October Break!

So this year Mesa decided to give us a whole week off in october as "fall break" instead of 2 days. So i went and visited Brad, Heather, and all their kids in South Dakota!! I was supposed to go in summer, but i got to take summer school instead. so my mom decided i could go during "fall break". I left Saturday the 10th. It was my very first flight, and i was going all by myself. i wasn't really scared to fly, but my fear was getting lost in the airport and missing my flight and not being able to go. lame i know. So my mother got a gate pass and got to be with me until i boarded my plane. I LOVE MY MOTHER! she is so sweet! i was also really scared to sit by a creeper guy. but luckily i sat by this nice lady who talked to me a little bit then went to sleep the rest of the flight. When i got to SD on Saturday, I was greeted by Heather, Jaz, Jada, and Kishawn. it was so fun to see them all there. We got to the car and Karol(Heathers mother) and baby Kenzie were in the car! So far so good. Then we got to their house and i saw Kiana!
LIFE IS GOOD!

Sunday i woke up and it was SNOWING! this was my first time seeing snow actually fall. lame i know! It was so fun! We went to church. Everyone was so nice and accepting. We came out of church and it was still snowing. Being a little mesa girl, i wasn't really ready for the cold yet. I WAS FREEZING!!

Then we decided to play on their swing in the basement, which is so fun! Its just a piece of plywood hooked up to their ceiling covered in fabric so it is pretty comfortable! Even the big kids have fun on it!
Heather homeschools all the kids. she is one brave women! so during the week i just helped out where i could. sometimes i even taught the kids math! after "school" and lunch was quiet time!! quiet time is probably the greatest thing ever! We went swimming at the community pool where brad works. On Wednesday Heather, me and baby Kenz went to the pool because Heather has some class that she does there so i was holding Kenz. and apparently i look old enough to have a 5 month old baby. so many people would ask "oh how old is your baby?" or "she is so cute." i just kinda went along with it. but afterwards we were in the locker room and heather was changing and a lady walked past and saw me holding Kenz and she goes "are you in the mommy and me class?" i was thinking "uh hello lady! i am only 16!" but i just kindly said no i am not and just laughed it off. but man COME ON PEOPLE! how old do i really look!?!

Anyway. on Thursday we took a little trip down to the park and played in the leaves! it was a blast!

On Friday we went to Mt. Rushmore. It was really cool and interesting to see how they made it! *small world experience* We saw a couple from their ward and his parents were visiting. so we started talking to his mom. and she said she grew up in Tempe, she went to McClintock high school, and her dad was mission president in the Tempe mission. i didnt make connections until we were leaving. My mom grew up in Tempe, My mom went to McClintock, and MY mom was baptized by the Tempe missionaries! so we immidiately went back to ask her if she knew her. and she couldnt remember but the we called my mom and she says she knows her older sister and her! One of my dads mission companions actually dated her sister! Her dad was the mission president right before my mom got baptized. i just thought it was crazy.

everyone is smiling in this picture! AMAZING!
After Rushmore we went out to dinner. Then we went ice skating! It was so fun. but it was a school fundraiser that night so there were a bunch of middle school kids there. let me just say, i have not heard so many curse words in my life!! all of them were dropping the "f" bomb seriously like every other word. It was RIDICULOUS!! But it was still so fun.

Me & Jada

Kishawn concentrating hard on not falling.

Brad helping Kiana skate!

BEST EVER!

Well that is my trip. It was really a lot of fun! Thanks Brad & Heather for letting me stay at your house for a whole week. *one last funny story* So i was sitting in the airport just sitting there waiting to board the plan and i hear someone behind me go "How was your vacation?" and i turned around wondering who i was going to see. it happened to be the lady i sat be on the way there. i had told her that i was vistiting my brother. it was really funny! anyway hope everyone else had a great vacation!

-much love-