Baby Easton

Hey everyone! Here are some more photos of our little guy. If you haven't seen the others be sure to check facebook.

Our top 5 favorites so far:

*red hair

*a wrinkly forehead when his eyes are open wide

*old man hairy ears

*staying up late awake with us

*strawberry marks above his right eye and nose

Easton enjoying a quick stroller ride.
Ben studying with his favorite buddy on the couch.
Our little night owl... :)

33 weeks!

Hey blogger friends and family! I hope all is well with you! :) Time is flying... I haven't been the best at all to update but all is well here!

It's a boy!! :)

If you haven't guessed we are so excited and I have been dying to tell everyone. So here he is... at 19 weeks

Long Time Coming

Well it has been awhile and with a huge pile of papers calling to me (to grade), I decided to take a minute to blog. Here is a quick update.

Saturday 3.12.2011
We ran our first 5k!! We started running in January and this was our big goal! It was nice to be running for such a good cause. We ran the Rex Lee run at BYU which sponspors Cancer research. Now that we ran our first 5k Ben is ready for a 5k mud race being advertized in June. Sounds fun... We'll see!
I was really excited for this because I called it my first "pi" day run. Close to 3.14 miles on 3.14.. Yea yea pi day was on Monday but I have always wanted to participate in the "pi day runs" the byu math dept put on when I was a student. So I had to stretch this a little. I guess what I am really excited for is 3.14.15. #1 it is on a saturday so I am sure there will be a 5k that day, and # it is the ultimate pi day 3.1415, 15 being the next two digits of pi. Here we are after the race!!

Sunday 3.13.2011
Here is our ultimate Brazilian dinner from Ben's mission. beans topped with rice, salad or lettuce, and spaghetti. Not colorful like I would have hoped for pic taking purposed but it was really good!


Monday 3.14.2011
Happy Belated Pi Day everyone! My first pi day as a math teacher was awesome. I made cookie bars with pi symbols frosted on the top for each class, to go along with pi day trivia ofcourse. They were delish. Next year I may just invest in this "pi" cookie cutter... $13 though.. hah. Don't think I am a total nerd for posting this ofcourse.

P.S. BACHELOR FANS!! Were you so happy about Emily and Brad? talk about surprized! I heard the spoilers were saying that Chantal was supposed to win, and Em and Brad had a rough last date I thought. Well hey they seem like a cute couple that are keeping it together. The drama of the couple breaking up on that same night is always to much for me. They are too cute, so I'm hoping the best for them!

Gratitude is the Attitude

The past few weeks have been challenging as I've managed to catch any sickness that any of my students have. Although this has been so frustrating, I have been blessed with no other option but to slow down and relax. With Thanksgiving around the corner I couldn't help but think of how grateful I am for the blessings all around me.

1. Freedom & Religion- Privilege to live in America and have freedom of choice. All the blessings of the gospel, and to have temples to close.

2. Ben!- He is the best. This week he has been so helpful and kind: he makes the best grilled cheese and soup. and does the dishes and laundry when he senses my stress.
p.s. he turned 24 this week!! Happy BDAY Ben!! (we celebrated with Outback Steakhouse, gifts, cake, duck hunting yesterday just to name a few)

3. All My family & Cell phones- Talking to my mom & having Marcia and Miriam so close.

4. Teaching! I am so grateful to be able to teach. It is getting easier and less stressful by the day. I love going to school and helping each student gain a desire to learn new things.

5. Trials- UPs and DOWNs. You need them both to appreciate the UP times. This weekend I lost my voice. For those who know me... this seems impossible but no.. I hope its back for Monday!

Hope you all enjoy this chilly Autumn season!

Back in high school!

Sad. It's true. And I love it. Much harder than I expected, but absolutely worth it. 8 Weeks down, just a few more to go... ;) They say your first year of teaching is the hardest. Some days its a breeze & other days I have students male and female who break out into crying by the time 2:15 rolls around. Kids are so funny: from anamae, writing notes in class, chats with BFF btwn classes, insect collections, etc the list never ends. What an eventful life it is to be a teenager, I can barely keep up.

Well, including school, Here are top 10 changes that have happened in the past little while.

1. Ben is back in school! He is studying accounting. He really does love his major, and enjoys everything he is learning. This is good. 3 years to go, and we are counting down. :)

2. I make quick unplanned dinners 1-2 nights a week.

3. We don't watch TV anymore. No time.

4. I teach math to 110 students ranging from ages 11-13. Oh the emotions, and the smells, and all funny things...

5. I spotted my first gray hair. ;)

6. We are going ELK hunting this weekend! (My 1st time)

7. UEA weekend is this week, so I have off until next tuesday!

10. Ironically, I can't count. Happy Weekend!

The Economists

The Cheapest Family in America...
This is an interesting video. Feel free to post any comments.
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/39416868/ns/today-today_people/?gt1=43001

HAPPY OCTOBER!!