We have had a lot of change this month at our house!
I am really enjoying my new position teaching 8th Grade Language Arts at Northview Middle School in Ankeny. I have really been impressed by the incredible kids and parents, supportive administration and warm and welcoming staff. It has been really hard saying goodbye to the wonderful people at SE Polk, however, I have no doubt that I will be really happy and proud to teach in Ankeny.
Carter had a bit of a rough start at his new daycare. Poor Heather had to put up with his meltdowns and stubborn ways (I wonder where he got that from??) However, after a few weeks he seems to be back to the sweetie boy that we all knew he was. Now he is just saving his meltdowns for us at home!!
Andy has had to travel a lot for his job recently. It has been an adjustment for all of us but we are extremely thankful that Agricultural Banking hasn't had the hit that the construction and commercial side of things has!
Well, that's pretty much it for us! Sorry it has taken me so long for an update!
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Kristi and Grace come to visit!
Kristi and Grace arrived on Sunday after a long drive from Chicago. We were so excited to see them!
Carter and Grace got along great-- it was so fun watching them interact.
We went to the SplashPark on Sunday night and watched the kids run around the park without managing to get wet! We joked that we drove there so they could run around and eat snacks.
On Monday, we make the trek to ISU and walked around Campus. Wow so much has changed in only a few years. It was pretty funny that we were pushing strollers on our old stomping grounds. It appears more has changed than the campus!We visited the Chi O house and got to see some of the new renovations. Not only did we lose ourselves in old memories, but I also managed to lose my keys. Not such a great thing in a 10,000 sq ft mansion. Well, we never found them-- but luckily I had another set in my purse--locked in the car! We called a locksmith and loaded our starving toddlers into the car. Hey Chi-Os you know who stole the keys? Mary House. We just know it. (Mary House is the ghost of the Chi O house)
We were off to Great Plains and this was the site of the historical Carter.Grace meltdown of 2009. It consisted of perfectly timed freakouts, greasy hands in hair, an entire thing of dental floss being unraveled, coloring on the walls and A LOT of whining that was for sure not spoken in English. When our pizza FINALLY came, we ate really fast and loaded the monsters into the car. (Leaving the dental floss, napkins, two forks and one plate on the floor) Grace fell asleep within seconds and Carter was not to far behind. We had a great laugh about how if we would have been in Great Plains any longer they may have taken our "Mother's of the year" awards away. It was trying to put it lightly!!
What a fun time with Grace and Kristi- we wish we lived closer! Thanks for coming to visit We love and miss you!
LAKE TIME!
Andy was the official captain of the jetski. He was the only sucker to take the kids out whenever they wanted! They had so much fun!
Carter is channeling Grammy Lesa with the binoculars! We spent a cloudy day traveling with Todd and Lindsay in and out of coves. We would guess the price of the houses for sale. Just take a house and what it would cost in Des Moines and then triple it! Works (most) every time!
Aunt Susie and Kiley
We actaully got them to sit and watch a movie for a few minutes. Irony: We were all doing the same thing upstairs-- only ours weren't sippy cups...
Kiley is the most photogenic kid I have ever seen. How precious-- could I even get Carter to look at the camera????
Playing puzzles with Daddy in the evening
Spaghetti Dinne- Carty's fave!We had a wonderful time spending time with Todd, Lindsay and the kids at the lake. It was a good thing that it was raining the day we left because we might not have left! Thanks Todd and Linds!
A wonderful day at the pool with Aunt Shari!
We had a great time swimming at the pool at Prairie Life with Aunt Shari. (Except for the pool checks every 15 minutes!- how do you tell a two year old to stay out of the water when it is RIGHT THERE!!)
It was great hanging out and catching up! We sure love to be around Aunt Shari, Uncle Chick and the boys!
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