Friday Favorites - Watermelon, Sourdough, and the Month of August

Happy FRIDAY and Happy AUGUST!!!! Aww the 1st of the month!! I say it every time, but the first of the month is just the very best in my mind. A little reset, refresh, and just a new beginning every month...and yet, the last month's rhythms, routines, and sweetness continue to carry over as well. What a perfect blend!!! August, we are ready for you!!! Today I just have a few favorites for your Friday. Little snapshots from our week and small joys from our days. I hope you are finding them in yours as well!! Here are a few of ours... 

Well, from frozen blueberries to watermelon, it is hard to explain how much this little one just LOVES food. We were getting ready for a few friends to come over for dinner, and Pierce and I looked over to find him sitting on the table next to the bowl of watermelon just making himself at home. 

I added his bib to try to save some of the juice from his shirt and snapped a picture, and we will just always love this kids love for food and his determined ability to use a fork with every single meal hahaha

Well, speaking of food, we are back in the sourdough life, and it is sure a favorite. When Andy was born, but my sourdough starters took a back seat... 

An extreme back seat... I had seen ways to try to salvage them so I tried one night - poured out all of the liquid, cleaned the jars, moved the tiniest bit of starter to a new jar and fed and fed and fed... 

...until it came back to life, and I was so happy. 

Laura Lives the Good Life is my favorite go-to on sourdough and where I got my starter and learned most of what I do, which is all very simple and basic. 

But the Classic Artisan Loaf is just our very favorite, and we were so happy to have it back on a Friday afternoon! 

Well, there are certainly hard parts about babies being up at night, but this part will always be a favorite. If only I could just bottle them up forever!!

This little one had two little molars come in this past week, but I was trying hard to SOAK up those little bedtime snuggles... 

And of course had to take a peak on my first little BABY and saw her cuddled up with hers...goodness, they are growing fast and these little bedtime snuggles are just a favorite forever... 

Well, a Friday afternoon favorite for me is a clean house, napping children, and me cozied up with my Magnolia Journal for the season. It doesn't always happen, but when it does, it's a true favorite. And I love all the little inspiration pics I find...always dreaming and always love seeing all the different aspects of design, inside the house and out!! 

And lastly, the month of August. I have already stated my love for the beginning of a month, but August is a special one with three family birthdays and potentially TWO little nephews coming in this month too! The start of school will just of course always hold a special place in my heart 🍎, and I love cheering on and celebrating dear friends who are setting up classrooms and welcoming students. We are excited to continue our little Summer of Letter Fun and are just so looking forward to the month ahead, as busy as it may be.

And there's just a few favorites for your Friday!! Thanks as always for following along, and heres't to wishing everyone the very best weekend and the very best start to AUGUST!!! Thanks Erika and Andrea for the fun blog link-up today. 

We are headed up to Louisville later this weekend, so I'll plan to see you back here a little later next week as I am soaking in a little extra time with family! 

Sending lots of love this Friday!
XO
Tab