"Creative Kids Club"

Kassidee has joined what's called "Creative Kids Club" at school. She earns extra credit and gets a great recognition for research projects, book reports, becoming a great leader etc....
Kassidee in 2nd grade, is doing a "Fantastic" job.... Her teachers tell me all the time how unbelievable she is! Makes me proud :) It's amazing how much Kassidee learns at their age, and how well she retains it. Since they started the Spelling this year, she has received the bonus and challenge words every time! She has a spelling lesson each day at home and Friday is her actual test, she has received 100% on every test! Kassidee is doing awesome in reading, she is already in a 3rd grade level. She gets books from school everyday to read, along with doing the extra credit comprehension report. She also is in the reading club, that if she reads over 200 books she gets to go to Fiesta Fun at the end of the year! She's almost half way there :) GO KASS..... Math has been fun for Kassidee and I! I've always loved Math, so teaching my girls has been an enjoyable experience! We pull out the real money, and show time on the real clocks! Kassidee has a math program that she is learning at school - which she is doing great!
Kassidee loves art, she says her favorite center at school is art! She has done some amazing art projects... I ask Kassidee what she wants to be when she grows up (an artist)..... It's so much fun to see my girls progress and learn each day! I am proud to be there mother, so grateful each day I get to see them learn and help teach them.

Good Job Kassidee!

"Star of the Week"

Maddison has spent her (3rd) and (4th) year with Watch me grow preschool. They have a fantastic group of teachers. Maddison gets to be "Star of the Week" when it arrives on her name. She gets to take in treats to share with her classmates. Star of week makes the child feel extra special, There photo goes on the star board and they get to be the first helper. Also they get to be at the begining of the line, they get to pass out papers! I think it's awesome because it boosts the child... Maddison was believe it or not (shy) and now she just talks off the teachers ears and has so many cute little friends. I absolutely LOVE Mrs. Julie's Outline! She gives you so much information and handouts for the children to learn outside of school. She has a fabulous 5 ways to encourage Literacy in young children. She does writing and reading, which Maddison has a practice wet erase sheet she practices her name everyday, sometimes 3 times a day. They do so many fun art projects and let the kids get messy and show there own sence of style. This year Maddison is learning the letters of the alphabet and every Wednesday gets to do her homework on that letter. So example, we working on letter L: 3 options she can choose from for her homework 1. (write a letter to someone at school. Bring it to school and give it to that person) 2. (Go to the library and check out a book, bring it to school and tell about it) 3. (Make a list of the things you love, bring it school to share). Encourages them and teaches them that homework can be fun. Maddison has learned a tremendous amount from Watch me grow. She has also learned alot from her older sister Kassidee! Maddison is very smart, and wants to learn all the time! She loves to the dot-to-dots, write stories, type, any color and paint activity, cut out and glue her art projects! She loves to make jewelry! I am so proud of her, and look forward to more fun times ahead.

Good Job Maddison!

"I got the sprite in you"

Maddison LOVES her sprite... Keeps her going and going - where this girl gets her energy is amazing! Her personality goes well with sprite (pure spirit, sparkles, playful, bubbly) all of the above. Maddison has been such an inspiration in my life, keeps me on my toes :) I love her so so much! I am proud to be her momma.

I couldn't resist :)

Kassidee fell asleep in the car! It was the cutest moment ever when I turned around and she had her beanie hat over her eyes... Nothing better than a beauty "NAP"

Kassidee has such a peaceful, soft, loving personality. She is such a teacher to me, the things I learn by watching her makes me realize how honored I am she is my daughter.

*Time well spent*

I got the pleasure to visit with one of my closest and dearest friends, Melinda and her handsome son Owen. The girls had a wonderful time talking and playing with them as well. This is the first time I've been able to meet Owen, now 10 months old. He was so lovable and came right to me! Made me so happy! When I went to Melinda's baby shower, one of their games was to guess her due date and time of the birth, well guess what "That's right" it was me that WON... Yahoo. Love you to death :)

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to Kody (8) and Kellsie (7). These are my beautful nieces (Ryan's daughters) that came down on a 2 week vacation to visit all of us! They were off track so we got to spend a great deal with both of them! It happened that Kellsie's birthday was on Jan 13th (while they were here) and Kody's was in December, so we threw them a party over at my mom's house! It was so much fun! All the girls played a high school musical game, opened their presents and had an awesome tasting cake! It was so nice to see them and hang out! They are getting SO BIG. I love you girls :) This photo was fun to take! I can't believe how BIG all the girls are getting. From left to right below: Mersades, Kassidee, Dominique, Maddison, Kellsie and Kody!
It is one of my goals to get a photo of all my nieces and nephews with my kids together! So Shianne, Nathaniel, Samantha, Kody, Kellsie, Kassidee, Mersades, Maddison, Anthony and Dominique...

Tradition carried on...

My little Maddi fell asleep 30 minutes before the count down, she was pooped! She was a little bummed out, but I showed her this picture and she said, I was tired HUH mom......

When I was little we used to bang pans on New Years to celebrate! What better way to carry on the tradition. They had a firework show that we got to watch outside our house, so we watched those and banged the pans! It was so much fun....I am glad that Mersades and Jessy got to join us.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! 2008

New Year's Eve was so much fun! Got bundled up warm and went to "First Night" down town St George. They had a ton of activities set up, like Art crafts, games, kareoke, swings, skate board ramp, live bands, food, hot chocolate, they had a magic shows, rock climbing, dance pads. They had fires set up and down main street to warm your body! We made New Year hats and glasses, art books, colored quilt designs to put up in the art museum. They had this "AWESOME" bubble wrap layed out and you could jump on it to make the "POP" sound. Kids loved it!!!!! We all got sparkle stamps on our faces, watched some fireworks they had for kids at 10:00 PM -