Night Skiing w/Maiki

This year has been fun because I finally got to start a Snow Sports Club http://ljhsnow.blogspot.com/. I only had 12 members, but it was still a blast. We went riding every Tuesday night in January and February. Here are a few pics from a night in February when Maiki joined the group.
Maiki still LOVES when Josh pics her up (superman style) and flies down the hill. She has such a free spirit.
Why pay $50+ for a fancy ski harness when you can use a $2 hullahoop? (Thanks for the idea, Boo.)
Maiki LOVED my co-worker Kacey. She snuggled up to her within seconds. =D

Legacy Jr. High

LEGACY JUNIOR HIGH
32 million dollars, and this is what you get:
No, that's not Jon Williams from 1996. :(
Yes, that is Ryan Thomas (aka Mr. T) hard at work. :)
(The students LOVE having their own lockers.)
MY CLASSROOM!

Spoke too soon

Deciding when to announce a pregnancy is one of the hardest decisions to make, especially if you've had miscarriages in the past. I thought everything would be okay and I was really excited because I have three close friends who are due within a week of my due date. I saw my doctor last week and she did an ultrasound. It wasn't very clear so she had me go in for bloodwork. The first results looked good and the baby showed somewhere between 5-8 weeks. We were hoping that my due date was just later than expected, but after the 2nd test it looks like we lost the baby.

There is no need to comment, just spread the word so I don't have to talk about it. Thanks!
Love,
Annie

Catching Up, Part II

Don't you just love how long it's taken me to finish catching up? I thought I'd finish the end of December. . . I can't believe it's nearly Valentine's Day.

DECEMBER
We had our annual dinner at Benihana's. Heidi is now 30!!!
Happy belated birthday!
It was really fun because Celeste and Beth were in town. :)


We got to see cousins we never see. (I don't have any 1st cousins-on my dad's side, so these are kids of my 2nd cousins once removed, I think. My dad's cousins' kids. What relation is that? We just say "cousin" to keep it simple.)
L to R: Charlie, Taija and Maiki

My car lit on fire!
I know, seriously. How does a car light on fire? (Unless someone starts it intentionally. . .)

New Year's Eve seems to be a cursed day for us. Last year we spent the entire evening in the ER. Chris took the garbage can outside and slipped on black ice, splitting his chin wide open. This year my car lights on fire. As Maiki would say, "What the crap?"

So, I drove up to Powder Mtn. The car did fine, we noticed a funny smell when we parked, but there wasn't any smoke, so we went in to work. I was getting ready for lessons when Mike starting yelling at me. I ignored him (if you know Mike you know why) and finally more people came running in screaming that they needed my car keys and my car was on fire. I ran outside and unlocked the car. It took three fire extinguishers to get the fire out! Thank you Hal--you rock!

JANUARY
I'm sure tons of interesting things happened, but the only must see pic is of Maiki and Mikade playing at MyGym. This pic was taken prior to Maiki flying through the air head first, right into Mikade. (She got a small bump and cried; he was fine.)
Maiki and Mikade are so funny together. I'm just glad we are documenting everything now, so we can embarass them when they are teenagers.

Bun in the Oven

We are finally pregnant! The baby is due September 23rd (my uncle Paul's b-day), and Maiki desperately wants a sister. Of course we'll be happy w/a boy or a girl. I'm hoping for a girl, so we can reuse Maiki's stuff.

Maiki came up to me the other day and randomly told me to open my mouth. (I obliged.) Then she said, "Open wider. . . I gotta get in there! I wanna see that baby!"
She is also practicing making her tummy big and small.

Catching Up, Part I

I had no idea how stressful this year was going to be. I'm teaching English 7 for the sixth year, but switching to the block schedule and adding yearbook has really kicked my butt.

Here are my favorite pics from the last few months:
HALLOWEEN
Chris, Annie, and Maiki
Yes, Chris really did shave so he had a handlebar mustache.
(Maiki wearing her 1st Halloween costume.)
Maiki and Great Grandpa Kaz
(Halloween costume #2, Maiki really wanted to wear a dress)
A SPONGEBOB BIRTHDAY
Maiki and her BFF Morgan
Josh dressed up as Spongebob for Maiki's b-day.
Is it just me, or does he look like a pedophile?
Slone crawling through the tent/maze "mambo combo" Maiki got for her b-day. Maiki turned it into a gauntlet by hiding in the middle and randomly hitting people with her gigantic balloon.

A miscellaneous pic that's too good to skip.
Josh, Alyssa, and Maiki
Maiki spent an entire month showing everyone her "owie"
on her middle finger. =D
FYI: Alyssa is Josh's new girlfriend that we all love.
(It's been just over a month.)

Pray for Pete

One of my good friends (and one of the healthiest guys I know) just had a massive heart attack and is on life support. His family is posting updates on this blog:

http://www.vanderlindenclan.blogspot.com/

As you know, I'm not a religious person, but if you pray please pray for Pete!