That's right, you heard me correctly... Travis can now be called Professor Gough. He has been hired on as an adjunct professor to teach 3 automotive classes at Dixie State College this fall, because there is unprecedented enrollment at Dixie College, they needed some extra help. Travis has also decided to go back to school to get his teaching certificate, so he can teach high school auto shop. He may eventually get his Masters degree so he could become a full time college professor. So we are more than provided for with financial aid, Travis teaching, Travis reffing high school soccer, and I am getting more hours working nights at the Tuacahn box office. Plus, I am now officially certified to teach Hypnobabies childbirth classes, so I just need to find people to teach. So thank you for your thoughts and prayers, we needed them, and truly felt them as we are soooo blessed! Teaching is something Travis feels like he will really enjoy.
And, on to our other story, surprise, surprise! Elora is going to pre-school! I found a really good deal last minute, and couldn't pass it up! Her teacher is Mrs. Bowen (some of you might know Will and Jenny Bowen... -their Mom) and she has been doing this for a long time, and has turned her whole garage into an awesome preschool! Elora is going 2 days a week for 2 and half hours each day, and she absolutely loves it! Max is also enjoying being the only one home having his parent's extra attention, and not having someone bother him while he plays.
So here is the traditional first day of school picture by the front door... She looks so grown up!
And... Elora is taking a ballet class once a week! She has been dancing around the house ever since she could walk, so I knew she would love going to dance class. A couple months ago, we showed her a ballerina dance on TV, and Elora was absolutely mesmerized by it the whole time, and when it was over, she said, "Mommy, I want to be a ballerina." So we signed her up! She absolutely loved her first class, and said to me later that day, "Mommy, thank you for taking me to ballerina class." Here she is in her cute outfit...
Oh, and the best part of the story, on the night before her second preschool class for the week, I told her that she was going to preschool again the next day. Her whole face totally lit up and said, "I'm going to preschool again??!!" Haha, She totally thought that preschool was a one day thing... hehehe. She did the same thing when I told her that she was going to ballet class again next week...
Once again, thank you everyone for your thoughts and prayers! We are doing great and are loving life!
Scott, Jen, Kalissa, and Lilia
Joe, Kimberly, and Alisa (and Jr. on the way...)
And one crazy sister, Christina...
Cousins!
Dustin.... What more can I say...
Chad...
After trick-or-treating at the High School...
-One Mother-in-law
One little princess:
One beautiful addition to our family:
One guy who I'll love forever:
One eternal family:
One Sister-in-law who can organize this:
One boy who thought we'd all forget about his day:
One boy who is just too much for words:
One boy who IS smiling:
One happy couple:
And a whole bunch of little people:
(Photo courtesy of Elora Gough)
-Max works hard at play everyday. He enjoys lining up his cars, reading books, and just figuring out what he wants to do next. He wants to do everything himself, or if Daddy is home, "Daddy do it!" He still sleeps with his blue doggy that he got when he was a baby and runs his fingers through the ears, but no longer sleeps with a pacifier. He loves to help out anyway that he can. Max enjoys playing pretend with Elora and doing what she tells him to do (sometimes...), climbing on and chasing Daddy, and cuddling with Mommy and making his Doggy give Mommy a kiss.
Anyway, Elora got to go to ballet class today, and then out to lunch at McDonald's with some of the cousins. Then for dinner we had pizza at the park and then cake with some of the family and friends. She had a fun day!
These next pictures speak for themselves... They just show Elora's personality so well...
This is before she opened up her big gift from us...
It's a bike!
She absolutely LOVES it!
That's right, you heard me correctly... Travis can now be called Professor Gough. He has been hired on as an adjunct professor to teach 3 automotive classes at Dixie State College this fall, because there is unprecedented enrollment at Dixie College, they needed some extra help. Travis has also decided to go back to school to get his teaching certificate, so he can teach high school auto shop. He may eventually get his Masters degree so he could become a full time college professor. So we are more than provided for with financial aid, Travis teaching, Travis reffing high school soccer, and I am getting more hours working nights at the Tuacahn box office. Plus, I am now officially certified to teach Hypnobabies childbirth classes, so I just need to find people to teach. So thank you for your thoughts and prayers, we needed them, and truly felt them as we are soooo blessed! Teaching is something Travis feels like he will really enjoy.
And... Elora is taking a ballet class once a week! She has been dancing around the house ever since she could walk, so I knew she would love going to dance class. A couple months ago, we showed her a ballerina dance on TV, and Elora was absolutely mesmerized by it the whole time, and when it was over, she said, "Mommy, I want to be a ballerina." So we signed her up! She absolutely loved her first class, and said to me later that day, "Mommy, thank you for taking me to ballerina class." Here she is in her cute outfit...
Oh, and the best part of the story, on the night before her second preschool class for the week, I told her that she was going to preschool again the next day. Her whole face totally lit up and said, "I'm going to preschool again??!!" Haha, She totally thought that preschool was a one day thing... hehehe. She did the same thing when I told her that she was going to ballet class again next week...
