Christmas at the Cabin

Alexia enjoying one of her presents!

My mom and dad opening their presents

The tree that Auston, Kendall, and my dad went and cut down out of the woods. (I don't know how to to turn it up and down!)

More Pics from Christmas at the Cabin

Bubba wondering where his Christmas presents are!

Alexia taking a break to pose for a picture.

Auston was REALLY excited about his Nintendo DS! He talked about it ALL weekend!

Alexia tearing into one of her presents! She loved tearing the paper.

Auston showing off a present!

We had Christmas with my immediate family at my parent's cabin in Carmack (outside of Vaiden) this weekend! We all had a great time. It was wonderful to take time to slow down and relax with the people we love the most!

Happy Birthday Christian!

Our nephew Christian (Kendall's sister's son) had his birthday party at Gatty Town recently! He had a great time even though it may not show from the pictures (he is very shy!) Thanks for inviting us!

Auston and Alexia

Here are some cute pics of Auston and Alexia (my niece and nephew) from a while back. I was trying to get a picture of Auston's two missing front teeth, but he would not let me!! Alexia is getting so big and talking so much! I think her hair is going to be curly like her Aunt Mim's!

Emma and Eli

Cutie Pie Eli!
Emma and Eli playing with laundry baskets!
Emma Grace
Emma with pizza sauce all over her!

Kendall and I volunteered to babysit his cousin's children Friday night! We had a great time with them! They are so much fun and very entertaining. We have NO toys at our house so we had to get creative with the laundry baskets (which kept them very entertained!)

Bonni's Baby Shower

Diaper wreath made by Julie Hammer! SO CUTE!
Bonni with the yummy cake!
Bonni with her mom and one of her sisters!

My good friend Bonni that I teach with is expecting a baby girl November 15. We had a baby shower for her at school, and she received a lot of wonderful things for her baby girl! I am so happy for Bonni and Drew! I know they will be great parents!

Tagged by Nicole!

I was tagged by Nicole to grab the closest book.

The Rules!!!!* Grab the nearest book.* Open the book to page 56.* Find the fifth sentence.* Post the text of the next two to five sentences in your blog along with these instructions.* Don’t dig for your favorite book, the cool book, or the intellectual one: pick the CLOSEST.* Tag five other people to do the same.

Ok well I don't have 5 people that Nicole hasn't already tagged, but I am going to do my part. The closest book to me is a book from one of my grad school classes this summer. It is titled Curriclum Development: A Guide To Practice. Sounds exciting, huh? The sentence is about classroom ownership. It states, " At the most structured end of an ownership continuum in a classroom, the teacher has total access to any arear or space in the room, the students "own" no space." As you can tell for the quote, this was my least favorite class this summer!!