mom's visit

my momma was here last week & we had an AWESOME time!practicing wedding bouquet creation
posing in golden mirrors
showing some love @ LOVE park
and wandering through elfreth's alley

24 hours of cuteness

my friend julie and her husband went out of town at 7:30 on saturday morning. i watched their kids until 12:00 on sunday afternoon. it was a whirlwind time, full of fun, laughter, minor injuries and hilarious quotes.

they love love love hanging out with j. they adore books. they are very funny and smart. they play the same game at the pool over & over & over again.
i'm so glad i had the chance to play with them and take care of them. i was tired afterward, but it was good kind of tired... the kind of tired i get when i spend quality time with kids.

wanted: new clothes

i did a little window shopping while mandy was here this weekend & that was NOT a good idea. i'm currently unemployed and do not need to be spending money on clothes. however, gap, j.crew, and h&m all have me drooling over their latest threads...

like these khakis:
this darling gray button-up:

and who wouldn't love a purple flowy top for the end-of-summer?!
guess i better hop on over to the thrift store to see if i can find any deals... darn.

whirlwind weekend

all of a sudden it's monday night. i just blinked and the weekend was over. here are some highlights:
we heard our friend evans play at an open mic. he was by far the best~
i got lots of hugs before j. went to cross-country camp for 3 days!
mandy was here with her new, cute haircut!
we posed in van windows, making practically the same face!
we sat at the train station after a mini-philly tour
2 of my fav friends smiled beautifully for the camera. i love them~

happy almost weekend

today was the last day of our summer program, so it feels like friday even though it's thursday. we had our end of summer picnic but i didn't take any pictures because j. came and i was so distracted introducing him to all my students and their kids. he's such a champ!

in other news, i have poison ivy for the first time in years. i'm pretty sure one of the kids at work gave it to me because i was helping them all wash their hands after we played with paint on tuesday. ick. i've been trying my hardest to keep from scratching & i put ointment on it multiple times.

another reason i feel like it's the weekend already is that my friend mandy is coming to visit and i'm just excited for her to arrive! mandy taught in japan, too, and she recently started nursing school in baltimore. fortunately for me, baltimore is wicked close to philadelphia! we have big plans to explore downtown, have brunch with linda, and hang out with all my local friends. plus, she'll meet my fiance & get a tour of his house!

a hidden talent

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today one of my students was trying to feed her 7 month old sweet potatoes & corn while also trying to read with her 4 year old. i valiantly volunteered to feed the baby so she would have both hands free.

those 10 minutes were the best minutes of my day.

my student said, "thank you, miss kelly."

and i said, "no, thank you for sharing!"

baby spoon maneuvering: just one of my hidden talents.

summer 2010: field trip 2

we went to philadelphia! lots of fun was had by all.

i finally got to go to elfreth's alley, the longest continuously inhabited street in the country. [confession: i've been wanting to go there so badly that i used my summer program as an excuse to visit. so cool!] it was really fun & i think the students/kids enjoyed learning a little history, too.
we also visited the national liberty museum, which was good other than the fact that our tour guides sort of rushed us through. we would prefer to mosey a little bit, i think.

anyway, i loved getting to spend time with these munchkins: