CROCS BROOKLYN WOVEN BUCKLE I am not a crocs fan at all, but these look super cute! Not too thick so I won’t be any taller than I already am. A bit pricey, but cute! Sandals can be found here.
WILLIT UPF 50+ WOMEN’S SWIM COVER UP I love this cover up! It might be a little warm some days, but some days might come in handy. Cover up can be found here.
COOLING THROW BLANKET Sounds perfect for summer! It does get hotter upstairs at night; this would be a great addition to going to sleep. Blanket can be found here.
URBAN OUTFITTERS SWEATPANTS These sweatpants look soo comfy! I wonder if they ever go on sale, I’ll have to keep an eye out. Sweatpants can be found here.
DOKOTOO WOMEN’S COLOR BLOCK FASHION SHORT SLEEVE CREWNECK I like this top, would be cute with a jean shirt or some leggings. Shirt can be found here.
Happy Friday everyone, have a great weekend! And as always, thanks for reading!
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Planting flowers every year has been something we look forward to! We pretty much have it nailed down to a science. The flowers brighten up the yard! If you’d like to see how the front landscaping looked when we first moved in, you can read about that here. It was awful, no colors at all! The previous owners did not like flowers, they had tons of pine trees, bushes, and shrubs everywhere. We love all the flowers and bright colors we plant each year. Here are the flowers!
The front porch has a few potted flowers, and I have to say these are my favorite ones I’ve planted yet! We found a new to us garden center, and I’m a fan. They have such beautiful flowers that I’ve never seen before!
In the hanging basket, are petunias and verbenas.
The two potted plants on either side of the front door are an annual combo.
The two smaller plants are vincas, they are my favorite flower for the front yard.
The flowers in this blue planter, are my absolute favorite this year! In the middle are coleus, the green and purple ones. Around the outer rim of the planter are, Lucky Sunrise Rose. It’s the first time I’ve planted the Lucky ones, so I’m interested to see how they do this summer!
In the far-right corner of the porch, inside the planter is coleus and vinca.
The bright yellow bush like plants is called, Spirea Double Play Candy Corn. They are great! They turn red in the fall, and yellow in the spring / summer. They don’t need much water! The smaller green plants are hydrangea tiny tuff stuff. They eventually bloom pink tiny hydrangeas.
The smaller plants in the front are all vincas. They are my favorite like I mentioned above. They do great in direct sun, and this area of the front yard gets nothing but sun all day.
The five bushes in the back are called blue princess holly. They are a few years old and need some trimming or even maybe replacing. They are easy though, not much watering needed.
This is our large hydrangea little lime bush. I have no idea why this year there are no hydrangeas yet, in previous years we had huge lime ones, and they were beautiful!
On the back deck, we have two large planters of geraniums. Red and pink! They are pretty easy too; I water these about every other week.
Love the flowers this year!
Thanks for reading about our yard! We are so happy with how it’s turned out after all these years. It’s a lot of work, but worth it!
Recapping the week on the blog! Cancelled softball, Hadley sick again, and mother’s day.
Monday May 6 Mondays are garbage day for us, and Huxley cannot wait to see the truck each week! He will either stand outside or at the window and watch every move the truck makes. After we picked up Hadley after school, we dropped off a birthday gift to my aunt! She is always doing special little things for my kiddos, she deserves it! Softball practice was cancelled for her school team due to rain, so we just chilled at home!
Tuesday May 7 At morning drop off to school, there were two geese in the parking lot just chilling like they own the place. Came home and did a YouTube workout. Kevin got home from the firehouse in the morning and cut the grass as soon as he got home. Huxley will stay outside until he is done cutting the grass. After Hadley got home from school, softball practice was cancelled for her select team. They practiced batting in the garage, and Huxley even joined in. Hadley wants to practice softball almost any chance she gets.
Wednesday May 8 Started out the week with a YouTube workout. Kevin went to church at Hadley’s school for the school mass, she loves it when we can do that with her! While Kevin was at church with Hadley, Huxley and I went to the dollar tree and got a few things. When we got home, Kevin trimmed the boxwood bushes on the side of the house and Huxley always has to be by Kevin’s side whenever he is home. Hadley was supposed to have a makeup softball game for her school, but it got cancelled because the other school’s fields were closed from the rain. I wrapped a baby shower gift for a soon-to-be mom of twins, and then dropped it off to a cousin’s house since I was unable to make it. I’ve never heard of a “display shower” before, but it’s when you don’t wrap the gift, so I wrapped it all pretty and even gave a few little things for mom. Being a new mom is hard, you need small little things for yourself to make the newborn stage easier! It is rough, and it feels like forever, but it’s over in the blink of an eye. For teacher appreciation week, we gave Hadley’s teacher her favorite caramel Frappuccino, a fun cup, and a gift card to Starbucks.
