No More Training Wheels!

 

Sydney is one excited girl! The other day she came in the house and told Steve that her bike was broken. She had gotten something stuck in her training wheels and tires. As Steve was fixing the bike, he decided it was time Sydney rode without the training wheels. He took them off, and told Sydney to give it a try. She was a little nervous, but got on and took off. She did great! She is getting better each day. The next day she went to school and shared her exciting news with all of her classmates!

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Only in Logandale

 

 

Where else in the world do you have fund raisers that consist of teachers riding Donkeys, and playing basketball? The High school Baseball team decided this would be a good way to earn some needed money for their team. They organized 4 teams. All of the schools in the Moapa Valley area were involved. This was my second time of playing Donkey Basketball. The school I teach at has a small number of teachers, so I was LUCKY enough to be volunteered again. Two teams played for 16 minutes, and the winners of both games played 8 minutes. The grand prize winner received a trophy with a donkey head! Let's just say we got smoked, and didn't have a chance of playing in the final game. We will just have to wait until next year for our re-match.

Ka (Circque Du Soleil)

Steve took me to KA for my birthday/valentines day gift. It was kind of an odd deal, he went to a class during the day on Thursday, so we met at the show that night. Not normal for a date during the week, but we had a great time nontheless. When I woke up on my birthday, I found a gift from Steve. It was a pink Ipod. I have mentioned that I'd like to download some books and be able to listen to them on the go. So it was a pleasant surprise.

UNLV vs. BYU

 

 

Steve and I took the three boys to the UNLV/BYU basketball game. It was one exciting game! UNLV won by one point. We are UNLV fans, so we were very excited. Steve and I graduated from UNLV almost 11 years ago, and have been fans since then. My sister Lisa/Jeremy, and their three boys, and our friends Scott and Steve joined us. We went to a Mexican dinner, and headed over to the 8pm game. The game was sold out. Apparently, the first sold out game since 1993. It was very cool!!

Family Party

 

Steve's family had a Valentine's Dinner. The kids love playing with their cousins. They decorated cupcakes, made forts, and played endless games together. The dinner was very good. Thanks Janice and Bill for hosting the dinner! We feel fortunate to live close to both mine and Steve's family.

School Valentine Parties

 

I helped out with Conner and Derek's Valentine Parties this year. Conner's class had an Ice-cream sundae party, and Derek's class had lots of fun games and yummy food. Sydney and Cameron also had parties. I wasn't able to be at Cameron's, but he said he had a fun time. I didn't get any pictures of Sydney's class. I guess that's what happens when you are the teacher and the parent. I did manage to get a picture of her in her heart tights and dress prior to going to school.

Valentines

 

Talk about Time Consuming! We decided to get an early start on the Valentines cards. It's a good thing we did! We started making Valentine cards at 7:00PM, and finished at 9:30PM. Steve and I were even helping the whole time. I think we ate more candy than we put in Valentine envelopes!

Dancing Cousins

 

After Mason's Baptism, we all went to Lisa and Jeremy's house for dinner. While we were there, Sydney and her cousins Megan and Rylee decided to dress up as ballerinas. They even made up a dance to perform. They insisted on having a silly picture taken of them in their ballet outfits.

 

Mason's Baptism

 

My nephew, Mason Creager, was baptized on February 7Th. Many family members were in attendance. We were glad we had the opportunity to be there to support him on this special day. This is a picture of all the cousins that were at the baptism.

Clowning Around

 

Conner and Sydney were playing with Alexa. This is what Steve and I discovered after checking on them. Apparently, they thought she made a great sticker album.

Logandale Church Fire

Wednesday morning, my sister Lisa, called to tell me that if I wanted to get to work on time that I'd better get on the road. She said that the Loganale Chapel, where I'd attended church nearly my whole life, had caught on fire and was destroyed. She further told me that the road had been closed to thru traffic and I'd have to find an alternate route. What a sad situation. Apparently, the fire started somewhere in the back of the building during the early morning hours. The exact cause of the blaze has not been released. Nonetheless, a peice of my life history has been destroyed. The displaced wards are being shuffled around to other buildings. That chapel was one of the more well-known landmarks in the valley.