Lately

My spring break consisted of working at school every day on National Boards. 

My friends and I got caught in a thunder storm on a 10 mile run which resulted in our first cop car ride. 

Griffin wore my super comfy scarf all afternoon. Daddy was not pleased! 

Bran and I went to Ft. Smith with our young adult group from church to hear Warren Barfield and Kirk Cameron at the Love Worth Fighting For event. 

We are sponsoring this sweet child. 

Griffin is still paci free. Taking it away cold turkey was a horrible idea. The gradual release model was perfect! 

I was super excited and surprised to find out I was nominated as Center Valley's Teacher of the Year! 

My new principal is pretty great! 

G still loves to read. 

I painted this at my church's Ladies Night Out event. So fun! 

Bath time! 

Another successful year if the Passion Play. Brandon always amazes me with his performances! 

Such a big boy now! 

Saying bye to his nursery friends. 

Excited to watch Thomas the Train. 

Coloring Easter eggs for the first time. 

Easter!!

First time skating at Madison's birthday party with Nannie. 

Brandon taught my kiddos about spiders and insects. He is a natural teacher. 

Third grade teachers after the district wide third grade kickball game. My B team won their division!!

My intern'a last day is Tuesday. I'm going to miss her! 

He loves to "play dirt."

My second half marathon and Brandon's first was yesterday. Russvegas was awesome! I had a bad run, but you win some and lose some. I'm going to back off running long distances for a while and focus on sprints and weight lifting. 

Griffin opening his Easter basket from Nana this morning. 

I am SO glad this busy season is winding down. My to do list now consists of: 

1. Write entry 1 and complete entry 4. 

2. Gather documentation and begin the submission process. NB entries due on May 16!

3. Wedding shower, Volleyball Night, and baby shower this weekend. 

4. WCR 5k in Conway next weekend. 

5. Wedding in the 17th. 

6. Plan Germany unit. 

7. Study for NB assessments on June 12. 

8. Get ready for VACATION!! Woot woot! Brandon and I are both getting end of the year bonuses through the school so we are going to Gulf Shores. We need a break! 

G is 2!

Griffin is 2! 

29 lbs and almost three feet tall

80% in height, 40% in weight, 75% in head circumference

Wears size 2T and size 7 shoe

Favorite movies are Cars, Toy Story, and Monsters, Inc. 

He thinks the down feathers from our couch come from Donald Duck. 

He had a large vocabulary for a two year old, but isn't consistently forming coherent sentences. 

He loves playing outside, esp when bubbles are involved. 

He has watched Cars so many times, he can quote a lot of the movie. He also likes to tractor tip his cars just like Mater! 

He thinks my scarf is super comfy. 

He also loves coloring and drawing. 

He rarely walks... He prefers to run everywhere. He doesn't always watch where he is going, and consequently runs in to walls, furniture, etc. 

He's a rough, typical boy. He has to go to time out a lot these days for hitting. He doesn't always know how to express his feelings and sometimes he is just rotten, but we are working on using our soft hands. 

He's a pretty good eater! His favorite food group is fruit with carbs coming in a close second. He eats protein, but I have trouble getting any veggies in him. His sitter is really good about getting him to eat veggies. I need her to show me her tricks!!

This kid keeps me on my toes!! He must be watched at all times or stuff like this happens....

Bran and I are loving this stage of life with our precious little toddler. He has brought so much joy to our lives!

My baby is TWO

Time flies when you're having fun!