Teaching Primary

Today was our first Sunday to teach the CTR6 kids in Primary. It was precious, and....EASY. :-) Going from 25 2nd graders to 4...FOUR...1st graders is a piece of cake! They are so sweet and tiny. Bryson was so cute, laughing and "aww-ing" the whole 2 hours haha. He even admitted that he got a little teary-eyed when they sang "He Sent His Son" duing closing exercises. The best part is, I get to be with Bryson the entire time during church! :-)

Just waiting...

For my husband to get home.

Until then, I'll just sit here on the couch, like a loser and play with my webcam haha.

A Little Piece of Heaven Here On Earth!

I was craving Muddy Buddies all morning, so I went to the grocery store and picked up the ingredients without telling Bryson. When I got home, he said (without seeing what I had bought) "We should make Muddy Buddies, I've been craving them all week." Were we meant to be, or what? haha

Delish! :-)

Brighten My Day

I can't even believe how blessed I am to have family who loves me and cares about me. I do not deserve any of this! Thank you SO much Auntie!! :-)

Today was the first day
in probably 10 years
that I was IN BED before 10:30.
What does this tell you
about hanging out with 2nd graders
all day? :-)

Whew, to have the energy of a 7 year old again.

The end.

Happy Birthday Karley and Becky!

Today is Karley's and Becky's birthday!

Today I told my class that it was my step-mom's AND my cousin's (Miss Karley, as they call her), birthday. They thought it was a miracle that BOTH of those birthdays occured on the same day. One of my little girls made Becky a birthday card and I sent it around the room and had everyone sign it (be on the look-out Becky haha). Remember how BIG OF A DEAL birthdays were when you were 8? Yesss they LOVE birthdays! Anyway, Happy Birthday to Becky! From the time I first met Becky, something I always thought was so neat, was that she is a great present giver. haha, I KNOW that is a random thing for me to think...but she always gives the absolute PERFECT presents to everyone for birthdays or Christmas...she really takes the time to think what each person would want and she finds the perfect gifts. She is an animal lover - she takes care of 6 animals (including 2 horses, which is a lot of work) and she loves old movies. So today Becky, I hope you get to take a long bubble bath, curl up and enjoy a great movie and I hope that my dad feeds the horses for you all day, so you get to relax! Happy Birthday!! :-) :-)

And HAPPY BIRTHDAY KARLEY!
Karley Kay is one of my best friends in the world. Karley is someone you can ALWAYS count on ... if you need a friend, she's there. She's will always make you laugh, knows just how to cheer you up, is a great listener, and truly CARES about people. Kar is a genuine person who really loves everyone - and everyone LOVES her! She came to read a story to my 2nd graders the other week. They loved her and thought she was, and I quote, "the funniest girl reader in the world." Since my kids know "Miss Karley," I had them write her birthday letters today and I put them all together and made a birthday book from "our 2nd grade class." They were so excited and decorated their pages with cute blonde stick figures labeled "Miss Karley," pink pigs and pizza slices (since that is what she told the class that she likes haha). They were so excited to give her their letters. So...happy birthday KAR KAR!!! Suuuure love ya!

And on a side note...I get to sleep in half an hour tomorrow morning. :)

Kids say the dardest things...

I know I have told this story to some people already, but for some reason it is the funniest story to me. So, this morning at school, we had a "Room Mom Tea" which is basicially where we meet with our room moms and eat breakfast together. Well, my room mom brought her son (who is obviously in my class) and she said, "Well, I probably shouldn't tell you this, because it might really embarass you....but..." And I'm thinking, "Oh great, I must have had major pit stains, a big wedgie or some big zit on my face one day and my kids ran home and told their parents, and now she's going to let me in on the secret." Well, she continues, "but...I'm going to tell you anyway."

"My son came home after the first day of school and his brothers ask him, 'How is your new teacher?' He says, 'Really nice, and she's really cute too.'"

OK, keep in mind, this kid in my class is 7!!!

She continues, "His brothers ask him, 'Oh yeah, what does she look like?' and he answers, 'Just like Megan Fox.'"

hahaha. The cutest thing about it is that his favorite movie is Transformers, so in his mind, all girls that have long brown hair look like the girl from Transformers. How cute. I told my room mom, "Oh, if only that were true, my husband would be one happy man!" :-)

Oh, to see the world through the eyes of a child. :-)

So Excited!

I am so excited to hear that my dad and brother are coming out for conference in October!! That means, Nam, Nampa, Jayson, my dad, and my cousin, Stephanie will all be here for conference! Mostly, I am BEYOND excited that my dad will be coming - every time Nam and Nampa have come out to Utah for conference, he calls me and says, "Oh that is just such a wonderful experience, I wish I could be there." This year, I finally put my foot down and said, "He NEEDS to come out this year!" He has never been to conference in the Conference Center, so I told Nam that we need to bond together in getting him to come out in October! AND...he is!! I am so excited! This will be a great experience! And I love my family so much, I am so excited to see them all! Spending Conference weekend with Nam and Nampa is always one of the weekends I look the most forward to. It really rejuvinates me and just fills me up again! WHICH is something I REALLY, really, rEALLy need right now! So, I'm incredibly excited!

I would once again like to express how much I LOVE my husband! :-) And we've been married for 4 months as of yesterday! He is such a trooper for hanging on even this long!! LOVE YOU HONEY BUNCH!! Here's to the next 4 months (and the next 4 months, and the next, and the next, and the next!) :-)

Funny Picture of the Day

Bridal Veil Falls

Today, we took a little walk to Bridal Veil Falls. I have passed this driving up Provo Canyon probably 100 times, but have never taken the time to acutally stop and get out and walk around. It was beautiful, and sooo crowded. Everyone was having picnics in the park and riding their bikes on the bike path. What a great way to spend a Sunday. :-) We tried to hike up the falls a little bit, but didn't have the right shoes.

And in case you haven't noticed...as if anyone even cares haha...my hair looks orange in all these pictures. orange. yessss, I need to get my hair done So bad! Any hair stylist recommendations??