Primary Teachers

Earlier this year, Kline and I were called to be CTR 4 primary teachers in our ward. We were a little nervous about it at first, but we really really love it!

We have the cutest little boys and really have had a lot of fun teaching them and getting to know them. Kids that age are so blunt and just so sweet at the same time, so it definitely makes for an interesting experience every week.

Ellen, Snoopy, & Dinosaurs

Right before Christmas, I found out that I had scored tickets to the Ellen Show. This has been on my bucket list for as long as I can remember, so I was beyond excited. My Aunt Heather lives in California so I thought it would be fun to bring her, my mom, and Kline. After figuring out all of the logistics, we decided to have my mom fly to California and us drive out to meet her.

We left the day after we got home from Missouri. We decided it would be best if we left after lunchtime and then just stayed the night in Cedar City to kill some time. We stopped at this cool church history site on the way to Cedar City and met a super nice missionary couple.

After waking up in Cedar City, we set off for the long drive to California. I decided to surprise Kline and take him to this old 50's tourist trap diner for lunch that was right off of the freeway. It was called "Peggy Sue's 50's Diner" and it was SO cute. The waitresses were all dressed up like 1950's waitresses and there was all sorts of fun memorabilia inside. There was even a "dinosaur park", where you could walk alongside a pond outside the restaurant to see some fake dinosaurs. We had fun and loved getting to stretch out legs for a little bit.

Little did Kline know that I actually had another surprise in store for him. For our wedding, we had received an Air BnB gift card and so I decided to use that to rent a super cute airstream trailer in Topanga canyon. Kline was pretty surprised and I think he liked it. It was so nice to unwind with a beautiful view and grill some hot dogs on the stove. The funniest thing was that there was an outdoor shower and I was trying to show the next morning when someone's dog came right in! The owners were trying to call the dog and Kline said "hey my wife is showering!" So then the owners felt pretty awkward and were trying to get their dog without getting too close. Luckily, Kline finally took the dog back over to the owners. Haha!

The next day, we decided to head down to Anaheim to spend the day at Knott's Berry Farm amusement park. They have a big New Years Eve celebration and so we thought it would be a fun way to spend New Years Eve. We had a fun day, but actually went back to our hotel at 10pm and fell asleep before midnight. Whoops. Haha!

We had decided to stay in Anaheim that night because one of Kline's sister's friends works at Disneyland and told us that she could get us in for free. We had to first wait for her to show up and so we spent most of the day exploring and enjoying the beach. Finally, we headed to Downtown Disney to wait and explore until she showed up at 4pm. Long story short, she had to go to her shift and never got us into the park.... We waited outside the gates until 9pm... I am still bitter, but it's okay.

Despite the previous day's events, we woke up so excited because we were finally going to get to go to The Ellen Show!! We drove to my aunt's house to meet up with her and my mom and then drove up to Warner Bros. Studios together. Most of the day was spent waiting to get into the studio, but once we were in, it was so much fun! It was like a non-stop dance party! It was so cool to see how the TV show is run and see some celebrities in person. My mom even got to touch Fergie's hand!

All in all, it was a super fun trip and a great way to spend the last part of our winter break.