Party Hut!

On Sunday we headed to the Party Hut for Regal's 3rd birthday party.  I was surprised how packed it was, but it was a great day to be inside playing as it was 101 outside.  Landon of course headed straight for the slides and Cozy Coupes.  I did go into the bouncy house obstacles with him and he is starting to not be so afraid of them.  Then of course he did like the arcade games with balls.  Go figure!  

Of course my kid is always the one that ruins group photos.  We had to bribe him by letting him hold Hazard's ball and of course Kurtis made it in the picture!  The birthday girl is hiding behind Landon!

Like father like son!  

August Phone Dump!

You can tell August was a busy month with school starting.  I hardly took any pictures this month.  

Landon and his cousins!  

Daddy and Landon road trip to Grant for the weekend while mommy got ready for the school year.

Ribbon cutting ceremony for our new playground!

This picture is a pretty good view of our typical messy living room.  Toys everywhere!  

Landon loves reading!  

Landon and his friend Roe Roe.  They are the best of buds!  

State Fair!

We usually head to the State Fair over the weekend; however, we wanted to go as a family of 3 so we decided to try it out during the week.  Let's just say it was AMAZING!  We could actually walk around and enjoy ourselves without running into gobs of people or waiting in line for anything.  Plus Landon was able to walk around on his own and we just followed where he led us.  Definitely worth it!  

We had a wonderful time but as I look back and pictures I giggle because our pictures are all over the spectrum with emotions.  

Landon wasn't quite sure about the petting zoo.  He had a really concerned face when I got close to them or tried to feed them.

But then...they weren't so bad and he started to call them puppies! 

Landon was really excited to see the giant combines but then...

once he got in one he was horrified. Do you see his face?

After making it to the first corner he then decided it wasn't as bad as he originally thought.

We then headed to watch the Sea Lions until we decided to throw a fit.  This picture makes me giggle because this doesn't happen too often and last night it was like the world was coming to an end.  

But then...10 minutes later we were happy to see the baby chicks!

And of course... we loved eating Pineapple Whip!  Great way to end our night at the fair!

Go Big Red!

IT'S FOOTBALL SEASON AND I'M SOOOOOOOO EXCITED!  I absolutely love this time of year, so we headed to our first football game on Friday night in Aurora vs. McCook.  When we first got there it was extremely drizzly and wet.  We spent the first quarter just letting Landon roam around.  He was so determined to make it out on the field.  There was one point that he slipped through the gate and was halfway to the field when we caught him.  The 2nd and 3rd quarter we sat in the bleachers with Aunt Carissa as Scott was taking stats and helping on the sidelines.  Landon was not a happy camper until these middle school kids started to cheer him up.  Once it stopped raining he loved watching the players and band.  He kept cheering, clapping and yelling ball and go!  It was way too cute!  We look forward to more home games!  

Fresh Start!

It's a brand new school year and I couldn't be more excited!  This year is very refreshing for me considering last year was definitely a challenge.  Last year I was definitely feeling burnt out from teaching, I was really sick all year long and pretty much just overwhelmed with everything at home and school.  The only stressful part about this year is my classroom was under construction until the week before school started, so I had to construct my classroom within a week. During that time Landon got sick and so did I!  However, we made it through! 

I absolutely love how my classroom turned out this year and the new construction makes my room feel cozier.  I stuck with the park theme again this year; however, added some birds to the ceilings and a proud wall; which I'm proud of.  I also have an amazing group of students that love learning and appreciate what I do for them.  I actually can't wait to go to work in the morning!  In addition, I have a student teacher this fall for the first 8 weeks and she is amazing too!  She is such a go getter and is already jumping in and teaching lessons.  I will hate to see her go!  Oh and we can't forget my new teaching partner, Megan.  Megan looped up with her 1st graders from last year and we love having her on our team!  

I still need to take a picture with my kids but here are a few pics of my classroom!

4th Anniversary!

Well the sad news is I had to go back to work on our anniversary, but the good news is we actually were able to go out on a date that evening thanks to my brother and his wife.  Kurtis and I headed to Texas Roadhouse for supper.  Wow…we ate a lot of amazing food; however, after a stressful week of just getting into my classroom and a sick baby the margarita tasted really really good.  After supper we headed to a movie. I can't even think the last time we went to a movie.  We usually don't agree on one but we agreed on Ice Age 4.  It was really cute!  Once the movie was over we were both ready to get home and love on our little one. We had a very nice evening together!  I can't wait believe it has already been 4 years and we look forward to many more years to come!   

Thanks Grandpa!

So as I was cleaning out my office the other day I noticed my wedding bouquet still in a trash bag laying on the shelf.  I then remembered how my Grandpa has been making all these shelves and shadow boxes lately for his tractors.  I told my mom the idea and of course she called Grandpa up right away and told him.  He was looking for another project so he was excited.  So excited that the next morning I got a call from Grandma saying they were coming to Grand Island.  Of course…to buy the supplies and pick up my bouquet.  

Not even a week later it was done and I love how it turned out.  Originally I was just going to put my bouquet in but then there was some extra room to add a few other memorable items.  I also added the paper in the background to make the items inside pop.

It was hard to get a picture because the glass kept either glaring or you could see myself in the picture.  

Thanks Grandpa!