Sunbeams...survival of the fittest!

Lyle 'n I have been called to be Sunbeam teachers in our ward.

Now, this is a first for me and Lyle (he's taught other ages of primary-not me), and we show up to find out that we are practicing for the program and we are thrown in it. So we have one girl and three boys (others, but weren't there). All VERY energetic and two twins (boy and girl that pick on each other). So after they ran the program (with MUCH trouble), they wanted to run it again...not a good idea for our Sunbeams. At that point, cute Abigail is jumping all around, Rockwell is taking off his shoes and the rest are following suit.
Needless to say, the presidency excused us to go for a walk.
They're all cute kids. We went for a walk and then went to the classroom and played a few games. Lyle 'n I really enjoyed ourselves even though we were VERY tired afterwards.

So take all that and add........

An Autistic boy in the class that wasn't there today. That's why Lyle 'n I were both called because then I can work with him and Lyle can watch the others...and both of us can teach. Wish us luck and if you have ANY ideas, let us know.

Lyle Won!!

We went this weekend to Safford, AZ for Tracy's farewell. We had a very relaxing time with family and visiting.
We were BBQing and Lyle n Wes disappeared for an hour and when they reappeared Lyle was carrying a cute chocolate lab puppy. I saw her and was like "what a cute puppy! Whose is it?" That's when Lyle introduced me to my Jasmine. I was SO thrilled and SO surprised!
It was funny because he put her on my lap and Gayle's little poodle growled at Jaz and she shook and peed on my only pants. It was funny...I just washed it off.
The ride home was easy becuase she just passed out the whole time. The only problem, she was VERY relaxed and started letting off some NASTY farts. We pretty much drove with the window open the whole way.
We love her!!!

Alice Cooper's Haunt of the Living Dead

Lyle 'n I went last night with his cousins to the Mesa Haunted House. We got to go through twice. The first time was the best way to go through a haunted house...Doug in front while I'm holding his shirt, Lyle in back holding his hand. I felt safe.

It was fun to go through. It had different rooms where people would hide and jump out and others would follow you down the halls to creep you out. Lyle's favorite was the room with a black wall that had neon green faces hanging and there was a guy with a green mask on that blended into the wall and scared you.

I got my scares of course in most rooms...the second time through though was the worst because Lyle wanted to scare me and when one guy jumped out, Lyle pointed to me for him to scare and so the guy started coming after me even though I was throwing Lyle in front of me. It creeped me out. Then we headed down the hall and that same guy was following us close and he went to turn back and Brenda was following behind him and when he turned around, she went "BOO!" and scared HIM. It made things better...he got what he deserved. :)

Visiting Family

Richard and Becca came for a surprise/planned visit Thursday til Sunday. They were in town for Richard's brother's wedding. They decided to stay with us and we had such a great time staying up late talking and playing games. It was also fun playing with Bryce...he's getting SO big. Here's two pictures of him dressed for the wedding and looking like a mofia child.



Lastly, we put him in Lyle's work boots...it was such a cute picture! We always LOVe having Richard and Becca here. It's such a stress reliever and a guaranteed fun time.

Walk for the Cure

I had the great opportunity last Sunday morning to be apart of the Walk for the Cure 5K Event.

It was such an amazing experience to be with all the inspiring survivors and even to see all those that have been lost to Breast Cancer.

Carol (in the pink shirt) is the one we walked for/with.

What a great opportunity!

I Want my MOMMY!!!

I'm not kidding! Day five of a sore throat, no energy to do anything, massive ear aches, sleepless nights, and so much more!
I went to the doctor and he gave me amoxicillen and took a strep culture...so now, I have to wait to see if I have strep even though I and the doctor are positive that's the case.
And of course I choose the WORST week to be sick as a dog! One class we had a project due Mon, study guide on Wed, and test on Fri. Another we were working on our presentations on Mon and giving our presentations on Wed (even though I have NO energy to stand AND I can hardly talk because of my throat). AND at my internship, I had to be there Tues and on Thurs because they threw into my lap on Tues a presentation they want me to do on Friday for them...So yeah! It's been pretty miserable walking a mile to school from parking, walking to class, holding my head up, and then going to my next class. Can't I just stay home. I'm probably passing the strep to every victim I pass...but I can't help it!
So it's day five and my hubby has been so sweet and helpful, but after a few days of him not being able to actually fix it and make me better, he gets frustrated...plus he has been not feeling so hot! So now I really mean...I WANT MY MOMMY (give my hubby a much needed break)!!-and bring the rocking chair!