Birthday!

Treats I made for my students this year.  Gotta love Pinterest!

On Saturday morning, I woke up with Landon and I made green pancakes and green milk for St. Patrick's Day!  I let Kurtis sleep in on my birthday so that he wasn't a crab when we went shopping!

For my birthday I spent the morning relaxing then after Landon's morning nap we headed to Kearney for the day. We started out shopping with my brother while his wife was at a bridal shower.  It was so nice to have Kurtis and Scott taking care of Landon while I looked around.  I ended up getting some new shirts, another new water bottle (I'm addicted to the Tervis style- this one is Huskers with polka dots), an Under Armor jacket and a bunch of new decorations for our bedroom.

After shopping Scott headed to spend time with his in-laws and Kurtis and I met up with my parents for supper at the Cellar.  It was a nice treat!  Overall, I had a great birthday with my family!  It's hard to believe I'm 28!  

Newell Fun Fest!

It was the Annual Newell Funfest.  We headed there right at the beginning to eat supper then I went to work the cake walk.  Kurtis tagged along with the intentions of watching Landon; however, the other person who was supposed to help me didn't show up so Kurtis got stuck helping.  He started by collecting tickets at the door then switched me to run the music and numbers.  Landon was a good trooper.  Luckily we were in my friend's room so that he could play in her book corner.  Then he got a little comfortable and started to leave the room.  Then my friend Megan came to save the day!  The pictures above are him hanging out with his buddy! He also was able to see his friends Monroe, Hayden and Paisley.  It was a fun night! I love seeing my students outside of their normal element.  I will have to say though..... some "adults" are a little too aggressive when it comes to the cake walk.  Seriously...it's a school sponsored event for the kids!  Just had to get that out there.  

Fun Toys!

 "What, the only toy Mommy and Daddy have for me outside is a ball?"  "After leaving Mikki's amazing swing set each night this is so not cool." 

 I guess Kurtis and I will have to look into getting him a swing set this summer.

 He does have a cool tunnel inside though that he absolutely loves!

 Swinging with his friend Monroe at Mikki's house!  He loves playing outside and swinging.  Let's just say that when Erin and I arrived to pick up the kids Monroe went straight to Erin with excitement.  Landon kicked and screamed when Mikki took him out of the swing.  Then he kicked and screamed all the way into the house.  Makes you feel good as a mom.

I am loving this beautiful weather already.  It makes me so excited for this summer as Landon will be old enough to actually play outside and go to the park.  I think we'll be spending lots of our time outside!

Inspiration!

Spending five days with my mom definitely inspires me!  We had so much fun shopping in downtown Hays in all the cute shops.  I ended up buying a new wall hanging for our bedroom and some accessories which then got the ball rolling for me to redo our bedroom.  When moving into our house we have done the main floor but haven't really touched the upstairs.  Now, I have the paint colors, a new wall hanging, other accessories, a lamp and quilt.  The only problem is.... I have four walls of wallpaper to remove :(  Guess all this new stuff is my motivation to get it done!  

We also made a peeps wreath for Easter off of Pinterest while I was there.  Turned out pretty cute!

Spring Break Days 1-5

Landon eating Grandpa's pancakes (He ate 1 1//2)!  Grandpa makes the best pancakes!  

 Landon did NOT like Dozer unless he was on the other side of the glass. When he was on the other side then he didn't mind playing with him.

 Snuggle time with Grandpa!

 Grandma made Landon all sorts of tunnels while he was there.

 Wally has been with my parents for almost the entire month so Landon was glad to be back with his puppy.  They sat on the ottoman and watched out the front door together.

 Grandma even had a chair just Landon's size.  He thought he was soooo big sitting in it and making it rock!

Another tunnel that we eventually put a blanket over.  He had fun racing in and out.  Grandpa even chased him around it a few times!

For the first five days of spring break Landon and I headed home to Kansas. Kurtis had to stay back to work. :(  I have not been home since November as my parents are in Nebraska about every other weekend.  I told them they had to stay home that weekend.  It was nice to get out of town and relax.  We spent lots of time playing, shopping at the cute downtown stores, eating and relaxing.  While there, I went to church with my parents; which was nice to see everyone again plus my parents had fun showing off their grandson.  I don't think I had been to church with them prior to Landon being born. All the little old ladies couldn't believe how big and cute he was.  He definitely got lots of attention.  I had plans to visit my friend Sarah but things just didn't work out.  Towards the end of our visit Landon ended up getting a fever and a really really bad cold.  He seems a little better now but is definitely clogged up and has a cough.  On our way home from Kansas I had a dentist appointment in Kearney, so it worked out perfect. My Dad was in Kearney at the time too so he took Landon shopping at Cabela's while I got my teeth cleaned.  Then of course we made a Target trip then headed home to see Daddy!  Great start to our spring break!  I hope the rest of the break at home goes just as well as the first half.

Cute story:  On Monday my dad had to go back to work so Landon was with my mom and I all day.  That night my dad got home from work and had to mark all the spots for the electrician to come the next day, so Landon barely saw him at all that day/night.  That night my Dad was heading back to go to bed and Landon goes "Papa!" My dad obviously turned around and couldn't resist to give him a little extra love. 

Celebrating Dr. Seuss!

Today our school celebrated Dr. Seuss and Read Across America!  We watched Justin Beiber and Tim Tebow read a Dr. Seuss book, did some Dr. Seuss math, and did DEAR Time (Drop Everything and Read). Our 2nd graders just finished a computer/social studies project based off the Lorax so I thought it would be fun to dress up as Truffala Trees.  My partners didn't realize that I was serious when I brought up the idea, so I made us all Truffala Trees.  It was so silly but yet so fun!   Throughout the day my kids also called me Mrs. Truffala and I assigned them all new names for the day including: Thing 1, Thing 2, Thing 14, etc.  

Landon's 1st Haircut!

We traveled to Lincoln this weekend for a weekend away.  While we were there I stopped by to see my friend Courtney and had her cut my hair.  While we were there we decided that Landon was in need of a haircut as it was getting a little shaggy around the edges.  I was so glad we had Courtney do it rather than someone random!  

Getting ready for Landon's first haircut!

He sat there so nice and still for Courtney; however, he had to hold the water bottle.  He didn't mind his hair being cut at all.

Look how handsome he is!