First Clemson Game

Emma and her Clemson Dollie enjoying the nice weather and tailgating!
She got scared when the canon went off.

Here come the Tigers!

Crazy hair! It got a little hot during the game. I think Em liked Half-Time with the band better than the game.

3rd Quarter-She is done!

20 Months

Growing up way too fast
Your baby stage did not last

You are 20 months old.

and you have a heart of gold.

My Little Emma Doodle,

I simply cannot believe you are almost two! You are at a fun (and trying) age. You love to dance, be chased, read books, and be outside. You are wearing 18-24 months clothes and you weigh 27 pounds. Your feet are growing like crazy and you are now wearing a 7! You are very girly...you love to shop and have your toes painted. You are fascinated with "pretty" jewlrey. You always notice when Mommy wears something new. You have been in time out a good bit lately for hitting and throwing toys. We are working on listening. You broke the space bar off our computer last week and now it sticks when you type. (Which makes it so easy to type your grad school thesis!) Little Stinker!

I love you so much Doodle. I am so blessed to be your Mommy!

Catch up

Oh, we have so much to catch you up on, but until I finish Educational Research and successfully (hopefully!) finish chapters 1-3 of my thesis...it will have to wait. I promise to catch you up soon to the happenings of our happy household, but until then enjoy the pictures.

I Survived

I made it. I survived my first full week of Kindergarten. Caught a NASTY cold in the process, but I survived! Not to mention.....I LOVE IT!




Emma made it too. I missed her SO much, but I know that she is in good hands. On my first day of school, we came home and painted with watercolors for the first time. She loved it! I think we may have a little Picasso on our hands!

Job= Found

Sorry for the lack of blogging, but as of 5:00 yesterday...I AM A KINDERGARTEN TEACHER!! I was called in for an interview yesterday. The interview was at 4:00. I was hired 15 minutes after my interview and started work today. It's been a whirlwind of a day. Open House is tomorrow and my classroom is still a wreck, but I am so thankful to FINALLY have a job! Thank you God for many answered prayers.

Will try to keep up with Teacher Week. (but I might post it over the weekend!)

Meet the Teacher

I am participating in Open House at Babbling Abby this week. Today is meet the teacher night. (The picture was taken at my school baby shower. I was 8 months pregnant.) Here are ten things you should know about me....the teacher.

1. I have taught for five years. A hodge podge of grades...student teaching in third, two years in fifth, two years in second, and one year in preschool. My favorite has been second. I love the age of the kids and how they are still excited about learning, but they are a little more independent.


2. I came from a family of educators. My grandfather was an elementary school principal, my mother and six of my aunts and uncles are teachers. (or were teachers before retirement)


3. My mom tried to talk me out of teaching. She said "It's hard." (and it is!), "It's not much pay." (no argument here), but" It will be the most rewarding experience of your life." (SO TRUE!)


4. I have an insane love for all things paper. I love notepads, paperclips, freshly sharpened pencils, "good" writing pens, and of course Sharpies!


5. I am currently working on my Masters of Education while job seaching for my next awesome teaching experience. I think I would eventually like to get my Doctorate and teach at the college level. (but that depends on finances)


6. There is no better feeling that watching children learn. I love the looks on their faces when they "get it" for the first time. Priceless.


7. I didn't get into this profession for the money, but it would be great if they would recognize that without teachers we wouldn't have any lawyers, doctors, IT specialist, etc. AND...don't even try to say "But you don't have to work over the summer." Come and spend a week with me. You will see how many hours I put into my job every week.


8. I really miss getting my classroom ready. It was one of my favorite times of the year. All the anticipation...wondering what the next year would bring.


9. My favorite subject to teach is reading. I love books and my classroom is full of them. My favorite children's book is "The Giving Tree" by Shel Silverstein.


10. One of my favorite quotes " A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops." Henry Adams

We've been busy...VERY busy!