My Sweetie Pies

10 Months

Hayden has hit the ground running the past few weeks.  He has been pulling up and walking with his walker.  He is also walking from the chair to the table and back.  He hasn't attempted to walk without holding on to anything, but I'm pretty sure he will try that before too much longer.

He is into everything and when I say everything, I mean everything.  He loves the bathroom especially opening cabinets, pulling out towels and unrolling the toilet paper.  I really think his goal every day is to get his hand in the toilet.  He always has such a look of accomplishment if he gets away with this!  He is a booger!

Garden City 2013

 Hayden at the aquarium checking out the sharks swimming above.  He wasn't real sure about the fish.

 B touching a shark and a horseshoe crab.

 Meeting the mermaids

 Hayden loved the sand the water!

Rub a Dub Dub - Read a Book in the Tub

Last week I went to a workshop to learn about the new reading curriculum that we will implement this year.  This specific curriculum includes 30-40 minutes of independent reading for students every single day.  During independent reading students need special places to read.  

I've always wanted an old claw foot tub for my classroom and what better time than to get one than now?!  Dad found one in a matter of hours and we drove to Hendersonville to pick it up.  The lady who sold it to us had it in her front yard full of flowers.  We dug it up and brought it home.  Here is a pic of my new tub.

After I get back from the beach I'm going to work on repairing and painting it.  Then it's off to find some pillows and it will be ready for reading!

I've also started a new Donor's Chose project.  I definitely need more books for my classroom library in order to meet the needs of this new curriculum.  Check out my project here:

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For $208 I will be able to add lots of new books.  The good news is that all donations that are made before June 26th will be matched.  So, if someone donates ten dollars I actually get 20!!  Just enter the code INSPIRE if you are interested and the Board of Directors will match your donation dollar for dollar!  Even five bucks will help!

Relay Wrap Up

Last night we had our final Relay for Life meeting.  Team Moxie has raised a total of 10,852!  That isn't our final total yet.  I won't know the exact number until the end of August.  We did win a few awards last night at the meeting.  Check it out:

These signs will be placed outside our tent for the 2014 event!  Go, Team Moxie!

Running with Hayden

This week I have finally gotten to use my jogging stroller that I got for Christmas.  Hayden has really enjoyed our runs, and I haven't heard one peep out of him.  I must say that running and pushing a jogging stroller is a whole different type of workout, especially when you are pushing a 23 lb baby.

Boston Strong

Nick and I celebrated our 9th anniversary last Wednesday.  I decided that we would skip our normal out to dinner routine and instead run a humid 2.6 miles to raise money for the Boston One fund.  The Greenville Drive, our local baseball team, held this race to donate money to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing.  Somehow, I talked Nick and Blake into running it with me.  Kayla, Nick's sister, joined in on the fun too.  

Little did I know when we signed up for the race that it was going to be the hottest day of the summer.  When I say hot, I mean HOT!  I have run two half marathons this year and neither were as difficult as that 2.6 miles.  That was the toughest race I have ever run.  The course was fine, but it was just too humid to even be outside.  The race was a struggle, but it was well worth it when standing at the finish line (which was home plate at the Drive stadium) was the entire Drive team waiting to give you a high five.  

Blake, me, Nick, and Kayla