These Are a Few of My Favorite Things

I've been thinking lately about how I'm such a creature of habit. I tend to do things over and over again and really thrive off of routine. I find something that I like and I tend to stick to it. Here are some of the things in my life right now that I can't seem to get enough of:-)

1. Starbucks White Peppermint Mocha (the big one:-) I've been stuck on this for about 2 years!! I love mint
2. Panera Bread: LOVE, LOVE their chicken salad sandwich! Gosh, it is awesome. I really love the sliced up grapes, slivers of almonds. If I could buy this by the tub, I would!! You should try it! Also, I really like their mocha coffee there (but that comes in 2nd place to my starbucks coffee).
3. Parfaits from McDonalds or homemade parfaits (it's been a over a year since I've been stuck on this)
4. This one is non-food related: My shampoo and conditioner that I'm in love with is Paul Mitchell's tea tree (it has mint in it too, I think). It makes my hair feel so cool and tingly- love it!
5. I guess I'm a big mint fan because I've kind of been craving York peppermint patties lately- yum!

Well, I know these are random things to be stuck on, but if you haven't tried some of these, go out and try some.

News

I know that I've kind of forgotten about this blog, but I was thinking about writing again. I'm not sure that I even have the time to be consistent with this blog again, but here goes. Well, since I last wrote (back in August!), my sister has gotten pregnant. I know they are super excited (I am too). She is going to have a baby girl in July. I got to see her a couple of weeks ago (finally showing) and she looked so cute. I always think that other women look cute pregnant, but hated how I looked pregnant. Other people always told me I looked great pregnant, but I was always so self concious about carrying the extra weight! I'm SO glad I'm not pregnant and don't have to go through tat again- three times is ENOUGH!

Anyway, we had a great trip to Disney. I was so proud of the baby for this car trip. He did a great job both ways. His sleep schedule got way off while we were there, but we seem to be right back on track now.

Andrew is 14 mos. old today- hard to believe. Here are some of the things he's doing (besides getting into everything): he waves bye- bye, he does the sign for "all done", he says light (dah) and ball (they almost sound the same). He is trying to do the sign for more (he claps instead of touching finger tips). He gives GREAT bear hugs:-) They are the best! He loves being outside and is such an easy going baby. I kind of forgot how much I love babies- I really could just eat him up. Here he is with his birthday present. I don't know why the picture is at the top of the page- this is what frustrates me about adding pictures to a post- they don't go where I want them to go! Anyway, maybe I'll post a few more disney pictures next time I write and write about our favorite rides at disney.

Still here- Disney Trip

April 2010- Spring Break

We had a great time at Disney. The baby is now almost 14 months old. I have been so busy teaching that I have kind of forgotten to blog lately. This school year has been challenging with three kids, but we have just 6 weeks left to go. I really needed Spring break:-)

Andrew 6 month pictures

Here are a few of the pictures of Andrew now:

Not sure why the text is like this, but these are just a few of my favorite poses from our session. Check out: www.agapeportrait.com for any of your picture needs.

Andrew is getting on all fours now- crawling is right around the corner I guess. I'm not ready for him to be so mobile yet. It seems like he's growing up so fast. He has definitely been a blessing to our family and now I couldn't imagine life without him.

Wow, where is time going??

I just wanted to post- I know I am like the worst blogger ever. I am having trouble finding time to do this lately. School has started back and life is extremely busy these days. I have a very active 2nd grade class this year. I am enjoying getting to know this new group of students and parents.

My own kids are doing well. Josh just started 8th grade at a new school. Amber is in 2nd grade where I am at. It's kind of neat having her in the same grade level- I will always know what's going on with tests and homework for her this year because we plan together:-) Andrew is growing and changing so much. He's 6 1/2 months old and getting to be very proficient at rolling everywhere!! We had portraits done by Sarah Bothwell and she posted a couple of pic on her website. Check it out at: http://www.agapeportrait.com/. She did an excellent job. Once I get the pictures, I will try and post some on this blog.

I'm not sure I'm going to be able to keep up this blogging thing. It's been kind of an "on again, off again" kind of thing. Right now, I need to focus on spending precious time with my family and make sure I'm doing a good job at school.