Teacher's are AWESOME!

I am so grateful that my children have had amazing teachers every year that they have been in school. I am especially grateful for Emily's teacher Mrs. Cox. Emily was able to be in her classroom for both 1st and 2nd grade. She is an angel on earth! She was a wonderful support for our family while trying to help Emily succeed in school. Thank you is not a big enough word to express how grateful I am for her patience, kindness, concern, and love. She will always hold a special place in my heart as well as in Emily's.

Meet Angel Rose

We are now the proud owners of a chicken! Yes...that is right, a chicken! Emily's 2nd grade class hatched chick's in there classroom as part of a science unit. School is almost over and so they needed to find good homes. Emily kept looking at us with pleading eyes so much so that we eventually agreed that she could bring one home. This is going to be an interesting experience! She is really cute but who knew that they could chirp so loud! I had no idea!

Lead Role

Makenna got to play the lead role in her 4th grade production "Arizona, How do you do?" She had to memorize all 8 pages of her lines. She was a pro! I think we may have a drama major in the future!

First Harvest

We are starting to reap the benefits of our hard work. We already pulled up all our lettus and now have a strawberry, a zucinni, and will soon pick a bell pepper and yellow squash. It has been so much fun learning about how all of these different fruits and veggies grow. A major bonus is that the kids are excited to taste test all of the produce!

Easter 2009

Ok...so I am a little slow posting this picture of Easter. But they are so cute that I had to put them on the blog.

Bush-Ba-Gahwa

During our last spring break we packed a picnic lunch, loaded up the kids and headed to Globe, AZ for a day trip. We were joined by my mom and dad and my sister Lisa and her family. We have driven through Globe countless times but never stopped long enough except to use the restroom. Little did we know that there are ancient Indian ruins just off the highway. We had a great time playing in the park and walking through the ruins. Its a great day trip...just do it in cooler weather!

Ryan Turns 4!!

I can't believe my little man is now 4 years old!!! He is such a wonderful little boy. It is my big helper and my little shadow. We have so much fun keeping each other company while everyone else is at work or school. Now that he is 4...everywhere we go he spots that number! He thinks it is the most wonderful number in the world. He has grown so much and makes us laugh daily. The other day he said, "I am a good boy! But sometimes I am a little pill!" OK... so my words came back to haunt me! I laughed so hard it made me cry. Happy Birthday little man!