Christmas Shopping

Kristin and Justin needed to do some Christmas shopping and they left a couple precious packages with me. Layne and Lucy! Lucy headed right to the toys as soon as her parents dropped her off.

Layne got the art supplies out and created!

So this is Lucy. She was holding the top of the crayon container and kept acting like she was going to give it to me.
But as soon as I reached for it she Frisbee tossed it across the room. She was pretty pleased with herself! :-)
This is the "why can't I climb across the dining room table" look! I giggle every time I see this picture.
Layne was still creating!
From babies to...
Footballs!
Layne found my change and my Saints bank. She deposited all my change from my change container into the Saints bank.
As always it was so fun to watch the girls for a bit. They are truly precious!

Party On!

I snapped a few pictures at our school Christmas party. Like all good parties there was tons of good treats!!!

Smiling faces! So cute!
Jeremy won the prize for the ugliest Christmas sweater. I took about 6 pictures of the Jen and Jeremy but there wasn't one where Jeremy's eyes were open. I gave up!
Mandy and Jackie (with my Rams Santa hat)!

Mike, my hubby, and Cheryl!
Kate!
Jessica and Jackie (with my Saints Santa hat)! I was conflicted because the Rams and the Saints were playing on the weekend. So I took turns wearing the hats. Both teams needed to win. Turns out the Saints got the W!
We all had a great time! Thanks for hosting the party Mandy!!!

Getting Educated

Teachers get to learn new things too. A few of us from Michael Anderson headed to Wenatchee for a 2 day conference! We had lots of fun and learn a lot too. Freida was visiting with someone on the phone on our way there! We sort of had a texting frenzy texting our buddies in the other car!
We all joined up for some dinner once we got to our destination! Actually those of us in Brenda's car couldn't wait for dinner and ate earlier. We were there for moral support while the others ate.Lovely group!!!
This is what I really wanted to have while lending moral support. A picture was as close as I got to the yummy treat.
Little side trip to New York!
Found some our friends from Hallett in Wenatchee. We met for a great dinner and of course I can't remember the name of the place we ate. Great food though!
It is hard for me to sit and listen to a speaker for two days (maybe for all of us)! We are so used to being up and moving around all day. It was worth it though. There was lots of great information for us! We should all be better teachers after this conference. :-)

Jingle Bell Run/Walk 2010

Another frosty November morning and another Jingle Bell Run/Walk! We met at the usual place so we could drive down together. The church parking lot. I thought I would leave early because the Medical Lake gang always gets there before me. I thought...I will finally be there ahead of them I am 10 minutes early! AND I turned the corner and who did I see already in the parking lot! You guessed it! AHHH! Good thing it wasn't a contest! We drove downtown and bundled up to get ready for the walk!

Medical Lake School District's finest! What a group!

Off to the start line and it looks like someone is having a little too much fun and is very, very excited! Love the enthusiasm!

Just like last year! Many fun costumes! We were a little disappointed that the turkey baster didn't show up this year.
This poor dog was shivering. It was cold outside! I don't know if this doggie was scared because of all the people or freezing cold.
Waiting to start the Jingle Bell run/walk.

When you get your shirts you also get bells for your shoes or where ever! Here they are just in case you didn't know what they looked like! :-) We are running with bells on!
Always a favorite at the start of the race. Mrs. Claus with her hubby Santa Claus! I should have stopped and told them what I wanted for Christmas! Darn, a lost opportunity!
We saw too girls that went to Hallett a few years ago. We knew it was them because they had their last name on their shirts!
A big crowd came out to brave the weather and so they could have some fun!
These people were all ahead of us! I am glad they were because it made a good picture.
Our turn to cross the bridge and we were told to be careful it was icy. Yep! It was and you can see the little doggie's paw prints in the frost. No shoes. Must have been cold!
Beautiful view of the clock tower and the park!
Don't you just love Spokane! It is so beautiful! There isn't a better place to live!

Ah, the finish line. We made it again! Another finish line crossed and another t-shirt in the drawer.

We even saw costumes on our way to Starbucks. Yes, we went to Starbucks again!
After the walk or run depending what you did! Everyone was all smiles!

Don't miss Teri back in the back of this picture. You can barely see her head peeking over Deanna and Cheryl.

Cheryl was able to grab Santa for a picture! He is also in the back so don't miss him. He is the one with the fuzzy white beard!

Ahhhh! Nice treat...Starbucks! I suppose it is a tradition to go to Starbucks after our race adventures. Next year we will have to talk the rest of the gang into joining us!

HMMMM! What should we have?

So cute! Her hat matches her bike helmet. Very colorful!
Oh my gosh! Teri was telling a story about going off the back of the treadmill. Too funny! She is very animated don't you think!

We weren't the only ones at Starbucks. These trees were there too. These girls made their hats! Cool!
Another fun time with friends. Great to see everyone and glad we were all together in the beginning to take a picture by the Christmas tree! I feel blessed to work with so many happy, wonderful people. To God be the glory!

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