Take Me Out To The Ball Game...

We went out to watch our Nephew, Nathan, play baseball Thursday night! Dylan had fun watching the boys play and playing in the dirt with his cousin Gavin. I just love this picture of Seth, Dylan, and Nathan. Nathan sure does love his Uncle Seth. He is such a sweet boy. Every morning when I drop Dylan off at Grandma's Nathan will run out to carry in all of my things. His team won-big time. They were down by 10 or so and came back and won!

Before and After and Happy Birthday!

For Mother's Day my mom and I planted flowers!! I love planting flowers every spring with my mom! She does such a great job!!

Happy Birthday Seth!!
From the beginning... About 7 years ago I noticed this guy at a bar. His name was Dave and he was wearing a K-State hat. Being the HUGE K-State fan that I am I smiled at him. A few minutes later, I decided I needed to go tell this guy Dave that I only smiled at him because of the powercat on his hat! Thank goodness I did that, because it turns out he had a very cute friend that was singing Kenny Chesney's song, The Good Stuff! His name was...Seth!!! Seth and I chatted that night and then went on. Through out the summer we continued to see each other out and about. Finally he asked my for my number and I happily gave it to him! I swore to myself that I didn't want to be in a relationship blah blah blah!! As I went back to college for my last year I kept making excuses to go back to Topeka, and I always happened to run into Seth!! How lucky for me!! After a week or two of pretending I didn't want anything to do with him, I realized that I was being crazy! I realized how fun and fabulous he was and I was falling in love! After 2 years of dating he popped the question. Nothing romantic...that isn't him! He did go to KC to talk to my dad, and that meant more to me than anything. We married (and that guy in the K-State hat from the first time we met, he was in the wedding...and actually gave that hat to my dad--he thinks he is the reason we are together)!! A few weeks after our 1st wedding anniversary we had Dylan. Our lives have never been better!!
Seth--
You are a fantastic husband. I am one lucky girl. You are kind, honest, funny, handsome, and loving. I could not imagine life without you.
You are the most amazing father. Every time I see you and Dylan together I fall more and more in love with you. He is a lucky little boy. I hope you realize how much he looks up to you. He follows you everywhere and wants to be just like you.
I love you!
Forever and Ever Amen!
Quinci

Here are some things I asked Dylan about Seth!!
What is daddy's favorite color? Blue
What does Daddy like to do? bowl
What is his favorite food? lunch
What is his favorite sport? baseball (not really)after some help from Seth he said--golfin!
Who does daddy love? Dylan
Who is Daddy's favorite team? Jayhawks
What is daddy good at? Tennis--I have no clue where he got that from!!!!!
What is daddy's favorite thing to watch on TV? Golfing
Does daddy love mommy? no, Dylan

I love you Daddy!
Love,
Dylan

The Best Day

Enjoy the new Taylor Swift song as you read (it is a song she wrote for her mom!!).

The Best Day...I would have to say is June 30, 2006.
That was the day I become a mother.
Being a mom is the best feeling in the world.
It is a feeling of someone loving you unconditionally. Someone needing you. Someone to always play with, laugh with, cry with, and be with. I hope I am giving Dylan a lot of "best days". I think I am. I try to do all I can for Dylan, and I always hope he knows that.

Dylan,
I hope you know how much I love you. You are my biggest joy and my greatest accomplishment. I am so proud to be your mommy. I am proud to be the one that gets to hold your hand through Target. I am proud to be the one to cheer you on when you get a hole in one. I am proud to be the one you run to and give hugs to.
You give me so much happiness everyday. I enjoy every moment we spend together. I will always cherish the memories we are making.
I will never forget the day you were born. It was a Friday. Daddy brought you to me in the recovery room. You were the most beautiful baby I had ever seen. You were awake and we just stared at each other. It was the most magical feeling. You were my son and I was your mother. As we spent those first few days together I remember just staring at you in amazement. I was in love instantly and my love for you grows more and more everyday. I still stare at you in amazement. I still think you are the most handsome boy I have ever seen. You surprise me everyday with what you can do. You are growing up to be such a smart, funny, and sweet little guy.
Always know that I love you very much. I will always be here for you. Everyday spent with you are the best days of my life.
I love you Dylan!
Love,
Mommy

What do you think?

