Whoops! How did two months just go by?? I really have no idea. January is always a quiet month for me. Texas finally cooled down and we even got to use our heaters most days. Ha!
To get ourselves back on track after Christmas we always treat January as a no spending month, or as we affectionately call it, "no spenduary." It's actually kind of fun. I love the challenge of looking for free activities, an excuse to cook from the pantry/freezer, and work hard to stay home more (staying home = save money).
February is always a quick month - Valentine's Day and it's celebrations, a weekend or two visiting favorite places around Texas, and, this year a science fair weekend.
While the posts where I just unload a bunch of photos aren't necessarily my favorite kind, it is fun to look back and see what's been happening lately.
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| This little cutie joined our family. Meet Panchito! :) |
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| I found the cutest library everrrrr. It's in Round Top, Texas. |
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| Which happened to be having a book sale! |
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| We made the drive to Brehnam to finally try out a friend's bbq place, but they were sold out for the day. Nooo! |
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| Valentine's Day prep |
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| Henry found a rock from the #kindnessrocksproject on Valentine's Day. So sweet! |
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| one of my Valentines |
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| and my littlest Valentine (he opened a gummy video game remote. Ha!) |
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| I finally broke down and purchased a fruit dehydrator. Y'all. I LOVE it. So far we've dehydrated apples, mangoes, bananas, sweet potatoes, chickpeas, strawberries, and plantains. What should I try next? |
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| Lots and lots of hot tea everyday. Havah bought me this mug and it feels so good in my hands :) |
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| The kids did such a great job on their science projects. I was very proud of the way that they presented their projects to the judges. |
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| Havah's class this year is all girls :) (just missing one in this pic) |
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| Monster Jam was back in town - and this time the girls came along! |
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| Havah's class had a bake sale to raise money for their mock trial which is coming right up. So many yummy choices! |
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| The cookies that we contributed were so good. We've actually made them two more times since the bake sale for other school events. If you want to give them a try it's a cinch: 1 box strawberry cake mix, two eggs, 1/4 c vegetable oil. Roll them into balls and cover in powdered sugar, bake at 350 for 10 min. We made ours into sandwich cookies, but they don't need frosting to be totally delicious! |
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| We stumbled upon the most whimsical nursery that specializes in creating fairy gardens. |
The last thing I wanted to leave you with is a quote that I happened upon after last week's shooting. I really loved it, and is something that we've talked about as a family since then. I hope that it encourages you as well.
"Don't become preoccupied with your child's academic ability, but instead teach them to sit with those sitting alone. Teach them to be kind. Teach them to offer help. Teach them to be a friend to the lonely. Teach them to encourage others. Teach them to think about other people. Teach them to share. Teach them to look for the good. This is how they will change the world."
Phillippians 4:5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.
