Happy Birthday Mom! We are anxiously looking forward to
spring time and can’t wait for the warm weather to come to Idaho! Kolt and I started the new semester in
January. Kolt has decided he loves a
full class load and is taking 21 credits.
He is in Chemistry, Biology, Microbiology, Philosophy, English, and
Spanish classes. He does a good job of
being busy and manages his time well. He
has found he gets a lot of work done at school and enjoys going early and
staying until the work is done. His
favorite class is Institute, and he likes helping out at the activities. He had a cool experience the other day at
school. He invited one of his friends to
institute who actually declined the offer, but another classmate heard him
talking about it and met him at the next institute meeting. He was quite thrilled to see that his efforts
had touched someone. Kolt works really
hard in school, and if he continues to do well with the class load, he will
graduate with his Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree in May 2015.
I am taking my usual 15 credits this semester. I am in a Tax, Intermediate Accounting,
Accounting Information Systems, Critical Thinking, and Cost Accounting
class. I am really enjoying my classes
this semester, but they are quite fast-paced, so I’m working hard to keep
up. All 5 classes have the first exams
this week, so we will see just how well I am doing! I am really excited to
finish this semester because it means I only have 12 and 9 credits for the
remaining two semesters, which means graduation next spring. I am looking forward to that!
On Tuesday, I will be 20 weeks, ½ way done with this
pregnancy. We are both very excited
about that! I have started to feel better, but can’t seem to kick the end of
this morning sickness. I have several
relatives that have said they were sick the entire 9 months, so I’m grateful
that it’s getting better and hope to pass through the end of this stage
quickly! We have an appointment tomorrow
to have our ultrasound and watch this baby boy move. I am looking forward to when I feel a kick!
We have had a fun time watching basketball games this
year. Evan is playing on a 5 year old
team. I’m not sure how much basketball
gets played, but he loves being on the team with his friend Gavin. The most exciting part of the game is when
one of the players passes the ball in and all 4 teammates stand in a straight
line hoping their teammate will pick them and pass them the ball. He was so excited the other week when he made
a basket! Rope is playing on a 5th grade team and also an older 6th
grade team. The 5th grade
team had a hard time finding coaches, so they are learning lots. He enjoys playing on the 6th grade
team and is learning to be quite the team leader. Brand is playing on a 7th grade
team at RMMS and in Rexburg. He is learning quite a bit. Boys at that age start to develop as
basketball players, and it’s fun to see them do good things, such as pushing
the ball up the court and making good post moves. I enjoy going to his games and helping the
Belnap’s with the score. It is always
fun being with them! My mom is also coaching Lacey and Lindsey’s basketball
team. She has taught them a lot. They know how to V-cut and face the basket
when they dribble. Also, they all shoot
one-handed! They have learned that if they “execute” the play, they will get ice
cream. We enjoy this time of year and
usually find out Saturdays going from game to game around Idaho Falls.
Work at the Post Register has been great. I love working there, and they are so great
to work with my schedule and with my sickness.
I often find myself working short hours because I am sick. They are very understanding, and I sure
appreciate the people I work with. I am
excited to start club volleyball this week.
I am coaching 2 Bonneville 10s teams.
I have quite a few kids from my neighborhood this year and that is
always a perk for me. I enjoy coaching
kids that I know; it makes the job a little more fun. We will have 5 Saturday tournaments this
spring starting on March 16th. I know quite a few of the freshman
that will try out for the team this fall, so I’m looking forward to the school
season already!
I started playing on a Women’s volleyball league up in
Rexburg. I am playing with Chantal
McMurtrey, Crystal Jensen, Becky Arave, MaunaRae Carlson, and Amy Wood. Natalie comes to play with us when someone
can’t make it too. We really enjoy
playing with each other, and I’m really liking setting. I don’t have to jump as much when I set as
opposed to hitting. And I also have a
very good team, so they make up for my negative jump when I block and my
non-existent defense! I’m excited for
March when we are going to go to a volleyball tournament in Jackson. Crystal, Candace Clifford, Jocelyn Hobbs,
Kristi, and Jenny are going to play on that team. I am still sad Makayla is not on our team
this year, but we are staying together, so I guess that will make up for it! :)
I am so excited to play with some college friends and my sister!
Kolt has started riding a couple horses. He is riding Ike, a pretty black half draft,
for the Jared and Jeanna Hill. He is
shooting to put in 30 rides and says he has been doing quite well. They live right next to us, so it is really
convenient for Kolt to run over and ride after classes and before it gets
dark. He is also riding a horse for his
dad. His dad has a new Halflinger. He is a short, pretty little gelding. Kolt has been really happy with his
progression and says he learns quickly.
Kolt is glad to have a way to make a little money while in school. He was really excited to get a call from his
cousin who works at a restaurant in town that is not open on Sunday. He is thinking he may go apply there soon!
On Saturday Kolt took his two little brothers and Jared and
Jeanna’s oldest twins, Carson and Stetson, on horse ride up behind his house on
the hill. He used the time to work with
Ike and the Halflinger also. His mom put
together an awesome lunch at the house afterwards. They all had a fun time and the weather was
quite nice. Kolt even managed to come
home with a sunburnt face.
I am also enjoying teaching piano lessons to my cousins,
Ashley, Lacey and Lindsey each week. They are at very fun age for a piano
teacher! They are all making a lot of
progress, and that sure makes a piano teacher feel good. Ashley (11) is now the most advanced of any
students I have ever taught. She is
learning many new songs each week and comes prepared to play. It makes it easy on me to hear her. We have now mastered the learning the notes
level, the counting level, and are now entering the artistic level. It is sure fun to hear them all play.
We are excited to have this baby boy here. My dad and I have had a fun time shopping for
baby clothes. They sure make them cute
these days! Kolt and I always find ourselves wandering through the baby section
in Wal-Mart. I have told myself that
when we make it through the semester, we can start really getting things ready
at home! We were so excited when some long-time friends Cameron and Ashley High
called us and asked us to babysit for their 10-Year Anniversary trip. We get to spend a week taking care of their 3
cute boys and baby girl. We were so glad
our schedules line up, and we found a good week in May after school gets
out.
