Alex's Birthday

On Monday was Alex's 19th birthday, WooHooo!!!! Bobby did have work, which was good and bad, so he got to join in the festivities as well. Alex wanted to go bowling and we had Pizza Hut for dinner. My parents' foreign exchange student, Tiago, went for a run and came back an hour and a half later with everyone looking frantically for him. We were suppose to leave 45 min. prior to him coming back, so we were slightly concerned that he had gotten lost. Instead of leaving at 4:30, we left at 5:30 to go to dinner. Bobby and I were driving and got stuck at a red light. Unfortuantely I thought we were heading to Mesa, where we were going bowling, so Bobby and I drove as if we were going Mesa. Finally a little concerned that we have not seen my parents' suburban on the road, I was going to text and see if I was correct. Luckily at the same time my parents realized that we probably were lost. My parents had stopped at a Pizza Hut on the way to Mesa, and we had driven 10 min. passed that point. By the time we got to the restaurant the food was already delivered and one whole pizza almost devoured.

We then went bowling, which was a lot of fun. We played 2 games, unfortuantely most of us did worse the second game than the first game and the first game wasn't much to boast about. Dad and Trevor were the only ones to break 100 in the first game, apparently we need more practice. Richie really enjoyed bowling and when it was time to go home started crying because he still wanted to bowl. It was 9:30 p.m. so he was really tired anyways without the disappointment of putting his ball and shoes away. I got a cute, but blurry picture of Richie at the bowling alley, but I don't know how to get it from my cellphone cammera to the computer. Anyways, no one brought a cammera so no great pictures of us bowling. We had a lot of fun, though.

Richie's 3rd Birthday

Yesterday, August 2nd was Richie's birthday. Since there isn't a whole lot you can do on Sunday we had a party on Saturday. I have not yet been brave enough to invite kids Richie's age and have a party, so I invited a couple of my friends and their families. We went swimming at the Anthem Community Center, had a barbeque at my mom's house, and opened presents and had cake. You can see how ambitious I am. I decided to decorate his cake, which I should have done the day before. Being pregnant I am always tired. By the time I got the the cake I didn't care, which is why it looks interesting. I needed to make more frosting, but didn't muster-up the energy to do so.


Dinner went great and Richie loved blowing out the candles at his party. We had a Cars theme, as it is his favorite show. Richie is still figuring out the whole present opening thing. As soon as he gets one open he wants to play with it, but everyone is urging him to open other presents. Maybe next year he'll get into it.

Richie got a doctor kit and a foam puzzle ABC and 123's from Grandma & Grandpa Jones. He, also, got a new Cars Movie, a Cars T-shirt, and some bath toys from Mom & Dad.

Richie enjoying birthday cake!

On Sunday at church he got a green crown to celebrate his birthday. We went to my parents' house for dinner and to play some games. What a great birthday weekend!!! Happy Birthday 3-year old!!!

Reid Family Reunion

Richie and I were able to attend the Reid Family Reunion at Big Bear Lake. The reunion ran from July 16th through July July 19th. This reunion is for my mom's brother's and sister and their families. This year it was my mom's turn to be in charge of the reunion. All of my sister's met at my parents house and we all traveled to the reunion together. All of the brother-in-laws were unable to come to the reunion. My mom had found a large cabin to rent, so we could all be together during the reunion. It was a lot of fun. We played card games, went swimming, many went to the lake, and Mom had crafts to paint and create. One night we shared missionary stories, another night many of us gathered and talked of spiritual and temporal matters. My uncle is serving as a bishop and it was wonderful to listen to his insights and advice. We missed two of my cousins, one had just taken a job and could not get the time off and the other had just had a baby right before the reunion. It was a wonderful reunion and can't wait for the next one.

Great Temple Experience

On Tuesday, July 13th my brother Alex went to the temple to receive his endowment. It was a wonderful experience, with all of my sisters and Grandma Reid able to be there. We are all proud of the choices Alex has made in his life for him to be worthy to serve the Lord. I am grateful to have wonderful parents who have taught us to follow the Lord.

Bennett Family Reunion

Bobby, Richie and I went up to Bear Lake near Logan, UT for the Bennett Family Reunion. This reunion is for Bobby's dad's brothers and sisters and all of their families from July 9th through July 12th. We went for 3 days and had a lot of fun. We got to see Bobby's sisters and their families, we don't get to see them often because we all live so far away. Richie got to play with his cousins, which he still more or less plays by himself. Richie did make a friend out of Bobby's Uncle Kelly. On Saturday we spent a couple of hours at Bear Lake, where I got really sunburned. Richie ended up getting sick and bringing it home with us. We had a lot of fun and were glad that Bobby was able to get the time off to go. Unfortunately I forgot to pack the cammera, so I don't have pictures.

Ready for Summer

Well, it sure has been a busy month. At the begining my brother, Alex, got his mission call to Dallas, Texas speaking spanish. We are very excited for him. He will go into the MTC the day before my 27th birthday. To top it off I had a very difficult class this month. In Arizona the state voted that all students would be taught in English, thus getting rid of any bilingual education programs. Due to this law teachers are required to take a Sheltered English Immersion class. In this class you learn how to teach English to non-English speakers. There was a lot of busy work for the class and I felt like all I was doing was homework. Then the last two weeks of this four week class I got really sick. I was so sick I didn't think I was going to make it to class. Somehow I drove myself to class and sat through it, although I was tired and nauseous. After a week of being sick and not getting better I found out I was pregnant. I am very glad to be having a baby, but certainly wish I was not pregnant. Needless to say by the time my class ended I didn't care much about class. I should have a B, and might get an A depending on how well I did on the final. My grade isn't posted yet, so I'm just not sure. I'm just glad for a B, because in a Master's program anything below a B in not passing. I'm just glad I don't have to retake the class. I am done with school for 6 weeks and ready to enjoy being home. I am really excited for the month of July because I will be going to not 1 but 2 family reunions, and my sister's are coming to visit a week prior to our family reunion.

Lots to do......

Well, we've had a busy May, so I haven't posted in a month. On May 11th I started my master's degree at Northern Arizona University. I will graduate in April 2011 with the certification to teach Elementary School. I am very excited about it. I took a grueling 3-week course on Educational Psychology. I absolutely, loved the course and wish I could have had more time to work on it. After the first week, I was just glad to get started. My midterm, was at the end of the second week, which I passed with all of the points. My final exam I had to make a visual aid and give an oral report answering the question "How do people learn?" Below is a picture of my visual aid, I made a jigsaw puzzle of all the parts that I believe are important for people to learn. I don't know how I did as my grade is not yet posted, but many of the students told me that I did really well. I start a new class tonight, and am looking forward to another challenge.

Bobby, Richie, and I are moving into a 3 bedroom/2 bath house, that we are renting within our same ward. We will be about a 10 minute drive from my parents house and will still see a lot of them. Bobby is doing well in his job and his boss appreciates his work, eventhough he is rarely home. I sure do like the paychecks, though. Since it is temporary we will enjoy having him home in 3-4 months.

A couple of weeks ago Richie was helping me wash the dishes. Even after the dishes were done, he wanted to play in the water. He got completely soaked, but had a good time.