Five on Friday!

 

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charlotte is almost crawling! we've gotten over the army crawling and now we are getting our knees under. come on baby girl!

 

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elmo calls. this app is the cutest thing I have ever seen! you can set up elmo to call your phone or you can call elmo. you even can see yourself on the screen like facetime :) try it, your little one will love it!

 

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my first ladies by nancy clarke. i'm fascinated by all things with the white house and this book is so intriguing. nancy clarke was the chief floral designer under 6 presidential administrations. it takes you behind the scenes of all the fancy parties and not to mention details on the first ladies :)

 

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nothing sweeter than your honey and your babydoll :)

 

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scandal. i'm OBSESSED! I know I've talked about other tv shows that i'm in love with but no seriously... scandal might just be my number one favorite show right now. I started watching season 1 on netflix and then had to watch season 2. so I bit the bullet and subscribed to hulu just so I could watch season 2. I would patiently wait for Charlotte to take her nap so I could watch another episode and then I would stay up till midnight watching more. I couldn't get enough! now i'm anxiously waiting for october to get here so I can find out what happens next... go watch it! actually don't just go... RUN!! it has everything to do with scandal, mystery, the white house and the president!

 

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FIVE on Friday!

Well, remember me?? I'm baack! We've been so busy the last month that I can't believe it's been almost a month since I did my last Five on Friday. I'm once again linking up with Darci and the girls!

 

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my little miss turned 9 months this past week! what! how did that happen?? she had a great doctor visit and we had fun with our little monthly photoshoot.

 

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I helped host my precious friend, Tori's babyshower! SO excited for her sweet baby boy to arrive in September.

 

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okay I have to confess something... I LOVE Whataburger! Drew and I are from Corpus Christi (the birthplace of W and there's literally one on every corner in the city as well as the two story one downtown) and I even used to babysit for Mr. Dobson's grandchildren. yesterday was Whataburger's 63rd birthday! and on that note... we've already gone through 3 containers of the ketchup that you can now buy in the stores... we are obsessed. 

two story Whataburger, what! what!

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we made another trip to the zoo! we just can't get enough of those meerkats, elephants and monkeys :)

charlotte had some pretty wild sweaty hair, haha!

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about two weeks ago Charlotte tried frozen yogurt for the first time... let's just say it's now her favorite! I see lots of trips in the future to menchie's!

 

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FIVE on Friday!

Well I missed last week's because we were on vacation but here is my FIVE on Friday!

 

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we got a babysitter for the FIRST time!

Clara is my sweet friend, Tamara's daughter. She just turned 15 and recently has babysat 6 month old twins! I knew I could trust her if she had been able to accomplish that! WHEW! She is super sweet and reminds me of myself when I was her age :) She had been asking to babysit since I found out I was pregnant. Tamara (her mama) and our other friend Tori and I wanted to go to a movie and since I hadn't been to the movies since I was pregnant (8+ months ago ya'll!) it was t.i.m.e. Charlotte did amazing and it was so great! Can't wait to have Miss Clara back to play with  my baby girl!

 

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O.P.I. Cajun Shrimp

This is my FAVORITE color for summer! I seriously count down until summer so I can get my Cajun Shrimp on my toes & nails :) It's the perfect combination of red, orange and coral all mixed in together. They also now make it in shellac so I love to get that on my nails to last longer (especially with all these diaper changes that are now a part of my daily life!) :) Go get you some girls!

 

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A Little Salty to Cut the Sweet

 

I mentioned three books that I just finished reading on another Five on Friday post but I just finished this one and it is SO CUTE! Everything Southern and super sweet. It made me laugh, cry and just want to become best friends with Sophie. I feel like I really know her now (even though I've been reading her blog for awhile now, she's just now my new best friend and she doesn't even know it!) Go buy this book and read her blog at boomama.net

 

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Pretty Wicked Moms

I have to admit something about myself... I'm addicted to trashy/reality tv... Okay so maybe I'm addicted to tv in general but I LOVE LOVE my shows (another post on that someday! haha!) I'm a Lifetime Television lover and when I saw the previews for this show, I laughed out loud! But O.M.G! How can there really people in this universe like this?! I started off thinking I liked Miranda the best but now Emily & Nicole are totally my favorite. Go watch it! You'll laugh!

 

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Amazon Prime/Amazon Mom

We love it! I signed up a few months ago and with my new subscription I got three months free of Amazon Mom. Amazon Prime is AMAZING but so is Amazon Mom. I get free coupons on all baby things and with the prime/mom subscription I get free 2 day shipping. I now order all of Charlotte's diapers, wipes, diaper genie refills and any other baby things and bam! It's delivered right to my door. And not to mention we love getting packages in the mail :) This little one likes the boxes!

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FIVE on Friday!

1. Playdates!

I always love getting together with sweet friends and their babies. On Tuesday and Wednesday we got together with Donna & her sweet little girl, Julia. We went out to lunch, went shopping and then had a day of lounging around the house and letting the girls play. Love the both of you and we had so much fun!

