"How do you like being in California, Hailee?"
"I like it a lot, I just don't like the weather."
Well, that pretty much sums it up for all of us. We are all having a great time, but boy is it hot! The forecast for Father's Day is 106! Getting us ready for the Middle East I guess!
We're staying with Colt and Sydney, and are really enjoying their company. Lots of laughs and the summer has only just begun!
Our first few days have been packed with visits with family and friends, but we love it! We wouldn't have it any other way, after all, that is why we are here. :-) Hailee spent the week going to vacation bible school with Sydney's nephew Damien. She loved it!
I had to return my Mac laptop when I left GCMS (boo), and blogging on the ipad app is not fun. We will hopefully have a new laptop by the end of next week, and I promise to get some better pics (and posts) uploaded then. For now, enjoy the pictures below from my phone.
Since I started this post with a quote from Hailee, I'll end it with a quote from Hailee. This one goes out to all of our Colorado peeps. We were almost to Bakersfield, and Charlee was throwing a fit. I was trying to calm her down, and told her that we are almost home. Hailee responds, "Mom, home is Colorado. We just drove like a thousand miles, so we are nowhere close to home." What can I say? Our baby is a Colorado girl at heart <3
I am so ready for the school year to be over (as is every teacher across the country), but I am so not ready to say good-byes. Today was definitely proof of that. Without any warning, Mark, a co-worker that picks on me all the time (I may or may not deserve it), gave a speech at today's pep fest. I was okay until he started crying. It's hard to explain my relationship with my co-workers at GCMS. They are not co-workers to me. In fact, many of them I consider family. They have been by my side through thick and thin. They were there for me through the passing of my father and there for Bill, Hailee, and I through what would have been a very difficult pregnancy without their support. They were also there with us to celebrate the birth of Charlee, holidays, birthdays, and much more. This is also true of our neighbors and other friends that we have been fortunate enough to share memories with while living in CO. Oh, and then there's the students. A group of my favorite girls, yes, I said favorite, cried when I did today. Then they proceeded to beg me to stay. These are the sweetest girls you've ever met, and it really broke my heart. I don't just teach my students, I build relationships with them. So saying good-bye to them is just as difficult. 
