Attempt 2...Fail

Friday rolled around again this week.  As it always does.  We decided that since it's been getting warmer we would try the whole baby duck thing again.  Just like last time, I had the camera loaded and plan in place.  4:30 hits and I'm out of work on time.  Of course Friday ended up being kind of gloomy and a little cold, but we still thought we would give it a shot.  We waited and waited and waited some more.  We looked and looked and looked some more.  No baby ducks.  So, I present to you my picture album titled:

Everything But Baby Ducks

Turtle basking in what little sunlight there was

Duck Diving

I'm pretty sure that one plopped down was the mom but we still couldn't find any babies!

Beautiful Flowers

I'm pretty sure this bird was posing for me.  He didn't move till after I got the picture!

So we made the best of it, but I would really like to grab some pics of those cuties.  I promised pictures, these just probably aren't the ones you were hoping to see! Have a great week!

Failed Attempt

On Wednesday this past week, my preschool class all grabbed onto our walking rope and made our walk a couple blocks down the street to a nearby pond.  We had heard that baby ducks had just hatched and we of course wanted all our little ones to share in this learning experience.  When we first got to the pond, we couldn't find them.  Oh No!  All I could think was I just got 15 preschoolers extremely wound up and now they aren't going to see them! This is now going to be THE LONGEST DAY EVER! But, after some patience and watchful eyes, WE FOUND THEM!  We spent nearly an hour at the pond because the kiddos were so entertained...yes I said it.  We had 15 three and four year olds entertained for an hour!

So, naturally I come home and tell Patrick all about them.  We decided he would meet me after work Friday to go see them again.  Especially since I no longer would find myself there with a bunch of kids whose parents believed I was responsible for.  Friday morning I had myself put together before leaving for work, if you can believe that, and I actually remembered my camera. 4:30 hits and I'm out the door.  Patrick meets me and we walk to the pond.  We look.  And look.  And look some more.  There were no ducks.  We are pretty sure it was too cold and windy for them to be out.  Fail! :(

Am I glad this failure happened with the hubs rather than the kiddos...Yes!
Do I feel bad you read this and get to see no pics....Yes!
Are we going to try again on a warmer day so I can share the cuteness...For sure!

Have a good weekend!

Sorry, I have no life

Well, let me explain.  I have no life because all I do is work.  Working between 50-55 hours a weeks doesn't leave much time for blogging.

Just in case you were wondering...Yes, I'm now enjoying my new job with all my kiddos but I can't tell a lie there were quite a few days when my whole room was crying and all I wanted to do was sit down and cry with them.  I've heard my fair share of "MAMA" wails over the past 4 weeks.  Friday we made chocolate covered bananas and that was probably a very big turning point with our class.  All the kids were on their best behavior and had so much fun doing it together.  My co-teacher and I were also able to share some pretty good laughs as we cleaned every surface and face that was covered in chocolate.

The banana pop event was the start to a very good weekend.  We made a quick trip (besides the hours of Chicago traffic) home for our friends Amy and Matt to celebrate the start of their forever.  The wedding was beautiful in the Kasson Catholic Church and the reception that followed was a blast in the Mayowood Stone Barn.  Of course I took way too many pictures and whittled it down to 89 good ones and 1 sweet video (Yes Amy, I'm going to make sure you get them all!)  So now, without further ado, I give you Amy and Matt Badzinski. (And a few cute ones of us ;)

Ready to rock out our first wedding as a MARRIED couple!

She had beautiful baby's breath all over

The Program

The Groom and his dad all ready to go.  What you don't see...the little wave he gave his bride before walking down the aisle

The matron of honor (Anna - Amy's friend) and best man (Thomas - 12 yr old brother of the groom and super cute!)

Flower girls and ring bearer

The BRIDE and her parents.

Giving away the bride to her soon-to-be hubby...Look at that beautiful dress!

Let's get down to business! 

Groom giving his bride her ring...She had to help get it on which probably explains her laughter.

Bride giving the groom his ring

I now pronounce you husband and wife!!!

Seating Chart

Our Table

Our cute favors...before I shook in attempt to get the bride and groom to kiss...yeah glass went everywhere.

Cupcakes look familiar? They're from Daube's too!  Copycats, but I'm definitely okay with this because they are so delicious!

Wedding Party's Cake

The Reception Area...Beautiful!

Clink, Clink, Clink...and cue Amanda's jar breaking

Best Man giving his speech...I'd put him in my pocket if I could...so cute!

Let them eat cake

Bride and Groom!

First dance as husband and wife!

I convinced them for one more pic even though I know they were sick of pictures...THANKS GUYS!

Dollar Dance - Patrick with the Bride

Toss the Bouquet

Now, someone just had to get video of this hilarious moment when they were doing the garter toss.  The first couple seconds are a little crazy but bear with it!

We are so lucky to have shared this special day with them!  We're so happy for you Amy and Matt!

I hope you enjoyed!  Have a great rest of your week!