My New Job!!

I am very excited about this next school year! While I am not ready for summer break to end, I am looking forward to getting started in my new position!

The job description is new for my school so I am sure it is going to continue to evolve as it has already this summer. As of right now, I am essentially going to be a resource for the teachers. Most of my time will be spent working with the teachers instead of with the students. I am going to be in charge of new assessments, professional development, modeling new strategies in the classrooms, and helping coordinate a technology grant our school received (All second graders will have an iPad this year!)

I have already worked on curriculum this summer, I have three days of training next week, and I am constantly searching for new iPad apps for our kiddos to use. This line of work really is my passion! I can't wait to get started!!! (Well, I can wait a couple of more weeks! This summer has gone so fast and I want to enjoy the rest of what I can with my little boys!)

Yet Another One Done!

Finishing the laundry/ mudroom was easy once I found the perfect rug.  I am very happy with the way it all turned out.  It is very welcoming each time we walk in the house!
Before

After

 And even a little personalized place for Cameron and Cade to hang their coats and backpacks!

It All Clicked

Fourth of July weekend was not only a celebration of our countries freedom, but for our family it was also a celebration of my little man's swimming ability!

Yes, Cade is officially a swimmer!  I am so proud of him!  He had so many of the skills down, but lacked the one that allowed him to be completely free in the pool.  He just didn't know how to be completely buoyant or tread water when he needed to stop swimming.  So he could swim only as far as one breath would take him.  But whatever needed "to click" for him did this weekend!

Way to go, Caders!

Fun Trip Continues

The event that prompted our trip to St. Louis in the first place was a Cardinal's baseball game!  Eric and I have been waiting for the right time to take our boys to a baseball game and with Cameron's passion for baseball this summer it seemed like the perfect time.

We couldn't be downtown without visiting the Gateway Arch!

And then of course we took in a game!

Here Cameron and Cade are playing a pretend game of baseball during our walk around the stadium.

Fun Trip

St. Louis was a great getaway for our clan.  There are so many fun adventures in this great city.  We had to pick just a few for this trip!

We had fun at the St. Louis Zoo.

Turtle Park is the perfect place to just run and climb!

One evening we ate at Pujols 5 which is the restaurant owned by Albert Pujols, Cameron's favorite baseball player!

After dinner, the boys enjoyed watching a street performer.  His sword and torch juggling was quite mesmerizing!