SHOW AND TELL

THIS WEEKS THEME NOV 26-30 WAS FARM, AND THE LETTER F, AND NUMBER 5 FOR SHOW AND TELL ZAK BROUGHT A FIRE TRUCK HE LOVES THE FIRE TRUCKS. HE ALSO BROUGHT HOME ANOTHER BOOK THAT HE CAN READ WE ARE SO PROUD OF HIM.

SHOW AND TELL

WEEK OF NOV19-22 ZAK ONLY HAD SCHOOL ON MONDAY THE THEME WAS CORN& THANKSGIVING AND THE LETTER C SOME OF THE CUTE THINGS THEY MADE. O HOW I LOVE THESE CUTE ART WORK THAT ZAK DOES.

SHOW AND TELL

NOV 12-15 THEME WAS BARNS, THE LETTER B AND THE NUMBER 5 FOR SHOW AND TELL ZAK BROUGHT HIS BLANKET, HE WAS SO EXCITED HE LOVE'S ALL THIS BLANKETS.

SHOW AND TELL

FOR NOV 5-8 THE THEME WAS NEST, THE LETTER N AND THE NUMBER 4 FOR SHOW AND TELL ZAK BROUGHT A NEW LEGO TOY, HE ALSO MADE A CUTE NEST THAT I FORGOT TO TAKE A PICTURE OF.

VISITING TEACHING HANDOUT FOR NOVEMBER

I LOVE GOING VISITING TEACHING I LOOK FORWARD GOING EACH MONTH, WE HAVE SOME REALLY NEAT LADIES WE VISIT, I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR THEM AND THERE EXAMPLES, I HAD FUN DOING UP THERE LITTLE  HANDOUT.

LOOK WHO CAN READ

TODAY ZAK CAME HOME FROM PRESCHOOL WITH A BOOK, THAT HE LEARNED TO READ, BY THE END OF THE YEAR HE WILL BE ABLE TO READ 15 BOOKS, WE ARE SO PROUD OF HIM HE IS OUR LITTLE SMARTY PANTS. I LOVE THE LAST PICTURE ZAK IS READING TO HIS BUDDY LACY. I LOVE HOW HER PAW IS ON HIS ARM. I AM SO GLAD ZAK LOVES BOOKS I HAVE READ BOOKS TO HIM SINCE HE WAS A BABY, I LOOK FORWARD EVERY NIGHT TO READ TO HIM, WHEN HE WAS LITTLE I WOULD TAKE HIM TO THE LIBRARY FOR STORY TIME. WATCH OUT IF YOU SEE ZAK HE MIGHT WANT TO READ TO YOU. HE LOVES HIS NEW BOOK, AND LOVED TO READ IT TO DADDY AND ME AND LACY.

{WHOOOO WILL STAND FOR TRUTH AND RIGHTEOUSNESS}

TODAY'S LESSON WAS ON THE PROPHET MORMON, WE TALKED ABOUT HIM, I AM IN LOVE WITH OWLS RIGHT NOW SO I SAW THIS HANDOUT AND I AM SURE YOU HAVE SEEN THE OWL CUPCAKES BEFORE, SO TO GO ALONG WITH MY LESSON WE TALKED ABOUT STANDING FOR TRUTH AND RIGHTEOUSNESS, IN ALL THE EVIL THAT THERE IS AROUND US, I TOLD THEM THEY NEED TO BE STRONG, AND I TOLD THEM SOMETIMES IT WILL BE HARD. BUT I TOLD THEM BLESSING WILL COME IF WE CHOOSE THE RIGHT AND DO WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSE TO DO. ALSO I HAD TO MAKE SURE TO WRITE THIS ONE DOWN LAST NIGHT WHEN I WAS MAKING THE CUPCAKES ZAK SAID MOMMY WHAT DOES CUTIE START WITH I TOLD HIM C HE SAID WHEN IT IS THE LETTER C FOR SHOWING TELL I WANT TO TAKE YOU CUZ YOUR A CUTIE. THAT JUST MELTS MY HEART, THE THINGS THIS BOY SAYS TO ME AND OTHERS SOME TIMES I THINK AND YOUR ONLY 4 AND SAYING THAT. I LOVE HIM SO MUCH. 

