minneapolis

We stayed in Minneapolis for a couple of days after the cabin. We went over to visit Reed's family and played on their trampoline. They had some wicked tricks. 

 Ryan, Randy and I got to play some Frisbee. I tried it but didn't enjoy it... Ryan assures me that its just because I don't understand it yet. We will see.

Minneapolis is such a cool city. We biked through the entire city on the green way to get to the concert in the park. We only had to stop 2 times for cars and that was briefly. 

 Dennis and Grandma counted 30 airplanes while watching the concert... and I am sure that they didn't get them all.

 Baby Owen

 Zola found her fingers. She LOVES to suck on her fingers.

 James walked around the whole time.

 cute cousins: Zola and James

We miss you guys and can't wait to live closer!

memorial day at the cabin

This was the first year in a very long time that I was able to go to the cabin for Memorial Day. It was super fun. Randy and our cousin Deon put together this fun hay ride behind our tractor. 

 It had been the rainiest May in 10 years so we enjoyed rides until the tractor got stuck in the woods. The trailer is still in the woods waiting for the ground to dry out.

 Dennis is getting so strong. All he wanted to do was wrestle. I think he gave everyone a run for their money.

 Zola slept through it all with grandpa.

 Here we have 4 generations of girls. The next one in line would be Zola, my great grandmother.

 James fell in the water off of the dock two times almost three. He was super cute. Without crying he came up to the cabin with his dad. He looked at us with big eyes soaked head to toe and was telling us the entire story (mumbling toddler form). This is was we heard, "down there ... mumble... down there... mumble... no swimming."

 Dennis was wearing my life jacket from when I was a kid. Good thing we never had to see if it actually still floats.

 James loves dogs. He was so sweet to them all.

 its cute enough to melt your heart.

 Dennis did go swimming for about 5 minutes. It was too cold. Most of the time in the 50s and 60s.

 James loving the dog with his foot.

 Zola got a new cousin a week prior to the trip. Incredibly they are about the same size. 3.5 months verses 1 week.

 Dennis did some fishing. His favorite place to fish was in the live well. There were 2 big bass to choose from. :)

 Zola is getting stronger! The day after memorial day, She rolled over!

 Dennis was enjoying a quiet moment watching Charlotte's Web and feeding a teddy bear a bottle. Such a good daddy.

 Chrissy or we should call her wonder woman and I went for several walks 2 miles long a week after she had her baby.

Owen Ronald Kannas and Zola Maree Elizabeth Funk
Cute cousins.

Zola on may 21st

Zola started grabbing things and putting them in her mouth. She loved to hang on to a ball with lots of holes in it to grasp onto. She would spit up a lot! (soaking several burp clothes a day)

so long- fair well metro high

It was quite the miracle that I got the job at Metro High School. I had applied to countless schools and interviewed at just one with no job offers. Metro had an opening but because of the politics of the school district it was not publicized. My land lady at the time didn't know if they had an opening or not but because she supported me, she called the school many times leaving messages and finally went up to the school and talked with the principal of whom she knew. Well, I got the job. Thanks to Mrs. Sayad.

It was a perfect fit. I absolutely loved my job. I loved my coworkers and I loved the students. On my last week of school I cried every day. It was extremely hard to leave my dream job. During the last week of school I took these pictures to help remind me of the happy go lucky high schoolers that I LOVE. 

As I walked in, Anthony Mayes was just sitting on the ground. I asked him what he was doing- he said, just soaking it all in. 

 When I arrived at school I found this white car in the parking lot in a random spot. Then a SUV parked so close to its edge that they were almost touching.

 While I was parking another student parked behind the white car.

 By the end of the day, it was blocked in on all sides.

bitter sweet. I am going to miss Metro High School.