Prepared

We are studying current electricity in my class right now. Today they had the chance to experiment with circuits. One group put 2 light bulbs and 8 batteries in their circuit and the light bulbs lit up brightly. As I was walking past the group, I heard one girl say, "We've got water and beef jerky in our classroom. Now if we have to stay here overnight, we can make light!" If the power goes out, come to my classroom. I've got lots of light bulbs, wire, batteries, and kids that will happily make light for you.

Boulder City

I was excited to leave work early and go to Boulder City, NV with Jessica to visit Megan, Blaine, and baby Nolan. Of course I couldn't completely leave school behind though. I took the above picture at Boulder Dam to show my students that magnets really are used in real life. I also took tons of pictures of the geology down there. I'm such a teacher. This sign also shows what has happened post 9-11.
I think I went to Boulder Dam when I was 10 or so but my Mom would have to verify that one.

Nolan sees Boulder Dam for the first time.

So tall.

In two places at once. I love that many states have boundaries in the middle of rivers.

I had my first In N Out experience in Henderson. The burger was pretty good but the fries weren't very impressive to my taste buds.

We played a long game of Phase 10 on Sunday night. Megan was victorious.

We ended with breakfast at the Boulder Dam Hotel. I love my friends.

Nolan is pretty much adorable.

We tried out our football skills in the park. It was pretty awful, but fun.

Thanks Megan for letting us come visit you!

Spring Break 2010

I just bought tickets to go with my mom and spend my Spring Break in Boston. I'm excited for Salem, Plymouth, the Freedom Trail, the duck boat, etc. If you have ideas about fun or interesting things to do in and around Boston, let me know.

Battle Creek

Kristen, Jody, and I went snowshoeing this week after school. We drove up to 200 S in Pleasant Grove to the mouth of the canyon. The snow was pretty crunchy and a lot had melted so we had to work hard to avoid rocks. But, the scenery was beautiful. We saw a group of 6 deer climbing up the mountainside at one point. Above is a small cave of sorts that we found along the trail.

I've never been snowshoeing in the evening before. The sunset was gorgeous. I wish I had a better camera to capture it.
Kristen and I.
One of the things I love most about Utah is the huge rocks, cliffs, and waterfalls that are so easy to get to.
This creek had a great combination of ice, snow, and water.
Jody and I.
The fifth grade team sans Trina. Hopefully we'll go again.

I also went snowshoeing on the Little Cottonwood Trail on Saturday. My camera was out of batteries. It was so beautiful. Probably the best trail I've done on snowshoes so far.

First Snowshoe Outing of the Year

Havilah and I went snowshoeing near Donut Falls on New Year's Eve. The avalanche risk was pretty high so we decided to go to a high traffic area. It was a beautiful day. 17 inches of snow had fallen the day before so the snow was perfect.
On the trail, remembering how hard snowshoeing is on my lungs.