Just some cute pics of Cayley

This is Cayley being her adorable little self hanging out at the foot of our bed. She loves being in front of the camera.

Isn't she just funny with her chin on her hands? I love it.

 


Here is Cayley showing off her new "Bling". We finally did it. We got her ears pierced. She was awesome! After the first one she just looked at Tim like she knew it was hurting but she didn't know why. Then after the second ear, she let out a cry but we came prepared with an Orange Julius to distract her. It worked and my friend, who was the one doing the piercing at Claire's in the Mall, said she was better than most of the 6 year olds she has. She is so cute but I don't know if this picture does her justice. I will try to get some better ones up.

Mommy Tagged!

*Age of baby/babies/kids: 16 Months
*Names: Cayley Marie


*Birthdays: 4/12/07

*Time of birth: 3:16am

*How long did labor last? I never really got to the labor part.

*How long did you push? Zero min. I had an Emergency C-Section

*How much did baby weigh? 4 lb 7 oz
*Any Hair? Yes Dark

*Who does your baby look like? It depends who you ask, sometimes Tim and sometimes my younger sis Cristy when she was 18 months.

*How much weight did you gain? 28 lbs but I still had 6 weeks to go so who knows how big I could have gotten.

*Was baby early or late? 6 weeks early

*How many baby showers did you have? 3

*Did you breastfeed? Yes!!

*Who watches your babies most of the time? Over the summer me but during the school year, Tim's mom Karla (Thank you so much!!)

*When do you wanna have another? I want to start trying after I get one year of teaching under my belt.

*How did you know when to go to the hospital? I was sent over after a routine check up on Monday with pregnancy induced high blood pressure (toxemia/pre-eclampsia) and didn't come home till Sunday (and with out the baby because she was in NICU for 2 weeks :(. She is doing fantastic now though:)

*Anyone spend the night with you on your first night home? We actually moved in with Tim's parents the day after Cayley was born but she came home on a Friday so Tim was able to be home.


*Did you cry when you first held the baby? I don't remember even holding her the first time, I was so out of it from combinations of drugs and trying not to have a seizure.

*Where was the baby born? Ogden, UT, McKay Dee hospital

*Did you record the birth? No, didn't want to and we weren't prepared. but we got lots of pics the next day.


If your reading this and have kids consider yourself tagged if you would like to participate!!

Getting all the bugs worked out!

Well, This is the first week of being in my two schools. I have just learned exactly what I am teaching which is a relief. For those of you who don't know, I am teaching at Layton and Northridge High schools. Kinda tricky I know, but on "A" Days, I am at Layton and on "B" days I am at Northridge. It should all go pretty smoothly but just the other day, I was asked to coach the Layton Cross Country team... I know, I let you read it again, yes I am going to be coaching Cross Country! They said I don't have to run with the athletes but I just have to motivate them. I do want to get started so what better way.
At Layton I am teaching Resource Algebra A/B which is experimental. The ultimate goal for all Special Ed students is to mainstream them into regular classrooms but the neat thing about my class is that if they can get an A or a B, they can actually move out. I am also teaching two Applied Skills classes which to the students means "homework hall". Little do they know, I will be doing much more than just homework... I am going to have writing assignments, math assignments, reading assignments and maybe even through in a little health and fitness. Pretty much what I want to do with them that will help them understand other areas of school but in a fun way. I will be sharing my class with a Biology teacher at Layton.
At Northridge I am teaching 2 Math Intervention, which is where I talk to their regular math teachers and duplicate their lessons but on a slower pace and with a few different approaches. The other class I am teaching is English 11. I think I am going to be able to get the whole if not at leaset a part of lesson plans from the previous teacher so I will not be re-inventing the wheel. I will have 3 different classrooms at Northridge which means I will be buying some carts and filing cabinets on wheels.

I am very excited and can't wait to meet my students. I am usually well liked so hopefully the trend will continue. Well, I better get to bed but I will try to report on the first week of school. Layton starts August 25 but Northridge won't start until the 27th due to technical difficulties. Wish me luck!!!

