Friday Favorites {#195}

Hello and happy Friday!

How was your week? All I can say is TGIF! I was at school every day this week until 6:00, and then two of those nights I headed straight to Hayden’s basketball games. Let’s just say that I had no trouble falling asleep every night.

As always, I’m linking up with Andrea and Erika for this week’s Friday Favorites.

This is a “red” and “pink” Friday edition of favorites mostly about the Chiefs and Valentine’s Day.

Here are some favorites:

The Chiefs:

Well, of course we’re excited about the Chiefs winning the Super Bowl. It was a frustrating and exciting game.

Per tradition, because my brother and Hayden are afraid to jinx anything…we headed to my brother’s house for Super Bowl Sunday.

My contribution was a cookie cake:

…and cute themed cups…

…that Travis Kelce would approve of…

We had some snacks and pizza while watching the game, and then dove into the cookie cake at halftime…we were definitely eating our feelings.

My brother was desperate to find the Chiefs candle that they got last year after the Super Bowl win. Once we lit it, the momentum shifted…(yay!)

We were thrilled with the outcome.

It’s been fun cheering for the Chiefs these past few years, and even more so hanging out with my brother and his family. Hayden and Connor are next level with their Chiefs craziness.

Of course, the celebration turned to sadness with the heartbreaking events from the parade and rally on Wednesday. It’s gut-wrenching that so many fans, kids included, were at the rally after the parade when another senseless act of violence took place and so many were injured as well as a casualty. My thoughts and prayers go out to my KC community.

Valentine’s Day:

I shared in a previous post how much I love the tradition of sending Valentine’s Day cards to family. I was able to finally get a pic of the kids…even though apparently the sun was pretty bright.

Oh well, it’s the thought that counts.

Once I realized how very late we’d probably all get home on Wednesday night, I decided to go ahead and put out gifts for the kids and Trav’s card on Wednesday morning.

I got a card too…with bubble letters, of course.

It was a card that you can scan the QR code, and the link sent me to a video of the kids saying “Happy Valentine’s Day” which I really appreciated.

Other Faves:

Hadley had a very busy weekend of volleyball, and the team continues to be fun to watch. They ended up in the silver bracket of a really big tournament. So far, she’s had local tournaments which has been so convenient.

Saturday was extra busy going straight from three volleyball games back home to get ready for the third cotillion dance. The theme was Malibu Mingle, so Hawaiian shirts, shorts, and leis were the dress code.

The kids (barely) let me get a quick pic before Hayden left with friends, and Hadley went to a friend’s house to finish getting ready.

She curled her hair, finished her makeup, and accessorized!

The girls were so festive and pretty…

…and ready for a fun night.

The difference in getting a pic of boys vs getting a pic of girls. Girls will stand there and smile…boys will walk off. (My friend dropped Hayden and her son off for dinner with friends…and them walking away was the best she got…haha)

During the dance, I stayed at my friend’s house after the girls left. It was nice to hang out with the other moms and chat. We don’t get to do that very often.

Favorite Mom Meme:

Oh the morning time…their least favorite part of the day…or so it seems.

Weekly Recap:

I had hoped to have one more post this week, but time got away from me. Here are the two posts I shared:

What are your weekend plans?

After a very long week of school, I don’t think I’ve ever been more ready for a three day weekend filled with not much going on than I am for this one.

Thanks for reading,