Papa's Birthday

Happy Birthday Papa! We had a great time at Papa's birthday! The cousins played, ate cake, and hit a pinata!! Jackson and Liam were wild animals, while Grace and Madi were princesses!!

THE INDY 500!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOOHOO! Michael and I love going to the 500 every year! This year we went w/ Dad and Nicky John!! Nicky always knows how to have a good time! (You can see by his attire)!! We had a great day and had super seats on the 1st turn!

Indy 500 Parade

INDY 500 Parade!! We had a blast at the parade!! The parade was really neat and we had great seats!!! (Thanks to one of my dad's clients!) The girl from the TV show 24 was in it, Chloe! (That is Michael and my favorite show)!! Very HOT day though!!! The kids loved it!

NO WAY- I graduated!!!

It was one of the best days of my life! I graduated from Saint Mary of-the-Woods College with a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education! I also passed all my teaching licensing exams! So excited! WOOO HOO! I'm done! All my loved ones came down to watch the ceremony, then all headed back up to Indianapolis for a lovely dinner, ending with cake and icecream at mom's! It was so perfect! I'm so blessed!

Our New Home!

Ok- it will be our home for at least 5 years! Our landlord on our last new home foreclosed and went bankrupt! (Please don't rent from Derrek Danks- he will screw you)! Anyways, we moved just north 5 blocks from where we were. We LOVE it!! HUGE front porch, fenced-in backyard, basement, and close to downtown Indy! We just love it! And we are finishing the attic this week to add a cute, doll-like bonus room!!! Can't wait for you all to see it! We have had a lot of special friends and family help w/ this unexpected move!! We can't thank these people enough! THANK YOU! AJ, my father-in-law, has helped out bunches! He has cleaned our gutters, put the knobs on our cabinets, hung our towel rods, and much more!! We can't thank him enough!! :)

My Precious 5th and 6th Graders!!

Igot to student teach a 5/6 split class in IPS. I LOVED it! I had a super great student teacher and loved every student!! It was awesome! I really like teaching the upper elementary grades!! Here are some pics! I also organized and planned a Professional Day. We were teaching the kids about interviewing and I thought it would be fun to have my grandpa ( a retired dentist) to come in and the kids could interview him about his profession. However, turns out, grandpa couldn't come, and I ended up being able to get 18 different professionals in to my school for the kids to interview!! It was so amazing! The kids loved it and totally exceeded my expectations! I was so proud of them! I just really want to be the kind of teacher that helps students dream BIG! And I believe this Professional Day allowed for that!

Easter Day 09

Why are my kids soo cute?!?! Gracie is just a precious, sassy, gentle, smart, little girl and Jackson is a wild, handsome, crazy, funny, and hysterical little guy! I can't imagine life w/o them! They are such special gifts from God! I love being with all of my family on Easter Sunday- remembering how we have been able to receive True Hope and eternal life! Easter egg hunt, church, mimi and papa's, great-grandparents, then to bed! What a great day!