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Friday Favorites 10-13-2023

 

Whew! I feel like I am absolutely crawling to the finish line today. It's been rainy in Iowa this week (which means inside recess for my first grade students), and it's been a busy week of lots of after school "things." I'm looking forward to a quiet weekend! I'm linking up with Andrea and Erika for Friday Favorites. 😊

My Aunt Becky was in town visiting last weekend and we really enjoyed our time together! She wanted to get Sammy a new pair of shoes for his birthday and he picked out these Nike shoes. Aunt Becky snuck in a matching pair for Baby Jack. You know I love a matching moment. THE CUTEST! 

Speaking of Sammy, he is going to turn FIVE this week! Here' a little flashback of Baby Sammy. I cannot wait to celebrate this sweet boy. He had a difficult time deciding on a theme (Hot Wheels) and the menu (right now, spaghetti 😂) for his family birthday party, but I think we've finally settled on both. His four year old year has been a year of tremendous growth for him. I can't believe we'll have a five year old! 



Last weekend the weather turned in Iowa and it feels like fall. We had a bonfire in "Papa's Woods" and ate way too many s'mores to count. So much fun! 

A turn in the weather meant that it was time to pull out the jackets and coats. This hat was a hand-me-down from Sammy and I could hardly wait to put it on him. I could just eat him up! 


Here is baby Sammy in the same hat. You could say these two boys are related. 😉

We picked up a "Spooky Halloween" house kit from Trader Joe's and Sammy was so excited to assemble it! I think he probably ate half the jelly beans during the construction phase. 

I made my sausage/potato/kale soup this week and loved eating the leftovers throughout the week. Soup weather is a favorite of mine! 

That's all for this week! This weekend we have a neighborhood party, church, and the normal weekend "chores" to do. I'm anticipating this being a big part of my weekend. 😉 See you back here on Monday! 

Catch up on this week's blog posts here:

Sausage/Kale/Potato Soup

Apple Butter Sliders

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