An Update on Dropping Nap-Time

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Wyatt has officially gone almost an entire week without naps. And I'm tired. But seriously, the adjustment has been so much easier than I anticipated. 
I was so worried that I would go completely crazy with him being with me all.the.time. but it hasn't happened. Yet. Honestly, I just save all of his screen time for this time of day. Fortunately, Stella could really care less about TV or movies so she doesn't mind not having it during the day. And thankfully the weather has been (mostly) cooperative and allowed us a lot of outside time.


So basically he wakes up at 6, which is the same time he woke up when he did take a nap, and he goes to bed at 7. On the dot. Before he was waking at 6, taking a nap from roughly 2-4, and going to bed around 8/830 (but sometimes not falling asleep until 9 or later). We feel that this is definitely an improvement all around. 
The quiet time we have in the evening from 7-10 is just so nice and I have plenty of time to finish anything I may not have gotten done during the day. Or I just sit and do absolutely nothing. In silence.
And if you're wondering, yes, Stella goes down when Wyatt does. She doesn't nap consistently anyway but she always plays in her room for the duration of "nap time". That may change once she figures out how to open her door, but let's hope not. 
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{FIVE} Favorite Moments of the Week

Friday, February 17, 2017

TGIF, y'all!! Don't know about you but I'm ready for the weekend!
Nothing too exciting has happened around here this week but these are a few of my favorite moments in pictures. 


{ONE}

We made a huge transition this week, we stopped Wyatt's naps. I've been really hesitant about it for a while since I really enjoy my quiet afternoons, but each day gets easier. And the 7:00 bedtime is glorious. 


{TWO}
I mean, does it get any cuter?!! I love dance days!


{THREE}
I love these images I shot the other morning, I feel like it captures their personalities perfectly. Stella is pretty much all go all the time, and Wyatt is always tinkering + thinking.


{FOUR}
The weather has been really nice for a majority of the week and we've been pulling out all the fun Spring stuff--bubbles, chalk, and Wyatt tried to convince me it was warm enough for the water hose. 


{FIVE}
We're supposed to have some more beautiful weather this weekend and I can't wait. Sean is also supposed to have the slide finished on the playhouse, which I think I'm even more excited about! And I'm almost certain there will be some rides taken around the neighborhood in the go-cart.



What do y'all have planned, anything exciting? Hope the weather is beautiful where you are so you can enjoy the outdoors!



Linking up with Christina, Karli, & Andrea.



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The WayZoo Coloring Book by WayFair

Thursday, February 16, 2017

I know we might be in the home stretch of Winter but we’re bound to wind up with at least a few more frigid days. That probably means there’s still room for a few more indoor activities to do with the kids before the season is over. 

Wayfair Coloring Book

Wayfair has created The WayZoo Coloring Book, a free 10-page printable coloring book featuring cute animals in the home for kids to color and make their own. And to celebrate the launch, Wayfair is pairing it with an art supply prize pack giveaway including an easel, chalk, markers and paint. All you have to do to enter is send in a scan or a picture of your artist’s creation to wayzoosweepstakes@wayfair.com by February 27th to be entered to win!



Wyatt and Stella have been enjoying all the fun and unique coloring pages, and I know your kiddos will too!



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Valentine's Day 2017

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

We're not huge celebrators (is that even a word??) of Valentine's Day but we love us some pink + red and some good take-out!


Our Valentine's Day kind of started Monday night when daddy brought home the new Trolls movie for the kids. He's not very patient, so of course he had to give it to them after baths. And they were hooked.


Tuesday morning we all exchanged cards, ate some breakfast, and headed off to school. But not before taking some pictures, of course. I mean I did shower.


 We celebrated at school with too many sweets + valentines from teachers and friends. 


And a bathroom selfie.

Our evening kind of took a hit when Sean got home and declared he had a flat, after hitting something in the road. And the delicious food he brought home...well, my order was wrong and was the size of a "side item". Still delicious, though.  And then he had to leave us (after changing his flat in the rain) for a meeting (who planned that??). 


But, after all that, it just makes me even more thankful for him. He's such a hard worker and takes such good care of me + our kids. I'm so happy he chose me those 16 years ago, because I definitely never had a doubt about him.
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{FIVE} Favorite Moments of the Week

Friday, February 10, 2017

Another weekend, another stomach bug in the Dorey house. Unfortunately this weekend we had to cancel some pretty fun plans with family. Hopefully we'll be able to make it up soon! 

Here's a peek of what we've been up to this week.


{ONE}

We have had some beautiful weather around here for a majority of the week, which of course meant lots of park time. 




