Annie and Daniel

El Rancho 2011

2011-06-02T23:33:00.004-06:00

We took the annual trip to the Ranch last weekend. Nothing too exciting happened besides a rattlesnake finding it's way through our camp about 20 minutes into the trip! We sat around, ate, and played games. I actually gave the skeet shoot a "shot" this year but had no luck. Daniel did really well though. It was fun to sit up in the cool mountains and laugh with the family.

The Green Giant/ The Hulk

2011-06-02T23:26:00.004-06:00

So check out this bad boy! Daniel has wanted a truck ever since he got his four wheeler in February and this 1970 Ford was $500! What a deal. It runs fine. Now we are just wondering where the mula is going to come from to fix it up to where I don't feel like I need to shower after I ride in it. Haha! We are debating on what to name it right now.

6 months later...

2011-05-18T19:30:00.004-06:00

Hello everyone! It has been a while but other than major government holidays we haven't had much going on. When I'm done rambling I'll see if I can scrounge up some photos for ya. I have just been finishing up the school year with my darling third graders (I will miss these guys. They make me laugh everyday) and Daniel just completed his third year at Dixie and is still tying rebar with my dad. We are looking forward to summer (6 days and counting!) and for all the fun family stuff we have going on.

WE ARE BYU!!!

2010-11-07T20:00:00.003-07:00

My cousin Austin has been playing football for BYU this season which is pretty neat since he just got home this summer from his mission. My parents got season tickets and we had been dying to get up to a game. This weekend things worked out so we made the trip up with my family. The game ended up being a blowout with BYU 54 and UNLV 7. The best part was watching Austin and watching the people sitting in front of us. Haha.

My brother Jordan and his wife Brook at our "almost top row" seats. :)

My mom and I waiting forever for the game to start. We got there 2 hours early to beat the traffic.

The fam. Notice how there is NO ONE else there yet? Haha!

Halloween Fun

2010-11-07T19:43:00.004-07:00

This year's Halloween was pretty fun and exhausting. I wish I could post a picture of my cute class in their costumes but I can't for privacy reasons. You'll have to settle for some blurry pictures of friends and family instead!

On Thursday I went to a fun "Witches Night Out" party at my friend Lisa's house.
Halloween at school was really fun on Friday. That night Daniel and I went to a costume party at our friends Jarvis and Mandy's house. Then on Saturday night we went to my sister's to pass out homemade donuts! Overall it was a pretty fun Halloween weekend.

The girls. The third grade teachers

My niece Chloe and my nephew Rylan. So cute!

Baby Cash

2010-11-07T19:34:00.003-07:00

Just a quick post to show my new little nephew Cash! Isn't he cute!!? I spent the night at my sister Jana's the night before but he didn't come until the next day. I'm super excited to have one of my own someday!

Running

2010-11-07T18:55:00.004-07:00

Back in July my friends Ashlye, Claudia, and I started do the training program "Couch to 5k in 7 Weeks". The whole point of it was to lose weight. Overall, I lost about 3 pounds! Haha. Our first 5k was the Swiss Days 5k in Santa Clara in September. I felt really good after and started looking for other races. The next one I did was the Midnight 5k at the college October 1 with Ashlye. That one was miserable and I missed my time by 5 seconds! The last 5k I ran was the "Save a Sister" 5k on October 23 with my sister in law Ashlie. I beat my time that time. I had been weighing myself after running and doing spin and nothing was happening. I have been super stressed at work lately and was really nervous about all the changes that have been going on so finally I had my principal come evaluate me last week. She said that I was doing an amazing job teaching and that all my extra hard work was paying off. That made me feel a lot better. After that I started losing about a pound a day! I think my body was just holding onto the weight from stress. SO........I hit my 10 lbs. weight loss goal and only have 7 left to lose!! I awarded myself with a couple pairs of jeans (in a smaller size mind you) and I won the challenge I had going with Daniel. I'm pretty excited!

Claudia, Ashlye, and I all geared up and ready for the race at 6:30 A.M.

Me after we got home from the race.

My sister in law Ashlie and I after the "Save a Sister" 5k Can you tell how dead we were? Look at our faces!

San Diego y Santa Barbara

2010-08-25T18:06:00.010-06:00

We were so lucky we got to take a vacation this summer. It's been three years since our last big trip and the relaxation was much needed. Even though I wanted to fly somewhere exoctic Daniel (the realist in our relationship) convinced me a quick trip to the beach was all we needed. The day before we left we decided on San Diego and Santa Barbara.
I love eating outside and the weather was a perfect 72 the night we got there! We ate at this little Mexican Restaurant in Old Town San Diego. It was so pretty on the porch.
Daniel had never been to Sea World before so we started there. I'm not a big fan of going to theme parks without kids but Sea World was really fun with just the two of us. Our favorites were definitely the Beluga Whales and the Sea Lion and Otter show. Very Fun!

We spent a lot of time driving and a lot of time at the beach. We went to Pacific Beach in San Diego Monday and Tuesday then to Butterfly Beach in Santa Barbara on Wednesday. The water wasn't super warm but we were able to boogie board and lay out. It was so nice to just sit and relax with Daniel.

On Tuesday night we had to go eat at Joe's Crabshack, a favorite of mine. We got a table with a view of the ocean and the sunset was so pretty that night. Even though it took us two hours to crack all those crab legs it was still fun!

On Wednesday and Thursday we drove up the coast to see my best friend Genna. She was so nice to put us up for the night. We spent the day at the beach, ate at an awesome authentic Italian restaurant and window shopped. This was the only picture I got of us together though. We went to eat breakfast at her cafe and then hit the road.

It was an awesome trip and I'm glad Daniel convinced me to go to the beach. We loved being there!

Our Summer

2010-07-29T13:28:00.006-06:00

I have had a few people tell me that I need to update but of course I had to wait until we actually did something to post about it.

This summer has been really fun. I worked summer day camps for the first half and I've spent the last half relaxing and getting my classroom ready. Daniel has been working all summer which is good, it's just so hot outside right now!

The first exciting thing that happened was Daniel's 2 year graduation. He's halfway! He is planning on starting again in the fall doing business classes for his integrated business and

criminal justice degree. I'm so proud of all the hard work he's doing.

Over the Memorial Day and 4th of July weekends we went to the ranch as usual. It was a blast! We went to the Mt. Trumbell cemetary and I got some pictures of my grandparents and great grandparents graves. It's kind of neat to visit a cemetary where you're related to pretty much everyone buried there.

We went to the Jarman reunion with my mom's family in June. Here is my nephew Dawson with his Potato Derby car. The funniest part was how into it all the adults got!
Daniel was kind enough to spend most of the time fishing with my nephews and nieces. Chloe just loves her Uncle "Danold".

Just keeps getting better with time!

