School's Out For The Summer...

This is my theme song for this blog.  HURRAY...School's Out For The Summer!!!!  Really, let the fun begin!

This past year was a challenge for me working full time, keeping up my workout schedule, teaching aerobics and a 3-credit on-line class for the local community college, being a good Mom, making healthy food for my family, trying to keep house, and keep a good attitude.  I managed to do all of it except the good attitude at times.  I'll be the first to admit, my schedule this past year really got to me.  Lucky for me, this was a one year thing and I will be working part time next year still teaching elementary PE but at a different school.  I am very very excited.

Now that summer's here, I figure I can start to update you all on life in the Pope House.  We just celebrated Quinn's 2nd birthday on May 18th.  After last year's pig roast, we decided to keep things really low key this year.  Brad, Quinn, and I had a little birthday party together on Thursday night and based on Quinn's excitement, I knew it was enough.  He LOVED his presents from Grandma and Grandpa, Auntie Val, and the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse DVD Mommy and Daddy gave him.  Check out the cupcakes (puppies are his other favorite thing right now) I created for him...I'm so proud (for those of you who know me, you know I have the smallest amount of creative juices in my blood ever!)

I know I am biased, but he really is an amazing little boy.  He LOVES to count (all the time), can do 6 piece puzzles (not the ones where you have to match up the pieces to the puzzle, but REAL puzzles), is talking constantly though I only understand enough to kind of have a clue what he's talking about, and is putting together 3-5 word sentences ("Mommy, Read Pete The Cat").  Here is a video of him from his birthday weekend.  ENJOY!