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Friday Favorites 10-20-2023



Happy Friday! Today I'm off school as our teacher compensation day following conferences, and we have professional development on Monday. I am PUMPED about a three day weekend and a "short" school week next week. I'm linking up with Andrea and Erika to share some favorites from the week. 

Easily my favorite - it was Sammy's birthday on Thursday! We've been counting down the days to his birthday basically since his last birthday. He woke up on Thursday ready to celebrate!


My mom dropped off a birthday donut in the morning complete with a "5" candle. 

He was so excited for his present - a Spiderman bike! He's in a bit of a Spiderman phase right now. 


He brought birthday treats to preschool and Dustin picked him up. Then they met my great grandma for lunch at a restaurant in town. 

Since I was late at work for parent-teacher conferences (boo 😓) the boys brought over dinner and we had cake in my classroom. It was a sweet ending to a fun day! This weekend we will have his family party on Sunday. 


Pictures from childcare are my favorite. Look at Baby Jack smiling away! 


I went in to give Sammy a kiss goodnight and laughed so hard. He has orange Halloween lights in his room right now and is snuggled under so many blankets. Clifford is tucked under his arm and his Christmas Amazon magazines are within reach. He is prepared for ANYTHING. Haha! 


Our last soccer game is tomorrow! It's been such a sweet season watching Sammy play and Dustin coach. I'm going to miss it! 


Last Sunday we had chili and cinnamon rolls for dinner. I have to know...is this just an Iowa thing? If you haven't enjoyed a bowl of chili along a cinnamon roll you haven't lived. Trust me. 😉

That's all for this week! It's time to play catch-up from a busy week and get life organized around here. Enjoy your weekend! XX

Catch up on this week's blog posts here: 

Cozy Weekend

Things I'm excited for...

Sammy is 5!

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