2010-04-25T21:58:00.003-06:00

Three years and it just keeps getting better and more fun. I was reflecting on marriage with a friend the other day. I don't think we have accomplished the "normal" things like babies and houses but we have done a lot! Some memories include: Daniel put me through my last two years of school (blood, sweat, tears and all), beautiful wedding in the St. George Temple, remodeled our second apartment, held numerous church callings, danced at the Bundy Reunion, camping trips and fishing trips, built a fort in our living room, got my teaching job and jumped for joy at the first pay check, been to the emergency room and back again, Sunday morning breakfasts with our friends each week, pulled all nighters for Daniel's research papers, checking the bookings for old friends and co-workers, lots of basketball and softball games, our trip to General Conference where I fell asleep and dreamed I fell off the balcony of the Conference Center :), hours of watching "The Office" and quoting "The Office", spending last summer at our pool, races in Vegas, Pinochle and Settlers tournaments with friends and family, and watching fireworks out out apartment window every few weeks. Can you imagine we are still in love after all that craziness? Here's to a million years more!

We are "Pawn Stars" now!

2010-03-27T11:04:00.005-06:00

We certainly didn't accomplish much over Spring Break but we did take a little trip to Vegas with friends and a trip to Salt Lake to visit family.

While in Vegas we decided to go the the pawn shop where they film the t.v. show "Pawn Stars". It really wasn't as cool inside as it looks on t.v. but we got to see all the stars of the show so that was kind of fun. I had our friend Skyler take my picture with one of the guys and the batteries fell out of my camera and onto the floor so my friend Danielle and I just took some of each other real quick.

Danielle and Tylee with "The Old Man" in the background.

"Big Hoss" and I

All done!!!

2010-01-31T22:24:00.004-07:00

Wow! It only took us over a year but the place is finished. Not to mention that we don't even own it but it has been a good experience helping update our little place. I'm really liking how comfortable we are now. We can even lay on the carpet without getting the heeby jeebies! Just wait until a baby comes (no, I'm not) and turns the place upside down.

Life has been really good to us since I started my job and Daniel has been able to really focus on school. Our cute next door neighbors had their adorable baby girl who I get to hold almost everyday. My hair has changed a bit. Daniel and I have been doing a fitness challenge which has consisted of working out 4-5 times a week and eating a little better. We have both lost weight and I am just feeling a lot better - more positive.

According to Daniel I'm a little more feisty as a redhead. :)

Christmas 2009

2010-01-16T14:41:00.005-07:00

Good Christmas this year! I always think that this is the year that I am going to get way into Christmas and do every fun thing that comes up then... I don't get done working until right before and by that time I'm ready to relax which is exactly what I did! Daniel and I pretty much shopped, ate, and hung out with family and friends for 10 days straight. It was awesome! One of the best gifts - our new carpet was put in a few days later. That's right, our tree was up for a total of 4 days before we had to move everything. We are loving the new remodeled floors and I will post pictures soon of the finished product!

I can't even remember which present he's opening but he looks really excited about it. :)
I loved this. We made breakfast for some family and friends one morning and this is what Daniel decided to wear. The little nieces loved it!

I had the privilege of narrating the nativity scene this year at Daniel's parents. They really went all out with scenery and everything!

Got spoiled by my students.

Got spoiled by my husband.

I hope Christmas was good to you all. Happy 2010!

Who says it doesn't snow in St. George?

2009-12-21T09:47:00.005-07:00

A couple of weeks ago Daniel and I ventured out into the snow right here in St. George. We may have to move to Salt Lake in the future and that's all I could think about while we were driving 20mph up to the Veyo/ Gunlock area. When I told Daniel that I was going to freeze to death in Salt Lake he said "You'll be fine. We'll just get you some cute boots." Haha! I don't know if boots will save my life or not but it was fun to just have one day in the snow!

There is always something to be thankful for...

2009-12-11T18:25:00.005-07:00

What is there to say about Thanksgiving? We had dinner at my parents...I ate a total of 8 pieces of pie...including pie at Daniel's parents that night...went to Wal-Mart to watch all the crazy people at midnight...then went to bed.

The next morning we hung out at my parents then went to ride my uncle's horse. It was a very relaxing weekend full of food and sleep. I did pretty well on the horse if I do say so myself.

I love Daniel's Cowboys shirt while he's riding the horse. It was very fitting I thought!

My brother Jordan was just like a little kid - "Annie. Take a picture of me kissing the horse!"

Look how cute Daniel and Chloe look. We love my little niece. She keeps every family event interesting.

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving also!

Buddy Walk

2009-11-21T17:01:00.006-07:00

My niece Hanna has been such a blessing to our family. One of the ways that she has blessed me has been by opening my eyes to how wonderful and sweet people with special needs are. On Saturday, Daniel and I with some of my family were able to go to the Buddy Walk for Down Syndrome. It was a big party and walk at the town square. It was so fun to see all the kids with special needs dancing and playing. I just love Hanna and I'm glad that we get to do stuff like this with her.

I had to post this picture of Chloe and I because I love this lady in the background with her sign.
My sister Jana, Hanna, and my mom. Chloe was in the background wandering by herself.

The people from Home Depot donated a ton of building stuff so my dad and nephew Hunter got to build a tool carrier.

First good day in a long time!

2009-11-18T19:28:00.003-07:00

Daniel is in school full time. I am working full time. Hopefully all this will get us somewhere soon.

Nevertheless, I am beginning to understand why anybody would stay with this job longer than their first year. Here's the whole sleazy story:

First of all, I go to at least five meetings a week for school. Some of these meetings require me to report the test scores of my students to show my accountability as a teacher. I stress so much about this. I feel like my students are darlings, they are funny, they are thoughtful of me, and most of them are able to catch on to what I'm talking/ teaching about but not enough on paper.

For the past two weeks I have been teaching multiplication and division concepts. I am pretty sure that they are getting it so I'm so excited when I gather them on the floor around me to start my lesson. So far so good. I figure "Okay, let's review for our test tomorrow. If I buy one ticket for $5 how much would two tickets cost?" I call on one little boy sitting in the back. He was raising his hand so I figured he knew. His response "Eight dollars. It's eight dollars!". I almost lost it.
(Just so you know we talked through it, pulled out the play money, I'm pretty sure he knows it now.)

The children leave, I vent to Daniel and my mom about how hard I'm trying, then I decided that I can only do so much. In Daniel's words "You can't take the test for them."

Next day, a little extra practice, a little extra encouragement. They take the test, which took about an hour. Stressed me out! After school I grade the tests and analyze the scores. My class was at 90% proficiency, which means 90% of the kids who took the test scored higher than 80%. All but about 2 or 3 students out of 26.

I couldn't stop smiling when I reported that score at my meeting that day. I felt like I had arrived as an actual teacher. Those smart little buggers sure fooled me. I guess all my hard work, missed lunches, and walks to my car in the dark parking lot (I hate that) after school are paying off.

I'm starting to think that good days aren't necessarily up to the 26 third graders I teach, it's most definitely up to me!

Girls Night!

2009-11-08T14:17:00.003-07:00

Can I just say that I absolutely love my friends? Daniel and I have such great couple friends that we have so much fun with but because my girlfriends have all been spread out in different places until recently I rarely get to see them all at one time. The last time all of us were together was two years ago so it was due time.

