Aren't babysitters the best! My kids think so. They have always loved when babysitters come over and have never ever had a problem with Mom and Dad leaving... I also think it's amazing how easy they make the "MOM" job look. Having four kids at night and getting everyone fed and in bed can be quite a task, but a 13-15 yr old can do it with such ease. It helps to have such an easy baby to add to the other three. It's so nice to let him stay home and stay on his schedule, and know that he'll be fine.
We got home tonight and found little "presents" taped up on a few doors. It was so cute!

(on the garage door when I came in)

(on the front door)
Maybe someday we'll be nice parents and take Tanner to see the StarWars movie...he LOVES StarWars, but I still have No idea how he knows SO much about it?!? He can name all the characters, and tell you all about them. He does play the video game at a friends house every now and then, so I assume that's where...

(on our master door)
Also, I went on my FIRST field trip today!! Well, as an adult that is...We went to the Tempe Center for Arts and saw the child's play Miss Nelsen in Missing. It wasn't too bad, but I loved getting to know the kids in Tanner's class. That's my favorite part. I bet when I have no kids at home, I'll go back to teaching to kill the time! I just love being around kids that age in a school setting. By then I bet I'll have to take quite a few more classes to re-certify! Things just change so much over the years! We'll see....