I don't wanna grow up

I sometimes wonder how old I really am. Is it something where you take your age, divide that by two and subtract 5 and that's your real age? Sometimes, that makes sense.

-The song that says "act your age, not your shoe size" comes to mind.-

The thing is...I'm just like my toddler niece. She got Tangled last week and has watched it 3 times daily since. I got it Saturday and watched it Sunday, Monday, and half on Wednesday.

Do I have a problem here?

Should I be worried?

I even bought the soundtrack to Tangled last night. And listened to the whole thing today.

I should stop admitting my obsessive actions.... :)

Hair bows

There was a little girl in my 1st grade classroom who ALWAYS had an adorable bow in her hair. I should have gotten more pictures. She had a clover for St. Patrick's Day. She had gorgeous curlie q's and sweet little flowers. I always just adored her bows! (And her, but that's besides the point)

One day, she wore this one. I think it's so so so cute! How simple but yet really creative! I think I'll have to recreate it someday for a future daughter.

Turns out she remembered how much I loved her bows. When she came to her Parent Teacher conference, she brought me a card because she was absent for our last day and clipped onto it was this beautiful flower. I was so touched! It's gorgeous and even better because a little 7 year old thought of it and had her mommy make one for me! How adorable is that!!!
I love children. They make my heart sing.

Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, I love you.

I LOVED my student teaching. I taught 1st grade in Nampa, ID.

I love 1st grade. They are absolutely adorable. They think the sun rises and sets with you. They think you know everything. They are positive that the thing that matters the most is recess. They are friends with everyone. I love it.

These are the adorable kids I got to teach this semester. In this picture I'm missing Drake, Eduardo, and Maddie. This was on my last day.

They wanted a silly picture so bad. :)
In this one we have added Drake and Eduardo. Maddie was sick.
And the crazy picture. It's hard to fit everyone when you're striking a pose. :)
I made cupcakes for the last day. Funfetti cake with creamy frosting. Very sugary. They loved getting the frosting on their noses. I should've taken a picture of that. But I think you can imagine the silliness of frosting with 7 year olds.
These are the valentines I got this year. My favorite was the Ghirardelli chocolates. She's my hero. :)
On my last day, the kiddos gave me beautiful cards. They are all so so so so sweet and heartfelt.

One says "You are pride" I asked him what that meant. It was supposed to be "pretty." How cute.

Another says "Roses are red, violets are blue, I love you."

One says "I hope you like your new gob." (job)

Lots of love from those sweet children. I got a hug from each of them and one cried her heart out. I held it in until that night when I could cry into J's t-shirt.
Every day, I would get these kinds of love notes, too. During our read-aloud after lunch, the students were allowed to draw or color or cut things out. I would hang them up on my wall by my desk. This picture is one of four of all of the pictures I got.

I love getting very cute and thoughtful gifts from 7 year olds.

J and TJ

This is the adorable TJ. J's younger sister, Jolyn's baby. He's the first grandchild on J's side, so it's a lot of fun for the aunts and uncles and especially the Grandparents. They sure do love this little boy!

J had a ton of fun playing with TJ when they were in town last.

Here are the pictures!

Wedding

Jason's cousin, Chantel got married in March. It was a beautiful ceremony. I love being in the temple. You could feel such a wonderful, sweet spirit there.

This is a picture that was at their reception. I thought it was a really creative picture of the Boise temple.

This is the group shot. Her colors were gray and lavender. It was very pretty.
This was in each of the bridesmaid's hair. I loved how adorable it was!
I loved the M on it for their last name. It would be cool to have that in our house.
It was very pretty. I love weddings. :) So much fun!