SPECIAL DAY

MY CUTE NEPHEW KARTER GOT BAPTISED YESTERDAY, WHAT A SPECIAL DAY IT WAS!! MY BROTHER DID SUCH A GREAT JOB, I HAD FUN MAKING THIS CANDY POSTER FOR HIM SINCE HE LOVES CANDY. I ALSO MADE THE CUPCAKE TOPPERS TO GO INTO THE CUPCAKES. I HOPE HE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THIS SPECIAL DAY. WE LOVE YA KARTER!!

AFTER HALLOWEEN SALE

I LOVE TO LOOK FOR GREAT DEALS AFTER A HOLIDAY, THE DAY AFTER HALLOWEEN MY MOM, ME AND MY SISTER(EVEN MY SISTER IN IDAHO WAS LOOKING FOR HER) WENT TO RC WILLY LOOKING FOR THIS WITCH, WE WENT TO TWO, NO ONE HAD THIS WITCH I HAD SEEN HER BEFORE HALLOWEEN AND I REALLY LIKED HER, I LOVED HER SMILE, SO I THOUGHT I WILL GET HER AFTER HALLOWEEN THEY WHERE ASKING $49.99 AFTER HALLOWEEN SHE WAS 70% OFF $49.99 . SO WE CALLED THE OREM STORE THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD ONE MY MOM AND SISTER SAID SHE IS YOURS AREN'T THEY SO KIND, THEY SAID THEY WOULD HOLD HER TILL THAT NIGHT, BUT I KNEW WE WOULD BE UP THAT WAY ON SATURDAY, WE KNOW THE STORE MANAGER SO I CALLED AND TALK WITH HIM HE SAID THEY WOULD HOLD HER TILL SATURDAY. WE WENT ON SATURDAY TO PICK HER UP AS THEY WHERE GETTING HER I LOOKED OVER AND SAW HER SITTING THERE I GOT ALL EXCITED THINKING THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE BUT THE MANAGER GAME OUT AND SAID O I AM SO GLAD YOU FOUND HER. I CAN'T BELIEVE SOME ONE PUT HER BACK BUT I KNOW THAT SHE WAS SUPPOSE TO COME HOME WITH ME. SHE WAS ONLY $15.00 BUT I DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY THAT CUZ I HAD A STORE CREDIT. I AM SO HAPPY TO ADD HER TO MY HALLOWEEN WITCH COLLECTION.THEN I SAW IF THE SHOE FIT'S CANVAS DURING SWISS DAYS AT THIS CUTE OLD HOUSE THAT SELLS STUFF I WAS GOING TO BUY IT BUT I ASKED THE LADY IF I CALLED HER IN OCT, IF SHE COULD MAKE ME ONE SHE SAID YES, SHE GAVE ME HER CARD. SO WHEN OCT CAME I CALLED HER SHE NEVER CALLED ME BACK, SO JOSH, ZAK AND I WENT TO THE COWBOY POETRY ON SATURDAY, MY HONEY WAS SO NICE TO STOP SO I COULD GO SEE WHAT THEY HAD.  I FOUND THIS ONE  LEFT, IT WAS 50% OFF I KNEW I WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE IT. SO I BOUGHT IT. I KNOW I AM CRAZY BUT I LOVE TO FIND A GOOD DEAL. JOSH SAID JOKING TO ME GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT, AND I SAY THEY SURE DO.. HAPPY AFTER HOLIDAY SALE SHOPPING!! 

