Things you get to do if you're a Kindergarten teacher

Play fun Halloween songs on the piano

Watch Barney's Halloween special

Wear dorky Halloween socks 

(one of my students asked me why I had pancakes on my socks...umm you mean pumpkins?)

Today was the last day of school before we go on Fall Vacation...
Now a week of rest. 
Just me and Martin. 
Enjoying beautiful Oregon.
I can't wait to share our trip with you when we get back!
See you in a week!  

Family Photo Shoot!

Another beautiful day for pictures

and another beautiful family to photograph!

We headed up to Red Rocks for this photo shoot. 

(this one is secretly my favorite...it might be a little artsy for a frame in the living room, but I like it :)

A Calendar Song For You

In Kindergarten we are practicing everyday how to read a calendar.

We know that a calendar teaches us the month, the day of the week, the date, and the year.

We're working on knowing what day it is...because in Kindergarten they think everyday is Friday...which is sort of depressing when it's only Monday :)

Enjoy our singing! (don't mind my new student in the front row...he's still trying to understand what it means to be in school, i.e. we don't roll around on the floor during our song :) 

Every Girl Needs a Good Hat

Today was hat day at school...

  

I would have liked living way back in yesteryear when people wore hats everyday. I like the idea that people took care in how they looked, never going outside in their pajamas or sweat pants.  Women dressed to impress....especially to impress their husbands.  Maybe I'm just old fashioned...but I like that idea. I like looking nice for Martin, I wish I took more time and care into what I wore or how I did my hair.  But the mornings are getting so dark and cold that I usually throw on the most comfortable looking outfit and push aside the fact that I desperately need a haircut.  

Okay...starting tomorrow legs will be shaven, hair done, clothes ironed. 

On another note, did I tell you Martin and I are escaping to the Northwest corner of our country for my fall break?  I can't wait! For now I'm just trying to get through the week before a vacation, which any teacher knows is exhausting. 

Morning Sun

Don't you just love it?

I wish the sun stayed like this all day...