Back to B-more...

It's back to B-more and back to business as usual for our family. We spent the weekend visiting my family in Allegany County, MD. It's about 15-20 minutes from West Virginia. It's always so nice to see my family, especially when I haven't been home for awhile. It's hard for anyone to understand how hard it is to be 200 miles from home and my family, but it's extremely difficult. I try to look on the bright side and say, I could a be even farther. At least it's a drivable distance and I don't have to get on a plane to see them. Alex loves visiting, but he's always wayyy off his schedule when we come back home. He didn't get to bed tonight until 10 PM! He usually goes to sleep around 8:30. While we were there we finally got to visit my firend Mary Ann who had her 5th girl on May 16! Lauren is 13, Haley is 10, Samantha is 8, Jayme is 3 and now Molly is 3 months. We walked in her house and they were all standing in the kitchen. All these blonde little girls! Alex stared at them like there was no tomorrow. He's not used to blondes and he's not used to girls! LOL. I can't imagine having 5 of the same gender. I hope 5 boys are not in store for us! I hope 5 kids are not in store for us actually! LOL.Back to good 'ole work tomorrow for both of us. I can't believe it's already the third week of school. I am working diligently everyday to grade as many papers as possible and organize my room before I leave school that day so that I don't get to behind. With 150 kids floating in and out, and 3 times that amount of papers floating around, it can get crazy if you don't stay on top of things constantly. Funniest kid paper this week: On Fridays, I have the kids write a journal entry. It encourages them to write more freely and be creative. The topic this week was what would you do if you had the ability to fly? When would you use this power? So one boy writes "I want to be a butterfly." and then draws a picture of a dinosaur for the rest of his paper. Talk about a spacey kid! LOL. I'm not sure how to grade that one! I hope Alex doesn't do things like that when he's in middle school. Our little man is doing great by the way! He still hasn't gotten any teeth, bt we think it'll be really soon probably. He's very good on his belly, but still not showing signs of taking off and crawling any time soon. He's out of his carrier now and in his big boy car seat--still rear-facing of course. It's a little sad to say goodbye to the carrier, but we know we'll be pulling it again in a few years, so that makes it a little better.

Alex on his 6 month birthday--Sept. 5!

Check me out ladies!

Hanging out with Daddy in his John Deere shirt that Nana bought him

Anyone can hold two legs up, but what about one?

Me on the way home showing off my new short hair--I love it!

I don't need a ninny--that's why I have fingers!

Look at those beautiful eyes!

Riding in his new car seat!