School started in August with James in kindergarten and Emily in 4th grade. James goes to afternoon kindergarten with Mrs. Knudsen and Emily's teacher is Mrs. Brown.
Report cards and Parent-Teacher conferences were last week. Emily got a perfect report card--all 4's and all E's (they are graded on a scale from 1 - 4, with 4 being the best and E's being the best for social skills, behavior, etc). James did well also, earning mostly 3's and all E's. We are proud of our kids not only for doing well and learning in school, but also for behaving well. They are great kids!
Sunday, November 20, 2011
What we do to make a living
Kevin graduated in 1999 from the University of Utah with a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education. While he was looking for teaching jobs, he worked at Intermountain Healthcare as a phone representative. When no teaching jobs were available, he stayed there and was quickly promoted to a trainer. He stayed there until August of 2007. He now works for University Healthcare as a trainer (University of Utah).
Kristin graduated in 1998 from the University of Utah with a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology and History. (That darn math class kept her from finishing sooner). She graduated that same year from Weber State with her teaching license and got a job at Woodland Hills School, an alternative high school. She then went to Bountiful Junior High from 1999-2000. In 2000 she moved to the University of Phoenix to work as an advisor and remained there until Emily was born in 2002. After that she taught at Mountain West College and Lifeline treatment center. In August 2007 she graduated from Utah State with a Master of Education (Secondary Education) degree and went to be the Student Services Coordinator at Stevens-Henager College. In June 0f 2008 she applied for K12/Utah Virtual Academy, and was able to quit other jobs to work full time from home for UTVA. The first year, she taught history. The second year, she was an advisor, the third year, the counselor, and now again, a history teacher.
Kristin graduated in 1998 from the University of Utah with a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology and History. (That darn math class kept her from finishing sooner). She graduated that same year from Weber State with her teaching license and got a job at Woodland Hills School, an alternative high school. She then went to Bountiful Junior High from 1999-2000. In 2000 she moved to the University of Phoenix to work as an advisor and remained there until Emily was born in 2002. After that she taught at Mountain West College and Lifeline treatment center. In August 2007 she graduated from Utah State with a Master of Education (Secondary Education) degree and went to be the Student Services Coordinator at Stevens-Henager College. In June 0f 2008 she applied for K12/Utah Virtual Academy, and was able to quit other jobs to work full time from home for UTVA. The first year, she taught history. The second year, she was an advisor, the third year, the counselor, and now again, a history teacher.
Cool places we've been
Emily has been on an airplane several times, since she was an infant. Her first trip was to San Diego when she was 3 months old. She has a passport, which she used in Canada in 2008. To date, she has been to:
San Diego in 02
Phoenix (several times to visit Nana and Papa in 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08)
Disneyland in 03, 06, and 07
Alberta, Canada in July 08
Washington DC in October 09
DisneyWorld, Florida in November 09
Moab/Arches National Park in 09 and 10
Bryce Canyon, The Grand Canyon, Kolob Canyon, and Cedar Breaks in July 10
Washington, D.C. (Em & Kristin) April 2011
California, January 2011 and November 2011
James has been to:
Phoenix (to visit Nana) in 05, 06, 07 and 08
Disneyland in Disneyland in 06 and 07
Washington DC in October 09
DisneyWorld. Florida in November 09
Moab/Arches National Park in 09 and 10
Bryce Canyon, The Grand Canyon, Kolob Canyon, and Cedar Breaks in July 10
California, January 2011 and November 2011
Kristin has been to:
Canada 88 and 08
Israel 89
Belgium 89 and 95
Japan 93
China 93
Hong Kong 93
Germany 95
Austria 95
Italy 95 and 98
Switzerland 95
France 95
The Netherlands 95 and 05
England 95 and 05
Scotland 95
Chile 06
Mexico 94
Kevin has been to :
Germany twice as a child
San Diego in 02
Phoenix (several times to visit Nana and Papa in 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08)
Disneyland in 03, 06, and 07
Alberta, Canada in July 08
Washington DC in October 09
DisneyWorld, Florida in November 09
Moab/Arches National Park in 09 and 10
Bryce Canyon, The Grand Canyon, Kolob Canyon, and Cedar Breaks in July 10
Washington, D.C. (Em & Kristin) April 2011
California, January 2011 and November 2011
James has been to:
Phoenix (to visit Nana) in 05, 06, 07 and 08
Disneyland in Disneyland in 06 and 07
Washington DC in October 09
DisneyWorld. Florida in November 09
Moab/Arches National Park in 09 and 10
Bryce Canyon, The Grand Canyon, Kolob Canyon, and Cedar Breaks in July 10
California, January 2011 and November 2011
Kristin has been to:
Canada 88 and 08
Israel 89
Belgium 89 and 95
Japan 93
China 93
Hong Kong 93
Germany 95
Austria 95
Italy 95 and 98
Switzerland 95
France 95
The Netherlands 95 and 05
England 95 and 05
Scotland 95
Chile 06
Mexico 94
Kevin has been to :
Germany twice as a child
Funny things the kids say
I have read others' blogs and enjoyed them, and I use facebook and take lots of pictures, but I haven't done much in the way of journals the past few years. I decided to have a private blog where I can write things about my cute kids and our lives.
