Game Fest!!!

Once again, getting caught up on activities now that school is out...May 15th was Game Fest...a much anticipated event that all 3 mountain schools participate it!  Game Fest is always a blast...a great way to let the kids get some of that "end of school" energy out!

Jordyn took second place in the long jump and first place in the shot put!  Way to go kiddo!

She took second place in the 100 yard dash, and then 4th place in the 100 yard dash for the second heat...and for the 440, she came in 4th.  But after all the activities they had all day, i think she was pretty wiped out :)  It was a fabulous day though, and Justin, Jordyn and i all had a blast!

Gnomes, Ice Cream and Tornados, Oh my!

 Trying to catch up again, these photos are from last week!  My last day was Wednesday, so on Thursday, Justin took Jordyn to school.  When he went to pick her up, there were tornado warnings for the Red Feather area (very rare for the mountains, but it does happen every 30 years or so).  Anyways, on his way to get her, he saw all kinds of tornado fingers forming, but none touching down...what he did see though, was all the damage that happened on the Manhattan road only minutes before he passed through there (thank goodness he was running late that day).  Anyways, when my cousin came up the next day, we decided to enjoy a day in Red Feather and scope out the storm damage.  First we picked Jordyn up from school, and naturally gave Christy a tour of Gnome Road, which she loved...

 Then we took some photos on our way home of the damage on the Manhattan road.  These photos dont quite do it justice, but WOW!  Over 200 trees down!

 Here is a shot of Jordyn and i next to a HUGE downed tree...look at the size of those roots...

 and this is a full shot of that same tree!

 

Here is a shot of Jordyn enjoying her ice cream next to another downed tree...its hard to see, but her face is covered in ice cream!

And here is a row of trees completely uprooted and laying on their sides where they fell.  Very sad to see all these beautiful trees torn down, especially since they just cleared the area of beetle kill recently, so the area was pretty sparse already.  Anyways, im just glad Justin and Jordyn didnt get caught up in all this!  The kids were actually pulled off of the school bus, and had to remain in the building until the tornado threat was gone...except of course my storm chasing family, that hopped in the car to check it out!  :)

Fishing with Grandpa ~

 Jordyn and Grandpa did some fishing last weekend, the first time out for the season!  They did pretty good too...a couple of browns and a rainbow!  Then grandpa showed her how to gut it, and she enjoyed some trout for lunch!  Bring on summer!  :)

I Made It!!!

I made it!!! Or should i say, WE made it!!!  I completed my first year as a preschool teacher today! (and with all the trainings, con ed, and college classes i had to take, surprisingly, my family survived too!)  :)  I celebrated today by going to lunch with my partner in crime, Sharon (where i enjoyed a beer, while Sharon, being 36 weeks pregnant, watched).  I then came home and enjoyed a bloody mary while relaxing on the couch...im pretty sure i dozed off a few times for a couple hours, and now i am good to go!  We had our preschool graduation ceremony today, and that was fun, and now, i have a few random days to go back in the next week to break the room down and we are good to go!  Vacation...you never looked sooooo good!  :)

Busted!

Here is a sketch Jordyn did of me the other day...its my "mother of the year" award, and im sure this is how i have looked the entire school year, particularly the last few weeks as i work on the school yearbook. Doh! Hang in there kiddo...only another week, and you'll have your mom back again
p.s. please allow me a few days of sleeping in first though

Happy Mothers Day!

 Happy Mothers Day!  We had some pretty decent weather all week, and then a snowstorm rolled in last night and has continued all day!  I took these photos this morning, when we had 9 inches, but now there is over 14 inches, and its still coming down!  My fingers are crossed for a snow day tomorrow, but we shall see!  I dont mind missing Monday, but we have a field trip scheduled for Tuesday, so hopefully it will let up by then :)

 We celebrated moms day on Saturday night...Justin made us lobster, crab and steak....Yum!  We decided to do dinner last night because tonight he went up to his moms for dinner and i wanted to stay home and finish up the school yearbook...that and lounge in my pj's all day!  Jordyn made me a little heart out of clay with her initials on it, and a really cute book with her very own illustrations (which are great).  A wonderful mothers day...and though it would have been nice for sunshine, staying inside cozy and warm was fun too! cheers!

Happy Mothers Day!

My Little Artist ~

Each year the school holds a contest for the yearbook cover, and any child in the school can participate, then the kids all vote on their favorite.  Well, this year, Jordyn won!  She was soooo excited, and i have to admit, i was rather proud too :)  Usually one of the older kids in the school wins, so it was pretty cool to have a 2nd grader win.  Anyways, Congratulations sweetheart!

Meanwhile, my daughter was overheard talking on the phone with a friend about boys...does it really start this young?  :)   They were chatting about dances and dating, apparently if she dances with a boy at our Spring Swing, she considers that a date.  So shes talking on the phone, (speaker phone), and she asks her friend, "What happens after dating", to which Justin hollered from downstairs, "Nothing!  Dating goes on for years!"  hehehehehehe!  Happy Weekend!