These pics are completely out of order and condensed. I have a zillion photos of each vacation below, but I picked out the best ones.
We have had a very busy summer and we have enjoyed every minute of it! I feel like I have stuffed as much as I could into these last 3 months because starting next week, I will be working full time again. It was by choice. The plan was to wait until Ella started Kindergarten, but I was offered a job and felt like I couldn't turn it down. It wasn't something I immediately accepted. I prayed about it a lot and felt like it was time to go back. When I resigned from teaching, I honestly thought I would not go back to it, but I've been away from it long enough to want to go back and Ella has to start school eventually. I was fortunate enough to get a position back at Euless Jr. High teaching 7th grade English again. No coaching this time! Whoo-Hoo! We were also very blessed to be able to enroll Ella into the Core Knowledge Pre-K at Meadow Creek Elementary. It was lottery, so I had to wait and see. 108 people applied and there were only 66 spots. So a blessing indeed! Ella is very excited about going to "big kid school!"
So on to this summer!
4th of July! Our trip the Padre. Ella loves the beach!
I love this pic!
Our 2 Week vacation to Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. We spent a week camping and visiting many National parks and then we spent a week in a condo with Daniel's family in Park City, UT. It was THE BEST vacation I have ever been. We all LOVED it! We drove over 4000 miles and Ella was a trooper! She had her moments, but they were few and far between.
It was 50 degrees outside, but the outdoor pool was about 85 degrees.
My friend Danae lives about 50 minutes outside of Park City, so we got to go visit her. She is one of my dearest friends!
These pics are from the first week of our trip. We traveled and camped for a week.
Zion Nation Park, UT
Utah, open road
Capital Reef
Gunnison Nation Park, CO
Mesa Verde
The Four Corners
The Grand Canyon, South Rim
I feel like I've been on a 2 year vacation being a stay at home mom. Of course, it wasn't all fun and games, but it has been the best 2 years of my life. Staying home was worth every sacrifice and I'm so thankful for Daniel who made it happen. It's amazing what you can do without. At least I know I will still have all of the holidays and summers off to spend time with my sweet Ella. It only took about 8 months for me to post something. Hopefully, the next post wont take me so long.
