Favorites

Happy Tuesday Friends. 

Last week was busy. We've had evening activities every single day of the week, and then we headed off on another little camping trip, before getting right back in to the grind of this week. We have really enjoyed having slow months. Our family has needed it. But, we're also so ready for a normal, whatever that might look like, and right now, life looks fairly normal for us. 

I'm sharing a few random favorites with y'all today. 

Like when we left a restaurant and the girls were hugging each other and walking down the side walk just because. 

This girl stole my favorite sunnies. Curling up and sucking her thumb are still her favorites. 

When Megan got back from my parents house, she had learned all about Smokey the Bear. She was watching YouTube videos about Smokey and turned her Build-A-Bear in to Smokey. 

Young Living released a new skincare system in June and it's my new favorite. I love that I have products that are safe, plant based, and don't contain any harmful chemicals or additives. This is a 3 step cleansing trio and it's done wonders for my skin already. 

The girls were playing one afternoon, and made a "person" using clothes, a chair, and a balloon as a head. The next day, half of the person ended up under the garage, and we all thought it was hilarious. 

Last weekend, I decided that it was time to take back my kitchen table after DJ's birthday, and I was really feeling the black and white from his birthday decorations. So, I found all the black and white things I could and ran with it. 

A distressed pine cone, a piece of coral rock we found in the ocean, a tray from Magnolia Silos, a candle and candlestick, a little succulent, and a block that I had my mom make for me inspired by Rae Dunn. 

Redecorating the center piece, meant that I also had to change out our tiered tray in the living room and our sideboard. 

Since the sideboard is close to the dining area, I tried to stick with the black and white theme as much as I could.  Anytime I feel like the house needs an update, I just change around some of the accessories and decor and it feels like an easy, instant update. 

This cutie has decided to teach herself Latin and learn sword fighting thanks to the world wide web. We are really still up in the air about school this Fall, but we've talked about homeschooling and I've told her she could learn whatever she wants, so she ran with it and started learning Latin and eventually incorporated sword fighting in to her days at home. 

Bucees is Adalyn's favorite, so when I picked her up from her week at my mom's house, she asked if we could stop. She wanted to buy her babysitter some chips, and then take a picture with the Bucee statue, and friends, if you haven't been to a Bucees in Texas, then you're really missing out. 

One of my favorite dinners is all this random stuff thrown on a cookie sheet and baked in the oven. Friends, if you don't cook all your dinner on a sheet pan, you're doing it wrong. 

I'm not sure about y'all, but I was in a kick butt routine of working back in the Spring and in June. Then vacation happened, football started up again, my workout routine has been anything but steady. The girls were in gymnastics, and I had about 30 minutes which was the perfect time to squeeze in a run. I ended up getting caught in a downpour and was soaked through and through!

I found these flashcard boxes at our Target's Dollar Spot, and I thought they'd be perfect mask holders. I've seen videos floating around of masks on a lanyard, and the thought of them hanging down, made me want to hurl. I've thrown our masks in these boxes, and keep them clean in my purse. When I get home, the masks come out and go in the wash, but I love that this little box holds several (i've put up to 4 in one box) and I can wipe out the inside as well or even run it through the dishwasher. 

I was also thinking of having my mom put the girls name on a box for each of them, for when they go to gymnastics, and have to wear a mask... they only wear them in and out of the building and take them off, but Megan said they just lay them on their shoes. #gross

The other day, I was cutting a bell pepper and decided to try to sprout the seeds to regrow. I have a ton of baby sprouts, but I have no ideas what to do next! Help! I think I can plant them, but I don't know if I need to plant them in cardboard cartons first or just throw them in a planter. If you garden or grow veggies, please help me out! 

Alright, that's it for our Favorites!!! I'll be back sharing our camping recap soon!