I have been busy with work. Since I am not going back next year, I have been so busy packing and thinking about packing. I have been making a list of all the things that I needed to do, and I have been keeping busy checking them off. I am now done, thankfully, but still. After four years of teaching in the same classroom, you end up having a lot of stuff! I even thought I was doing a good job de-cluttering through the years. However, apparently I could have done better. ;)
Austin is in charge of doing the silverware, setting the table, and cleaning up his toys. You can always tell when Austin does the silverware. I just chuckle every time I open the drawer and find this:
Austin loves to dress and undress himself, much to our displeasure at times. He will just pull off whatever he is wearing whenever he wants and run around the house laughing. However, this is also a good thing because he has figured out how to put on his shirt, pants, and socks. Here he is putting on a pair of Daddy's socks, and ended up with one of my socks.
Austin loves to eat and will just help himself to whatever he can find in the fridge. Usually, it is strawberries, apples, or oranges. He can even peel open Cuties. One day, I went upstairs to grab something quickly and came down to find him with strawberry juices all over his face, and a half eaten strawberry. He does this regularly, even when Daddy is getting readying in the morning. At least he chooses the healthy things.
He took off his pants, put on my sunglasses, and climbed on the counter to eat his snack. Oh Austin!
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| Eating a lime! He spit it out shortly after. |
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| He loves his Thomas the Train conductor hat. |
Austin goes through phases where he is really into something, doing it all the time, and then other times where he will still do that one thing just not as much. As soon as we walk into the house, he sits down and pulls out his books. After about 5 minutes, he will come grab my hand and pull me over to read with him. He will do this for the next hour, and then picks it back up again after a 15-minute break. I love how much he loves books. Even when he isn't in the "Books Now" phase he will still sit down for about 30 minutes a day and read.
We went to the Dinosaur Museum again with our friends little boy. They had such a good time!
Austin still loves to come here, but he still hates getting the wet sand on him. He freaked out the first time he touched it that day and Brandon showed him how to nub his hands together to wipe it of. Austin still wasn't happy about it, but would wipe and wipe and wipe his hands when they got "sticky" as he calls it.
Every year our school has a History Fair. This is a lot of work, but in the end it is worth it. Each grade picks a subject that they cover through the year and focus on it for the History Fair. This year we chose Vikings! The students loved learning about them so it was even better to spend a little more time on it. Here is what it looked like:
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| Entrance to the 2nd grade hall |
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| We made a long-ship down the wall with desks, so we needed a proper dragon head for the front |
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| Some of what was made: Helmets, shields, hammers, and boats |
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| Viking Runes |
Austin loves his camo camping chair from Uncle Scott and Aunt Ashley. He has been caring it around all day.
great memories. I know you will miss teaching the kids. You are a great teacher and I know they love you. Now on to new memories. I love you
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