Labor Day Weekend

These first two pictures should have been with the previous post, but I decided to just put them here.  Kendrick is always excited to go to the game at the school.  He likes to cheer for the Eagles and for "the girls" aka the drill team.  Here he is ready to go in his MMHS Elleves shirt.

 He really is a good boy at the games and loves being there.

 

On Sunday, of Labor Day weekend, we went down to my parents house for lunch.  It was good to relax and know that I didn't have school the next day!  Even though we had only been back about a week and a half, it is good to have a small break!

 Here's Kendrick trying out the Batman mask.  I think it was Ethan's.

 He thought it was pretty cool.

 

Monday morning, we woke up and went over to Payson to watch the Onion Days Parade and then we took Kendrick to the carnival at the park.

 Kendrick had a lot of fun riding the rides this time.

 He still liked the Merry Go Round.

 But this time he would ride the cars too.  At the Ute Stampede, he wouldn't for some reason.

 He was having a good time!

 He was a little bit tall for the ride!

 Next, he went on the train.

 We tried to get him to ride this at the Ute Stampede and he threw a fit. 

 But he had no problem riding it today!

 Then he pointed over to the dragon roller coaster and said he wanted to ride it.

 We put him on, I think he was a little bit unsure, but it was too late!

 He survived though and said he had fun!

 Monster trucks were next.  This was another ride that he freaked out and wouldn't get on at the Ute Stampede, but he was fine today.

 He had fun and acted like no problem.

 I guess that is how two going on three year olds are.  You just can't predict their behavior!

After the monster trucks we went over to the giant slide and Kendrick went down the slide with Scott.  I didn't get a picture though.  Then we went to Mi Rancherito for lunch.  It was pretty good.  I like the chips and salsa there.  It reminded me of eating lunch there on teacher prep days.  I would go there for lunch with a bunch of the teachers from Payson High.  Those were fun times. 

Being in Payson reminds me of teaching there and all the years I spent there.  It almost seems like a different lifetime.  I have a lot of good memories there.  Especially from all the Labor Day weekends I spent there.  It's fun now because I can choose to go there, I don't have to be there.  But either way, I like going to Payson on Labor Day.  It's a fun way to celebrate the day off.

School Starts!

Well, the week of August 22 had arrived!  We had our last summer technique practice with Savannah Martin on Tuesday, August 20.  This is picture they took with her.  Savannah has been a great technique teacher for the team this summer.  Plus, she is an Elleve alum!

 Elleves with Savannah - last summer technique practice.

 

Two days later, we were performing in the opening day/welcome assembly.  It was the first day of school!  The team performed a dance we learned at PDC Camp to "Crazy in Love".  They really had a great performance!

 Here they are in our new maroon lace tops.  I had to get some new things made so we had 24.  Our team is large this year and most of our costumes only have 20.

 

Then on Friday, August 23, MMHS had their first official home football game.  The Elleves performed a dance routine from BDT Camp to "A Little Party Never Killed Nobody".  It was a fun routine and they performed it well.

 Team picture in the locker room before we head outside.

 Entering the field.

 I think this picture is cool because it shows the three ripple groups.

 Another group part of the routine

You can tell from their facials that they liked to perform this routine!

 

Yep, summer was over for me, school had started and football was in full swing!

Evening Drive & Ice Cream

One August evening, Kendrick wasn't settling down, so we decided to go for a drive after we had bathed him.  We stopped for ice cream and then took a little drive around Spanish Fork.  It got quiet after a while, and I turned around to see if Kendrick was awake.  This is what I saw:

 He had definitely enjoyed his ice cream and then had fallen asleep.

He didn't even move--he was out!

 

Kendrick does that a lot.  If I need to go somewhere in the afternoon, and he hasn't had his nap, he will fall asleep before I get down to Spanish Fork main street.  We live on 1700 East, so it doesn't take him long to fall asleep.  He definitely is my kid!

MMHS Football Begins

On August 16, 2013, the MMHS football season began with the annual "Maroon and Gold" game.  The drill team was excited to perform on the football field for the first time.  

 The team posing for a picture before the game begins.

 The drill team performed the BDT Camp Dance, "Get Up". 

 The routine had a lot of kick lines that repeated in the dance.

 There was also a hip hop section.  The team had a great first performance!

 

Right after the game, I headed to a reception of one of my former Elleves, Mikel Jackson.  Her reception was at the Clarion Manor in Payson.  So, no time to change clothes.

 Her reception was outdoors.  It was very nice.  Scott took a picture of Mikel and I, it was a little dark.

 So, here's one with the flash on!  Mikel looked beautiful.  I'm so happy for her!

 This was a favor they gave out.  Mikel's husband's name is Ike, so they gave out boxes of "Mike & Ike's".

They had made labels and put them on each box to say, Mikel & Ike.  They were cute!

 

There were a few other former Elleves there.  It was good to see them and visit with them for a few minutes.  Mikel was the second Elleve to get married.  Halie Bingham had gotten married in July and I had attended her reception--just didn't take a picture while we were there.  It's always fun as a teacher/coach to attend your student's wedding receptions and see them "all grown up".  

Last Days of Summer

Everyone loves summer, but especially for a teacher, summer time is the best time of the year.  Sometimes it goes by so fast!  I only had a few days left of summer.  By this I mean, days that I didn't have to go to work all day. 

 

We decided to do as many fun "summer" things that we could, before we wouldn't be able to any more.  Here's a few pics:

 We went and got a shaved ice one night.  Here's Kendrick patiently waiting for his.

 Not sure what he is doing here?  Maybe pointing up at the sky?

 I was trying to get him to look at the camera, but he kept looking away.

 This was his "cheese" grin.  But again, he was looking away!

 Our shaved ice was huge!  But it was yummy.  The table had holes in it to hold your shaved ice for you. 

 Here's mine - so yummy.  Tiger's blood on one side, pina colada on the other.

 I had ordered this topper of sweetened condensed milk - they had a name for it, but I can't remember.  They had forgotten to put it on, so they came and put it on.  I think it was called a snow cap?  It was pretty good.  We also had ice cream inside the shaved ice.  It was so good.  My ice cream was coconut ice cream.  It was heaven!

 Yummy!

 Kendrick liked his too!

 Afterwards, we drove over to Salem to watch the fireworks.

 They put on a pretty good show.

Kendrick loves to watch fireworks.

 Another thing Kendrick and I had been doing this summer, was going to Gold Gym.  I was trying to work out more, so that meant Kendrick got to go to the Gold's Gym Daycare.  Here he is showing the stamp he got on his hand while he was at the daycare.

 He was pretty proud of it for some reason.

 Luckily for me, Kendrick liked going to the gym.  In fact, he got so he would ask me if we were going to the gym. 

 We got some zinnia seeds from my dad flowers last fall and we planted them by our fence.  It was fun to watch them grow and I couldn't wait to see how they would do.  I thought they looked great.  They filled in a lot more as the summer progressed.

We'll plant some more this year too.  I love flowers!