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Hello, Friday. It's nice to finally see you. 😉 Today I'm linking up with Andrea and Erika to share some Friday Favorites from the week. Let's go! 


First up, I was recently featured as a guest blogger with Des Moines Mom. In this article, I share a story and a lesson my family experienced at Christmas last year. I hope you read it, enjoy it, and feel inspired about the upcoming holiday season. 

Seasonal items are starting to drop in stores, and these Dove Chocolates are one of my VERY FAVORITE seasonal treats. My mom loves them as well and brought a bag by this week. I may or may not have hidden them from the rest of my family. 😂

I did a little comparison picture of Sammy and Jack at 5 months. When they were newborns they looked basically identical, but you can see a difference here! They definitely look a lot alike, but I think Jack favors me a bit more than Sammy does. 

Jack is working so hard on sitting up! Look at the concentration on his face. It's so fun to watch him work towards meeting milestones! 

I love the daily photo flashbacks I get with my Amazon Photos account. Look at this sweet picture of Sammy! I think he was about 2 here, and I had just done his hair in the morning. Ugh - where did my baby go?!

Over the weekend I made homemade rolls to go along with a crockpot of vegetable and hamburger soup. If you are tasked with bringing rolls to a Thanksgiving dinner, give this recipe a try! It makes a really fluffy dinner roll. Fresh bread is always a favorite in my book. 


We also put up our Christmas tree over the weekend! It was a little impulsive of us. Dustin and I had talked about when we would put our tree up, decided we'd do it at some point in the future, and then he went to sleep (since he works overnights). When he woke up that afternoon it was like Santa's workshop in our living room. 😂 Sammy had asked if we could decorate and it was an easy yes for me!

This week we voted, and our voting place is located very near to our home. We loaded up the boys and walked there enjoying the crisp November air. It was a simple highlight of my week!

That's all for this week! Tonight, I have a friend coming over for some wine and snacks, and then we have the normal weekend activities filling the rest of our weekend. Have a great weekend! XX

Catch up on this week's blog posts here:

Chicken and Corn Chowder

3 Things I'm Loving...

Fluffy Dinner Rolls

A little bit of Life Lately...

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