Thanksgiving Touches

I'm not going to lie - Christmas is creeping into our decor and I'm SO EXCITED but I also love to let Thanksgiving have her moment so here we are.  Turkeys and twinkle lights ;). My plan is to keep it PRETTY MUCH only turkeys until the week of Thanksgiving but we'll see how long I can hold out.  

Friday Favorites

 Happy Friday, friends! Erika and I are so excited that lots of y'all are linking up with us every week.  Make sure that you're grabbing our graphic, linking back to us and sharing your own Friday Favorites post ;)

Last weekend Dave and I had got to support one of our FAVORITE organizations at their annual casino night. If you've been a blog reader for a while you probably remember Anna Grace (our long-time babysitter and "Mason wrangler") and this is an organization that her parents founded. 

Sheet Pan Pork Loin and Potatoes

I shared this recipe back in 2022 and thought it was time for a reshare.  I made it this week and forgot just how EASY and delicious it is.  It's really more than a method than anything exact.... this week I had three pork loins and double the beans and it worked just fine.  I also don't measure the Hoisin sauce I just pour a bunch on there.  Everything comes out flavorful and tender and THE GARLIC BUTTER OMG! ;) 

  

Amazon Lately

 I grabbed this set of dog bandanas and they are SO STINKING CUTE! Jack Bauer wears the red and Frank wears the green and they look so handsome!

Reading Recap

 The Intruder

I LOVE a Freida McFadden thriller and her books automatically make it into my Audible library as soon as they come out. The Intruder didn't disappoint.  It was a unique premise and, like always, was entertaining, twisty and dark.  If you're a McFadden fan you'll definitely enjoy The Intruder.

Halloween 2025

  This Halloween was not at all what we had planned but everyone ended up having SO MUCH FUN and I couldn't have imagined it going any differently than it did.  I will say - I very much miss the days of mummy dogs and little kids in little costumes and having all of our friends and their kids over and having dry ice ice cream punch and ALL OF THOSE THINGS.  I think even more than on Christmas or other Holidays Halloween hits me HARD that my kids are getting older so I'm trying to make the absolute most of these fun times with them when the opportunities arise!

Friday Favorites

Happy Friday, friends! Erika and I are so excited that lots of y'all are linking up with us every week.  Make sure that you're grabbing our graphic, linking back to us and sharing your own Friday Favorites post ;)

These boys wrapped up their XC season on Monday when they ran at State in Waco.  They headed out Sunday afternoon...

Day In The Life - Last Tuesday

If you're not waking up to scheduling texts from your orthodontist office are you even living!?!?! Last Tuesday that is pretty much exactly what woke me up and I decided to just run with it and document a day in the life because I figured it was off to a great start ;) hahaha Honestly though I'm SO GRATEFUL for the option to text with a human being regarding rescheduling which I think we all know is an absolute nightmare.  

Nostalgic Family Movies - Part II

Back with more "nostalgic" movies because there is NOTHING better than a family movie night ;) 

1) The Parent Trap

I could watch The Parent Trap daily ;) 

Halloween Doodle Town

   Hey, friends!!!  Lots happening over here - Homecoming weekend followed by a trip to Waco for State XC yesterday and some things I'm trying to catch up on at home  ;) That said, my regularly scheduled post isn't happening tonight so I'm resharing one of my most popular posts ever... Halloween Doodle Towns!

Print them for your kiddos to color, staple them into a book format and have your kids write a story and use them as the illustration, print a set for yourself to color while you watch TV, make a stack of them for the littles to color post-trick-or-treating while you sort through their candy, etc.  

Weekend Recap: Homecoming Edition

 WHAT A WHIRLWIND OF A WEEKEND! Homecoming has been greatly-anticipated over here and I (kind of) can't believe it's come and gone ;) 

The fun started on Thursday night when we had our school-wide tailgate event where the high schoolers exchange mums/garters, varsity sports do a little dance thing, cheer performs, the lil' stangs sports teams are announced, etc.  

I CAN NOT believe that these kids are juniors!

Friday Favorites

 

Happy Friday, friends! Erika and I are so excited that lots of y'all are linking up with us every week.  Make sure that you're grabbing our graphic, linking back to us and sharing your own Friday Favorites post ;)

Y'all know what this means - it's Homecoming week which means lots of my FAVORITE things ;) Starting with G's little mum that we add to yearly - it's looking super full and fun and I can't believe she only has one more year wearing it!