"I Promise you...every day your children will learn.
Some days they'll bring it home in their hands. Some days they'll bring it home in their heads. And some days they'll bring it home in their hearts." -Valerie Welk *The Be Kind Pledge™
I pledge to: Be Encouraging * Be Supportive * Be Positive * Be Helpful * Be Honest * Be Considerate * Be Thankful * Be Responsible * Be Respectful * Be a Friend |
*About Me* I was born and raised in Arizona and married to my darling Husband, Nick for almost 4 years now! We had our first baby, our son Noah, in September of 2018 and we just became a family of four in July 2020 when our second son, Matthew was born! We have been loving this wild, new journey of being parents and staying super busy! I love all things motherhood and teaching Kindergarten...and being a boy mom! Our boys have been the biggest and best blessing thus far. Life truly is so beautiful! We also sponsor two wonderful kiddos in Guatemala (Fabian and Lesbia- who now graduated!!!) and we can't wait to visit them both again soon one day. Guatemala has a special place in my heart! We are both very active in helping and volunteering within our community and church and we absolutely LOVE to travel ( I secretly love to chase waterfalls too). We love to hike and watch movies in our free time as well, and can't wait for the new journey of starting a family. Nick and I also have two crazy kittens named Zookie (named after those yummy pizookies because of her coloring and Moo (because she has spots and coloring like a cow). Noah loves chasing them around the house and they all keep us entertained! I also rescued/adopted a Desert Tortoise named, Tank, after we found him under my car about 12 years ago! Tank lives in the back yard of my parents' house now and comes to classroom when he is out of hibernation. I have one sibling, a younger brother named, Jason, who is currently a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps! I miss him more than ever! He recently returned after an 8 month Middle East deployment. I plan to have the class help write letters to him and his unit or draw pictures to send over in care packages or emails. Family is absolutely everything to me, so I enjoy spending as much time as I can with all of them. *Education* I have my Master's degree in Elementary Education with a Reading K-12 emphasis and my Reading Specialist endorsement from Northern Arizona University (Go Lumberjacks!) I also earned two Bachelor’s degrees, outside of education, from NAU in 2011, prior to going back to school for my Post Bacc. in elementary education. *Hobbies* I love yoga, the color yellow, movies, hiking, spending time with my husband Nick and our son, Noah! We love to also spend time with our families, as everyone lives in AZ! I love to run errands with my iced green tea and shop at Hobby Lobby, Home Goods and Target! I love being adventurous: I have been cave exploring, cliff jumping, rock climbing, hiked various locations in AZ and mostly all National Parks in Utah, completed the black course at FLAGX, zip-lined, white-water rafted, traveled to Asia, Europe, and South America. Nick and I both love to hike together and kayak. Previously, in my free time, and prior to teaching, I was doing freelance sports photography for USA TODAY sports images covering Arizona professional and college sports, now it is just a side hobby. I truly believe that life is so beautiful and has so much to offer us! I hope to instill that in your child, too! |