Saturday Snapshots

I'm back with another edition of Saturday Snapshots! It's been a couple of weeks since I've linked up with Miss Nelson's Saturday Snapshots, so I thought I'd head over and link up some photos from my last week of summer vacation. Yes, I return to work on Tuesday.  

The Midwest Balloon Fest is next weekend, and in an effort to promote the event the Wonder Bread hot air balloon tethered in front of Union Station. We were there to watch the entire set up. Pretty exciting for my 2 year old. 

We even won tickets to the Balloon Fest next weekend! I'm looking forward to seeing the fifty plus hot air balloons. Hopefully, I'll get some great photos to share next Saturday. In the meantime head over to Miss Nelson's blog and check out more Saturday Snapshots.

Currently {the Middle of} July

It is currently the middle of July, and I'm joining the currently linky party over at, Oh Boy Fourth Grade. I know I'm late for the party, but better late than never. Without further ado here's my July currently...

Listening: The nightly news is on and they're talking about the weather across the United States. It seems many of you are probably experiencing thunderstorms. We are experiencing fall like temps here in Kansas City. As I write this the current tempeture is 70 degrees. I'm loving our current weather, and it's predicted to last the reminder of the week before tempeture begin to warm up. 

Loving: I am having a wonderful summer! I have a two year old and we are having a blast! I'm going to be so disappointed when I return to work, in three weeks. 

Thinking: THREE WEEKS of summer is all I have left. Summer has gone by so fast! I haven't accomplished much of my summer cleaning, or any of the school projects I had in mind. 

Wanting: Summer needs to slow down, way down! Ha! What are the chances of that happening? I guess I need to speed up. 

Needing: As I mentioned earlier I haven't accomplished much of anything I wanted to, and that's because I just haven't been very motivated. I am in dire need of some motivation, or back to school is not going to go well. Any suggestions???

4th Plans: Since the 4th has come and gone, I'll just tell you how I spent it. I attended a family picnic in the park, and was able to catch up with some of my cousins. Fun times! Later, we went to the lake and watched a beautiful fireworks display. 

There you have it, my extremely late July currently. I sure hope there's someone out there still interested in reading a July Currently! I'll do better next month. 

Oh Snap! A Sunday Linky

It's been awhile since I've written a blog post on a Sunday, but the collaborators over at Blog Hoppin' are having a linky for those of us participating in the scavenger hunt. They are asking us to link up our favorite photos so far. If you've read my Saturday Snapshots post from yesterday than you've seen my favorites from the week. If you missed it you can read it here. I just have a couple more photos I want to share today.  

The first photo I'm sharing has received the most likes. On Friday, 7-11, we went to get a free slurpee from 7-Eleven, and found this cute little mustache slurpee straw for $1. I couldn't pass it up! 

Next up is a science experiment. I thought that I was going to have to come up with some type of experiment for my son to do to capture this one, but we went to family fun days, on Saturday, and Mad Science was there. This experiment with a ping pong ball and a hair dryer was perfect for my two-year old, and he loved it! 

The last photo I want to share is not mine, but one I found as I was scrolling through #bloghoppin2014. #Justhave2teach was very creative with this one. Love it!!!

Follow me on Instagram or search my #rolandteach, to leave some love on my photos. Leave your personal # in the comments, so I can check out your photos. I'm having so much fun with this scavenger hunt! Such a great idea. 

Saturday Snapshots (7/5)

It's Saturday! Time to link up with Miss Nelson for Saturday Snapshots...

What a patriotic week! It began with a watch party for the US Men's National Team (USMNT). I must admit I'm not a soccer fan, but the past few weeks have been exciting watching the USMNT. I was sad to see them eliminated this week:( I was able to make to it to the largest watch party in our city.  It was a very fun experience; thousands of people came out, in their red, white, and blue to cheer on the team. 

The week ended with Skydivers and fireworks to celebrate Independence Day. 

I hope everyone had a fun and safe holiday! 

Saturday Snapshots & a New App

Time for another Saturday Snapshots link up! This week we were able to cross off the letter M for Movie on our summer bucket list. We attended the first KC Chiefs Kids Club Movie Night. 

We watched The Lego Movie on the field at Arrowhead Stadium, well in our case in the stands. My little man did not want to sit on the field.  

Before the movie began there were lots of events for the kids. His favorite activities were visiting Warpaint, the official horse of the Chiefs. He also enjoyed taking pictures with the  Cheerleaders; he's a flirt! 

He's still afraid of the team mascot, KC Wolf. 

We had a great time, and enjoyed The Lego Movie. 

New App-WordFoto 

Browsing through twitter I came across an app, called WordFoto, that I instantly fell in love with. I can see so many uses for this app such as, characterization & vocabulary words. I definitely will be using it the first days of school. It is very easy to use. Take a look at what the app does:

Isn't that a cool app? Do you see uses for the classroom? I would love to hear them. 

Be sure to stop by the Saturday Snapshot linky to see what other photos have been snapped. 

Have a great Saturday, 

Saturday Snapshots 6-21

Happy Summer Solstice! I haven't blogged since I've been on summer vacation, but when I saw Miss Nelson's Saturday Snapshots linky was back, I was so excited, I knew I had to write a blog post. Perfect timing too summer is halfway over; yes you heard me right halfway. I thought I'd use them time to share a few of my favorite photos from the summer thus far.

First up is a book I finished from my TBR list, and what a great book it was! Through a series of diary entries Kizzy Ann Stamps takes readers through experiences of racial discrimination, integration, and self acceptance. A very powerful book for tweens. 

Next is my son admiring Thomas the Train after our ride. 

Lots of water play an bubble blowing fill our down time. 

Here's a photo I snapped this morning, and I just love the way it turned out! 

Hope you're enjoying your summer. I'm off to enjoy the rest of mine, because it will be over before you know it. Happy Saturday all!