A worthy cause!

This past weekend I participated in an event that is absoultely wonderful. "Reach out to Drop-outs" was an amazingly rewarding experience. For those of you who may have never heard of it, it is an event in which volunteers sign up to participate in teams of 6-8 people and go knock on the doors of the last known addresses of students who at some point quit school. I realize that many of you reading this are not school district employees, and kids dropping out of school every year is by no means a staggering number, but that unfortunatley is not the case. We lost over 650 students last year in Alief alone. I don't know about you, but that is way too many people in neighborhoods next door to us struggling and reliving a sad cycle of life! It makes me want to ask every kid I see out on the street if they are in school or graduated. We had over 260 volunteers this year in Alief and I am pretty sure each and everyone of them plus more will be back next year. We brought back over thirty kids that same day, ready and wanting to come back to school to better their lives and futures! We made contact with hundreds and hope they will come see us soon! I would like to thank my wonderful husband, who ironically enough was the only man on his team, which I am sure made the ladies feel a bit more secure:), my dad, my sister, and our family friend Victor for waking up early on Saturday morning, and giving of themselves to better serve out community! WAY TO REACH OUT!!!!!

Tata and Luke

As many of you know, Jason Boulette has been a part of our family for over 18 years now, in a way an adopted brother to me. Well, when Jason and Megan got married she became part of the family as well, and now they have Luke. He is adorable and my grandpa is crazy about him. I wanted to share some pictures of how much fun my "Tata" had with Luke at Olivia's birthday party. The Boulette's make it a point to attend any function we have for Olivia, and we can't wait for little Luke to be big enough to play!

Party Hats!

I had to get some pictures of all the kiddos wearing their party hats!

Olivia's 2nd Birthday

Last Sunday was Olivia's birthday and I can't believe she is already 2! We had a pool party for her and so many little and grown up friends came to celebrate with her! Tia mana made her an amazing cupcake cake and many more little cup cakes for all the guests. Everyone had a blast! Next year I am hoping she will tell me she wants her brithday celebrated somwhere air conditioned! August is HOT!!! Here are some pictures, Enjoy!

Olivia's 2nd Birthday

Here are some more friends and family from the party!

I got a new job!

As many of you know, I will not be a classroom teacher anymore. I am an Assitant Principal at Elsik High School in Alief! This will be my first experience in High School, and I am really excited! Here are a few pictures of the things I may truly miss from my classroom and the students I have built relationships with. Here comes another school year. GO RAMS!!!!

Our Clown!

Olivia is literally a clown when she wants to be! She loves to wear hats and sunglasses and pose for the camera. Here are some pictures of her doing just that!