My new crush!

I know this picture is teeny tiny...

But the real thing is THE BOMB!!!

As a teacher, tools like this are priceless. As a teacher, I can't afford to buy these gadgets left and right.

So... along comes my new crush. It's called DonorsChoose.org. I love it. It buys me things. Nice awesome things.

Just this year I've gotten about $3500.00 worth of awesome things for my classroom!! My projector and document camera is on its way :)

If you know anyone who wants to support education with some of their extra money (you know, for some that stuff just lies around!) Send them to:

www.donorschoose.org/mrs.wagner

I know some really cute kids who would really appreciate it.

(their teacher will appreciate it too!)

silverware + disposal = ripped up lips

So, it was super hard to take a picture that truly showed what most of our spoons look like. After 22 years of use, I've been wanting a new set of silverware for some time. Thank goodness for children going to college. It was just the incentive I needed to justify a purchase of new silverware.
Seriously, nothing makes a morning go bad like eating cereal with a spoon that fought with the disposal. Its dangerous. You are sure to shred your lips and/or your tongue. It's awful.

Does this happen to anyone else?? I recognize that it was a risk I took when I allowed children to do the dishes and clean up the kitchen.

Here's one of my pretty new spoons!

And here is my fancy new silverware.

It's really not all that fancy. Just a great deal from Costco.com.

Hooray!!

I can hardly wait to eat some cereal in the morning.

And...

dear college kids:

enjoy the silverware you ruined.

love,

A Missionary's Request

Our missionary requested that our whole family attend the temple when he got home. We were able to go to the Fresno, Temple and do baptisms for the dead. It was a great experience!!

Uncle Mike and Aunt Cathy were able to join us that day too! Thanks for coming! It was great :)

FIESTA!!!

For Kevin's final night at home (before heading back to college!) we hosted a little fiesta!! Of course the food was delish-- I must brag a little about the great tres leches cake I've mastered... it is soooo good!! Here's Cole taking a spin before trying to swing at our pinata!
Get ready for Jack!!

Chloe hit it just fine.... but the big kids had some problems!

Swing Andrea, swing!!

oops... this picture is a little out of order! sorry!

Riley is ready!!

Epic failure.
Poor, poor Jacquie. She just couldn't hit the pinata.

Perhaps it would have helped if she turned around....

Nope. Still the wrong way.

Better luck next time JQ.

And here, the master smashed it open. He nearly smashed some little kids too. Luckily he stopped swinging just in time.

All in all--it was a pretty happening fiesta. I think we all had fun :)

Good times on the tube...

On Friday, we spent most of the day all together at Buena Vista Lake (really it is just a mud hole south of Bakersfield-- one should never, and I mean never, let your feet touch the bottom!) The wagdogz LOVE building pyramids on the tube. It was a little more difficult, because they are a little bit bigger than the last time they attempted a pyramid.

They had some fun for sho!

And yes, there were some minor accidents (mostly hitting of the heads together), but no serious injuries!
Here you can witness that when one wagdog is going to fall off, they definately take some other wagdogz with them!! I don't think Andrea enjoyed this at all.

And here is the man that makes it all happen!!

I have grown to love this look... no sunburn here.

Returned with Honor

The posters were hung,
The siblings were dressed and ready,
waiting, waiting, waiting at the airport
(mostly because their mother insisted that they get there really early on the slim chance that the plane landed early!)
Then,

HE RETURNED!!

Let the hugging begin :)
All of us,
together again!

And he loved the sign!

Welcome home Kevin!

We are so proud of you! And so happy to have you home again!

TOMORROW!!!!

This was Elder Kevin Wagner this morning at the mission home in Dallas, Texas!!!! (Actually it's at the church next to the mission home!)

Tomorrow he will be HOME!!! We all can't wait!

I promise to post pictures just as soon as I can pull myself away from my boy :)