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Warning: Lots of pictures!

 The title of this blog pretty much sums it up.  I'm so far behind in blogging, that all I can really say without typing a book, is that I have a ton of pictures to share with you! The last few days of our summer were spent at the pool, the Iowa State Fair, and with family and friends!

The kids both started at a new daycare last week.  Lia adjusted to it just fine.  Jack on the other hand, has had a tough time.  He cries when I drop him off, and gets teary throughout the day.  If you remember, he and Lia were home with Ryan all of last year, so having to adjust back into daycare is hard on him.  I'm hoping that soon the tears will stop flowing, and he'll be having lots of fun!  He starts 1/2 day preschool after Labor Day, so he will go to school with me in the mornings, and then daycare in the afternoons. We love our new sitter, Angie.  She is very sweet, has lots of fun toys, and came highly recommended.  She babysits for several different teachers families in the SEP district.

I started school this week.  Hard to believe I'm into year 7 already.  I am teaching special education again at Willowbrook Elementary in Altoona.  This week has been exhausting.  My brain is fried.  Between getting my classroom ready, figuring out schedules, reading over IEPs, worrying about Jack, and everything else that comes between all that, I am really looking forward to the weekend.


Little Miss Lia at Adventureland

Jeremy and Lia in the wave pool
We love the Olesen boys!  No, seriously, Jack LOVES them!

Mmmm ice cream!

Have you every tried to blow up your basketball with your moth?  It's VERY hard.

Dolls, dolls, and more dolls.
Jeremy and Amy watched J&L for me while I worked in my classroom for a few hours.  They had lots of fun feeding the ducks!
Swinging!
Grandma Sue made special blankets to keep at the new sitters house.  Jack's is Snoopy, and Lia's is Hello Kitty.

Lia at Angie's house!  She loves it there.

Our new sitter, Angie!  This was the end of the day.  Kids were very tired!

Concentrating on blowing bubbles.

Awwww
Meet the teacher night at Willowbrook!  This is Jessie.  She is one of the associates in Jack's room.

Jack's preschool teacher, Ms. Sarah, who is not to be confused with AUNT Sarah, who Jack THOUGHT was going to be his teacher.

Munching on daddy's turkey leg at the State Fair

Jack wanted to take this horse home.

I also said no to bringing the mini-horse home.

Daddy and Jack on the giant slide!

Here they go again!

All American Boy--Corn dog and American Flag

Lia was lovin' the fair!

Jack planting his crops at 'Little Hands on the Farm' at the fair.
Adult fun at the fair:  Amy and I with a cow.

East-sider Night:  Jessica, Amy and I

 Ok, I'm going to bed.  I'm tired.  I'm going to try really hard to keep caught up with all this! 

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