have a little daddy/son time and headed out for some brunch at my fav place Hash House A Go Go.  

Then we made our way to the Lakewood Home Festival where we got to tour six GORGEOUS homes! Oh my goodness. I loved it and it made me want to come home and take everything off the walls and re-arrange! Ha!  They did such a great job of mixing styles of homes on the tour. There was Contemporary, Traditional, Mid-Century, Dutch-Revival (don't ask me what that means but it was divine.) I would DEFINITELY encourage you to do this! We had so much fun and it is the PERFECT girly thing to do! So fun having her in town!

Yes, that is the real color of her eyes, and yes, don't they look like a cool drink of mountain water?

Also in November, the littlest Wells got a hair cut....

And attended a birthday party.......

And had "lunch with friends".....

Apparently, the boys had some important matters to discuss.

For Thanksgiving, we stayed home this year. Jeremie needed to stay on top of some work stuff, and we knew we'd be going to MS for Christmas. (A 9 hour car ride is not something you do with a toddler every few weeks.) But in true fashion, we cooked the WHOLE Thanksgiving meal and had a blast. 

It WASN'T a blast when I went looking for my bag of pecans from Costco and realized that they were GONE. My beloved had eaten a FIVE POUND bag in about 3 weeks. #pecansmuch?
Fortunately, I found a very random bag that I didn't even recognize in the pantry. I have no idea when or where it was from, but we lived, and the pie was great.

#givemeallthecasseroles

I almost didn't include myself in this picture because I didn't have time to get all pretty before dinner.  (Due to above four casseroles and pie.) But this was our first Thanksgiving dinner as a family of three in our home, so I set the self-timer and did it for memory's sake. And I'm glad I did. These are the days y'all.

I did a little Black Friday shopping and had the biggest score at my favorite children's consignment shop, Once Upon a Child. From 8am-10am, the WHOLE store was 50% off! I did a great winter coat haul! 

I was ALL IN the Christmas spirit the second the clock stroke midnight on Thanksgiving! So that weekend, we headed up to McKinney for their annual Home for the Holidays event. I've always wanted to go, but we it's usually the weekend of Thanksgiving, so we aren't here. It was SO FUN and festive!

A train ride is ALWAYS a win in Greyson's book!

The next day we got our {REAL} tree and put all the decorations up! It was nice to be home so I could decorate ASAP and enjoy! 

Morning quiet time is extra nice with a Christmas tree glowing. ; ) 

And that week kicked off our celebration of 582 Christmas events. We headed to The Shops at Willow Bend to see the snow globe and G was SUPER into the Polar Bear exhibit. 

Santa Claus was in attendance but I didn't want to push my luck. So we did a little shopping. 

                               

And that was November! Whew! It seems like a year ago! December's up next, and I can't wait to catch you up on all the jolly, jingle, and Christmas cheer we squeezed in!