a note

I found this not too long after Spenser left this afternoon.

I've been caught....

I'll always love you, Dr. Pepper.

This Cream Soda thing is just a phase, I promise.

Saturday at The Figge

We went out for breakfast today at Village Inn and had their V.I.B. deal.

So much foooood!!

(Not that we're complaining. ;) )

 I just realized that anyone who reads this blog

probably thinks all we do is eat...

which is only slightly true.

We do other things too!

Like walk off all that food in an art museum...

Right now they are featuring an exhibit called "Fins and Feathers" and it houses the works of children's lit illustrators.  Anyone who knows me knows I am a connoisseur of children's books, so to me the exhibit couldn't have been more fitting. Or exciting for that matter!

This Eric Carle work was in Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?  He has such a distinct art style of working with paper that was neat to see up close.  Also, fun fact: when Spenser was little, he employed Eric Carle's methods of artistry to illustrate stories he wrote.  Isn't that awesome?  If you're curious as to both Eric Carle and Spenser created their pictures, check this out! 

This artist is probably isn't quite as recognizable, but he's one of my favorites.  I l-o-v-e Arnold Lobel.  If you haven't read Owl at Home, go read it now! (Unfortunately the owl above is not thee Owl, yet they do have very similar visual characteristics.)

I don't have any pictures, but the exhibit also featured the works of another great- Leo Lionni.

We then tried our hand at our own original artwork...

 Bet you can't tell whose is whose! ;D

Shogun's

We were in a sushi mood Friday night so we decided to try Shogun's. 

To satisfy our sushi wanting we had the Ebi Dragon roll, which was

delish...

Shogun's gets our stamp of approval.

Can you spot the difference below?  It's a toughie. ;)

Hope your friday was fantastic!

On the road...

I've been traveling a lot lately! This semester I'm doing a field experience (very similar to an internship) and it's been taking me all over. I'm extremely grateful for this opportunity and am so excited to be observing and participating in this experience. 

As a School Psychology major it's so neat to be working with established school psychologists and seeing what many of the classrooms and kids that they work with look like.  Yesterday I sat in on an Early Childhood Program which is basically special-ed preschool and today I spent the day with a school psychologist.  We visited a few different schools and towns; we attended meetings both at the high school and preschool level, I observed her doing reading testing at an elementary school, and I got to learn about the research that she's been doing on Response to Intervention (RTI).  She will be presenting this research in a month at the NASP Annual Convention.  I was really impressed- research requires ambition and quite the time commitment!  I also really admire when people keep growing and learning in their field no matter how long they have been at it.

 

 

I hope I can do the same when the time comes!

Snowstorm

All winter break there was no. snow.

not.

one.

bit. 

So I think today Mother Nature's been making up for it. 

Actually, the snow started last weekend, but today was the first day it's been bad.  So here's to hoping that you're safe and warm & cozy at home.  :)