Jessi's Baby Blessing

Tyler's sister Shoni's baby was blessed on Sunday. Jessi looked so adorable in her little white dress! I even got to hold her for most of sacrament meeting until she started crying and Shoni had to take her. I can't wait to have one of my own!

Cherry Days

Kirstie and I trying on some furry hats!
Getting ready to eat some funnel cake!

Ty and Tallon were stunting me to get the really high cherries and when I reached up for the branch I accidentally grabbed a cherry and the juice went all over Tallon's face. Oops, sorry!



Oh man, we did so much fun stuff while we were in Boise I forgot about cherry days! This was me and Ty's 4th time going to Cherry Days, it's a tradition! We had the usual cherry pit spitting contest where Ty won of coarse and the cherry stem tying with your tongue contest (my mom won that one!) We had so much fun!

Eagle Fun Days!

Ty came to pick me up from Boise and he brought his family for Eagle Fun Days!! Ty loves to go since he served in Eagle for the last 6 months of his mission and plus he just loves Eagle Fun Days and Idaho! We went to the rodeo on Thursday night (since it was free night!) We were so excited because we got to see our good friends Ben and Moni and their kids. On Friday we went down to watch the bike races and we got to hang out with our friends Chrissy and Ian. We stopped by the carnival but sadly it was closing and they weren't selling anymore tickets. Luckily Kirstie and I talked one of the carneys into letting us on the big ship ride. It was pretty fun! On Saturday we went to the Wet and Wild Parade. It's pretty much a water fight with the whole city. Everyone is soaking by the end of it. We had a ton of fun!

My Wonderful Week in Boise!

I was so lucky to be able to ride back with my parents when they came down for Heather's wedding and spend the week with my family! Oh it was so much fun! Me and Kirst hung out everyday rollerblading to Alb's and riding our bikes down the greenbelt. I decided I should just move to Boise for the summer but Ty didn't like that idea very much. He was jealous because I was having too much fun and not missing him enough.

Heather and Eric's Wedding

One of my most favorite cousins ever got married yesterday in the Salt Lake Temple. I love to go to sealings in Salt Lake because it reminds me of when Ty and I got married there 3 years ago. It seems like I go to temple square a lot but it's a special treat when I get to go inside the temple! It's always such a blessing to be in the temple with family. I'm excited to get to know Eric better. Heather looked gorgeous. We had so much fun at the reception especially because it's family tradition to have a huge dance at the end. It was a PARTY! (Ty also took over 500 pictures because he was having so much fun with his brother's camera he borrowed)

Last Day of School

I can't believe I did it--I got through my first year of teaching!! In so many ways it was a relief to be done but I am also very very sad to say goodbye to my first students ever. I told them so many times that since they are my first class I will remember them forever and always love them the most. I have learned more this year as a teacher than I ever could have imagined! When I look back at all the work I did and all the hours I put in this year I can hardly believe I was able to do it. There were nights I stayed at school until 10pm trying to prepare for the next day or an observation or working on my teacher work sample. There were days I came home crying to Tyler because it was so hard but there were so many other days I came home and told Ty I was the luckiest person ever to get to hang out with the coolest kids in the world everyday. My students really were my best friends. I told them everything. I would tell them stories about me and my life all the time. At the end of the year reflecting on everything we had learned together I really was so proud of all the things I had taught them! It is cool to think, wow, look at all these things they know and I taught it to them! Our class had so much fun together. My students always called me crazy because I acted completely myself around them and yes I am kind of a crazy one. Some days I would laugh hysterically at things the kids did or said and I always just felt so happy at school. I was always bouncing around excited. I really did have the coolest students ever, I think if they were my age we really would all be best friends and hang out together all the time. This year really was one of the best experiences of my life. After this year I feel like I can do anything! Being a teacher is hard and you have to know how to do a million things at once. I felt like I was the mom of 27 kids who came to me with every problem and struggle they were having. I feel like all my children have just been taken away from me! At least I am staying at my school next year so hopefully they will visit me and still play with me at recess. I made it through my last day with only crying twice. I will always treasure this year, I think in so many ways it has prepared me to be a mom someday. I am just so greatful to have had this experience and that Heavenly Father trusted me to teach and love so many of his children!