not really smiling.

amy is home today, until sunday.  yay!

and this is a setting on mel’s camera- retouch and happy faces.

picnic

we took the wagon with all our stuff.

swinging

playing in the creek

crawfish claws and body parts…

fun pose

…

i was using that pillow.

retreat

^the first caution tape fell off, so they put more on and tied santa on too, since legally to have things sticking out from your truck you have to have a red flag on it. i remember that from amy doing drivers ed. but then he fell off, and we were sad for him.

^lunch.

^reading LOTR

^em, jen, and shleena

^belly flop and sunburn

^jenna

^room 3

^lake grace

^saturday morning.

^casey’s camera that i borrowed.

^ropes course

^second gfa pole throwing contest.  everyone had to wear a kilt.

^uncle joel

^jody and steve rescued santa!

^jenna and i went to hang out in my room.

^canoeing.

^passing mom and dad.

blobbing.

^santa went blobbing!

^shawn and santa

^our lodge

^notice uncle kevin…

not packing my bike

…it wouldn’t fit.  my suitcase is full already.  and ha!  i’m not even done packing.

this is my suitcase.  notice the hawaiian flowery print.  i added that.  for real.  i sewed a pocket into the suitcase we’re BORROWING.  haha.  i was halfway done and mom was like “did you ask them?”  so i called auntie di.  and she said it was fine.  haha. again.  and i love how i have magazines in my suitcase like it’s contraband.

so, i rode my bike to my friend’s house to get my hair cut.  her mom is a hairstlyist.  i didn’t bring my camera.  i didn’t bring anything.  just a helmet.  don’t like those.  but it was fun to ride my bike by myself.  without a cell phone.  or anything.  it made me feel independent.

here are some recent things i’ve made.

i love how our grass is green outside.

so i made 2 potholders out of some old jeans that had holes in the knees.  melissa gave me the idea for a fat man with a moustache.  i guess he’s a cook.  i made lots of cards, and a notebook for myself.  haha yeah i’m selfish.  for MYSELF! :D

izzle and beer

… root beer that is.

and here are some jewels of the many photos i took at my birthday party.

group photo #1

photo with a tea set

photo with coffee cans

photo with salt and pepper shakers

photo with a photo that remotely looks like you:

what do you think?  do we look anything like the photos?

emily wore olivia’s glasses.  because they were rounder than mine.  but you can hardly tell that the antique lady has glasses.  they’re tiny.

i love this photo.  like the focus, and everythin.

poor little broken bikini doll.

maybe she’s an antique barbie.

maybe she broke her neck because she dove into shallow water.

ha! breanna looks funny.

group photo #2

the crazy trio.

woohoo! boy shorts.

i’m really proud of how many faces i fit into this photo.

oh, and this is the picture with (root) beer.

playing quelf.  the most insanely fun random board game ever.

team super ninja monkey!

banana split.

sporting our handmade AWESOME scarves.

yes, we painted our nails outside. in the cold.  and in the wind. and in the treehouse.

senior photos

i feel so happy to have taken cally’s senior photos. it makes me feel professional.

i guess you can tell this is not cally.  melissa was taking photos too.

i love this one. cally is so beautiful.