Spring is in the air!

We are recovering from a very busy weekend...  not that we did much, it was just one of those weekends!  I am finally getting to uploading my Easter Pics...   We had such a fun day.  Here is some of the day in pictures:

Decorating Eggs!

Easter Egg Hunt Loot!

Fancy Updo... (can't turn the pic... sorry!)

And attempted kid pics...

maybe I could photoshop a couple of them together.... 

Yesterday Emelia was playing VERY quietly.  I could just hear her jabber and sing now and then.  When I went to see what she was up too this was my view...

She was playing school! She was reading to her "students" and singing with them.  How a child who has never been can set up something so close- I'll never know!   Maybe teaching is in her blood!    :)

Have a happy week!

Julie

A New Blog....

After blogging for several months, I have decided that it is time to be thinking about what I wanted this blog to become.  So after much thought, (and apparently talking- if you ask my husband!)  I have decided that this is going to be my personal blog...  the one I share about my kids and projects and junk like that.  So I am happy to share my new blog...

FUN! FABULOUS! FIRSTIES!!!

The web address is: http://www.funfabulousfirsties.blogspot.com/  I am excited to be able to share lessons and ideas and freebies through the new blog!  I am getting ready to host my first giveaway next week!  So, all of you that I know personally can follow the adventures of Brady, Emelia and crazy me (and my husband!)   trying to keep up with them without the bother of lessons and freebies.  :)   

I was able to do my FIRST little girl up-do.  I cannot  believe how much fun I had!  Who needs to go on vacation when you can stay home and do your little girl's hair!  :) 

I will upload pics tomorrow! 

Happy Easter!  My kids at different times made me so proud this weekend talking about the true meaning behind Easter-  Gotta LOVE THEM! 

Julie

SPRING BREAK!

Spring Break is halfway over!  My list of things to accomplish is not!  I wonder if if it is common for teachers to overplan every break with a hundred things to get done, or if it is just me? 

I finally got in my order for a grant that I wrote for a Public School Grant Committee.  It is called "Dance to Advance!"  I saw it last June at the technology conference and have been hoping for it since.  It connects to the Interactive Whiteboard and the students have to read the screen and use their feet to answer questions.  Super fun!  The best part is that I can program the questions to fit what I am working on-  now I just need about 6 more hours in my day to make use of all the great resources I have! Not exactly a bad problem to have!  :)   You can take a look at it HERE.

I have been haing a great time with my own kids!  We have been doing art projects and reading and even made a quick trip to visit family in Minnesota.  I found the cutest book at Barnes and Noble called PIGGY BUNNY for Easter.  It is a-dor-a-ble!!!!!   Between that and the Easter Bunny's Assistant we heard of through THEINSPIREDAPPLE we have been reading a ton!  We have also been playing a version of a game I found on FIRSTGRADEBLUESKIES.  Anything to get my kindergartener to practice sight words at home.  "Cause don't you know that you are not supposed to make your kid do schoolwork at home, mom! You only think so because you are a TEACHER!"  Ugh---  I for see some long nights with homework in our future!  So I have to find little ways to "trick" him into practicing without it seeming like work.  The egg game has been fun!  We have also used Angry Birds and taping sight words to bricks.  :)  I found some really cute Star Wars clip art I am working on some review stuff for him too!

I am getting my tickets to the next technology conference this weekend!  It is in San Diego and I am so excited! Besides gettinng to go to one of the best conferences I have ever been to in my life,  I get to take my family on the kids very first plane ride and they are going to swim and relax while I go to the conference.  Then we get to stay a few days and explore!  CAN'T WAIT! You can check it out:   ISTE Conference

I finally was able to see The Hunger Games after trying to find the time to get away for a couple hours.  Worth the wait!

Have a great Easter weekend!

Julie