Just wanted to let you all know, I lost our camera cord somehow in the move. I will get one next time I go down to Denver and then, there will be loads of pictures from the past month to post.
In the meantime, we have been in heaven at the new house. Its quiet with an average of 3 cars coming up or down our street per day. Nick and Tye made a quad track around the yard so the kids and us can ride our quads right here on our 3 acres of property. We finally feel like we're HOME in Colorado. Its lovely. The man who rents us the home is willing to sell it to us when we are ready. It will be nice to live in the house for a year before we make any decisions of that nature. The new house is 12 minutes from Jake and Tye's school and just under 20 for me. Nick is still doing the commute from Bailey to Breck and staying in the house in Breck when he works a double. The kids and I meet him up there every Friday after school and stay until Sunday. Its been fantastic. No plans for changes to this new program any time soon!!
Jake started 2nd grade last Wednesday and Tye starts Kindergarten on Monday. The boys will come to school with me in the mornings and hang for the first 35 minutes of my 1st hour class. (Honors Spanish 3) Then, my assistant Kevin (one of the most amazing teenagers you'd ever meet) walks the boys to the front door of the high school and waits for them to get picked up by the bus. Jake knows the drill since he did it all last year and Tye is super excited to start on Tuesday. (Daddy is driving him to his 1st day of Kinder) It is just amazing that we have 2 kids in real school. Next year, Joss will start Preschool but until then, she will continue to be with Sherry during the day. Thankfully, Josslyn absolutely ADORES going to Ms. Sherry's house and Sherry loves Joss, too.
All is well with my new school year. I am busier than ever having never taught Honors Spanish 3 before, I have taken over the Key Club (a volunteer, leadership organization) and have began a Spanish Club where the students will teach Spanish lessons to the elemenatry school kids each week. All 3 of my classes have waiting lists and while I'm glad that my taking over the Foreign Language Department has increased student interest, my class sizes are no longer 8-15. We hired a French teacher over the summer so I am only teaching my passion from here on out and I could not be more thrilled. I've been all over the place with my work on my Master's degree. The public school trend to take the personal counseling out of the School Counseling position is forcing me to reconsider even after having taken classes for that degree. I absolutely want the same schedule as my kids but can't see myself dealing with 80% academic advising and 20% therapy. The reverse would suit me well, though! Oh well. I've got time, I guess. Plus, despite not having any babies, life seems to only get busier. 'Tis the season of Religious Education, Karate and Dance. Not a day goes by where I say, "Man, what a boring day". And with the elimination of TV from our house, the kids are even MORE active outside than they were prior...and we all know, they have always been very busy little people!
Nick and I just continue to grow in our marriage and we agree that all the hard work of raising 3 toddlers so close in age is paying off more than we ever imagined. The kids are absolutely amazing. All 3 amaze us on a daily basis. Tye is chomping at the bit to start school and after his Kindergarten interview (the Kindergarten teacher spends 1hr alone with each kid to get to know them) he is even more excited for this new adventure. We are certain he will do well. And Jake is of to a bright start in grade 2. He got $100 Creek Cash yesterday for his exemplary behavior and when I saw the principal and assistant principal at the elementary, both complimented on Jake's efforts to be always kind and do the right thing. They even told me a few very touching stories of our sweet, sweet boy on what was only the 3rd day of school. So happy Tye will have Jake there to lean on if he needs him.
More to come...lets hope that will include pictures! We are all around happy, happy, happy. Hope you are too. Miss you all.
-The Fab 5