Girls Night is wonderful because it doesn't cost a lot and we just laugh and laugh the whole time. This time we had it at my house and although I don't like all the cleaning that I do leading up to it, it is definately worth it to have a nice, warm place for us all the eat and catch up. I have been friends with these girls since we were 15 and I miss them a lot now that we aren't running around screaming anymore, but they are all totally unique in what they are doing with their lives and they are just awesome examples to me.

Just look at this group: a world traveler, a recent R.M., a nanny, an orphanage volunteer, and a teacher. P.S. Three of these girls are still single, so if you know any guys that like crazies, let me know! :)

Happy Halloween!

2009-11-01T21:08:00.003-07:00

I wish that I could post some pictures of my cute class but I have been encouraged not to post anything for privacy reasons. Halloween in the third grade was pretty fun-EVERYONE got dressed up. The only melt down I had was when the room mom's busted out the gooey, sticky donuts that I knew would make a huge mess.

The third grade teachers.

As far as Halloween day - I totally vegged out while Daniel finally found time to fix up our Jeep. It felt really good to do nothing. That night we had homemade chili and corn bread at my parents (YUM!) and then headed over to my sister's to see the children in their costumes. I didn't really get dressed up but Daniel pulled out the old alien mask and scared people. We had a pretty mellow Halloween but it was good.

My dad with my niece Chloe

Daniel the alien, my nephew Hunter (Obi Wan), and Chloe the ladybug

Sunday Afternoon at the Carpenters

2009-11-01T20:52:00.003-07:00

Daniel's brother Chad's family came down last weekend so we got to visit with them a little bit at the Carpenter's. I love my mother in law's cooking! It was neat to see his brother Jarod with his trophy from racing Nationals and our little nieces and nephews. I just thought I'd post a couple pictures for the far away family.

Such cute litttle girls!

It's a Christmas miracle!

2009-10-11T10:53:00.002-06:00

Last week, after our big trip to Salt Lake (pictures to come later), I was sick and tired of not having a camera. I begged Daniel for one the week before but our agreement was to buy a trip instead of a camera. So on Monday while our friends Skyler and Danielle were over I asked Skyler to try to fix my old camera. I felt like I had tried everything possible already. He didn't do much but then when he handed it back to me I turned it on and it worked! I looked through the pictures and realized the last picture I took was on February 28 and it was of Daniel golfing. I am so happy to have a camera again and I hope it lasts at least until I can get one for Christmas! Hopefully the blog will be updated a little more often now also!

Office Wedding Dance

2009-10-11T10:07:00.001-06:00

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School = Life the past month!

2009-09-12T16:30:00.005-06:00

So I have been wanting to do a post lately but my camera is still broken so I've had to use my mom's to take all the pictures of my classroom so it's been a long time coming but here it is!

First and foremost the big news is that due to the Vista charter school's enrollment I was transfered from Red Mountain Elementary to Bloomington Elementary a week before school started. You might be thinking "Wholy cow! How could they do that to you!?" And I agree with you 100%, but the move went smoothly and I wouldn't have it any other way. Bloomington has been a great school with great teachers, principal, and kids.

My class is adorable. I now have 26 students in my class rather than the 16 I had at Red Mountain but they are pretty good little buggers. We have a lot of fun. I would say the toughest thing about being a teacher right now would be all the preparations that go into every single day. I feel like I'm there until dark a lot of days and it's hard. Daniel is going to school full time so he's busy too but I miss our summer of relaxation. Christmas break sounds pretty good right about now.

Other things that have been going on besides school - hard to imagine I could fit anything else into my life but we have managed. We went to the Corn Fest in Enterprise with our good friends Skyler and Danielle and their cute kids which is always a good time. Daniel has been playing a lot of softball. My family has been in town a lot too so that means barbeques and shopping trips.

Last but not least - our apartment is almost finished! Daniel has been working really hard on laying tile and once it's finished we get new carpet! Yes! It has been kinda tough living in a place that looks dirty all the time but it's finally almost done and it has been nice of our landlords to pay for the update!

Well...that's all. I'm tired of typing.

The classroom finished product.
My mom, dad, and Daniel helped me out so much! Here my mom is sewing some stuff for my classroom.

My class library. Probably one of my favorite parts.

Daniel and Danielle at the Cornfest. Danielle is picking corn out of her teeth I think :)

Annie Goes to "Annie"

2009-08-01T08:56:00.003-06:00

I was so fortunate to get to go with my mom to see "Annie" at Tuachan last week. I have been wanting to see it but didn't think it would be a sacrifice Daniel would want to make. Anyway, my parents callings in church are advisors for the Special Needs Mutual and Tuachan donated a bunch of tickets so I got to go in my dad's place.
Little did you all know that I was in the play "Annie" when I was in fourth grade. I couldn't sing then and still can't so I didn't make the lead - but I was still one of the orphans.
This play was really fun for me because I knew all the songs and it was just me and my mom. I loved it!

Carpenter Family Camping Trip

2009-08-01T08:32:00.006-06:00

Over Pioneer Day weekend we went with Daniel's family to Panguitch Lake. It was awesome because his whole family was able to go (with one exception) which rarely happens because his brothers and sisters are kinda scattered in different places. We did take the camera with us - then we realized the memory card wasn't in it! So the only picture I have of Daniel and I is this one I stole off of Kylene's Facebook page. :)

It was fun to relax for probably that last time this summer. We played Skip-Bo, ate, went on a hike, tried to fish but caught nothing, then ate some more. Daniel and I even slept in the back of a truck under a shade thing, but technically under the stars. It was a great time. I really love my in-laws and I'm happy that we can do stuff like this with them.Todd, Katherine, Daniel, Annie, Angela, Milissa, and Colby Carpenter

Jordan & Brook's Wedding

2009-07-17T16:32:00.005-06:00

Today we welcomed Brook and her son Rylan into our family. Jordan and Brook have been dating for over a year, and have known each other for about 15 years. They were able to have the ceremony and luncheon at my parents new house and everything went really well. My sister and her friend made the cake and it was really good. A lot of my family was able to come from far away so that was neat to see them all there.

Daniel and I. He is so cute! I love seeing him all dressed up. My brother in-law Aaron fell asleep right after the ceremony

so we took a ton of funny pictures of him. Jordan and Aaron "spooning". :)I love my dad! So handsome!
Jordan has to start his new job with North Las Vegas Police on Monday so they left on a quick honeymoon and they are going to be living there from now on. We will miss seeing them all the time but I think it will be good for them. Congratulations Jordan and Brook!

Jordan's Academy Graduation

2009-07-17T16:19:00.003-06:00

On Thursday my parents, my brother Taylor, and I drove to Vegas for my brother Jordan's graduation for the police academy. He has already gone through the academy once in Salt Lake but because he's working for North Las Vegas now they require him to go through again there. We even got to watch a video of him getting tasered and pepper sprayed.
It was neat for me to see what goes on in the police academy since Daniel will be going through it all, hopefully within the next year!

He graduated second in his class, we were so proud of him!

Rylan, Brook, Jordan, Mom, Dad, and me. Taylor was taking the picture.

Fourth of July means it's Bundy Reunion time!

2009-07-08T22:40:00.003-06:00

Let me just tell you how excited I was about going to the ranch this year. I couldn't sleep the night before - like a little kid! I don't know if I was just excited about getting to the ranch for the first time in a year or going on a vacation for the first time since Christmas.

