Camping with the 3 little Bares!

This weekend we had a good time with Chad and Amber's family.  The weather was nice with a few little drizzles, but we played lots of games and just relaxed the whole time.  It was fun to be with the little kids!  

Will had fun with his cousin Justin and we tried to teach him how to throw a Frisbee.  He was running around all over the place and was really good at getting really dirty!

Emelia is at a really cute and fun age.  She is really talkative and doesn't mind being cute and showing us all her tricks!
Chad and Amber brought their three little kittens, and Will, Eddie, and Emilia loved to play with them and those kittens are pretty tough now!  

We played a couple innings of baseball, and kick ball.  Emelia had a hard time holding the big heavy bat, so Chad was able to help swing!  They hit the ball and I led her to the bases!  She loved running and everyone cheering for her!

Emelia and Edison loved going on rides with anyone that would take them on the 4 wheeler.  They would just laugh and smile so big on each ride.

David and I learned how to drive the 4 wheeler and we took a couple of rides ourselves!  It was so pretty out there next to the river and in and out of the trees!  

On Saturday we couldn't forget the birthdays!  It was Amber and Tiffany's birthday!  Tiffany's parents brought up a princess ice cream cake and Amber got her favorite cherry chip cake.  There was lots of cake and it was all so good!  I think I had a couple of pieces of each! . . . and I can't forget that Amber and Tiffany had their very own princess tiaras that they got to wear.  I think Edison ended up wearing Amber's most of the time. . . surprise surprise!

All in all it was a great weekend of relaxing and games!  Can't wait to get back to school. . . . well I think we could, but we have no choice!

Super Long Weekend. . . coming right up!

For Memorial Weekend, David and I get Monday off of course, and the school let us have Tuesday off as well. . . and it happened to work our that David and I both have our classes today cancelled for today!  I think the teachers just wanted another day off, but they tried to convince me that they didn't even think about it being a holiday weekend when they had these meetings and conferences scheduled.  Oh well. . .I will take the day off, no worries!  

We are taking off this afternoon to go camping with Chad and Amber and who knows how much of Amber's family will be there!  It will be fun to just relax and enjoy the beautiful weather!  

Just to update everyone. . . We still do enjoy school!  Homework is getting repetitive so that isn't as much fun, but so far I am doing well in all of my classes.  Tests are turning out well!  

All of our sports are doing alright.  Our two Frisbee teams are winning, the ward soccer team is struggling pretty bad, and my competitive girls soccer team is doing really well.  We scrimmaged against the boys team and only lost 2-1 which they were probably a little embarrassed about.  It was fun and we were able to work on positioning a little more.  

Our sports classes are still fun.  David is learning all about volleyball and his teacher coached some for the Olympic girls and so she is pretty tough on his class.  It sounds like she has a hard time a little with David's beginning class since she isn't entirely sure how to work with the beginners, but David is learning a lot still and only has two more weeks of it before it is over and he starts up a soccer class in the morning.

I love having my basketball class.  It is a much needed break from the lectures of my other classes.  It is just a girls class so we have fun playing with each other.  My shooting has been on fire lately and it makes me look pretty good!!  It has been pretty surprising to me since I haven't really ever been a strong shooter from the far shots, but I got it now!  I have also been known for my rebounding and I love to just run in there when someone shoots and fight for the ball.  It catches people off guard because it is usually just the big tall girls standing under the basket waiting for it to fall into their arms. . .but then I come flying in and snatch it away and smile as I run away with it!

So needless to say, we have been just playing every night.  There is always a game for one team or another.  It is nice to play with our ward and get to know some people that way.  We will also get to know our ward a little better because David and I just got called to be Gospel Doctrine teachers.  We hope that it all goes well and that we can teach them something about church history that they can learn something new each week.  I have only taught first graders, so this could be fun!

We have been hanging out with our neighbors a lot.  They have only been married for a month, so they think that David and I have been married for forever already and have all the married stuff worked out!!!  It is funny that here in Rexburg, being married for nearly a year is like eternity, but anywhere else, people still congratulate us on getting married since we are still newlyweds!  We just laugh at it as people ask us, "How do you like being married for so long?"  Some people here are so ignorant . . . and it is too much fun!

Our neighbors are related to all the Blodgetts in the tri-cities and we have game nights with them all the time.  They play on our Frisbee team with us and we invite each other over all the time too.  David has fun helping with beginning accounting homework and teaching the basic concepts to them.

So all in all, we are just plugging along and enjoying all that we can!

Thanks for the Tag

I was tagged by my sister, Tracie who is living in Germany right now. (. . . We are hoping to be able to come next summer, so you can't leave!) But anyways, I am supposed to list these eight things about me so here we go!!
Here's how to do this 8 THINGS thing: Mention the person who tagged you. Complete the lists of 8's. Tag 8 of your wonderful friends.
8 THINGS I LOOK FORWARD TO:
David coming home from Boise on Friday night
Graduating in December
Student teaching
Having kids
Moving out of Rexburg before winter comes
Playing soccer this semester and winning the championship again
Getting groceries today so I can make something yummy for dinner tonight
Getting a couch . . . finally!

8 THINGS I DID YESTERDAY:
Scrambled to get David ready and on his trip to Boise on time
Went to a morning full of great classes
Got a really painful papercut. . . it still hurts!
Got frustrated doing busy work again for one of my classes
Went to soccer practice and it was insanely windy. . . I was either tripping over the ball because the wind would blow it back at me, or I was chasing it since the wind would just carry it away!
Had pancakes, a carrot, and jell-o for dinner
Did homework with friends
Found out I got a scholarship this semester from the teaching department!

8 THINGS I WISH I COULD DO:
Travel everywhere. . . Australia, Germany, China, Hawaii, Home, anywhere with David
Not have to do the boring homework and only the assignments I liked and thought were important
Be in shape like I was when I was in high school
Enjoy running, just for fun
Be with kids more often
Take a Ceramics class
Be with my family more
Be able to cook like mom and not have to measure anything


8 SHOWS I WATCH:
The Biggest Loser
American Idol
24. . . but not by myself
Dancing with the Stars
So You Think You Can Dance
The Office
Full House
Monk

8 PEOPLE I TAG:
Anyone who reads this. . . I don't know who does
Mom
Dad
Rosie
Kelsie
Grandpa Bob
Crissa
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WE LOVE SCHOOL!!!

We are on our third week of the semester, and we are loving it! I love all my classes and my schedule even gives me time to play! I was able to take a basketball class, and I also get to play soccer again with the school. I joined my ward's soccer team for intramural and David, Nick and I put together an ultimate Frisbee team as well! So every night we should be playing something! . . . oh ya. . . David is on the ward softball team as well!
So back to classes. . . I am learning how to teach everything this semester. . . math, science, PE, reading, and then I have a couple classes on teaching students with disabilities and students from diverse cultures. So I have a good load of classes but I love them!
David's classes are challenging but interesting for him . . . including his basketball and volleyball classes. He is finishing up and graduating at the end of the semester and is enjoying being in the class and out of the office for now.