Picture Post

So I have several pictures that I have been meaning to post. So today is a post full of pictures!

On my Birthday July 2nd with a cupcake from a place downtown.

Some of my presents. A cute basket that has my name on it, and a cricut! 

Messing with my cricut!

At youth camp on the high ropes course!

I did it!

The last night we had an "epic" battle. My 10th grade girls!

Someone posted this on Facebook, and I want to get it enlarged for my superhero themed classroom! 

Not quit sure how without making it pixelized. 

I got a class hamster last year for my class. They named her sprinkles! She is living with us this summer!

Our dog Samantha with Sprinkles. They are best friends, and very curious of each other. 

She loves to drink out of the fountain downtown. She fell in a few weeks ago. OOPs!

We take Samantha to Petsmart for training class. She has graduated from intermediate! 

We LOVE going to farmers market each Saturday. It's a great social time for Samantha. I finally got sunflowers. They are so pretty! 

Trying to stay cool.

Nathan's parents came down to visit. Us at the farmer's market.

It's finally that time to start getting school ready. I will start posting some progress of classroom setup, and some fun things I am hoping to make before school starts!

Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep - 5k

Back in June Nathan and I found an organization on the square that was holding a 5k. The last 5k I ran was in May, so I was ready to find another one. We talked to the couple at the table, and they told us more about the organization that the money would be going towards.

"Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep"

This organization is one that has photographers go into hospitals when still-born babies are born, babies who won't live but a few days, etc. They take pictures of the babies, so the families will have a positive memory of their child. 

This is a great organization that is all over the country and if you would like to support them, found out more, or even be a photographer for them check them out here:

Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep

Here are a few pictures from the 5k!

 Andy a friend of ours also ran the 5k.

 It was held out at Lake Bella Vista trail!

Luckily it started at 8am so not to hot in the day, and the majority of the area was shaded!

 Our Times Posted! Nathan came in at 25:41 (on the first sheet)

I came in at 31:22 (the 2nd sheet)

I beat my last 5k time, so I was pleased. 

We are planning on running another one at the end of August, so my plan is to come in under 30 if not better!

2xs????

I'm sure you are thinking I have gone mad.

I am blogging twice in one day!

I'm officially getting excited about school.

I have started going through all my pins on interest and finding out what I want to be accomplished by the time school starts.

So I came upon one of my pins. I head to the blog where it came from... and get SUPER excited!

Source: rowdyinroom300.blogspot.com via Ana on Pinterest

Well when I got to the blog I see that you can enter to win a name sign.

So I figure I might as well enter, and if I don't win it then I can always try to make one..

And if I do win that is one less thing I have to complete before school starts!!! 

Hope I win!

New Bathroom

So I finally have pictures on my computer to show you our bathroom renovations! So here is the story of how our bathroom renovation started! 

Our condo is pretty old, and our bathroom had sliding glass doors on the tub area. We knew some friends who took their doors off, and it made the bathroom look not so dated. 

Well Nathan decided one day to take them out... and the fun began! 3 tiles fell off while doing this challenge, and behind them there was mold :( 

He decided he needed to get the rest of the tiles out.

So here is the before: (Like before Nathan even moved in and was removing popcorn ceiling)

 Here is after he removed popcorn ceiling and it was set...

Here is the work after he tried to remove the sliding doors...

First day

walls and dry wall up

painting

Our mirror for above the sink (Thank you Pinterest!!)

Finished Product:

It's officially my FAVORITE room in the house :D ha

It was a lot of work, but glad it is officially done.

Next post will be later about some other activities we have participated in this summer!

Sorry!

Sorry. I know I promised to blog this summer and be consistent... Well while I was doing Jenna's blog hopping I got asked to go the Youth camp with our church. So I had to drop everything and start packing. :D

While gone at camp we had no internet so no posting then.
When I came home we continued to remodel our bathroom (which is another post in its self)!

So now that I am home and the bathroom is done I can start posting again.

I have lots to fill you in on!!!
Look out tomorrow or Friday for a new post with pictures!

*I am still alive*