Friday Favorites

Stephanie Spring Friday Favorites, Lifestyle

The happiest of Fridays from me to you because we made it through the week! 🙂

One.My cousin gave me this book around Christmas and I can’t believe I haven’t shared it yet! It walks you through stages of baby food but also includes recipes for the entire family. It’s all based on eating real food, which you know I love learning and reading about! You can buy it (or at least read more about it) here!

Two.

I’ve noticed over the last few years I have worn dark nail polish during the summer months and light colors during the winter??? Either way, I’m loving this nail polish lately!

Three.

One thing I love giving my students every year for Valentines (because Valentines Day in 5th grade is a BIG deal) are heart pencils and candy because you can never go wrong with both. We always have a fun little party also but I thought I’d share some similar pencils that I get as a simple and fun idea. 🙂 24 pencils for under $3.00 is also a steal!

Four.This smoothie is just too good not to share!

Five. I know I just talked about this rug on my last post (here) but I am still talking about it. We have it in the nursery but I would definitely add it to our living room or any room for that matter. Plus, how can you beat the price?!

Happy February! xo

Friday Favorites

Stephanie Spring Friday Favorites, Lifestyle

Well…this week was a doozy. I was sick, then Eric was sick and we just couldn’t seem to catch a break. My Friday Favorites are short and sweet this week because sleep has trumped most plans and productivity. Fingers crossed we’re both getting better and we have the weekend to rest and relax. Praise Jesus! I hope you and your family are staying healthy wherever you are! 🙂

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I got a new phone. It’s almost identical to my last one but definitely an upgrade compared to my four year old one. 😉 I also got this! I know I’m completely behind on getting one and I now understand why so many people love them! (Also I love this phone case).

Two.My Game Day Chili is perfect for the big game coming up or any weeknight/weekend. 🙂

Three.…and so are my Game Day Fries with Yogurt Dipping Sauce. Pin it, friends! 😉

Four.Speaking of the big game coming up…who watched This Is Us this week?! I. LOVE. THIS. SHOW.

Five.You can always warm up with some of this soup too. 🙂 Happy Friday!

Friday Favorites

Stephanie Spring Friday Favorites, Lifestyle

This week I’ve spent A TON of time at home thanks to MLK day and snow days. I’ve had a lot of time to research baby things and some of my favorites this week reflect just that. It mainly stemmed from my parents being so sweet and bringing the crib and dresser to our house this past weekend for the nursery. We planned on starting to set things up a few weeks ago but snow got in the way. I’ve been browsing my heart out ever since then and after setting up the crib and dresser, Eric and I both looked at each other realizing how real everything is becoming! 🙂

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I spent almost all of Saturday rearranging, binging and purging a lot of things that somehow in a few short years we’ve accumulated, to make room for baby things. It all happened at the perfect time though because I was listening to Jen Hatmaker’s podcast featuring Emily Ley and I was completely inspired for a simpler life going into this season. (Or at least an attempt)… 😉

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…and Emily Ley’s book: A Simplified Life: Tactical Tools for Intentional Living. 🙂

Three.Similar (here and here).

I’ll be doing a (or a few) nursery posts in the next few months but I thought I’d share some similar cribs and dressers as to the one we have. 🙂 It’s a 3-in-1 convertible crib, which I’m really excited about!

Four. 

You’re either going to laugh or say a big, “Amen” to this favorite. It’s just necessary, ladies. This Cocoa Butter works wonders.

Five.

Dr. Bronner’s Pure Castile Liquid Soap – Baby Unscented// Clear 1 Gallon Jar// Pure Baking Soda

I finally ran out of the laundry detergent we have and I’m so excited to try this homemade kind! A friend recommended it to me because she loves it! I already had most of the things on hand. Dr. Bronner’s is amazing for so many things. I use it often to clean my make-up brushes. I’ll let you know how I like it! 🙂

Have a relaxing weekend friends! xo

Friday Favorites

Stephanie Spring Friday Favorites, Lifestyle

Between early dismissals and delays for weather, plus a lot of testing at school, this week has definitely kept me on the edge of my seat! But man oh man, do I love a Friday and I have some favorites to share of course. 🙂

One. Two. Three. Four.On Sunday we had our family over for the gender reveal of Baby Spring. (Favorite #1) 🙂 It was so, so fun! Eric and I already knew what the gender was but wanted to get everyone together at once to tell them.

We had a, “make your own pasta bowl” menu with bow tie pasta, chicken, sausage, pesto sauce, and tomato and basil sauce. (This pasta bowl is a favorite! Favorite #2) A girl from our church made these adorable cake pops that looked and tasted ah-mazing! Seriously, I could go on about them. They were individually wrapped with a bow and had pink cake on the inside. I squealed a little after we picked them up. 🙂 (Favorite #3) We are so excited to meet our little girl! (Favorite #4).  All of you completely blew me away with your comments on Instagram. Thank you for being so sweet and excited for us! 🙂

Five.I have been browsing a lot of baby shops lately (surprise) and have already found a few that I absolutely love! Over black Friday I ordered this teether because I thought it was so cute and I have become a huge fan of Little Peaches Shop. Plus, how cute is that name?!

Six.I snacked all week on my Trail Mix Bark!

Seven.

We had this lamp on our registry when we got married and I just ordered another one, here. I have no idea why on earth it took me SO long but I love, love it! Plus, it’s on sale. 🙂

Happy weekend everyone!

Friday Favorites

Stephanie Spring Friday Favorites, Lifestyle

Happy, happy, happy Friday! Although I’m not a fan of the cold, I have been loving the excuse to stay inside and snuggle up. Call me crazy, but I’m trying to enjoy this season for what it’s worth. 😉

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I made my Crock-pot Chicken Enchilada Soup this week. It took about five minutes to chop everything up and put it all in the crock-pot. SO EASY! These are some of my favorite spices to have on hand and that used in the soup! You can click on the picture to buy them. 🙂Two.

Minted did such an amazing job on our Christmas card. Since a few lovebirds (included my cousin!) got engaged over the holidays, I thought I’d let you know that they are offering 25% off Save the Dates until January 8th!

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We had a delay that turned into a snow day on Thursday, which is always fun/a favorite!

Four.My collection of essential oils has grown a little bit and I wanted something to keep them organized. I found this organizer which holds 68 bottles and has space for rollers too. I feel like a new women after organizing them all! 🙂 Plus, it’s made extremely well and an ah-mazing price!

Five.My friend mentioned how she loves this diffuser so I decided to give it a try. I was looking for another one since I want to have one in our room and one in the babies. I now have been using this one non-stop and decided to save the one we already own for the babies. This diffuser runs 8 hours, which is perfect for us and would be a little too long for the baby at first anyways. 😉 I also really love the look of it!

Have the best Friday, a relaxing weekend, and stay warm! xo