The Holidays are Here!!!

I can't believe that the Holidays are already here! I was thinking of how blessed our family is! I am so glad we are both teachers in teh same disctrict because it is so nice to have our breaks together and be with Grayson all at the same time. Grayson has LOVED us all being together each day. He has been so happy and playful but I can tell he misses playing with his friends at school.

Now with the Holidays rolling around, Joey and I decorated the whole house already for Christmas. We were a bit weary about how Grayson would do being a 14 month old with all of the breakables around and the ornaments. But Grayson has been great! It has been so cute and funny. He gets a sneaky look on his face when he walks around the tree and walks with his hands behind his back like a little soldier. When we're not looking, he will get his little index finger really close and look around waiting to hear us say, "No, No!" But he has been so great!

Hopefully we will have some new pictures up for those of you that have not seen him in awhile! He has been so independant lately! He wants to do everything by himself already but he balances it out with sweet hugs and kisses!

Well, we are going to go decorate Joey's gym for Christmas and take Grayson to the germ place......aka Chuck E Cheese. Everyone have a blessed Thanksgiving!!!

Grayson's 1st Birthday!!!

Grayson's 1st Birthday was last weekend! It was a lot of fun and I still can't believe that he is already ONE! When he was born, everyone would always tell me....it goes by so fast! I never realized how right they were until last week.


We just had a party for him at home with close family and friends and he brought muffins to his school! He loved all the attention he got, he was majorly cheesin' it for everyone.

Joey and I are doing good! Joey is really enjoying teaching P.E. and has found out that he is very interested in the health side of it all. He is considering becoming a dietician or nutritionist in the future. He had mentioned being a Doctor but I think we can only handle one in school right now...haha! He celebrated his birthday, September 24th. He turned 24!



I am enjoying my class of 18 students, they are all so neat! I have been so busy with teaching, being a mentor to two new teachers, my grad classes, and getting in my counseling hours. My practicum has been very eye opening. I have been counseling students, doing guidance, and going to testing coordinator workshops. I also get to coordinate Red Ribbon Week which will be overwhelming but really exciting!

Today we are going to my parents. They are just having family over for a cook out! See y'all later and God Bless!

Back to "Reality!"

Well, the Acker Family is back to reality! This summer was so nice, it was our first summer to have a little one and the first summer where neither one of us had to work! It was awesome even though it was a little busier than we had expected.
This past Monday, Grayson went back to the Barnyard Private School and Joey and I went back to work! It was a lot harder than I had ever imagined. As I dropped Grayson off Monday morning, he literally hung on to my shirt and cried. As his sweet teacher (she really is) took him and tried to calm him, he kept crying saying "mama" and waving bye-bye at me. When I got to my car, I began to cry. It was not that hard dropping him off at daycare for the first time when he was 6 weeks old but I knew since we had bonded so much more this summer it was going to be tough. He is really happy though and they have a curriculum for his class, he moved to the Babies class which is for 1-18 month olds. He learns sign language and reads stories and even does worksheets (how funny is that!) He really loves it once he is calm!

Joey and I have been busy at staff meetings, Meet the Teacher Night, and getting our stuff ready for school to start. Joey's office and gym look great while my class is coming together. We are so excited about the school year to start and although we're sad about not being all together everyday, we are ready to be back on a schedule.

Grayson is not walking yet but he is cruising, which for those of you who don't know....that means walking using furniture to hang onto and stuff like that. He is standing on his own but only when he wants to and I can tell he is not all the way comfortable with it. We know he will amaze us when he is ready!

I will go back to school this week on Wed. and Thurs. nights which breaks my heart because I will just catch Grayson before he goes to sleep. It will be hard but it is almost over. I just have 3 semesters left so I'm almost there!! We had Grayson's one year pics taken today, hopefully when we get them, I can post them on here! I am so excited to see them!

Ravioli Messes and New Tennis Shoes!

Well, we have realized that Grayson does not prefer Ravioli in his mouth, he prefers it everywhere else! The other day, I turned around for literally a second and when I turned back around......Grayson dumped his bowl over and rubbed it on his face, hair, and all over his high highchair. At first, he looked worried, then he just began to laugh and smile, Little Rascal!! He was also cruising around the music room in his new tennis shoes which are the only type of shoes he will keep on his feet. Regardless of how much money Mommy spends on cute little flip flops and sandals!! He also had fun playing his Daddy's drums so I thought it was cute and added the video for everyone to see!

I am off now......Joey is watching Grayson and I am going to go work in my classroom!

