Summer Bucket List

Since we are on vacation for ONLY 3 more weeks, I decided I would post my summer bucket list. I have checked off a lot of stuff so far this summer, but I ONLY HAVE 3 WEEKS to finish the rest!!!!! I hope we can get it done!

Here is my Summer Bucket List:

Here are some fun pictures from our Summer Bucket List:

Pool

Water Park

Father's Day Craft!

 Tanger Outlets Playground:

Boat:

Indoor Playground:

Pop and Nanny Cheryl's with the cousins and Aunts and Uncles

Grandma and Grandpa's House

Beach with friends:

Fireworks on the 4th of July!

More pool with this cutie!

Shared these already in another post… but my china cabinet is painted!

ELA workbook complete and in my store! yay!

Caycen's birthday invite and decorations

Gracie June's birthday invite (haven't taken pictures of other decor yet because the party is this weekend! ahh!)

Ok… I still have some stuff to check off my list!!!! And only 3 weeks to do it!!!!

So do you have any things to check off of your summer bucket list or things you've checked off that you would like to share???? I would love to see! Link up with me and share your summer bucket list! And after you link up, go comment on another blogger's bucket list that you don't already follow & start following them!!!

If you want to use this pic to make your "Summer Bucket List" to include in your blog post, then go for it!!!! Here's your blank pic to save and edit :)

Like Angie and Ashley say "2GETHER WE ARE BETTER!!!!"

An InLinkz Link-up

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Five For Friday Linky Party

I'm linking up today with Kasey from Doddle Bugs Teaching for my first "Five for Friday".  So here we go :)

This week week I started a new devotional called "Living In Jesus" and it's really neat so far. Throughout the book you can collect little make-believe trinkets to remind you of what you learned about for the week. This week was mainly about what your life should look like when you become a follower of Jesus. I love how this book jumps all over the new testament and has me looking up scripture on the same topic from several different books of the bible.

We have been GOING a lot lately this summer, so this week I decided to stay at home a little more than we have been. My kids didn't mind at all because we hooked up our redneck water slide in the back yard and put the water table underneath the playground so it was like a waterfall at the same time. My little boy LOVES it!!!! We did this probably 3 days this week!

I just told you that we decided to stay at home a lot more this week, which meant that my kids started going through all of the buckets of toys. Caycen, my 4 year old, pulled out a basket of tracks that connect for his cars. He hasn't played with it in SO LONG that when he saw it he said "Mommy, when did I get this?"  haha!!! I thought it was hilarious! This has been the toy to play with this week for sure!

I am SO EXCITED because I'm finally getting a PRETTY blog this week!!! I've been working with LIsa from http://icelebrationcustomdesigns.com to get a new and improved blog template up and going. I can't wait to see how it turns out!!!

I love Sundays! We went to church and after the service they gave out snow cones to EVERYONE! Caycen picked watermelon flavor. 

After church we went to brunch at the clubhouse. We were a little early so the kids did a whole lot of chasing and hiding until we could go sit to eat. They were so funny!

During brunch, they were just so sweet to each other! Caycen shared his cinnamon role with Gracie June and then I caught them holding hands and laughing. So sweet!

 I hope you enjoyed reading my Five for Friday! I am loving these linky parties!!! :)

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Currently - July

This is my first "Currently" link up with Farley. I'm excited about linking up and reading more of other bloggers' currently posts! They are so much fun to read!!!

Listening:
I've been listening to Dave Ramsey on the free podcasts a lot for the last few months! We read "The Total Money Makeover" and are currently working Dave's plan to be debt free. I listen to the podcast in the car and even when I run!!! My husband thinks I'm crazy that I would rather listen to a talk show while running than music. :)

Loving:
This last month I decided to try out the whole Annie Sloan paint craze that is going on right now. After doing a small table in my entryway, I decided to paint our china cabinet! I was so nervous about doing the china cabinet because it was pretty already, but it just wasn't the style I wanted anymore. After the first coat I was definitely second guessing myself! But then in the end, I absolutely LOVED how it turned out!!!

Thinking:
I feel like I have so much to do this summer before going back to work and not enough time to do it all! I'm wanting my blog to be made over (waiting on this to be done), I have a few more painting projects for the summer, Gracie June's birthday party is in 2 weeks and I'm so behind on making stuff for the party, I want to take my kids to the a few more outings this summer, and I have a few more things I want to make for my classroom before going back. Oh AND go through my clothes, my kids' clothes, and my husbands clothes and DONATE them!!!

Wanting:
I really want to do a girl's day at the pool soon WITHOUT the kiddos!!! I LOVE spending time with my kids, but I really need a day soon to just relax and have some girl talk where we can get a whole conversation in at ONE time. haha! I just want to sit by the pool and drink a margarita with my girls!!!!

Needing:
This kind of goes along with what I'm thinking, but I NEED MORE SUMMER to get my stuff done!!! And it's SO hot when we go back to work. Ok, I know I'm complaining, but I do LOVE spending time with my babes. I mean how stinkin' cute are they?!?!

All-star:
I feel like I'm an all-star helper/sharer. I say this because I LOVE to help others. If someone asks me for help, there's no saying NO. I just love the way it feels when you help someone. I also LOVE to share with others. I love sharing things that I've made, ideas that I find, or even materials. It just feels great to make other happy and less stressed. :)

I hope you enjoyed reading my "Currently" post. If so, I hope you'll leave me a comment and consider following my blog! Even though I have had the blog for a few years, I haven't done a GREAT job at posting often. I have kept up with my personal blog over at Team Darley, but it's been tough have two babies the last few years and keeping up with two blogs. It is a goal of mine to keep up with this blog and make sure to share all of the great things that I've found and my experiences as a teacher.

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ELA Workbook and Assessments

I've been super busy working on a workbook to use when teaching grammar in ELA. I just don't have a student workbook that is worth using, so I decided to create one myself. It took a while, but I finally finished it! You can find in my TPT store.

In this packet, you will find all of the common core skills for 2nd grade grammar as well as an assessment to go with each unit. There is also an answer key to make it even easier for us teachers.

I'm so excited about using this packet in my classroom this year! I hope it can make planning easier for all my 2nd grade friends out there!!! (You could probably even use it to supplement 1st or 3rd grade standards if you wanted)

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