Acker Family

House Tour!

We have been in our house for 2 months now. We still have some things to do here and there. I have had a lot of messages about doing a post on a house tour...so here it is!

When we moved, we loved our house...it was bittersweet. We loved the size, layout, and the flow of it. It was our first home...we moved there after our wedding and brought our babies home to that house. We decided to move because we wanted to upgrade and have granite, tile (we didn't even have tile), and crown molding. We put our house up for sale and then it sold fast. We had purchased a lot..well two...in Grayhawk but we weren't in love with the choices in our price range to build and we wanted a SMALLER lot. What? You probably think we are crazy people since everyone else wants to go bigger but we are low maintenance, busy people.

When we met with our realtor we also said we wanted a house like our old one...I know we are just not normal people, here! We wanted one set up similar but we could maybe go for one that had a game room upstairs. Between deciding on a house, we looked at two story houses, smaller houses, and huge houses until we walked in a house we fell in love with. Why? Because it was a lot like our old house. (PS If you need a realtor, Kimberley Love is heaven sent)!

So, here is a tour of our NEW house that is similar to our OLD house. Disclaimer: We have only lived here for 2 months so we still have some work.....

Come on in!

The door Joey picked out!

Love this art niche or as I call it...the plant holder thing

sitting/piano area

Ella throwing a fit at the bottom of the stairs...keeping it real

Gameroom/full bath/storage closet for toys

still not sure what to do up here

playroom bathroom

Ella still throwing a fit at the bottom of the stairs AND the light bulb Joey isn't excited to change

Ella's room

Ella's pony tea party and fake bird in a cage..hehe

kids bathroom

Grayson's room

representin'

he really likes Lego people

living room

area to work on???

Ella in a happier mood now and the kitchen/dining

office

part of our bedroom

the closet that we had turned into a little storage are

For the most part, that's it! Our sweet little house that does feel like home. Like I said, we have things to do to make it ours and we look forward to it!!!

Teacher Appreciation Week!

I love my job! Everyday I enjoy waking up and going to work! But I won't lie...I miss the days of being a teacher. I was a Kindergarten teacher and a first grade teacher. My husband is a teacher. My mother in law is a teacher. My sister in law is a teacher. My uncle and aunt (in-laws) are both teachers. My grandma was a teacher in Manila. I come from a family of educators. I think teaching is one of the most amazing yet stressful jobs ever!!

You get to form relationships and teach these wonderful kiddos while being responsible for them and protecting them. You feel like they are your babies at school! I even feel like that with my 8th graders. If you are the right kind of teacher...you love those students and will do anything to keep them safe and point them towards success.

Every year when it comes the time to celebrate and appreciate teachers....I know there is not enough I can do. They are everyday heroes that sometimes have to take on the role of nurse, motivator, parent, advocate, care taker, and so much more. How do you show appreciation for that??? This year is no different. All I can say is...tell a teacher how much you appreciate all of their hard work, long hours, sweat, tears, and love into what they do.

And when all else fails...turn to Pinterest...haha! Unfortunately, I didn't have time for that. Who does?

This year, I was short on time and on a budget. I wanted to find fabulous things for Grayson and Ella's teachers so I did what anyone would do and headed to Groovy's. If you haven't been to Groovy's then...BLESS.YOUR.HEART! You are missing out, friend. I swear I feel like they are family!

Here is a link to their store because you can now shop online!! Click here for pure joy!!
And while I am advertising...let me just share with you another shop that has super, CUTE, affordable jewelry and accessories!! It is called Simply Kate and you can find it here! Here is a glimpse of some of their stuff!!

$8.00 and adorable!!!

Now back to Teacher Appreciation Week!!!

These are not in any order and I sure hope none of the kids' teachers are reading this! : (
Here is my hot mess of a work area. And by the way, you may be admiring those pens. I think every gal that follows the Momfessionals blog now has those and they are the best.pens.ever. You can find them here!