THIS AND THAT HALLOWEEN

TABLE IN OUR KITCHEN, I MADE THE BANNER LAST YEAR

ONE OF MY FAVORITE WITCH THAT MY MOM GAVE TO ME THAT HOLDS CANDY

OUR FRONT ROOM

WE SAW THIS WITCH AS WE WHERE DRIVING ZAK KEEP LAUGHING HE THOUGHT IT WAS CUTE

THIS CUTE WITCH WAS AT THE ART GARDEN ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLACES TO GO

OUR FAMILY 

JOSH AND I DRESSED UP THIS YEAR AS DORTHY, AND SCARECROW, JOSH IS SUCH A GOOD SPORT, WE ALSO GOT TO DRESS UP THREE TIMES. I WAS GOING TO SPRAY LACY BLACK, BUT I WAS NOT SURE HOW SHE WOULD DO, SHE LOVED STAYING IN HER BASKET. ZAK THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT THAT LACY COULD COME WITH US TO ONE OF THE HALLOWEEN PARTY'S THAT MY MOM AND DAD WAS OVER, AND ALSO THAT SHE GOT TO GO TRICK OR TREATING WITH US, WE ALSO WENT TO THE CARE CENTER, AND ALL THE OLD PEOPLE JUST LOVED LACY, I LOVED THAT WE COULD BRING A SMILE TO THERE FACES.

O FRANKIE, HALLOWEEN 2O12

LAST YEAR ZAK SAID HE WANTED TO BE FRANKENSTEIN FOR THIS YEARS HALLOWEEN, YOU KNOW HOW KIDS ARE. I THOUGHT I BET HE WILL CHANGE HIS MIND, NO HE STUCK WITH IT AND WE THINK HE IS THE CUTEST FRANKENSTEIN AROUND, HIS GRANDPA OLIVER MADE HIM THE BOLTS THAT GO IN HIS NECK THEY HAD A HARD TIME STAYING ON BUT ZAK WAS SO GLAD TO HAVE THEM, AND THANKFUL HIS GRANDPA MADE THEM, ZAK GOT TO DRESS UP THREE TIMES, HE LOVED IT. HE EVEN LOVED HIS HAIR BEING BLACK I WAS SO SCARED IT WOULD NOT WASH OUT BUT IT WASHED OUT JUST FINE, JUST MADE A  BIG MESS IN THE BATH TUBE, O HOW I LOVE THIS HOLIDAY, ZAK LOVES IT AS WELL.  JOSH AND I WOULD SING  TO HIM O FRANKIE, O FRANKIE,  HE LOVED US TO SING IT TO HIM. WE WILL ALWAYS TREASURE OUR CUTE LITTLE MAN AS FRANKENSTEIN.

