Weekend Wrap-up

This Week: I've been really under the weather this week with the nausea, so thank you for your amazing patience! The kids really get extra restless when they see mommy sitting and laying down so much more than usual, so the extra nice weather has really been a blessing! We've been spending a lot of time at local parks and in the back yard, we've made extra treats, and even broken out the little kiddie pool. Its been a great start to the summer, and if I keep thinking that every sick day may be the last, soon it will be:) We have so many fun and exciting plans for the rest of the season, summer here we come!  

Weekly Snapshots: Amazing blossoms from a cherry tree, first backyard BBQ/swim day this year, some fresh-baked bread, a beautiful view on a family hike, the cutest smirk in the world, a yummy salad bar dinner from date night:

A Few Facts:

• with how sensitive my stomach has been this pregnancy, I've been turned into a vegetarian, as well as a pasta fiend. I'm in trouble.
• I've been getting a little Amazin happy lately when I'm waiting in line etc, and though I'll say I've not been buying much of anything, my 'Saved for Later' box now has over 200 items in it
• The baby only started moving the last couple weeks, but this week he/she's gone nuts with the kicking and punching, and I love it:)
• I like brownies. a lot.

Have you done anything fun this weekend or have plans? I'd love to hear about it!

xo, Emily 

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Friday Finds #64

This week I found...

...this easy outfit (which you know I'm all about ease), which is actually kindof affordable too! haha

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...this yummy looking recipe for chocolate thumbprint cookies! mmmmmmm

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...this rather appropriate quote I found on tumblr, so neat and fitting for this time of year!

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...this cute little sno-cone garland DIY! would be perfect for an outdoor event or birthday.

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...this adorable messenger bag from jo totes which is also a camera bag! I'm in desperate need. cute huh?

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...this cute pair of womans boat shoes! I'd kinda like these in every color. too comfy and fun.

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...this tempting cherry cream cheese dessert. so making this this week!

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...this hammock chair that needs to find its way into my yard in the shade. 

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...this beautiful great dane! We saw one at a little local fair last week and loved him. The puppies are so adorable too! We may have to adopt a couple in the next few years:)
 

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...this photo pf some pastel colored pencils. I'm so inspired by pastels this spring! 

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...this fantastic looking strawberry pie. I'll just end here:)

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What colors, foods, etc are inspiring you this week? 

xo, Em
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What I Wore// Striped Maxi and Chambrey

Five Senses for Today:
Hearing: some Iron in Wine on Pandora playing in the background as I do some chores. 
Seeing: my freckles popping out more and more as we spend time outside. Its just that time of year!:)
Touching: tons of various veggies, fruits, flowers, and mud as we've been planting this week
Tasting: a cold bottle of Weinhard's Cream Soda. I'm not a soda person, but I've really been cruising through this 6 pack this week. Blame it on the baby.haha
Smelling: this awesome new cocoa butter lotion I just got. My skin loves it in this dry heat! mmm:)

glasses - tj-maxx

boho ring - birthday gift

lovely turquise jewelry - gift 

chambrey - glam dollz

white v-neck - ambience

striped maxi - bobeau

sandles - mossimo

Hope you have a great Tuesday today! Mondays are always the biggest work day and then Tuesday comes around like a breath of fresh air:) Its breezy errands, no doubt a take-out treat, some fresh baked bread, some sunny water play in the back yard, and a long nap-time for the kids in the near future over here.

Thanks for comin by!

xo, Emmy

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Chocolate Peanut Butter No-bake Cookies

Hey there guys! Baby is not bein kind to my tummy today, and also I can't seem to stop these migraines:( Any more natural ideas than Tylonal?? That's the only drug that I take when I'm prego, and its just not enough sometimes:( Anyways! Every time I post a picture of these cookies when I'm making them on instagram I get lots of requests for the recipe, so I'm so excited to finally share! A good friend shared this recipe with me a long time ago, and she can't remember where she got it anymore, but I will never make another chocolate no-bake cookie again!

This cookie is so perfect, and has everything I would ever want from a no-bake cookie! Its moist, creamy, and gooey, it has chewy texture and smooth flavours. You can definitely taste all the rich chocolate, and the peanut butter is such an awesome partner for chocolate, always. So lets get to it!

