Our beautiful lazy week in text

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I've been soaking up every second with my boys for the past week & dreading the moment it came to an end [today] Bleh. Adam has been home with us since Tuesday at 2pm! It has been the BEST 5 days ever. Mondays are the woooooorst because that means husby is back to bringing home the bacon. Blessed that he has a job to go to on Mondays, so I really can't complain. There are so many, especially in our area that don't have jobs and have no way to provide for their families. My heart hurts so much for them. Even more so around the holidays. Could you imagine? Count your lucky stars if you can put food on your table, provide your babies with warm clothing & have extra spending money. It's easy to take small things for granted and I struggle daily with appreciating the little stuff.

WE ARE BLESSED.

I hope you had an amazingly full Thanksgiving and got to spend quality time with your family! One of my most favorite holidays, by far. It's so underrated. Everyone seems to skip right over it and straight to Christmas after Halloween. I have really tried to hold off on all Christmas decor this year until after Thanksgiving and I have to say I HAVE SUCCEEDED. No tree (except Marleys in her room), no decorations, no lights, nothing. Nada. Zilch. Though it is now 4 days after I must say I am in the holiday spirit. Bring on the tree {coming this weekend-wahoo}, garland, Christmas tunes, decking the hall. Who doesn't love CHRISTMAS!!! 

I left off on Monday last week, so let's pick up with Tuesday. I will call it TUESDAY FUNDAY because I got to visit with my parents for a bit AND get my hair done. I'm almost positive I get my hair done more than any human should . . . if your hair girl was as amazing as mine, you would understand. Seriously, she is t h e b o m b.  Let me just show you:

RIGHT?! I told you. Bomb diggity. Let me know if you're in the area & want the deets on her name/location. So worth it, I don't care if you're 5 hours away. I just love love love her and her greatness.

While at the salon, I got a pedi+mani as well. BOOM. Pamper day for momma! Yes, it was as great as it sounds.

I'm a sucker for a gorg day when I'm on the road/at mom and dads & Tuesday was nothing less.

It was such a great day all around!  & I promised myself to stay away from the salon for AT LEAST a month. At least. 

A little photo dump of the rest of that day ----

Major thinks he's a big boy or somethin' always wanting to sit up like this and watch tv in his crib. Lay back down boy. 

Is it sad this is the only picture I got of Maddux. All day. ??? Haha! Booger won't sit still long enough, and some days, when I get my phone out to snap a pic he will run from me yelling no. Soooooo, here's the one I did take. He's starting this realllllly cool thing now where he refuses to nap all day long and then passes out when he eats dinner. It's so so cool and fun. (((only not really)))

Perfect depiction of mom life.

If you're a mom, you know the struggle. Most days I do have to hand it to Adam, I am able to take a long, hot, relaxing bath - but others - look a lot like this. I'm not even mad! He's such a little ham. I want to squeeze every little roll on his tiny body right this very second just looking at these. He and his brother are my little water dogs. They love it!

WEDNESDAY:

We had a little family dinner at my SIL with the boys, Adams parents, his sister, her husband & kiddos. It was delish and we had a good time! I managed to get no pictures at all while we were there. But we did get a couple on the way. A couple is better than none, right?

Handsome-shmandsome.

ANOTHER beautiful day it was indeed.

We got home late that night and was ready to pass out by the time we got through the door. Food coma.

T H U R S D A Y ~ T H A N K S G I V I N G

Adam woke up earlier than the rest of us to get the turkey ready to hit the oven. He has his special seasoning/injection perfected and it is the most delicious, moist turkey you will ever put in your mouth. Guaranteed. We decided to do a small turkey breast this year since it would just be us eating it. Best decision ever! We still had a ton of leftovers. I'm thinking turkey soup with what's remaining. Yum! BUT, You can't have Thanksgiving dinner without the sides, and those are my specialty.

Not pictured: Deviled eggs and cranberry sauce.

Looking at this picture makes my mouth water! It was one of the best meals we've cooked yet.

I had a proud daughter moment --- I FINALLY mastered my moms homemade buttermilk biscuits. After 4 years, I did it. Obviously I sent her the picture. They still weren't as good as hers. But nothing ever is ;) Another batch is in order asap. They. Were. Yummy. Adam was pretty stoked too. These are his fav! Thanks mom!

We were so lazy before/after dinner and I loved every minute of it. We played with the boys and watched football.......allllll dayyyyy. If that doesn't sound like the best day ever, I don't know what does. Check this guy out - mid yawn ^

My lifeline.

Thankful is an understatement 

So - funny little story behind this picture and the next - I grabbed my phone to get a quick pic with Adam and had no idea Maddux was even listening. Well. He hopped up and said "CHEEEEEESE" 

.....and it turned out kind of perfect <3 I love these 2 so much it hurts.