Thursday May 9 Started out the week with a YouTube workout. I bought a new scent of the Dawn’s powerwash the gain scent. I do love the smell of gain laundry detergent, it’s just weird to have the soap you wash your dishes with smell like laundry. Huxley and I watered the flowers on the porch, it’s a chore with him. He wants to get his hands into everything. When Hadley got home from school, she felt a little sick. She went straight upstairs to her room and laid down. She didn’t make it to softball practice this night. And I’m so glad, because later on in the night she had a fever. It wasn’t crazy high, but she wasn’t herself at all.
Friday May 10 Hadley stayed home from school after having a crazy fever the night before. It’s very weird for her to get sick so close to the last time which was just two weeks ago or so. She pretty much stayed in bed all day. Huxley doesn’t know what to do when Hadley is in her bed all day, all he wants is for her to play with him. After dinner, we drove to Starbuck’s to get Hadley out of the house and wind the windows down in the car. Hadley got a strawberry acai lemonade, and Huxley tried his first cake pop. He was a fan! Hadley slept much better this night and didn’t make it for her softball games. I don’t want to push her when she’s getting over something.
Saturday May 11 Started out the week with a YouTube workout. After the kids ate breakfast, we headed to Kroger to get a few things. Hadley was feeling much better! We met my parents at my favorite garden center, and then went to Hadley’s softball game. I’m so glad my parents came; Huxley is a handful at anything outside of the house lately. He is definitely in the terrible two phase. Hadley won her softball game; she pitched two innings too! Natalie had her junior prom! She looked so pretty! Kevin came home from three days of working in a row, and pretty much went to bed when Hadley did.
Sunday May 12 Started out the week with a YouTube workout. Kevin took the kids to Kroger in the morning. Hadley made me the sweetest things for Mother’s Day. A magnet heart with her thumbprint, and an envelope of reasons why she loves me. I LOVE handmade things! Kevin cut the grass, we ate lunch, and then Huxley took a nap. Kevin took a nap when Huxley did, since he had worked the past three days in a row. When Huxley woke up from his nap, we headed to my parents for Mother’s Day. We ordered Chipotle for dinner, ate outside, and just hung out. The weather was beautiful! I made my mom a mini mimosa thing, it was fun to make! My “Go Ask Your Dad” shirt can be found here on Amazon.
Hi friends! I’m joining Joanne at Slices of Life for the Share Our Lives link up.
Here is the linkup with the women of “Share Our Lives”! The topic for this month is five favorite and least favorite foods. So here we go!
Here are my five favorite foods!
Steak. Ribeye is my favorite cut of steak! And not the super thick ones, I like the regular almost skinny slices. We use Montreal steak seasoning on our steaks!
Tacos. Soft tacos are my favorite, and since I am more on the plain side I prefer beef, and cheese only! Walking tacos are good with Doritos or Fritos chips too!
Pepperoni Pizza. Not too many pizzas I don’t like, but my two favorites are Papa John’s and LaRosa’s.
Chicken. Any type of chicken is my fave. Grilled, baked, in the skillet, etc.
Potatoes. Any type of potatoes is my fave. Baked, grilled, in the skillet, etc. Pretty much a meat and potatoes kinda girl.
Here are my five least favorite foods!
Tomatoes. I have tried all kinds of tomatoes, different ways of cooking them, etc., and just cannot like the taste!
Pickles. I have tried all kinds of pickles, and I squirm every time. I can’t do it. Not a pickle girl.
Oysters. I have tried oysters in Florida once, and I about puked. And to think some people do oyster shooters? I’d vomit.
Sushi. No thank you. That’s all.
Black licorice. The after taste of black licorice is nasty. I’ve tried to like it over and over and can’t.
NIKE ICON CLASSIC SANDALS I think these sandals are so cute, but I don’t know how they’d look on me! They are really thick, and I’m already tall so who knows? Sandals can be found here.
E.L.F. BRONZING DROPS I love elf products, and the reviews on these are great. The size of the bottle is large for the price compared to other similar products. Bronzing drops can be found here.
PILL ORGANIZER For my daily vitamins, this would be great to take on vacations or traveling. Organizer can be found here.
MEMORY FOAM PILLOW I feel like this is for older people, but it caught my eye haha It looks super comfy to have while you are just watching tv or lying in bed watching tv. Pillow can be found here.
GO ASK YOUR DAD T-SHIRT I bought this to wear on Mother’s Day this year, it’s cute and funny! T-shirt can be found here.
