Kid At Heart

This past week was a good one. It was one of those weeks where I look back and realize how blessed I truly am. 

First off... It was the second time for Fantasy Football. I can already see the kids getting really into it. Most of the students were asking me if they could switch players to better ones. They were looking at their stats and realizing that certain players were getting more points. Mental math was happening and they didn't even realize it. It was extremely cool to see the kids so engaged and excited for Fantasy Football. I do have to mend the broken hearts of those teams that don't have a win yet, but hey, it's a long season. 

The week definitely ended with a bang. Field Day! As a student, I loved field day! I was just as excited as my kids were about it. Field gave me an opportunity to not only see the kids in a less strict environment, but also for the kids to see me in the same way. I was able to act crazy, and run around and have fun with them. I'm a big kid at heart, and I think my students really got to see that Friday. 

Little recap of the events...
First event was the tug-of-war. Team Mouton escaped victorious! Of course I was screaming and hollering like a big fool, but it was awesome. We came in second in the next event, which involved spelling. It wasn't our strong suit, but we did pretty well. We then broke up into different teams to play multiple games. I was running around cheering on each of my teams trying to motivate them. It seemed to work because we won two more events. Unfortunately we lost to WA's class in the relay... Of all classes to lose too... The overall winner for field was my class. We had the most victories. I don't care what anyone says, haha! 
There was also water events with slides and a dunk tank. You know I climbed up on the dunk tank, and got drenched from head to toe. 
It was just an all around fun day, and I was so exhausted by the end of it. Looking back on it, I know this was the job God intended for me, and I wouldn't want to be anywhere else than this amazing school with my amazing team. It's great to have a team where we all get along and work so well with each other. We all tailgated before the Aggie game yesterday, and if you're seeing your coworkers on the weekend then you know you like each other. I am very blessed, and so grateful for this wonderful opportunity!