being there

this is my second year teaching at a .8 position and i love it. it means i have one full weekday off where i can just be there.

normally it's grandma or grandpa that get the kiddos off the bus (all 3 busses) and they are the ones who get to hear the stories of the day. i'm a bit jealous because by the time i get home from school story time is over and i usually get "fine" when I ask how their day was.

so at least for one day a week i get the scoop. the First Lady has so much energy when she gets home. she's just like a hurricane that's comin' through...

 and she can barely finish one story before starting on the next! i just grabbed the camera one day and took a few pictures while she was talking. she didn't even stop to ask why i was taking her picture!

these are the moments i want to remember though, because even though she might be ramblin' on about something so random that happened at lunch i want her to know that i'm listening.

hopefully five years from now she'll still want me to:)

Sunday Snapshot~ my favorite photos lately.....

 

our smilin' First Lady and  our smilin' MoonPie

our second enjoying the after glow of a basket just made

our oldest takin' care of the Lil' Lady while waiting in line at the buffet

and a kindergartner at school rockin' his snowman collage just like everyone else. this kid amazes and humbles me every time he steps foot in my art room

and then there's New Years Eve 2012

diggin' out the hats and noise makers

ice cream sundaes for dessert

waiting patiently for the ball to drop back east

then gettin' their crazy on once the clock struck midnight!

 then headin' to bed

because some of us still had to get up early to clean up:)

Happy not so New Year!