Week 22

Sunday, May 27th- Chris inspecting the sprinkler we made for Ava.

 Monday, May 28th- Mom, Ava and I went for a walk by Lake Michigan. Ava hopped out to feed the ducks.

 Tuesday, May 29th- My mom bought us a St. Joseph in an effort to get our house sold during Sunday's open house.

 Wednesday, May 30th- Practicing letters.

 Thursday, May 31st- An additional sign was put in front of the house hoping to increase traffic for Sunday's open house.

Friday, June 1st- My dad knew I've been looking for a basketball hoop for Ava. He found a brand new one  on Friday while he was at a rummage sale. It was $20!!

 Saturday, June 2nd- I stopped at a rummage sale at a little Italian family's house. I went there last year and had good luck so I was excited that I stumbled upon their sign again this year. My goods for $3.25 were: 3 board books for a friend, a pair of boy's wind pants for a friend, wooden letter puzzles for Ava, 4 pair of capris and 1 pair of pants for Ava. I couldn't believe all I got for $3.25!

Week 21

Sunday, May 20th- First splash of the season.

 Monday, May 21st- One of my students asked his mom if he could buy me this pot of flowers so every time I water it this summer I'd think of him! How sweet!

 Tuesday, May 22nd- I have roses!!

 Wednesday, May 23rd- We are back on our running circuit! 

 Thursday, May 24th- Thanks to the buy one get one book fair at school the top four books have been added to my summer reading list.

 Friday, May 25th- The taste of summer!

 Saturday, May 25th- Flowers in my whiskey barrel. 

Week 20

Sunday, May 13th- Happy Mother's Day!

Monday, May 14th- The azaleas in the back are in bloom and look beautiful.

Tuesday, May 15th- Warm weather + shorts = lots of band aids

Wednesday, May 16th- Practicing letters.

 Thursday, May 17th- The annual kindergarten trip to the Milwaukee Zoo. These are all of my kindergarten teaching partners.

Friday, May 18th- Roaming through Pets.

 Saturday, May 19th- Dora requires some deep thoughts. 

Week 19

Sunday, May 6th- The tulips we thought would bring us good luck with the open house.

 Monday, May 7th- Painting Nonna's Mother's Day present.

 Tuesday, May 8th- I will have roses soon.

 Wednesday, May 9th- "Oliver someone will let us out soon!"

 Thursday, May 10th- Listening to stories on the iPad with Daddy.

Friday, May 11th- Who needs to sleep with stuffed animals when you have books?

Saturday, May 12th- Eating ice cream on the porch and sharing a goofy grin.

Week 18

Sunday, April 29th- Getting ready to make kabobs for dinner.

 Monday, April 30th- LOVE my Nook Color!! I read all night.

 Tuesday, May 1st- This is what's left of the beautiful truffle a student gave me for Teacher Appreciation Week. The first turn out of the parking lot the whole bowl tipped and spilled all over the floor of my car. I went back to school to get a box because I knew it was going to make a bigger mess before I got home.

 Wednesday, May 2nd- It was a beautiful day after work. Ava put her new "froggie" hat on and we played outside.

 Thursday, May 3rd- "Dad...I can't make you move!"

Friday, May 4th- The azaleas are finally blooming.

 Saturday, May 5th- This summarizes how I spent my day...preparing for an open house!

Week 17

Sunday, April 22nd- A rainy weekend calls for art project time!

 Monday, April 23rd- This is what Ava does in the morning when it's time to get up...rolls over and pulls the blanket over her head.

 Tuesday, April 24th

 Wednesday, April 25th- Andrea, Nikki and I put on a baby shower for my teaching partner, M.J.

 Thursday, April 26th- Ava shared a cookie from M.J's baby shower with Daddy.

 Friday, April 27th- This morning I spent a couple hours outside at school on the trails behind the building. My students were participating in various Earth Week activities that the middle schoolers were hosting.

Saturday, April 28th- Clowning around and being GOOFY!

Maternity Photos

Yes, I'm way behind on my daily photos, but these were so much more fun to put up!