This year by far was one of the greatest because it was Daniel's first time going to the "Big Reunion". He adjusted quite well to the Bundy Life and even got a double ringer in the horseshoe tournament. Way to go Daniel! It rained on and off so it wasn't as dusty as usual which was nice for fourwheeling and I love the smell of rain!

One thing I was really looking forward to was dancing with Daniel at the dances they have on Friday night and Saturday night. Yes...cousins dancing with cousins.... we are all related. 1,200 people came this year! Anyway, Daniel and I got to the dance Friday night, he took one look at the couples swing dancing and doing "the pretzel" and said "They are dancing too fast!" I thought it was so funny. That's just how they dance in Bundyville. He humored me and we had a blast dancing to "Cotton Eye Joe".

On Sunday we were able to go to the reminiscing meeting which was neat because it was all about my great grandpa James Bundy. I learned some neat things about him that I have never taken the time to find out.

I'm so proud of my Bundy heritage and love that side of my family so much. It's cool coming from cowboys!!
My cowboy! :) The only good picture I got of us the whole trip.
Yes, Taylor and Bethany did bring Sadie to church with them. :) And Taylor drank a Pepsi the whole meeting. That's allowed out there.

Jordan and Brook. Getting married next weekend!

All the people at church. This cement slab is also where they have the dances.
The view from our trailer. Can you see why I love this place?

I was sad that more of my family wasn't able to come, but the seven of us had a blast. Most of my fourth of July's have been without fireworks (obviously) but I made up for it this year by winning a game of Pit and Pinochle! Jealous?

Day at Gammas

2009-06-26T18:37:00.009-06:00

So as I mentioned previously we are staying in my parents basement until our tile is finished. This week my mom has been watching my sister Jana's kids while she has been at girls camp. Since I have only been working until noon everyday I had the pleasure to play with the kids everyday. It was fun and I got some really cute pictures of the playroom in my parents new house out of it.

Hanna, Chloe, and I in front of the Mt. Trumbull Schoolhouse mural. Check out the cute ABC carpet.

Hanna going down the slide. There has to be a pillow at the bottom because you pick up speed pretty quick!

Hunter with his Lincoln Logs.

Chloe picking her nose in front of the mural of my mom's Aunt Maime's house.
******Yes, I have resorted to posting pictures of other people's children because I have no life. At least Jana will enjoy this post. ******

Photography memories

2009-06-14T21:15:00.006-06:00

I got onto Flickr tonight to see if my photos are still on there from my photography class I took my first semester of college.
Some of them turned out pretty cool and I would like to hang them somewhere in our apartment. Each photo has a theme, so don't think I am totally random.

This guy thought I was crazy for wanting to take his picture. Entitled "Dirty Old Man".

I actually had to take this picture multiple times to get right. "Frozen Foot"

I love this picture. It took me like thirty hours to do the special effects but it's still cool. Properly titled "Dead Sexy".

This one is called "Back to my Roots". I actually Photoshopped my love handles out!

Maybe when I can afford a camera I'll get back into it.

Is this weekend being serious?

2009-06-14T20:56:00.002-06:00

Okay, so, on Thursday Daniel didn't have work so he decided to pull up the carpet in our dining room and the linoleum in the kitchen in our apartment. Keep in mind we don't own this place but Daniel is so nice that he has offered to do the labor in updating the place.

I was pretty excited to go pick out the carpet and he was excited to lay the tile when out of nowhere on Friday our water heater went out. Aah crud.

So we are currently in my parents basement in their brand new house for the time being. I will post pictures later because it is a gorgeous house. But there is just something about your own house and bed that you miss.

Just had to vent. Thank you for reading.

Daniel is 24!

2009-06-10T22:03:00.005-06:00

So my camera still isn't working but I took a few pictures on my phone trying to capture some memories of Daniel's birthday. Since the whole kidney stone incident Daniel's birthday wasn't very well planned out. This was the best I could do!

There was actually fireworks going on at the baseball game by our apartment that night. My favorite was when Daniel said "Fireworks on my birthday? This is the best birthday ever!"

The birthday boy brushing his teeth. I am really desperate for pics at this point.

Daniel's Birthday Pie. Sour cream lemon from Croshaws. Yum!!!

Taylor's wedding, Memorial Weekend and a kidney stone to top it off!

2009-06-10T21:33:00.008-06:00

My family's newest family picture. Below is the explaination on why Daniel looks miserable. (P.S. My bro. Jordan on the far left proposed to his fiance Brook on the 2nd. They are getting married July 17, and she is holding her little boy, my future nephew, Rylan.) The fam is certainly growing.

Usually my family goes to our ranch on the Arizona Strip for Memorial Day weekend but this year my brother Taylor and now wife Bethany were getting married on the 23rd whic is a significant day in our family so we stayed in town.
Little did I know that tragedy would strike the Thursday night before when Daniel called me on his way home from working in Cedar saying that his back was hurting and that I needed to pick him up. When I showed up he was in so much pain that he decided we needed to go to the emergency room. Having no insurance I was a little paniced about that but we went anyway. Once we walked in the door he threw up three times and I knew it was more serious than back spasms. Sure enough, after some tests we found out it was kidney stones due to drinking too much soda. Hate to say I told you so. :) I have never seen Daniel in such bad shape and it was awful to see him in a hospital bed dying.

They sent us home a few hours later, the kidney stone passed the next morning, but the pain and throwing up didn't stop.

My brother's wedding was the next day and Daniel still didn't have the strength to make it to the temple.
While I was at the reception he drove himself to the emergency room again (unbeknowst to me) and had to get an IV because he was so dehydrated.

It was a bittersweet weekend but he's okay now and that's all that matters! My advice, he has given up drinking pop for the most part, and dropped 13 pounds!

P.S. The wedding was flawless and Bethany looked beautiful!

Graduation!!! Woo Hoo!!!

2009-06-10T21:12:00.005-06:00

Well, I finally made it. Two years ago I graduated with my Associates and knew that I had to finish, there was no other option for me. So thanks to my wonderful husband who has worked full time and slipped some school in as well I graduated on May 2 with my Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education. It was a great day. My grandparents came down to support me and my brother Jordan drove up from Vegas so we were able to go to dinner as a whole family (minus Judd and Ashlie). Daniel's parents and sister Katherine were able to come too which was so sweet of them.

I got to sit in the very front row next to my two best friends in the program Danielle and Eliza (in the pic. with me) Thanks to all the people who supported me, for your gifts and love, and just being there. It really meant a lot to me!

Well, it's about time!

2009-05-10T21:11:00.003-06:00

I GOT MY TEACHING JOB!!! RED MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY - THIRD GRADE! For those of you who don't know, Red Mountain is in Ivins where my niece Hanna goes to school. I am so happy! I got the call on Monday and have tried to tell everyone but I thought I would formally announce it.
Come to find out, the job was between an experienced teacher and I (who just graduated a week ago) and the principal, who I love now, had to go through a lot with the school district to get me hired. That's why it took about three weeks to make it official.
Daniel and I are so relieved and excited. I have started collecting things for my classroom and I get to meet my students next week. It's crazy that it's all real and I really have it but I'm so happy at the same time!!!

