Refelctions Contest is now over for Us!!

We were able to go to the District level Reflections contest last night for the painting that Baylee painted. We had 6 kids move on from our school Heartland Elementary. While we were sitting there thru the hour and 15 minute thing none of the kids at our elementary school or the 4 surrounding elementary schools around us got to move on to State. Totally sucked!! Baylee was so dissapointed that she didn't get to move on to state that we had to take her out to Applebees with just Daddy and mommy. We had so much fun with her one on one that we decided to take a kid out by themselves every other week so they can have alone time with us and so we can spoil just them and only them for that night. Another boy Jacob in our neighborhood that is in Brayden's class his didn't get to move on either and he was devistated he was so cute while they were calling out the photography winners he sat with both his fingers crossed the whole time!! When they were finished he just put his head down and cried. It made me so sad for him. When 3-D art came up the little boy in Baylee's class Kyson he was dissapointed also that his didn't get to move on either. It was sad to see that even at 5 how dissappointed these kids get and that they do realize it was a big deal to get as far as District level. I told Baylee there is always next year and she is already thinking of something that she could paint.

Here is a picture of Jeff and Baylee enjoying their Shrimp and Parmesan Steak!! Baylee of course ordered a corn dog but once she saw mine and Jeff's shrimp and steak she ate off of both of our plates instead of hers. You think we would learn by now not to order what she says she wants and just let her share with us cause it happens all of the time!! We had to stop at the grocery store afterwards to pick up some milk for the kids and of course Baylee batts her eyes and daddy gives in and buys her a treat so she picked out a PEZ dispenser like she doesn't have enough of those but she was soo sweet and asked him if she could buy a pack of refills also so her brothers and sisters could have some too. Her siblings were very grateful cause daddy can never say no to Baylee.

4th Grade Field Trip

Brayden's class got to go to the Historic Veterans Museum in Lehi today for a field trip for School. It was soo much fun!! I have never been here before so I thought it would be lame once I saw the word Veterans but it was a lot of fun. The kids were mixed up into 8 groups from all 3 classes so I didn't get to be in charge of Brayden's group cause another mom dibbed that group but I got to go with some other kids in my neighborhood we had a blast!!

This is a sign that was at the front desk as we walked in, I tried to get Brayden to stand by it but he wouldn't he didn't think it was very funny! While we were there we got to learn about all different things, like rocks and minerals, we got to do a lot of hands on things, also. They got to make pictographs by scratching symbols and pictures into a pottery stone. They got arrested and put in jail, they were offered dead crickets that had flavoring on them like bacon and Cheddar, or sour cream and onion. Only half of the kids in my group would try it I even had a girl who tried to be brave and taste it but I had to run her to the bathroom so she could puke after it hit her tongue. No way would I even try it the kids tried to get me to but NO WAY was I going to! They got to rub buffalo skin with a indian made knife to make it into cloth for a tepee. And a lot of other things. So much to name!!

At the end of the field trip one of the guys that worked there decided to give us a treat and he brought out 4 very beautiful and awesome birds. He brought out a Falcon, a Hawk, and Owl and a Golden Eagle. This is the Eagle. It was so beautiful!! When it tried to fly out of his arms its wing span was so wide and pretty!! The kids loved it!! Brayden is still talking about all the fun he had today. They were saying that they are doing a Night at the Museum where everything comes to life coming up in February, so I am seriously thinking of taking the kids to it. It sounds like so much fun.

Kid's and their Thinking

Baylee has show and tell every Wednesday in her Kindergarten class and this week the letter was "P" We could not think of what she could take so when she got in my car yesterday after school she turns to me and says "I know mom I can trick my class and bring up my back pack and say It has brown hair, clothes and it talks. " So I asked her what that has to do with the letter P and she said " It's me I'm PRETTY!!! She thought that was so funny So after school I asked her if she did it and she said yes but she won't ever again cause the boys thought that was stupid!!

