What's in a Mug?

I'm a coffee drinker. Zack is a coffee drinker. That is 2 coffee mugs. I have have about 25 coffee mugs! What on earth do I need that many mugs for?

I was putting dishes away and quickly became frustrated at the lack of cabinet space where the coffee mugs belong. Do you know how much space 25 coffee mugs take up? So I asked Zack what we should do with them. He took 2 sets we had and moved them to a higher shelf. That would be 8 mugs. They belong to dish sets we have and I really don't want to part with them. Plus when we have company, we will be needing them. Now, I have holiday mugs, teacher mugs, photo mugs with our dogs and kids pictures on them, oh and random mugs. I can't just throw them away. So what does one do with so many coffee mugs? I thought about goodwill, but that's weird, and do I store and save the photo mugs? They have meaning.

At first I thought this would be a dumb post, but after staring at all of those mugs, I'd REALLY like to know what everyone does with the unused ones. HELP! Thank you :-)

Getting Taller

As most of you know, Dylan is a tiny little guy, 6th percentile in height to be exact.
For months now he has been working hard to reach his light switch. He started off using a stool, then standing on a stuffed animal, and lastly, getting assistance from us. When he turned 3 we told him he was getting 'bigger'. To him that meant bigger in size. So every night he'd become frustrated as his little fingers reached just below the switch. So close!!!

He finally reached the light switch early last week. He stands on his tippy toes, arm stretched as far as he can get it. He looks so cute! Once he turns off the light, he turns around, a smile as big as can be, " Mommy, I'm big now! I can do it!". He is so proud if his achievement. We give him hugs and high fives to encourage his self confidence.

Our little guy is growing slowly but surely.

2 Peas in a Pod

Read Across America

This week was Read Across America week. Our learning center participated in a read-a-thon, each class reading as many books as they can throughout the week. Our center partnered with Chic-Fil- A for some special events. On Monday, each child decorated a placemat that would be later displayed at the local restaurant. Today the Chic-Fil-A cow made a special visit to each class and a representative read a book to the kids. After, each child got to hug the cow. It was very cute. I had a chance to catch Dylan in action. I wasn't sure how he'd respond, but he was elated beyond belief. He hugged the cow, gave him a high five and wanted his picture taken. Emersyn missed the whole thing because she was taking a nap. Bummer!
Friday night Chic-Fil-A will be celebrating Dr. Seuss' birthday. Unfortunately we won't be going.

B.E.A.R- Be Excited About Reading!

Frametastic

A friend recommended this IPhone app, so I thought I'd give it a try. I love taking pictures as most of you know. This is a collage app for my phone and I totally love it!

The Crib Drop

Emersyn is officially sitting up!

We found her sitting up in her crib Thursday morning. We thought it was a fluke, but she proved us wrong. Today she woke up and sat right up, and after nap she was smiling at us when we walked through the door. Her smiling face beaming at us like "Hey Mommy, look at what I can do!". I had Zack drop the crib down today. We are very excited about this milestone. We've been working with Emersyn to strengthen her gross motor skills. One minute we think she is delayed, the next she is proving us wrong.

Our baby girl is growing up!

New Ride

At the end of November we bought a new vehicle. We are now proud owners of a 2012 Toyota Sienna minivan.

Are you wondering why it took me so long to blog about it?The honest answer... I was angry about this purchase for about a month. I loved my Mazda CX-7 and didn't want to give it up. I knew I needed a bigger vehicle, but refused to drive a van. I mean, really, who WANTS to drive a van? Not me! Months prior to the purchase we talked about our options. I really wanted a bigger SUV. We needed more trunk space and more back seat space. A van was the most logical choice despite my refusal to drive one. Zack gave me many reasons why a van was the best choice, and every reason was valid. I just couldn't see myself driving a minivan at 30, backing that big thing up, oh, and being 30 driving a dorky minivan. Most of our friends with kids have them and love them.
Obviously I lost the battle. After 3 months of driving it, I love it. It suites all of our needs, the kids love it, it rides smooth, and yes... I really do like it.
I don't love that I drive a minivan, but for now I've accepted it. My next car will NOT be a van :-)

Things that are white...
Marshmellow, tissues, snow, whipped cream, milk, sugar, paper, clouds, rice, pearls. Oh, and my new white van!!!!

I am officially a 'Minivan Mom'.
(I am shaking my head as I write this)