It's Friday + I'm Excited About...

It's   F  R  I  D  A  Y   and we made it to the weekend, friends!
I'm so happy and the sun is shining and the day and the week went fast and I just plain love me some Friday!

Things I'm excited about...

+    It's still cold but super sunny today
+   Tomorrow it is supposed to be in the 50's.... FIFTY? You guys, that's 50* warmer than it has been some days lately. I.Can't.Wait.
+   The kids and I are getting away for the weekend starting tomorrow morning. Road Trip: two of my most favorite words ever. Like ever, ever.
+   The kids get to go to an indoor trampoline place tomorrow and they're so excited.
+    Charlotte has a drawing in a little art show this weekend and she's pretty proud of herself...
I'm excited and pretty darn proud of these kids and their creativity. It amazes me really.
+   Donut Shops. That's one of the things on our list for this weekend... to find a good donut shop. This mama is teaching these kids right... Or wrong? I'm going with right.
+   Hotel staying. Even when it's nothing fancy at all,  it's still fun... and not just for the kids.
+   Modern medicine. I hate it that my girl gets ear infections, but I'm super thankful that we have quick and easy access to a doctor's office and to medicine when needed.
+   Photo Booth apps. ^ That's what we did while we waited foreverrrr at the doctor's office this morning. Waiting is boring, fun photography apps are good.
+   Margaritas. I see a margarita in my near future.



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What are you excited about/looking forward to this weekend?
I'll be back Monday with some snapshots from the weekend...I hope you have a great one + I hope the sun is shining where you are this weekend!

My Week In Little Bitty Instagrams

Heyyyy! It's Friday.
Hallelujah and Amen and thank you Jesus for weekends.
I am so looking forward to this weekend and guess what?
Today I am headed out on a quick little mini get-away to go see Pearl Jam tonight + I am so excited !
It's like I have a date with my boyfriend  e d d i e   v e d d e r  but there's just going to be about 12,000 other people
horning in on it tonight! ;)

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A little bit of my week, via Instagrams...

The leaves are really changing now.

We stopped here because I had to see this tree up close... 

Plus the sun had just come out after many rainy days in a row.

Halloween costume making.

Mary Ingalls, not Laura... FYI. 

Shhhh..... Don't tell my mom she is on here(or Instagram).She would not be happy.

This costume is going to be so cute though.

I love that I am still getting a couple of flowers a week from my 

teeny tiny flower garden in the backyard.

In early summer I bought a packet of seeds and threw them in there and never did

 another thing. It's like a little surprise every time I look out there! 

Charlotte's birthday was Monday... 

there's some Birthday banner making going on there.

Birthday celebrating is now over for us, such a busy, full month! 

The sunsets have been so pretty lately.

I could never, ever get tired of this view! 

Birthday balloons.

Little, tiny pumpkin.

I grabbed a few of these at the Farmer's Market last weekend to decorate

just a bot for the kid's Birthday party but we still need to go to the Pumpkin Patch.

Maybe we can squeeze it in this weekend! 

Ps- How handsome is he?

View from my dining room.

Apple and pumpkin candles are my favorite lately...

But mostly ones that smell just like pumpkin pie. YUM! 

In the parking lot at Starbucks.

I couldn't resist... a bright spot in several rainy, dreary, depressing days.

Beauty really is everywhere... even in the Starbucks parking lot friends.

At work.

Don't mid the crazy hair or lack of make-up.

Many days I am there by myself in the office and don't really see anyone else.

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That's a wrap.
Hope you had a good week...decent week?... And have an even better weekend!
Doing anythign fun?
I can't wait to be serenaded tonight.

Eddie, come to Mama.

Friday Insta-Love

A few snapshots of the last week; iphone-style, baby....

> Cookies + cream milkshakes made with my new blender.  Thanks, Santa!
> Lights at Night :: Out late trying to finish my Christmas shopping one night last week
> New dining room centerpiece; ready for a fresh start!
> Starting my list for 2013
> From Santa-- that would be Mr. Hooty
> Latte in my new mug

> Me + Eric :: Christmas day

> A week's worth of laundry... Oh, how I detest you! 

