The End of Spring Break..and so much more!!

The end of Spring Break was pretty crazy! My mom had this brilliant idea (ok, with the help of me) to attend a sale at Old Navy. 50% off of everything for the first 50 customers. That sounds great, right? WRONG! First of all, we woke up at 7:00 AM on a Friday morning (I don't even have to wake up that early for work!) and we had to stand in line at Old Navy. Luckily we got there right in time and we were the 45th customer. So, going in to old navy, we were pretty stoked! We started grabbing everything we could think of, trying stuff on, and getting excited that we were saving so much money! Then the terrible part came....We stood in line for over 2 hours at the checkout! (check the picture above to see Hadly and I as we are asleep in the check-out line) There were only probably four customers ahead of us, but each customer averaged about a half-hour. Their system was slow because of all of the cards being processed at the same time all over the country. Well...DUH!! I was so grumpy, hungry, and tired that I am still not sure if it was worth it. But at least I can look back and laugh a little. Oh, and I also went to the thrift store for the very first time with Jena!

The college rodeo was also in town at the end of the week. That was fun to see some of my old friends. I really don't miss college rodeo though. It is interesting to me how I now realize that there is so much more to life than college rodeo. I spent five years practicing, stressing, competing, and I feel like I am in a good place right now. I just enjoy riding my horses stress-free (P.S. there was ONE day it didn't snow and I was able to ride my horse) The rodeo was fun. However, Rylan really hates taking pictures, as you can see in the picture above. I get that dramatic reaction when he closes his eyes and puts his hands over his face every single time I try and take a picture! He is impossible to get to take pictures!

The next week we headed to Mesquite for a bull riding! Talk about HOTTTT! I wasn't complaining though! I had a blast. We swam, gambled, and hung out with friends. We were browsing the gift shop and came across a fake snake. We are both soooo scared of snakes. We picked one up and pretended like it was going to get us. We had a great time!

Spring Break Day 3

Day 3 of Spring Break was a blast! I didn't do much, but I had a lot of fun! I went and got my nails done (Thanks Brianne, you're the best!) Ate Taco Time, went to Zumba, and got some cleaning done. I have decided that I love having breaks from work, but at the same time, I get bored easily. I am hoping I can ride my horse sometime during the break...oh wait! That means it would have to quit snowing!

Spring Break Day 1 and 2

So, my first day of Spring Break was really fun! We took my nephews to the zoo and we had so much fun! I climbed on the back of a gorilla statue. Everyone looked at me like I was crazy, but I didn't care! My favorite thing was riding the train. I love to ride the train at the zoo. My nephews are so cute and they were soooo good. My second day of Spring Break, (well technically the third)I went shopping with Rachel. We had a blast. We had lunch at Chilli's and did lots of shopping! I can't see what tomorrow entails...haha...I will admit, I am a little bored. And I think I miss my class...

Easter in the Snow

This year, we woke up to tons of snow on Easter. Yuck! How are we supposed to wear our cute spring clothes when there is snow on the ground? We tried to make it as fun as possible. The Easter Bunny hid eggs outside my house. Little did he know, it would snow the next day and burry almost all of them. When you have five kids ranging from 14-25 at my mom's on Easter Sunday, you know it has got to be for a good cause. And boy it was! There was 60$ worth of money in Easter eggs. It was hilarious how we got out the shovels, rakes, and anything else we could find to dig through the snow. We also had the "bunny trail" at grandma's. That was really fun. There was tons of candy and presents all around! It was a great Easter!

Pet Day!

So, it seems almost every post I do has something to do with work. But, because I spend about 30 hours a week with 30 kids, I can't help but capture the great moments. Last week we had pet day. Yes..pet day! It was a reward that my students earned...and it was CRAZY! We had turtles, horses, birds, cats, dogs, and any other silly animal you could think of. The amazing part was that each time a parent brought an animal....the kids would go crazy, I mean they would seriously go crazy over a cat, like they had never seen one before! I didn't understand it, but it was fun. Oh yeah, Rylan brought Belle and Ugg to school and the kids loved that! And....the teacher next to me (and my very best friend) Mrs. Talley got on a horse at recess. It was hillarious because she is very scared of horses. She thought it was going to "bite" her. She was way funny!

