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Salt Lake City to Washington D.C.

What and adventure...and five months preggers too! Traveling across the country pregnant wasn't too fun but a red eye flight made it even worse! I was so worn out when I arrived in D.C.

I met my sister, brother in law and cute nephew for lunch and then rushed off for the campus tour of Georgetown University -I am kinda nerdy and love tours. I think I get this from being a tour guide myself. When I was 20 years old I was an intern for the curators office of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. I gave tours and lectures for a summer and fell in love with history, architecture, and Washington D.C.

Have you seen the TLC show DC Cupcakes? Parenting Mom Congress was held in at Georgetown University and the adorable cupcake shop--Georgetown Cupcakes is featured on the network TLC is located a hop skip and a jump off campus. The line looked 50 people deep when we drove by, we were fortunate enough to have ours delivered to the conference!

Here are few pics....more to come.

I have been selected!

I am the Utah Delegate for the 2011 Mom Congress! I will be going to Washington D.C. in April to learn and share with 50 other Moms who are fighting for education in our communities. Very exciting! Thanks Parenting Magazine for this opportunity!

Being a mother who is excited about fighting for better schools, I am eager to bring women, mothers and our communities together!

Growing up in a household of five children I learned firsthand from my mother and grandmother the importance of quality education and giving back to our schools. Both of these women are professional educators and have lived the good and the bad within our schools systems. Having this background and now a mother of two I am inspired to live my life by making a difference, not only for my own children but for the children of my community. I believe that if we nurture struggling children we will foster positive growth to successful adults.

I have been actively involved leading advocacy efforts for State funding for our Utah’s Optional All Day kindergarten programs for our Title I schools, I have led lobbying efforts for additional funding for our Head Start preschool programs and have worked with lawmakers on legislation for healthy drinks and snacks in our schools. At our local elementary I have been on numerous field trips, served as a group reading specialist and am always excited to volunteer in the classroom when help is needed. Fortunately, in our neighborhood volunteers are easy to come by and there are many mothers who are waiting to help out in our classrooms.

Having a strong passion for education has led me to work professionally every day with fundraising efforts encouraging members of our community to give back. Through these efforts dollars are granted to two initiatives, Community Learning Centers and Welcome Centers these are located in schools, nontraditional schools, and community centers. These are initiatives that are helping many struggling families succeed.

I look forward to representing my community next month and learning from our nations best!

who's having a baby?

me....hayden can't wait to find out if it will be a boy and tatum is so excited to be a big sister! (she has been asking me for two years when she will be a big sister)

i am 15 weeks along and am due August 16, 2011

it will be just over five years since our last little one