Reflections Tag

2009-04-29T15:58:00.003-06:00

My camera is still broken... aaaah.

Dallas posted this tag and it really got me thinking about how I need to stop worrying and enjoy the little things so... here they are!

1. 3 living things you treasure: Family, the Gospel, Friends

2. 3 non-living things that you treasure: The little money we have, time, laughter

3. favorite time of the year and why: Summer, I love to feel the sun on my skin...and do fun things with family like go to the lake or camping. I also love summer clothes!

4. favorite things to wear: heels (I'm so happy Daniel's tall), perfect fit jeans, anything new!, shorts.

5. are you a perfume wearer? Every once in a while when I remember.

6. favorite animal: dogs, but not little dogs so much.

7. top three events in your life(so far): Getting married to my honey, graduating college, spending each day learning more about myself and what Heavenly Father has in store for me.

8. top three favorite small pleasures: Splurging on ice cream dates, watching Daniel dance, getting dressed up on Sunday.

9. top 3 favorite places in the world( you have visited or would like to visit): Have visited: Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, San Fransisco. Want to visit: Hawaii, Greece, England.

10. top 3 favorite sounds: Favorite cd's blaring in the car, Daniel saying anything that starts with the letter "p", my nieces and nephews laughing.

11. top 3 favorite things to eat: Ice cream, steak, and it's a tie between my dad's mashed potatoes and his popcorn.

12. 3 small ways someone has made your day lately: Daniel cleaning the whole house, the kids in my class missing me when I'm gone or the little girls telling me I look cute, Daniel selling back his book that he didn't want to.

13. 3 small habits/quirks you have that make you specifically you! The fear of deer definately sets me apart, watering down pop cause I can't handle it, making sure Daniel has nothing on his face or in his teeth at all times (it drives him crazy!)

14.-Describe your life using 6 words maximum (for each time frame): Past - loud, fun, forgotten Present: Stressful, busy, decisions, love, young, happy. Future: happy, laughter, growing up, babies.

15. .Name 3 words that you can't stand, and 3 that you love: Can't stand "Long time no see",
Love: Honey.

16. Was missing.

17. What are a few of the goals you have for your future and how do you plan on making them a reality? Get a teaching job: keep patiently waiting and be willing to go somewhere else. Have a baby: Get insurance and trust in God. Travel: save when we can so I can take Daniel to the Cowboys game. Buy a house: once again, save when we can. Serve a mission with Daniel: get old.

18. What is the best piece of advice you've ever heard? Give your life to God and things will work out.

19. what is your favorite quote and why? "Come what may and love it!" It teaches me to be patient with myself and what is going on in my life. It helps me face that things are going to go wrong and I need to make the best out of it.

Teaching job update!

2009-04-14T18:42:00.001-06:00

I interviewed with Red Mountain Elementary today thanks to my sister for the hook-ups! I'll keep you posted! Nothing from Alpine yet. Sorry Salt Lake family!

Busy Week!

2009-04-14T18:22:00.004-06:00

In the past week we have celebrated both my birthday and our 2 year anniversary! Both were great thanks to my wonderful husband. Since we are starving students Daniel decided to forgo the present and take me to Red Lobster, where I have been dying to go for months. When we got there and looked at the menu prices I remembered why Daniel kept saying "No!" . Haha. It was really good and fun for it to be just us. He even shaved and got dressed up. It was so cute!
After dinner we headed over to my parents where my family was waiting with my two favorite pies from Croshaws and a cake! Yum! Thanks to all of you for the gifts and funny voicemails! I loved them all! My brother Jordan even made a "special trip" from Vegas to make it in time for my party. I felt so loved to have everyone there. Afterwards we went to Daniel's parents to see the visiting relatives there. It was fun to see you Klint and Kylene!

On Conference Sunday we made breakfast for my parents then headed over to Daniel's parents for dinner/lunch. His mom is such a great cook and it was fun to see almost the whole family around the dinner table. It doesn't happen very much and it was very special. After dinner all the grand kids came into the kitchen singing "Happy Birthday" and Daniel's dad was holding a cake. I was confused to who's birthday it was! Haha! His parents gave me some money for a massage which I am so excited about! Thank you! What a great day with conference and all. My favorite talk had to be President Eyring's talk on Sat. morning. If you missed it, make sure you check it out!

The next day was our anniversary. I had a long Monday at the school and Daniel called a few times telling me to hurry home. Of course I'm irritated but I hurried home anyway. When I walked in our entire downstairs was spotless, all of the leaky ceiling tools I've put up with for two months were put away, and on the set table there were roses and a sweet husband standing next to it. I almost wanted to cry when he pulled out a pizza from the oven. It just melted my heart to think of all the trouble he went to to make my day special and all I got him was a new razor! Thank you Daniel for how much easier you make my life. I promise to love you forever plus two years!

What we have been up to for 2 months!

2009-03-29T11:02:00.003-06:00

So....not having Internet at our new apartment has been a killer to the blog. Even as I am writing this post I am sitting outside the computer center at the college using their Internet. I gotta check my e-mail somehow!

I will try to update more now that some big events are starting to take place. I have had a stressful couple of months. I never thought the economy crisis would effect my teaching job but it has. The whole state has been on a hiring freeze and after about 10 or so screening interviews with school districts all over the state I finally spoke with the assistant superintendant of Alpine and he seemed pretty willing to find me a job there. I would love to stay in St. George but my wonderful husband is very willing to go wherever I I find a job and there's a college close by for him. He has decided to go into Criminal Justice and will have his associates in December. He is planning on looking for a police department that will put him through the academy next spring.

One of the main reasons I need to get a teaching job is so we can get insurance so we can start a family. I have had a little niece and a nephew both need heart surgery in infacy and it scares me to death to think of getting pregnant and having a baby without that peace of mind. If I'm not able to get a job then it puts more pressure on Daniel to find an officer job quickly so we can get insurance through his job.

We have been praying for something to work out. We feel like it's a righteous endeavor to want to start a family and Heavenly Father will bless us in those kinds of things. Not to mention I am so tired of being poor! I am just ready for things to turn around and hopefully a teaching job will help us.

So... our last couple of months have been tough but student teaching has been great, my mentor and class are the best, Daniel has been able to play a lot of basketball and softball which he loves, and we have been getting through day to day and paycheck to paycheck. I guess it makes you stronger!

A dedication to my sanity

2009-01-20T15:21:00.003-07:00

Some might ask how college students handle the stresses of finals, part time jobs, financial problems, and all the while hours of homework a night. Here's an idea. It's a little show that I have been watching religiously for about 4 or 5 years. It's on it's sixth and possibly final season. One Tree Hill. I started watching this teen into adulthood drama in my freshman year and it has gotten me through! When I went to SUU we would meet and watch it every Tuesday. Here at Dixie we meet to watch it every Monday. It's like stepping into a life that is way more complicated than mine could ever be and it makes me feel less stressed about my life. Here are some pictures to show our little get together last night. P.S. Lucas officially proposed to Peyton!