It's Sunday afternoon, August 8. Kevin is drumming on his new Roland electric drum set. Emily is watching Hannah Montana in the room next to me. James is upstairs playing in his room.
Over the years the kids have said some funny things. Here is a collection of some of them:
Emily:
"Secrets of the Child" (about 2 years old)
"Baby in the World" (a song: there was a baby in the world. He used to cry. And you would give him his bottle, to feel him better.)
"Felicious" (Her word for her toy dishes)
"Fff Fff" (she would do this when she saw a dog, trying to bark like one)
"Walt Disney Disney, Princess of the Joy" (a song)
Stories she wrote in kindergarten:
I lic to rid mi bic (I like to ride my bike) or I lik to rid mi elefat (I like to ride my elephant)
Funny names for stuffed animals:
Monel the rubber duck
Ossia the lamb
Alshista the silk scarf
Adeezja Azeeza, the imaginary grandma of Sally the baby doll
Enine the dollhouse baby
Inksaw the ghost
James:
"I had it but suddenly I barely just loosed it." (referring to a golf ball he found at the Homestead)
"I need a clunger" (referring to needing a plunger for the toilet) (4 years)
"Do pirates resist?" (resist is in place of exist) (4 years)
"My room is a bisaster" (disaster) (3 years)
"Dad, where does the Disneyland come from?" (about 2 1/2)
"Quaking asper" (referring to Quaking Aspen trees) (4 years)
"Hey look, is this a sand trap? Nope, didn't trap me!" (referring to a sand trap at a golf course)
It's Sunday afternoon, August 8. Kevin is drumming on his new Roland electric drum set. Emily is watching Hannah Montana in the room next to me. James is upstairs playing in his room.
Over the years the kids have said some funny things. Here is a collection of some of them:
Emily:
"Secrets of the Child" (about 2 years old)
"Baby in the World" (a song: there was a baby in the world. He used to cry. And you would give him his bottle, to feel him better.)
"Felicious" (Her word for her toy dishes)
"Fff Fff" (she would do this when she saw a dog, trying to bark like one)
"Walt Disney Disney, Princess of the Joy" (a song)
Stories she wrote in kindergarten:
I lic to rid mi bic (I like to ride my bike) or I lik to rid mi elefat (I like to ride my elephant)
Funny names for stuffed animals:
Monel the rubber duck
Ossia the lamb
Alshista the silk scarf
Adeezja Azeeza, the imaginary grandma of Sally the baby doll
Enine the dollhouse baby
Inksaw the ghost
James:
"I had it but suddenly I barely just loosed it." (referring to a golf ball he found at the Homestead)
"I need a clunger" (referring to needing a plunger for the toilet) (4 years)
"Do pirates resist?" (resist is in place of exist) (4 years)
"My room is a bisaster" (disaster) (3 years)
"Dad, where does the Disneyland come from?" (about 2 1/2)
"Quaking asper" (referring to Quaking Aspen trees) (4 years)
"Hey look, is this a sand trap? Nope, didn't trap me!" (referring to a sand trap at a golf course)
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Birthdays
Emily turned 9 on July 8! She was so excited to have her first friend sleepover. She had cousin Emma, and friends Whitney George and Jenna Milner over. They made pillows, watched a movie, and sang out by the fire in the fire pit in the back yard. They stayed up till about 1am. Emily got an ipod touch from us.
James turned 6 on September 23. He wanted a Cowboy party. He had 11 friends for his party on the afternoon of his birthday. We played games and had a pinata. For months, he was wanted a 'real' cowboy gun from Cabella's, so the night before his birthday, we drove there and got him two play guns he wanted.
