Things I’m Loving Friday #449

Friday is here! How are you guys doing? I’m on major baby watch for my friend Carrie this weekend since her parents are out of town and she’s quickly approaching her due date for baby #3! If she goes into labor, we’ll have her kiddos with us for the weekend and I just cannot believe she’s on the cusp of welcoming her third little one into their family. So exciting!!

Other than baby watch and a birthday party, our weekend is pretty wide open which was very intentional. The holiday season is banana and when you sprinkle in normal holiday madness with an upcoming move, things feel especially crazy in our house. We’ll be spending the weekend organizing and working on house stuff mixed with normal family fun. I hope you all have a good one!!

See below for this week’s roundup of favorites, Things I’m Loving Friday style!

Things I’m Loving Friday

• Boys’ Annual Christmas Ornaments

A few years ago, Ryan and I started a tradition of giving our boys ornaments that capture something about them that year — something that represents their interests, personality, etc. It’s easily become one of my favorite traditions of the holiday season in our home and I cannot wait to give the boys the ornaments we found for them this year. I almost always turn to Etsy for their ornaments every year because these small shops do such a wonderful job of making beautiful ornaments I can often personalize with the boys’ names and the year. Chase will be receiving a leopard gecko ornament in honor of his love for Lucky. Rudolph is Ryder’s ornament this year because of how much he loves Rudolph and the fact that he dressed up as Rudolph for Halloween (his sweet request) and sleeps with a Rudolph stuffed animal every night. Rhetty Roo is going to get a firetruck ornament this year because nothing lights this kid up like passing a firetruck along the road. He just calls them “wee-oo wee-oos” and I think he’s going to love a wee-oo wee-oo of his own on the tree this year!

• Turkey Trot Costume Brainstorming

(Flashback from Thanksgiving 2012!)  

Pivoting from Christmas back to Thanksgiving… Our family will be participating in a Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning! Ryan and I used to do Turkey Trots together (and with Sadie!) all the time pre-kids but this will be the first one we’ve done since the boys were born. It’s family and stroller-friendly (I wonder if the boys can bring their Power Wheels!? Ha!) and we’re building the excitement in our house by making homemade turkey shirts with the boys. There are a million adorable turkey trot costume ideas on Pinterest but we’re going the simple route: Tan t-shirts, googly eyes, glued-on feathers and a painted beak and I found everything I needed at Walmart!

• Under Armour Sale!

(Sponsored by Under Armour!!) 

Alert for anyone looking for athletic apparel, accessories and shoes this holiday season! Under Armour is currently offering their big holiday promo — 25% off everything!!! — online with the code HOLIDAY25. Shipping is free if you have a UA account or spend $99 and today I’m sharing a roundup of the items that popped out at me!

For him: Long Sleeve HeatGear Top (Ryan wears one of these top every single morning during his garage workouts) / Backpack Cooler (We love our backpack cooler — hands free is the way to be!) / Unstoppable Joggers (Once Ryan discovered the glory of joggers, he’s never looked back) / Beanie / Running Gloves / Backpack Duffle

For her: UA Cold Gear Puffer Jacket (love the white!) / Metallic Running Shoes (coveting these!) / Fleece Headband (cute for everything cold-weather runs and hikes to tailgates) / Meridian Ankle Leggings (I have these and they’re a go-to for my workouts — the positive reviews don’t lie!) /

For the kids: Boys’ Fleece Joggers (for those whose kids live in joggers like mine!) / All-Sport Backpack (eyeing this one for Chase because it holds a soccer ball!) / Boys’ Slides (Chase wears slides year-round because of martial arts and coming/going from soccer) / Girls’ Slides / Girls’ Long Puffer Jacket (pastel rainbow metallic!!)

• Beginner Embroidery Kit

With my mom in town last week, I had a moment to pop into HomeGoods and just browse. Do you know how lovelyyyy that was for me!? Oh my gosh it’s been forever since I’ve had time to leisurely roam the aisles of HomeGoods by myself. While I was there, I picked up a couple of holiday books for the boys, some cards and a beginner embroidery kit for myself. I’ve been interested in embroidery for ages but very intimidated by it and figured a kit that said it was “perfect for beginners” would be right up my alley. The design isn’t too intense and I’ve been having the best time learning new stitches and completing this festive design. It was much easier than I anticipated (thanks to the detailed directions) and has been a fun little hobby to do in car pool lines, on the floor while the boys are playing (they love watching!) and at the end of the day when I’m listening to an audiobook.

• Friday Flashbacks

Pumpkin Icebox Cake (Great alternative to pumpkin pie and it’s made with BISCOFF COOKIES. Heck yes!)

Slow Cooker Holiday Mulled Wine (Making this one on Thanksgiving this year for sure!)

Questions of the Day

What is one thing you’re loving this week? 

Have you recently picked up a new hobby? Please share!