{TWO}

We managed to decorate a couple Valentines and get them in the mail this week. And I don't usually do a lot of decorating for Valentine's day but I found the cute banner at TJ Maxx, so there's that.



{THREE}

Ordered this amazing shirt from Riffraff during the Super Bowl (they had a 50% off sale during the game) and I was so excited when it arrived yesterday!


{FOUR}
I've been trying to really limit screen time. Today has been kind of a fail since Stella's not feeling great, but I'm trying. I usually let them have some time in the morning (mainly Wyatt because he wakes up around 6:30). Then get a short show, depending on time, before naps and then they can't have anything else until it's dark outside and they've eaten a good dinner. 

I've also been shortening Wyatt's naps so he'll sleep better at night. Doesn't leave a ton of quiet time around here but I'm trying to adjust. 


FIVE}

Found this little recipe and I'm hoping to have some time to make it before Tuesday. Would be the perfect little treat to take for class parties. Or not, and I can just eat it all.

Valentine Snack Mix ~ Popcorn, Peanuts and M&M's coated in White Almond Bark! An Easy Sweet Snack for Your Sweetie!
VIA



I hope you all have a great weekend and maybe you'll even get to enjoy a date night. Hoping maybe next weekend we can still get away! 



Linking up with Christina, Karli, & Andrea.




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Thursday Confessions

Thursday, February 9, 2017

It's been a little quiet around here lately so I thought I'd share some fun confessions to spice things up a bit.


one||I got a haircut today. I haven't had it cut since September. And before that, December 2015. Obviously I'm not a fan of getting my haircut.

two||It drives me nuts when Stella won't nap. I don't know why, it's not like she's bothering me; she plays happily in her room until I go get her. I just can't fully relax when she's awake.

three||Speaking of naps...I've had to shorten Wyatt's naps & I'm not real happy about it. He just doesn't sleep well at night when he naps for too long or late.

four||I don't really care for Facebook anymore. There's just really nothing that I care to see or read, it's just videos, rants, + useless information. I'd rather just scroll through Instagram for an hour.

five||Wyatt and I had a tough morning. He wasn't listening to me, and would basically just do the opposite of whatever I said. Long story short, he lost his iPad + TV for the day, and now I feel like I'm in timeout.

six||Wyatt knows that I love Fixer Upper so if he's trying to get some extra TV time out of me, he just starts one of those. I hate that he's so smart.

seven||I won a shop credit on Instagram at the beginning of January. There was a communication issue and I just got the discount code, and now the site is basically sold out. Boo.
Well, now it's time for me to wake Wyatt up...yay. Maybe I'll have a post up tomorrow too...don't hold your breath.
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{FIVE} Favorite Moments of the Week

Friday, February 3, 2017

The weekend is finally here and I'm so happy about it!! But I think I'm even more excited that it's not supposed to rain all weekend, like it was supposed to. 

We had a pretty great week + enjoyed some awesome weather. Which apparently is not going to last...according to a groundhog. Anyways, here's what we've been up to this week!




{ONE}

We were expecting lots of rain towards the end of this week/weekend so Sean scrambled around to get the playhouse roof completed. It's done + looks great, and now we can start on the fun stuff!


{TWO}

I've been trying to use my "big camera" more and experiment a little with different things. Wednesday morning was definitely not warm but Stella was not about to wear her wet pants. Of course (insert eye roll). But I took these pictures and thought they were pretty cute. So there's that.



{THREE}

Like I mentioned, we did have some warm + spring-like weather towards the beginning of the week, which allowed us to hit up the park 3 days in a row. Nothing like burning that energy! The best part...there were actually kids to play with each time we went (that weren't planned). Score!



{FOUR}
I mean, how can I not share this cutie?!! Stella loves dance! She loves her teacher, she loves the dancing, and the tumbling, and the girls, and just all of it! But when I get in that room (once every other month) to watch, she freezes. Stops completely. So we'll see how that recital in May goes. Ha!



{FIVE}

I promise I'm not trying to become any kind of fashion blogger. I don't have the style, the money, or heck even the stores, but I do love sharing what I'm wearing. Plus it motivates me to put something cute on to take a picture. 



Hope everyone has a great weekend. No real plans here but hanging + trying to rest. What about y'all, do you have any fun plans?!!




Linking up with Christina, Karli, & Andrea




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Hug O' War

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

I will not play at tug o' war.
 

I'd rather play at hug o' war.


Where everyone hugs 


Instead of tugs,


Where everyone giggles


And rolls on the rug, 


Where everyone kisses,


And everyone grins,


And everyone cuddles,


And everyone wins.


--Shel Silverstein



Happy Valentine's Day month!!



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