March Phone Dump

 Monroe loved dipping her cracker in Grandpa's clam chowder.

She LOVES bubbles!

Reading with Mommy when she got home from Kansas City.

I wanted to get a Jamochachino one day after school, but I knew that Monroe would want to share with me.  So, I got her chocolate milk with whipped cream.

Monroe helping with the laundry

 We were playing outside one day and it was too hot for her long sleeved shirt.  She was so cute with no shirt on.

 The Tri-City Storm hosted a GIPS night a couple weeks ago.  Five Newell families headed to Kearney together to watch the game.  Monroe enjoyed the game, but she liked stealing everyone's candy more.

Landon and Danielle

 Grace and Freddy

 The Elsburys

 When I got to school the other morning, one of the other third grade teachers classrooms was flooded.  A pipe had burst and soaked her floor.  A bunch of us teachers scrambled to clear out her room and save anything we could.  Thankfully, there was little to no damage.  It was an eventful start to the day.  These pictures were taken after some of the water was sopped up and things were cleared out.

 Easter morning

On the way back to Grand Island, Monroe fell asleep with her cracker in her hand.

My Birthday Present

About a month ago, Zach asked if there was anything I would like him to build me.  He said that he wanted to build me something for my birthday.  I let him off easy because what I wanted didn't require any building at all.  I asked him to make me a growth chart for our hallway. 

The hallway before

He started with a 1 x 8

He stained it espresso

Then he painted on ruler marks and stenciled numbers

I also wanted letters to go with the growth chart.  He made me choose the letters and the paint colors, but he did the painting.

I chose three colors that we already had in the basement

On Wednesday night, we hung the growth chart.

Then we added measurements for Monroe at birth and one year. 

I am waiting to do year two for another couple of weeks.

Then, we hung the letters.

 As most of you know, Zach and I are not in a huge hurry to add another baby to our family.  However, after doing this project, I told Zach we need to have a baby soon.  I want to add marks to the growth chart, and I would like to fill the empty space under the M.  I'm thinking this feeling will pass quickly, but it does make me excited for the future.  

Before                      and                      After

I would say that our hallway has definitely been upgraded.  Thank you, Zach, for the wonderful birthday present!  I love it!

Newell funfest

Every year in March, my school hosts Funfest.  Funfest is a night of games and prizes for the students and families.  This year, I was excited to take Monroe because she was old enough to do some of the games.  On the morning of Funest, I arrived at my classroom and found this:

Don't worry, it wasn't crime scene.  

My room is used for the hair design, so the PTA parents made sure no colored hair spray or glitter would get on my stuff.  Thanks!

It was a hot day, so I was excited to put Monroe in a summer outfit for the evening.

When we got there, we played a few games before meeting all our friends for dinner.  After dinner, the kids ran and played.  They did a lot of Ring Around the Rosy.

Then, we went and played more games. I didn't get many game pictures.  She liked the bouncy house, the sucker tree, and the toilet paper toss the best.

The night wore everyone out.  We had a great time!