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Softball season is here, so I thought I’d share some of our favorite items we always have with us!
Here are the items in no particular order!
OFF! Clean Feel Insect Repellent. Sometimes the bugs are bad, and other times they aren’t. Always good to have some on hand. Bugspray can be found here.
Coppertone Sport Sunscreen Spray SPF 30. Sunscreen is always needed, especially all-day tournaments. Sunscreen can be found here.
Coppertone Water Babies Sunscreen Lotion Spray SPF 50. Sunscreen for the little siblings watching the games all day is definitely needed! Sunscreen can be found here.
Water. Water to hydrate all day! I can definitely tell if I don’t drink enough while being in the sun and outside all day. Water can be found here.
Camping Chair. You need a place to sit all day to watch the games! I’m not a fan of the bleacher chairs, having Huxley with me, it’s easier to have him on the grass area to run around and have a place to come back to and sit, etc. Chair can be found here.
Stroller Fan. You can clip this fan onto almost anything, it helps when it gets super-hot! Stroller fan can be found here.
Backpack Cooler. I love this backpack cooler, it’s tall and can hold cans, water bottles, food, ice and some ice packs. Cooler can be found here.
Baby Wipes. Having a little one, you will need wipes for a long long time pretty much anywhere you go. Kids manage to get anything and everything on their hands. Plus, it helps to have wipes for the adults too, it’s nice to wipe things off that will come clean instead of a paper towel or towel. Baby wipes can be found here.
Umbrella. I haven’t been able to find a good umbrella that hangs on the wagon, they never seem to stay for me. A golf umbrella is nice to have for some shade, if there is no shade available. Umbrella can be found here.
Cooling Towel. The girls on the softball team love these for hot games, they keep them in a bag of ice or a cooler of water and put the around their necks as they need them. Cooling towels can be found here.
Utility Wagon. A wagon is a must have for softball games! Even if you don’t have little ones, it makes it easier to haul all of your stuff to and from the car, fields, etc. Wagon can be found here.
Cash. Some ballparks have a gate fee that is cash only, or only accept cash for concessions. It’s nice to have some cash on hand for games. Cash cannot be found on the internet hah!!!
Recapping the week on the blog! Strep throat, dinner with a friend, flowers, the derby, and softball!
Monday April 29 Started out the week with Hadley not feeling well. It started on Saturday afternoon, so we made a doctor’s appointment Monday morning. She had strep poor kiddo. She felt terrible. After the antibiotics kicked in, she started feeling better super-fast. Huxley and I pretty much stayed away from her room, but it was a little hard for Huxley because all he wanted to do was play with her. I did a YouTube workout after we got home from the doctor. Monday mornings is garbage day, and Huxley loves to watch him. He will stand out there and watch him go to everyone’s house, he gets so excited!
Tuesday April 30 Started out the morning out with a workout. Hadley stayed home again today, she was feeling much better but still not 100% and I’d rather her feel totally herself than make her go back not feeling herself. Huxley and I ate lunch outside on the back deck, it was beautiful out! I try to change things up with him, and not do the same exact thing each day. After Huxley took his afternoon nap, we headed to the firehouse to see Kevin. Hadley was sitting up in her bed watching her iPad, that’s when you know she’s feeling much better. She had three doses of antibiotics in her system by now, so I was okay with getting out of the house with her. Huxley hasn’t been to the firehouse in a while, and oh my goodness is he obsessed. Every time Kevin facetimes him at the firehouse, he never wants to look at him he just wants to see the firetruck and ambulance. So, when we arrived at the actual firehouse, he was the most excited I had seen him in his little two-year-old life. It was cute! We left the firehouse, came home and ate dinner. After dinner we heard our neighbor cutting his grass, and Huxley is obsessed with our neighbor Bill. We went outside, and Bill gave Huxley a ride on his lawn mower, and he was super excited like he was at the firehouse. So fun to watch!
Wednesday May 1 I did not work out today, some days I feel like it doesn’t matter if I do or not. Just feeling like nothing is working right now, but I still keep going. Kevin and Huxley both got a haircut, and then I met a friend for dinner at this new place I’ve been wanting to try. It was called the Wicked Pickle; it gave me vacation vibes for sure. It was nice to catch up and talk! While I was at dinner, Kevin had softball practice with Hadley and took Huxley. It was a nice break to do something without kids since I rarely get to!
