SUMMER'S here. . . just in time

Oh my a lot has happened in the last four months! So where should I begin? Mason Dude turned 3 requesting a rocket ship birthday cake of course. Mason loves spaceships, rocketships, and I'm pretty sure he'll be the first astronaut to touchdown on Mars, if he has it his way that is!Little Jaxon Man turned 1, mom and dad made him his own smash cake. He's not quite walking but I'm sure in good time he'll get it! He's got about 10 teeth with others on the way.

We had a birthday party for both with friends and family, it was snowing that evening so it was definitely an inside party, but turned out to be great fun.

Easter was eggcellent we were invited to an Easter Egg hunt and Mason thought he was in heaven with all the treats that followed!

I started working full time in February at Gourley teaching full day kindergarten, which has been so much fun, you even get time for rest time! Jaxon did great adjusting to the schedule, Mason had to adjust to naps and rest time at school rather than at home on his own comfy bed, but he did great and just loves Spartan Station! But all this adjusting just in time for another change, SUMMER!

I will be going to work for Canyons School District this fall, as a half day morning kindergarten teacher, and just in time to get ready for Mason to go to school in Canyons District which is just 2 short years away! Teaching at Gourley has taught me a lot about managing a classroom, learning how to be an effective teacher, as well as how to get those struggling learners to par. I just hope I can keep up with the parents' expectations at Brookwood!

Andy has been teaching math, ceramics, and coached girls golf this spring! And after a bit of a struggle with the teaching positions available and an identity crisis as a teacher has found he still loves math and the administration has found a way to keep him on as a math teacher at Murray. That's not to say he won't miss ceramics though!

Well SUMMER is officially here although it certainly doesn't quite feel like summer. We had our first family camping trip to Lava Hot Springs, Idaho and it didn't hesitate to rain at camp for at least 8 hours straight, luckily the warm water at the water park made for great swimming, yes even in the rain, which we all enjoyed for a couple hours. But the weather cleared up just in time for us to head home and for Andy and I to head out of town.
Andy and I have been married for 8 whole years now and have been together for 14! We took a much needed trip, without the kiddos (thanks to some wonderful granparents!) to Las Vegas and had a blast kicking back at the pool and enjoying ourselves in the hundred degree heat!

Figured I'd better update you all since I have slacked off since I've been working full time, sorry about that.