Whooooo Wants Cookies?

The inspiration for these owl cookies came from SweetSugarBelle. They were fun to make. They don't look as good as hers, but I think not too bad for my first attempt at them.

Happy Fall!

Even though it's still about 90 degrees here most days, slowly but surely the temperatures are cooling off and fall is finding its way in. We have also finally been getting some wonderful rain!

And to help get us all into the spirit of fall, here's a cute little pumpkin:

We are busy gearing up for Halloween and Bailey's first birthday on November 2. I can't believe she's almost 1 year old! She is still on the go and has started standing on her own and even taking some steps. She has gotten to the point where she can take several steps at once before she falls or just sits down. Crawling is still her preferred mode of transportation, but she's picking up on the walking thing quickly. It won't be long now before she is running all over the place. It's amazing to watch her grow and learn new things every day. Here is a little bit of what we've been up to lately:

Visiting Cousin Luca

This was a rare moment

I <3 my uncle

I'm getting her started early

First time wearing real shoes

First time standing on her own

September 16, 2011 - Bailey looking at her new baby cousin, Colton, for the first time

Getting acquainted

2nd Graders

A couple of weeks ago I substituted for my sister-in-law Lisa's 2nd grade class. One of the assignments she left for the kids to do was some math worksheets. They were learning about double and triple digit numbers and place value (ones, tens, and hundredths). One section of one of the worksheets had three questions that asked what number came before or after a number or what came between two numbers.  i.e. What number comes after 300? What number comes before 669? What number comes between 430 and 432? The fourth question of that section asked them to make up a number and write a riddle (using this word was probably confusing) with the words "before," "after," or "between," just like in the previous examples.
Lisa instructed me to have the kids bring their work to me to check and for me to send them back to their seat to correct any problems that they missed. It was Friday, we were nearing the end of the day, and the kids had been pretty wound up all day. So there I was trying to focus on checking their work as they lined up at my desk, while also trying to maintain some control while the rest of them were bouncing off the walls. Things were a little harried to say the least.

One boy in particular I had sent back to fix some of the problems, and when he brought it back to me to re-check, this is what I read for question #4: Directions: Make up a number and write a riddle about it using the words "before," "after," or between." Answer: "What did the cow say to the hen?" I couldn't read the answer, but it had something to do with "beff" (beef).

I couldn't keep a straight face.