4th Grade!!!

After 2 years as the special ed teacher at Woodridge, I'm making a change! Next year (per my request) I will be teaching 4th grade! I will still be at Woodridge, and I'm very excited for the new opportunity. Can't wait!!!

Washington Coast

This weekend we went to the Washington coast with some friends! Two of the guys are in the army, so they were able to rent an army owned beach house, quite inexpensively. It was a great time - relaxing, filled with laughter, and lots of smores!

We drove out on Friday night with our friends Matt and Courtney. Tucker joined the group and was a very good boy. We played some lively games of Catch Phrase on Friday night then headed down to the beach on Saturday. We made a fire pit, grilled hot dogs and smores, and played frisbee and football. Tucker also had his first beach experience (with us anyway). He loved the water and we could barely coax him out! Granted the wet dog smell was not the greatest. :)

Tucker is Wonderful

We have had such a great time with Tucker! He is a wonderful dog and a perfect addition to our family. Saturday night was fun, but Sunday was better!!! We went to Petco to get a few supplies and he was so friendly to the other dogs. Then we went to Lincoln Park (our favorite park that happens to be very close to us) and walked around. We had such a great time - we took Tucker off of his leash and he just walked the paths and stayed close by. He even looked back a number of times to make sure we were still with him...what a good boy!

This week has been an adjustment for him, because he's staying outside in the backyard all day while we're at work. He definitely wants to be with people and doesn't love the "alone time" but he's getting used to it. :) I can say, he is extremely excited when we get home!

He and I (Mackenzie) have been running together, which is a great motivator for me. We couldn't have asked for a better dog or situation!