Happy Friday friends! It's been a bit of a hectic week around here with contractors and painters in and out. But, I'm happy to report that we no longer have mustard yellow walls (praise hands)!! I don't have my normal Friday Five for you this week, but I have something just as good...
So many great items on sale right now! Have you guys noticed that there have been so many sales lately? I'm wondering if stores are trying to get rid of their current stock before the holiday/black Friday items come in? Anyways, I wanted to share with you some great items I found on sale right now, including this adorable double-breasted peacoat for less than $40?!!
Also, there are a lot of cute booties and boots on sale too!
Shop shoes and boots on sale here Shop all women's clothing on sale here
Some other note worthy sales: Loft is currently running their friends and family sale with 40% off everything online and in stores!
Old Navy is offering up to 70% off their clearance items!
H&M is offering up to 80% off items online and in stores!
Pottery Barn is offering 20% off your order + free shipping with code: CHEERS
Below is a round up of all my favorite items that are currently on sale. Just click on the item to link to the source. Happy shopping!
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Motherhood lately has been so fun! Exhausting...but, fun. I love that the boys are just starting to be at the age where they are starting to play with each other and like the same things. There's still a bit of a communication gap and of course I'm constantly playing referee with the toy tug-o-war. BUT, it is fun to see them laugh and play together.
Camden is now almost 3 (he will be 3 on November 20th!) and Bennett will be 16 months on the 28th. I am so excited for the upcoming holiday season with these two. Having a one year old and a 3 year old at Christmas time will be so magical! I feel like this will be the first year Camden will actually 'get' the concept of Santa and Christmas morning. I can't wait to see their faces light up that day!!
Of course, it's not all rainbows and butterflies all the time. These ages... they are TOUGH! Bennett is just starting to show his toddler personality. Testing his limits, trying to get into everything he shouldn't, throwing his sippy cup and food on the floor... How quickly we forget about this stage! He is also SO stubborn (which I know he get from his father!). He wants to walk everywhere and goes straight towards the street when we are outside. When I try to hold his hand, he slaps my hand away as if to say 'I don't need your help!' He wants to do everything on his own!
He's also starting to reach for all the door handles in the house which Camden just recently figured out so it's funny that Bennett is already doing this! Bennett has also cut a total of 6 teeth in the past few months and is currently working on his k9 teeth (the sharp ones on top). The drool has been non-stop!
However, with those challenging times comes one of my favorite stages! Bennett loves to dance and whenever there is music playing he starts shaking his little hips back and forth! It's probably my favorite thing to watch! He also is so funny and loves to giggle! He is just starting to instigate wrestling with his brother which is so cute! They just roll around on each other and laugh!
He is also much more cuddly at this age than I remember Camden being. Especially right before bedtime and after naps, he just melts in my arms and I soak up every ounce of it! He also loves to blow kisses and says 'muaw!' when we say give me a kiss! It's the best! He is also up to saying over a dozen words! His little voice is so cute and I love that he wants to communicate with us!
Camden is also starting to creep slowly to that 'three-nager' phase I've been hearing about. He is constantly asking questions and wants to know about everything! He also still thinks all the toys in the house are his and Bennett is just borrowing them 😂
We are about 50/50 with the potty training situation, but he does really well at 'school' so I know he's ready. I think it's time for potty training boot camp one these next few weekends since we don't have too many plans. I was hoping to get him trained by the time he turns 3, so we've got a month!
Along with his 'three-nager' attitude, he also says some of the sweetest things! He will randomly look up at me and say 'you look pretty mommy!' 😊 I don't know who taught him how to say that, but I'll take it! And sometimes after I pick him up from school he will say, 'I missed you mommy!' which just melts my heart into a puddle everytime!
Both boys are on the same schedule now, only taking one nap in the middle of the day. It makes things SOOO much easier especially with planning out our day. We typically always go on an outing in the mornings when we are home. Even if it's just getting them outside to get some exercise. I love that we live across the street from a playground! That is definitely one of the main reasons we purchased our home.
Happy Friday, friends! I'm so glad the weekend is finally here. It's been a long week in our house with contractors in and out everyday working on our great room (if you're new around here, we have some shadow boxes we are having filled in). They told us on Monday it would only take them 3 days to complete the project, but it turns out they are finishing up today. We expected it to take about a week, so just glad it is done! We have painters scheduled to start painting on Wednesday of next week! I am so excited!!
Anyways, it's been a bit of a juggle getting the boys in and out of the house everyday so they aren't there while the contractors are working. I've been so tired at the end of the night that I've been going to bed by like 9pm which is so early for me!
I wanted to share five things that are inspiring me lately, and this week I broke it down by category. Enjoy!
1. Recipes/Food: This week I barely had the time to cook anything, so it was my trusty old crockpot to the rescue! I made my favorite BBQ chicken chili for like the 3rd time in the past month... I can't get enough! Soups and chilis always sound good in the fall (even if the temps don't feel like fall yet). I really want to try out this skinnytaste recipe for Crock Pot Chicken Enchilada Soup! It sounds delicious AND has great macros (over 30 grams of protein per serving!).
2. Style/Fashion: I found the most cozy, comfy, chunky knit cocoon cardigan this week and I'm so glad the temps dropped yesterday so I could wear it!
3. Lifestyle/Home: Along with the other updates we are making to our home, I'd like to replace some of the light fixtures on our first floor. Specifically in our kitchen over our table. I've had my eye on this one for a while now and I like that it has more of a casual feel for the kitchen table. I never knew how difficult it could be to choose a light fixture! There are so many options out there!
4. Motherhood/Boys: I know it's not even Halloween yet, but my mind has already been turning about Christmas! I think I'm just so excited that we will be in our own home on Christmas Eve and morning with our boys! Having a 3 year old and a 1 year old this Christmas will be soooo fun! Of course, I've already started scheming their matching jammies. There are just too many to choose from! Here are a few I'm loving from Old Navy:
5. Link Love :
If you are looking for some fresh new tops for fall under 50 bones, my girl Cristin has got you covered.
Lindsay over at A Dash of Pretty recently had the sweetest little baby girl and is still rocking her blog game! I absolutely loved her post about how all of us new mamas need to give ourselves some grace about our post baby bods. Personally, I think she is rocking her off the shoulder sweater!
How cute is Laura's Monday Momiform?? And I love her daily affirmations that she has her little daughters repeat everyday before school!
That's all I have for this week's Friday Five! Hope you all have a great weekend!