I saw this idea for family rules here. I thought I would give it a try for myself. Since I wasn't sure if I would like it or be able to do it, I cheated on it a bit! I didn't paint the canvas and I haven't put the modge podge over it yet. I also don't have the fancy scissors, so I tore the paper. I didn't think cutting the paper would look right! I also used my different styles of handwriting, I didn't look different ones up and copy them. I am not sure if I will finish it. I am thinking this weekend I will take the "rules" off and paint the canvas. I am thinking black or a light green or blue?? I am also going to put the modge podge on it. It only cost around $11 to make, so if I don't like it, no biggie! If I do, I think my hallway will be the perfect place to hang it!

So, what do you think??

Let the countdown begin!!!!!!!!

Dylan and I are doing a countdown every morning. We are counting down until summer begins. The kids only have 8 1/2 days left (our countdown includes the weekends too). Every morning he puts a sticker on there then he has to put one on his shirt! I am VERY excited for summer. I love my job, but I need a break from these kids (and I am pretty sure they need one from me too!).

This week is also Teacher Appreciation week. The parents do something different for us everyday. It is so nice to work in a school where the families do things for us. On Tuesday my head room parent brought in treats for the class, a candle for me, some other goodies for me, and this beautiful pot of plants! It is so nice to feel appreciated! I got some very nice cards from students and parents too-such a compliment!

And here is my class ( I won't keep this up for too long--feel kind of weird posting it on my blog-next year I am hoping to have a separate classroom blog!!).

I will admit, they haven't been the easiest class in the world. Some days wonder if I will be able to go one without pulling my hair out! But really, for the most part they are good kids. They want to learn. They want to please. They want to make me laugh.

I love teaching. I have wanted to be a teacher since 3rd grade when I had the fabulous Mrs. Murphy. I can only hope that I am a "Mrs. Murphy" to some of my kids. I hope that I am making a difference. I hope they know how much I truly do care about them. I hope they know that I only want what is best for them. I love seeing them in the mornings and hear them talk to each other about this or that. I love watching them figure something out or learn something new. I love watching them give each other high fives when they do well on a test. I love seeing how excited they get when they realize they accomplished something they didn't think they could.

He is here!!!!!!!!!!!

Cue the music to the right (OK, I don't know how to get the song to play by itself, so go push play...it is so worth it!!).

Welcome ADORABLE Jaxson! My great friend Tabatha, had her VERY handsome baby boy Saturday!! Isn't he just beautiful! Tabatha and I worked together at Quincy for 3 years and she moved to Valley Center over the summer with her hubby Jason! This little guy is just what they needed to make their family more complete! Jason and Tabatha will be AWESOME parents! They will love having a little boy they can do boy things with! I know Jason is excited to take him out to his shop and build things with him (he built, from scratch, Jaxson's crib...let me just say, AMAZING!).

Tabatha and Jason,
You will have days that are challenging. Days that you just want to sleep for more than 2 hours at a time. But you will have SOOOOO many more days that you will just sit a stare at this miracle. Days were you will think, I want a million more (OK, maybe not a million). Days were you will wonder, where did my baby go. I know it doesn't seem possible, but you will fall more and more in love with him everyday. Being a parent is absolutely the biggest joy in the world. There is nothing on Earth you can even compare it to. Enjoy every moment!
Love you and miss you!
Quinci

Hi Jaxson. Be nice to your mommy and daddy. Give them a lot of love and let them have a little sleep. Try not to spit up too much, they say it isn't fun to clean up. As soon as you can, say "Go Wildcats" they will really like that! Being a boy is tons of fun. You get to play with toys and go outside and get dirty. I can't wait to meet you and show you how to golf, bowl, play football, baseball, basketball, and mow the lawn.
I hope to meet you soon.
your friend,
Dylan

What's wrong with this picture??

I went to run an errand today and I came home and this is how I found Dylan dressed!! Do you see what is wrong???