The first thing I got were these autoglam car fresheners. One of the days at Ella's school was candles and since I thought they may be getting 22 candles, this might be something different. They are by Tyler Candle Co.

Next up....cute bracelets from Groovy's. We thought we would add a little bling... plus Grayson really wanted to get his teachers jewelry!

Then good ol' candy...can't wrong and it's easy!

Then I started trying to find cute stuff that was a good price and from here...I had to get creative (aka cheesy)...haha! This may even be humorous. I am a nerd so if you know me you are probably already laughing at all of this.

Get it "Vera" (vera Bradley) and very??? Yeah, I know I stretched that one a little too far. Hah!

Decorative frames for their desks

I know it's cheesy but it is such a cute, little, monogrammed mirror.

Cross earrings from Groovy's

Last I love this brand... Natural Life. They have such cute, unique, hippie-chic types of gifts. One of the days at Ella's school was flowers so I really stretched this one. I mean, hey...the key chain has a flower ON it!

So hopefully this blog post did one of the following:

1. Helped you with ideas.
2. Helped you learn about some cool, new shops.
3. Or...gave you a good laugh at how cheesy I can be and how I try TOO hard to make something work!

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week and I hope you let the teachers in your life know how absolutely fabulous they are!!!

Oh April....

Oh April...how in the world did you come and go already? This may have been one of the busiest months we have had! This may also be the busiest blogging day ever! I am going to put 3 separate posts up today not including my counseling blog! I have had some people message me about a house tour, Teacher Appreciation Ideas, and I have to blog Easter/April. So first up...here is our Easter in pictures and bits and pieces of April.
The Friday before Easter, the kids enjoyed a party at school and Joey and I sent them on their way and we did yardwork. Well, I wore heels and oversized sunglasses and watched. I did water some things! We enjoyed Easter egg hunts at church, Papa/Nana's, and Mimi/Pawpaw's. We colored eggs, made crafts, and celebrated the resurrection of our amazing saviour.

my sweet niece Liv..LOVE her!

.Moms: we know this is reality!

Aunt Cindy spoiling the kids!

My beautiful sis!

Grayson loved Easter!

Mimi and the gang

Acker fam!

We also had some exciting things happen in our family!!!
My daddy celebrated his birthday! Love him so much!!

Our precious niece, Sawyer, turned 2! How did that happen???

Our new adorable nephew, Liam, had his first surgery for his cleft lip and palate and is doing great!

The kids took their first glow in the dark bath!! They loved it! Nana had given them a big pack of glow sticks so I threw them in and turned the lights out. I did not break them apart since that can be harmful. I just cracked them to where they would light up and threw them in!

I did a Stylish School Counselor Challenge on Instagram which was so much fun!

my gorgeous co counselor and our super cute intern!

We enjoyed visiting the Terrell Jubilee just like we do each year!!! Of course, we had to get the peach ice cream!

This is a May happening but I am SOOO proud of my little brother, Jordan, and my brother in law, Aaron! They graduated police academy and I am so excited for them!! A big Congrats!!!

And as I write this I am laying in bed with my big ol' swollen chipmunk cheeks. I had all 4 of my wisdom teeth out Friday! Good times!

Me on the way to church this morning...they may be worse now!

We enjoyed church and a day at Klyde Warren Park...you know....because today is a holiday. My husband told me it is "May the 4th be with you." He had to say it a couple of times for it to click....haha. I didn't grow up with Star Wars knowledge. I woke up to seeing the below pic on facebook.

I wondered what holiday it was, how he took the pic of all of them with me sleeping (it is an app on his phone), and how he fed them breakfast and had time to display all of this? Haha! The kids loved it and I guess it is now an Acker holiday. I am amazed at how fun and sweet he is when everyone else sees the quiet, serious Joey. So here is a proof of what I live with, and love, at home!! : )

We then headed to the Dallas Museum of Art and the park for the Star Wars event.