Welcome to 3rd grade!

God blessed me with a teaching position two weeks ago.  YES, it was two weeks after school had already started, and YES we had to get everything ready in one weekend.  When I say "we", I mean me, my husband, my family, and his family.  I am so blessed to have family who support me and who spent their whole weekend helping me decorate the classroom.  Not to mention my "new" class was due to numbers, so 3-4 kids were moved from their orginal class into mine.  So they're also going through a new transition too.  YES, it was crazy and stressul.  YES, it was totally God and his timing.  YES, I know this was God showing me HE is in control and not to worry, because HE will take care of me.  YES, it all happened in a way I never would have thought, but it was God and HE is good and now I know this was what was best for me and how HE planned it.  I am so blessed. 

It has been wild and crazy and stressful, but I am enjoying teaching and I have a great class.  I also have a great team!  They are all so nice and helpful and have answered any questions I've had and have offered to help any time I need it.  I still have a lot to learn, but I know this is going to be a great year and that is where God wants me!

Here are some pictures of my classroom!

Gaylord Texan (Day 2)

We spent the morning at the water park.  Karson watched the airplanes go by while we went around the lazy river.  My dad stayed at the hotel and rode around in his scooter checking out the hotel some more.

Then we had lunch at this outdoor bar and grill they had at the hotel.  All of the food was really good, especially my hamburger.  Forgot pictures again.

Some neat trains in atrium

 Fish in river that ran through atrium

We had mexican food for dinner at the riverwalk cantina.  It was really good, but the wait was 2 hours, so after a whole hour of debating on what to do, we finally decided to get it to go and ate in the atrium at a nearby table.  It actually ended up being a really nice dinner and it is so pretty outside at night at the hotel with everything lit up. 

Then we had ice cream for dessert. Yummy!



Then we took more pictures, again!  Like I said, we like to take pictures.

The next morning, the day we left, we ate breakfast at the riverwalk cantina, where we had dinner the night before.  They had a delicious gourmet buffet, with everything from pancakes and french toast to a lady who made omelletes however you wanted them.  It was so good, but so BAD for you. 

 The one picture of food I took.  Oh well.

We had such a great time and I will treasure the memories forever.   It was the perfect weekend to kick off the new school year and start back at work. 

Gaylord Texan (Day 1)

We went to Gaylord Texan in Grapevine this weekend with my family.  We had such a great time and truly enjoyed getting to spend time with them.  It was so nice there because almost everything was in the atrium, which was air conditioned, but felt like you were outside.

Some of the views of the hotel

We spent the afternoon walking around the atrium and checking out the hotel

My mom rented this scooter for my Dad, and he LOVED it!  He took off and explored everything and we couldn't keep up with him.  It was great to see him so happy and free. 

Then we got ready and went to dinner at Salt Grass Steak house.  It was really yummy!  I don't know why, but I totally forgot to take pictures of the food.  I always do.

 After dinner we went back to hotel and did some more exploring and took a lot of pictures.  I like taking pictures and I want to take as many as I can so I can remember every moment.