Wednesday Weekly

Happy Happy Wednesday!  

Marshall is 17 weeks today.

He sleeps through the night, which is SO AWESOME!  He loves his sleep and he will definitely let us know when he's tired by having a ridiculous meltdown.  There were a couple nights this week where he fell asleep around 6:30ish and didn't get up until 7am!

What are you thankful for this week?

This week I'm thankful for my son.  He has changed me for the better.  I look at life very different these days.  He adores me and loves me and that is just the best feeling in the world.  I want to be the best Mom I can be for him.  He deserves the world!

I made my very first potato skins over the weekend and they turned out pretty good.  I literally had no clue how to make potato skins but I found out quick that they are super easy.  I'm a huge fan of the Pioneer Woman (Ree Drummond).  She is a sweetie, makes great food and has a beautiful family.  Delish!

The Pioneer Woman Potato Skins

GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE!

Thanksgiving is just over a week away.  

Who's excited for all the food?!  Who's excited for football?!

What's on your menu for Thanksgiving?

We haven't sat down and gone over everything just yet but here's what we have so far:

Not entirely sure on the appetizers.  Still working on that.

Turkey

Mashed Potatoes

Green Bean Casserole

Sweet Potato Souffle

Rolls

I also plan to make a pie or two AND Gooey Pumpkin Butter Cakes.  I posted this recipe awhile back as well.  It's a Paula Deen recipe, so you know, it's low fat.  ;) 

I have made these for years and they are to die for.   For those of you that aren't into the traditional pumpkin pie, these are for you!  They are incredible.  My mouth is watering just talking about them.

I found some cute stuff for Thanksgiving at Hobby Lobby.  They have 40% off most of their Thanksgiving items right now.  AND they also have their mason jars 1/2 off!   I found these cute dessert plates and napkins with a chevron pattern.  They were calling my name since I'm obsessed with chevron.  Of course cute straws for some drinks.

I am working on two projects right now.  I'm still trying to get all the materials to make a cute burlap wreath AND I'm re-doing my chalkboard.  I never liked the black frame on my chalkboard, so I'm finally getting around to changing it!  

We will see.

Enjoy the rest of your week.  The weekend is almost here!

My Friday Five

It's Friday, It's Friday...la la la.

This week has gone by so fast!  It's time for family, football, food and wine!

Linking up again with sweet Darci over at The Good Life Blog.  So much fun!  I love reading blogs on Fridays AND finding new blogs to follow.

Here are the top 5 things from the week that I am love, love, loving!


~ ONE ~

My new mug!  I seriously would love to go back to Target and buy them all, but it wouldn't make a whole lot of sense to do that.  ;)
I LOVE all different mugs in the cabinet.  I'm working on building our collection.  We have a set of mugs that I find pretty boring, nor do we really use them.  It's so fun to collect cute mugs.  I love to look at some of our mugs and know that they have a story behind them.
I also think coffee tastes so much better when I'm drinking it out of a cute mug!

~ TWO ~

One of my Facebook friends shared this article on Facebook this week and it made my day! Do whatever the *BEEP* you want!  Check it out!

http://yoganonymous.com/12-habits-of-healthy-happy-people-who-dont-give-a-sht-about-your-inner-peace/


~ THREE ~

Gotta love Target.  I grabbed a pack of these cute holiday diapers the other day.  I couldn't help myself, they are just too cute!

~ FOUR ~

I've been feeling a little crafty and creative lately! I've been researching tutorials on how to make burlap wreaths, like this one!  I love it and want to make one!  The chevron is just too adorable - I am obsessed.  Let's see if I actually do it.

~ FIVE ~

I've been thinking about Wisconsin all week and Doug and I have been talking about how excited we are to go home for the holidays.  We are so excited for time with our Wisconsin family, seeing friends and visiting our favorite restaurants.  Not to mention, this will be Marshall's first time meeting his Grandpa Marshall!  I'm counting down the days.  Feeling so grateful that we get to spend Christmas in Wisconsin this year!

Hope you all have a great Friday and an even better weekend!

Wednesday Weekly

Happy Hump Day!

Well, my little peanut is 4 months!  Time sure flies.  I am LOVING this age.  Marshall is so happy and so into smiling, cooing and even laughing.  He looks at me all day long like I'm the best thing on the planet.  I have to say, that feels pretty darn good.  BUT, once 6:30pm(ish) rolls around, he becomes the sleepy mister crabs and by 8pm he's out cold like clock work.   

As if anyone didn't know, I'm so crazy in love with my little man it's ridiculous.

The weather was gorgeous today, so we ventured out for a walk.  I just can't get enough of this face!  :)

What are you thankful for this week?

Many of my friends have been posting on facebook what they are thankful for daily for the month of November.  I really love reading what everyone has to say.  I totally thought about doing it myself but...well, I forgot.  I thought I'd start now and say what I'm thankful for this week!

  Well, here goes mine.  

I am thankful for girlfriends! When I first moved to Boise on Super Bowl Sunday 2011, it was not easy.  I was finally with my man, but I was missing an extremely important part of my life, my friends.  I knew it would take time to meet new people but I was so impatient.  I missed girls' nights and shopping and chatting on the couch for hours about boys and laughing so hard that my stomach hurt. 

And now, I'm happy to say that I've met some pretty incredible people out here in Boise as well.  I am lucky to have so many great women in my life.  I'm thankful for each and every one of you. 

We are hosting Thanksgiving at our house this year, so I'm getting really excited to get our menu together!  I can't wait for lots of amazing food and cooking in the kitchen with my hubby!  It'll definitely be a bit different this year with Marshall.  This time of year is incredibly sentimental for me.  We found out that I was pregnant last year the day before Thanksgiving.  I remember calling my parents and telling them, and then telling Doug's parents on Thanksgiving.  It was such a wonderful day!

I'm even more excited for Christmas!

Target for the win with these adorable holiday print diapers.  :)  I couldn't resist.

Happy Wednesday!

XOXO

Jamie