four friday faves.

Our Destin outlet shopping was super successful in the way of shoes ... and the top pair are my absolute faves. How are little kid shoes SO adorable?!

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four friday faves.

In honor of Valentine's Day, here are some old pics of our little loves [who are growing up way too fast] ...

four friday faves.

This weekend we are heading to one of my very favorite places - the outlets in Destin, so here are a few things on my shopping list ...

four friday faves.

With this being the last Friday in January, and the fact that a lot of people have health + fitness on the brain this month, here are my very favorite workouts to do indoors ...

[1] "Love Your Body with Kettlebells"... I use a 10 pound hand weight instead.
[2] Bikini Arms workout ... love this because I can follow along on my laptop while watching TV.
[3] "The Best Ab Routine" ... this is a workout I totally despise doing, but feel great afterwards.
[4] "Love Your Body With HIIT" workout ... all you need is a mat or carpet!

back to reality.

So we thoroughly enjoyed our holiday break ... lots of Wii playing + TV watching; endless Lego playing; later breakfasts & bedtimes; countless pajama-wearing days ... it was pretty wonderful. But as much as I fight having a schedule & a routine, I REALLY crave it at the same time. It's back to the grind, but it's been pretty great :) We started school at home the week after New Years and CC this past Wednesday.

Our first day was frrreeeezzing outside ... which meant our house couldn't really warm up, so pajama day was a cozy way to start back to school. We kicked off the day with read-aloud time in the boys room, and then moved to the family room to work on sticker books while listening to Math skip counting music.

Presentation time - sharing a favorite Christmas gift with the class...

Our first day back at CC was also Science Fair day, and the boys loved seeing all the hands-on experiments!

Matthew's afternoon writing class [aka: Pre-Essentials] ... Mrs. Hellmann held her "Hellmann's Book Bonanza," so every kid picked a book to take home. 

avocado toast.

I have found a new favorite breakfast ... it's soooo delicious, filling, healthy, and quick to whip up. [many wins here!] Obviously, there are lots of ways to prepare avocado toast, but this is what I use:

::DIRECTIONS::
Mash half an avocado, sprinkle turmeric [many health benefits & does not alter the taste] + garlic salt to taste and stir ... spread on toast. Sometimes I'll grind a little pink himalayan salt on top if it's not salty enough :)

four friday faves.

[1] Steve Madden "Nyrvana" quilted booties ... i was so excited to snag these at 40% off after Christmas!
[2] Gray Away spray from CVS ... i heavily rely on this every month to cover my grey roots in between hair color appointments.
[3] Fitbit Flex in slate ... This was one of my faves a couple of months ago, and i almost bought this at Target last night until I realized my coupon was for a different style. On my wishlist now more than ever :)
[4] Tyler Perry's Medea's Witness Protection movie ... i know these Medea movies have been around a long time, but we just discovered them last weekend. So funny. We're watching this one tonight!