A Bit of Randomness

Ok, so I'm a bit behind in updating our blog (what else is new?! :)). Aside from receiving the most AWESOME news ever (read the post below), we've had a really busy past couple of months. In October, Sam and I went to our social worker, Sarah's wedding reception. Everything was so beautiful and she looked gorgeous. Here Sam and I are having some awesome Italian sodas!! Sam's only smiling because he didn't have to pay for the sodas. Haha!

Our social worker Sarah and I (finally, a friend my size! Haha!)

We also had my sister Em, her hubbie Matt, and my adorable nephew Luke come and stay at our house. I CANNOT get over his beautiful blue eyes!

We also went to my niece, Remi's first birthday party. I can't believe she's already one!

For Halloween, the other 1st grade teachers and I all dressed up like Miss Viola Swamp (from the Miss Nelson is Missing book). We looked pretty freaky, but it was still awesome. I really love these gals! :). Most of my students dressed up and our school had a costume parade. It was so cute to see their costumes and their happy faces! :)

Sam and I did our annual Disneyland trip. We usually go the weekend after Halloween. The crowds are usually mild and the weather is great. We had fun!

I LOVE all the Halloween & Christmas decorations that are up that weekend! It gets me all excited for the holidays!

The week before Thanksgiving, my class learned all about the first Thanksgiving. To celebrate we had an "authentic" Thanksgiving meal. We had Costco rolls, fried chicken, pumpkin pie & apple pie. Ok, so it wasn't quite authentic. In fact, I don't think a single one of those items was even at the first Thanksgiving. But, it was the best we could do considering nothing could be made at home - everything had to be store bought due to our wonderful state health laws. However, one of my parents is a professional chef and he made this BEAUTIFUL turkey center piece all made from fruit (the turkey's body was a canteloupe covered in grapes). It was SOO pretty that I didn't want to eat it. My students sure didn't have a problem with it though! That fruit tray was gone in a flash!

Sam and I have also been busy getting the nursery ready. It feels so weird to finally be able to put a nursery together, but we're really enjoying it. We bought all the main furniture already and we decided to go with a forest theme (bears, turtles, porcupines, owls, etc). It looks super cute! I'll post some pics when we're all finished!

Lastly, I've been busy writing the Literature Review portion of my thesis. That part is due next week, so I've been busy trying to get it all written. 2 other teachers and I are currently writing a book on Project-Based learning, which will count as our thesis. We're just doing the research part now (we each have to do our own Lit Review) and it's taken me FOREVER. I'll be excited once it's finally all done!

I think that's it for us! Sorry this is so random . . . that's kinda how we've been lately! :). Hopefully my next post will be a little more coherent!