Summer Fun!

It is so hard to believe we are already almost in our third week of summer break.  The time is flying by way too fast but I'm thankful for the time I get to spend with my little one.  I definitely am cherishing every minute of it.  We have already done so much and I have many more things on my list!  I hope we can get to them all.  

Landon was unsure of the cold water so he sat in his chair and played in the water.  That was until he leaned over to reach for a ball and fell in.  I had to chuckle a little; even though he bawled.  

I love drinking bath and pool water.  Yummy!

100% BOY!  Landon loves dirt.  

Last weekend Kurtis and I took Landon to the wade pool North of our house.  This was the first time he has gone swimming outside.  He wasn't too sure of the cold water.  Once he saw the "big" kids playing he got a little more comfortable.  Later in the week we did go again with some friends and he played in it a little more.  By the end of the summer I'm sure he'll be a little fish.  

Landon was literally digging for dirt in our backyard so we bought him a sandbox off of Buy Sell and Trade.   Then another teacher was giving away free sand so we couldn't pass that up.  He loves it!  

Landon and I love Red Mango!  It is a new frozen yogurt place in GI.  The fruit flavors with fresh fruit toppings is our favorite!  This was our second trip there and it won't be the last.  

Gotta Love Pinterest!

Ever since playing at my school Landon loves pom pom's.  He puts them in muffin tins, toilet paper rolls, tupperware, etc.

On Pinterest I also saw a clean way to paint.  He liked mushing it all around.  A summer to do... is to actually try painting for real.  We'll see how it goes.  

We are also working on our fine motor skills this summer. I changed the activity a little.  Landon is putting stirrers in the slot of my mug.  He did really really well.  

Blessing!

I went in this morning for a follow up appointment regarding my cyst.  He looked in my nose and saw no drainage so we had to options.  Try going off the medicine and checking the symptoms or doing a CT scan to see what it looked liked. With my summer being short I wanted it all taken care of before going back to school so I decided to go with a CT scan.  When he looked at the results; what a blessing the cyst was completely gone! The doctor was surprised there was no trace of it considering the size it was. He did say my opening to my sinuses is very small so I need to make sure to stop sinus infections and allergies right away so that it does not become inflamed and block drainage.  So, I guess I need to pay more attention to those things and call the doctor immediately if I have symptoms again.  Other than that no surgery for this girl! Thanks to all the prayers!  God is good!  

1st Purple/Black Eye :(

Well, we have our first black eye.  Poor little guy was heading downstairs to see Daddy.  He usually goes up and down the stairs very well.  Kurtis knew he was on the way down but stepped into the laundry room and all of a sudden we both heard a thump, thump, thump.  Kurtis was able to catch him before he hit the bottom.  However, in the meantime he tumbled down about 6 stairs.  He ended up with a black and blue eye and a couple bumps on his head.  He cried and cried but then about 10 minutes later he was back to playing!  Tough little boy!   

Memorial Day Weekend!

For Memorial Day weekend we headed to Grant to spend time with the family.  We headed out Saturday morning as we both had really really long days on Friday and were not in the mood to travel; plus we had nothing packed.  Then Saturday morning we had some car issues after slamming on our breaks to avoid begin hit by a semi truck.  With a slight delay in Kearney to get my car looked at we finally made it!  I am very thankful they just had to reset our traction button.  We spent a lot of time just hanging out!  Kurtis was able to go to the races Saturday night and we celebrated Roan's birthday at the park.   Landon had fun playing with his cousins…or should I saw trying to keep up with them!   The best part of the weekend was heading to the Memorial Day service in Madrid.  It really made me miss going to the service with my family and Grandma as this used to be a family tradition of ours before my Grandmother passed way.  Definitely thought about my Grandma and Grandpa though on Monday and all of the other men and women who serve and have served our country.  God Bless them! 

Landon loves balls!

Roan and Amberlee were imitating Landon's bear crawl!  So cute!

On Sunday Kurtis, Landon, Karl and I headed to Julesburg, Colorado to check out the races.  However, we probably should have checked the schedule….they weren't racing.  :(  However, we hit A&W on the way back so it was all worth it!  

Year 5 is Complete!

A picture from our Beach Party! One of my favorite days of the year!

My empty classroom :(  This summer they are putting in a new heating and air system which will require them to lower the ceilings.  For this to happen, we had to remove everything from our classroom and take everything off the walls.  It will be interesting to see the transformation at the end of the summer.  I'll be starting the year with a clean slate!  

Wow, I have a ton of "crap".  I didn't realize how much I actually had until I had to move it all to the gym.  I better never change professions or I'll have to rent a storage unit to hold all of it.

My 2011-2012 class on Field Day!

My wonderful 2nd grade team!  

Since I have been teaching there has been a change in 2nd grade every single year.  The first year I had to move classrooms and every year after that someone leaves or comes in.  Krystal (far right) took he Integrational Specialist position at our school so she will be leaving our team.  She has been amazing to work next to.  I can't even begin to say how wonderful and caring she is.  She definitely helped me a ton this year.  Krystal will be replaced with a great friend of mine who will be looping with her first graders which will be a ton of fun!  Can't wait to see what my sixth year has in store!    

May Photo Dump

So, after getting an iPhone I am finding that I am taking way more pictures, so I am going to follow my friends and do a photo dump at the end of each month to share some of the random pics.  Here is May!

Landon and his friends watching the Newell kids at field day.  I loved how he was sitting there like a big boy!

Grandma was blowing bubbles at Landon while he was waiting for supper!

Aunt Erica helped us turn Landon's carseat around.  He was so excited!

Landon got another haircut!  Kurtis thinks he looks like Lyod from Dumb and Dumber.