First week of school... and little gal stuff!

This was the first week back to school. It was a great way to start the year. There are seven kids in the class this year which is a lot more manageable than 14. The first day was definitely an adjustment for them after being out of the school routine for so long but by Friday we were doing goals and getting a good jump start to the year. I feel like this year we will be able to really stay on top of behavior modification since there aren't as many kids and chaos all the time. The night before I started school Justin asked in his prayer that I would be able to know the best ways to help the kids and be in tune to what they are feeling, and after this week I really feel that the lord listened and granted me that blessing. Example 1: One of the little boys was having a very difficult time sitting and working, I had that prayer in the back of my mind and really felt prompted about how to help him. I took him aside talked to him and gave some sensory toys to calm him down, I felt like he just needed to feel like he was being listened to and loved. After a minute of just talking, being calm and whispering in his ear (which he loved) I was able to get him to sit in his seat and do a little work. I love these kids so much they just make my heart melt. I also really feel the love that our heavenly father has for them I know that they are very special spirits to him and that I need to treat them exactly how he would want me to.

This was the first weekend that Justin and I got to spend together in almost a month. So we lived it up!! On Friday we stayed home ate dinner and went to bed at 10:00. I know... we are real party animals ," live on the edge" is our family motto. Today was fun though We woke up and I made blueberry muffins for breakfast, Justin hung by the pool and I went to lunch with the teachers I work with. I had to be home by 3 because we had to watch the USA woman's volleyball team play for gold. It was a great match but the Brazilians proved to be to much for the USA to handle. Then we went SHOPPING!!! We went to babies R Us we looked and tested strollers and found one that we love so that is down, we picked out the crib we want. It is a little overwhelming how much stuff we need for this little gal.

We also went to Ross to see if they had any cute baby stuff we are slowly getting our little gal cute things to wear when she gets here.

Justin actually picked out this one It says " favorite things... Grandma, hugs, kisses." the white one behind it had a cute little duck on the front. I just talked to my mom so the grandma part just got me. Justin impressed me with this one he is so good at picking out cute stuff for her.

These were also a Justin pick they are her first Nike's. They just little booties but they are Nike and so adorable. We have already decided that she has to be good at sports we don't really care what sport as long as it gets her a college scholarship.

In New Jersey I stayed with the same family that we did last summer. They are the sweetest people and Justin and I really feel blessed that we get to meet such amazing people when we do these camps. This year was so fun because I just got to know them better and they were so sweet to get little gal her first outfits. The sayings are just too funny, the sleeper you can see, the middle one says " mommy thinks she's in charge" and the one on the right says " Daddy's wrapped around my finger" which so true already it is so cute now that she can hear things he will talk to her.

I thought I would add another of this one because I think that it is so cute!