IRAQ Cross Service project.

Michaela, Carson, and Carlos all posing with their mallets after hammering in over 50 crosses for a Memorial service for those who died in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Carson getting ready to hammer in a cross of a fallen soldier.

Michaela and I working hard together to get the "look-a-like" Arlington cemetery ready for Memorial day weekend.

Carlos and Grandma made a great team and had a great system of hammering in the soldier crosses. Thank you Grandma for asking us to come and help with this great service project. We now have a special place for those who serve our country because our Uncle Rick has been serving in the Navy for almost 5 years. We love you Rick and thanks for setting an example for all of us and being willing to serve. We thought and talked about you and your great sacrifice you are making so far away from Debi, Loni, Ada, and the new one on the way. We LOVE YOU!!!!!!

End of School Year Events

Carson and Mr. Merica end of year pictures just for me. Thanks for being a great teacher Mr. Merica!

Carson and Grandma waving at me from one of their stop points. They loved the field trip.

Carson getting ready to go on the 5th grade bike hike. They bike about 8 miles total for the end of the year fun day. Grandma went with him and they had a blast. Thanks Grandma, You're the BEST!!!!

Carson receiving an award for Presidential excellence in school. You have to be in the top 90% in your ISAT scores to receive this award.

Carson with one of his many awards he was awarded. Perfect Attendance...WOW!!!!!

Carlos and Kaleb enjoying their time at field day. A little overcast but a great day to end on.

Carlos receiving an award for being a great AR reader. Mrs. Henson and Kaleb his buddy.
Thanks Mrs. Henson for being the greatest teacher!!!

Michaela at the end of the year concert at Hawthorne Middle School. She has a great voice and I believe she will miss all her friends as they go three different ways to three different schools.

Carlos is being a Computer technician, but not just a normal one like his Dad but a nerdy technician. He wanted to be a brain surgeon but I couldn't find any scrubs small enough ssssssssssoooooooo next year we will let him be a brain surgeon with me looking for scrubs now till then.

Career day at Ellis and Carson has always wanted to be just like his Grandpa, a police officer. Wont he make a great policeman one day?

Carson Constitution Concert.

Carson in his Constitution outfit. Doesn't he look great!

Carson in his serious face singing about the Constitution. He kept this face the whole concert.

Carson and his 5th grade classes performing "Shh, We're writing the Constitution."

Carson Friendship cup tournament!!!!

Carson playing at the friendship cup on Friday night. He had a blast playing with his team.

Carson and his team with Leo the Lion. Salt Lake Real soccer team mascot (professional soccer league).

Carson and the face Michaela so desperatlely wanted me to catch on camera.

Carson and the Soccer tournament champions.

Carson posing with for a single picture.

They came in first! Played as a team and were so happy to win, yet they had fun doing it.

Juan Graduated!!!!

Juan after he graduated from ISU. Notice the size of his smile.

Us in front of a ISU sign. Carson had a soccer tournament at 12:15 but he saw his dad graduate. Carson just didn't get to enjoy the treats.

All those graduating and a view of the few who watched the graduation. We knew many people graduating along with Juan. YAH!!! He is done.......wait he is going to graduate school now........what's 30 more credits? Why not? Congratulations Juan! We love you!

First real semester back at ISU

Can you guess who I had to draw for my first Elementary art class?

We had to make up a story about anything. We could use fairy tales and I chose to tell the story about my candy bet and how it came to be and how I am now. All my art told a story about myself or family. It was a great class.

We had just returned from spring break and can you tell where my heart wanted to be still?

A picture of piece of a yellow rose. We had to cut the picture out and paint with acrylic paint what we saw. Being so close to your project we all thought our pictures looked horrible till we took a few steps back and we were all impressed with how our pictures turned out.

It was sculpting day and our professor just gave us a block or clay and told us to sculpt. WHAT? What was I going to sculpt? We all sat for awhile and I started sketching ideas and thinking with my pencil and this is what I came up with. We had to let the clay dry and the next class period we got to paint. It was great and my professor said I sure have a knack for art.

One of our last assignments was to make bark paintings. This is one of them. We had to paint things from the 4 seasons. I liked this the best and the others were okay. I like how the pumpkins are at different stages, color, and heights.

I did well with my first semester back at ISU. I would not recommend being a full time mom, a full time employee, a full time student, a full time wife, a full time PTA acting President, or a full time volunteer all at the same time. It was rough and I am glad ISU school is done and I can concentrate on just being a mom and wife soon. I have registered to go back to ISU but thinking that I will do much less. Juan also graduates this week on Saturday, May 8 and has been asked to go on to graduate school. He has taken the invitation and will be in graduate school next semester. Again 2 in college and two who are too busy already trying to better our children's future is priceless.