Happy Halloween Week

Looove Halloween week....the weather, fall treats, parties, dressing up!

We were going to hit up Boo at the Zoo on Sunday evening, but had a crazy busy weekend and decided to enjoy some family pumpkin carving instead. Hadley's favorite part was definitely throwing the pumpkin seeds at Riley.

I made these pumpkin pancakes and veggie egg white muffins for dinner last night. I personally had gluten free waffles but I was told the pancakes were delish and the house was smelling delightful when they were cooking. Would definitely make again. Note this recipes makes enough to feed an army, so you may want to halve all the ingredients.

Lots of dress up days at Hadley's school this week. Today was PJ day. Score for getting toddler out of bed already dressed for the day!

Halloween party on Thursday night with some dear friends. Can't wait to see all the little kiddies all dressed up.  Hadley is going to be Dorothy this year - even found her some red ruby shoes at Target a few weeks ago.

I would totally be eating this jack-o-lantern pizza from Papa Murphy's at some point this week if I could. How adorable is this?!

Five on Friday!

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We had so much fun last weekend at Oakes Farm as a family, and then at Foothills Milling Co. for an amazing anniversary dinner date later that night with just the mister. We had never been there and I'm so glad we tried it - one of my all time favorite meals! Can't wait to go back to Oakes Farm and Foothills Milling Co!

 

 

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You know how good Chex Puppy Chow is, right? Well the Halloween Puppy Chow is even better....I made some this week and shared at work.  Hadley was my little helper!  Here is the recipe and the finished product!

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I finally bit the bullet and ordered the Hunter boots I've been lusting over. I'm actually looking forward to the next time it rains so I can sport these puppies!

FOUR
Someone I know is turning 32 tomorrow! Excited for a sushi lunch date today to start the celebration off right!

Okay, this is SO funny and I know others can relate - I hope :)

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It's finally fall y'all. Like as of yesterday.  I'm rocking my Frye boots and long sleeves today.  I stopped at starbucks for my pumpkin spice latte on the way to work. Fallelujah!!

Five on Friday!

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This weekend is a special one as Brandon and I are celebrating 6 years of marriage on October 13th! Marriage is a wonderful balance between compromise, putting your partner first, making time for each other even when the world seems so hectic, laughing as much as possible, and loving each other even when we make mistakes.  I am so blessed that Brandon picked me and I am a better person in life because of him.  I am so excited that I get to be his partner in crime and experience all of life's ups and downs with such an incredible person. Happy Anniversary to us! Bring on the fancy dinner Saturday night!

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Brandon was out of town last weekend for a guys golf trip. I am so happy to have the weekend to spend together and the weather looks fantastic!  We are hitting up the local pumpkin patch and corn maze with Hadley on Saturday and I can't wait as she is at such a fun little age for adventures like this!

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Crockpot season has arrived. YES. I'm not sure why I haven't made a pork tenderloin before now, but I'm sold. Here is a delicious recipe for a crockpot balsamic pork tenderloin. I always have these ingredients on hand which makes it even better! I served this with a broccoli and quinoa casserole last night. I think Brandon gets excited when I venture from meatless and chicken recipes :)

FOUR
Another half marathon this year? Really really really want to, but not sure if my knee can endure it.  Running my first half earlier this year was one of the most amazing experiences ever and something I NEVER thought I could do.

FIVE
Guess who started singing Ellie Goulding's "I Need Your Love" totally unprompted the other day? I managed to catch her singing it again the other day in the car when it came on Pandora. She totally got camera shy, but the cuteness is still off the charts.

TGIF Friends!!!

Rainbow Themed 3rd Birthday Party

Hadley's 3rd Birthday Party was this weekend! We had so much fun with the rainbow theme - and could not have had better weather this weekend!

Saturday we prepped as much as we could for the party. Hadley loved helping with the rainbow pretzels!

 We watched the game over at the Bennett's Saturday evening. Here are the 3 little piggies!

 

We had the party at McFee Park just a few minutes from our house. They have a great playground and splash which the kids loved! We had 18 kids are around 26 parents so it was a big party!  I didn't take as many pictures as I would have liked but here are a few....



 

 

Menu:

Pizza from Snappy Tomato

Fruit Rainbow with dip

Rainbow Pretzel Rods

Rainbow Goldfish

Chocolate Clouds (Brownie bites)

Rainbow Cake

 

Details:

Party Décor (tableware, goody bags, birthday banner, hats) | Target (Spritz line)

Pinwheels and gumballs for centerpiece | Oriental Trading

Treats for goody bags | Fruit snacks, Goldfish, stickers, whistle, swirl pops, rainbow crayon | Oriental Trading and Target

Printables for food and frame | Freebies I found via Pinterest

Rainbow Cake | Jessica Merrick

 

 

We had a wonderful time, but I am always glad when these things are over :)

Five on Friday!

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Our living room is getting a little facelift soon. We are getting some new furniture and have been working with a local furniture store to go over their ideas for our space. I am beyond excited to see it all come together!  I don't have a decorating bone in my body....the thought of selecting things for a room and putting it all together without someone helping me is quiet paralyzing actually. Here are a few things we've purchased so far, which we love! One thing I do not love is taking Hadley to furniture stores, wow.

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My sweet mom had her knee replaced last Wednesday. I was able to be with her all day Wednesday and Thursday at the hospital and my sister was with her Friday and Saturday before she checked into the Rehabilitation Center at NHC (which is fabulous by the way!). My mom did so well with everything and we are so thankful she in on the mend! Here we all are at one of her PT sessions on Friday morning.

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We had a little family getaway to the mountains last weekend. We took Hadley to Dollywood, the Aquarium, played putt-putt, and of course ate everything in site! We had the most amazing weather and loved our time away for the real world!

 

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Hadley's 3rd Birthday Party is this weekend, woot woot! She is SO excited this year, which has worked out really well as I've been bribing her all week to be good so she can have her party. We invited her class from Nanny's so lots of her friends will be there to help celebrate. The rainbow theme I'm doing has been so fun to work with - love all the bright colors and the ideas I've found on Pinterest are endless! 

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I'm lusting over this J. Crew vest, just in case anyone wants to buy something for me. Black or navy please :)

Have a great weekend friends! Go Vols!