Show & Tell Tuesday Intro/Resolutions

It's the first Show & Tell of 2016! I participated some last year, but not every single time. I hope to participate more this year. We will see, we have a new baby coming in May, so I am not sure if I will get to blog much. Twice a month we all link up with Andrea and show and tell stuff.

Today I am going to introduce you to me and share my New Year resolutions.

I'm Christy.......

Wife to Beau for 5 years.

Mama to Kinsley (who will be 5 in February) and Witten (3) and a new little one due in May. 

I was a teacher before I became a mama and loved it. My favorite job now is being a mama to these two. 

Kinsley made me a mama on February 15, 2011. 

Witten came on September 4, 2012. 

These kids are a big part of my life and I love them all dearly. 

More about me....

- I am a Christian woman who enjoys cooking/baking, pedicures, manicures, shopping. 

Now onto my New Year resolutions... I really didn't make any in particular. I have thought about a word that I want to focus on in 2016. I came up with two that really go hand in hand. 

I want to be more intentional in my day to day life. More intentional in my marriage, parenting, just in general. 

I may be good at something, but there is always room to be better. I want to focus on being even better than I am today. I want to be a better.....

-wife

-mom

-friend

-daughter

-sister

-servant to God

-helper

-listener

I want to be better about going to church, organization, meeting my goals. I want to get healthier this year and focus on my home, family and self more. 

There you have it, a little about me and my family. I can't wait to go read through all the different links. I hope 2016 is good to you!

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Hot Pretzels

I used to teach with a lady that made these for snack days, they were always a hit amongst the teachers. They are spicy and hot, so if you want a little less heat just add less cayenne pepper. I love the heat though.

1/2 cup of canola oil

1 package ranch salad dressing mix

1 tbs cayenne pepper

16 oz of snap pretzels (not the butter snaps)

Pour pretzels into a gallon ziploc bag and add all ingredients. Leave air in the bag so there is enough room for the pretzels to move. Leave in bag overnight, shaking occasionally to redistribute spices. 

Enjoy! 

These are one of my very favorite snacks. Try them, you will love them!

A Review of 2015

This year I decided to do a year end review to document all of our highlights. As I was going through pictures, I realized I am missing a few (how is that possible??) I take tons and tons of pictures.

For the most part, this year was a good year for us. 

January

We went on a cruise to the Bahamas (my first time to ever go on a cruise). It was lots of fun and I would love to cruise again. 

When Beau and I first started dating, he told me all the time he wanted to take me to Atlantis. I love tropical places and he had seen a picture of it on the magazine cover in the airplane on one of his many business trips. Many years later, we made it to Atlantis and had a good time swimming with the dolphins. 

February

Kinsley turned 4!!! We celebrated by giving her the pony party she wanted.

We had lots of cold days and a couple of snow days. 

March

Baseball season started and we went to as many of Blake's games as we could. We used to go to every.single.game, but then we had kids and it got a little harder. 

We also started eating and grilling outside a lot.

Daddy/Daughter Date! 

April

We had a great time celebrating Easter with family. 

We decided to get in the car and drive to Austin to go to the strawberry patch and to take the kids to one of our favorite restaurants: The Oasis on Lake Travis. 

May

We celebrated 5 years of marriage! It hasn't always been easy, marriage is hard work, but one thing for sure is: I love this man so much and couldn't imagine my life without him. 

Last minute, we decided to go on a little getaway to Chicago. We had a fun time together, just the two of us. 

Mother's Day lunch with my mom. 

We went to Durango Colorado with Beau's family. We had a great time and the kids loved Colorado. 

We woke up to snow on our first morning in Colorado. 

We fished... 

We went to Four Corners: We were each in a different state at the same time. 

June

Witten started his first year of swim lessons. He was not a fan!!! He cried 4 out of 5 days. 

Kinsey's first dance recital. 

This time we rented a beach house for all of us--it was nice. 

July

We had tons of fun celebrating the 4th of July!

The kids and my parents watching fireworks. 

The love of my life! <3

Our little family of four. 

We had to say goodbye to Lucky. She had a happy, long life. She was 17. 

August

We found out we were expecting baby #3. It was a surprise, but we are so excited to meet our little angel. This will complete our family and I think 5 is the perfect number. 

We round out the summer with swimming and lots of time with cousins. 

We spent the rest of the summer swimming, grilling out and enjoying time with cousins. 

September 

Witten turned 3! We celebrated by having a party at the farm. It was hot, but the kids had the best time. 

Witten really wanted a bike for his birthday, so we let him pick this one. He learned how to ride his bike in no time. 

1st Day of Preschool for these two. 

October

Halloween!

November/December

Wrapped up preschool with a Christmas Program. Both kids did great and Witten was thrilled to perform. :)

We visited with Santa!

Santa 2015

A Night at the Polar Express. 

Beau planned a surprise for the day and we spent the night at the Gaylord. We had a great view of the atrium decorated for Christmas. We all had the best time. 

I love snuggle time with my babies. 

The LOVE of my life. I love one on one time with this man!!! The days spent with my people are the best days of my life. I love these 3 more than life itself. I am very blessed.  

2015 was good to us for the most part, but I hope 2016 is the very best year yet!