Friday Favorites

Happy Friday and Happy 3rd Birthday to Leo!  I can't believe my baby is 3!  Having my first c-section and delivering a baby in April of 2020 when the world was shut down was quite an adventure.  Searching stores for diapers, wipes, formula and food was something Kevin and I will never forget.  Those were stressful times.  They were also sweet times with our new family of 5.  We all survived and are happy to be living life a lot differently in 2023.  

We had a fun week and are excited for a happy Easter weekend.  Did you catch my blog posts this week?

Birthday Fiesta

Last Minute Easter Desserts

Easter Egg Carton Lunch

Now on to my favorite moments of the week:

1 // Happy Birthday Leo!

Our 3 favorite things about Leo are that he's so squishy and lovable.

Leo is everyone's favorite and we all try hard to be his favorite.

Leo is talking so much.  He's always telling us things about his dinosaurs, bikes, diggers, Sheriff Callie, Minions and he's started joking around.  He's got some songs that he likes to sing very LOUD.  He makes lots of noises and is chatty all day long.

No yike dat = I don't like that.

Hold you = hold me

I do it = he wants zero help these days

Stop doze Boom Booms = Stop the thunder

You okay, Mom? = anytime you sneeze, cough, fall or cry

 

And because I can't let a birthday go by without revisiting baby pictures... baby Leo!  I had to cancel all of his newborn photo shoots and do them myself.  I'm so glad I have these pictures.

2 // HomeGoods Haul

We found some really great stuff at HomeGoods this week!  Come back next week to see them!  Leo is a loud shopping assistant.  I think he was snacking and singing here.

3 // Storms

It was a really stormy week in the Midwest.  Leo hates storms so he was up early, late and everything in between.  Here's to hoping for a quieter week next week.  Although the extra snuggles were nice.

4 // Crumbl

Kevin surprised us with Crumbl Cookies for dessert this week.  Have you had them?  I've heard mixed reviews.  Basically, they're fine if you aren't a baker and know what homemade cookies taste like and some people are obsessed.  We tried their brownie cookie, iced oatmeal, chocoate chip and iced sugar cookie.  They're HUGE cookies.  I really liked the brownie.  Everyone else loved the iced oatmeal.  We'd get them again to share for a fun dessert.

5 // Dyed Eggs

I prepped everything for the kids to dye eggs this week.  Each kid got one dozen eggs to color and had fun!  I'm making deviled eggs, potato salad and egg salad with all these hard boiled eggs :)

6 // Love Gardening

Our speaker at mom's group came to talk to us about her love of gardening.  It was so neat!  She covered the tables with plants and flowers for us to all take home.  Have you ever had a breakfast Hawaiian roll slider??  I had not and it was delicious!  I've got to try to make them on my own.  Leo had a blast at his class and came home with some Easter art.

My new plants!

7 // Outside

The weather has been nice in between the storms.  Both boys got some really cool outdoor things from family for their birthdays.  We played outside a ton!  The kid dug up two huge boulders in our yard.  They look great in our landscaping.

8 // Penny

She loves a good basket.  This one is not meant for her, but you can't convince her that's true.

9 // Lunch dates

Leo and I met a friend for lunch.  He chatted, watched Blippi, ate pasta and ice cream.  I even shared my chocolate with him.

10 // Backyard fun

Leo was determined to clean off our windows.  I'm not sure that it helped, but it was super cute.

Kinetic sand is awesome!!

11 // Easter food

I'm making my kids Easter lunches like this one this weekend.  We're also doing Resurrection rolls, I'm baking Easter cookies for all of our family gatherings and I'll probably fix a little Easter ham dinner for us at home next week.  Yum!

Sending you all the good vibes for a Happy Easter weekend!  See you back here next week!

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