Some Fun in the Sun

My ideal life would be to live somewhere where it DOESN'T snow! I hate being cold and everything about it. This President's Day/Valentine's Day weekend was awesome! We went down south to spend time with friends. We were able to ride our horses OUTSIDE! That is something very hard to do here in Heber, unless you bundle up and wear three pairs of long-johns. It was definatly T-shirt weather. We roped and bucked bulls all weekend long! It was a great way for me to spend my three day weekend! We also had a lot of fun going to the movie and eating lots of yummy food! I didn't want to come home!..... Do ya blame me? A picture is worth a thousand words!

Field Trip!!

Today we went on a field trip. FINALLY SOMETHING TO BLOG. I haven't had much time to blog the last month, so I am going to use the excuse that I had nothing to blog about until now.
We had a good day today. We went to the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum and looked at artifacts that the Mormons brought with them across the trail. We do so many things with UTAH history, so it was really neat for the kids to see the museum.
After the museum, we headed to the State Capitol. It is absolutely beautiful in there. We had a great time and I have to say that I have a really good class. They were SOOOOO good!

Christmas 2009

This Christmas was amazing! It was probably one of the best! We started out Christmas Eve by going to the cemetery. This has always been something that our family has done. It was freezing cold, but we lit the candles, took some pictures, and then went on our way. After that we went and played cards at Grandma's. This is always so much fun. We woke up Christmas morning, opened all of our presents, and then went and watched Camrynn open her presents. After all of that, it was off to Grandma's for the best Christmas breakfast ever!! We opened presents and then it was nap time! It was a really fun Christmas. It is always fun to get together with all the family and have a good time.

On Friday we went snowmobilling with Rylan's family. Afterward, we had a yummy lunch at Daniels Summit Lodge. It was a really fun day. I was so tired when we got home, but it was totally worth it!

Pioneer Christmas

The day before we got out of school for Christmas break, we had a Pioneer Christmas. We played pioneer games, line danced, made a quilt, and made butter. I even brought a home-made pinata for the students to play with. It was a huge hit! We had a tug-o-war, wheel barrow races, and even played jacks and marbles. I decided this is a really fun grade and we get to do some really fun things. It was a little crazy doing all of this the day before the break, but it made me thankful that I have a couple weeks off. We also had a school sing-a-long in the morning before our pioneer Christmas. Mr. Campbell dressed up as Santa, and all of the teachers sang. It was a very fun time, but I couldn't wait to get home and enjoy myself for awhile!

Never Too Old..

When I woke up this morning and looked out the window, I saw TONS of good snowman-making snow. It was 7 a.m. and I thought maybe I shouldn't go outside just yet. So, me and mom watched the "Grinch" and had hot chocolate. When It was about 9, we both went outside. She shoveled and I made a snowman. Who cares if I am 24, I love snowmen! Hadly informed me that he looked like a "big blob of snow". Whatever Hadly....I had fun! I don't care what you say!

Rendezvous, Thanksgiving AND Black Friday

What a fun week! It all started Tuesday with our Rendezvous at school. We learn a lot of Utah History in Fourth Grade, and what a better way to let the students understand more about Rendezvous than to have one! It was a blast. We all dressed up as either Native Americans or Mountain Men. The kids loved it. We made "possible bags" to put their "beaver bucks" in. They earned "beaver bucks" and exchanged them for goods that the kids brought from home. (They brought everything from toys to baked goods). It was a lot of work putting it all together, but it turned out to be really fun!



We had a blast on Thanksgiving Day. We ate lots of food, played cards, and I went for a ride on the zip line at the Graves'. It was so much fun! After Thanksgiving dinner, we got in the car and we shopped 'til we dropped. I witnessed a chick-fight at Wal-Mart, which was priceless. Here is a little bit of how it went...(Let me warn you, it is a little PG-13)

5:03 A.M. Wal-Mart, Orem, Utah

Lady #1(about 40 years old): "Would you please hurry up!"
Lady #2(about 30 years old): "You are being a really big ______ right now"
Lady #1:"Just hurry the H up!"(and hits Lady #2 in the back of the head with a box)
Lady #2: Turns around and hits her with her box, then keeps walking
Lady #1: Throws her stuff down and runs up behind Lady #2 and starts punching her in the back
Lady #2: Turns around, throws punches, and starts pulling hair
Peace Maker Lady: "Ladies, you are better than that! Knock if off"
Lady #2: Storms off, cussing the entire time
Lady #1: Looks at Peace Maker Lady and says in a crying voice, "I didn't even do anything wrong, you don't understand"
ME: I walk away laughing my butt off at how ridiculous people are.

P.S. The picture above with myself, Hadly, and Jena, is at 3:00 A.M. on our way to Old Navy, please excuse our hair and no-make-up faces...This what you look like after too much turkey and red bull.