Because we had our Christmas celebration early, it was odd to still have Christmas things going on around me! It made for an even longer Christmas season, which I thought was wonderful!
Teaching 1st grade during December is one of the best parts of my job! I LOVE the energy and enthusiasm that these kids have for the holidays. It is so much fun! We spent our week working hard, and playing hard. We made gingerbread houses out of milk cartons. We didn't use gingerbread, or even graham crackers. I told my kids that it's all about the candy decorations, anyway! (really, I just didn't want to deal with graham crackers for that many kids, but they turned out awesome!)
Teaching 1st grade during December is one of the best parts of my job! I LOVE the energy and enthusiasm that these kids have for the holidays. It is so much fun! We spent our week working hard, and playing hard. We made gingerbread houses out of milk cartons. We didn't use gingerbread, or even graham crackers. I told my kids that it's all about the candy decorations, anyway! (really, I just didn't want to deal with graham crackers for that many kids, but they turned out awesome!)
Wednesday was my last day of school before the break. I was extremely spoiled by my darling students! We played games, read books, watched a movie, and went home for the holidays! YAY FOR CHRISTMAS BREAK!
Thursday my Dad decided that he wanted to take a trip down to Salt Lake. I have gone to Salt Lake numerous times in my life, but never on this:
Thursday my Dad decided that he wanted to take a trip down to Salt Lake. I have gone to Salt Lake numerous times in my life, but never on this:
We took the Frontrunner this time. I LOVE riding trains, so I really enjoyed this. What a fun way to get to Salt Lake, and so much less stress!
We wandered around the Gateway, spent a good amount of time in Barnes & Noble (My next big purchase will be a Nook), and enjoyed the holiday spirit. We went to Deseret Book in downtown Salt Lake to see the art exhibit by Elder Richard G. Scott. It was amazing! What a talented man. I had no idea what an incredible painter he is.
We enjoyed violin music in the Joseph Smith building before heading out to see the lights at Temple Square. It doesn't matter how many times I have seen them, it never gets old.
We wandered around the Gateway, spent a good amount of time in Barnes & Noble (My next big purchase will be a Nook), and enjoyed the holiday spirit. We went to Deseret Book in downtown Salt Lake to see the art exhibit by Elder Richard G. Scott. It was amazing! What a talented man. I had no idea what an incredible painter he is.
We enjoyed violin music in the Joseph Smith building before heading out to see the lights at Temple Square. It doesn't matter how many times I have seen them, it never gets old.
(Don't we look like the reception bars that are on your cell phone? We didn't do that on purpose!)
After that we met up with Karl and Liz for dinner at Applebees, then it was back on the Frontrunner for the trip home.
Christmas Eve and Christmas day were both very relaxed since we had already done our celebrations. We had a big Christmas dinner on Saturday and invited everyone who didn't have anywhere to go on Christmas to come. It was a wonderful day, and and wonderful holiday season!
I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas!
4 comments:
You have crammed a lot of fun into this holiday! The best part is getting a renewal of energy for back to school!
haha I love the cell phone reception picture :) I'm glad you had a fun adventure visiting salt lake. It was fun to go to dinner.
It sounds and looks like a super fun way to spend your SLC adventure. I still haven't gotten to ride the Frontrunner yet, and I'm glad you enjoyed it. Your student's ginger bread houses turned out so cute, the cell phone bars picture makes me laugh, and I LOVE APPLEBEES! :)
Nice to see some new posts. :) I'm glad to see you had a good Christmas! Enjoy what's left of the break.
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