Busy, Busy, Busy!!!!!

Sorry to everyone that checks this regularly. We have been so busy the past month, I have not had time to sit down and really update the blog. July has been filled with many activities (Grayson's 1st trip to Chuck E Cheese), exams for me, a 3-day conference for Joey, a trip to see Aunt Lauren at UNT,family weddings and get togethers, and lots of "exploring" for Grayson. This month is my mom's birthday and Joey's mom's birthday (the same day) and I haev family from the Philippines and Austrailia in.

Grayson is continuing to grow and is beginning to stand up a little on his own without holding onto anything. He turned 10 months last week. He does push things around and walks but has not taken any 1st steps on hi sown yet. He has been saying more words like...ba-ba, Dada, Mama, and some other words we have not fully made out yet....haha! He is not in daycare this summer and has really become attached to me and vice versa. I think it is going to be so hard for all 3 of us to get back to our regular school/work schedules. But Grayson really loves his school, they do so many neat things there. This summer Grayson has been taking a music/movement class called KinderMusik: Peek a Boo, I love You! He has loved it so much. He really "hams" it up in front of the class! Tomorrow will be his last day. We were thinking about letting him take a fall semester but it is the same night as my master's classes.

Joey just got back from a PE Conference in Waco. He was gone for 3 days. It was really hard on both of us because we had never been apart that long.....I could barely sleep those 3 days....I missed him so much I literally had bags under my eyes when he came home. Grayson and I were sooo excited when he got back, but it was a good experience that I urged him to take on.

Here are some pictures of some of our July "activities!"

LP Phototgraphy

Grayson had pictures taken Saturday with LP Photography, here they are!!! He is 9 months in these pictures!

Summer BREAK?????

I absolutely LOVe being a teacher and I love the fact that Joey is a teacher too because we have summers off together yet it does not feel like a break. As I said earlier, I am taking summer classes and the workload is crazy but I am getting a lot of time with Grayson and Joey which is great...I am just much more busy than I thought I would be considering it is summer.
I can already tell that going back to work in August is going to be soooo hard. Of course, Grayson is my baby but we have really bonded even more the past couple of weeks. I think it's because I am with him a lot more and I only have school twice a week for 2 hours. He is also at the age where he is starting to reach up and he'll say "ma-ma" and that is the sweetest thing ever, it fills my heart with joy just to see that little face with those little arms reaching for me. Ohhh, how sweet it is to be a mom!!!

Visit to the Lake

There is a place in Rockwall called the Harbor and it is a really nice area with shops, restaurants, and has little areas to walk near the lake.
The other day, we took Grayson to visit the lake for the first time. Grayson had a lot of fun!!


Joey and I will be staying there (Rockwall Harbor) at the Hilton tonight for our 2 year wedding anniversary. We originally were going to take a trip somewhere but our schedules have been so hectic that it would not work out. I am taking 2 grad classes this summer and I am not allowed to really miss any and Joey has been giving guitar lessons at our house and he has a really full schedule so far! But we are excited it will be fun to just shop, eat out, relax, and get room service!!!

Grayson went to the doctor today. He weight 22 lbs and 1 oz and is 28 3/4 inches long. He is in teh 75th percentile which I am assuming is good. He was charming all the ladies up there and smiling and laughing at all the girl babies.....I guess I better watch out with him! lol!

Trying this out!!

Okay, I am new at blogging. A girl I know has an adorable blog and I thought it would be a great way to let family and friends keep up with what's going on with our family! So, what is going on......?

I just finished up my 2nd year teaching Kindergarten and it was a wonderful year. I am still working on my master's degree in Counseling and have a year left, it is a very LONG program!

Joey graduated in December and he worked as an aide at my school. He will start as a PE teacher in August at the new school in Forney called Rhea. He is so excited!!

Now to of course...GRAYSON!!!!!!!!!! Grayson will be 9 months next week and has captured our hearts. He is an amazing blessing and we can't get enough of him. He is at the age where he is "cruising" and getting into everything. He pulls up and tried to walk by hanging on to furniture. It is so exciting and yet so tiring for us! We are so glad to both be able to spend time with him all summer.

He has a Dr. appointment Friday so I will have to let you all know how it goes, it is just a 9 month checkup. Hallelujia! He had ben sick while in daycare. A couple of weeks ago he had RSV, pink eye, and an ear infection all at once!!So I am so glad to go to the doctor and nothing be wrong!

Here's the most recent pic I have of Grayson! This was taken yesterday!