sunday snaps

#sundaysnaps | week in review

I finally took the time to organize my coffee mugs and got rid of a few. An organized cabinet makes me happy!

Josh got me this Best Day Ever cup for my birthday and it's just too cute. What better way to start the day than with a confetti cup?!

Olivia had so much fun at Lowes Foods pushing around the customer in training cart. She was such a good helper!

A work meeting that involves this delicious food and a great boss/friend is always going to be productive.

On Friday night, Julianna's school held World Heritage Night. Each grade level studied a continent and we got to go on a tour around the world. Julianna made this fun igloo for North America.

Saturday we had family pictures taken and I can't wait to share them with y'all this week! 

Josh and I also got to have a date night this week and I am so thankful for the time together. I adore our family time but our family is always so much happier when we take time and invest it in each other as husband and wife. Don't forgot to date your spouse, especially when children come along. We also do an at-home date night every night of the week that we can. We put our cell phones away and just spend time together. When the kiddos go to bed, we usually spend about an hour talking and watching a show together. I look forward to this time together!

“Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!”

1 Chronicles 16:34 ESV

september favorites

So long, September. 

September flew by the same way I feel every month seems to. We were busy adjusting to Julianna being a kindergartner and Olivia started preschool. Julianna has learned so much already- I'm amazed and Olivia is loving her preschool class. Josh and I were able to have not one but two date nights this month thanks to his parents taking care of our babies. I forgot how important those times alone together are to just to simply reconnect and laugh together. We were able to go to a wine festival and the Zoo to Do event at the North Carolina Zoo. This month, we visited Pilot Mountain for a family hike too. This week, I started back to work for training and I'm so excited for the 2015-2016 year at The Dream Center. I'm excited for one of my favorite months of the year, getting back to work, pumpkin everything, sweaters, and snuggles with my family. 

Getting dressed during the early fall days in North Carolina can be a challenge. It can be really cool in the morning and then 80 degrees by 2pm. I also really wanted to wear many of my cooler weather pieces so I ended up with flannel and shorts as well as a dress with booties. 

Welcome, October.

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Childress Vineyards

Josh loves calling into radio stations to play the games to win prizes and he has great luck with it as well! This week he won 2 tickets to a dinner party at Childress Vineyards- retail cost $70. Our good friend Brittney watched Julianna for a few hours so we could go. We had a great dinner and Josh even got to squish grapes with his feet. Overall, a fun date night with the husband!

wordless wednesday: anniversary date night

date night

Now that Josh and I are parents, we rarely have a date night. But when we do, it's always a lot of fun! My parents took Julianna for the afternoon/evening on Saturday. They took her out to eat and they did some shopping.

We finished up some Father's Day shopping and then got some frozen yogurt. Headed home and watched a movie together during the middle of the day... that doesn't happen when baby is home! Our power went out minutes after the movie was over so we headed out for dinner then. We had such a relaxing dinner. It was nice to not have to share my dinner and cut it up into smaller pieces for a one year old. It's nice to have a break from baby duty dinners.

After dinner, we wondered around downtown. Our first stop was the park where we got married:

Then the trains and railroad tracks...

Then we wondered around downtown to find the fun artwork and other pretty stuff...

What a fantastic night with my love! :)