30 Day Photo Challenge {Day 22 - a picture of your pets}

This isn't the best picture, but they are both looking at the camera and that's what counts! ha! Sampson is the little guy and Bear is the big guy. They are both rescues and we love them so much!

30 Day Photo Challenge {Day 21- A picture of your family}

Tyler and me. This is my family. Of course we have immediate and extended family, but we are each other's family. I love this man. Today more than ever.

30 Day Photo Challenge {Day 20 - a picture of yourself}

I'm disobeying the rules again. I'm not going to post a picture of just me... because I have a better one.

Yesterday I got to meet this adorable lady.

Yep, that's the Pioneer Woman. I'm next to her. For real. Not an optical allusion.

I'll write a real post on this soon, but this is all ya get for now!

30 Day Photo Challenge {Day 19 - a picture of your typical day}

So I'm a little behind and I am going to play catch up this morning. Sorry if I totally invade your reader!

I don't really have a "typical" day. Some days I nanny, some days I teach at the preschool and some days I am home cleaning and cooking, it all just depends, but I took a few pics with my phone at the preschool this week, so it's what I'm gonna show!

These are my kiddos sitting patiently for circle time to start while Ms. Niki tells them to sit still while she takes a picture. ha! Bless their hearts.

This is one of the things we do during circle time. They are called our "hellos" and we learn to say hello in all of these languages. And yes, they know them all and what language most of them are. They still get a little tripped up every once in awhile. And because I always get asked, yes, I know them too. haha!

And this is one place we go for playtime. There is also a playground and a gym inside, but when they desperately need to run some energy out, they get to come to this big open field and run. You see the little guy in the red shirt close to the front. He loves me and rarely leaves my side. When he does, he always comes back to tell me where he's been. It's adorable.

And this is my favorite time of the day. Naptime. Enough said.

Things you should know about me if we were going to be BFFs

** This post is my get to know you for the Dallas Blogger Meetup, go here to check everyone else out.**

I love sweet tea and hate okra.

I am married to a hilarious man. 

I have 2 very sweet dogs who are my kids children... for now.  

I love Hanson and New Kids on the Block.

I'm a part time nanny, part time preschool teacher and part time housewife.

I love Jesus.

I love TOMS shoes and yellowbox flipflops.

I paint and sew.

I have an addiction to painting my nails.

I love Anthropolgie, Banana Republic and Lilly Pulitzer.

I am also fond of wine, but don't drink often.

I'm a student working towards getting my degree in early education. 

I'm allergic to chocolate. But will still torture myself every once in awhile.

I have really bad motion sickness. I got sick in water when I was in high school on a snorkeling trip.

I'm a vegetarian.

I procrastinate... which is why I am typing this at 7:17 am when I should really be getting ready for work.

I can't wait to meet all of you! 

30 Day Photo Challenge {Day 18 - a picture of something you miss}

This is such a shallow post. I suppose I could put certain people, relationships, etc. But I'm not gonna. Because its my blog and I don't have to :) Of course I miss certain people, but right this second, the thing that is on my mind is how much I miss this place...

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Seaside, Florida. 

We really love Seaside, but in reality, I just miss Florida beaches in general. We haven't had a beach vacation since our honeymoon and that is a long time for someone like me who is used to going every year! And our honeymoon was a cruise, so not really even much of a beach vacation. Oregon beaches so don't count. They are nothing like the beaches I love! 

Hopefully we will be taking a beach trip this summer! Fingers crossed that all of our plans work out!

Barefoot in the Preschool

Surely everyone knows what TOMS shoes are. They are the most wonderfully comfortable shoes in the world and for every pair purchased, a pair is sent to a child who doesn't have shoes. I've sent just a few pairs out. :) I love them. I pretty much wear them every day. I think I've shared this picture on here before, but why not post again, all in the spirit of TOMS. ha! It's my favorite.

(aaand I can't get it to rotate. Sorry.)

Yesterday was their One Day Without Shoes to raise awareness. It was quite the challenge, but I did it most of the day. I wasn't allowed to while on campus, which was kind of ok with me... I don't want ringworm ;) But my favorite part of the day was having the kids in my class go without shoes, too. They thought it was very special! I did explain to them why we were going without shoes and why Ms. Niki didn't have shoes on... I doubt they got it, but I tried. Start awareness early! But here is my class and I going one day without shoes. 

Next year you should try it if you have the opportunity.

** 30 day photo challenge will be up this afternoon :) **