What I'm Loving Right Now...

My sweet Elly Claire and her adventerous self...

My sweet little (well, not really) man and his ballin' self...

My sweet, amazing kids at school and their hilarious selves...

Running, running, running...

My new read...

My Current Reading Obsessions...

Oh my goodness... If you have not red the Hunger Games series you are seriously missing out! I just finished reading the third and final book in the series. It's one of those books that is soooo good that when you turn that last page you really feel sad. Like you just lost a good friend. Oh, how I wish the series could go on...

This weekend I started reading the second book in Stieg Larsson's series. I had a really hard time getting into The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, but once I did I could not put it down! I'm really excited to start this new book.... Just need a little more time so I can actually read more than a page or two in a sitting!!

Story Time...

This morning we went to the Public Library for Toddler Time story time. Elyse had fun listening to stories, singing, and dancing. Wow, can that girl dance!

She got an awesome heart sticker after story time!

My good friend, Mallory, was there with her kids, Erowyn and Simon.

After story time we went on the hunt for some books.

Aha! Found the perfect one...

and the perfect, cozy spot to settle in and read.

I'm so glad that Elyse has such a love for books. One of her favorite things to do is curl up with some good books and read together. She likes when we read to her, but she also likes to read to us. Sometimes she has the books memorized (Brown Bear, Brown Bear and The Going to Bed Book) and sometimes she makes up her own stories to go along with the pictures. Too cute!

A Good Read...

I've just started reading this...

So far, it's really good. I hear there's even a movie coming soon...

And did I mention Channing Tatum is in it? Swoon!

Can't Put It Down...

It. Is. So. Good.
Hurry and catch up with me Haley so we can discuss! :)

2 Must Reads...

I recently just finished two amazing books that I can not stop raving about...

The Hunger Games: Absolutely incredible. Can. Not. Wait. to get my hands on the second in this awesome series (Catching Fire). Usually I'm not really into science fiction, but this one was an exception. Kinda reminded me of Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. Loved that book too and just could not put it down!

The Help: Sooo. Sooo. Good. Amazing story line. Strong characters.

I hate to give away too much information about books (I'm afraid if I start blabbing about either of these, I won't be able to stop). But I definitely recommend reading both! I just LOVE when I'm right in the middle of a good book and can't put it down. But I hate once it's over, because I don't want to be done with it!!

Our Little Reader...

Our sweet little Lysie Lou is only 2 years old, but she's already becoming quite a reader! Her new favorite book is this:

She can pretty much read it to us all on her own. It's so cute! I love hearing her sweet little voice saying, "Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see?"

Absolutely precious!

Reading and Running (but not at the same time)...

I just started reading this book. I guarantee that the tears will be flowing so watch out!

The movie comes out this weekend and I'm planning on going to see it with a group of my besties. (Yay!!) I really want to try to finish the book before I see the movie, but we'll see.

I've just recently gotten back into running again. Getting back into the swing of things is always hard, especially after taking a break for almost a year! Gosh, I can't believe how long I haven't been able to run. I missed it a lot and have been waiting impatiently for the day that I could start again. Last week I went for my first run and was really surprised that I was actually able to do it. And now that Tamara is back in Fayetteville (Yay again!) we have been going for runs in the evenings. We've gone twice so far and are planning to go again tomorrow night. It feels so good to be active again. I'm really thinking about training for another half-marathon pretty soon...but I'm kind of nervous about the idea too. I think I'll give it some time and see how my body feels.

Tonight I'm excited to go hang out with Ashley and Haley. We're going to go see The Hangover. Can't wait! This weekend Roxana is coming into town from Baltimore and I am SOOOO excited to see her! It's been too long!

Hope you all have a great day!