Friday Favorites: Amazon Edition

As we are slowly, but surely getting settled into our new house, Amazon Prime has been my best friend! Every single day, I come home to a package of something we need, that I just ordered two days earlier, and I didn't have to go to the store to get it! Serious Mom win all around. I wanted to show you guys some of my favorite things that I have purchased to make our house a little bit better these first couple weeks :) 

Ahh my favorite thing..Twinkle Lights! These super durable lights just give our deck that extra bit of coziness. You will see them turned on at our house every, single night. AJ and I have enjoyed some great little at home date nights out there under the lights. You can get them HERE.

In order to enjoy our twinkle lights and GORGEOUS flowers E planted, bug repellent is a MUST. During my four years over on the left coast, I totally forgot just how awful the mosquitoes are here!! We spray down our bodies, light citronella candles and use a Thermacel Lantern. It has been a godsend, and it kept those pesky bugs off Gigi and MJ last weekend! You can get it HERE.

Maddie Jane has become obsessed with the Trolls movie lately. And because she is finally watching something besides Barney (hallelujah!!) I have been watching it a ton too. She prefers to watch it on the iPad, but with our new Amazon Fire Stick you can watch Netflix on any TV so easily (along with YouTube, Hulu, Pandora, HBO Go.. the list is endless) I would highly recommend it!! AND it has our Alexa built in too, so it's voice controlled! Technology I tell ya.. so stinkin cool.

With the craziness of the move, this Mama miiiight not be taking regular showers. I have really tested my hair to see just how many days I can get away with. I had used THIS dry shampoo before, but I tried THIS one this week, and I love it even more!! Because time with this cutie slash sleeping in, is totally more important, right!? 

We are at Lake Oconee this weekend with the family! I'll see you back here next week to give you the run down! Have a great weekend :) 

xoxo, 

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Father's Day Weekend

We spent Saturday of Father's Day weekend checking out the Woodstock Farmer's Market, swimming in our community pool, and taking reallyyy long naps. It was so perfect. 

Aren't those after swim naps the best!? We are loving having a neighborhood pool right down the street. 

This may seem silly, but this little condiments platter makes me SO happy!! I haven't been able to host people in FOUR years, and hosting is my JAM. So setting up a tiny little spread for my dad Saturday night just made me giddy, ha! 

Dad got to Woodstock just in time to throw the burgers on the grill before it started raining. Then we got on our PJs and Molly made herself right at home with Papa. 

Sunday morning we went to Woodstock City Church for the first time and LOVED it. We can't wait to go back! 

And I was so, so thankful Maddie got to spend the morning with her Daddy and Papa! (Check out that kids area behind us! That's just for babies to Kindergarten.. Maddie Jane was mesmerized and did SO well!)

We had lunch at Pure and Maddie was inching way too close to nap time and needed to run around to avoid a complete meltdown, ha!

After naps for everyone, we met AJ's dad, step mom, god father, and sister for dinner! We ate at Tupelo Honey down in Sandy Springs and it was GREAT. Loved finally venturing down to the city. 

And we ended Sunday night with a little corn hole in the backyard. THIS GUY. He is the best Daddy. I can not even put into words how thankful I am he is my girl's Daddy and my partner for life. We love you BIG babe!! 

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Life Lately..

So after moving way back when on May 27th, we still haven't quite got into a routine/settled/stuff put away/etc. In fact.. we JUST got all our belongings from California this past Saturday!! But I digress.. At least we are in this great state and get to see our friends regularly.. like Auntie Bev!!



And Maddie Jane has this giiiinormous backyard to play in! (And is FINALLY getting use to sticking her toes in the grass!)

And a pretty awesome back deck (which is even better now that E has speckled it with a bazillion flowers!) to have nightly ice cream on.. 

And a Kroger right down the street with the BEST shopping carts and the sweetest bakery lady that gives Maddie a sugar cookie every.single.time.



And nightly playing with in our water table!! (Side note: this was right after she had stripped down to nothing, got in and I had dried her off and put on a new shirt..)

And we have had pretty much EVERY single meal from our grill on the deck! 

And this guy had to go back to California for a week and we are SO thankful to have him home!!! 

And then the movers FINALLY came. 16 days later and at 6am I might add... 

But even after 13 hours of moving and unpacking boxes, we couldn't turn down the free babysitter at home (Thanks E!!) and a night out in our new little town.. 

With some pretty amazing friends who live just right down the road!! 

I have such a crush on Woodstock and can't say enough great things about it. Y'all just let me know when you want to come over.. go to the farmers market, have lunch at the old train depo, and see that free concert one Saturday :) 

Sunday morning we were at Target bright and early, grabbing our Starbucks and checking off more things on our To Do list.. 

Took an unpacking-boxes-break for lunch downtown Woodstock at Century Tavern. 

And that afternoon Maddie Jane took a loooonngg nap followed by some fun sprinkler time in the backyard.

And on Monday, we had a serious case of the Mondays... The morning started out with nonstop crying, a complete meltdown once we got to school, I had a crappy day at work, and poor Maddie Jane got bit at school! And then we came home to a Daddy sick with a fever! 

Needless to say.. it has been crazy town around here. I couldn't have done it without Amanda helping me day 1.. my Mom and Chip coming up day 2.. E spending a whole week helping me with Maddie and Molly and the outsides and MY HUSBAND hopping back and forth between coasts to make this timeline work and now my Mom coming back Friday to help some more! It takes a village, but we are getting there!! A house tour post will be up next week! 

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Better late than never..

Y'all.. these are the pictures from Maddie Jane's one year shoot + our family Christmas card. I mean better late than never, right!? 

I thought I had lost these pictures!! I could not find the files anywhere.. But I just discovered I had (thankfully!!) uploaded them to Snapfish when ordering our Christmas cards and they have an option to download them. So here ya go :) And I just promptly ordered a couple canvases for the new house, eek! Obsessed with KTP and have to convince her to go back to doing family shoots again! 

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