Weatherford Weekend

Last weekend, I went to Weatherford to visit my friend Britni and her family. Pierson, her son, had a soccer game Saturday morning so her husband Wade and I went to the game. Britni had to stay home because they are building a backyard patio and workers were there stoning the fireplace and they wanted to make sure it was done right.

 

Pierson and his team

 

Britni asked me to bring my camera and take pictures and take pictures I did! It's crazy how many pictures I took but how can you resist when watching adorable three year olds play soccer.

 

This picture is my absolute favorite! Before the game starts they line up the kids and they run through the parents and friends as they call their name giving them a high five. Wade said this is Pierson's favorite part of playing soccer :)

 

It was so funny watching them play. A few took it very seriously but most of the kids would play with the flags, wave to their family, visit with their friends, or kick the ball the wrong way. The coaches had to keep reminding them which way their goal was. One little boy was so good. He would score a goal and then turn and keep running back down the field like a little professional. It was too cute!

 

Discussing their next plays

 

Wade and Pierson at half time (or whatever you call it in soccer) eating a snack.

 

 

At the end of the game each kid got a gift bag since it was the last game of the season.

 

After the game, Britni and I got to spend time together and have a girls day. We ate lunch at this cute Bistro in downtown Weatherford, went shopping, and rented a movie. Our plan was to watch the movie on their new backyard patio with electric blankets, hot cocoa, and a fire in the fireplace but we found out the stone needed to set a few says so we couldn't use the fireplace :( Oh well, we will just have to plan another weekend in the future because that sounded wonderful!

 

I had a great time visiting Britni and spending time with her and her family. I also got to babysit Pierson on Friday night so Wade and Britni could celebrate their anniversary. Pierson and I had a good time. We played puzzles, guns (where I ran around and he would shoot me and anytime I would stop running he would shout run! I got my exercise that night :), we watched a movie, and I got him to sleep. I have only babysat him once before and he went to sleep for me them too. Britni and Wade were shocked he was asleep when they got home both times. She said he won't do that for anybody but me....just call me the baby whisperer :)

 

On a random note, there is this little, old, white church down the street from Britni and I LOVE old churches so I stopped and took a few pictures. Isn't it the cutest! It has always been a dream of mine to get married in a old, country church like this one. So beautiful! 

 

 

 



Classroom 2012

OK, so it's October and I am just now posting this but I have been so busy since school started I haven't had a chance to sit down and blog until today. Thank God for three day weekends! I am off tomorrow for Fair Day and I am finally getting to catch up on some much needed blog reading!!

Here is a look at my classroom this year. It was so much easier getting ready for school to start since I am in the same classroom as I was in last year. It is basically the same as last year with the animal print theme but I  did change the desks around and added a few things here and there.

 

 

 

My desk area

 

Word Wall with white lights

 

 

 

My district likes us to make and hang anchor charts up throughout each unit so this is the space I made to hang the charts. I hang the math charts on the left side and the science on the right side.

 

My class library with the pillows my mom and I made. I love the rocking chair I got from another teacher who didn't want it anymore!

 

 

 

Calendar Math space

 

I want to add a Lamar flag and my diploma from Lamar to this wall eventually.

 

This was on the students desks the first day

 

 

 

 

The bulletin board outside my classroom with all the kids names.

 

I love both of my classes this year and the teachers on my team. I am the only one left from last year on the third grade team so I have three new teammates and they are all great and we work really well together. I couldn't ask for a better team or group of students. I love teaching and even though it is a lot of work and can be very stressful at times I can't imagine doing anything else. I went to see the movie, "Won't Back Down" last weekend and it is a great movie about some parents and teachers who were tired of their failing school and banned together to fight the school board and teachers union to make it successful again. It was a great movie and really encouraging to me as a teacher. Every teacher should see this movie!! It will inspire you to be better and make you realize even more the impact you can make on a child's life.

 



Baby Shower

One of my very best friends, Carrie, is pregnant and today was her baby shower! My friends and I have been planning it for several weeks and I think it turned out so cute!

 

Heather made this adorable diaper cake

 

 

 

I love this chalkboard she is hanging in the nursery!

 

Britni, Carrie (baby Caleb), Me, and Heather

 

 

Excited Parents-to-be

 

 

Carrie's husband, Jon, had a terrible accident last November and fell 30 feet from a deer blind and this November he will be in the hospital for a different reason! God is so good!

 

 

Carrie and her cute belly!

 

Heather and her girls Hannah and Sarah.

 

The shower was so much fun and I can't wait to meet baby Caleb! Since I live five minutes from Carrie I should be able to be at the hospital when he is born and I am so looking forward to it!!

 

The Move

First of all, is summer really almost over? It has flown by this year. This summer was the first summer in several years that I didn't teach Summer school or I wasn't taking classes at Lamar so I really treasured the time off and tried to just "be" as much as possible. It wasn't all relaxing though. I did move apartments in July. I tried to count all the places that I have lived in since I got my first apartment when I was 18 and I stopped around 15. My poor dad has been the muscles behind most of those moves so this time I hired movers, which by the way is well worth the money especially when you are moving to the second floor!! My mom, dad, and brother still came to help because my brother brought me his washer and dryer to use until he needs it again.

My old apartment packed and ready to be moved.

It was my brother's birthday so we managed to find a space and made a cake and had his birthday presents waiting to surprise him.

I really just had to put this picture because I finally figured out how to focus on an object and make the background blurry...pretty :)

Happy Birthday Glenn!!

 I absolutely love my new apartment! It is a bigger one bedroom with tons of storage and an attached garage. Last summer, when I got my new job in Dallas I only had a short time to get an apartment so I picked my old apartment quickly knowing it was very small but thinking it would be fine and it was for a while :) Then, the walls started feeling like they were caving in on me and I knew I wanted a bigger place when my lease was up this summer.

Here's a look at my new place:



Storage space in the garage

Door coming in from the garage

"Mud" room at the bottom of the stairs. I put my bistro table down here basically just to store it (I am not eating my dinner down here :)

This is actually the space where you would put a table but I eat in the living room on a TV tray so I made it a reading nook. I have always wanted a place with a comfy chair to read and have my quiet time with God in the mornings and I love it. I found the bookshelf on Southeastexas.com and bought it hoping it would work and it fits perfectly!

Kitchen

The living room

Laundry room

My bedroom

I really love my new place and am getting use to the stairs :) I should have amazing calf muscles by this time next year. One thing I am looking forward to about living on the second floor is opening my windows in the Fall. I already love that I can open my blinds and not feel like people are walking by and peeking in. I am so thankful to my dad, brother, and mom for helping with the move and especially to my mom for helping me pack and unpack and making it feel like home!