Additionally, he FELL ASLEEP at his first vet appointment and slept by means of the entire thing. What on the earth!?
“Oh positive, doc, you’ll be able to try my complete physique, however I’m simply gonna take a bit of nappy nap, if ya don’t thoughts.”
And may all of us please try Comet’s huge paws!? I believe we’re going to have an enormous boy on our arms!
And right here’s little Pep-Pep pic as a result of she deserves a number of love, too!
I’m very blissful to report we’re seeing some main progress within the Comet-Pepper dynamic. Woop!
Our week definitely centered quite a bit round our latest furry member of the family however we additionally managed to sneak in some vacation enjoyable, too. Extra on that under! Hope you all have a splendidly festive weekend!!
Issues I’m Loving Friday
Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens
I like this time of yr a lot and we’ve been capable of fill our days with a good quantity of vacation enjoyable! Now we have a practice of testing the Daniel Stowe Botanical Backyard lights with a few of our greatest buddies and it’s all the time a success nevertheless it was even higher this yr!
They added extra lights, an journey path, an unbelievable fort playground that was an enormous hit with the youngsters, and a mini cafe with sizzling chocolate and chai lattes.
It’s an occasion I’ll all the time advocate to individuals of all ages, because it was one among our favorites with toddlers as nicely as a result of it’s outdoors, strikes at your individual tempo and even when it’s crowded, it doesn’t really feel too busy as a result of there’s a lot house to wander round and discover. Without end one among our favs!
Vacation College Occasions
We additionally had the prospect to attend some occasions on the boys’ colleges included our ultimate Christmas preschool efficiency EVER. Ooph. That one hit arduous! Rhett was Joseph in his college play and did such an awesome job. For being such a bit of man, he has a mighty voice on stage and sang his coronary heart out.
I used to be additionally capable of assist out in Chase’s classroom for his class vacation celebration on Thursday which was so enjoyable! I all the time joke that Chase all the time asks me to assist, volunteer and attend occasions in his class however largely ignores me in favor of hanging along with his buddies the entire time I’m there. I’m not in in the slightest degree offended by this as a result of he’s all the time been our social butterfly and also you higher consider I’ll hold exhibiting up so long as he desires me there.
Christmas Lights
We additionally piled into the automotive (with two pups in tow!) to have a look at Christmas lights as a household. Our city shares a map of some homes that go all-out and we love driving round to verify them out as a result of they’re unfold out and by no means crowded with traces of automobiles attempting to see all of them. The boys helped make some little vacation pretzel treats to go away on the home’s whose lights they particularly cherished and whereas I’m absolutely conscious they might have been tossed as a result of not everybody trusts do-it-yourself treats today, hopefully they nonetheless helped unfold some pleasure!
Fellow followers of chia seeds, have you ever tried basil seeds??? These little chia-like seeds lately got here on my radar after I noticed @pinchofyum spotlight them on Instagram for his or her capability to morph into gelatinous chia pudding-like texture a lot sooner than chia seeds (lower than 5 minutes versus hours). I used to be immediately intrigued and ordered a bag to strive. As somebody who makes chia pudding for breakfast commonly, I can not inform you how a lot I’ve been loving swapping basil seeds for chia seeds so I don’t need to plan forward. I exploit my go-to chia pudding recipe — 1/2 c Greek yogurt or skyr + 1/2 cup milk or almond milk + 2 tbsp basil seeds — earlier than including my favourite toppings and mix-ins and it really works completely! Plus, 2 tbsp basil seeds has 15 grams of fiber!!
My goodness, these items is a bit of TOO good. We made a giant batch of pet chow as a part of our neighbor items for the vacations earlier this week and needed to make a second batch the subsequent day as a result of our household ate an excessive amount of from our first spherical of vacation treats. Should you like chocolate and peanut butter collectively however have by no means made pet chow earlier than, add it to your vacation must-make listing. I adopted this recipe however I measured the quantity of powdered sugar with my coronary heart and added some pink and inexperienced M&Ms in on the finish simply to make it look a bit of extra festive.
Sharing simply incase you’re squeezing in some tremendous final minute procuring!
$50 off $150 or $100 off $300 website extensive at Anthropologie: This even applies to their sneakers!! I believe Anthro does the most effective job at curating a number of the cutest comfortable but fashionable sneakers — New Steadiness, Gola, On Cloud, Reebok, Veja, and so on.
As much as 40% off ladies’s clothes at Goal: Contains these denims I really like and have in two washes — dimension down! / I even have and love this pink bow sweater — festive and cute for the vacations but in addition wearable for Valentine’s Day, too!
20% off slippers and socks at Goal: Contains these little child slippers ($12) and these large child slippers ($16) our boys love
As much as 70% off Wayfair: A number of the dwelling favorites we’ve had for years are on sale together with our welcome door mat (we have now the 30” x 48” dimension to slot in entrance of two double doorways and love the XL dimension), rectangle wall mirror (nice value level on the mirror we have now in our boys’ lavatory), arched mirror (one other well-priced mirror we have now in a toilet), our play loft rug, the large children’ bed room rug, Rhett’s bed room rug and Rhett’s large boy mattress (he has the inexperienced corduroy)
2 for $80 Electrical Picks Jewellery: Some pricier jewellery gadgets are on sale for principally 50% off while you purchase two. Some fairly finds that caught my eye: After Social gathering Earrings / Holden Hoops / Two Chains Bracelet (as a result of I really like a layered look!) / Harper 1MM Necklace (the form of necklace you by no means take off)
Amazon Vacation Offers: This web page is regularly up to date with Amazon’s newest offers should you want something final minute that ships quick. This UGG throw blanket is at present on tremendous sale!
EVEREVE Jewellery: Some lovely jewellery finds on sale together with these criss-cross earrings, this colourful bracelet duo, this stone coronary heart bracelet and this $16.99 assertion bracelet
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Amazon’s Creator Favorites
On the finish of yearly, Amazon sends an electronic mail with a recap of what gadgets have been “creator favorites” from the previous yr to everybody who is part of the Amazon influencer program. I’m all the time so intrigued to see what ended up being the most well-liked finds yearly and simply in case you’re the identical approach, listed here are Amazon’s high creator favorites from 2025:
High Sellers
High Vogue Finds
High Sneakers & Equipment
High House & Kitchen Finds
High Magnificence Finds
Crimson Velvet Cake Combine Recipe (In case you’re looking out for a festive and scrumptious dessert!)
My Mother’s Monkey Bread (The breakfast my mother makes each Christmas morning!)
Query of the Day
What’s one factor you’re loving this week?
