life lately

Well hey there! I'm getting pretty good at taking these unintentional blog breaks, aren't I? It's not even that I'm particularly busy with anything big, but as you all know, life just happens, and time flies right on by. Rather than trying to remember all the details of all that's happened in the last two weeks, I thought I'd just do a little recap to hit the highlights!

• GG visited us a couple weeks ago which allowed me to fly solo to the football game with my girls! We love when GG comes to town!

• We went to a birthday party at a gymnastics/cheer facility, and Jaqs had a BLAST. She absolutely loved jumping on the trampoline and playing in the ball pit!

• My bestie, Julie, is going to be a mommy! I'm so thrilled for her and Jerrod, and I cannot wait to find out if that little bean is a boy or a girl! 
• Jaqs has turned into quite the little mama to her dolls. She is pretty good at changing their diapers and swaddling them :) Warms my heart!

• We've had several days of rain and a few days of cold temps recently which means I've had to get creative with my outdoor loving girl. Dried beans have been a saving grace! Seriously, Jaqs plays with "beams" more than any of her toys. Sure, it makes me a little crazy to clean them up 10x a day, but hey, if it provides 20 minutes of entertainment, I'm all about it!

• With cooler air comes cozy dinners. I've been making soups like it's my job lately. This Broccoli-Cheese Soup is DELISH, and it's full of veggies! I even added some grated zucchini for a little extra. My crew gobbled it right up.

• Daddy and the Wildcats earned the title of Co-District CHAMPS!!! This is awesome, y'all. The season before we got here, Temple went 1-9, and this year we tied for first!! The first round of playoffs will be Saturday! Go CATS, beat Cedar Hill!!

• Rob's grandparents and his brother came to visit us this past weekend, and we're so glad they did! Of course, Jaqs had a great time being doted on and entertaining everyone. She also got to eat McD's for the first time, and she was pretty happy about it!

I think that probably brings us up to present day, so I'll just end this here and be back tomorrow to link-up for Five on Friday! Thanks for sticking around :)

sprinkles

I've had good blogging intentions every day this week, but so far it just hasn't happened! So how about a little hodge-podge to get us caught up on the happenings and thoughts...

• Last night (7-11) Jaqs LAUGHED out LOUD for the first time! Oh my word. Talk about sweet sounds. It's definitely up there with my top 5 favorite 'parenting moments' thus far. I mean sure, I've heard lots of babies laugh, but nothing compares to hearing your own munchie belly laugh...especially when it's you that they're finding so funny! ;) Unfortunately Rob wasn't home to see it, but I got it all on video, so he got to relive it with us.

• Speaking of that angel baby...I feel like she has changed a lot in the last 2 weeks! It seems like she's suddenly doing so many new things---sleeping 12-13 hours (hallelujah!), tolerating, and dare I say enjoying, tummy time, 'standing' and pushing up constantly, gnawing on her hands during all waking hours (gearing up for teeth??), grabbing and batting at toys. I'm sure I'm leaving something out. Babies are such little miracles. What a gift from God to be able to watch this little one develop and learn before my very eyes.

• I love the look of the Erin Condren Life Planners and would love to have one, but I don't think spending $50 on a planner is exactly practical for me. I mean, I'm not really even that busy with 'planned' things in the first place. Also, I'm a tight-wad. I admit it.

• We've been spending lots of time with daddy around here, and it has been awesome. Seriously, our days are so much fun when we can spend all hours together! As much as I love football games, I admit that I am pretty sad that it's back to work for Rob next week ;( At least we still have some weekends before the 7-days-a-week grind hits.

• I'm sure I'm behind on this game, but I signed up for Viggle! Are you a member? Is it worth it? I'm not sure I fully understand it, but I figure it's worth a shot!
• I've been thinking a lot about what I want to be 'when I grow up' lately, and I think I'd make one heck of a professional organizer. Is that a thing? I don't think I could handle hoarder type houses though. If that fails, I wouldn't mind being the next Vanna White. Home girl's got it made...different dress every night, vacations for the sake of the show, AND she doesn't even have to flip the dang letters any more...just touch them. I could so rock that job.
• I hadn't been on Pinterest in ages, but I'm back! And just in time because I'm needing new dinner ideas for when Rob starts back to work. Quick and easy is what I'm looking for here. Any suggestions??

Alright, that's all I've got for now...Happy Thursday, lovies! 

TGIF

It's Friday!! Woohoo! Here's to hoping this Friday the 13th isn't cursed...

My brain hasn't been working in post-forming mode this week, so I give you...a list!

On Wednesday we celebrated Rob's 27th birthday! We went to dinner with some friends and had cake and ice cream at home. It was very low key, but I think he enjoyed it. I intended to do a birthday post all week, but like I said before, it just wasn't happening. The hubs knows how I feel about him and how grateful I am for him, so that's really all that matters, right? That's not to say I won't do a sappy First Father's Day post come June! Oh, my heart skips a beat just thinking about him being a daddy. 

Especially a girl-daddy :)

My first friend in Temple, Kendra, has 3 adorable little girls, so you can imagine all the clothes they've gone through over the years. Well, she decided she was ready to get rid of all the old stuff, but first she let me go through it. I came home with THREE of those big storage bins full of clothes NB-3T! Jackpot!! I've been doing a lot of teensy laundry the last couple of days to get the NB-12 months clothes ready for Jaqs. (I don't want to be frantically doing laundry the week before she comes, so I decided to do it as it comes in instead.) She already had some things in there from Grammie and other various family members/friends, so it looks like this little girl is going to be in good shape when it comes to her wardrobe!

If you follow me on the twit (@kgalu) you already know I've been craving some Red Robin fries somethin' fierce! It's a good thing we don't have one here, or I'd be a regular there for the fries and campfire sauce alone. Yum. No one else compares. Luckily I already know that and haven't been eating fries from every other restaurant ;)

This bar in no way compensates for french fries, but they are GOOD! Love 'em. It's nice when you can SEE all the ingredients in the food you're eating.

 And just for kicks, here's my mirror pic rendition of the 27-week bump:

 I was feeling especially pregnant this day, so I took a picture to see if I grew over night or something. I think it was just the top I was wearing ;) BUT on this same day Rob did say to me, "I don't know how you're going to keep her in there for 3 more months!" Haha, thanks honey. You ain't seen nothin' yet!

I hope y'all get to enjoy a 3-day weekend, too! This is our first weekend at home in quite some time, so I'm looking forward to getting some things done around the house, spending some QT with the hubs, and we're also having Lexi's bachelorette party Saturday night! Fun ahead!