SHOW- AND TELL, HALLOWEEN MEMORIES

WEEK OF OCTOBER 29- NOV 1 THE THEME FOR THAT WEEK WAS DARK, DOGS, AND DUCKS, AND THE LETTER D AND THE NUMBER 4 ON HALLOWEEN ZAK GOT TO WEAR HIS COSTUME, AND FOR SHOW AND TELL HE TOOK HIS DOG, HE ALSO TOOK EACH OF HIS CLASS A HALLOWEEN TREAT, I FOUND THESE LITTLE BOWLS LAST YEAR, I FILLED IT WITH A LITTLE ORANGE BOTTLE OF CRUSH POP WITH A LITTLE BOX OF CRACKER JACKS, AND SOME CANDY, HALLOWEEN TATTOOS. I LOVE MAKING UP ALL THE DIFFERENT TREATS THE OTHER PICTURE OF THE TWO HALLOWEEN BAGS  ZAK GAVE  WHERE FOR HIS TEACHER, AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE PRESCHOOL, WE ALSO MADE ONE UP FOR HIS PRIMARY TEACHERS, WE ALSO GAVE OUR PARENTS THE BAGS FILLED WITH APPLE CIDER, AND PUMPKIN SPICE DONUTS, IN HIS TEACHERS BAGS THERE WAS THE ORANGE CRUSH WITH WHITE CHOCOLATE COVERED POPCORN, AND A HALLOWEEN TREAT, I ALSO MADE THEM FOR MY VISITING TEACHERS. I FOUND THESE CUTE HALLOWEEN CARDS I LOVED THEM THEY SAID, PUT ON YOUR HAPPY FACE AND JUST SMILE, SMILE, SMILE. I LOVED HOW ZAK GOT TO SIGN HIS NAME ON THE CARDS. I WAS SO HAPPY WHEN I DROOPED ZAK OFF AT SCHOOL ON HALLOWEEN, HIS TEACHERS SAID WOULD YOU LIKE TO HELP ME WITH THE HALLOWEEN PARTY, I OF COURSE SAID YES, I WAS SO HAPPY, IT WAS SO FUN HELPING IN HIS CLASS AND WATCHING THE OTHER SWEET KIDS IN HIS CLASS, I AM SO GLAD I GET TO STAY HOME WITH ZAK, SO I GET THESE MOMENTS. I LOVE BEING A STAY AT HOME MOM, I ENJOY EACH MOMENT. SOME DAYS ARE HARD, AND NOT EASY TO BE A MOM I ALWAYS HOPE I AM SAYING AND DOING THE THING THAT MY HEAVENLY FATHER WILL BE PLEASED WITH ME, THERE IS STILL ALOT OF FIRSTS, AND AM ALWAYS CALLING MY MOM AND TWO SISTERS ASKING THEM FOR ADVICE  I'AM SO GLAD FOR THERE HELP AND ADVICE, ALL I WANT TO BE IS THE BEST MOM AND BEST WIFE  CUZ I KNOW THESE DAYS AND MOMENTS WONT LAST LONG, SOON ZAK WILL BE GROWN UP, AND I WANT TO LOOK BACK AND REMEMBER THAT I TIRED TO BE THE BEST MOM, AND FRIEND TO HIM. I KNOW THERE WILL BE BUMPS IN THE ROAD, BUT I KNOW WITH MY HEAVENLY FATHERS HELP I CAN DO ALL THAT HE HAS PLANNED FOR ME.THE OTHER DAY ZAK AND I WENT TO WATCH MY SISTER KIDS IN THERE HALLOWEEN PARADE I GOT SAD BECAUSE I THOUGHT THIS WILL BE MY LAST YEAR TO HAVE ZAK SITTING ON MY LAP, NEXT YEAR I WILL BE WATCHING HIM IN THE PARADE. I HELD HIM TIGHTER, AND I SOAKED IN EVERY MINUTE WITH HIM, AS I TYPE THIS I AM EVEN CRYING, DON'T GET ME WRONG I WANT HIM TO GROW UP, BUT I KNOW HE WILL NEVER BE THIS AGE AGAIN. I TOLD MY MOM THE OTHER DAY, I NEVER KNEW BEING A PARENT WAS SO HARD, SHE LAUGH AND SAID TRY WORRYING ABOUT 4 OF THEM. WE AS PARENTS WORRY SO MUCH AND ONLY WANT TO SEE OUR KIDS HAPPY,AND ONLY WANT THE BEST. I THINK ABOUT MY CHILDHOOD AND I SOME DAYS WOULD LOVE TO GO BACK FOR MAYBE A DAY OR SO. I HAD THE BEST CHILDHOOD. MY TWO SISTERS, AND BROTHER WE TALK ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME. AND I HOPE THAT JOSH AND I CAN GIVE THAT TO ZAK.

HARVEST FESTIVAL

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OCT 23 TUESDAY NIGHT WE GOT TO GO TO ZAK PRESCHOOL FOR THERE HARVEST FESTIVAL, IT WAS SO FUN WE GOT TO GO ON A HAY RIDE, DRINK HOT CHOCOLATE, EAT COOKIES, LOOK AT SOME OF THE CUTE FALL, AND HALLOWEEN ART WORK THAT THE KIDS HAD MADE. A BEE KEEPER EVEN CAME AND TALKED ABOUT BEE'S AND WHAT THE BEE'S DO ON THE FARM, HE GAVE EACH OF THEM A LITTLE HONEY BEAR, WITH A HONEY BUTTER RECIPE, THEY ALSO GOT TO PICK OUT A PUMPKIN. IT WAS SUCH A FUN FAMILY NIGHT, THE NIGHT BEFORE THAT WE ALSO WENT TO DRAPER'S HAUNTED HALLOW, I FELT SO BAD I HAD FORGOT MY CAMERA, BUT WE HAD A GREAT TIME, ZAK LOVES TO GET THE FREE COTTON CANDY, AND POPCORN, AND LITTLE PUMPKIN, AND ALSO THE CANDY HE GETS FROM PLAYING ALL THE FUN GAMES.SO MANY FUN THINGS TO DO IN OCTOBER, WE HAD A GREAT OCTOBER...

