Update

Our poor blog has been neglected lately.

Here's an update of what we've been doing.

Alex:

New boss at his work. Keeps him very busy.

Taking a basketball class which he thouroughly enjoys. 

He's enjoying his last semester so far.

His classes involve a lot of application and real life work, which he loves.

He's also got to go to Parowan to work on the houseboat.

He loves being able to do that so this weekend he got to work with Jared on the houseboat.

He's still being the awesome husband he has always been.

Very supportive and helpful because we've both been extremely busy the past few weeks.

Becca:

Team teaching currently, starting to teach on my own starting the 31st.

Coaching lacrosse, currently just doing conditioning. We start practice on February 2nd with our sticks. I have an awesome group of girls this year.

Doing physical therapy trying to heal my leg. It definitely feels a little stronger.

Making sure to spend time with Alex. We take advantage of our nights together.

We enjoy being busy, but we also enjoy our weekends that we get to spend together.

We are lucky enough to have my little brother Kenny living with us until his mission.

It's been so enjoyable to have him around.

That's the update for now, sorry no pictures! I've been terrible at taking them lately.

I am thankful for my amazing husband who gets me through every single day.

I'm thankful for cell phones so I can talk to my family every day.

I'm thankful for my Mom, Dad, sisters, brother, and Nash.

I'm thankful for the great family I married in to.

I'm thankful for my sweet baby nephews.

I'm thankful for my education and how it's prepared me for my future career.

I'm thankful for the girls I coach.

I'm thankful for our bed. Favorite place on earth.

I'm thankful for sweats especially in this cold.

I'm thankful for exercise and Alex for making me go every morning.

I am thankful for diet coke.
I'm thankful for Maria. She's such a good car.

I'm thankful for the gospel and the blessing it is in our lives.

Just a little list of what I'm thankful for.

I'm sure this list could go much longer.

I love this time of year to be able to reflect of the great things we are given.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Biggest slacker blogger award:

Definently goes to me.

I've been slacking big time.

And I can't find my camera cord.

We are so busy with school!

This is my last semester of classes and I'm taking a 17.5 credit load.

Pretty hefty with all the projects and tests going on currently.

I'm waiting on my student teaching assignment.

I'm hoping to get it this week.

I'm also super busy with lacrosse.

We're a club team so we totally support ourselves.

It's a lot of work but I love it.

I have a coaches clinic this Saturday and then a tournament in two weeks!

Alex is super busy with school getting ready for his FE exam.

All civil engineers have to take it in order to graduate.

Poor kid is so stressed.

On a happier note,

I've been awesome at making dinners this semester.

I used to hate making dinners because around 4pm every night we would look in our fridge and have no idea what to make.

So now, I make a menu of what we'll eat that week.

I go shopping Monday for all the ingredients.

I've been doing this since the first week of the semester and have continued to do this.
It's so nice!

And I enjoy cooking these new meals.

I've also tried new desserts.

This fall my favorites have been mini pumpkin pies, mini apple pies, and pumpkin spice cake (easiest thing ever).

Well that is what we've been up to.

When I find my camera cord I promise to get some pictures up.

Oh and I'll post about Kenny's mission call!!

It should arrive tonight!

Can't wait!

Quick update.

We've been MIA.

Lots and lots of school.

Becca's waiting to hear about her student teaching assignment.

Alex is studying for the FE exam.

Becca's coaching fall ball.

Alex went trucking a few weekends.

Becca babysits her nephews.

Alex still works at facilities.

But in between this busyness, we've been able to:

Go to the BYU games

Play intramurals

Go on dates to play putt putt

And spend some time together.

We're excited about almost being down with school.

But we're also trying to soak up our last experiences.

Pictures will come when life slows down!

So this summer, I was able to knock a few things off my bucket list.

And Alex says I should post it because then I'm totally held to it.

Here it is:

1.     Skydive Kenny’s 18^th Birthday

2.     Visit Lake Powell Multiple times!!

3.     Make a completely homemade pie

4.     Italy

5.     4 kids

6.     See a Broadway musical

7.     Head coaching job Pleasant Grove Lacrosse, 2011-2012 first season

8.     Full triathlon Spudman Triathlon 2011

9.     Kite boarding

10.  Paddle boarding Thanksgiving 2010, Naples, Florida

11.  Bungee Jump

12.  5k Iron County Fair 2010

13.  10k

14.  Half Marathon Provo Halloween Half Marathon 2010

15.  Marathon

16.  Hide race Iron County Fair 2011

17.  Jeep Crawling

18.  Go whale watching

19.  Grow a vegetable garden

20.  Ride in a helicopter

21.  Go to the Olympics

22.  Milk a cow

23.  See the northern lights

24.  See a Cirque de Soleil Show

25.  Learn how to make sushi Sushi making kit, December 2010

26.  Be part of a flash mob

27.  Zip line through a jungle

28.  Ride a mechanical bull

29.  Ride in a hot air balloon

30.  Go to a drive-in movie theater

Here's my number 16.

My sister-in-law, Cheryl, and I did the hide race at the fair this year.

I'm closest to the camera.

It was so fun.

Now that it's posted I'm totally held to this!

I'll mark things off as I go.

This winter/spring I was lucky enough to help coach the Pleasant Grove high school lacrosse team.

I used it as my coaching internship for my minor.

It was an amazing experience.

The girls I had the privelege of coaching were some of the sweetest, smartest, best examples I have ever met.

These girls made me want to do better and be better.

I shared so many laughs and good times with all of these girls and I am so thankful for the time I got to spend with them.

I tried my best to be a good coach, but who knows how well I did that.

I learned so much from the coaches I was able to work with.

They were great examples as well.

All I know is I saw all the girls improve and achieve different goals everyday.

I'm glad this is the profession I chose to go into because I wouldn't mind doing this everyday.

 Our team making our best laughing faces.

Last day of practice we wore costumes. 

Seriously, these girls are hilarious.

Clark Kent.

My cape was protruding from my disguise.

Love all these girls.

The amazing girls I get to help coach.

Okay, so recently I just got one of my dream jobs!
I say one because I have a few.
But right now I'm an assistant lacrosse coach for a high school out here.
I'm loving it!
We started practice Tuesday.
I love the girls.
I love the other coaches.
I love lacrosse.
I'm so glad to be back in it again.
3 years without it was too long.


There I am in the goal.

Senior year. This was senior night.
Kyli and Steph were the other seniors.

Oh lacrosse. How I've missed you.