Hi Family & Friends,
It has been awhile since we posted! We thought y'all would like an update from The Bachtel Family. January through June was kind of a blur. Scott & I finished up our 10th year in Teaching. Wow! Kind of amazing to say that.
In January, Special Olympics really takes off. I coached Basketball, Gymnastics, & Track & Field from January through April. The athletes did great and Pflugerville also got to host the Spring Games Soccer, Track & Field competitions again this year. Our Adapted PE Team was also selected to be the "Everyday Heroes" for the district in early May, and we were the focus for an article on the website. Kind of surreal to see yourself on the homepage of your districts website! I also had the opportunity to put together a slide show for our end-of-the-year Special Olympics banquet. It was the first time I had ever done something like this, but it was really fun. The slide show had over 1300 pictures....a bigger project than I realized at first. Scott did an amazing job taking care of the kids and house while I was gone to practices, scimmages, and competitions. What an awesome husband and dad!!!! He is so excited because next year his classroom is being moved to the new wing at Connally and he has a whole wall of windows! He also has the opportunity to teach Algebra II classes.
Mia finished up her Kindergarten Year with Mrs. Jones. She is officially a 1st grader now. We are so proud of how much she has learned and grown during the past year. Mia earned three Pfire Ant Pride Awards for her responsible behavior at school. It was so nice to be able to work at her school, and have so many teachers and the principal tell me what a wonderful child she is...of course we already knew that!!! She is doing so well learning to read. Every night we tackle a new book and she is doing awesome!
Jack turned 3 years old at the end of April. That is another WOW! Feels like just yesterday that he was kicking me from the inside!!! All of a sudden he is so tall and looks so grown up. It seems like the 2nd child grows up much faster. Jackie wants to do everything big sissy does. He got a Spiderman bike and helmet for his birthday and he is already riding it around the cul-de-sac trying to keep up with Mia! Of course his bike has training wheels, but I was so surprised at how quickly he picked up moving his feet. He continues to go to Ms. Mary's during the day. We are so thankful for Ms. Mary is our lives. She is truly a God send and is amazing with the kids. Mia is also going to join him for the summer to be Ms. Mary's helper.
Scott & I are going to work the 1st session of summer school. We are both taking July off to relax and rejuvenate ourselves! We figured after 10 years we deserve it!!! We are heading to California for our semi-annual visit to see family and friends. Our plan is to be out there for the 2nd half of July. Hopefully we can catch up with y'all! Thank you for being a blessing in our lives!!!
Love,
Laura, Scott, Mia, & Jack
Mia & Jack started swim lessons yesterday. They both had so much fun! Mia is in Level 3 and loving it! Yesterday the teachers assessed the kids on their skills. Mia did great! Her favorite part is swimming in the deep water.
