Life Lately

It's been awhile since I've posted so I thought I'd do a life lately post.... we've been doing all the Fall things and trying to catch up with Iowa's weather... summer one day, winter cold the next.

So, here's a little life lately!!

We hit our 1 year of living in our home- can't believe it's been a year already! It seems like it went fast yet, like we've lived here all along!

Life Lately

Hey y'all! It's been awhile so I thought I'd share a little "life lately." I'm not sure where October went and I can hardly believe we are THIS close to Thanksgiving and Christmas already! This is probably my favorite time of the year though- the family, the food, the decorating, and the activities- I just love it all! 

Anyway, this is life lately!

In this post, I shared that I was having a hard time finding art work in our formal living room. I decided to let the girls go to work and this is the end result! Sorry for the poor pictures, the frames were really hard to photograph! Anyway, I think these are the PERFECT match and exactly what I was looking for!

A little before school shenanigans AKA- how many tries does it take for both kids to look at the camera and smile?!

 You know you're a mom when.... you find kitchen utensils stuck in the cracks of the couch

Adding some personal touches to our home

These girls have been on a serious singing and dancing kick lately! If you're on Instagram, I've been sharing their dance moves on my Insta Stories!

We went to our first Thanksgiving of the season- I think the turkey did its job!

Did you hear? There are only FIVE MORE WEEKS UNTIL CHRISTMAS!! Try telling that to my Grinch of a husband though.. He won't let me decorate until after Thanksgiving! But that doesn't mean I can't start buying decor! =)

Our yard became overtaken by leaves. Oh the leaves!! You literally could not see our driveway. So needless to say, last Sunday, we did a lot of yardwork! But we made it a family affair and we all pitched in! The girls actually were great little helpers (after throwing leaves and jumping into them) 

This girl filled this whole bag all by herself!

So, that's a little life lately around here! We look forward to school conferences on Wednesday and a quiet rest of the week. We don't have any plans for the weekend except running a few errands and getting ready for Thanksgiving as we are hosting this year! 

Have a great rest of the week! 

Life Lately

Dear Blog, 

I've abandoned you. When I go to sleep at night, I hear, "throw, toss or keep," repeating itself in my mind. And black garbage bags? Don't even get me started. So, blog you see, I haven't abandoned you intentionally, it's just that life right now is consumed by all things packing. It seems as though the last seven years of my life are in question and for good reason. A box of old textbooks? A box of unused cords? WHYYY for the love, WHYYYY did we feel the need to keep these things?! 

Needless to say, blog, it's been a long time coming. It feels SO good to purge unnecessary stuff out of our lives. This truly will be a fresh start and we're so excited! 

So, other than cardboard boxes and packing tape, here's been life lately..

Life as 1st grader is pretty great! 

Can you say, Hobby Lobby? Loving these pieces for Sophias new room!

Celebrated 32 year old's birthdays

Packing, all the packing 

and all the cleaning out

*happy squeals*

Took a break from packing and spent the day at Adventureland! 

Boxes are great for sliding down the stairs with! 

It's starting to look bare here...

Cheering for the Cyclones sometimes is painful but we still do it and love the team immensely! 

House Divided ❤️💛⚫️ 

Excited to decorate for our new house! An inspiration pic for an outside table potentially! 

So, that's life lately! Thanks for reading!!