June 2013

I have given up on the thought of updating our lives, in detail since May. The best I can do is highlight our months! June was a busy month, with with lots of milestones and memories for all.

 Garrett's team made it to the AAA Fun fest championship game. they did not win but the ride was still FUN and let them play some extra games. He was on a great team with awesome coaches.

 Brody finished his 1st t-ball season. He had a blast and made new friends.

 Our little league season ended with a movie night on field 4. We watched Sand Lot under the stars.

 Tanner headed out with the  Scouts for a week long trip. They kayaked down the Trinity River.

 Brody enjoyed his very first swim lessons. He is now a Marlin!

 Garrett turned 9 on June 11th. He was showered with fun presents and a day all about him!

 We headed down the the Bay Area to celebrate my cousin, Kerstin's 40th birthday! I swear we are still 18 and going to college together.

 Father's Day! We are so lucky to have this guy in our lives. He is our EVERYTHING!!!

 The annual ALL STAR hair dying party. Carter is blond again!

 Garrett gets his braces off. His dentist sent him home with a bag of treats that he had to avoid while wearing his braces.

End of the year teacher gifts. We love our teachers.

 Tanner received some awards at a school awards night(straight A's, PE, and WEBB). It was a by invitation event.

 Last days of kindergarten! They enjoyed a picnic in the park. Brody made some new, fun friends this year!

 Tanner graduates from middle school.We are SO proud of him. He worked hard, took advanced math and English classes and even pulled straight A's his entire 8th grade year.

Garrett and friends from his class, on the last day of school. He had an awesome 3rd grade year. Huge strides for this boy! 

It was a month filled with plenty of events/activities and we wouldn't have it an other way. 

Okay, who am I kidding? I would have loved a nap...or two !

Teacher Appreciation Week

We celebrated and appreciated our teachers this week. The PTA announced that our Teacher Appreciation Week would be Dr. Seuss themed. They thought it would be fun if we decorated our teachers door. I am the Room Mom for Garrett's classroom this year. I knew I needed some help/ideas...Pinterest to the rescue. This is what I came up with! I had taken individual photos of each child, wearing a Cat In the Hat, hat. Each child signed their name on a hat and I adhered their photo. I made a sign that read "Hats off to you! Thank you for all you do."

We did something fun for Mrs. De Cuir each day! The first day we decorated her door. On the 2nd day, we brought her a vase of flowers, red carnations...her favorite!

On the 3rd day, we provided a sack lunch for her! Turkey sandwich, cookies, Sun Chips and a banana. She even had a Dr. Seuss themed water bottle.  We couldn't just give it to her in a brown bag. I decorated her lunch bag to carry on our theme. For the remaining days, we gave her a basket with some of her favorite treats: a new coffee mug, dark chocolate, protein bars and a gift card to Starbucks. On Friday, we gave her a gift card to her favorite restaurant. We sure hope she knew/knows how much we appreciate her! Garrett has loved being in her classroom this year.

The older boys wanted to let some of their teachers know how much they appreciated them. Between Tanner and Carter, they have 12 teachers. Yikes. I told them to pick a couple of their teachers and we made them cookies/gave them Bath & Body soap. This is what we came up with(Thank you Eighteen25 girls and another Pinterest find(the cookie tag)!

We had fun spoiling our teachers this week. We feel really blessed to live in such a great community, filled with awesome teachers. We have had wonderful teachers this year. Teachers who give their all to their jobs. Our boys are so lucky to spend time in their classrooms!

back to school...back to reality

Summer has ended. I was(still am) in denial, big time. So the boys have been back in school for just about a week and a half now and I am just getting around to blogging about it. I was so sure that once they went back to school, I would have all of this free time. Who was I kidding :-)? I have felt 100 times busier(in a good, busy kind of way)this school year. The first day of school went off without a hitch. I attended the 5 am Fit Club class to ensure I didn't miss my workout. I came home and made German pancakes for everyone while the boys got ready. We had to take the traditional 1st day of school photos. I can't believe we have a 7th, 5th and a 2nd grader.


















There were notes tucked into the lunch boxes/bags. There were new shoes/clothes/school supplies. There were flowers for the teachers. There were gifts for the teachers. There were happy boys, ready for a new year, with new teachers and friends!




















We are looking forward to a wonderful year with lots of growth, new memories and fun adventures.












p.s. Just in case you are wondering, the scrapbook layout has already been created. Here is this weeks Kit of the Week for Green Tangerines. These kits are now available. You can call and purchase yours at 916-771-8010.

School is out for the Summer

I can't believe we have finished another school year. It didn't feel like the last day of school today...it is a little chilly!

This is what the boys took to their teachers as their last day of school present. Tanner asked me last night(at 9 pm) if we could make a few more for his teachers. He has 7 teachers. I told him he had to pick his two favorite teachers. :-) I have to thank my friend, Denise Z. for sending the idea my way. It was perfect. We found the cute plastic cups, filled them with Crystal Light packets, created the cute flags. tied a fun, colorful bows and they were complete. Easy Peasy!















I threw my last party as Room Mom this school year. We decided to make it simple and had an ice cream party. Lots of ice cream with all sorts of toppings = happiness. It was fun getting to know all of these cute kiddos this year...very well behaved children with big hearts.

















I am so proud of my boys. They had a wonderful school year. They had amazing teachers who put their hearts and souls into their jobs. Tanner maintained his 4.0 GPA the entire school year. 6th grade was an interesting year but he pulled it off with a smile and good grades. Woot-Woot. Carter had a great school year too. All A's and one B. Awesome! Garrett had a super year and improved academically(across the board). He worked so hard and had a super teacher who worked with him. He finished with flying colors.


We are looking forward to a fun filled Summer!