Wine Glass Painting Fun ~

 We tried something new this weekend...painting wine glasses.  Sharon has always wanted to try it out, so we thought we'd invite a few friends over to give it a try.  Of course, we started off with some margaritas and appetizers first...gotta get in painting mood...then we got started!  As the hostess, I was only able to get one done, but it was a lot of fun, and I can see myself getting hooked on this!

 We all liked the Aspen tree design, so that was the one we all started with...and each one is unique and pretty in its own way.  Stephanie added a little black bear to hers at the base, and then dated it, which I thought was a good idea.

 The wine glasses were coming along nicely, but then it was time to enjoy some dinner.  I made grilled chicken, roasted potatoes and grilled veggies.  Yum!  It was getting dark so we all called it quits and sat around the fire for more laughter and fun stories.  What a great bunch of ladies!

 Here is a photo of all of our art...they all came out really cute I think!  I would happily drink wine out of any of these!  We didnt "bake" them in the oven, we figured each person could take theirs home to do that, but we were all happy to take home a lovely new piece of art.  It got us all thinking about gift ideas, holiday themes, etc.  Endless fun!

 And here is a picture of the glass I made, next to a bottle of wine Karianne brought over for me as a gift...she said it made her think of me, and I love it!  Can't wait to "bake" my new wine glass and then use it with this wine!

 The women were originally supposed to spend the night, but they all had other things going on early the next morning, so my planned breakfast was instead devoured by my family!  Look what you ladies missed out on!  Thats okay though...Jordyn was psyched to eat all the donut holes to herself :)

Happy Weekend Everyone!

Lego Robotics Training ~

 I took a Lego Robotics training yesterday and it was fabulous!  Learned all kinds of new ways to incorporate Legos into the classroom as a learning tool too!

 Matthew Collier was our instructor, and he had all kinds of great tips and ideas for competitions!  I'm not sure if I'm ready to take kids to competitions, but it would certainly be fun to start a robotics club at our school.

 Oh, did I mention I got to hang out with these two cool ladies, Sarah and Stacy...good times!  And heres a shot of me programing the Lego Mindstorm EV3...lots of fun indeed!  I love learning new things!

Go Stallions!!!

It's official...I'm a Stallion now!  I feel a bit like a traitor, but I'm still a part of the mountain schools, so that is awesome!  Go Stallions!!!

New Apron ~

Check out my new apron for the lunchroom!  A plain apron just wouldn't do, so R2-D2 it is!  :) 

First Day of Middle School ~

 Jordyns first day of 6th grade...thats right, Middle School!  They start school a day early for the 6th graders only, so that they can acclimate to their surroundings and get into a groove before the other grades are there, which I think is pretty cool!  We didn't get the traditional photo on the porch, because it was still dark outside!  Yep, Justin has to head out the door with Jordyn at 5:40 am, so it was still dark.  He drives her to the bus at Poudre Park, and then she takes the bus home to Stove Prairie so that she can ride home with me.  It being the first day of school though, Justin decided to drive her all the way down, and then pick her up from school too.

 Here she is excitedly running towards Justin when she saw him outside...too cute!  Wish I could have been there, but good job on the photos dad!  Congrats on having an awesome first day sweetheart!

Middle School Preparations ~

 Today is the day 6th graders could go to the school and pick up their schedule and their lockers.  A big day indeed!

 We ran into a couple of Red Feather kids, but Jordyn was particularly excited to run in to one of her besties, Andrea.  They compared schedules, and it turns out that they will have 4 classes together, which is awesome!

 She tried out her locker combination, in fact, we all gave it a go, but it didn't work.  Thankfully they had someone on standby for just such an occasion.  I have a feeling it happens often.  Anyways, after an adjustment, the combo was good to go!

 And look how close Andrea and Jordyns locker are to each other...

 After about 10 practice turns on the lockers, we decided to wander around and see where all the girls classes were.  Jordyn is telling a ridiculous story here...I can't imagine where she gets all her animated expressions from :)

 We had some errands to run, and so did Sharon, so we decided to meet up afterwords and have some lunch.  Jordyn and I got new haircuts, and then we ran into Sharon and Andrea at the store, so we did our school supply shopping together, and then hit up some Mexican food.  Naturally we had a margarita to go with it!  Yummo!  Errands in town turned into a fun day with friends!  I still can't believe Jordyn is going into middle school...sigh!

S'mores With Grandma and Grandpa ~

 Grandma and Grandpa Bruen stopped through here on there way home from St. Louis and camped for a couple of days...so naturally we had to have some s'mores.

 Grandpa also shared some of his expert fishing advice with Jordyn while they did some fishing on the river!  Gotta enjoy these last few weeks of summer before school starts!