Learning to ride

So, despite the fact that he is probably one of the biggest kids to ever learn to ride his bike for the first time, Davis is only six. None of my children learned to ride a bike until after they were in kindergarten. They probably got a few too many of my "cautious" genes when they were in the womb.

Davis, however, is the tallest by far. He is 3" taller than Adelyn and is at least an inch taller than most of his eight and nine year old friends. The other day he tried to get on the little bike, the one with training wheels and he looked ridiculous! So, we went out the next Monday and bought him a big bike, which he promptly learned to ride within an hour!

Phew, one down and only one more to go. Luckily Clancy is a fast on his little Hotwheels. We have actually been able to go on a few family bike rides in the past few weeks, something we have never been able to do before. It is so great! I am really enjoying this season of my life.

Fitness and Frenchies

First, for the Frenchies. Adelyn and Clancy found some of Riley's mission things. Aren't they so cute with their little berets!

Now, for the fitness. For those of you who don't know, I own a small Personal Training business. I have a few trainers that work for me doing mostly in-home and on-site personal training, although there is a local gym that hires the trainers to do work at the gym. Up until now I have done all the behind the scenes stuff, like making phone calls, fliers, etc. I've had a lot of people ask when I was going to get my certification and start training. Well, I finally did it!

I got my certification earlier this week and I will start teaching a class on Tuesday. Right now we are teaching a class at local schools and the teachers can get a continuing education credit for it. I will be teaching one of these classes out in Nampa. I am so excited and I think it will be a blast! I am grateful for this opportunity, especially since I will only be teaching 2 short classes a week for now!

Challenge and Poems

This is me. Once a week on Wednesday I go to Challenge. I ride a bus to Eagle Hills Elemantry where we go to a portable for Challenge. I have two teachers, Mrs. Cox and Mrs. McDonald. Mrs. Cox teaches math. Mrs. McDonald teaches art and science. I had to take a couple of tests to see if it was the right fit for me. Those tests were impossible to get 100% on. You had to get 98% or more to get into Challenge. I like Challenge because every one there understands me and has the same interests as I do. The only other kid from Star Elemantry that goes to Challenge is my best friend at Challenge. Her name is Alexandra but she goes by Alex. She is writing books just like me. Here are 2 of my poems.

The Deer

The graceful deer leaps,
The hunters are oh, so near,
The deer bounds away.

Valley of Moonlight
Rivers blue and clear,
Lead to a valley of lakes,
Where, the moonlight shines.

My Valentine

Top 10 reasons why I know my valentine loves me
10. He lets me have the remote control when we watch tv.
9. He makes the bed almost every morning.
8. He cleans up the kids bathroom messes.
7. He always gives me a kiss before he leaves for work.
6. He brings me flowers, still!
5. He opens the door for me.
4. He has watched Pride and Prejudice with me at least 5 times.
3. He calls me lover.
2. He doesn't wake me up when he has to leave early.
1. He takes me to the temple at least once a month.

First Funeral

Riley's 92 year old grandma passed away and we attended her funeral last week. It was the children's first funeral and Grandma Jean was the first grandparent to pass away since any of the kids have been born. It was a very sweet experience. We were all sad, but we were only sad because we would miss her for a while. It was a great experience to be able to share with the children that we will see her again. As Riley's mother covered Grandma Jean's face with a veil before the coffin was closed, Clancy asked, "Mom, why is she covering Grandma's face?" I was forming a rather lengthly and complicated explanation when Clancy answered his own question. "It is so that she can see Jesus, right?" I was very touched and I thought of the scripture that admonishes us to become like a little child.

Clancy

Clancy just ended his indoor soccer season. The league is for 3-5 year olds and it consists of a swarm of really excited kiddos following the soccer ball in a tight cluster around a small gym. Every now and again the ball gets kicked towards the goal by one of the many unidentified feet and occasionally happens to go in the net. Most of the time when the goal kicker reveals themselves, they are a member of the team on which the goal was scored. Oh well, it is tons of fun for the kids and they are so cute!

Adelyn's Snow Fort

Adelyn's Snow Fort

Adelyn and I built a snow fort last week when it snowed a ton. It has snowed a lot this winter, but then it melts within a week. We thought we had better take advantage of the good snow while it was still around.

Here's what Adelyn has to say about it:
We piled lots of snow on the ground and dough a big hole in it.It was big! I could kneel in it! I dug a hole all the way through it! Adelyn