Easter

Easter  was  such  a  good  time  and we spent it with our family.  The  Saturday  before  Easter  there  was  a   neighborhood  egg  hunt and we got to take our  grandson  and  granddaughter.  I  enjoyed  it  as  much  as  they  did.  It was such a nice day.

Afterwards, we  walked  home, and colored  eggs.  Oh  what  fun,  I  loved  every  minute  of  it.

Later  that  day,  we  went  to  the  aquarium  at  one of the malls.  It  cost  a  lot and I  wasn't  sure  it  would  be  good.  I'm happy that I  was  wrong  because it  was worth  it.

I  spent Easter  Sunday at our church just being thankful for the Saviour and what He did for each of us.

So  our  Easter  was  the  best,  because I  was  with  the  people I  love  the most. 

Seaworld Vacation

Our  trip  started  with  a  long  drive  on  March  15.  We left at 10:00am and arrived around  three  in  the afternoon. 

The first  thing  we  did  was  check  in  at  the  hotel -- it  was  a  Days Inn and close  to  sea world.  Then  we  went  to  the  ocean.  We  took  our  shoes  off,  rolled  our pants  up, and let  the  waves  come  and  get  us.  The  water  was  freezing, but  we  did"t  care  because we  loved  it. 

The  next"s  day  we  went early to  sea  world.  We  started  around  10:00am  so  we  could  get  our  money's  worth.  We   paid  extra  money  for  closer  parking and that  was  a  mistake -- it wasn't  any  closer.  We  got  in  and  went  to  all the  shows,  but we  stayed  away  from  the  wet  areas.  We  enjoyed  everything  except  lunch,  it  cost  way  too  much.  My  favorite  thing  was  the  Journey to Atlantis  ride.  We took  our  granddaughter,  her dad,  her  mom, and  her  uncle.  It  was  amazing  with  water  falls, twisting  turns, and  a  60  foot  drop.  Both her  mom and  I  screamed  all  the  way  down, but not  my  granddaughter -- she  loved  it  and then wanted  to  go  again.  It  was  a  thrill.  We  stayed  until  6:00pm and was a  long  day, but  we  loved  every  minute  of  it. 

The children  were  so  good -- what  a  great  family  trip.

family

We  have  five  kids  in  our  family,  three  are  married,  most of  them  live  close  by.  When  we  all  get  together  it is  special . At  Christmas time  we had  such   a  nice  time.  I  love  getting  everything   ready,  the  food,  decoration,  then  just  sit  back  watch  everyone  enjoy  it .  Not   everyone  comes,  we  sure  miss those  who  can"t  make  it.  I  love  those  family  memories,  it  keeps  us  going  strong.  A  family  is  a  special  gift  that  brings  you  laughter  and  joy  forever.

My Preschool

I  love  teaching  my  little  cute preschoolers.  When  a child  comes  up to  me  and  hug  my  leg;  its  worth  all  the work.

They  learn  so  many  things  from  letters,  numbers,  colors,  matters, safety,  health,  names, animals,  and  so  much  more.  They  always  take  something  home  that  relates  with  the lesson  we  are  working  on.  This tool helps the children remember what we learned that day.

This  week we are  working  on  manners.  in order to teach them healthy habits.  The  picture they  took  home  was  a  lady  covering  her  nose  when  you  sneeze.  I  sent  home  small  packages  of  Kleenex  with  a picture of Snoopy  on  them.

We love  singing  time  and  doing  nursery  rhymes.  Additionally, exercise  is a  must,  they  love  doing  it.  We  also  learn  about  bugs  and  show  pictures  to  see  if   they  can  guess  what  it  is.

The  memory  game is  where  numerous pictures  are pinned on the wall.  Next we place one child in another room while we  take  one  down.  The child has to guess which  picture is  missing.  This game is a favorite  game for the children.

About Me

I'm a grandmother with three special grandkids that I love very much.  I love movies.  My favorite is "Pride&Prejudice".  I have seen them all (there are a lot of versions).  I love keeping my home clean and making special dinners for my family.  I teach preschool.  I love watching the children learn and I get lots of hugs.  I am trying to read more.  Heart warming stories are my favorite such as the Ensign (a monthly magazine from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, www.lds.org) and Chicken Soup for the Soul are some I read everyday. Also I am learning the computer which is another reason why I'm doing a blog to help me learn.

My Inspiration

Reason for starting this blog was my granddaughter. She was also the inspiration for the blog name.  She is always telling me  "I am not getting old,and that I was pretty like a princess".  I teach preschool and she is in it.  Everyday she makes me feel young like a princess.  I also thought maybe some the things I experience may help others.

Juliette's 3rd Birthday