Drew turned 28 on August 22nd! This year he decided that he wanted to have a "Birthday Breakfast" at IHOP with family before church as his birthday fell this year on a Sunday. Naturally, instead of placing the birthday candles in a cake...they were placed in a stack of pancakes! This has been a lifelong dream of Drew's because he really wanted a groom's cake at our wedding to look like a stack of pancakes but I kind of vetoed that one. Sorry, Drew!
Drew's sister Kellye, mom Diane, and dad Ken came to the birthday breakfast too in order to celebrate Drew!
Drew won my heart when I returned home the following Monday from my first day of school to find these BEAUTIFUL flowers waiting for me! What a sweet husband I have!! They have been slowly blooming even more throughout the week. So romantic! Kellye, my sweet sister-in-law, also had come over and given me coffee and my new favorite travel mug as back-to-school gifts. SCORE! I feel loved.
So, I have completed my first week back to school with those cute Kindergarten kiddos this past week. This year has been a little easier because I have a student teacher, Lindsey, who is already taking over teaching some lessons. Having an extra pair of eyes, hands, and voice in the room can be extra handy! The kids are so concerned with the schedule. It cracks me up when they are asking if it is snack time before lunch when usually our snack time isn't until 1:40! Or better yet, they ask if it is snack time as we are walking back to the classroom from lunch!! Uhhh no, kids--you JUST ate. They act like they have never eaten before. One day, I told the kids it was time to line up for lunch and a student went up to my student teacher and gave her a huge hug and said "Thank you JESUS!" Think he was starving? Recess is another big one they are always wondering about. Oh and when they will get to see their mommies and daddies! It's pretty much a constant slew of questions all day about what we are going to do and when their favorite parts of the day are going to happen. Haha! I have 20 this year and there are a couple that I can already tell will have me on my toes. Please pray for me when you think about it. I am determined to have a fantastic year this year and want to give my all to these precious five year olds. On another note, please also keep Drew in your prayers. He recently took a physical and written test to become a police officer. They announced everyone's scores when they turned in their written tests and when Drew's score was announced, police officers in the room cheered! I think that's a good sign, don't you? He ran the 1 1/2 mile in 10 minutes and 40 seconds. He went at lightning speed with those handsome long legs of his on the 300 meter run. He did 25 pushups and 30 situps as well as doing exceptionally well on his written test! I am so proud of my man!! Because he scored so well on everything, he was handed a card with an interview time on it for the city of Hurst as he was exiting the test! His interview is around 2pm on Tuesday so say a prayer if you think about it for Drew! Thanks y'all!!