Not just Christmas!

2009-01-05T13:08:00.011-07:00

Just to remind you all of how much of busy bodies Daniel and I have been I have not posted since Decemeber 1st, mind you I had a full two weeks to do whatever I wanted and it still didn't happen. I will post a few pictures of Christmas but let's face it, the holidays are over and Daniel and I are back to the lives we have lived since we got married....SCHOOL and WORK at a school all day everyday! YAY!

There is a little fun news along the way. Thanks to Book-Buy-Back we had a pretty good little Christmas full of my favorite-clothes! It was really fun for us to actually spend money on each other and not worry too much. We also spent Christmas week at a cabin in Zions with my family, I actually faced my fear and took a peek at the elk there, Daniel is now pretty good at everyone else's Guitar Hero games, I won Pinochle the other night, and we were able to get a few more things in our apartment painted and organized.

All in all it was nice to have a break and just enjoy being a young married couple. Sometimes Daniel and I feel like we are much older than 21 and 23 because of all of the responsiblities we have and we don't even have kids yet! When I really think about it, yeah there are a lot of responsiblities that go along with being an almost-teacher and wife, but I would miss out on so many fun things if I weren't at this point in my life. I would miss out on watching Daniel's studly karate moves he just loves to show me, or my students smashing their faces against the classroom window every morning.
Instead of being such a Debbie Downer about how young and single I don't feel anymore, I've decided to be grateful for how much I have accomplished in the last two years and what I'll have to show for it come

April 6th (Our two year anniversary) and May 1st (Graduation Day).

Me, Danielle, Eliza and Chelsea at our class Christmas party.

Our little, fiberoptic tree. (Thanks Mom!)

So much snow at Zions! Fun to play in but not so fun to get stuck in!

One of our Christmas card pictures. Thanks to my sister in law Ashlie we actually have professional pictures that aren't from our wedding!

Dumpster Diving Pays Off!

2008-12-01T16:02:00.004-07:00

On Saturday Daniel and I were pulling out of our parking lot when we spotted a bunch of furniture next to the dumpster. Some of it looked pretty nice so we pulled over to take a look. There we found 2 small, black bookshelves and one 6 foot black bookshelf. They were practically new, just a little dusty, so we hauled them over to our place. They match our stuff perfectly, the only problem is that I don't have enough decorations to fill all that space! That's okay, Christmas is coming. Hint hint! Pretty good Saturday!

Our New Place...Finally!

2008-12-01T15:41:00.009-07:00

The last week of October Daniel went home teaching with Quinn. That night he came home so excited and said he had a surprise for me but we had to leave right then. He rushed me to the Jeep and then sped down the street to the Sageview Townhomes. Outside, Quinn was waiting. I said "What is this?" Daniel said "This is our new place!" I was shocked. I have wanted a bigger place forever. It is about twice as big as Mesa Villas, 2 bedrooms 1 1/2 bathrooms. The best features: the dishwasher and the laundry room, two amentities we didn't have before. And... our rent isn't very much more. Our landlord has let us paint any colors we wanted (yes that is a rust colored wall my friends!) we have wonderful next door neighbors Quinn and Ashley (who I grew up with), and my parents our lending us their oh-so-cumfy sectional and dining table. We spent a lot of Halloween weekend moving but it hasn't looked finished until now. So here are some pics of the downstairs. The upstairs is usually messy so those pictures will come later. I love our new place! I will post more pictures when we get everything done..and clean!

Sweet Haircut!

2008-12-01T15:31:00.006-07:00

Daniel has been trying to grow his hair out for the past month or so. It usually grows so fast but now that he wants it to, it seems like it's taking forever to get past the awkward, ugly stage so I convinced him to at least trim it. Whenever he gets his hair cut by someone other than Kylene he usually calls me to prepare me to see it when he gets home. This time he wanted me to unlock the door so he could run inside as fast as he could so no one would see it. So I opened the door and the blinds. When he got out of the car I saw it. I literally fell to the ground because I was laughing so hard. Wholy mullet! See for yourself. The cut wasn't bad but it was so funny how she styled it!

Ashley & Jeff's Wedding

2008-12-01T15:21:00.004-07:00

I am so happy we were able to go to Ashley and Jeff's wedding in Salt Lake. It was like a weekend event with the whole family and it was great. We decided that the Bundy family isn't much for fancy events (as you can see from the pictures) but we still had a lot of fun. The most memorable part of the wedding for me was the dinner at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. We got bored waiting for dinner so my sister Jana, brother Jordan, Daniel, and I decided to explore a bit. When we came a piano by the elevator Jana sat down and started to play the Hokey Pokey. Jordan started dancing around the piano. I started laughing and Daniel was so embarrassed of my family. Haha. It was a great time, and we got some good pictures out of it!

Quirks Tag

2008-11-10T19:13:00.007-07:00

I think the main reason Kylene tagged me was so I would actually post something. Haha. No, it's cool. I'll play along.
Speaking of Quirks - I smile like this in tons of my pictures I noticed.

6 Quirks of Mine

1. I can eat ice cream at any time of the day. I don't like cereal very much so if I get tired of it, I have ice cream instead.

2. I am deathly afraid of deer. Deer heads and real live deer. Elk are the worst. I can't go into a gas station without having to look at the floor. I'm getting better though.
3. I like to refill my bottled water with tap water. It just tastes more natural that way.

4. I love running up stairs. I have never had stairs in a home until now and I love it. Sometimes I get running so fast that I trip but that's okay. I still love it.

5. I have an addiction to eye drops. I can't stand it if my eyes are dry and red.

6. I am the person that buys or wants to buy so badly the shoes that everyone else thinks "Why would anyone buy those?"

So the 6 people I tag are: Danielle, Eliza, Mandy, Jana, Ashlie, and Brooke.

Halloweeny!

2008-11-03T20:56:00.003-07:00

Well, this year was a crazy Halloween but I had a blast at the school with the kids and then Daniel and I used most of the day to move into a new apartment (more to come on that). Later on we went to our friends Morgan and Matt's for a party. I ended up leaving my camera at the school so this picture from my phone was the only picture I have of our amazing costumes. I went as a 1920's flapper and Daniel was some type of 1970's softball player. All in all it was a busy but fun Halloween!

If you ever get bored...build a fort!

2008-10-16T07:47:00.004-06:00

Yesterday I went to get something from my dad and they were starting to dig the basement for my parents new house! Yay! Anyway, there were some kids building a fort on the lot next to theirs and I talked to them for a little bit before my dad came over and told them to stop because he didn't want them playing around the hole and backho anymore.

So last night Daniel and I got so bored and he didn't want to go out so what did I suggest? "Let's build a fort!" He went along with it and so here it is. We watched one episode of King of Queens in it then went to sleep in our own bed. Oh well!

Hit and Run!

2008-10-04T07:52:00.004-06:00

I came out to my car on Thursday and this is what I found. I thought "Oh someone's tire just rubbed against my bumper." so I went to rub it off and found gashes in the paint. No note and no cameras at the school to find out who it was. I had the police come do a report and such for insurance but pretty much we have to pay to get it fixed! Son of a gun I was ticked. If you ever hit someone, PLEASE be courteous and leave a note!