Chocolate Peanut Butter No-bake Cookies
Ingredients:
- 1 stick butter
- 2 cups dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 4 tablespoons dutched cocoa
- 2/3 cup peanut butter
- 3 teaspoons vanilla
- 3 cups quick oats
- sprinkle of nutmeg

Method:

Heat a small saucepan on high while adding in the butter, brown sugar, milk, and cocoa, and stirring to combine well till the butter is all melted and there's a rolling boil. Once you've let it boil for about a minute or two, mix in the peanut butter, vanilla, oats, and nutmeg and stir till the peanut butter is seperated and combined with the mixture. 

Add in the oats they're well coated. Scoop out of the pan with a medium icecream scoop and put on a waxpaper-lined cookie sheet. Leave in a cool high place for about an hour or so to make sure they're hard enough to pop off the wax paper and enjoy! (if you forgo the 'high' place, you may have several missing cookies before you know it).

I hope you give them a try! These are definitely one of my top two go-to cookies laetly because they're oh so fast to make, and then I can just put them in a ziplock on the counter and enjoy with a cup of milk whenever baby decides it needs some chocoalte oatmeal good-ness:) Pretty addicting!

Thanks for visiting today, and see you tomorrow!
xo, Emmy

P.S. my second number two cookie will be posted very soon!

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Weekend Wrap-up

This Week: I thought I was really getting out of the nausea phase but it hit me again a little more this week:( Just would wake up with a big to do list of plans for the day and then I'd be so woozy and dizzy that we'd just all park on the couch for a show or/then go outside for the rest of the day to watch the kids play. Not all bad for sure, just wish I could have gotten a bit more done towards catching up. We had a really fun time on Wednesday though, we drove way up to the mountains with all Martin's siblings and their families and had a great fishing expedition! The  kiddies had the best time I've ever seen just about, and we just had lots of treats and caught lots of fish for dinner. Super fun family time! we also had a few fun errand trips, lot of progress towards backed up emails, experimented with a few new recipe ideas, a ton of laundry, several really bad migraines (middle trimester nice to see you again too), and John decided that it was time to start climbing the stairs! man... trouble maker.haha Oh and did I mention that I single-handedly ate about 4 bottles of our bottled peaches from last year all by myself? So refreshing!

Weekly Snapshots(kiddie edition): Little boy can't wait for a forward facing seat, he doesn't stop looking the whole drive:), two very excited girls ready for fishing fun! Sophie hard at work, a regular breakfast smoothie concoction, John having a little fun with the bottom steps (yikes!), and a sweet moment with the girls holding hands in the store(ellie holds with both hands.haha):

A Few Facts:

• For some reason we keep putting off finding out the gender since we have to travel away to do it, and I'm dying to find out! Hopefully it'll be this coming week. I really feel impartial to either, but it feels the most like Johns type of pregnancy
• Johnny's birthday is coming up really soon! We don't have any big plans, but I am determined to do the cake mash with him. He'll go crazy.haha
• I've always been a fan of pinterest, but I'm finding myself pinning a little more than like twice a month these days with the baby coming and spring here. SO many ideas and plans! Follow along if you like! :) Emily Meyers

Have you done anything fun this weekend or have plans? I'd love to hear about it!

xo, Emily 

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Friday Finds #63

This week I found...

...this outfit from polyvore. Since I'm about to enter that 'not quite looking pregnant, just looking chubby' phase, I'll be wearing loosely fitted shirts more often I think. and I'm not big on showing my thighs, but everything else about this outfit is really easy and fun!

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...this recipe for white chocolate dipped cherries. I'll just end right here! haha

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...this 52 lists project on Moorea Seal. I wish I didn't do so many weekly features so I could participate on my blog, but maybe I'll just go along on instagram or something:)

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...this recipe for Honey Ice cream. Summer here I come!

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...this easy casual wedge from shoemint. looks really comfy too! for a heel that is:)

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...this whole shelf counter ensemble. I love the coloring, the styles, the set-up. love it all!

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...this awesome looking recipe for a schrimp, quienowa, beans, avocado, and lots more! yummm

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...this image of a camp fire. Its really time to start using the fire pit again! Can't believe its finally here!

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...these obviously fantastic pairs of handmade sunglasses from from Tumbleweeds Handcraft.

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...this mango passionfruit cake. so making this in the next few weeks.

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...this picture of a cuddly little kitty. Gah! Can't stop wanting one!

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Do you have anything fun planned for this weekend? I'd love to hear!

xo, Em

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