Photo Shoot

this past week we had some family come down to visit us from nh...and My aunt is a photographer, and we did a photo shoot while she was here, and here are some of the pictures that she took :)

Easter Egg Hunt and festivities

The church we go to had an easter egg hunt for the community and the youth group got there early to help set up and hide eggs and shtuff (over 800 to be more precise) and i got to chaperone the kids 5 and under on their hunt, as well as do face painting...that was a TON of fun[= i love doing artsy shtuff and things with kids, so it was definitely a fun time!

Acquire The fire

I had the opportunity to go on a youth trip to "acquire the fire" for the first time. it was definitely amazing! we had sooo much fun---once we got there---we started out leaving the church parking lot in good spirits...scheduled to arrive there at about 8:30pm, well, not 20 minutes into the trip, we pull off at kohls...we have trailor problems)= but that was all fixed after about a half hour of waiting on the bus...an hour later, everything is great, ipods are out, fingers texting and playing ds's and what not, when we pull off at a church...we have a flat tire. we waited in that church parking lot for over two hours and didn't get to the hotel until 10:30....we ordered pizza and hung out for a while and then went to bed (i got about 3 hours of sleep). but, the next day was full of fun and concerts and speakers, it was amazing! Then, we were gonna leave Sunday morning, and it turned out we were all awakened by the fire alarm. yes. the fire alarm. there wasn't a fire, but we were all certainly wide awake! and we were surprised that nothing went wrong with the trip home. it was definitely a very interesting trip[=

Soccer!

me and savvy before the game[=
haftime pep talk from coach

monday was our first scrimmage game...it was a ton of fun. ( i got to play center forward...my favorite position!) We ended up winning 6-0 so that was a good first game experience for me with this team[=

Spaghettti Dinner and Dessert Auction...

Every year the youth group puts on a spaghetti dinner and dessert auction for the church and anyone else who wants to come. The teens then act as waitresses and waiters by getting them drinks, salads, spaghetti, etc. After the dinner is over there is a dessert auction. (people in the church and in the youth group make desserts to be auctioned off) all of the money that was raised will go towards the youth fund. It was a really fun night [= Oh, and that dessert that looks like a zebra...i made it!

fun stuff

I have been having OOOODLES of fun with this little one right here! She is at like the funnest age ever! Lately, i've been doing her nails (quite often i might add) and it is so cute because she absolutely loves her "pretty's" She just sits on my little computer chair and lets me touch her fingers and toes so that she can get her "pretty's" right now i believe she has purple and green on every other fingernail or toenail! She also enjoys baking with me...as long as i share the batter with her:) and then of course theres the cuddles, the reading and what not....anyways...just thought i would say that i have the cutest little sis ever!

SNOW!

It snowed! Or, actually, it is snowING! for like the second time this year...not what it would be like if we were still in nh, but it'll do, i like the warmer weather anyways, but i can deal with a little snow here and there:) And these are some pics i took today.

*wanna laugh?* The record for snow in VA is nine inches...yea. NINE! and that was in 1930..THIRTY!! seriously...thats ridiculous!

One of the scariest things i could ever do...

ok, so last week, i did one of the scariest things i could ever do!! I told my hairdresser to take like 7 inches off of my hair!! AAHH!! i think i like it...it's definitely easier maintenance...and requires MUCH less shampoo, brushing, and just STRESSSSSSSS!! It was just time for a change, here are before and after pics!

Park...

One thing i appreciate about VA, that NH doesnt' have, is the fact that it gets warmer sooner, we've been having pretty nice weather here lately, and we decided to take advantage of it and go to the park to play some sports....and as you can see, i'm trying to get my littlest sister started early on soccer:) But as for my brothers, i've tried, they're a hopless case...football will always be their favorite!! (not that their not good at soccer, but football is their favorite!) Another family we know (actually, the family i started babysitting for) met us there, and were able to enjoy the weather too:) It was a pretty good day.

life just happens too fast...

me and ruthie

me and nana

Me and Koryssa
Me and Bekahlife happens to fast for me to update about everything..so just bear with me ok?

well, we went to nh, and one of the reasons i was excited about going was because i was going to make it in time for the cyia reunion...which was (go figure) canceled last minute! And i wasn't able to go:( but however, i was able to go to my friends koryssa and bekah R's house, and spend the day and night! We went to the mall, dunkin donuts, an indoor soccer game, pizza hut, and then we went back to her house hung out, listened to music...ya know, all that kinda stuff and ended the night watching hannah montana the movie (haha:P) it was a ton of fun! i love them <3>

theres no place like home!

hey guess what???!!!! I AM HOME!!!:):) I'm in new hampshire and i am soooo happy:)

Christmas Eve 09

last night was the christmas eve service at chester baptist, and we had a candle light service, message, and everything else that goes with a christmas eve service. Now i don't usually curl my hair because it takes so long, but i fiured "if i can't curl my hair on christmas eve....when can i ?" so i picked up a curling iron, and about an hour later, my hair was curly! And after the service, we obviously went home, and then opened a present each and they were pj's!! i just have to say how much i love getting pj's...they're AWESOME!! merry christmas!

Leah <3

I just have to say...This girl Leah is absolutely amazing! She's an awesome friend and a very godly, sweet, sensitive role model for me. i am so thankful that God brought her into my life right when i needed a friend the most:) I LOVE YOU LEAH <3