Terra Luz a Progressive Preschool ~ nourishing the whole child

As I'm sure many of you know, we're so honored that Mia has been able to attend school at Casa T (just search for Casa T on my blog for all the posts)...run by my very lovely and loving friend, Andrea. Well, Andrea is now spreading her wings and transitioning from in home child care to a larger off site school (soon). I can't express how proud of her and her work. She's following her heart and making her dreams come true.

She's moving from Casa T to Terra Luz a progressive preschool and you really need to read all about it.....HERE

I know a picture is worth a thousand words, so let these of Mia at Casa T show what kind of unique school Terra Luz will be: (ALL shots taken by Andrea)

p.s. if you want to join Mia in the fun, Terra Luz currently has a waitlist you can sign up for ;)

Cookie Family

I've been wanting to post about these cookies for a couple of weeks...now that everyone has their cookies, I can! It all started when Daryl, Mia and I sat down to ice some gingerbread cookies. They started out like random gingerbread men...then Daryl made one with a UT shirt on...I made one of Daryl...in the end, every family member got a cookie of themselves for Christmas :)

Daryl posing with the cookie I'd iced in his image

Mia HAD to show off her cookie just like Daddy did
Mia quite intent on icing a cookie that she'd already sampled!

(from top left) Daryl with UT shirt and Blackberry in hand, Me with camera, Mia with kitty cat

(from bottom left) Pawpaw with is Ron Paul shirt on, Nana with her glass of red wine, Joe in suit and holding his blackberry, Melissa with a book in hand (I added a set of knitting needles and scarf later), Gwen with messy hands from painting :) (I'd also made one of Memaw, but it didn't make the photo shoot)

Mike the fisherman, Tia Mae who's pregnant, and Ita with her beloved dog, Max even our sweet Ms. Andrea from Casa T got a cookie with an Om symbol on her shirt, a paintbrush and painting

Another little peek

Mia can't get enough of Casa T...and neither can I. She always looks forward to seeing 'my friends' ...she'll name them all...and 'my Miss Andrea'. This week, their focus is on corn and they made little dolls from corn husks. Mia LOVES hers and wouldn't even let Niles (our dog) sniff it. I think he would like to get used to the little pet treats they made at Casa T last week. Now he thinks everything is for him. I had to post the shot of Mia with her binoculars she made at Casa T (last week was all about birds)...dirty face and all. Another favorite shot was of the kids enjoying the music of Ella Jenkins. Seeing Mia sitting on that drum makes me smile.

all of the photos are by the lovely Andrea

Mia's Mama is M.I.A.

We're pretty much 10 weeks into this beautiful pregnancy and I'm feeling soooo much better. I honestly haven't taken many shots, we haven't really been many places, and being on the PC too long makes me even more nauseous. For those who've missed Mia, here are some shots taken at Casa T by Ms. Andrea. Mia has the MOST fun there. They do all sorts of art stuff, cook and bake, go on nature walks, sing and dance, learn a bit of Spanish, even practice yoga and SOOOooooo much more :)

all shots taken by the lovely Andrea