Golden Birthday!

June 29 marked my 29th birthday! Zach did a great job making me feel extra special by decorating the dining area with streamers and making a delicious cake.

We went out for a nice dinner.

We came home, skyped with Zach's family, and I opened presents!!
Reading the beautiful card from my husband...

Candy!

This next gift got me really excited. We have a game night once a month with a couple and they have the game, Scattergories, which I always insist we play. So Zach picked up on my love for the game and got me my own!


A G.P.S for Canada!! I'll be doing a lot of unfamiliar driving this fall with subbing so now I won't get lost (hopefully!).

After presents we played a few rounds of Scattergories and enjoyed the last few hours of my big day.
And now begins the last year in my twenties...here we go!

End of the Year

We had our final field trip to Twin Valley Zoo. The students had a blast seeing many different animals. They got especially excited to see the animals they had researched for a project in class. It was funny though because we were in a zoo with zebras, lions, bears, and many other animals that are rare to see. Yet, the most popular animal for the kids were the deer. We spent about 45 minutes standing by the fence feeding the deer.



The last day of school finally arrived. I had super helpers working at taking things off the wall.

Cheese!

As the kids were leaving I got a few pictures with them.


Have a great summer!!

Life in Second Grade (or as it's called here, "Grade Two.")

School life is busy this time of year. The weeks tend to fly by! A few weeks ago we had field day which is always super fun. I was in charge of running the obstacle course. My students were in teams so I got to see them all throughout the day. I snuck some pics of a few of my kiddos enjoying the afternoon.

Ryan working the soccer ball around the cones.

Two little cutie pies.

My students worked hard to earn a special treat....pizza! So I surprised them by having Zach bring the pizza in two days earlier than they were expecting it. Boy were they thrilled! Zach came to the classroom a little early to play a few rounds of Heads Up Seven Up before lunch.
No peeking!

Pizza time!

Date lunch!

The students played a little guessing game with Mr. O to see who got the extra crazy bread. He makes quite a teacher!

When the bell rang, all my students high-fived or hugged Mr. O goodbye.


Who would have thought three pizzas and some crazy bread could make for such a fun, memorable lunch in the classroom.