Concert in the Park

Here is Leah with her friends Cadence and Noel at Concert In The Park. This is our Summertime Thursday Night tradition. So sad that it will be over soon.

New Friends

Leah has made several new girl friends through mommy's friends. This night was from Hostess Club, Kayla, Leah, and Gianna (sp?) were dressing up in the princess gear.

Leah's Cheesy Faces!

Please tell me how you are supposed to resist a face like that? This is a picture of Leah at a baby shower for baby Amanda. And you can see below that she is loving holding Amanda.

Summer School

This summer I was approached by a coach for my school district and asked if I would teach poetry to GATE students. This was the first time my district offered a summer school option for GATE kids. I did a two week stint and had a good time. It was definitely different working with a class of students are classified as gifted and talented. Not once did I hear "I can't do it" or "It's too hard" or "I don't get it". They certainly kept me on my toes. I partnered with another teacher, Ms. Purdy, who taught organic gardening. She let me and the students use her school's garden for poetic inspiration. I was amazed at what some of these kids wrote. It was great and I plan on doing it again next year.

I am the one in the back to the far right, and yes, you see that right. I am wearing a princess hat, cat-eye glasses, and I have a wand.

San Francisco

The day after school got out, myself and several other teachers from school decided to hop on BART and ride in to San Francisco. We had a fabulous time shopping, eating, and relaxing. WE all can't wait to do it again.

Ruth, Sandy, and Alice

Gina, Leslie, and Blythe

Me, Blythe, Alice (figuring out how to text), and Sarah

One year down!

On June 5th, Leah's preschool had a graduation for all of the kids going to Kindergarten. Even the 2 and 3 year old class got to participate and received a Certificate of Achievement. What a big girl!

Be Careful Ladies!

Be careful of what you ask for. Jason was helping out by cleaning the kitchen, but I didn't know that a Shop Vac was going to get involved. At first I was shocked of what he was doing, but after a minute I realized that was pretty smart!!