Busy, Busy!

The past few weeks have been so crazy busy. I started getting my classroom ready for the new school year during the first week of August, and since then I've pretty much been back to the normal routine. Our first day of school was last Monday and so far I have such a sweet class! They like to talk, but they are so funny and cute! Our numbers are low this year in K, so I started out with 14 kids...10 girls, 4 boys. It was HEAVEN I tell you! In the first week I gained 3 more kiddos, but luckily only one was a boy :) Of course I have nothing against boys, but everything is so much more peaceful and quiet this way! So now I have 17 kids, which is amazing compared to the 22 I could have...12 girls and 5 boys. I'll take it!

One day last week I was telling the kids about myself and showed them some pictures of my family, dog, and Kirby. I told them Kirby was my fiance and asked if they knew what that meant. They thought it meant boyfriend, so I said "Well, yes, he is my boyfriend, but we are getting married." Then one little girl with her southern twang said "Your daddy's not gonna be very happy 'bout that!" I laughed and told her he was okay with it :) Gotta love five year olds! I need to start writing down every funny thing they say! My favorite was from last year though when a little girl, A, was talking to a little boy, D. This is how the short conversation went:
A: D, are you black?
D: No, I'm brown, but you can call me black if you want.
So sweet! Not to mention, D was my absolute fav! I was so sad when he moved.

Another funny from last year:
J: I saw a picture of you.
Me: Oh, you did?
J: Yeah, it's you and a boy.
Me: A boy?
J: Yeah, on your desk! You and Mr. Neal!
Me: Mr. Neal? Is that his name?
J: Well, Mrs. G.'s husband's name is Mr. G., so he's Mr. Neal!
Haha, loved this kid too!

My owl classroom turned out super cute! I meant to take some pictures and post them, but I forgot. I'll try to do that tomorrow. At least take the pictures anyways. I may not post, sorry!

This past weekend was one of my besties' weddings! Kara married the love of her life on Saturday, and it was a beautiful wedding! Kara worked so hard on all of her decorations, and it looked awesome! I am definitely going to consult her for some wedding advice and help. She said I just have to give her a month off from her own :) I was going to upload some pictures, but for some reason they aren't working. Guess that will have to wait till next time too. And I promise next time won't be a month from now!

My wedding planning is going pretty well. On Sunday my mom, sister, and I went to the NWA Bridal Fair to get some ideas. I didn't really get any ideas besides even more photographers to choose from and some cake! Harp's and Rick's were both there...yummy! I feel like everything is coming along and I'm making some big decisions. I think I've finally decided on a photographer, and we are meeting with them tomorrow. We have our venues, florist, caterer, and menu figured out and booked! I feel like we are making more progress, and it's getting exciting! 289 more days to go!!!!

Talk to ya soon,
Janae