After work and before Sofia goes to bed is such a special time for us. We love to play as a family and work on develpment and interaction. Tonight, we even got Sofia to take a couple of steps as we sat on the floor, legs overlapping, guiding her back and forth. Don't worry, we will be sure to get that big milestone on film shortly! In the meantime, enjoy the belly laughs.
Sofia enjoying the time and kid tested Cherrios for the first time. Note the ones stuck to her fingers...hehehe...
Mmmm....Lasangna!!!
Dad, If this football were the Raiders, I would chew up the whole thing.
What do you mean its pre-season?
Dad, do I make you proud? I love you...
"And Cutler is back to pass..."
Tailgating before the game with Meg, Matt, Stacey, and the twins.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Turn up the volume for Belly Laughs!!!
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Thanks
Hey Everyone,
I just wanted to say thank you for all the well wishes, support and reminders of balance with the start of school. Luckily, despite my increase of involvement at school, I have been able to work out an amazing schedule where I get to leave my work at work and ALWAYS put my family first. :)
In other news, Chris has started his new projects at his new MYC office in Frederick. The 2 hours of driving are officially OVER! Yesterday he even got home before me! I am so thrilled for Chris and the added time he will have back in his day. He deserves it!
My students are busy analyzing energy in bridges, chemical bonds and push-ups....gotta run!
xoxo
I just wanted to say thank you for all the well wishes, support and reminders of balance with the start of school. Luckily, despite my increase of involvement at school, I have been able to work out an amazing schedule where I get to leave my work at work and ALWAYS put my family first. :)
In other news, Chris has started his new projects at his new MYC office in Frederick. The 2 hours of driving are officially OVER! Yesterday he even got home before me! I am so thrilled for Chris and the added time he will have back in his day. He deserves it!
My students are busy analyzing energy in bridges, chemical bonds and push-ups....gotta run!
xoxo
Monday, August 20, 2007
Back To School Quote of the Year
Today I wore the dress pictured above for my first day back at school...
Student 1: Whoa! I just got dizzy when you walked by!
Me: Watch out. This dress can play tricks on your eyes.
***The class laughs.***
Student 2: That dress doesn't play tricks...it looks like you're a dalmation!
Awesome. Summer is definitely over.
Besides the Fido moment, my first day back was great. It is going to be a fantastic year. :)
P.S. Sofia has just learned how to wave! Daddy took a picture of us when we walked in the door from our first day back.
Sunday, August 19, 2007
The Year of Involvement
Alright. Take a deep breath. In less than 48 hours, year three of my teaching career will begin. Summer is officially OVER!
This year is going to be unlike any other so far. I don't know how it happened, but my career has been catapulted into hyperdrive. Here's a glimpse into what the next 9 months hold:
1. I will continue to be the adivsor for National Junior Honor Society, but this time it starts the 2nd week of school and not April.
2. I am advising Student Council and running it as a class. Can anyone say Robert's Rules?
3. I took a training last spring on how to develop a special "teacher" type website that allows for all kinds of things from video clips to assessments and am now responsible for training our entire 72-person staff.
4. I was asked to be the tech liaison for our wing. This means that all the teckie-type stuff goes through me first. If I can't fix it, then it goes onto our tech coordinator. I am such a dork!
5. I am in charge of a vocab initiative school-wide.
6. I am the literacy coach for my science department.
7. I was asked to be a district committee to for cultural sensitivity training and then come back and train the staff.
AND, oh yeah...
8. TEACH!
Here's the thing: I LOVE my job. But what I love most about my job is being with the kids and creating an environment in which they can feel inspired, special and successful. I am feeling a little overwhelmed by all I have been asked to do this year outside of my classroom, but energized at the same time. I am lucky to have such a supportive husband at home and family that cheers me on from the distance. Please keep my time at school in your thoughts and prayers this year. I am going to need every ounce of positive energy that I can get! I will definitely keep you posted on how everything goes. I will no doubt have some funny stories to share. :)
I've stayed up late, laid by the pool, laughed with friends, visited family, adored my daughter and husband and done my very best to appreciate each moment this summer has had to offer. It's been a good, no a great, summer.
Welcome back. My name is Mrs. Daniel and I will be your 8th grade science teacher this year.
This year is going to be unlike any other so far. I don't know how it happened, but my career has been catapulted into hyperdrive. Here's a glimpse into what the next 9 months hold:
1. I will continue to be the adivsor for National Junior Honor Society, but this time it starts the 2nd week of school and not April.
2. I am advising Student Council and running it as a class. Can anyone say Robert's Rules?
3. I took a training last spring on how to develop a special "teacher" type website that allows for all kinds of things from video clips to assessments and am now responsible for training our entire 72-person staff.
4. I was asked to be the tech liaison for our wing. This means that all the teckie-type stuff goes through me first. If I can't fix it, then it goes onto our tech coordinator. I am such a dork!
5. I am in charge of a vocab initiative school-wide.
6. I am the literacy coach for my science department.
7. I was asked to be a district committee to for cultural sensitivity training and then come back and train the staff.
AND, oh yeah...
8. TEACH!
Here's the thing: I LOVE my job. But what I love most about my job is being with the kids and creating an environment in which they can feel inspired, special and successful. I am feeling a little overwhelmed by all I have been asked to do this year outside of my classroom, but energized at the same time. I am lucky to have such a supportive husband at home and family that cheers me on from the distance. Please keep my time at school in your thoughts and prayers this year. I am going to need every ounce of positive energy that I can get! I will definitely keep you posted on how everything goes. I will no doubt have some funny stories to share. :)
I've stayed up late, laid by the pool, laughed with friends, visited family, adored my daughter and husband and done my very best to appreciate each moment this summer has had to offer. It's been a good, no a great, summer.
