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This and that!


Happy Thursday, friends!

Oh my goodness, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH for being so sweet to my hubby yesterday!  Your comments, messages and emails just made my day.  I am so happy that you enjoyed his Day in the Life of Andrew post and feel like you know him a little better.  #somuchchicken  Seriously, you guys are the BEST!!  If you missed my ALL ABOUT ANDREW (where I listed 38 random things about him), see that HERE and then we made a video for our 15th anniversary that you can view HERE.

Okay, today, I have a little this and a little that…starting with…

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…Amanda shared this on FB this week and I LOL.  Anyone else???  I say EVERY.SINGLE.ONE.OF.THESE at least 50 times a day!

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Okay, local friends, have you been to Edith’s French Bistro in Plano?  Ashby had her semi-annual “big” checkup in Dallas last week, and on the way home, I surprised her with lunch here.  It was a first for both of us and we LOVED it!!

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We each had French Onion Soup and then we split the Croque Madame with Truffle Fries and this salad.  It was AMAZING!

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I told this story on Instagram, but Smith and I were out walking around the lake last week having the sweetest time (he is such a talker!!) and thoroughly enjoying the moment…and then a bird pooped on me and his day was MADE! #9yearoldboylife

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Sweet sisters!!  It was pouring at Smith’s baseball game on Saturday, and when I turned around, I saw this 🙂 .

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I was JUST talking about my favorite kind of entertaining last week and guess what?  It happened again over here!  On Sunday, I had a board meeting and then when I got home, I put on my swimsuit to head out with the kids when the Slaughters pulled up so Nixon could use the batting cage with Smith.  Well, one thing lead to another and before we knew it, we were having a party!  I had stuff to make burgers and hot dogs and Erika had chicken in her slow cooker at home, so we sent Tab to get the chicken and we turned that into nachos (yum!), made all of the hot dogs and burgers and BAM!  An impromptu party happened.  I love this time of year when things like that happen!

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Little Starbucks date with my baby 🙂

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This pic made me LOL!  Madeley over there “reading” People at the doctor’s office.

This week, Kensington and I ran to Target to get sunscreen…and look what we came home with.  Because…

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…RIGHT?!

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Look at my cute new hat for Memorial Day and July 4th!!

Kensington is beach bound, so she came home with…

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…this super cute nautical tankini and…

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…this fruity one too!

We also got her…

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…this pineapple romper too 🙂 .  They had so many cute things for girls her age!

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One last little pic!  I’m loving this tank from Amazon (with these shorts and these sandals).  And even though it’s hard to see in this pic, I’ve had a lot of questions about my necklaces lately and the pineapple one is HERE and the turquoise one is HERE.

That’s it for today!!  I posted a patriotic cocktail today for your Memorial Day weekend…

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…check out my Patriotic Punch Cocktail HERE!

Have a great pre-Friday, friends!

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Comments

  3. Erika Slaughter says

    In that picture of your girls with the umbrella at baseball…not gonna lie I zoomed way in to make sure I wasn’t in the background running like a crazy lady to my car. ?? And our impromptu Sunday dinner was fabulous!

  5. Sheaffer Sims says

    The meal you split with Ashby makes me laugh so hard. Carter would be like, do they have chicken fingers? Such cute Target finds. I love that hat!

    • Mix and Match Mama says

      Yearssss ago, he would save them for me to use when baking, but it’s just too many. He tosses them now.

      • Lilly says

        you can buy just egg whites! they come in quart sizes at costco, just next to the eggs! i do it all the time for my omelettes!

        • Mix and Match Mama says

          I say that all the time. He likes these organic eggs and they don’t come in a carton. I know…I don’t get it either.

          • Ellen says

            What if he ate, say, 3 whole eggs and another 3 or 4 whites? Obviously, we are all worried about these poor egg yolks! 😛

  8. Kasie Miller says

    It was so fun reading about Andrew’s a day in a life yesterday! I feel very lazy when I read about everything you guys accomplish in a morning! #motivation

    And I could hop a plane to Plano just to eat at that adorable French restaurant!? Prayers that Ashby’s checkup went well!

  10. Kelly says

    I have been reading your blog since Smith was just two and I sure didn’t realize that Andrew was SO metrosexual. You learn something new every day ?

  11. Becca says

    Would you mind sharing where you found the green tank top that happened to get pooped on? 🙂

  13. Tricia says

    I love that tank top! May I ask what size you’re wearing so I can figure out which size would be best for me? Thank you so much!

  14. Lauren says

    Hi Shay! I was wondering where you got your molds for the popsicles you have on your blog? That pineapple romper is so cute wish I could fit into it lol

    • Mix and Match Mama says

      Amazon!!! I bought fancy ones and they never worked, then I bought the cheapie plastic ones on Amazon and they work great!!

  15. Erin says

    1. Me all summer: do you live in a barn?!? Then SHUT THE DOOR!!
    2. Prob Madeley was checking out Baby Sussex.

  16. Katie says

    OMG Madeley reading People magazine cracks me up!!!! She is just too dang cute!

    Aaaaand. Blue Hawaiian punch ice cubes?? Why have I never thought of this before for different themed parties, etc? Totally doing this during the summer. Genius!

  17. Kathleen says

    I’ve seen Edith’s every time I get off SRT at Parkwood. I’ve been wanting to try it, will definitely try now. We go to Bonnie Ruth’s off NDT. My husband loves their mussels (ugh!)

    • Ralinn says

      The bird poop made me laugh. I had poop land on my head one time. Ugh!
      How did Andrew’s parents fare with the tornadoes last night?
      Enjoy your summer. It goes too quickly.

  19. Kathy L says

    Love everything about this post! The Croque Madame and truffle fries are making me hungry! Hoping Ashby’s appointment went very well. Madeley is too cute for words, and Kensington’s Target haul is crazy good. The bird poop that got you on your walk with Smith had me laughing and I’m not a 9 year old boy! It reminded me of when a seagull pooped on my stomach during a college Spring Break at the beach in St. Petersburg–which absolutely mortified me at the time! ha ha!!

  20. Becky Carl says

    You could probably work out a deal with your local bakery for those egg yolks?

  21. Laura Solari says

    Love your Four Things tote by The Shop Forward! Love their stuff and their mission! You should share it, I feel like your readers would love it, especially with the oprhan/adoption stuff!

  22. Erica Werner says

    I loved yesterday’s post too! It was fun to see his perspective and what he does on a daily basis. Thanks so much for sharing your lives with us?

  25. Raquel Whatley says

    Do you happen to know where Erica got her red t-shirt? Looks like it’s an outline of the United States that says love.. Thank you!

  26. Jaime says

    My family tried your Portobello pasta for dinner and it was our favorite pasta dish ever! We added some peas for color and it was amazing! Thanks for the great and easy dinner shay!

  27. Renee says

    I ordered that Amazon tank, thanks to you, and I love it. Do you wear a strapless bra with it or have you found a racerback bra that you love? I love my strapless bra and should probably just order more. It’s the one you and Sheaffer recommend.