DERREK

Today is 8 Years For US!!!!!!
We dated for three years and next month will be our five year anniversary.
I just wanted Derrek to know how thankful I am for him. He is a wonderful Husband and Dad. He works so hard for our family and our future its amazing.

Some of the things that make Derrek Special
- He is a sports nut, he knows anything and everything about sports.
- He is very competitive and always wins.
- He loves Mt.Dew and Tacos
- He is a BIG KID who will never grow up and Dyson absolutely loves playing with him.
- He will do anything to make me happy.
- He has a sensitive side which not many people know.
- He is a bit messy but tries VERY hard to clean things up. Just for me.
- He would fit right in with Jim Carey in Dumb and Dumber.
- He loves to sing (girl songs especially) and is going to try out for American Idol.
- He is a hard worker.
I could go on forever..................
Most of all he is always his self. He is so fun and there is never a dull moment. I don't know what I would do without him.
I LOVE YOU!!!

Easter/ Dyson 18 months

Happy Easter!!
The Easter Bunny didn't forget Dyson.

There was a trail of eggs that led him to his basket.

"BALL!!!!!"

Dyson's favorite things he got were these little bouncy balls.

He got a BIKE!! He is actually doing pretty well but still working on doing it all by his self.

We went to Grandma's for Breakfast and he had another Easter basket waiting for him.

Dyson got to do another Easter egg hunt, and uncle Chandler hid the eggs in some pretty tricky places.

Then we went to Grandpa Seipert's. WOW what a surprise, Dyson is so lucky, another basket!

Dyson trying to figure out how this thing works.

We had such a fun Easter!

Easter Egg Hunt

So we decided to take Dyson to largest Easter egg hunt in Utah, at the Bee's stadium, since we just live down the street. Let me tell you bigger is not always better. And yes there were 20,000 eggs but there were probably 20,000 people as well. We had to be there at 7:30 which is way too early to begin with.
We waited forever. It was supposed to start at 8:00 but it was more like 8:20. Dyson was dieing because he wanted to start right when we got in. By the time, it was time to start, he was soo MAd he just wanted to go down the slide and forget about the eggs.

He did get a few eggs.

Finally the slide something he was happy about. Next year i think we are going to find the smallest Easter egg hunt in Utah.

Dying Easter Eggs/ Dyson 18 Months

Dyson is such a good helper! He did everything for making these eggs. He filled the pan with water, put the eggs in, added salt and waited till they cooked. He also did all the dying and decorating his self.

Dyson's Masterpieces!

Dyson Is A Year And A Half

Our sweet boy isn't a baby anymore! We took Dyson to his 18 month appointment and he is still very tall and skinny. He is 34 1/2 inches and in the 94% and he weighs 23 lbs 14 oz and is in the 22%. He got his shot and all he said is "ouch" and didn't even cry. He was just worried about the sucker the nurse had for him.

A few fun facts about Dyson.

1. You will never catch Dyson without his green blankie near by.
2. Dyson's favorite foods are pickles, hotdogs, pizza, and hamburger helper.
3. He loves to color and colors on anything and everything.
4. He loves music and is becoming a break dancer all on his own.
5. He has 2 chores, emptying the silverware from the dishwasher and putting the pop in the fridge.
6. He is very independent and wants to do everything himself. He refuses to have help with getting food on his fork or spoon. If you try to help him he will freak out, even if he is starving, and not eat.
7. He talks non stop and his favorite sayings are "Stuck" "Whats that".
8. When he is ready to get out, he gets his shoes and coat and brings them to me. I help him put them on and then he gets my shoes and coat. He is very smart he always finds my matching shoes and even tries to put them on my feet.
9. He loves baths and if you tell him it is time for a bath he runs as fast as he can to his room and gets all his bath stuff and takes it to the bathroom. You can never say the bath word accidentally or your in for some real trouble.
10. He climbs like a monkey on everything.
11. Dyson Thinks he is a chef and gets all the pots, spoon and containers out. He puts things in them, and pours imaginary stuff in to the pots, stirs them and puts the lid on. He even pretends to eat it.
    

Dyson We Love You Soo MUCH !!!

I'm Finally Finished

I though I would be the happiest person alive to be finished student teaching, but its a little bit bitter sweet. I will miss my crazy third graders! I have become a much stronger person and better teacher because of this experience and I am truly thankful.

Here are the five surviving student teachers of Washington Elementary.
I can not believe its already over. There were a few times I wanted to quit and I really didn't think I would make it through, but I persevered. On Friday when I said my goodbye to my class I was very sad and of course I was crying. These kids are amazing and I love each one of them. They taught me a lot in so many different ways. They each wrote me a letter saying thank you and how much they will miss me. That was such a great gift from them.

Here I am with My site teacher Ms. Brown

My wonderful Class!!!!