Reliving My Youth

I got a job. It's very part time but it should be really fun!

What is it, you ask?

Why, I'm the 2nd assistant cheerleading coach at a local high school. Talk about a dream job, eh? At least for me. I cheered a bunch in my younger years and I LOVED every minute of it, so when I heard from our neighbor friend Jethro (who happens to be a teacher at this school) that there was an opening and the hours would be workable for me, I applied. Then I got an interview. And low and behold, they picked me!

I went to meet the squad and watch them practice today. It reminded me of how much I really liked high school and how much I loved cheering. Probably because my best friends were all on the squad. That was the main reason I did it. It was so much fun.

Even though it's such a small gig in comparison to others, I'm still a little nervous about it. I'm lucky that they are flexible with me bringing Hayden to practices and events if I have to. That's one of the main reasons I could do it. I'm really hoping this will be a good way to get me out of the house and involved in something fun.
I'm excited.
Wish me luck. I have my first morning practice tomorrow at 6am. :)

How to Make Cookies

Hayden shows us how it's done.

Cookies from Devin McCain on Vimeo.

A Princess and A Scarecrow or 2

Hayden got to meet a real princess with a crown (or in other words our very own Miss Spanish Fork). She was pretty excited about it.

But not as excited as she was to take this picture with her little friend Lincoln...

And no one was as excited about their pictures together as Carl and Jethro. Look how happy they are! Probably my favorite...I sure do love my husband.

It's Potty Time!

Look what arrived in the mail yesterday:

(she ran off to the bathroom, to go potty, of course!)

With this beauty and the help of some princess pull-ups and loads and loads of patience (emphases on the word "patience"), we might just get this potty training thing down eventually.

A special shout out to my girl Robyn for planting the potty watch idea in my head, and to my dad for supplying us with the pull-ups and said watch. You guys are #1 in my book.
Let's get this potty started!

Not Again

Remember this creepy post from a couple of years ago?

He's back.
Only in a more colorful, less mobile way. The pesticide must be working...


(Hayden tried to stay as far away as possible)

Sometimes I Wish Summer Would Never End

My favorite part of the day.
(besides seeing Carl, of course:))

Seasons Change

It's that time of year.

(view from the edge of our neighborhood)

Utah, in the fall, is really pretty.
We are lucky enough to live right by the mountains so we can have that kind of view.
I love it.