Scofield

We had a great weekend with the Wolford's at Amber's parents cabin. The kids had fall break on Thursday and Friday. Jerry was supposed to take these days off work but it didn't work out quite as we had planned. He had to go into work both days. We ended up leaving on Friday at noon and meeting up with the Wolford's in Spanish Fork. It took us close to two hours to get to the cabin. The kids had a great time playing out in the sagebrush. They moved wood and rocks around and all the other things kids do. They put together a rock shop where they gathered rocks and sold them to the adults. They all felt like they profited monetarily. We took turns making meals and on Saturday the boys went to Price and picked up some food from Wingers. Amber's sister owns the restaurant and was kind enough to give us free food. Jerry was excited about teaching all the adults to play Ueker. Unfortunately, we found out Andrew cannot play cards so I don't think the experience was quite what Jerry wanted it to be. Amber is expecting a baby and wasn't feeling great to her and I spent time looking at magazines and laying on the couch. It had a really good time. The cabin was beautiful and we were in great company. We came home on Saturday night so we could be at church on Sunday. Jerry and I are taking a family history class taught by Michael and Lynne McClean. They are amazing teachers and Jerry already has several names temple ready. We are really enjoying it and didn't want to miss a week.

SEP's

I had the opportunity to attend the kid's SEP's tonight. I didn't realize I was supposed to bring the kids so I left them home with Jerry and went on my own. It was such a good experience. I went first to Lauren's first grade teacher, Mrs. Hayter. She actually lives across the street from us and is in our ward. Her husband is the basketball coach at Wasatch High School. Lauren is doing great in her class. She said one of her strengths is math. She picks up on it extremely quick. I have been going to help in Lauren's class and she has a boy named Harley in her class who has some challenges. I have been asking Lauren how he is doing and to make sure she is always kind to him. Mrs. Hayter told me an experience that she had with Lauren that really touched her. Mrs. Hayter has her own kids come in after school to help Harley because he needs so much extra help. One day her kids were unable to come so she placed Harley strategically between two students she thought would help him. She looked over and noticed the two students weren't helping him but Lauren had her arm around him and was trying to help him. She said most of the other kids shy away fro him because he is different and they don't know how to respond to him. I actually started crying. It really touched my heart to learn more about the special person Lauren is. I came home and told her how proud I was of her for seeking out the one who needed help and not being afraid to help him. Landon is in the second grade and his teacher is Mrs. Smith. She is a young teacher with lots of energy. She told me Landon is actually reading at a sixth grade level. I felt a little foolish for not pushing him more in this area but I was unaware he was reading so well. She said not only is he reading at that level but he is reading fast and comprehending what he is reading. I think if I can get the right books in his hands he will start to absoutely love reading. He is doing great in all other subjects as well. He is also good at math. She said Landon also helps others and is kind to kids in his class. I think that teaching my kids to be kind is something I really hope they take to heart. I also talked to Landon's PE teacher who said Landon is one of the most athletic of the 2nd graders. I hope he can learn to love athletics and us this as a way to learn discipline and other life's lessons. I am grateful they have such good teachers and are doing so well. They are loving Heber Valley Elementary!