Friday Favorites {#226}

Hello and happy Friday!

Well, I can’t believe it, but today is our last day of school before fall break! I feel like the first couple of weeks of school moved slowly, but September sure felt like it flew by.

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

I have quite a few favorites, so here we go:

Friday, two students gave me friendship bracelets they made me. One of them is a combo of their names, and the other stands for “we need to talk” because that’s what they always say when they come and ask me a question. It was such a sweet gesture!

My brother’s family got a new pup a few weeks ago. Growing up, our family dog was a Doberman, and my brother wanted one for his family. Tucker is a handful, but he’s a cutie…especially when he’s sleeping 😉

Hayden had a meet in Louisville last Saturday, and he had another PR. The high school races are so different than the middle school ones. I’m lucky to see him once in the hundreds of runners and the races are longer which means I feel like I’m waiting forever to see him!

My dad was in town last week and got to see Hayden’s race.

Hadley had a tournament in Louisville on Saturday as well.

So, after Hayden’s race, we made our way to the tournament. The Major got to see that activity as well.

Right after the tournament ended, we hurried home. I had to wake up at 5:00 that morning, so I was ready to get home and take a quick nap before all of the Homecoming activities started.

Hadley had a couple of friends come over to get ready around 3:30. Once they were ready, I dropped them off at dinner with their group before meeting for pictures before the dance.

Hadley’s date brought her flowers, and they were so pretty.

Hadley and her friends all looked beautiful.

We continue to have good luck with finding dresses online. This was the first dress we ordered, and Hadley loved it.

Look at this crew…they all went to elementary school together, and have been friends for ten years!

Yes, Hayden is friends with the same crew…but didn’t have Homecoming on his freshman year Bingo card 😉 Once he found out it cost money for the ticket, he was out! haha (I did tell him I’d give him money for the ticket, but no dice on that offer.)

Can you believe this entire crew got a dinner reservation at the same restaurant? We reminded them to tip (at least!) 20%. 😉

They all went to the dance for a bit and then Hadley hung out with some friends after the dance. Overall, I think they had a great time.

Favorite Meal:

I’ve probably shared this recipe before, but I made One Pot Chicken Alfredo again this week, and it was a hit. One of my pet peeves is boiling water and having to wait on it to put my pasta in. I love a one pot recipe where the noodles cook in the same dish as the rest of the ingredients!

Favorite Mom Meme:

The number of times I ask kids to pick up their shoes…

Bonus Fave: Flashback Friday

Look at this toothless pic from 2015. My kids loved playing soccer when they were little. They were on team Force and had both scored three goals each! Confession: I’m glad the soccer years are over. I know we do club seasons in other sports, but soccer seems intense! Both kids have friends who play competitively, and it seems like a huge commitment.

Weekly Recap:

I had a few posts this week

What are your weekend plans? Well, it’s the start of fall break for us, and we are ready for it! I hope to still have a few posts next week, so I will see you then.