ANNA BANANA!!!

This is my amazing new room mate ANNA!!! She is the COOLEST and we love her! She loves being scared and loves carrots and crackers (not together though... hopefully!) She makes us laugh so much and we all want to be like her!

Alot has happened!!

Hey guys!! Alot has happened since I last posted in FEBRUARY!! I now have 1 more nephew and 1 beautiful niece!! Calvin is now 7 months old and so so so big!! Look how happy he is!! He is the cutest ever!!!!! Unfortunately I don't have many pictures of the other two children yet but the will come.

I am on my third year of school and loving it but am so sad that the winter is coming!! Walking up Old Main steps kill me in good weather, I can't imagine what it will be like with a foot and a half of snow!!

Here are some pictures of my summer room mates and I on our beautiful campus this summer. They were so amazing!! Jess, Melissa, and I are still room mates but Amanda has been replaced with Anna. She is awesome too and fits in so well!!

This past summer I made quite a few friends. Summers in Logan are SPECTACULAR because no one is here and the weather is the perfect temperature!! This picture was at a campfire up Green Canyon in the cave.


My room mate Jessi has horses up here. She took me riding during the summer. I couldn't move for almost 2 days after and that is bad news when you have an office job!!!



Demo Derby's were a common occurrence in Logan during the summer. I think I only attended 2 though.



Going swimming at 1st Dam or Porcupine Res. became quite regular events at our complex because our apartment was about 95 degrees after the sun went down!!! ew.... HOT!!

YAY for summer and spending all weekend in your swimming suit!

My New Nephew!!

My beautiful new nephew!! Calvin Maxwell Smith!! Born February 21, 2008. 8lbs 1oz. 21in.

New born babies feet are usually about 2 inches long... his feet are 4 inches long!!! I'm excited to see him but unfortunately it's not going to be for at least a few weeks.

Look at his long fingers. Definitely got that from Ryan. Same with the big feet. He's going to to a tall one!! That's good!




































Look how beautiful he is. He doesn't even look new born. He looks like he's a month old!!

Grades Updated

Hey!! I just found out that my grades from my tests last week were wrong, and this is really good news!! It turns out that I really got a 95% on my Nutrition exam and a 92% on my other exam. I am very happy!!

First tests of the semester!!

Today I took my first two tests of the semester and I am thoroughly satisfied with the scores that I received! I got a 92% on my Nutrition test of the anatomy and functions of the GI tract and the importance of nutrition. I think that Nutrition is going to be my toughest class so I am very satisfied with this score!! Also, in my Marriage and Family Relationship class I got an 88%. Considering that I spent all of my time studying for nutrition and not for this class... GOOD JOB TO ME!!

Roomies!!

My roommate Shelly and I and our neighbors Jill (Mrs. Incredible), Maddi (ballerina), Amanda (bumble-bee). Halloween before we went trick-or-treating!! Dad called from Afghanistan while we were out meandering on the streets and laughed cause we are in college and still begging people for candy!!










My roommate Heidi and I went to Lagoon's "Frightmares" during the Halloween season with her family. It was a blast even though my foot was still hurting from when I injured it in gymnastics. But it was fun enough to take the pain away.







We as roommates get a little crazy and carried away at times!! Heidi is supposed to be in the back there instead of TJ.












Another one of those moments. Shelly, Cheryl, and I had tons of fun this day!!!











Cheryl is modeling one of the hats I made for my Home Teacher Shane. I was pretty proud of myself for my creation!

More of Bradley and Laney!!

One day Bradley and Laney would not go to sleep in the same room so I had to rock them to sleep and he was sick and drooling all over me but he was so so so cute!!











I got to work on Thursday and Bradley had his plastic chair on top of the couch and he was sitting on top of it. Then he got down and sat on the couch and laid his head on it like this while watching Sesame Street.












This is the Bradley and Laney's "Squinty Eye's". I don't know why they do this but I love it. It might have to do with their 1/4 Japanese culture. The first time Bradley did it I thought that he was just smiling for the camera but he wasn't. Aren't they the cutest little mess you ever saw?!!









The other day Bradley was playing with this silicone strainer and he put it on his head and I was laughing so hard. He totally looks like a Fire Fighter. He's so photogenic.











This was right before Bradley threw up all over his doggie. It was my first toddler throw-up experience. Oh man, that is one of the down sides of the job.









They were playing behind the couch and I was sitting on the couch and could hear them messing around in something so I looked behind the couch and they were both sitting in this box together. Then Bradley got out and started piling big toys on top of Laney. She didn't like that too much.

The New Year of 2008!!

January 5th 2008, some friends and I welcomed in the New Year and the new semester with a "Partay"!!! This is Austin Higginson and I after a sweet game of Twister. I firmly believe that my new year is turning out so well so far because of the Twister!!!








This was taken on my second day back to work of the New Year. I was so excited to see Bradley and Laney and we are having so much fun!!! I am now staying with them for seven hours a day, twice a week rather than four hours a day, 3 times a week. This week Laney found a new game where she puts this plastic thing in a waterbottle and then tries to get it out. Because of that game I taught her how to say "out". She also is starting to learn the ABC's. The letter A is pretty much the only letter that you can understand but she is getting the tune down and you can tell that she is singing. It is so cute. They both play together and have so much fun and
love each other so much. They give each other hugs all the time and comfort each other when the other is crying. I love them and am so excited to be an aunt in February!!