Pepper

We surprised the girls and got a puppy about a week ago.  She is adorable!  She is a chihuahua/dachshund mix and the girls just love her.  We named her Pepper.  I forgot how much work puppies are but have survived the first week and I think we are off to a great start. 

Blog Links

We got a new computer and I don't have my list of everyones blogs anymore, so please leave me your blog link and I will post it on the site!

Yoga

I started practicing yoga 10 years ago when I was in college.  I got a good friend to go to an intramural class with me and I have loved it ever since.  I go through phases where I am more interested and committed to actually getting my mat out and doing it than at other times.  About a year ago I certified to be a group fitness instructor and realized that I really liked teaching fitness and especially wanted to pursue yoga instructing.  My mentor said the best instructors were the ones who practiced yoga and didn't just teach yoga.  I felt a bit like a slacker because, well, I wasn't really great at consistency.  Enter subbing yoga classes.  It made me pull out the mat and every time I do I remember how much I love yoga!


I think it would be so cool to have a yoga studio at my house someday!  I even considered making my basement into a dance/yoga studio now but asked myself what would I do with my 3 kids while I taught classes?  Then I started thinking about teaching kid yoga classes.  Wouldn't that be so cute? Ahhhhh, I like day-dreaming :)

Fried Bananas and Coconut Ice Cream - YUM!

For Valentines Kevin and I went to a Thai Restaurant and for dessert had Fried Bananas and Coconut Ice Cream drizzled with honey.  All I can say is delicious!  It was so good we decided to try our hand at making it at home and did so with great success!  Here are the recipes that we used:
Fried Bananas (we only made about a 1/3 of the batter recipe and used 3 bananas.  I found another recipe exactly the same but that has baking soda in it, I think I will try that next time to get a more cake-y finished product)
Coconut Ice Cream  (the consistency was better the 2nd day after sitting in the freezer overnight)

Enjoy!