Party Night!!

Last night was soo much fun!! My friend Sheryl called me yesterday and asked if I would fill in and be a sub for her Bunco group. I of course said yes so I could have some me time. It was so much fun the ladies were so nice and we ended up having to call 2 more people from the neighborhood cause they were short people from their regular group. Dinner was delicious and it was great to be in the company of people who are older than 12. We were done playing by 10:00 but 5 of us decided to just sit around and talk and laugh. We were so into it that when I looked at my watch it was 12:45 so we finally decided that we better call it a night so our husbands didn't get mad. I got home at 1:00 and was so exhausted from laughter that I even slept in until 10:00 this morning. My kids didn't have school today so not only did they sleep in they let me also. Thank you my love for letting me have another night of no phone calls and time to myself. I guess I owe you another 4-wheeling trip to yourself again without kids. Knowing you you already have one planned like last time.

Mom's Night

Last night was so much fun!!! Holly asked me if I was doing anything last night and asked if I wanted to come over and bring scraps from scrapbooking to make cards with a couple of other ladies from the ward. At first I wasn't going to go but at about 7:15 I decided to just go. I had so much fun!!! There was Monica, Gaylynn, Julie, Holly, Annie, me and then Kim showed up just to talk and hang out for about an hour. We each had to pick a theme for a card and make 6 of the same one or 12 of the same one so we could each have 1 or 2 of that same card. At the end of the night when we were done we switched cards with everybody. We had a lot of laughs and it was great to get out and away from the kids and just BS without having to worry about anything!! Jeff was so great usually when I am out I get a million phone calls from the kids or him asking when I will be back. Especially if I am out past 9:00 when the kids need to be put to bed. But I did not get one phone call from them. I didn't get home until 10:00 and I was expecting him to be major mad but when I walked in the door all the kids were in bed asleep, and Jeff was on the couch watching the news and he was so sweet to me it totally shocked me!!! Thanks love for letting me have a night to myself!! It was greatly needed!! And thank you Ladies for a fun and enjoying night!!

Congratulations Baylee

Today we found out that at the Region level Reflections contest last night at the middle school that Baylee won 1st place in visual arts for all of the Kindergarten thru 2nd grade age kids in our region. Woo-Hoo way to go Baylee. We were so excited when we got the phone call this morning from Allison Tran (pictured above with Baylee) who is in charge of Reflections for our school.

This is Baylee after she got her Region Medal. She was so dang excited. When I got off the phone to tell her that her Snowman gets to move on to District the first words out of her mouth were "Where is my Medal?" It killed her to have to wait all morning until she got to school to receive it. We can't wait to go to District on January 29 to find out if her Snowman is good enough to move on to State level. We will keep you all posted.

Baylee with her teacher Mrs. Reese. Proud to have 2 winners out of her class that got to move on to District!!

My computer nerd!!

Baylee is soo funny. We won't let her play on the big computer so this morning while I was changing loads of laundry she went and got her Bratz lap top and a bag of Pistachio nuts and sat at the computer desk for the last hour now and typing and eating. What a way to entertain herself. She told me "she had to get her homework done so she is smart when she goes to school today."

Kids are so dang funny!!!

Ciarra 1st day in Primary!

Ciarra had her first day in Sunbeams today!! She cried hysterically when I put her with her class. I couldn't sit and hold her cause I had to get my classroom ready cause I had to teach so I left her to go set it up. When I came back in she was still freaking out so I had to grab her and have her sit with my class. When I went to teach I dropped her off to Jeff. I guess he took her in and sat with her and her class until she was fine with it and he left her. After church she was so excited about her I am Child of God crown and super excited that they sang her favorite and only song she knows which is I am a Child of God. Even today while the kids were at school she put her crown on and kept saying how her teacher let her sing her Lead me guide me song. So hopefully next week we will have better luck with her and she will go to class without crying.