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I thought it might be fun to start a new weekly blog post recapping some of my/our favorite things or events from the prior week. Why not? I give you... the first installation of Friday Favorites!


I know I have posted a picture of this on Facebook already because it was finished about 2 weeks ago... but I get so excited every time I walk by it. This is Kenzie's Lemonade Stand that I made to use as a centerpiece for her 2nd birthday party. I cheated and used a model that I found on Pinterest but I'm still so proud of myself. I also made that adorable pinwheel and there are plenty more of them that will make an appearance when I do her birthday decorations post.


 7-11's Free Slurpee Day! I am seriously obsessed with coke Slurpees. I have been for years. It tends to be something I crave even more when pregnant. I try to not indulge too often because of the caffeine but they are so good. This year, I even let Kenzie get in on the action. (Okay, so last year and the year before she inadvertently got in on the action... she was still breastfeeding last year and the year before I was pregnant.) She had half of a watermelon flavored Slurpee. The lady serving them wouldn't let me out of there without getting Kenzie one. The kid LOVED it. She is definitely my child. I wouldn't let her drink it in the car on the way home. That thing was red, after all and she freaked out the whole way home until she was given her Slurpee back. Who wouldn't love July 11th?


This salad is seriously amazing. I can never remember the same of it. Something like 1893 Salad or something at Buca. I was craving this thing. No worries... I didn't eat the pepperoni or salami and the feta is definitely pasteurized. Not that once would likely be an issue... 


This. Seriously. This is one of the coolest and best inventions ever. I know you can do the same thing with a soap bottle. I've seen that post on Facebook too, but I never buy soap bottles that the size would be appropriate, it seems. So, I just bought one. Kenzie LOVES this thing. She is obsessed with washing her hands. Now that we have an officially potty trained (daytime at least) toddler, it is a miraculous invention. . Lifting her up to be able to wash her hands was getting to be way too taxing for me though and Will is definitely starting to get in the way of a lot of things like that. So, without further ado... a faucet extender! Best $8 I ever spent and it actually came with a second extender that we will hold on to in case this one breaks. (It was actually $10 but I had a 20% off coupon for Buy Buy Baby.) Our kids is absolutely obsessed with washing her hands... I may create a (very sanitary) monster with this thing



These two goofballs. This week we celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary and we finally got around to making it out for an anniversary dinner at Buca. Couldn't leave Kenzie behind. "Getti" is just about her favorite food. These two people are my everything. I can't imagine a day without them.






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