Five on Friday 11.15.13

Babys First Christmas Ideas

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I would like to do a few crafty things for Weeks' first Christmas and have been browsing pinterest like crazy. Have you seen anything really special? A favorite DIY ornament? Would love to hear suggestions! 

Boy Toys and Teething

Santa made a mistake and came a little early. What will we do to top this new ride? Because he loves it and and the sounds and how cool he looks in it. Hey girls, wanna ride?

Dixie, you know you can't ride in my car!

We also finally cut a tooth! Thank goodness!! He had been biting on his bottle for what seemed like forever which made feeding time a little frustrating and confusing as to what was really going on. Other than that he hasn't been cranky or fussy. Just as sweet as sugar and proud of that tooth! 

Black Booties

Loving my new suede booties! They are perfect for my lifestyle right now- never too dressed up, but wanting to look put together when we get to go out. And I love the gold zipper detail, they are just beauties. They also come in a really pretty brown. I also have noticed at night I prefer my feet to be warm, instead of a pump or ballet flat that would leave them exposed. Bloomingdales is having a friends and family sale right now, use code FANDF for 20% off! Find them here.

Thanksgiving Decor

We have never hosted Thanksgiving at our home, but I love the way this table is set up. I think it would be so fun to plan out the table in advance and have it really thoughtfully put together! All of that aside, I have so much to be thankful for and this year I will undoubtedly have some even stronger feelings for giving thanks on this special day. I cannot believe it's in just a few weeks! 

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Y'all have a great weekend! 

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Linking up below!

Christmas Tidbits

I would be lying if I said I wasn't a little more excited for Christmas this year than usual. I'm so thankful for my family of three (ok five counting Dix and Tuck!) and I want it to be a really special time for all of us. So much so, I think I'm going to pull out the Christmas totes from the attic and decorate a little early! We are so busy over the next month and I want to get to enjoy it more than a few weekends. We won't be in town for Thanksgiving so I really don't mind that the house will be full blown Christmas a little early. These Christmas images are really making me feel cozy in this frigid weather we have had for a few days.

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What about you? Decorating a little early this year?

Little Target Thrills

Nothing like successful trip to Target, right? 

Here are the highlights that I couldn't be more excited about.

 Can't wait to hang these antlers in Weeks' room and dangle a few ornaments or garland from them! Although, it will stay up year round. I love that we still have wall space in his nursery to add things as he gets older. This blanket is so incredibly soft and it will be perfect for Christmas year after year. I am taking it to the monogrammer today to have Weeks put on it! And this kilim table runner looks so much nicer than the price tag would lead on. I could not find it online but it should be in stores with the Christmas section. 

Rugby Stripe Blanket / Gold Antlers  

And my little shopping buddy. Love him to pieces.

Have a great day y'all.

ORC Design Inspiration

Friday night I spent some time with my baby on my lap sleeping and browsing some major design inspiration from the One Room Challenge. It's been a while since I have been able to spend more than a few minutes at a time browsing blogs. Nothing is better than being able to accomplish something with him in my hands!

 If you aren't familiar with it, the ORC is a challenge to completely redesign a room in a month flat. Majorly inspiring with a lot of work to boot. I am a quiet, secret admirer of all of the work these ladies do. As a lot of you may notice, I am not a huge commenter (or blogger) these days just due to lack of time trying to juggle it all. Working on that I SWEAR. Please know I enjoy each and every comment ;)

Anyhow, I do want to share some of my favorites from the Challenge and I can only hope I can join the challenge and link up in April! (Don't choke reading that Stephen) Enjoy this totally original eye candy y'all....

Vivid Hue Home 

My Rose Among Thorns

Tatter and Fray

Calling It Home

The Vault Files

Charming in Charlotte

Simple Details

Kim Macumber Interiors

Sunday Reflections

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Because that's a good mindset going into the week, right?

Halloween Puppy Love

Halloween with a baby is so much more fun than anything I could do on my own. Seeing that sweet little face smile (and also show disinterest) is pretty much the cutest thing ever. All in all, he was a good sport. Of course, we were trying to get him ready to walk down the street to go "trick or treating" as it was his dinner time, so he wasn't too thrilled about that. Otherwise, he was a perfect puppy!

Happy Halloween, my sweet boy...

Here is where he was less than amused... So not cool Mom and Dad! 

And after dinner, getting ready to walk to our neighbors houses.

We tried his costume on a few days ahead of time and got this face.

And this was the face, the biggest smile of the night, after his costume finally came off! 

Hope you guys had a great Halloween and first weekend of November! 

Halloween

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Happy Halloween Y'all!

The highlight of my night will be dressing my little guy up in his precious little costume. I cannot wait to see him in it! As far as our other plans for tonight, we've decided to cook beef briscuit tacos from a new cookbook I am trying out. Everything looks sooo good in it, I am looking forward to sharing! Of course, we will be passing out lots of candy to all of the trick or treaters. Hope everyone has a safe and fun time tonight! Trick or treat!