Happy Easter

My favorite Easter candy...what's yours?

My favorite Easter tradition
The Mendoza Family in action

A.D. isn't smiling, but atleast my eggs are!

An egg for Macy

My new favorite & cheap shoes..Target

Florida

Here are a few pictures of our family trip to Florida. Although it was nice to come home and sleep in a lizard free environment, I'm already dreaming of going back next year!

A hard good-bye

The past few days I got the joy of spending some quality sister time with little Mya. We snuggled up telling bedtime stories, played in the park, visited the pet store, stopped for ice cream, had a picnic, took A.D. lunch at school, and that was just the first day! I remember growing up always wanting a little sister to play with..don't worry Braydon, I still loved you too! But now that I'm 23 and finally have one, it is very hard to say good-bye at the end of the day! A teary eyed little girl saying "I'm gonna miss you" made for a very long drive back to Indy. Luckily we will all be together again shortly for family vacation in Florida in two weeks! Some day we will live closer, but until then it's going to make for some more rough good-byes!

Back to the WU

Mom and Me

(Thanks for the cookies!)
Blayn opted for the rock wall instead of the game.
Luckily IWU has the best students ever, and this kid that was working at the wall freely volunteered to watch him until the game was over!

Mya and her cousin Kendra

Our cousin Sydney was cheering tonight

Not to be confused with a stadium..this is there new chapel people!

We had to go three times a week...every week for four years straight.

But looking back... it was good for us! : )

Walking into the Rec Center to watch the game.

Here is A.D. with his favs at Pizza Hut..yum!

A.D. and I headed back to our alma mater (IWU) Wednesday night for some basketball tourney action. It worked out perfectly to meet up with my family as well. After meeting up with A.D.'s old baseball coach, (he is now the athletic director and in charge of prayer before events); he asked A.D. to say the prayer before the game. I thought it was sweet, A.D. was pretty nervous, but he did great! We had a good time catching up with some old friends and seeing everything that has changed in just the last year. Of course now they get a new sonic drive thru!! Bummer..oh well...we have quite a few more years left of Alumni baseball and our cousins playing sports there. I'm sure we'll be back for more soon!

Happy Valentine's Day!

I woke up to a table full of goodies from my sweet hubby; the famous lighthouse doughnuts, thee roses for the number of v-days we've spent together as a married couple, and a sweet smelling lotion/body wash collection.

This year I got A.D. the Love Dare book from the movie Fireproof. I would highly reccomend this movie/book to anyone...dating, engaged, or married. It will definitely make you think about the way you treat others!

I couldn't skip a holiday without a favorite dessert for ya!

Strawberry Tapioca

Boil 6 cups water

Add 3/4 C small pearl tapioca

Add 1 C sugar

Turn to Medium heat and cook for 35-40 min or until pearls clear.

Remove from heat& add 1 small packet of dry strawberry jello

Add as many strawberries as your little heart desires.

Chill in fridge for 3 or more hours.

Add 1 tub cool whip and serve

one word...delish!

My Day At Preschool

Before preschool we played with baby Riley
He is getting so big

Mya showing me how she matches the brushes to the paint.

Blayn was probably not listening to the teacher at this point! :)

Playing in the sand or rice box..this used to be my favorite!

I thought this thing was a bit scary, but of course the kids loved it!

Mya helped mommy make a cake for A.D. for Valentine's Day.

This past week I got the chance to go to preschool with the kids for the day. They are going to the same preschool my parents sent us other kids to long long ago! It's funny how things really haven't changed all that much. And for a second or two, I really thought I could've been a teacher! After bathroom trips and snotty kids sitting on my lap all day, I've decided that we'll just leave that job to my husband after all!

Bark Park

She was not quite sure what to think at first...
She wouldn't run around because there were so many new smells.

A.D.'s attempt at making her run

She loves volleyball just like her momma!

So sad..time to leave! She was on cloud nine at this point!

Sunday was soooo beautiful out...no coats necessary! We decided to take our baby out to the bark park to get rid of some of that energy she's been storing all winter! And now she is out..for the rest of the day!