The Adventures of Baby Bean: The Perks of Being a Teacher :)

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

The Perks of Being a Teacher :)

I love my job! I get to work with kids every day and it is so very rewarding. The past two years were even more rewarding than usual, however, as I "looped" with my kids. That means I taught 4th grade last year and then many of the same kids for 5th grade this year. I really got to know and love my little babies over the past two years :)

Sara and I at the 5th Grade Graduation!

I became pregnant with Beanie in September of their 4th grade year so these kids went through all of the steps with me! Because they can remember me with a humongous tire around my waist, they were very interested in hearing stories about our precious beanie, or "Baby Bledsoe" as my students call him.

In May, one of my little girls, Sara, gave me a ticket to her very prestigious dance recital that happened to be last Saturday. I was honored that she would think to invite me to such an important life event and of course Beanie and I attended. She made it very clear that the baby coming was a MUST!

On Our Way!

Waiting on Sara's numbers :)

She loves my little guy and came to all of the after school activities this year ready to hold him and play with him. She does many genres of dance and I was able to watch her ballet number, tap number, and a jazz piece :)

She danced BEAUTIFULLY and she looked adorable, too!

Sara, Samantha, and Xavier

I was able to sit by her adorable 5 year old sister during the performances, as well. She is a hoot and she couldn't get enough of our baby! Even she dances in the company! Maybe one day I will be her teacher, as well :)

After her performances, I got to chat with her and the rest of her beautiful family. It is such a blessing to work with families who truly want only the best for their children and this family is definitely one of those families. They were an absolute pleasure to work with this year and I will never forget my precious little Sara!