I (Kristin) was offered a 5th grade teaching position for an elementary school in Raleigh. Everything happened very quickly, as I was called for an interview the first day of our Emerald Isle Vacation. I had my very first phone conference with the principal, vice principal, and one of the 5th-grade teachers...pretty nerve-racking for me. Long story short, I drove back to Raleigh the next day, Tuesday, and accepted the position in person. The school is only 7-years-old and a lot smaller than my previous one. We had a staff retreat last weekend in Beaufort, NC (right near where we were for vacation the week before), and it was a really neat opportunity to meet some of my new co-workers. You get pretty close to people when your staying in a double-wide trailer for 2 nights! ;-) So, ultimately I'm feeling hugely blessed and thankful about the opportunity God has given me for the upcoming school year. The whole job-search experience was a huge reminder of my need to trust in His Will and provision for Mark and myself. I'll try to post some pics of my new classroom sometime soon! :-)
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Beach Vacation #2!
Mark and I spent our other beach vacation with his family at a sweet house in Emerald Isle, NC. This was my first vacation out there and I had a blast! The house we stayed in was huge and sooo nice. (Check-out pics below.) Our week was jam-packed full of fun. We ate at this really great seafood place called Sanitary fish market, beached it up almost everyday, went kayaking to this cool bird sanctuary, played mini-golf, toured Cape Look-Out Lighthouse, jet-skied, visited some of Mark's extended family in the area, and slept a bunch! Let's just say, Mark and I did not want to leave when our vacation week came to an end. The house we stayed in is for sale right now...just a mere 1.2 million....so we're considering buying...as we are in the process of looking to buy our first home! We wish! ;-) Here are a bunch of pics from some of our adventures in the Crystal Coast...enjoy!
Family Christmas Card Pic!
Our dream home for the week!
Beautiful scenery all around...we're ready to go back! :-)
Catchin' Up!
Has it really been a month since our last post?!? Well, July was a whirlwind of family vacations and lots of fun! Mark and I spent our first week of family vacation with my (Kristin's) family in VA Beach. Yet again, everyone crammed in our 2 oceanfront condos--minus Erin and Matthew--who were definitely missed. The week consisted of lots of beach time, Wii playing, eating, and making lots of fun memories. All of our nephews and niece LOVED the beach this year. It's so fun to see how they will react to the ocean and the sand each year that they are older. ;-) Here are some pics from our adventures...
The kids loved to mimic the "grown-ups" using the Wii controllers,,,too cute!
Here's Mark and Rick playing this goofy game on Wario Ware, where they had to jump at the same time--very entertaining for the rest of us watching!
Caleb loved to ride his Daddy's shoulders, while Aunt Kristin loved to tickle his sides to hear his squeals of laughter...much to the dismay of Rick's ears ;-) 
Isaac loved riding the trolley up and down the oceanfront! I'm so bummed we didn't have a pic of Jakey on it too...as the trolleys were the highlight of his vacation this year!
