Valentine's/Birthday/LONG Weekend ;)

 Well, happy Tuesday! I didn't plan on flaking out yesterday BUT Sunday was my birthday and I fell asleep watching a movie and it was GLORIOUS! 

Friday morning started off with a quick Starbucks run where we ran into a bestie....

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 ;)

Happy Friday, friends! The top of my FAVORITES list was my girls trip to Savannah last weekend and since getting home I've pretty much hit the ground running and had a crazy busy week.  I had SO MUCH FUN with these girls and I promise I'll share more at some point - but that point is not today because I've had zero time to go through pics in our shared album ;) hahaha

Amazon Lately

I had some fun Amazon finds this month thatI'm excited to share about! First up are my FAVORITE pants in this cute black and white stripe. I love everything about these pants in solid colors and the stripes are just next level cute.

Last-minute Valentine's Day Ideas

   Happy Wednesday and happy ALMOST Valentine's Day! Today I thought I'd share a few fun and easy last-minute ideas in case you're looking to add something festive to your weekend plans.  We've always been stay in on Valentine's Day people and love doing something sweet and festive with our kids and Magic Popcorn is ALWAYS a hit.  Click  HERE for the details on this super simple board idea that's perfect on it's own or as toppings for popcorn during movie and/or game night!

Reading Recap

The Favorites

This was my latest listen and I LOVED IT SO MUCH!!! It was such a fun read before the Olympics and I was absolutely sucked in from the get go. I loved the peek "behind the curtain" of ice dancing and while it was a bit overdramatic at times (think Magnolia Parks) I couldn't get enough. Totally unique and a great read this Winter!

Valentine's Day Doodle Town

  Valentine's Day is around the corner and a little festive coloring is in order...

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 ;)

Back at school this week with all the snow pretty much gone and was treated to this little gem ;) I've mentioned that this old Woody doll has become like my classroom elf on the shelf and it's a treat to see where he lands each week!

House Games: Dice and Hula Hoops

These giant inflatable dice are some of the most fun and easiest supplies I keep in my stash ;) We've played multiple games with them including....

- fastest pair to roll a match (each team goes one at a time and we time it)

- roll the dice 10 times and add the numbers up, highest score wins

- Everyone rolls at the same time (4 people in our case) and if you roll a one you're eliminated

Strawberry Muffins

I made these strawberry muffins during our ice days last week and they 

Valentine's Day Touches

 I almost didn't share this since things are so similar to last year's post BUT it's the first week of February and not everything has to be brand new to be special so here we go ;) 

I have had this wooden tray for years and use it for festive charcuteries for my kids and throughout the month have it on this little plate stand on the counter and think it's so cute!

Printable Valentines

     My Valentine printable post is one of my most viewed and most requested posts every year and I love that the post just continues to grow!   This year I haven't had a chance to create any new printables as life has just been SUPER full and busy - but if I do I'll let y'all know and will add them to this post.  The great news is I have DOZENS shared below ;)

When I design printables I create them in a 4x6 format that you can right click, save to your desktop, upload to a photo printing service (I use Walgreens) then fold in half and staple to the top of a  cellophane bag with a treat inside or directly to the top of a snack (you can find the cellophane bags that I like  HERE or pick them up at Hobby Lobby).  The kids write their names (and the names of their classmates if the teacher prefers that) on the cards with Sharpie and we're done! 

It's the norm at our school to do little "favor bags" instead of just a card or candy.  Any of the ideas that I share today would totally work as a card if attaching a little favor isn't what your family or school does!

Pop-its are EVERYTHING right now and this would look cute with a large pop-it in a cellophane bag or with one of the little key fob ones looped through a hole punched in the card.

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 ;)

Well.... last week I said we were bracing ourselves for a winter storm and we're officially on the other side of it and while we've been stuck at home for pretty much a week we didn't sustain any damage and had power the entire time which I'm so grateful for!