The rest of our night consisted of  baths + playing / the norm

THIS...........IS REAL LIFE hahahahahahahahaha

Are you thinking, "Gosh she sure takes a lot more pictures of Major than she does Maddux." Because I literally think the same thing every single day. Major is A LOT easier to photograph these days, than my other wildcat. When he is Maddux's age, I probably won't have any pictures except selfies. Of myself. LOL

So, Thursday night while everyone was fighting the crowds praying and hoping they got that very last $200 50 inch television, I was sitting at my kitchen table in my sweats browsing online, completing my Christmas list for the kids. That's right. Didn't even have to put makeup on or leave the comfort of my own home. It was glorious. I got Marley's list finished.......and if you're wondering what it mostly consisted of - SHOPKINS. Tons and tons and tons of Shopkins/Shopkin backpacks/Shopkin outfits. Her newest obsession! It's nice though, because she was fairly easy to shop for this year. I got Maddux's almost finished & Major's started + a LOT of extra (ha!) I cannot pass up a good deal and "Black Friday" had some good ones. Justice, Zara, Gap and ToysRUs took all of our money that night and I will leave this here, because I couldn't have said it more perfectly myself ...........................

..........can I get an amen?

I feel like I have shopped for 18 days straight. I even have the bank account to show for it. 

Friday, we had our niece and nephews here. We played outside most of the day and again, I got no pictures. But believe me when I say it was another great day. Maddux always loves playing with those 3. The only picture I got on Friday was of my sleeping prince. I melt when I see a sweet snoozing baby! Too presh.

Saturday - - - We debated all morning whether or not we really wanted to put real clothes on and venture out somewhere & finally decided we would. We left the boys with aunt Cookie (Crystal - Adams sister) and made our way to the Cabell Midland HS Playoff game. We've been wanting to watch them all season & this was the perfect opportunity because, well, it was a playoff game and the opponent was another awesome team. We are a football family! We love the game at every level and cannot wait for our boys to start playing in the years to come. Midland got beat, but it was still a really good game to see. Even in the pouring rain. I was FROZE.

Also, our most favorite team played that day { AND WON } Let's goooooooooo Mountaineers!

After we picked the kids up we were ready to g e t home. Our butts and shoes were dripping wet and I am not ashamed to say I was ready to get back and put my sweats on. If you wear jeans when you're just lounging at your own house....you are crazy. Give me some sweats all day and I am totally content. I can't be the only one? C'mon.

We grabbed some Evaroni's & Rocky Top breadsticks for dinner. Our favorites. I posted about them once before, sooooo so so so so sooooo good. I could eat those breadsticks all day every day for the rest of my life.

Hot cocoa was in order Saturday night! Cocoa date for 1 please. (Adam didn't join in on the cocoa fun) So delish. All I could think about was Marley and her love for hot chocolate. The child would drink it with every meal. I truly can't even blame her. This teeny chalkboard too - obsessed - I love it SO much that I have a little project in store for Mr. Perry in the upcoming days. Stay tuned for that, I'll put it all on the blog.

Saturday was ALSO *SHOP SMALL SATURDAY*, so naturally I had to support all of the small momma shops that I love so much & they had some amaaaazing sales. The little bit of money we did have remaining, is now gone. I told you I feel like I've been shopping for 18 days! I got so many goodies & a lot of them I can't even remember. I just couldn't stop clicking add to cart. But that's okay, because it will be even better when something comes. Like Christmas every day the month of December! "Ohhhhh look! A package! I wonder what it could be!" That will be me. How exciting is that?!

I'm sorry that I'm not sorry Adam. 

I'm kidding. 

I love you.

;)

Good morning Sunday!

We did donuts for breakfast. Quick & easy. 

I also went through Starbucks for my venti iced white choc mocha + an extra shot.

It was raining, yet again, and SO cold. I didn't leave the house after that morning coffee\donut run.

There are not enough eye rolls for this raaaaiiiiinnnnnnn. Ugh.

Adam took Maddux on a few errands Sunday evening, but other than that we were the laziest humans on earth. I made lunch & dinner. We swept, picked up and I did some laundry. Those are my favorite days! The really "lazy" ones where your only obligation is to clean a little. Ahhhh. I am living the dream...no sarcasm. I really am.

Are any of you mommas doing BLW? If you aren't familiar and have a teeny babe, google it. We did it with Maddux and the same with Major! These boys love their food. I mean check out those baby boobies on this kid. It is no surprise that spaghetti is one of his fav meals because Maddux could eat it for breakfast. We call him our carb boy - he loves his bread and pasta. So far, so good with the BLW process with Major. He does well picking bits up and chewing. Let's hope it continues! No food allergies yet that we are aware of either, thank goodness. I'm a big BLW advocate, so if you have any questions don't hesitate to ask! I have a ton of meal ideas & what we did for the boys then/now. So worth doing in my opinion. I think it's great to introduce them to different foods with different textures early on and they say it prevents them from being a picky eater. Maddux will eat anything! So, I believe that.

Sunday came to a close faster than anticipated and the anxiety of Monday was creeping up. Maddux was out like a light by 8:30. That's what happens when you refuse to nap all day long. Major had his bottle at 9 & he laid down for the night. Adam and I stayed up a while longer and finally went to bed around 11. Maddux and I woke up at 9am and for that, I am thankful. Major slept until 10! Not sure what's going on there, but woohoo! He's usually my early riser, waking around 7:30 when Adam leaves for work. 

I plan to make a post office run later today & swing by Starbs because you get EIGHT BONUS STARS if you spend $15 today. You're welcome! Not that I needed another excuse to get more coffee, but I may also need to get a cup I've had my eye on for a while . . .

Thanks for reading & hope you enjoyed! xo