Go Emery!

This is my adorable niece and her dance that she made up to Miley Cyrus's song "Hoe Down".
She is too cute, and the whole time she was dancing she was looking at Matt because I asked her to show him her dance that she had made up. It was hilarious! Go Emery!!
P.S. She is 7 years old. :)

Moab!

Matt and I were able to go to Moab this summer. We spent a day in Arches National Park, which was totally fun! Matt hasn't ever been there before, and it has been a few years since I had been there, so it was a lot of fun to get to hike to some of the arches. It was perfect weather the day that we hiked to the delicate arch, and the rest of the trip was very relaxing. I spent a lot of time laying by the pool. It was a nice vacation before school started.

School has begun

Sorry that I haven't posted for so long (not that anyone has noticed), but I have been really busy since school started. I am getting to know my new students, and getting used to being back in a busy routine. Here are some pictures of my classroom. Enjoy!

24th of July

This year for the 24th of July we went to the Bee's game with our friends Kelly and Jon and their parents, Amy and Brad and their two little kids Rylan and Shaylee. We had a really good time even though the Bee's didn't end up playing their game. I guess the other team was sick so they didn't show up, and the game that we ended up watching was two high school allstar teams. It was really fun, and the fireworks at the end were great. Thanks Amy for coming up with such a great idea.

Goodbye Jetta, Hello Legacy!

I bought a new car last night. I have been tired of my Jetta for a few years, and I found a 2007 Black Subaru Legacy 2.5L that I fell in love with. I got a smokin' deal on it, and I am very excited to have a newer car! It only has 20,000 miles on it, and it is in really good condition!

4th of July

We had a really busy 4th of July this year. We started the day of by visiting Matt's grandpa. He is 90 something years old, and still lives alone. He is a survivor! We helped him out by weeding his garden and cleaning up his yard. After about 4 hours of weeding, we visited Matt's dad for an hour or so, then we drove to his mom's house. It was nice to make the rounds on the Goodwin/Nielsen side.
After all of the visiting of Matt's family we drove up to my mom and dad's house. My mom and dad were recently in a motorcycle accident, and my mom tore her rotator cuff and just had surgery on it. She did not seem like herself, but I think my mom appreciated having us visit her for a few hours.

After visiting everyone, Matt and I met up with some friends at the Sandy City 4th of July festival. We got there just in time to find a great spot on the grass and get ourselves ready to see the fireworks.

Kelly, Mandy, and Amy

Backrow: Amy (Shaylee), Brad, Kelly, Matt, and Mandy
Frontrow: Jon and Rylan

I took some great pictures of the fireworks, but something happened to my camera when I was downloading the pictures to my computer and I lost all the pictures. Oh well....better luck next year.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Independence Day!! Thank you everyone that makes our freedom possible.

A Wedding in Wine Country

My cousin Jennifer was married last weekend in California Wine Country. It was a beautiful wedding, and thanks to my parents we were able to be there to enjoy the scenery. My sisters left their kids at home with their husbands, so I decided to leave my husband home with our child (Macy). My brother Blair was also able to come for the wedding too. It was the first time we have been together on a trip with the "original" Postma clan. It was totally fun!My sisters and I had a ton of fun taking pictures all around town. Here is the giant hand that is in front of the mall in Santa Rosa. Go figure. :)

The "Peanuts" museum is in the town that we stayed in, and on every corner they have a statue of some sort. I tried to get a picture by each one, but this was definitely the cutest.

We were able to spend time with cousins that we don't get to see a lot. Here is Lisa, my cousin Rachelle, and me. We just finished eating at the best omelete place. It was very yummy!

Here are the bride and groom, Jennifer and Paul. Her dress was beautiful!

Here is a rare picture of the original Postma clan. It was so fun to spend some time with family.
Even with a broken foot and a stiff body my parents still showed us all how it was done on the dance floor. (They were just in a motorcycle accident if you didn't know) That is my favorite part of dancing at a wedding - being able to see my parents shake it on the floor.

The morning after the wedding they had a breakfast to send off the happy couple. This was a the hotel where the breakfast was. Beautiful!! (not just me, but the scenery...hee hee... )

Here is the final picture of the trip.
(left to right) Mandy, Trish, Jennifer, Lisa, and Tami

Thanks for the fun trip! Can't wait until I get to go back.