I survived a 2nd grade field trip

Oh the drama among girls and the noise……the noise – so loud! If I wasn’t a chaperone, I would have curled up in a ball and gone to sleep. We went with the 2nd graders to see a play called ‘The Borrowers’. AZ Childs Play had come to the school to perform one night a play called “Imagineers” or something like that. It was really good. ‘The Borrowers’ seemed a little over their heads, well mine too at first, but it was very good and the props were very creative to tell the story of the people under the stairs. Also survived the bumpiest bus-ride home – again I would have been asleep in minutes had I not been there to help. :)

 (Jalyn, Laura, Lea)

 Lea & Charity

Bless this woman for all the hard work she put in every day to teach these kids and still be sane by the end of the day. Much love Mrs. Zwick!

Party at my crib

Not sure who's having more fun!?

Proof:

Theory: your prayers are answered through another person.

Proof: Tonight Lucas was saying his prayer (we’re working with him on not saying repetitive prayers)

Starts out great, then gets to a thank you.

‘Thank you that I can graduate (from preschool). Thank you that mommy can come to my graduation. Thank you that mommy can make me cupcakes with chocolate frosting and sprinkles for my graduation’

Looks like I have work to do. And if I didn’t do it, would the cupcakes with chocolate frosting and sprinkles get made?? No. Therefore I need to make the cupcakes to help the Lord answer my son’s prayer.

Theory proved to be correct. (I knew my Statistics major would come in handy some day!) And I’m grateful for the simple faith of my son.

Scooptacular!

Dear ,

Thank you for letting us come on a tour. We love ice cream!! We had soooooooo much fun! Thanks for letting us add oreos to the ice cream, taste the pre-ice cream mix and stand in the really cool freezer. Well, I just watched, but next time……next time I’ll be big enough.

Lucas had bubblegum and he ate.it.up. No really, we had a great time……..see:

My sister especially loved it – seriously. Tears of pain that our mean mom made us leave the store and wouldn’t share the ice cream she bought for dad and Lea. Even though she’d already eaten a cookie monster ice cream cone and didn’t share with me. I didn’t complain.

Love, Ammon

Happy birthday - Reynolds/Risenmay style.....wait for it.

420

Nope, not a pot-smokin’ junky, this just happens to be my birthday. (which I just discovered this year is an actual celebration all over.the.world - Yes I’m very naïve in the ways of the world, but I’m okay with that.) Lucky me right? It gets better.

Not only do all the pot smokers celebrate, but I share my birthday with the Fuhrer of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler and the Columbine shooting in Colorado back in 1997 (happens to be the year I graduated from high school…..but don’t tell anyone I’m actually that old).

So lucky for me these are the events that have transpired on my birthday. On a better note, I share my birthday with one of my good friends from elementary school.

I’m sure there are those who curse that day, and for very different reasons, celebrate it. I happen to love it and well I’d like to think my family does too. haha!

To celebrate my birthday, I made cupcakes. For two reasons: 1 – it’s my birthday and I can. and 2 – Lucas needed something to take for an Easter party at preschool – done and done. Oh and teacher appreciation week was an added bonus as well.

I dropped off Lucas and Lea at their respective schools, then dropped the other two off at Bundy’s, Lucas would join them later. I decided to do something fun, but apparently I was the only one available, so I went to the movies – yes, by myself. Me, 4 little old ladies in the front row and 3 guys behind me, 2 of which left half way through. At first I was THE. ONLY ONE THERE. A little weird to pay 7 bucks to watch a movie by myself – kept waiting for them to come tell me the movie was canceled because noone was there. The 4 ladies gave me a glimpse of my future should I live to be that age – how fun!! BTW, I saw 'Limitless' with Bradley Cooper - love it! (Fav actor Will from Alias)

Dear spouse brought me flowers, a friend in the ward brought me the most delicious cookies and Lisa gave me a almond/chocolate bar – not just any chocolate, Belgian chocolate, and of course, lovely cards/signs made by my kids.

Jeff told me he would like to take me shopping for new clothes. My mom had already done this, but I’m still not super excited about the extra pounds from the last baby. So I told him I would rather have a bike and trailer to be able to enjoy the clothes I have. Deal. For the first time since I was 16, I have my own bike. yeah me! And I have to wear a helmet, what’s that all about!?

This was our first bike ride together – we borrowed a trailer and hooked it up to Jeff –Ammon cried the entire time…….not looking like a great idea here…… and when we were on our way back, we hooked the trailer to my bike. All of a sudden, I hear this horrible scraping noise and a little voice “MOM!! Wait up!” haha!!! The trailer fell off and she was afraid I would leave them. hardly.

Another ride to the scary, abandoned, haunted house. There was no crying this time and our new trailer stayed on.