Shopping, outside, and sorts

Thanksgiving break has officially started as of now! :) Yay! I am so thrilled to be able to spend this week with my little baby boy. My sister, Jana was recently here for a few days. She watched Andrew for me while I was at a conference in Fort Worth. Andrew loves his Aunt J. :) Especially when she takes him outside. That is one of Andrew's favorite places to be. It's adorable how I can see his personality evolving everyday. Two of the best places to take Andrew: outside and shopping! :) When he's out of the house shopping with mommy or taking a walk, he is absolutely smitten. He is such a busy body, so being cooped up inside is not his idea of fun. :) Todd is the same way (except for the whole shopping thing: that's not one of Todd's favorites). He is going to be so much like Todd as far as his social demeanor. He is a lot like me when it comes to patience (which he lacks at times just like Mommy), and his high energy. He is also the little Casanova when it comes to women.... we were at the mall one day and these ladies were adoring my little angel as one of them said, "He is totally flirting! He just raised his eyebrow at me." What can I say.....he likes the ladies. :) Plus, who can resist a gummy smiled, bald headed, drooling man?? ;-)

                                                                    Shopping at Sam's








                                                       

Andrew and Isabel out walking with Maria...just look at Andrew's smile!

Shopping at the Galleria with Mommy and Jana

Look at that little baby face :)

Halloween 2010 with Laura and Isabel

Little Monkey Man

Tailgating at the A&M Arkansas game

 

Riding in the backseat with Mommy

Life as we know it :)

Well, again it's been WAY to long since I have written a blog and yet it's what I think about doing daily. Life just seems too busy lately to just stop and take time to reflect and share with family and friends what's been going on. Work just gets in the way sometimes. ;-) With that said, someone once quoted, "How would you like to be remembered at your 50th birthday:  by all the hard work and long hours you put into your classroom or all the memories and fun that you have created with your children,spouse, friends and family?" Considering your past administrators and co-workers are not all going to attend your 50th birthday, I think I would rather invest my time and energy in the thing that really matters in life: Family and friends. So this is my new mantra...not quite spiritual, but I guess more my personal transformation : live life like there's no tomorrow and have fun in every aspect of life: with family, at work, with friends, even when I'm living the daily grind. Life is just too short to keep using the excuse, "I just don't have time," so from now on I'm going to MAKE time!

My baby boy is transforming so quickly . Eating solid foods, sitting up on his own, developing his own little personality. It's truly amazing how fast it all happens. He is the most adorable thing and completes us in everyway. We recently went to uptown to enjoy a Sunday brunch at Cafe Brazil and I told Todd, "I remember coming here in the morning to grade papers by myself.  And now here I am, sitting at the next table over, feeding my son, enjoying the beautiful weather with my little family of three 5 years later?" I can not imagine life without Andrew (both Andrews) :).

 

eating some cereal

Mommy and Andrew

He looks so grown up in this pic!

Sporting their Aggie gear

Peacefully sleeping

At the arboretum

Andrew and his cousin Cole

God is good, and I am extremely blessed in my life right now. So,  I will still inspire children, work as hard as I can to give them the knowledge they need to be productive and motivated adults. I will treat them as if they are my own kids because that's how I want my baby boy treated. I will do all these things from 8 to 5 every school day. Weekends are for my true loves: Todd and Andrew Maddox. :)