The Shafferland Shuffle

* It was raining last Sunday when we left for church, and I thought the forecast called for rain all day, so I didn't take my sunglasses with me. Whoopsie. I underestimated the fickle weather conditions of my state! Ryan kindly loaned me his for the ride home. (#husbandoftheyear) Ryan also took this gorgeous photo of a butterfly in our flowers! Nice job! We had to make a quick run to the store that night, and I found these jammies WHICH I NEED!

* I made a new recipe Monday and LOVED IT. It's a clean eating pizza with an almond flour crust. YUM. GET IN MY BELLY! Fickle weather conditions continued with an all-day yo-yo of rain and sun. HARD rain and HOT sun. Shaking head. I also wanted to show you my favorite title from my scrapbooking marathon. (I'm caught up except for my birthday book!!)

* Tuesday was give-yourself-a-sparkly-manicure day. Oh wait. Was that just for me? Well, even so, I loved how it turned out! I also spent part of the afternoon watching YouTube tutorials to learn this KonMari clothes folding system. I am not sure I did it right, but it sure did look pretty! And at the end of the day, I made a great big batch of protein balls. (I tend to make desserts that last so I don't have to make them every day.)

* Wednesday we began a little Shafferland adventure! We traveled over to Springfield, Illinois to check out all it has to offer, including some of the Abraham Lincoln historical sites. Fun fact: I actually visited there in 1987 when I was nine, so I had some picture recreating to do. For the sake of EVERYONE, I didn't recreate the hair or the outfit. :) We were blessed with a beautiful day to spend time together and to see a new-to-us-together place!

* Thursday we did the same thing...but in Kansas City. I've ridden through the city many times, but I've never stopped to explore it. So we did just that. From fantastic BBQ to long walks to the gathering of many stories, we had a wonderful time there! (Bonus: our house sitter sent us pictures of our girl, who carries on as queen of the castle.)

* Friday we reached our destination for our adventure: my sister's house! We traveled to meet our new little great-niece, and she is as adorable in person as she's been in the pictures I've been seeing for four and a half months. She wasn't too sure about us when we arrived, so we didn't get to cuddle for hours on end, but we got to look at her and take pictures! :)

* Yesterday we enjoyed a day with family! Miss Caroline still isn't too sure about us, but she let me hold her long enough to give her most of a bottle, so that was fun! Ryan and I also got to cook lunch and dinner together, which we loved!