James turned 6 on September 23. He wanted a Cowboy party. He had 11 friends for his party on the afternoon of his birthday. We played games and had a pinata. For months, he was wanted a 'real' cowboy gun from Cabella's, so the night before his birthday, we drove there and got him two play guns he wanted.
Fall!
August 22, I started school (teaching at Utah Virtual). August 27, Emily started 4th grade (at the new Fox Hollow Elementary). September 7, James started Kindergarten (afternoon). Emily loves her teacher Mrs. Brown. We found that Mrs. Brown is from Canada (and Emily has been to Canada!) and that she likes hockey (as do we). The first day of school, Emily was assigned to take a brown lunch bag with five items that represent her. She took Bailey, a little stuffed bear, her passport, some earrings she'd made, a picture she drew of a piano, and one other thing we can't remember. :)
James was nervous about school. As we were walking to the line, he said "Oh, this is gonna be bad." When I picked him up afterward, he said "That was fun!" He mostly likes it and likes to go, with the exception of two times -- once in which he scratched me because he didn't want to go, and another when he cried. He is doing well now.
This year, I am teaching US History, US Government, and Geography. This is my 4th year at Utah Virtual, and I still like it. I love the flexibility and the fact that I work mostly from home.
The weather has been beautiful! We have taken advantage of it by having cookouts in our back yard with us or with others (Jeff & Rachel Jensen, Zach & Tatiana Campbell, neighbors Russ & Michelle Sitz, Adam & Heather Milner). Kevin became quite the griller. We have enjoyed our new backyard furniture.
We have also been biking a lot. Kevin and I take turns going on the Jordan River trail, for an average of 15 miles each time. We got a hitch and bike rack installed on our CRV last week, which makes it much easier to transport one to four bikes (before that, we would put one bike in the back and only one person could go). Our first family ride, we went about 8 miles. The kids did great!
James was nervous about school. As we were walking to the line, he said "Oh, this is gonna be bad." When I picked him up afterward, he said "That was fun!" He mostly likes it and likes to go, with the exception of two times -- once in which he scratched me because he didn't want to go, and another when he cried. He is doing well now.
This year, I am teaching US History, US Government, and Geography. This is my 4th year at Utah Virtual, and I still like it. I love the flexibility and the fact that I work mostly from home.
The weather has been beautiful! We have taken advantage of it by having cookouts in our back yard with us or with others (Jeff & Rachel Jensen, Zach & Tatiana Campbell, neighbors Russ & Michelle Sitz, Adam & Heather Milner). Kevin became quite the griller. We have enjoyed our new backyard furniture.
We have also been biking a lot. Kevin and I take turns going on the Jordan River trail, for an average of 15 miles each time. We got a hitch and bike rack installed on our CRV last week, which makes it much easier to transport one to four bikes (before that, we would put one bike in the back and only one person could go). Our first family ride, we went about 8 miles. The kids did great!
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Things we liked about our April 2011 trip to DC
"Old stuff"--seen before but still like
Independence Hall (Kristin)
Lincoln, FDR, all memorials
Special capitol tour
White House
Ford's Theater (Em)
"New stuff"--saw for the first time and liked
NY Ave Presbyterian Church
Mt. Vernon (Em)
Lincoln's hat
Independence Hall (Em)
Amish and Gettysburg (Em)
Georgetown (Kristin)
"Funny Stuff"--funny things that happened this trip
-metro alarms/guard/calling grandpa/walking toward Lincoln
-"Crystal City" song (Em & Luke)
-"Unload now!" as grandpa drives away with the van doors open
-Luke's giant cowboy belt buckle at every security metal detector
-Megan's overflowing toilet problem in the hotel
Independence Hall (Kristin)
Lincoln, FDR, all memorials
Special capitol tour
White House
Ford's Theater (Em)
"New stuff"--saw for the first time and liked
NY Ave Presbyterian Church
Mt. Vernon (Em)
Lincoln's hat
Independence Hall (Em)
Amish and Gettysburg (Em)
Georgetown (Kristin)
"Funny Stuff"--funny things that happened this trip
-metro alarms/guard/calling grandpa/walking toward Lincoln
-"Crystal City" song (Em & Luke)
-"Unload now!" as grandpa drives away with the van doors open
-Luke's giant cowboy belt buckle at every security metal detector
-Megan's overflowing toilet problem in the hotel
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