Weekend Wrap Up

{Friday}

On the weeks that I work Friday Night Shift, my Father in Law watches Nathan for a couple hours at his house. I caught this cute pictures of them looking out the windows waiting for Pap-Pap to get here. Bryce will basically do anything that Nathan does! 

 

Bryce is a big eater. I mean he LOVES food. He'll eat anything and you can't have anything to yourself when this kid is around #bestdietever #eathalfmyfood 

Friday night I got put on call at work so I got to hang with Eric and then got to go to bed! They called me at 2am to come in. So I did a quick little 5 hours at the hospital and then came home to sleep.

{Saturday}

Saturday we celebrated this sweet girl's 3rd Birthday! Poor Nathan was sick with some sort of cold, so I made him stay home so that he didn't spread his germs. Gracie is Nathan's very best friend, they love playing wrestling together.

Gracie has the cutest little baby cousin. The look on my face says it all #mamawantsanother

It's amazing how you forget so quickly just how tiny they were. #babyfever 

While Bryce and I were at the birthday party, Eric took Nathan to Wegmans to grab dinner. He loves taking Nathan to eat there, it's a lot of families with young kids just getting out of the house on the weekends. 

They even have this cute little area with cartoons and tables to the kids to sit at. It's a little piece of sanity during these cold winter days. 

{Sunday}

On Sunday we headed to the Apple Store to get Eric's iPhone screen fixed. Apple has it all figured out. They have iPad's at a little kids table to keep them busy while you're getting your phone fixed.

While we were getting the phone fixed we grabbed some lunch at Panera. No pictures of that show. #sorrytoeveryoneatpanera. My kids aren't really "eat out" kids. 

Once the phone was fixed, we headed home for nap time and Eric and I spent HOURS trying to figure out where we want to stay in Mexico when we go away March. I mean hours! We ended our research no closer to an actual decision. 

{FRIDAY FAVORITES }

It's Friday! I'm linking up and sharing my favorites 

{One}

Eric has been working long hours lately. It's been the hardest on Nathan...he is such a big daddy's boy. So Thursday Eric stayed home a little later in the morning and took Nathan on a little breakfast date and then to school. It's all Nathan could talk about all day. #meltmyheart

{Two}

Last week I finally bit the bullet and bought a real.adult.camera. As the boys are getting older and busier, it's almost impossible to get a picture where one of them isn't blurry. So now I just need someone to come over and teach me how to use it #somanybuttons and then i'll be all set!

{Three}

A couple weeks ago, I started Weight Watchers. Ya know, if it's good enough for Oprah...it's good enough for me. I've been doing a lot of stuffed pepper recipes for dinner. One of my favorites is a lightened up version of this recipe. I skipped the oil and cut down the cheese to just 1 slice per pepper. 

{Four}

2015bestnine.com

This was such a fun thing to do at the end of the year! It took my most liked instagram photos and put them all together. I loved seeing some of my favorite moments all put together. You can follow me on Instagram here. It's my favorite place to post pics of our day to day life.

{Five}

I have a serious love for Adele #whodoesnt. This was circling around Facebook yesterday and I was dyinggggg. Now I've added "go to England and run into Adele" to my to-do list #dreambig. 

{Life Lately}

Life around here has slowed down quite a bit now that the holidays are over. Here's what we've been up to lately! 

Our Brycie got his first professional hair cut! He sat on Eric's lap and just looked around. 

#bestillmyheart #goodbyerattail

A couple weekends ago we had our good friends and their kids over for dinner. Nathan and Gracie were just wild! We finally sat them down and gave them a cookie and a show. #workseverytime

Yesterday my mother in law came by to see the boys and kicked me out of the house!

I snuck away and got a pedicure!  She sent me a text while I was on my way home saying "We are doing beautifully, stay away!" I did a couple more errands and stopped for lunch! It was such a great little break! 

Paraffin wax and hot tea

Fresh nails and a diet lemonade 

He claimed he didn't miss me at all!

Nathan is fighting nap time lately. I've had to get a little creative to keep him in his room for at least long enough for me to get a couple things done around the house. I'm pinning some "quiet time" activities to keep him quiet and happy in his room.  

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Bryce: 11 Months!

Our Bryce is 11 months. 


E. LEV. EN. 


My heart just stopped for a second. 
How did this even happen?


He really is the sweetest baby. He fits perfectly in our little house of crazy. Just goes with the flow. Guess it's time to start planning his big day! #thisishappening 

{oh my heart}

{Brothers}

{my loves}

{Best Buds #kinda}

and a little #byefelicia to the sticker. 

Photoshoots don't last long around here. 

What's Cookin

I thought I would do a little post here to share some of our favorite dinners in the Smialek house! These are our tried and true dinners. The ones I find myself remaking every couple weeks. 

I use Sundays to look at our upcoming schedule for the week and plan out what i'll be cooking. If I get in a rut, and I can't think of anything to cook, I'm usually texting my friend Kelly to steal her ideas #thereisaidit.

So here ya go! Links to our family favorites! What's your favorite weekday recipe?!

1. Skinnytaste Chicken Enchiladas 

{I love all of Skinnytaste recipes, but this one I find myself making over and over. I do use canned enchilada sauce #gasp, instead of making my own because...well.. #babysteps. Either way. It's so yum}

2. Crockpot Chicken Noodle Soup

{This is the BEST homemade Chicken Noodle Soup ever. It's almost creamy. It makes lots of leftovers that are perfect for weekday lunches! I make the chicken the day before in the crockpot using this recipe #lifechanging}

3. Roasted Potatoes, Chicken Sausage, and Peppers 

{Another Skinnytaste recipe. We always have Chicken sausage in our fridge. It has a super long shelf life and so you can keep in the fridge for weeks without thinking about it. That one night when you have NOTHING to make....there it is! I've switched this up with sweet potatoes and it's just as great}

4. Clean Chicken Fajitas 

{We love this one! It's easy, and healthy #winwin. You can wrap it into a tortilla, make a burrito, or use the it to top a salad. The meat comes out nice and tender and the flavor is excellent. I'm making these this week}

5. Baked Spaghetti 

{This isn't the healthiest recipe out there, but its one of my favorites to cook for my Momma friends after they've had a baby. It's family friendly, not spicy and easy to reheat for quick leftovers. It travels well, and I always bring it in a disposable 13X9 so they don't have to do many dishes. Add some crusty bread, and some cookies and you'll have one happy Momma friend}

Friday Favorites

It's FRIDAY! Woo! 

I'm linking up with Erika, Narci and Andrea 

And sharing some of my favorites from this week! 

{One}

Sisters 

Omg. This movie made my week. Grab your girlfriends and go and see it immediately! 

{Two} 

Simplified Planner 

It's a new year which means... I needed a new planner! I picked up the Simplified Planner by Emily Ley for this year and I'm loving it's simple design and smaller size to throw in my bag. 

{Three} 

This guy #melt 

He was so excited to tell me all about his day when I picked him up from school yesterday. He ran to the car, jumped in my arms and said "mommy I missed you". #thesearethemoments 

{Four}

The Bachelor is back! 

I'll be honest, I kind of snooze through the first couple episodes. It's a lot of theatrics and show in the beginning and I don't have energy for all of that! But lets be honest...Ben is not difficult to look at. #amiright 


Have a great weekend! 

New Look

I'm doing a little remodeling on my blog today! Changing my whole look! 

Check back tomorrow I'll be sharing my FRIDAY FAVORITES!