Mother's Day.

Yesterday morning I awoke to not one, but TWO Mother's Day treasure hunts. I'm lucky.

I will begin with Emma's.

So sweet! Thank you Emma. And thank you for not freaking out when your little sister decided to copy your idea and replicate your treasure hunt!

Now for Sophie's:

Happy Mother's Day to me! I love you kiddos!

Sophie's Baptism & Betsy's Baby Shower Weekend

Last weekend was BUSY. Not only did I co-host a fabulous baby shower for Bets, it was also Sophie's baptism.

On Friday evening we had Betsy's baby shower for little Charlie Green Santos. Here is Betsy showing off some of the adorable fashions she recieved:

This shower was "girls only"The Heywood sisters, pictured with "honorary" Heywood sister, Amanda :)The boys stayed far away from the baby festivities.

I believe they went to some boy movie like Clash of the Titans or something.The next morning Sophie was baptized!

Here is Emma, Sophie & Allie just before her baptism:Grandpa & Sophie:Shannon, Sophie's teacher & my dear friend:The McRae Family:Grandma & Grandpa Heywood:Uncle Steve & Aunt Betsy:Aunt Suzy, Allie & Uncle Ryan:The men. They all took part in Sophie's confirmation. Left to right they are: Tom Gleason, Ryan Taggart, Steven Santos, Joseph McRae, Ernie Heywood, Steven Pelham & John Johnson. Thanks guys!The boys:
Our dear friends, Marlene & Steven. Where the heck is Kevin?!

Besties ~ Alyssa J., Sophie, Audrey & Alyssa C.:

As is tradition for McRae baptisms, we headed over to Utah's own, Chuck-a-Rama for a post baptism lunch. It was a wonderful weekend filled with lots of love and laughter. Thanks to everyone who took part!

Future Artists of America

I was so lucky to teach Mrs. Christensen's 3rd graders this week. They are the most fabulous class EVER!! They are so talented . . . just look at some of the wonderful pieces of art they made for me during my time with them:

Teaching is an ego boost for sure.

Two years ago, when Sophie went into the 1st grade, I started substitute teaching. It is a great way to work, and be home with the kids at the same time. It's definitely hard sometimes,

but other times, like today,it can be a real ego boost.

Maybe this happens to all teachers, I'm not sure, but for some reason, children love to draw pictures of me when I teach them. Sometimes the pictures are flattering. Sometimes... not so much.
Today I received two such portraits of myself:

Not too shabby... I've looked much worse! Notice my eyelashes in both though. Maybe I need to lighten it up a little :)

Then, another student handed me this sweet note as we left school today:

As tired as I get sometimes, days like this reaffirm

why I love what I'm doing.

I'll miss teaching this summer...really!