Updates part 1

So I know that an update has been a long time coming and so here we go! ( I feel like I should say off to the races or something because it has been so long since I updated y'all it is going to be a race trying to remember everything)

Last semester was our last semester on BYU-Idaho campus. It was a wild wild ride and we stayed incredibly busy. Joe also decided that he wanted to be in one more show on

campus especially because one of his favorite people to work with (Roger Merrill) was directed Arsenic and Old Lace which is one of those plays that was on his list of wanting to be in. He was cast as Johnathon and had a blast doing it. (Even if washing out the hair color from his hair every night did make for a ruined (just for Robyn- it's ruint!) shower curtain and a perpetually dirty tub!)

I kept plenty busy taking 17 credits 6 of which were my senior practicum class where I taught in a third grade classroom in Rigby two days a week. I had a wonderful time at a great school with a great co-operating teacher and great kids (if I could have stayed I might have). It was such a blast and as I always suspected I love teaching third grade! It was very funny teaching in a predominantly mormon area though because once I taught a lesson about welcoming people to your community when they move there. I had the students create a list of things that they would do to welcome them. Among the things listed were "my bishop will welcome them into the ward" and "my mom will bring them bread"! Oh how kids make me laugh!

Because we knew that this semester would be bringing us to Las Vegas for student teaching and we were unsure what our lives had in store for us after that we decided to walk for graduation at the end of the fall semester. Basically we get to hold on to our diploma covers a little bit longer than everyone else. I know a lot of people that if they don't walk before they student teach end up never walking and I have worked too hard for that!!! So officially we graduate in April but we have done all of the commencement stuff already. We got to be the first group to have commencement in the new BYU-Idaho center (it is pretty impressive and is about like the conference center just with a few less rows).

p.s. Special thanks Mommy, Papa, Robyn, Esther, and the baby boy in Robyn's tummy for making the special trip to be with us!

I think esther may have been slightly tired at this point what do you think?

Expect more updates later because there is still plenty to tell you about but I have to teach in the morning so nighty night!