What makes a Monday better!

Today is definitely a Monday!  We had such a fun weekend going to Salt Lake to be with my family!  Brittany's birthday was on Thursday so we've been planning forever that we would go down and surprise her for the weekend.  We were supposed to go Friday night  but we had bad weather so we went down on Saturday.  I was doing so good at making her believe that we couldn't come until Ryan accidently said something about hanging out with Raymond on Saturday!  My family is the worst at keeping secrets!  :)  It was good to see Ryan & Aimee too, especially since the next time we see them their little bundle of joy will be here!  Raymond always has a hard trip going back home because I'm not always in the best mood heading back to Fort Washakie...but hopefully soon we won't have to make that long drive home!  Today was kind of a blah day but my Kindergarteners can always make me smile...here's one of our conversations during lunch...what it would be like to be a little kid again!

Baylor:  "Mrs. W, you can come to my birthday party! I'm going to have a scary clown there!"
Me:       " I don't like scary clowns...I'll be scared!"
Baylor:  "That's ok, my dad will hold you!"
Karma:   "Teachers can't get scared...teachers are tuff!"
Baylor:  "What are you talking about, man?"
Karma:  "I'm not a man! Look at my face...does this look like a man?" (with her little diva attitude!)
Baylor:  "No, you look like Justin Bieber!" (as he's laughing...they are seriously obsessed the the Biebster!)

They may just make me smile but these little kids make living here worth it.  Whenever I'm having a hard day or am just done with everything that comes with living here...my sweet kids can always pull me out of my funk!  I'm so grateful for all the lessons that I've learned and the person I'm becoming from my experiences in Wyoming! :)

My Mission!

Three years ago today I returned home from serving a mission in Independence, MO.  Time has gone by so fast but there isn't a day that goes by that I don't think about the experiences that I've had and the lessons that I learned serving a mission. I feel so blessed to have had the opportunity to serve!  Here's some of my favorite memories and people from my mission!  I know that it's a picture overload but I tried to get everyone in!

MTC! Sister Hinmon, Sister Bunderson and Sister Durrant!

When I first got to Missouri I served at the Liberty Jail!
The perfect place to start my mission!

Oh Foss! Need I say more!  It was probably a good thing that
we were never companions!  We would have had too much fun!

Anna and her girls!  Love these three!

Gotta love mission apartments...
especially when they turn closets into bathrooms!



I was blessed to serve with so many amazing sisters!



Sabastian's Baptism...

My Dear Mission President and his wife...the Hackings.

Sweet little Makayla and her sister Bailey on Makayla's baptism day!
I loved these girls! They reminded me so much of my little sisters!

I never thought that one of my best friends sister in law would
be my companion...It was so much fun serving with Leigh
and I'm so grateful I can call her my sister!

It was so much fun serving with Sis. Rounds and having her

share my love for music!  We had so many great times at the piano...

If I only had an ounce of the knowledge of the gospel Camille

has I would be so happy! I learned so much from her!

Not the best picture with Brian but I couldn't leave him out!

I got to go back to MO a year ago to see he and his wife sealed

in the temple!  I first met him taking him on tour at the VC and

then I was able to see him get baptized!  He makes me smile!

Sister Hansen...I sure love that girl!  We had so much fun serving together!

This woman taught me so much...we had so much fun
learning how to be future "homemakers!"

The Tedrows...they were the directors when I was at

Liberty jailand the IVC!  We were so blessed to have

 so many extra grandparents  on the mission!

 The Poll's were the VC directors and I wouldn't be the same person
without knowing them.  They taught me so much about the Gospel
and were my grandparents away from home!

Kati Pena is such a sweet lady!  When Leigh and I went back last January
 she still had a picture of Sis. Williams and I in her living room! 
It made my day to see that she still thinks of us!

I got to serve with the Faamoe family for 6 months of my mission and I'm so
grateful for their example and generosity!  We sisters never went hungry!

I loved ending my mission in Kansas! It was hard to leave the Visitors Center
but being able to be out full pros was some of the funnest times of my mission!