My List - update!
1. Blog : )
2. Do a triathlon with my Mom
3. Nurse Ryder for a year
- 2 weeks to go!
4. Start freezing meals
5. Pray regularly with Tony -
This is one of my May resolutions for my "happiness project" so we'll see...
6. Make home made baby food
7. Do a 5k as a family of 5 - Bunny Bolt was a huge success!
8. Stop biting my nails -
yeah, no...
9. Have a "computer fast" (either one day a week or fast for a whole week, etc)
10. Memorize 12 Bible verses
11. Read a book a month
Searching for Alaska, Namesake, The Well Trained Mind, Read Aloud Handbook, The Circus in Winter, the 19th Wife, Still Alice, Year of Magical Thinking, The Fault in our Stars, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Happiness Project... 1 more to go!
12. Get pregnant (yikes!)
13. Try deceptively delicious recipes
14. Create a system for actually remembering friends and family's birthdays If I've remembered your bday then you know this is working : )
15. Play the piano/guitar more
This is also going on my "happiness project" list - for June
16. Have "yes days" with the kids
17. Have a kid-free weekend (this will be a hard one)
18. Help Scout write letters to family members as part of our routine
19. Incorporate a walk with all 3 kids into our day
20. Sign up for an Olympic Triathlon (a Sprint if I achieve #12 : )
Signed up for 3 Sprints this summer - can't wait!!!
21. Incorporate 10 new recipes into our monthly menu
- 6
so far; post to come; from scratch red beans and rice, creamy chicken
and wild rice soup, crock pot potato soup and creamy tortilla soup, green smoothies, shrimp and black bean chili
22.
Move towards eating "clean"doing good : )
23. Try 5 new restaurants
just 1 - Five Guys and I dont' even think that constitutes a"restaurant"
24. Family "TV fast" -
we no longer watch TV during the week. This was way easier than I though it would be : ) and the kids honestly don't miss it.
25. Drink more water
26.
Figure out how to do my own shellac manicures/pedicures at home Going Great! Post in the works : ) Just did my toenails for the first time (and of course forgot to take pics)
27.
Do a triathlon with Tony
28. Try 100 new recipes
- 41 so far... I don't know if I'm gonna make this one : (
29. Make some homemade Christmas gifts with the kids
30. Try organic cleaning supplies/ body care items: homemade deodorant,
laundry detergent, shampoo, conditioner, lotion, diaper cream, dish
washing liquid, etc
One of the things I love about Denver is that pretty much anytime from November to early June the temperatures can range from the teens all the way to the 70s and it could be cloudy, sunny, snowy or windy - many times in the same day! They say "If you don't like the weather in Denver, wait 5 minutes." As much as I love the sunny outdoor-friendly days that we are so often blessed with, I also love when a snow storm brings the city to a pause and forces everyone to slow down a little. The Hawkins family was very excited about this early spring snow day. We cleared our schedules, stocked up on fun "snow day food" and brought the firewood inside. It was cold and snowy outside, but inside we were all snuggly and warm enjoying our lazy day complete with games by the fire, crawfish corn chowder and some much needed rest. The next morning, Tony took the kids out sledding at the park down the street. So grateful for our little snowy adventure.
70 Degrees and Sunny! So the Hawkins family headed to the Denver Zoo with friends to enjoy the first warm day of the season... Unfortunately, the rest of the city decided to do the same thing, so it was pretty crazy at the zoo, but we had a great time and are looking forward to taking advantage of the next few warm weeks to enjoy the zoo before the summer crowds. My goal is to try and take the kids to the Denver Zoo or the Museum of Nature and Science once a week until the public schools let out at the end of May. We'll see if I can follow through. It's just so nice to have such incredible places for the kids to enjoy and having a membership pass makes it "free" (except for a little gas money) if we pack a lunch or a snack. Hopefully the weather will stay nice and we can start to take advantage of it! 
