We love our teachers! Yes! We do!

It was teacher appreciation week and I was more than happy to show our teachers just how much we loved them.  I consider myself lucky because I was able to get an insiders opinion on a good gift idea, my mother-in-law.  She is a kindergarten teacher and I asked her for some good ideas.  She was so cute because throughout the week she kept texting me ideas that she saw at school.  The one I liked the most was a picture frame with a note that said "Thanks for a picture perfect year!"  I took that catch phrase and came up with a little different idea.  I took pictures of my kiddos, photoshopped the phrase on it, printed them, put them on cardstock, and then attached some M&M's to it.  Then, I had Kaia write a note to her teacher and I wrote a note to the boy's teachers on the back.  I thought they turned out pretty cute.

We have truly been blessed with some amazing teachers.   It is going to be especially hard to leave Mrs. Lombardo (Kaia's teacher) behind this year.  She has become a great friend of mine.  She has helped Kaia to make leaps and bounds in her development and growth.   She is a special person and was definitely meant to be a teacher.  She cares about all of her students individually and is very patient.  She is fun, caring, and very easy to get along with.  I know that she genuinely cares about my daughter and wants her to succeed.  We will have to remain friends because we just love her too much!

Lucky for Gabriel he gets to stay in Mrs. Mitchell's class for one more year.  Next year, he will be in all day, instead of half day, Pre-K/PPCD.  She is the sweetest person and I am not sure if she knows how to raise her voice.  She is one of those soft-spoken people with patience of gold.  She is the perfect teacher for Gabriel because he doesn't like loud voices and response best when you remain calm.  She has taught him so much this year and I can't wait to see what she has in store for him next year.  I can't forget to mention the two aides that also work with him, Mrs. Liz and Mrs. Tatum.  They both love him so much and are so attentive to his needs.  They have worked so hard this year to help push him forward and we feel very blessed to have them there for support.

Gatlin is also lucky and gets to stay with Mrs. Rogina and Miss Melasky for another year.  He will also be going for a full day.  These two teachers are awesome and are a power team.  They are hard on Gatlin (in a good way) and really push him to move forward.  This is perfect for him because he is stubborn and a little bit headstrong.  They love our boy so much and are excited to continue to work with him.  Gatlin also has Mrs. B and Miss. Susan as aids.  Miss. Susan gives Gatlin hugs and lots of encouragement. Mrs. B gets on his level and helps him accomplish all of his work.

Teachers are like family in our house.  I have learned so much for all the teachers in my children's past and I have made some wonderful friends.  I really do appreciate the time they dedicate to teaching and improving my children's lives.  They definitely deserve a week of appreciation.