Thursday May 2 No workout today since we were going to plant our flowers in the front yard. We went to two different places for flowers, and I’m so happy with the ones we picked! I’m a huge vinca fan, they do so well in our front yard since it’s all sun majority of the day. I’ll share more on the flowers on another post this month! After Hadley got home from school, we did homework, and then Huxley and I ate dinner while Kevin and Hadley went to her softball game for her school. I stayed home with Huxley because he’s a handful at softball games. After all day of being outside in the sun, planting flowers, I was exhausted and not in the mood to wrangle the wild man around.
Friday May 3 Started out my Friday with a workout! Hadley had a late softball game for her select team, so my parents came over to help me out with Huxley. My Mom stayed home and put him to bed, while my dad came with me to watch Hadley play. Kevin was at the firehouse. She wanted to do a new hairstyle for her game, a ponytail with two separate braids and tied together at the end. She saw this hairstyle on a Disney show she’s been watching, it was cute!
Saturday May 4 Today was supposed to be a day full of softball games, but mother nature had other plans. Kevin took Hadley to her first morning game, at first it was delayed and then cancelled due to rain. Hadley got an Icee while they waited for traffic to clear out and then came home. While Huxley took a nap, I watched my cousin’s college graduation online trying to find him. No luck on seeing him, but it was cool how it was streaming on YouTube! Since Hadley’s games got cancelled for the rest of the day, we headed to a derby party. Some of Hadley’s friends were there, it was fun! If you watched the derby, can you believe how close it was? So crazy! After all the rain, and then the sun came out, it was so humid I was sweating! Huxley was in heaven with all the kids and the little outdoor play area.
Sunday May 5 After the rain cancelled the games on Saturday, the tournament director condensed the tournament into one day, all on Sunday. I was a little nervous having Huxley all day at the softball fields, so I asked my parents to help. And thankfully, they could help! I took Huxley to the first game in the morning, and we had enough time to go home, put Huxley down for a nap, Hadley scarfed down a quick lunch, and then we came back to the fields. My mom stayed home while Huxley napped, and my dad came with us to see Hadley play. When Huxley woke up, my mom introduced markers to him, and he loved it! It was a long day, and Hadley loves it so much. She gets so excited to play every time. It was nice to have my dad with me instead of being alone. And even more nice my mom was at home with Huxley, because we didn’t get home until 7:45pm or so. Would have been a very long day with Huxley all by myself. Hadley ended up winning two out of the three games, and I think her team placed fourth out of nine teams? Something like that! And I learned my lesson by not applying sunscreen, because I got burnt!
VOBOU WHITEOUT CORRECTION TAPE I use this correction tape a lot, especially in my planner! I love the tape, verses the old school white out liquid too. Whiteout tape can be found here.
AMAZON BASICS RETRACTABLE BALLPOINT PEN – BLUE – 12 PACK I love blue pens, and thought I’d try out the Amazon brand. They are just okay, kinda cheap but they’ll do until I try another kind I guess! Blue pens can be found here.
SNOWKINGDOM 2 PIECES GOLD TABLE RUNNER I used this gold table runner for my Dad’s 70th birthday party, which you can read more about here. It looked awesome against the black tablecloths! Table runner can be found here.
PREMIUM FREEZE DRIED CANDY Bought these as a fun snack for the solar eclipse of 2024! They tasted like skittles. Candy can be found here.
POWERADE FREEZER BARS These were super cheap, and a great idea for summer time and the kids! When they are outside playing in the heat, these will be great! Freezer bars can be found here.
BOSTON AMERICA GAG GIFTS MEMORY MINTS I bought these as a gag gift for part of my Dad’s birthday gift. He thought they were funny! Mints can be found here.
50 PACK EMPTY PILL BOTTLES These were used as the party favors for my Dad’s birthday party. They were perfect! Bottles can be found here.
SORRY CAN’T SOFTBALL BYE T-SHIRT Cute t-shirt I bought for myself, we didn’t buy any spirit wear for one of my daughter’s teams so this is a good one! T-shirt can be found here.
MY SISTER PLAYS SOFTBALL I’M HERE FOR THE SNACKS T-SHIRT Bought this one for little Huxley to wear to some softball games, it fits him great! T-shirt can be found here.
EXAVATOR EMBROIDERY KIDS BASEBALL CAP Huxley loves diggers, and he loves this hat too! Hat can be found here.
KNITPOPSHOP SOFTBALL TANK FOR MOM Tank top I bought for myself to wear to softball games when it gets really hot out! Tank can be found here.
CLASSIC KIDS SUNGLASSES Bought these sunglasses for Hadley, she dressed up as Michael Jackson for a biography project. Sunglasses can be found here.
MICHAEL JACKSON COSTUME Hadley wanted to dress up for her school biography project, so we ordered this costume and she loved it! It looked great on her, see her in a photo below the costume. Costume can be found here.
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