Welcome back. My name is Mrs. Daniel and I will be your 8th grade science teacher this year.
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Just Call Us The Doolittles
It's been quite the week. Meg went back to work, we dog sat not one, but THREE dogs and Sofia offically became a Spartan. We got some video footage of Sofia and are in the process of editing it. It will be up soon!
Monday, August 06, 2007
Love is in the air...
On Friday, one of my co-workers, Andrew Ruder got hitched. He married his longtime girlfriend Megan Gillogley from his hometown of Colorado Springs. The also went to school together @ Colorado State University. It was a short Catholic wedding up in Fort Collins. The wedding was beautiful and reception was so much fun. We ended up reserving a room at the Marriott where the rest of the out-of-towners stayed. Sofia was terrific during the ceremonies and cut a rug with Mom and Dad for quite a while. She ended the night with a slow song on Mom's shoulder and then slumbered away in the carrier for the rest of the night. We had a great time and enjoyed the flashbacks to our own lovely night. One of the highlights of the night was when Meg taught one of the elders such dance moves as "the shopping cart", "the sprinkler", and how to "raise the roof".
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Gotta Love Denver
This afternoon as I was driving home from school, I passed a quite interesting site. Sitting on a corner in a RECLINER was a man in his swimsuit. Now that's waiting for a ride in style AND comfort!
Sunday, July 29, 2007
A Dual Point of View
From Daddio:
So, we went to check on Sofia before we went to bed (as we do every night) and we discovered a shocking surprise! Sofia was sleeping in the infamous "high hiney" pose that my sister made famous in our family back when we were kids. We couldn't pass up this photo opportunity which caused us to write this post.
Today's main laughter was caused by a game of peek-a-boo involving Sofia, the leather ottamen and me. Her laugh was coming straight from the belly which caused her to lose her balance and fall over. A similar effect took place with Meg and I.
From Mama:
Alright, I have tried over and over to think of something to say...however, my thoughts are interrupted by various songs playing on iTunes, my husband plucking the grey hairs out of my head, and my grumbling tummy from the sour milk that I accidently had in my cereal today...
We were lucky to have Chris home today to spend some family time. We had lunch with some friends at one of our favorite restaurants (Lola) where Sofia was, of course, the star of the show. She seems to have discovered a new range of her voice...the scream. She let out a scream followed by a giant two-toothed smile which caused the head chef and his crew to erupt in laughter in their open kitchen near our table. Hmmm, we may need to work on some alternatives for expressing excitement. :)
Chris, Sofia and Layla all snored today during naps. I love having this kind of ammo. hehehe
And here come the photos...
The high hiney position caught on film! How is her form Aunt Lindsey?
No, we haven't become vegetarians. We made homemade babyfood! ...and don't worry, Chris did a cost/ounce comparison to make sure that it was completely worth the labor, water and electricity. Check your local bookstores for cookbooks out in time for Christmas.
"Look at my nice tan from sitting at the pool all day," said Chris. "And, oh yeah, look at my new glasses." I punched him. :)
"I'm pretty sure there's a lot more to life than being really, really good looking. And I plan on finding out what that is." ~Zoolander.
P.S. I am really proud of my two new teeth. Don't forget to click on the picture to get a close-up of them!
"Has anyone seen my pacifier? I've had my fill of fiber for the day."
So, we went to check on Sofia before we went to bed (as we do every night) and we discovered a shocking surprise! Sofia was sleeping in the infamous "high hiney" pose that my sister made famous in our family back when we were kids. We couldn't pass up this photo opportunity which caused us to write this post.
Today's main laughter was caused by a game of peek-a-boo involving Sofia, the leather ottamen and me. Her laugh was coming straight from the belly which caused her to lose her balance and fall over. A similar effect took place with Meg and I.
From Mama:
Alright, I have tried over and over to think of something to say...however, my thoughts are interrupted by various songs playing on iTunes, my husband plucking the grey hairs out of my head, and my grumbling tummy from the sour milk that I accidently had in my cereal today...
We were lucky to have Chris home today to spend some family time. We had lunch with some friends at one of our favorite restaurants (Lola) where Sofia was, of course, the star of the show. She seems to have discovered a new range of her voice...the scream. She let out a scream followed by a giant two-toothed smile which caused the head chef and his crew to erupt in laughter in their open kitchen near our table. Hmmm, we may need to work on some alternatives for expressing excitement. :)
Chris, Sofia and Layla all snored today during naps. I love having this kind of ammo. hehehe
And here come the photos...
The high hiney position caught on film! How is her form Aunt Lindsey?
No, we haven't become vegetarians. We made homemade babyfood! ...and don't worry, Chris did a cost/ounce comparison to make sure that it was completely worth the labor, water and electricity. Check your local bookstores for cookbooks out in time for Christmas.
"Look at my nice tan from sitting at the pool all day," said Chris. "And, oh yeah, look at my new glasses." I punched him. :)
"I'm pretty sure there's a lot more to life than being really, really good looking. And I plan on finding out what that is." ~Zoolander.
P.S. I am really proud of my two new teeth. Don't forget to click on the picture to get a close-up of them!
"Has anyone seen my pacifier? I've had my fill of fiber for the day."
Friday, July 27, 2007
Great News!
Chris just got the news today that he will be beginning his next project in the middle of August. The cool part is that it's not just ONE project...it's TWO! ...AND he will be working out of the Frederek office just 25 miles outside of the city! He will only have to report to the actual job sites on an occasional basis. No more 1 hour drives for my hard working hubby.
I love Chris so much and I am so proud of him!
I love Chris so much and I am so proud of him!
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