Five on Friday

I feel like these "Five on Friday" posts make up most of my blogging material these days, but how can you not love them, right?!?  ;)

{1} Last week (or maybe the week before), Shutterfly was having a fifty percent off sale!  I'm sorry I didn't post about it, but I actually found out via another mommy blog that day and scrambled to put the finishing touches on my two latest projects.

Ahhhh, it feels so good to be caught up!  I've already started the next one, and it's hard to believe it will also be featuring a certain new little guy.

{2} This guy just had his first dental visit.  It was much better than I had anticipated!  It is strictly a pediatric dentist and they ask a bunch of personal questions on the new patient paperwork.  So, he got the green room (his fave color) and Buzz sunglasses (bc he loves Toy Story) to wear during the exam.  He also got to watch "Diego" and pick between vanilla, chocolate, or strawberry "frosting" for his toothpaste.  If only my dentist visits were this plush!

He is holding Chester the cheetah.  Chester cleaned his teeth with chocolate frosting.  :)  They gave him Chester as a parting gift, which he was excited about, and he got to pick a prize from the treasure box.  My prize was our brushing grade - a 2 on a scale of 18 (horrible) to 0 (perfect).  They said a score of 0-3 was considered an "A" grade.  Woo hoo!  Oh, the things we get excited about once we are parents.

{3} Remember when R bought me this desk one year ago??

It had basically been sitting like that up until recently - with laundry, things I wanted to decorate it with, etc. all on top.

I finally had enough and went to Ikea in search of some shelves.  R finally put the shelves up and it has been usable space for me!  I really wanted a desk for my laptop and all of the other things that usually junk up our kitchen island.  I wish our kitchen was big enough to put it there (only because I'm in the kitchen/living area way more often), but that can be a consideration if we ever build our dream house one day.  ;)

Here it is in all of its glory - still a work in progress, but soooo much better!

{4} I made this pasta recipe earlier this week and it was a huge success!  Very easy and delish!  R actually had three helpings, and while it may look like I also had three (or ten) servings, I stuck with one.

Via

{5} My family went camping this weekend, and my parents graciously took this little cowboy off my hands for the weekend!  With a clean (thank you, housekeeper) and quiet house, I'm not sure what I'm going to do with myself.  I anticipate lots of sleep and very little moving off of the couch.  Hey, I need to relish it while I can!

Why can't I get a normal picture anymore?  Also, it was cowboy day at school for the letter "C", just fyi.  Contrary to popular belief, we don't normally dress like this here in Texas.

I hope everyone has a great weekend!