Two more days!

I have been counting down these days for so long and I only have 2 more days at the daycare. I can't wait to be able to spend ALL day long with Camille! We are going to have so much fun playing, learning and soaking it all up everyday. I have a funny and sweet story to share about one of my kiddos. I will definitely miss my kids as I do every year. It's the atmosphere that I won't miss. So anyway, I have been cleaning up my room and taking things down slowly to get ready to leave. During naptime today, I took the candles off the birthday cupcakes to clean off their names and birthdates. After naptime, we were all talking about the different things that were missisng around the room and why I was taking it all down. Their new teacher will be the Jr. Pre-K teacher so they are already familiar with her. I was explaining all of this to them when I noticed the sweetest little boy in my class in tears. I tried asking him what was wrong and he tried explaining it to me, but I couldn't understand him. I brought him up in my lap to try to figure it out and after repeating himself several times, I finally understood him. With a broken heart, he said "Now I won't be able to remember my birthday!" How sweet! I tried to assure him that his new teacher would have a birthday chart to help him remember his birthday and things seemed to be ok after that. Funny thing is, he already knows his birthday by heart. Transitions are tough on little ones and I hope this transition will be smooth for my kiddos. The new teacher has a different style than me and any teacher will surely back me up that we all worry about their next teachers loving them as dearly as we do.

Today at school, we also had a fun suprise! During playground time, I had some kids run up to me and shout, "We found a turtle!" As I walk over with them, I'm imagining a tiny turtle you can buy in the mall. They lead me to the sand box and point underneath the play area. The turtle was HUGE! It was as big around as a dinner plate. That's pretty big for a turtle on the school playground. It had burried itself up under there and there's no telling how long he had been there. I love turtles, but I kind of flipped out when I saw how big he was. I called 2 other teachers from the toddler playground over and they rescued him. The kids LOVED it! We couldn't keep him at school because they carry so many diseases, so one of the teachers took him home to keep another turtle company. The kids wanted to name him so we came up with a girl name and a boy name...Tommy and Lacy. Pretty cute for a turtle!

Graduates and Good News

The Woods' family is happy to be a home again this weekend. Our lives have been pretty busy lately running from here to there. Two weekends ago Clayton enjoyed a night with the guys from church at a camp-out while Camille and I enjoyed a night with my parents. The girls headed to First Monday on Saturday and picked up a few good finds for our new house. That evening we had a birthday dinner for Brooke at Olive Garden.

Last weekend we headed to Abilene for two very important graduates! Brooke graduated with her undergraduate and Clayton with his Master's. Luckily they were in the same ceremony. Clayton was at the beginning and Brooke was at the end. Camille did very well during the ceremony. She was a little wiggly at first but then fell asleep in my lap sitting up. She was exhausted that weekend. We enjoyed seeing good friends and being at Highland on Sunday morning.

This week I eagerly anticipated whether or not I would get the part-time Kindergarten job I had interviewed for last Thursday. Well...yesterday afternoon when we got home, we had a message! I was offered the job and I was so excited! It is amazing how He has provided all the pieces to the puzzle and how well they are fitting together now. This school is in the same neighborhood as our new house. The only piece left now is someone to watch Camille every morning. She's a cutie pie! It has been a hard year at The Children's Courtyard and I'm so happy this Friday will be the end for me. It has been a huge blessing to be with Camille and I don't regret it, but it's time to say adios! We will enjoy our summer together as a family in our new home! Pictures of that to come soon!

First Teeth

Camille's first tooth began coming in a week and a half ago. I realized last night that we hadn't taken a picture of it, so the photos began.... It isn't easy to show those gums and small white tooth! Today at school, I found her second tooth coming in right next to her first one. I used to let her chew all over my fingers, but no more! Those teeth are so sharp and they hurt!

Her toes are one of her favorite things to chew on! Doesn't that sound so gross! The other day, she bit down on her toe and that is when she quickly learned how sharp her tooth really is...she immediately burst into tears.
Happy Birthday, Sister! I know it's a little early, but I know I will probably not blog 2 days in a row. Happy 22nd! We look forward to seeing you next weekend at graduation! We love you!