Goals

As a new school year approaches, I always like to think of goals I want to accomplish during this first semester. These aren't just professional goals, but personal ones as well. So, this year I decided to write them down and hopefully try to reach them all!

Goals for Fall 2010

1. Cook dinner at least 4x during the week.
2. Be the best mom, wife, teacher, coach, daughter, sister and coworker that I can be.
3. Teach my students not only how to read, but how to become a better person.
4. Train and run a 1/2 marathon.
5. Lose 10 lbs (hopefully this will happend by doing #4)
6. Manage my money better.
7. Earn A's in my two master courses this fall.

Hopefully in December when I reflect back on these goals, I have made every attempt to reach them all! What are your goals for the rest of 2010?

Bye-Bye Summer

As the middle of August approaches, it is time for me to say good-bye to summer. Not only am I saying good-bye to the lazy, carefree days, but I am saying good-bye to spending all day with my daughter. So here are a few highlights of our summer......

Avery is 6 months old!

She had a wonderful 6 month check up. Here were her stats....

Weight-21.2 lbs (99%)

Height-27 in (90%)

We are so excited to see her grow and change daily. She rolls over both ways, gets up on all fours, eats solid foods and one tooth is poking through! Here are some of her likes: being held and kissed, bottle, lovey, anything she can put in her mouth, bath time, pool/lake, stroller rides, shopping (starting her at a young age), sweet potatoes, bananas, anyone who will talk to her, her BFF Isa and Journey. Some of her dislikes are: having to get out of the bath,putting her to bed before she is ready, scraping the excessive food off of her face with the spoon, and wearing bibs. Kevin and I love our little girl and are so excited to see what the next 6 months bring!

Mexico!

Well, while Avery was turning 6 months old, Kevin and I were enjoying the beautiful, sandy beaches of Mexico! Last summer my parents, Kevin and I decided that we needed to take a trip to a beach somewhere. So this past April we booked our trip to El Dorado Royale Casitas Resort. It was beautiful and very relaxing. Our only regret was not staying longer!

Also, this summer we have enjoyed many weekends at the lake, playdates with some of our besties and lots of hanging out on our living floor playing with the toys. I will forever cherish this first summer with my baby girl and excited to see what this school year brings!