Yearbook Yourself

2008-10-04T07:25:00.008-06:00

We didn't get home until midnight last night but we saw this on a friend's blog (shout out to Brooke and Bryce) and had to try it out. You know how when you're tired everything seems more funny. We were laughing so hard. I hope you enjoy it and try it out for your self. http://www.yearbookyourself.com/

I had to post this one because I

look just like my mom did!

Check out this hot 1970's stud. I would
have dated him for sure!
1994! I knew I was born a decade too late!

Husband Tribute

2008-09-10T07:10:00.006-06:00

I have seen lots of blogs that people write to their husbands on their birthdays etc. but I decided that yesterday was a very special day and that Daniel deserves this one! Since school has started both of us have been totally stressed out and busy. We usually only get a couple hours a night together. So last night I walked out to my car and got in and was shocked. My car was actually clean! Daniel had taken my car to get it washed. I was so happy so I called him to say thanks and he he told me that he had taken care of all our financial aid stuff and was waiting at home with a pizza so I didn't have to cook! It had been such a long day at work and school and this is what I had to come home to. It was awesome. Thanks Daniel! You are such a sweetheart!

New Car!

2008-09-10T06:56:00.006-06:00

So after 190,000 miles the Honda finally started to go out on us. We had been having trouble with it all summer and were even down to one car for a while. One night we went to look at a Mustang, Daniel's dream car, and parked next to it was this Jeep Liberty at a screaming deal. We decided we would jump at the chance. The dealership was able to trade in the Honda and pay off my car so it was awesome for us. We finally have a car that we can take to the ranch!

Ankle Update!

2008-08-09T23:07:00.003-06:00

These pictures are kind of gross but this whole ankle thing has been a big change in our life these past two weeks so I thought I would post them.

Daniel has been trying to work a couple hours a day and has been going to physical therapy twice a week. It has been crazy times with his car broken down and me starting my new job. I have to give credit to couples who share a car. My first week at Horizon Elementary has been awesome so far but getting there on time and getting home has been tricky.

So there's the update. It's actually getting better even though it doesn't look like it.

Happy Birthday Hunt-a- Matic!

2008-08-09T22:45:00.011-06:00

Sunday August "Fird" was my nephew Hunter's 4th birthday. I thought these pics were cute so I wanted to post them.

Hunter with his John Deere loader tractor we got him.

Daniel and Hunter. He loves to play with "Dan-yo" but hasn't been able to lately because of Daniels ankle. Sad!

Congrats Judd!

2008-08-09T22:39:00.003-06:00

This post is specially for my oldest brother Judd who after ten years of going to school has finally finished his four year degree in Construction Management. Not to mention he has had 3 little boys in that time also. Lots of work for him and his wife Ashlie. So we went to their home in Saratoga Springs last Saturday to throw him a little surprise party. Congratulations Judd!

California, Two Babies!

2008-08-09T22:03:00.006-06:00

So I have been trying to upload all the cute pictures I have of the two new nephews our families were blessed with last week and I was finally able to find the time.
My brother Judd and his wife Ashlie had their third little boy on Monday, July 28.

Cooper Evan Bundy

He was followed closely by Daniel's oldest sister Joanne and her husband Jim's 5th child.

Elijah Christian Mortensen

Who was born on Wednesday, July 30. They are both adorable and we are so happy that they are finally here. Joanne and her family are visiting from Saudi Arabia this summer and we are happy that we actually get to see this baby in real life!

How we spent the 24th...

2008-07-26T11:00:00.007-06:00

So I was enjoying my day off a work with my mom when we got a call from my dad. He asked if Daniel had let me know that he had hurt his ankle at work today. Um, no, he hadn't! I texted him and he replied with a picture text of his foot, swollen hugely.

So then it was a trip to the Instacare. Luckily all of this was covered by Workers Comp.
They took X-Rays etc. and decided that it was only a bad sprain. Which means no work, softball, basketball, or extended walking for Daniel.

This was his foot then at the doctors. Day One I guess.

Day Two. And this is now, last night. A lot worse! We are still hoping it's only a sprain but we are supossed to go back on Monday if the swelling doesn't go down and the numbness doesn't go away. Aaah!

Once it was lost but now it is found!

2008-07-26T10:33:00.002-06:00

I wish I could take a picture of my camera with my camera but I finally found it! Well actually Daniel found it. After 2 months of not blogging because I didn't have any pictures to post I finally can so I'll try to stay updated on everything going on in our kinda boring summer lives!

Happy Birthday Taylor!

2008-07-22T09:55:00.005-06:00

Sunday was my bro. Taylor's 24th birthday and since my camera is still lost I got these few pics. off of my moms camera. We had a BBQ (sort of, it started raining) and had a little family party. Don't let the Grizzly Adams beard fool you, he still seems like a nice guy.

Taylor with his cake from''The Sweetest Thing". It was actually pretty good!

I hadn't seen Chloe in what seemed like weeks! Look how big she's getting!

My bro. Jordan was able to stop by for some cake on his break. Nice nostrils!

Someone Help Me Get Rid of The Green!

2008-07-10T18:10:00.003-06:00

I cannot get rid of this green background so you can see the cute stuff behind it. Plus it doesn't match! I have tried everything I know. Can anyone help? I'm taking suggestions....

There's nothin' like a trip to Lagoon!

2008-06-26T21:17:00.010-06:00

I haven't updated our blog for a while because I lost my camera. I have a feeling I'm just not looking hard enough. Anyway-

This past weekend we went to Lagoon with my family. I love rollercoasters, Daniel not so much. Luckily my brothers were there to go with me. We had lots of fun even though it was packed and so hot. I must say that there are some really squirrely people that go to theme parks. I wish I would have had my camera so I could have taken pictures to show them to all of you but oh well. We still had fun!

A few pictures to show the addiction to Pepsi that the men in my family have...

Yes folks... those are 44 oz. mug that were refilled about 20 times that day. Yikes!

Home, well apartment, Improvements

2008-05-31T15:55:00.010-06:00

So I decided that if we are going to be in our apartment any longer then I had to make some changes. My mom had a great idea to do the background of cabinets red. So I buy foam board and spray paint it red. It looked hideous as you can see. Daniel was sweet enough to tell me the truth and to help me out with this little project of mine. We actually ended up making a few other changes to the apartment while we were at it so here are some pictures.

Daniel's #23

2008-05-27T08:30:00.007-06:00

Monday was Daniel's 23rd birthday! He had a very busy birthday including basketball and breakfast with his friends at 6am then doing yard work for his uncle. After that we went swimming at the new Rec. Center in Washington and then to lunch at In N Out with friends, then to top it off we had a birthday party at his parent's house for him and his brother Jarod who's birthday was on the 23rd. It was a busy but good day. I love you Daniel! I hope you had a good birthday!

Daniel and Jarod with Jarod's boys Cameron and Colby.

Daniel working on his model 1967 Mustang he got for his birthday.

I'm proud to be a Bundy from Mt. Trumbull!