 

 

2. Showering Baby TWP!

We can't wait for this sweet boy to arrive in August! Mallory is such a sweet friend and I know that she will make an amazing mama. Baby Williams' name is being kept a secret but they are telling everyone his monogram... TWP! The theme of the shower was "Monograms & Mimosas" how fun is that??

 

 

3. Lancôme DRAMA Mascara!

This mascara is AMAZING! You know how there's that saying that goes.... "If you were stranded on an deserted island, what makeup item could you not live without???" Mascara is that for me folks! I LOVE a good mascara. I went into ULTA the other day looking for some nail polish and ended up leaving with new lipstick, new mascara and two colors of polish. Haha! But no seriously, I love this mascara so if you're looking into getting something new for your lashes, this is it!

 

 

4. Loft Dress sale!

I was out shopping with C last week and ran into Loft to see what they had new and low and behold this amazing SALE was going on! I love dresses and couldn't believe what a great deal this was... I bought 4! Loft always has the best deals :)

 

 

5. My fisherman :)

This was taken a few weeks ago when Drew went to CC to go fishing. Fishing and hunting is his favorite thing to do. In the spring/summer you will find this man out on the water any chance he can get! This was the largest trout that he's ever caught!! Way to go babe!

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FIVE on Friday!

1. Charlotte is ALMOST crawling...

We are pushing up and scootin' folks! I can't believe how strong she is getting. I know I shouldn't wish for it but I can't help but see her reach the next milestone. I'm not ready for her to be mobile quite yet... but I do love that she's right on target!

2. Resale shops!

I've recently discovered both of these little places and they are GEMS! I have never been the type of person to want to buy used things, but now that I have a child... used books, used puzzles, used toys (some) are great in my opinion. I've recently bought Charlotte lots of board books and wooden puzzles all for like $2-$4 a piece! Some were even a $1.50! WOW!

3. Charlotte's First Birthday Is Planned!

I know... she is only 7.5 months old but a mama can never be too prepared right??? My Mom and I have been going back and forth with ideas for her party for awhile now and I realized the other day... since I love anything vintage/antique and I love tea sets, pearls, lace, silver, etc... why not have a tea party for her first birthday!? I have been dreaming of the day to have a tea party with my baby girl... so I think that's what we will do... have a tea party for her birthday! In order to get in the mood, I dressed her up and we had our own for practice :) I think she is too precious in my pearls playing with my china and silver tea set!

4. READ these books!

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I LOVE a good summer read. I always tend to lean towards chic-lit books like Sophie Kinsella and Emily Giffin and don't get me wrong I love me some Nicholas Sparks... but I recently found these three books about parenting and being a mom, and I have to say I'm in love!

1. Pray Big for your Child- All about raising faithful kids... encouraging them and encouraging you as a parent. Amazing!
2. Loving the Little Years- I read this book and then I read it again and again! It's funny, an easy read and gave me some encouragement and perspective about raising young kids.
3. Sparkly Green Earrings- I just finished this book last night and I honestly could not put.it.down! A lot of blog readers out there might be familiar with Big Mama's blog. I LOVE her! I've been reading her blog for sometime now and I love lots of things about her... she went to A&M... WHOOP! She lives in San Antonio and is a fellow Texan and I love her story of raising her daughter. This book is memoir of her life and it is written just like her blog... even Beth Moore gave it a rec! READ it!!

5. We're getting WOOD floors!

I'm soooo excited to finally get rid of our carpet in the living room and dining room. I have big plans to redo our décor in our house. It will be slowly and in "phases" but I'm so excited to begin the first phase! Pictures of our real floors to come soon :) Don't you love google photos? Haha!

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FIVE on Friday!



So I've seen this lingering in the blog world and I thought I'd start today for the first time doing... FIVE on Friday!

1. Thankful for this guy....

I've been working all week on getting little surprises together to celebrate him and his first Father's Day on Sunday! Can't wait to post all about it!

2. A Weekend Getaway planned...

The weekend of the 4th of July... Drew, Charlotte and I are headed to San Antonio for the weekend to stay in a fancy hotel on the riverwalk and enjoy being together as a family. We've been so busy and haven't spent a lot of "together" time as a family of three. I'm so thrilled to take Charlotte to the Alamo, ride in a boat on the Riverwalk, walk around Downtown San Antonio and go to SeaWorld!

3. Friends...

Liz and I have been planning on getting together with our littles for such a long time. We finally were able to get Miss C & William together for another play date. The last time we had a playdate was when they were only 6 weeks old. Loved seeing you Liz & sweet William! Can't wait for the next playdate!

 

4. My new wreath...

I love a great/beautiful wreath on my door! I also love to switch them out during the seasons or holidays and I needed a new one for summer... I'm just in love with all the burlap!

 

5. SUMMER...

We've just completed our Mommy & Me swim classes at the Y at the end of May and this little chica LOVES swimming! We've been not once... not twice... but THREE times this week swimming. We can't wait to go back with Daddy this weekend :)

 

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