A Happy Harry Birthday

While Miles still loves Star Wars (see his shirt), he has grow to love the Harry Potter stories this summer. He has read the first two with some assistance and asked for an HP birthday party with family this year. We went to Nashville to celebrate with cousins and grandparents, but unfortunately poor Kate ended up with strep so the big event was cancelled. We still had fun eating at Noshville and spending some gift cards at Barnes & Noble. He got more Legos, both Hogwarts Castle and Hagrid's hut. He found Hedwig the owl at BN, and also picked out some favorite books. So we missed seeing the rest of the family, but he still had a great time turning 7!

20 questions with: MILES age 7

1. What is your favorite color? Green

2. What is your favorite toy? Legos

3. What is your favorite fruit? Granny Smith Apple

4. What is your favorite tv show?  Curious George

5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? dessert

6. What is your favorite outfit? Soccer shorts

7. What is your favorite game? Temple Run

8. What is your favorite snack? Oreos

9. What is your favorite animal? dog

10. What is your favorite song? Eye of the Tiger by Survivor

11. What is your favorite book? Harry Potter

12. Who is your best friend? Patrick

13. What is your favorite cereal? don't really like cereal

14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? play soccer

15. What is your favorite drink? water

16. What is your favorite holiday? my birthday!

17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night?  brown bears

18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? pancakes

19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Blue Coast Burrito

20. What do you want to be when you grow up? Archaeologist

BONUS question created by Miles:
What's your favorite thing to do?
"Read. Because really if I'm bored I just pick up a book and start reading words out of it."

1st day!

It was a dark and stormy morning, when Miles started 1st grade, Audrey started Pre-K and I started teaching. So we had to take an inside photo. Maybe we'll have a do-over day tomorrow.

Miles met his teacher Monday at the open house and was very excited about who he has, and who is in his class. One of his best buddies is in another class, but they know they'll see each other at recess and after school. 

Audrey is excited to be in Mr. Chris & Ms. Jennifer's class. Miles had them for Pre-K too and had an awesome time. Their preschool expanding into some vacated office space, so when it's complete in a couple of week, Audrey will have a brand new classroom. Like her headband? It's some elastic lace that came around a wedding invite we got last week. She is a stylish girl!

And I officially started school too! Teachers were back last week getting ready, then Monday was open house for us as well. Lots of kids came by to meet me and check out the changes I've made. I won't actually teach a class until Thursday, so I have to keep the butterflies in check for another day. I teach computer and library to K-8, and also have a Pre-K class that visits for story time. I'm very excited and blessed to be in such a wonderful place. While it's not in the same place as the kids, I will have the exact same holiday schedule and summers off with them.

Happy new school year to all the kids and teachers out there!

Just a boy and a girl in a little canoe

Actually girl and mom in one, boy and dad in the other. Elise and Stacy had the third. Fun day at Ijams quarry!