13 Movies - Part 2

 A few weeks ago I shared 13 movies to watch with your 13-year-old in THIS POST and today I'm back with Part TWO! ;) 

We have had THE BEST time watching these together and I'll say that I've never missed the nineties more than I do now!

All things Hoco!

 

I'm back from a day of total hibernation/recovery and am ready to talk all things Homecoming!

A couple of weeks ago Mason asked his friend Claire to go with him with flowers and a weighted stuffed animal - he had some planning help from one of her friends and the whole thing was super sweet. I drove him and then hung out in the car until I got the go ahead for a pic and then ran straigh back to the car to wait. He surprised her during a cheer Bible study at Starbucks and it was precious!

Back Tomorrow

 Okay, y'all! Coming off of a SUPER busy week and weekend so I'll be back here tomorrow with all the details ;) 

Friday Favorites

  Happy Friday, friends! Erika and I are so excited that lots of y'all are linking up with us every week.  Make sure that you're grabbing our graphic, linking back to us and sharing your own Friday Favorites post ;)

Short and sweet today because I AM EXHAUSTED! hahaha WHAT A WEEK! ;) So here's a quick rundown of some of my FAVORITES from the week ;)

Golf practice is always a FAVORITE...

Classroom Tour

 This post has been a long time coming this year ;) I'm going to be honest - there were A LOT of things I wnated to get done in here before I shared BUT it is what it is at this point ;) hahaha 

When I started teaching 20 years ago I started off in this classroom.  I was in here for a few years, then in a portable building for a few years, and then have been back in this room for probably 8 years. When I took on my new role as student life director I was asked to stay in my classroom (I have A LOT of things to store, host a lot of student meetings, and I'm teaching an elective class) but Bible classes also meet in here for a good portion of the day.

What's Up Wednesday

     Today I'm linking up with  Shay and  Sheaffer to talk a little bit about what's been going on around here! I started this post Tuesday afternoon and then was IN BED AND ASLEEP by 8:30 Tuesday night and never finished! So here we are ;)

I don't really care what I'm eating this week as long as it's on my HALLOWEEN DISHES!!! That's right, y'all... it's that time in my house and I'm SO EXCITED!

Weekend happies and happenings

this weekend was a fun one, y'all! Lots of happies and happenings so let's get started! 

First of all - does it get ANY cuter than this?!?! No ma'am it does not.

Friday Favorites

  Happy Friday, friends! Erika and I are so excited that lots of y'all are linking up with us every week.  Make sure that you're grabbing our graphic, linking back to us and sharing your own Friday Favorites post ;)

Homecoming week is upon is (next week) so this week's post has a few Hoco-related FAVES starting with these two goobers dressing up for Student Government to announce the high school dress up day themes for next week. Yes... that's Mason in the Kool-Aid costume ;) 

Favorite Games

 I've had several game questions recently so I thought it would be fun to share some of our family's FAVORITE games! 

I'm including links to YouTube videos explaining how to play the games which I hope y'all find helpful!  I wish I could have everyone over for a game night to explain in person but this is the next best thing!

First up is  Ticket To Ride - our counselor at family camp taught us how to play a couple of summers ago and it's been true love ever since.  We love the Europe version as well but original is still my personal favorite.  It can take a little while to play and get the hang of but once you do it's a blast!

Bag Tag Craft Idea

 

This year I've launched a new program at MCA called Alpha and Omega where I've paired each Senior with a Kindergarten student and they'll meet about every 5-6 weeks. The time that they meet is SHORT (about 25 minutes) and I wanted to do a simple, easy, but meaningful little craft project on their first meeting so I came up with these beaded name bag tags. 

This is just a sample I made using a bunch of w's but it gives you the idea ;) 

Monster Cookies ;)

I hadn't made Monster cookies in YEARS and randomly made them on a whim a couple of weeks ago and my entire family gobbled them up. They're seriously THE BEST and I Felt like they were worth the re-share as we head into Fall and baking weather! HAPPY TUesday, friends!

13 Movies To Watch with your 13-Year Old PART ONE

 

My mom had this "rule" growing up that I could watch pretty much whatever I wanted as long as I watched it with her. 

Friends? Sure. Grey's Anatomy? Ok. 

I never felt "out of the loop" but she also got to "speak into" some of the situations/themes of these shows and movies and it brought up lots of good conversations and helped me navigate some areas where maybe the values portrayed on the screen didn't match up with what I was being taught. 

When G turned 13 I was like, "hey... want to watch some of my favorite movies???" and since then we've been making our way through my list of FAVES from the 90s and 2000s (because let's be real... they just don' t make them like this anymore!). 

So here are 13 movies I've watched with my 13-year old ;)