Down Syndrome Awareness Month

As most of you know, I teach Early Childhood Special Ed.. As part of my job, I hold IEP (Individualized Education Programs) and sit in on them as an LEA.. This past week I sat in as an LEA.. 

When the parents arrived to the meeting, they brought this DELICIOUS, amazing, HUGE cookie cake!

  

They had it decorated in honor of our IEP and  Down Syndrome Awareness Month.

I could not STOP eating this cookie!! I ate probably half of it.. No joke!! 

Yay for October & Canadian Thanksgiving!

It is finally October.. This school year is FLYING by!!

EXCTING THINGS ABOUT OCTOBER:

1. I got to put up my monthly wreath.. My mom made this ADORABLE wreath a year or two ago and gave it to me when I decided I want a MONTHLY wreath..

2. I have now been MARRIED for 3 months!! And I am loving every single moment of it!! He has been such a good partner in crime!!

3. Canadian Thanksgiving.. Our friends moved here a few months ago and invited us to their first Canadian Thanksgiving as a married couple (they got married in December) & their first Canadian Thanksgiving away from his Canadian mom.  

I was given a dessert to bring.  I wanted to find a Canadian dessert.. So thanks to Pinterest I found these Nanaimo Bars.. They required a double boiler and I didn't have one.. So I improvised..

Ahh I need some new pans.. They photograph TERRIBLE!

The end result was sooooooo DELICIOUS!! Everyone loved them.. Including his Canadian mom.. It was a proud baking moment for me.. I guess I can follow a recipe lol!

The bottom crumbled a little bit.. but they tasted so YUMMY!

4. Ben's schedule is AMAZING this month!!

5. Halloween is around the corner.. Which mean fun projects with my kiddos at school & seeing their ADORABLE costumes.. They always melt my heart!!

NEGATIVES of October:

1. Parent Conferences.. NEVER a fun time!!

2. I'm not on track break yet..