    > new Calico critters from grandma + grandpa. I might LOVE them as much as she does.

    > Why did Santa bring only one skateboard? The fighting over it is driving me crAzY. already.
 
   > Hotdog the Elf and one of his overnight antics
   > Watching Elf + eating pizza for Family Movie Night

   > All dolled up and ready for a night out!
   > Cousins on Christmas

Happy Friday y'all.... Hope you have a GREAT weekend!

Friday Insta-Love

Hi there.
It's Friday!
I'm always happy for the weekend although the weeks have seemed to be going so fast since school
started.
Has it felt like that for you, too, or is it just me?
Hooray for weekends anyway though and cooler temps and no plans! No plans, I love the sound of that.

A little insta-love from the past week...

leaves are starting to turn * office door * sky * morning walk
modeling necklaces for the shop * walking to school * girl's night out * cool spider web
coffee in the back yard * office cleaning! * yellow * front porch getting all "falled up"
sunset * shop stuff * driving * hobby lobby dress up


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It has been an absolutely beautiful Fall week, like it was exactly what I would have asked for.
Windows open, perfect sleeping weather, sunshine and cooler temps.
All of it makes me ready for the pumpkin patch or maybe even the apple orchard first.

And because I haven't shared any of our pictures from our little trip to Indiana last weekend, here
are some of my favorite insta-shots...
The kids ready to go and excited because they got out of school for a half day.

the waterfall * our cabin * the waterfall again * so many trees *

evening hay ride through the park * flowers from my girl * cousins! * first trip 

We had so much fun in Indiana and I have a whole bunch more pictures to share next week.
What have you got going on this weekend?
Anything fun?

Hope you have a great weekend.

Insta-Friday

heart mosaics on canvases (love how these turned out!!)

girls stopping for a break while fishing with eric

shaved ice

yours truly

cousins sleep-over

windows open, beautiful weather (early in the week)

wyatt & char

dinner out

evening dog walking in pj's

early morning walks (me)

fans going and a/c back on...humidity has returned (later in week)
braided fabric necklace

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happy friday, everyone.
we have a weekend full of birthday celebrating and enjoying these last few days
 before school starts Monday.
have a great weekend!!!

Lots to Love...

It's Friday, it's Friday!

I am sitting here in the peace and quiet while the little one is resting in her room.

Drinking tea and editing pictures. Waiting for Wyatt to get home and tell me all about his Valentine's Day party at school today. I loved the Valentine's Day parties when I was in school. 

Well, really I loved making the shoebox mailboxes the most.

But anyway...you guys, he almost wore a suit to school for his party today.
Well, a suit jacket, shirt, vest and tie to be exact.

 Almost...but then he changed his mind. I didn't talk him out of it,  he decided on his own he would just wear the outfit already laid out. It was one of those things where I wasn't going to tell him he couldn't wear it,  because that's who he is, but I had a quick image in my head of kids laughing at 

him for wearing a too-big suit jacket (with shoulder pads) to school.

 I would hope no one would,  but still......the things we worry about, huh?

 Oh, I love that little boy though. He really has such a sweet heart.
*And yeah, I did say shoulder pads.

But it's Friday. Friday. The weekend is here.

And here are a few things I am loving today....

$1.99 for a big bouquet of grocery store tulips. They don't last long, but ohhhh I love tulips.

A Cinnamon Dolce Latte. Yum. Normally I am not much of a latte drinker but this is good.

Blue skies. Yes it's freezing and Yes, I know I sound like a broken record. But the blue skies
 we've had this week make me so happy.

My new salt & pepper shakers. Aren't they cute? And just in time for Valentine's Day.
But just ignore my dirty kitchen window, k?

Jars. Ball jars, Mason jars, jelly jars, spice jars...any kind of jar. Full of flowers. Instant love.

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Here are a few more things that I am loving this week...
these wooden rings.
this free calendar you can download here.
these adorable little aprons. love the colors! and her blog is just as cute.

And lastly, this picture of my boy....in said suit vest. And captain's hat his grandpa gave him.
 This boy loves his "costumes" and dressing up, he's quite serious about it.

Happy Friday!
Hope you all have a great weekend. Have anything fun planned?