2008-05-27T08:00:00.005-06:00

Every year on Memorial Day weekend my family makes the 2 hour, very dusty truck ride out to our family's ranch on the Arizona strip. This year was no exception and it was a blast, even though it rained most of the time. I was shocked because it's usually dry and dusty and oh so hot! The highlights of the trip were eating Dutch oven potatoes chalkfull of everything Daniel doesn't like (onions & mushrooms), watching the dogs fight during testimony meeting, losing miserably at Pinochle, and winning, well tying, in a foot race against my bro. Taylor's girlfriend Bethany. The important thing was that I got to see most of my dad's family and learn a little bit more about my Bundy heritage.

Thank goodness I don't have three kids!

2008-05-22T16:44:00.000-06:00

I haven't updated our blog in a while and here is the reason why. All last week was spent watching my sister Jana's three kids while she and her husband went on a cruise. Don't worry - we were payed with a vacation also. Yes, we played the parents but I played the stay-at-home mom part, and not well may I add. It was fun doing things with them but hard getting thrown into that role so quickly. It was a good experience but I'm grateful it's over! So here's some pics to show how cute they were.

Hanna making funny faces.

Hunter ready for karate. I didn't know how to tie his belt, can ya tell?

Chloe just being her cute little self.

Last Day with Mr. Bateman's Class

2008-05-03T11:51:00.000-06:00

I will miss these third graders! My dyad partner Danielle and I have been observing in this classroom for the past few months and have grown to love these kids. Look how funny they are!

Adios Genna!

2008-05-03T11:44:00.000-06:00

One of my best friend's Genna is moving to Yellowstone on Sunday. Since we are all going to miss her Claudia, Chey, Sierra and I decided to have a little Girls Night on Friday at my apartment. My friend Sierra brought her new baby. She is so cute! It was fun to see everyone. P.S. Notice my hair. Yeah, it's black. Didn't mean for that to happen!

"The Great Race"

2008-05-03T11:34:00.000-06:00

I have never been in a club before and this is why, you have to do dumb things like swim through a mud pit! It was The Great Race at the college and Daniel was sweet enough to take lots of pictures so I could see how ridiculous I looked.

Chloe's Birthday!

2008-05-03T11:22:00.000-06:00

It was my nieces' 1st birthday on Wednesday. I can't believe she is so big! The pictures of her with her cake were too cute not to post.

Goodbye "Foofie"

2008-05-03T11:07:00.000-06:00

My dog Bueferd died on April 13th. She was like 15 so it was bound to happen. I am posting a picture of her and Daniel so you can all see how cute she was, even though she only had one eye.

Something I have wanted for a while

2008-05-02T10:42:00.000-06:00

So I don't know how many of you know this but there has been a One Tree Hill epidemic rolling through my classmates and friends. I watched it for a while, stopped, and now I'm back to it. It drives Daniel crazy! Anyway, I was really excited because I have wanted the three soundtrack CD's for a while but haven't had the money to buy all three and my friend Chey let me burn them. I have been listening to One Tree Hill every since. Thanks Chey. One Tree Hill Mondays at 8!

Two Birthdays!

2008-04-05T07:58:00.000-06:00

There has been two exciting birthdays this week!We celebrated my 21st birthday on Thursday. Daniel was sweet enough to make me breakfast in bed. Then I went to class and my dyad partner Danielle made me cupcakes. Cute!

Later that afternoon we went to dinner with my parents at Ruby River. YUM! I haven't had steak forever!
Then we went to my parents for a family party and my mom's homemade ice cream cake. It was so good!

On Friday, Ava Madisyn Nave was born at 2:25pm. She is my friend Sierra's little girl. She missed my birthday by a few hours but that's okay! I'm still excited that she's finally here. I am going to Vegas as soon as I can to see her.

My First Tag!

2008-03-31T21:21:00.000-06:00

Nichole sent me my first tag. I feel so hip to the blog! Haha.

10 years ago: I was 11 years old and in fifth grade at Sunset Elementary. My favorite thing in the world was to go Snow Canyon High's football games with my friend Sierra and pretend I was one of the cheerleaders. Ha ha. That dream didn't quite come true since i was like 5'7 in 8th grade. I also used to love to rollerblade and build forts in the field behind my house.
5 things on my to do list: 1. Get my classroom management plan done for school 2. Pay all this months bills. 3. Re-arrange my bedroom furniture. 4. Decide where to go for my birthday dinner on Thursday. I'm thinking steak. 5. Finish watching One Tree Hill with Eliza tomorrow morning.
5 snacks I enjoy: My dad's popcorn, juice of any kind, Twizzlers, ICE CREAM, and cinnamon bears.
5 places I've lived: St. George and Cedar City (good ol' SUU).
What would I do if I became a billionaire: Buy Daniel a Mustang, go on a shopping spree, go on a service safari to Africa, make sure my family is okay financially, SAVE!
Jobs I've had: Burger Bar, Pizza Factory, Sunset Elementary, and Community Ed.
5 things you don't know about me: I'm deathly afraid of deer dead or alive. I like to write poetry and short stories, I actually enjoy the taste of rocks, I didn't get the role of Annie in the play Annie when I was little, I crashed my first car before I even had a legal license, the only dogs I've ever had both had one eye.

I now tag Danielle, Dallas, and Hillary! Good Luck!

Where is the baby?!

2008-03-31T21:02:00.000-06:00

One of my best friends Sierra is having a baby any day now and I am so excited! She is my first friend to have a baby. It's going to be a little black baby so you know she's going to be cute! She is due tomorrow, April 1st, but I'm hoping that she'll hold out until my birthday on Thursday, the 3rd. We'll see!

Just another Thursday in the Education Program!

2008-03-27T13:04:00.000-06:00

So this group of college students isn't your run of the mill group of college students! My cohort is amazing! They are all very smart and they all help me learn so much that professors couldn't.

Enough gooey stuff. We have so much fun together! This particular Thursday there was an activity involving eggs and Eliza and I randomly decided we would have an egg race. It was a blast and we were laughing so hard! (She won both times, we might have to have a rematch!)

Good News!!! Not what you're thinking!

2008-03-25T13:48:00.000-06:00

K so this is something I'm excited about. I found out on Monday where I am going to be working and doing my student teaching next year! I am going to be in Mrs. Cowley's 5th grade classroom at Horizon Elementary. It's in Washington fields so not too far away. I am really excited because Mrs. Cowley was actually my third grade teacher. Funny huh? Well, it should be exciting. I start August 4th.

Easter!

2008-03-24T18:45:00.000-06:00

This Easter weekend was pretty fun! We spent it up North with Daniel's family because our new baby niece Shae was getting blessed on Easter Sunday. So I attended two Easter Egg Hunts and we had a family picnic. We stayed at my brother Judd's house and it was fun to watch the boys wake up in the morning to their Easter baskets.

I have awesome in laws and Daniel's family is so fun to be with. I am posting a few pictures that will help tell the story a little better.

Starting From Scratch

2008-03-24T15:25:00.000-06:00

Hi! I decided to totally erase everything and start fresh since our blog was boring and ugly. So here is the new and improved Carpenter family blog. I am so excited to add all our new pictures so that will be the next post!