STAR STUDENT, OCT 22- 26

WEEK OCT 22-26 THEME WAS HENS, HORSES AND HALLOWEEN, ZAK LEARNED ABOUT THE LETTER H AND NUMBER 3 ZAK WAS THE STAR STUDENT ON MONDAY OCT 22 WE GOT TO MAKE A POSTER, AND I OF COURSE HAD TO DO A LITTLE TREAT FOR HIS CLASS I DECIDED TO DO THE THEME, THESE ARE A FEW OF ZAK'S FAVORITE THING!! ZAK LOVES PIZZA HE ALWAYS SAYS MOMMY CAN WE HAVE PIZZA TONIGHT, HIS FAVORITE IS ROCK CREEK PIZZA, AND LITTLE CESAR'S PIZZA. HE ALSO LOVES TO RIDE ON THE TRACTOR, I FOUND THESE CUTE TRACTORS FILLED WITH GUM, AND THEN HE IS OUR COOKIE MONSTER HE LOVES COOKIES, ONE OF HIS FAVORITES IS OREO COOKIES, I THEN PUT THEM IN THESE CUTE BAGS WITH A TAG THAT SAYS THESE ARE A FEW OF ZAK'S FAVORITE THINGS, HIS CLASS GOT TO SING HIM A SONG ABOUT HIM BEING SPECIAL, I LOVED IT SINCE I AM ALWAYS TELLING HIM HOW SPECIAL HE IS, HE GOT TO WEAR THIS CROWN BUT SILLY KID DID'NT WEAR IT LONG HE SAID HE DIDN'T WANT IT TO MESS UP HIS HAIR. HE LOVED TO TELL HIS CLASS ABOUT HIM, IT WAS FUN TO WATCH AS ZAK HANDED OUT THE BAGS TO EACH KID HE WAS SO EXCITED, THERE ARE 10 IN HIS CLASS, ON WEDNESDAY OCT 24TH WAS HIS SHOW AND TELL I FORGOT TO GET A PICTURE, THAT DAY WAS KINDA CRAZY IT WAS MY B-DAY, JOSH WORK HAD FLU SHOT'S SO WE HAD TO BE AT JOSH'S WORK AT 7:OO BUT ZAK WORE HIS CUTE HALLOWEEN SHIRT, AND HE TOOK HIS CHOCOLATE HALLOWEEN CALENDER.

WELCOME NOVEMBER

HAPPY NOVEMBER, I LOVE THIS MONTH AS WELL, THIS WILL ALWAYS BE A SPECIAL MONTH FOR OUR FAMILY SINCE ZAK'S BIRTHDAY IS IN NOVEMBER, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT WILL BE 5 YEARS SINCE BOTH JOSH AND OUR LIVES WHERE BLESSED WITH THIS SWEET BOY. O HOW WE LOVE HIM, YESTERDAY I TOOK ALL MY HALLOWEEN DOWN, AND PUT UP MY THANKSgiving, I ONLY HAVE IT UP FOR A COUPLE WEEKS, BUT I WANT TO STILL ENJOY THIS MONTH OF THANKSgiving.  WE ARE ALL SO BLESSED I WILL BE POSTING PICTURES SOON OF OUR HALLOWEEN, AND I CAN'T BELIEVE IT IS ALREADY NOVEMBER. THE WEEKS ARE JUST FLYING BY. HAPPY FRIDAY!!!