We harvested some...

from our garden. We are also growing peanuts and bambara beans. Isaac is a good little help in the garden. He helps dig, and he helps pull up weeds. Sometimes he accidently pulls up plants too, but I forgive him because he has good intentions.

for whom the bell tolls

The bell tolls... for Mama. The school bell, that is. Our stay in Newport is up and we have to make our way back to Eugene tomorrow, to get ready for my last term of classes!!! I really wish you could write intonation into text, because I am very very excited about this. I have a ton of pictures to share with everyone, but I thought we would start with this fun little video that just happened today.

Isaac has been staying with Grandma and Grandpa or Nana during the day and has been doing very well. When I get home, he tends to get a little crazy though.... a little careless and more energetic, so he really wears himself out.

Happy crabs

This is from a few weeks ago.

Isaac and I have been over in Newport for the first part of my student teaching. It's really hard to believe that next year I could very easily be starting the school year out kind of on my own (we still get a mentor for the year after we graduate but they are mostly for checking in). Well, that will be a bridge to cross later! My mentoring SLP is great - not in the bubbly ohmygoodnessyouaremoreenergeticthanIthinkIevercouldbe sort of way. I can't really explain it, but mostly she is just an effective communicator that doesn't ramble on.

Isaac's new word is "bu" for "spoon"!