Happy Halloween!

I cannot believe that it is already Halloween! It hardly felt like it today while the temperature reached into the mid - 70's. It was fun to have a Halloween day at school. It's fun to see how excited kids get about Halloween! I too was excited for this day - I couldn't wait to make a Boston Red Sox Jack-O-Lantern. I was also excited to make a Ghostly Shepard's Pie! It was soo yummy.

Me with my Jack-O-Lantern
Boston on the Brain
Morgan showing off the Boston Pumpkin
The Ghostly Shepard's Pie

We were sadly surprised to see how few trick-or-treaters we had. The only ones we had were high schoolers who weren't even dressed up. I'm glad that our ward had a truck-or-treat last night so I was able to see some kids all dressed up!

Quick Visit to Georgia...

This past weekend I went down to Georgia! It was really nice this time because of a couple things.... One, I flew! A one hour flight sure beats driving 8 hours!! And two, I got to see my newest nephew! Rachel had her baby about a week ago, and since she had a C-section I was able to plan on being in town just after he was born. He's a darling little boy. Rachel, Jeremy, and Mikayla are really happy to have him in their family. On Saturday it was also really nice, I was able to go to the temple to see my aunt recieve her endowments. It was a really special day and I was so happy that I was able to be with her on that special day.

Morgan and I are hoping that fall comes soon. It's still pretty warm here. We love it when we leave in the morning and there is a crispness in the air.

On another note..... GO RED SOX! Morg and I were so happy to see the World Series SWEEP! Now, we are a little sad that baseball season is over. Baseball is by far my favorite pro sport to watch and I am a little bummed that I won't be able to see anymore games until April.

New Matthews Baby!

Rachel and Jeremy had their baby!!

Gavin Michael Matthews

7lbs. 4oz. 20 1/2 inches long

The little guy

The happy family!

Mikayla looking at her new brother

Nothing like Baseball in October!

So, for the past few weeks the Stinson home has been completely consumed with the Boston Red Sox. This is nothing new to us (we have a picture of Fenway Park in our Living room… sadly this picture is larger than the one we have of Christ…. Yikes!) IT’S OCTOBER!! It’s the time of year that baseball is at its best. An of course, the Red Sox are doing what the do best… WINNING! So, on these special nights that the games are on, Morgan and I cook beans & hot dogs, pull out our Red Sox glasses and enjoy our superstitious meal (Morgan insists!) as we watch the Red Sox do their best.

The Proud Picture of Fenway Park! (I toke the picture myself!)
Big Papi doing what he does best... HOME RUN!

On game days Morgan and I dawn our Boston apparel to make sure that all we come in contact with know who we support! I was at the Grocery Store last week and had a Boston Red Sox shirt on and the guy who was checking me out said "Oh, I'm sorry that your a Red Sox fan." I said, "Why is that?" He went on to talk about how he was a Yankees fan..yada yada yada... Then I pulled out my one and only Red Sox/Yankees Joke (which I say put him in his place!) The joke goes... "What's the difference between a Yankee Dog and a Fenway Frank?" (these are the hot dogs they serve at their respective ball parks)................... Here's the punch... "They don't serve Yankee Dogs in October any more!!" Oh, I love it. I love being married to a hopelessly devoted Red Sox fan. I think that if it were up to him we'd name a son Boston. (which I love the name, but due to the Red Sox fan thingy... it would be a little odd!) So, here's to all the Red Sox out there.... GO SOX!

I love Pre-K!

Some pictures of my class.... The Blog is underneath them!!

At the Art Table
In the Science/Math Area
Some of the boys in the house area. My classroom during center time.

I wanted to dedicate a post to how much I love Pre-K! I am teaching Pre-K now, and am loving every minute of it!! There are 18 kids in my class. I am amazed by how much fun I am having. The eagerness these children have to learn is inspiring. I love when you teach and teach something and then days later the child some how shows you that he's grasped the concept. Example: Last week we were working on the letter A and the number 1. This week we were working on the letter B and the number 2. There is this boy in class, Jorge, who is Mexican, but is picking up English very well. Today right before they were to go home, he has a book out (the infamous Cat and the Hat). He says to me in his cute Mexican accent "Miss Emily - one! two! A! B!... he was pointing out these letters and numbers on the page. It made my day!! Here he is Jorge- who is just learning English - showing me what he's learned!! I LOVED IT!! I love teaching!!!

Other than this, Life is going great! Morgan is on fall break - sadly I think that he will be doing school work during the bulk of it, such is the life of a grad student. The weather is finally cooling down. It's so funny to see people wrapped up like eskimos when it's 55-60 degrees outside in the morning. I hope it says cool!! Morg is staying pretty happy with success of the Boston Red Sox. Nothing like baseball in October!! My sister Rachel is going to be having her baby pretty soon. Only about a week left. I'm flying to Atlanta two weeks from today. I'm getting really excited to see the new addition to the family. I'm also really happy to be flying rather than driving! An 1.5 hour flight is much better than an eight hour drive any day!