Aubree's ELT speech

Aubree was chosen at the end of the year to be one of the speakers for the ELT program. She did a fabulous job. She has a lot of charisma and is at lovely as they come. "Hello, boys and girls, ladies and gentlemen, for those of you who don’t know me, my name is Aubree Farrell and I am a preschool E.L.T. The letters in E.L.T stand for: Educational Leader of Tomorrow. An E.L.T’s job is to help their assigned teacher in anyway they need it, and I’m sure they appreciate it. Being an E.L.T means a lot more than unstacking and stacking chairs, trust me. Being an E.L.T means being responsible, honest, patient, and trustworthy. Sometimes being an E.L.T is difficult, but once you see one smile on a single kid you know it’s all worth it. One of my favorite things about being an E.L.T is watching the students learn and grow. Some of the kids communicate more easily than others, but once they warm up to you it’s amazing how much they change. One day I was helping some of the preschoolers when one came up to me and said, ”Hey, I need to tell you something.” I simply responded, “What is it that you need to tell me?” He said, “My dad is picking me up today!” I loved the way he said it, along with his dazzling eyes, sparkling grin, and enthusiastic attitude. It was so excellent to know that the preschooler had warmed up to me. In conclusion, I’ve spent some of the best days of my life as an Altruria preschool E.L.T. I will never forget my incredible preschool E.L.T experience." 

Ginny went in her first out of town school trip and mom was worried like crazy but she is a bright lady and makes good choices. They went to St a Louis for three days. Honestly if I woykdvd read the laker closely and realized it was over night, I probably wouldn't have signed off on it.  Ginny was also recognized this year in band for her improvement. This is her first year in band, playing the flute. 

As for the boys, they are getting into sports and it's super cute. Neither of them are very good but it's fun to watch. Christopher chose soccer and Jake chose baseball. He has wanted to play baseball since he subbed one day last year. 

School is out for Summer

It seems that I have so much catching up to do. Who would've ever guessed that teaching would take up so much time, although I also contribute it to putting the kids in sports. Each of the children had a great year. Ginny has excelled in band and was recognized for her efforts and growth. Both girls have maintained all A's on their report cards this year, along with Jake. Aubree tried out and made the volleyball team for middle school. Jake is playing baseball and Christopher is playing soccer. At registration this year, the pre-school teacher recommended that we keep in pre-school another year but we asked to meet again at the end of May to make a decision. During the 7 weeks, we worked with him nightly on his words and speech and to our pleasant surprise the night before the meeting, his teacher, Mrs. McCoy called and was recommending advancement. We are looking forward to the summer together.  Summer began with my mom and sisters and I catching quick girls time. I sure do  love those ladies. 

Spring break farrell style

Last week was spring break which can not come soon enough for teachers or students. Right after school we headed to Michigan to see Michael and Amy. The drive was a little longer than anticipated, party because of rainy conditions almost the entire way but enjoyable. We took the kids to eat at Lambert's Cafe on the way up and the boys lived trying to catch rolls. They tried to hold their hands up even if they did not need one. We enjoyed homemade pizza with Michael, frozen Lake Michigan (literally, we walked out onto it), Chicago style pizza, Willis tower, Millenial Park, Chicago mix popcorn, and outlet shopping. We made a day trip to Chicago while the kids were in school but took Claire with us. Willis tower was crazy, currently the tallest observation deck in the Western Hemisphere; the observation deck is on the 104th floor. Upon arriving back, dinner was prepared and Amy had made Ginny a Texas sheet cake to celebrate her upcoming birthday. We had s wonderful time and so much enjoy their family. Upon returning back to Bartlett, we dove into home improvements and are still working on them but out home is looking much better and we are totally making it ours. 

Happy birthday Jake and Ginny!

March 23rd and 24th are both special dats for me. The 23rd is the day that my eternal companion began his mortal journey. Every year I am more in love with this man and thankful to his parents for bringing him into this world. Happy birthday Jake! The 24th is the day I became a mother. Happy birthday 13th Ginny! Ginny is finally a teenager in her words but it makes me a little sad that she's growing up so quickly. We are extremely proud of her and the lady she is becoming. Some of her favorites right now are: concert band (she plays the flute), pistachios, clothes, and Minnie Mouse. 

Snow days

Tennessee has enjoyed some winter weather, leading to 4 days out school one day and most likely two this week. This week was the first time that we have had sine avid not just sleet or ice. Measuring the yard was over 5 inches if snow and there is at least 1/2 inch if ice under the snow. Jake loves the snow, unlike me, and he left yesterday for Salt Lake City to ski with his brothers. He was so excited to go but I'm sure he'd like to be here today to play in the sons with our little sweethearts. Speaking of our sweets, Ginny made concert band and has been inducted to the junior national honor society, Aubree has been inducted into Beta club, Will is quite the little reader now, and Christopher can wear size 4t clothes now (yes, he will be 5 this year but he's a small little fella).  Life for the Farrell household is good! 

Happy 7th Jacob William

My boy celebrated his 7th birthday this week. Unfortunately we were headed back home to Bartlett TN from spending Christmas in Cloudcroft NM with Jake's family. On his birthday, we took the kids to Carlsbad Caverns and showed the kids where we got engaged. When we arrived at uncle Tommie's house, they had cake waiting for him too. Will is as active as they come. He is all boy bug I wouldn't change it. He loves playing Skylanders, Infinity, and with Legos these days. He enjoys going to hibachi places and for pizza. He currently weighs 74lbs and is 4ft 4 inches tall, so he is big for his age and in size 10 clothes. Both sides of the family refer to him as "the plumber" because his bum is always showing. Will makes me proud of the young boy that he is and the boy he is becoming. He gladly helps his cousins and plays with his brother.