Parker opens his first birthday present!

Parker got his very first birthday present in the mail today! I put the box on the floor and he couldn't wait to rip it open. I had to cut it with scissors since it had been shipped to us. It was from his God-mother, "Auntie" Jen. She always wraps things in the most beautiful paper. He had fun playing with the tissue paper and we put one of the outfits on him, after he had a bath of course!

I have Curriculum Night tomorrow night, so I won't be able to post anything on the blog. My friend Sharon uses Thursdays as a day to share something she is thankful for so tonight I'd like to share some things I' m thankful for.

First, I'm thankful for my healthy boys. They are so happy that they make us happy. I'm also thankful for the children in my classroom. Each morning I pray that I will be a blessing in their lives. I have seen such positive change in my little ones since they came to me on the first day of school. I must say, that I really feel like I'm where I'm supposed to be and that I am making a difference in their lives. When they come into the classroom in the morning, many of them say, "Did you miss me last night?" I always respond with, "I missed you soooo much and I'm so glad that you came to school again today!" I don't know of any other job where you can get hugs all day and be told by 5 and 6 year olds that they love you!

Two more days until Parker turns 1!
Love,
Tracy

Parker takes his first steps!

What a wonderful week we've had watching Parker learn to walk. Our babysitter, Ms. Crystal, had what she called a proud a moment when Parker took three steps on Monday. I must admit I was so sad that I missed it, but he must have known how much I yearned to see him learning to walk. He's been showing me his moves all week! Preston claims that he taught him.

We spent time this weekend with our friends, Matt and Amy Tinnell. They bought a house and moved closer to us! They have two children, Alex and Laura, and Preston adores them. When they come over to visit, Preston assumes that they should all spend the night. He doesn't care that they now only live 5 minutes away. Matt played the drums this morning at church, so we visited their church.

We spent the afternoon buying the final things for Parker's first birthday at Party City. We've been in search of a Curious George figurine for the top of his cake and we finally found one today. We hope that it won't be so hot by the end of the week.

Preston starts gymnastics tomorrow. We had to plan ahead and pack his clothes so he can change at Ms. Crystals house. This will be his first time to take gymnastics at the YMCA. He took gymnastics before at Spivey, but we are going to try to Y. He is really looking forward to it.

Some of you may know that a Publix grocery store is being developed behind our subdivision. Preston loves watching all of the large equipment and it's the highlight of his day to see what they are doing. Saturday morning Jeremiah took him behind our property see what was going on. They got a little cut up by the thorns, but a few band-aids later, Preston was ready to tell me all about the tractors and bulldozers. We can usually see all of the tractors and bulldozers from our breakfast room, but he wanted a close-up. We are excited to finally have a grocery story closer, but we are getting a bit nervous as the development spreads closer to our house.

Until next time,
Tracy