January 2011

So, If I were to wrap 2011 up so far in one word that word would be COLD!!!! Why do I live in this freezing state anyways? I miss Arizona so much. Oh well. It is pretty cute to watch Bella play in the snow. It was actually below -6 for a few days and just as it warmed up a tiny bit it started dumping snow again yesterday. When there is no snow it is still just plain cold. There are some good point too though.
The view from my office window


My Birthday
There is one good point. I turned 25. I like increments of 5 so it is a good age to be. I had the best birthday present. A shopping free from Ken and Ellie & Poobah and my Grandma Van. I went to the Gateway and everything was on sale! I got bags of clothes and it was perhaps the most fun I have had shopping. I also got a blue sparly CTR ring. Ken and I got pizza and root beer floats and blew up the air mattress and watched a movie. It was perfect. I also got a really sweet card from Mindy with some bling for Bella's collar.

Anne Marie Windhorst (She is our receptionist) is the sweetest ever. She gave me a ride to work and decorated my seat in the car.

I made blueberry muffins.

Ok so when you don't have a mommy around you have to bake your own birthday cake. My favorite is devil's food cake with chocolate frosting. So i made yummy cupcakes. I didn't make them on the actual day so Ken refused to humor me by singing. Oh well. So I sang to myself and blew out a candle. Sad I know, but oh well.

Primary

Ken and I have been teaching primary together for about a year and half. We started with 10-11 year olds and this year they switched us to 5-6 year olds in Jr.Primary. I was having fun with these kids and they are so adorable. We love teaching together. We can be ourselves and have fun with the kids and I really felt like we taught them some messages that would stick. Plus, I got to see Ken bear his testimony frequently. (Something he doesn't feel comfortable doing on his own) and I loved it. After only 2 weeks with our new class they called me to be a primary chorister/pianist and Ken to team teach the 9 yea olds. I miss being in a class with Ken and those kids, but I am having fun with my new calling as well. I have a hard time playing the piano in front of the whole primary, but it is a blast leading the jr kids in song, being silly with them, and having the power to choose my favorite songs. It feels weird getting grown up callings. I can remember being in primary listening to the chorister and I still feel like I am too little to be leading. It is fun though.

Ken teaches how to Choose the Right

Our class. CTR 5. Sammy, Lindee, Logan

Silly kids (and teacher)

Kourtney

I babysat for Jeanine and Bart while they were gone and so I took Kylie & Kourtney with me on Saturday when I had lunch with Ken's grandparents. Kourtney is so dang cute. I meantioned before that it was cold. So, I gave her my coat while we were coat shopping for Ken.

Kylie & Kourtney

Silly girl

Where did Kourtney go?

Kourtney in my coat. We were out with ken's grandparents who were buying Ken a coat.

This is a doll my mommy made for me waring my blessing dress. Sadley, I picked her up to put her in the car when we were packing and one of her legs fell off and shattered on the ground. So, now she is a poor legless baby doll.