Friday Five {Link Up}

{Oh, Christmas Tree}
This holiday season has been *EXTRA* hectic.  The hubs finally put up our Christmas tree on Sunday.  Having a 2 year old and an almost 1 year old, I wasn't really motivated to even put ornaments on it, but he insisted. 

{Christmas Party Central} 
Going along with an extra hectic holiday season, we've been jumping from holiday party to holiday party this year.  What's on my menu? Blackberry sangria and bacon wrapped green beans, yum. 
{Whining kids {And Husbands}}
With us going, going, going, and parties all the time, our kids are exhausted!  That leads to whining.  HC put herself to bed at 7:30 tonight.  

{Christmas Shopping}
I'm not a big shopper, and I find shopping with a purpose to be very stressful.  This year, most of my gifts are coming from amazon.com and my prime membership.  It's awesome, and I love it.  HC and I did run out after school today to buy a few things to mail her grandma, whose not going to make it back for Christmas this year.  
{A House Divided}
I was raised on Florida State football, and the hubs was raised an Auburn fan.  The smack talk has started and things could get heated around here in the next couple of weeks!

Friday Five

First off all, let me just say TGIF.  This week's full moon has hit the geriatric population hard.  It's been a long week.

So Friday's Five

{country fried steak}. I punctured a package of round steak while digging in the freezer last weekend so Sunday morning, I breaded it and threw it in the crock pot for the day.  The exciting part?  I was able to make 3 meals out of it. We had country fried steak and veggies, open faced steak sandwiches with gravy and Philly cheese steak sandwiches.

{milestones} My little Emmalyn has become a growing machine.  This week she has started pulling up on furniture and going from crawling to sitting without assistance.  

{rehab week}. This week is rehab week.  Take a moment to thank any PT/OT/SLP peeps you might know.   They're awesome.  My boss had a luncheon for us today and it's always nice to be appreciated.

{pig tails} For the second time ever, H let me put her hair in pig tails.  It is definitely the cutest thing ever.  It also makes me happy.

{fall is coming}. Even here in lower Alabama, you can tell that the mornings are just a little bit cooler and the bugs are getting just a little bit easier to deal with.   While we do have big plans for the last official weekend of summer, it'll be nice to get a reprieve from the heat.

Friday Five

1. Sick kids- It's heartbreaking, but both my babies are sick!! Emmalyn has a cough/cold and Hadley has a stomach thing. Pray for us!!

2. Handmade Bows- I'm hooked on on hair bows for the girls and I've started making my own. I'm so excited.

3. I'm doing my first give away! Check it out: Giveaway.

4. Money, money, money- We got our tax return! I think I'm going to use it to pay bills :(

5.  I bought tickets to see my favorite!! Blake Shelton in Tampa....now to bide my time until August.

Also, I'm aware that I'm posting this on Saturday, but yesterday was CRAZY!!

Friday Five

{naked baby booty} Hadley has decided that pants are now optional. My dear, sweet hubby walked in to her room yesterday morning to find her naked booty up in the air.

{dinner time hot-mess}
These days getting longer has the hubs working in the yard more. We have been up and moving until 6:30 or 7:00 without even thinking about dinner. I am ashamed to admit that my kid may have eaten Greek yogurt for dinner again this week.

{mini-vacation} I bought my husband concert tickets to see his favorite band and we went last night. The show was in Destin, FL. We left the girls with their grandparents and the dogs went to the kennel for the first time. Hubby and I had about 24 hours totally to ourselves.

{gap outlet} I've been buying clothes here and there, but I've been getting desperate for some new clothes since the past 2 years have yielded 2 pregnancies and associated body changes. I went to the gap outlet while we were in Destin and bought some much needed new clothes! I'm so excited.

job opportunities We've had some changes at work and a possible promotion has come up. I'm still undecided about whether I'm going to apply or not, but I am seriously considering it.