Happy Birthday To ME!!

First off, my birthday is actually on Saturday, but I will be getting on the boat for my CRUISE that day, so I thought I would post this early.

Secondly, I have to tell you about my WONDERFUL little class (and of course their parents). I got to school today to some wonderful surprises. I had some students bring me some birthday presents, including lotions, perfume (yummy kind from Vicky Secrets), and a visa gift card. Then later that day some more mothers stopped by to bring me a bag of cards from my first graders from last year and this year and a gift card to Aeropostal (one of my favorite stores). How sweet are they. That totally made my day. Can I say that I have the best job in the world, and I teach at the best school ever with an amazing community!

And finally, I thought this would be fun to share:

20 years ago:

I was 7!
1. in first grade
2. living in Kearns
3. loved hanging out with Sara Borg
4. could climb a fence faster than anyone
5. loved jumping on the tramp
6. loved kittens


10 years ago i was:

17 years old!
1. a junior at West Jordan High
2. tardy every day to History
3. my best friends were Jenn and Melissa
4. drove to school in a beat up old Jeep (best vehicle I ever had!)
5. worked at Frenze
6. got really close to my little bro


5 years ago I was:

22 Years old!
1. married for almost a year
2. living in a budget apartment on North Temple
3. still doing everything with Jenn
4. working at Meier and Frank in Fragrances
5. going to the U full time to be a teacher
6. loved walking around the U of U campus


2 years ago I was:

25 years old
1. teaching for the very first time
2. living in a cute condo in Magna
3. living next to my brother and his wife
4. was a Hershy's Kiss for Halloween
5. loved having my parents back in Utah
6. dying my hair for the first time


1 year ago I was:

26 years old!
1. forgot my 5 year anniversary (so did Russ, so it's all good)
2. pregnant with Beckham
3. found out Jenn was pregnant too!!!
4. running triathlons
5. teaching 27 first graders
6. in the hospital twice with complications of pregnancy


so far this year I have:

1. had a BABY!
2. played all summer with Beckham
3. loved being a teacher
4. worked on finishing my Master's Degree
5. moved in with my parents so we could buy a house
6. started a scrapbook night with great friends

♥♥♥

yesterday i:

1. kissed Beckham
2. went to faculty meeting
3. taught the best first graders ever!
4. helped Beckham practice crawling
5. rocked a crying baby to sleep (teething sucks!)
6. thanked Heavenly father for everything I have

♥♥♥

today i:

1. took doughnuts to school for my birthday treat
2. got sung happy birthday to by my cute class
3. finished 4 days worth of sub plans
4. went shopping for the cruise
5. finally started getting Beckhams things ready to go
6. blogged

♥♥♥

tomorrow i:

1. will finally renew my license (that expired last year)
2. will go to an awesome cycle class
3. shop some more for the cruise
4. pack for the cruise
5. help Beckham crawl (he's gotta do it before I leave!!)
6. KISS AND HUG MY BABY (I am going to miss him so much)

♥♥♥

in the next year i:

1. will be in our new house (it is cute and perfect!)
2. want to have my Master's Degree
3. plan on running more (that is my worst part on my Tri's)
4. watch Beckham get bigger and bigger
5. enjoy being a wife, mom, teacher, daughter, and friend
6. hope to continue making a difference in children's lives

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MMMM! STARS!

I love watching Beckham eat these little things. He is really good at getting them in his little fingers, he can even get the stars from hand to hand. It is funny to watch him chew on them (well, since this little one still doesn't have teeth, he just gums them). He absolutely loves them too. My little baby is getting so BIG!

Zoo

So last time I went to the zoo and posted it one of my first graders from last year (Bryson) saw the pictures and said he wanted to go with me and Beckham to the zoo sometime too. So the wonderful Zobel family invited us to go play at the zoo with them a few weeks ago. We had a blast. They are such a cute little family. (PJ, I can't wait for you to be in my class, we will have so much fun!)
Thanks for the invite!!

Delanie, Russ, Beckham, Kimi, PJ, Bryson

Delanie, Russ, and Beckham on the train



Kimi and Bryson on the train



Bryson on the Elephant



Kimi and Beckham on the Carousal

Silly Boy!

So Beckam LOVES laughing. He will laugh at anything he can. This video all I was doing was breathing in really fast. Oh he thought I was hilarious. The other day my mom and I were watching some sitcom and my mom started laughing. Beckham immediately started laughing with her like he knew what was going on. I love that I have such a happy little boy!

Some Things About Me to the Power of 3

3 names I go by:
Kimi

Mrs. Bayles

Ma ma ma (Beckham says it, but it is not technically directed to me yet)

3 things I am wearing right now:
White tank

Blue, green, and white striped jacket

White earings

3 restaurants I love:
Cafe Rio

Olive Garden

Gecko's

3 favorite things to do:
Teach

Play (that means anything, play with friends, play with family, play games ...)

Blog

3 things I want badly:
Ya, Ya, more money, of coarse

To be a great teacher

Have more time for everything (Beckham, hubby, friends, teaching, scrapbooking, exercise, you name it)!

3 things I did yesterday:
Hugged and kissed my Beckham

Taught my first graders about bones and muscles

Watched Biggest Loser

3 goals:
Take a place in my age division on a Tri next year

Finish my Master's Degree (all I have to do is finish my last paper and I am good to go!!!)

Get my freaking drivers license renewed!

3 fears:
Anything tragic will happen to my family (um, that is enough to count for all three)

3 things I plan on doing today:

(since it is late I plan to)

Wash my face

Brush my teeth

Go to bed

3 things I plan on doing tomorrow:
Teach other teachers at my school about centers (a little nervous about this one, teaching first graders is easy, adults is another thing)

Teach my first graders about hearts

Go to Jenn's

3 favorite holidays:
Halloween (well now that we can't dress up at school I am not so sure)

Easter

4th of July

3 favorite beverages:
Water

Water

Coke

3 friends to tag:
Jenn Rushton

Shannon Bayles

Lyndsay Fraser