My Butt Hurts

Have you seen this picture from Pinterest?  Seriously... every time I see it, I chuckle on the inside.  I'm chuckling now... just typing and uploading! :)

I hope that you all had a safe and happy Easter spent with your favorite peeps!  I am so wishing that we had this upcoming week off for spring break... but it's not our turn yet.  {5 more days}  We had family in town all weekend and I am feeling really worn down.  My M1 and M2 enjoyed a whole host of Easter fun-ness... egg dying, egg hunts, family time, staying up way too late, riding their new 4 wheelers... just all around boy-ness!  (couldn't snap one where they were both looking... so I gave up!) 

I also went to one of my favorite shops here in town to see what new goodies they had just for me (insert maniacal laughing) and I snapped up this frame.  It will be perfect for my annual beach picture!

Each year we take the same picture (kids facing the ocean)... it is so cute to watch how they grow from year to year...  you don't have to worry if everyone is smiling nice for the cameras... and it looks great in a frame (thus the new purchase!)...  I go with my fab friend Tara from ...and They All Fall Down since we're real life friends and co-workers.  Our kiddos get along great.  We spend all day at the beach and/or pool... riding all over the island on golf carts, feeding deer, alligator watching, etc.  We are leaving the day after school is out and I'm PUMPED!!! 

We only have 35 days left in this school year... when do y'all get out?  Our students started August 1st... and our last day is May 24th.  It's always interesting to me to see when everyone gets out all over the US!
Again, I hope you all had a beautiful Easter with your loved ones... I'll be back soon! 

Poo and Peeps

Poo on all of you... all of you that are already on spring break.  That's right... poo on ALL of you!  We still have 10 days left... the kids can smell it and I think the teachers have it worse!  I don't even have spring break plans... but I need this!!!

That being said...I'm totally in spring mode.  I keep making TpT items with bunnies, eggs, Peeps, etc.  At this rate, I'm still going to be making spring/Easter themed items in June!  (I have also stockpiled quite the supply of actual Peeps... man, I love those things!)

I made this center to help my firsties practice time to the hour and half hour... it is a skill that they still struggle with if we don't revisit it often.  Did I mention that I love peeps? 

 I made the second Peep center handle quarter past and quarter 'til times for my firsties who were ready to move on.  This is also a skill that 2nd graders are working on...

 

The last one I made is for older kids.  Before I moved back down to 1st grade this year, I spent more than 7 years teaching 4th and 5th grades...and they always loved exponents!  They also loved the rare occasion I would take out the crayons/makers/etc. and let them get crafty.  This pack allows for some spring fun and makes for a great bulletin board!  

  I hope that you will have a fantastic weekend... get lots of rest... sorry about the poo on you comments earlier... I'm prone to emotional outbursts!  Bwahaha!  Oh, do you like actual Peeps... or not really your thing?  If not, what's your favorite Easter candy?