random skills

Here at Aspen Grove this summer working with four years olds I am learning some super random skills that will probably never come in handy ever again.

1. Making rockets

2. learning to glitter glue 14 super hero masks in a matter of a just a few minutes (oh yeah check out these awesome masks)

3. Making anything out of play-dough on demand of a four year old (this is my attempt at a dinner party set)

4. learning to have the ability to yell louder then an entire family reunion as well as fourteen four year olds.

thats me in the background yelling so all of these people can hear me haha

the fort

In the dorm building at aspen grove that i live in we have a little loft that you can only get to by climbing on top of the walls. It has a bunch of matresses up there and for the first time a few weeks ago we finally climbed up there to see it. We fell in love with it up there and it has become out little tree house! (even though it isn't in a tree)
climbing to our little fort

The other night I heard someone calling my name so i looked over from my top bunk from to closet and saw this...

Heathers head peaking over my closet! Haha love her!

oh aspen grove

each day I reminded why I love this place

not only is is beautiful beyond all reason

but I pretty much have the best job ever. I get to play with four year olds all day and get payed for it! It can't get much better then that! They are so cute and so entertaining! They say the funniest things! One kid the other day asked me how old I was and I told him to guess one said 8 and the other said 40... not even close young children. They are also constantly asking me if i sleep in our "classroom". Some times I just tell them yes to see the look on their faces. SO priceless!!!!!!

Also, I'm pretty sure Aspen Grove is one of the only places in the world where you can just casually say hi to general authorities as they walk by! LOVE IT!

but most of all I LOVE LOVE LOVE the people that I work with! Not only are they incredible entertaining but they are just amazing! I have some of the funnest times with them! The other day I walked into the lobby to find this....

what are they doing?? group facebook stalking. it made my day :)

here is a couple pictures of a typical day
parachute :)

frontier night i have been at this station so long i am so pro at shooting the cans!

Aspen follies doing parachute games! I am the one if the background yelling instructions haha

Our beautiful tromper room! or the "classroom" as the kids always call it

Aspen follies working doing the water park :)

did i mention i love love love this place!!!!

busted.

So I never really figured out who painted "astro" on my van a few months ago until I came across this beauty

...so busted....

toy story

was it absolutely amazing check
slightly creepy check
totally worth seeing on opening day check

LOVED IT!

kissa wedding and a trip home

This last weekend i finalllllllly got to go home even though i was definitely there two weeks ago! but in my defense it seemed like it had been WAY longer! On Wednesday after a very very very long hike day (we have those lovely four year olds for eight straight hours on hike day!!!!!!!!!) I jumped in my car and drove to the airport because I was barely going to make it in time to catch my plane and I arrived at the airport just in time to rush through security to find out that my flight had been delayed.... two hours... yuck! For some reason I always get super lucky and my flights to mesa ALWAYS get delayed!!! Crazy! So I finally got home around twelve thirty at night and the next day went to karissa's wedding and then went home and got ready for pictures and her reception! It was BEAUTIFUL! I loved every second of it! She looked absolutely gorgeous and I'm so happy that I got to fly home for it!! Here are some pictures of the reception

Then on Friday I hung out with my family ALL day of course! It had only been two weeks since I saw them but I still missed them A LOT!!!! I was so happy to see them again and then Saturday morning I jumped back on a plane (delayed of course) and got back to Aspen Grove with 15 minutes to spare before work started! SO LUCKY!!!
trent even tried in this little beauty for me :)

best. brother. ever.

spontanious

Last night I went to the mall with my friends Auri and Alise! It was SO fun! Our main objective was to get supplies for making head bands! We are having a head band making party tomorrow. I'm obsessed and it's unhealthy. I have WAY to many. At one point during our epic outing we were walking past Claire's and they remembered about how much I always complain about how I can't wear stud and they peer pressured me in to getting my ear re-pierced! I can't believe I finally did it after wanting to for ten whole years! The women who did it was a super creep but she was really good at what she did so I lived with it! She even left a note in my bag... what a creeper haha

I was SUPER nervous!! and they even let me hold the little teddy bear :)

The finished product

Me, Auri, and Alise on our head band making hunt...

after they even convinced me to buy green eye shadow and I have to say that I wore it today and I am in love with it :)