More Uintas

 
 
 
 



Uintas Camping Trip pictures continued

Camping in the High Uintas

 
 
 
 




Here are some pictures of our very fun camping trip with the parents in the High Uinta Mountains near Kamas, Utah. We spent five days camping, hiking, sleeping, and playing cards. Cayley had a great time in the Great Outdoors too.

Spring Pictures of Cayley and family

 
 
 
 


These are some pictures we took out on the front lawn. A few days later, we went to Arizona for a week. It was awesome. We are still trying to figure out how to get video of Water World on the computer. It was unusually cool (only 100-104) for this time of year in Phoenix so we were lucky. This meant we either stayed in doors with the air conditioning or went swimming in the pool. We went up to mom and dad's cabin to work and we camped inside the cabin in our tents and sleeping bags. It was fun. We went up to Sedona which is beautiful with red rock and green trees as well as hot. We had a blast but as all vacations go, it went by too fast.

Sunday Afternoon

This is a new updated pic of our cute little family. This picture was taken in the front yard of our place in Ogden, Utah. Aren't we just so cute?

 



This is Cayley's easter dress. It is Winnie the Pooh (which I love)and Tim picked out the cute pink shoes. We have more pictures but they are still on Grandpa V's computer. We will also add pictures from Cayley's first birthday as soon as we get them of the cameras.

Spring Break

Well, I have never enjoyed Spring break this much. In just 2 days of being home with Cayley all day I have realized 2 things.
#1 I don't ever want to work away from home ever again. We don't really do a whole lot but it is just fun being with her and seeing how she checks up on me to make sure I am not going anywhere. She will be playing with her new easter toys from Grandma V and drop what she is doing, crawl over to me, lay her head on my lap or leg or some other body part, and then go back to her toys. She is getting so big. She is into some 12 M stuff and she still has 3 weeks till she is 1. I love it.

#2 We really need to get our own place and find another babysitter. We love the free grandma daycare but I have really noticed some bad habits Cayley has picked up from her slightly older cousins. All habits I am sure she would have discovered on her own but not for a while such as whining, opening the cupboard with cleaning supplies and freaking out and crawling away when we change her diaper. I know these are all normal baby things but up until last week, Cayley did none of them. Oh well, enough ranting.

I really am loving spring break and we are going to finish the week off with a trip to Las Vegas to visit cousins. I have never been to Vegas to hang out, just drive through. It should be fun.

Ah! the first day of Spring

OK, so it was yesterday. So, a lot happened yesterday. First off, Cristy turned 16!!! Crazy I know, I can't believe my baby sis can now date and drive. News from her, she got extreme highlights in her hair and her friends T.P.'d their house. My parents caught them the first time, they ran off and so my dad turned the lights off as if they were going to bed; and of course, they came back. This time, my parents sat in the living room and just watched. Kinda anti-climactic if you ask me.

Second, I finished my first Quarter of school as a full time teacher. I am not a contracted teacher yet so I have to find a new job for next school year but can't beat $17 an hour to lift weights and run on a treadmill... anyways, I try to keep the grades up to date which in turn makes it feel like I am constantly doing calculations. It is fun though. The 2 other P.E. teachers I work with are very unique in their own way. One of them, Naomi, is amazing and is teaching me so much and the other I feel I am teaching him and he is relying on me to save his grades for him...whatever.

Third, I am starting my Spring break. Yeah!!!! I have been waiting for this for a long time. Unfortunatly, if you remember back a few paragraphs I am an hourly teacher, I do not get paid if I don't work. It is worth being able to spend 9 straight days with Cayley though. I miss her so much during the day. On my computer at school, I have downloaded her adorable portraits and set them for the screen saver. Now, anyone that comes into our office gets to see her. I leave the house at 8:00am (sometimes Cayley is awake when I leave) and I get home around 4:45 or 5:00pm when Cayley is usually waking up from her afternoon nap.

Well, I guess I need to write more often so people will check out our blog. This is pretty fun.

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Just Chillin'

I was just hanging out with Cayley and thought I'd say hi. By the way this is a pic of my pinewood derby school bus I made for a church activity. Pretty cool huh! : )

This is our little Cayley. These pictures were taken when she was about 10 months old. Isn't she just a "cutie"!

Hello! Just want to say hi to everyone. This should be fun.