The Best Fireworks Around

These are the coolest fireworks in the town. (= It was so fun to watch and I think if everyone enjoyed them as much as I did then we would definitely go back next year! Hope everyone had fun! Sorry this post is short (and late). I will try to post more in the future!

Fashion Show Frenzy

A few days ago me and my good friend Nikki did a three day camp for little girls around the ages of 4-7. It was a blast! We made wearable crafts and even cooked a little. On the last day we took the very last half and hour to have a fashion show, showing all the parents what their children had made of the past few days. We cooked some snacks for after the fashion show and we were all so excited to share them!

Some of the girls were more nervous than others about this little gig, but other than that everything went as planned. Each girl went individually, and then we went all together as a group. One of the moms was so great enough to bring the girls flowers. Even we got flowers! Everyone was great, they all had their own unique style and pattern. I hope each and every one of the girls had fun!

I Got My Ears Pierced!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was so nervous! When I woke up and my mom said "We are going to Easton, go get ready," my head began spinning with ideas. "Hmmmmm, I guess I could get my ears pierced at Claire's............" I thought. But even that sounded far-fetched at the moment. I took Emma into Justice to use her gift card, and so I sort of forgot about it for a while. Then, when we were done we walked straight into the mall. Claire's had moved so we had some unnecessary trouble getting there.

We had to ask a security guard, which made me feel stupid, since the security guard knew where Claire's was and I didn't. By the way, Claire's is not a very boy-friendly kind of store. We walked in and the lady at the desk did her usual intro "Are you looking for anything special? Sunglasses are half-off..........." you know, the usual. So we told them I wanted my ear's pierced and they sat me down in a chair. I picked my earrings; Purple of course. Emma watched from a far still pondering the same question "Should I get my ear's pierced??" The way they pierced them was like stapling my ear, so Emma decided not to get hers done. It didn't hurt. Well, not really anyway........................

So right when I get done I text everyone I know and say the same thing "Hey! Guess what?? I got my ears pierced!!!!!!!" I was so happy! Just to make my happy attitude even more bright, and bubbly my mom decided to get us a pretzal from Auntie Anne's. They make pretzals that are huge (bonus) and sweet, not to sweet, and very moist. I think this is the best day I will have in a while. (((=

How To: Recycled Magazine Clutch

I wanted to show everyone how to make this really cool, cute, earth friendly, clutch. The supply list is below. There is not much to get, just some basics from around the house.

1. Old magazines (I used family fun)
2. Scissors
3. Printer Paper
4. Tape

First cut out a page in a magazine. Fold it in half and cut slits almost all the way through. Unfold and try to make as straight and neat as possible. Covering all trace of the fold.

Cut strips off of magazine pages. They can be colorful, plain, thick, or thin. Try to keep them the same length.

Begin weaving them through the slits. Careful not to rip the paper. If you want you can leave the extra at the end, or tape it back onto the other side.

Once you are done weaving you can choose which side you like better. Put a piece of printer paper on the side you don't like (you may have to cut it down), and then fold the extras over onto it. Fold it either way to make an either wide, or tall clutch.

Here is the finished product. This took me about 30 min. to do. You can glue a handle to the inside, or you can embellish with pom-poms, buttons, etc. Have fun! Happy Crafting!

I'm A Twilight Fan!

Hey! I am currently super obsessed with The Twilight Saga. I am super pumped for the next movie Eclipse to come out! So are you a Twilight fan??? Comment me!

Zoo Day

We had so much fun st the zoo today! Our first drive was to see the Polar Bears, that are by the way the new(est) edition. We decided that since we were there we should visit all the other animals. It was definitely crowded today. But we still had fun!

This picture was taken right outside of the Manatee house. We all finally got together for a group picture as our last visit to an animals "habitat". I had fun! Thanks for going with us everyone!

Bubble Blowin' Fun

She sure is cute! She loves to blow bubbles, especially for William! See, we always get these scented bubbles, they have banana, strawberry, grape, pineapple, everything. William loves them but continuously spills them because of his curious hands. Oh well, we buy more, I don't know why we buy more gourmet scented bubbles but we do. We just do. One day we will learn, that day not being anytime soon. (=

Setting The Ladybugs Free

I think William was digging the ladybugs a home. He is pretty funny like that. I don't know what is in his hand, let's hope it's not a ladybug............

We had done this with butterflies previously. We do it every year. It's always so much fun but for some reason this year we just found it so fun we had to torture some ladybugs too. I'm sure these poor bugs were happy to leave. They have been shaken and tossed by William and various visitors for weeks now. When we let them go a few were squashed by the toddler's toes of William. Oh well, I think they are pretty durable...............

Lets Take A Swim............

The littles went swimming first. Look how excited they are!

We did our best cramming as many people as possible onto this raft.

I was the official baby catcher yesterday. All the little ones lined up and waited for their turn, when it was over I would shove them over to the stairs so they could get in line again. I think they enjoyed it though.


Greer and William, they are so cute together.

Boy, was this a fun swim! We all had a ball! Hope we can do this again! (((=

Piano Camp Pics

Piano Camp: Day 1.......................

Me, Claire, and Nora. (=


Me relaxing on the couch in our sun room.......... Ahhhhhhh............

Emma, who is playing with her scarf.

Colin.................. What else can I say.

William was too terrified to leave my lap, so we did all of the singing, tapping, and shaking together! I had fun with you William!

After our Piano Camp, everyone was treated to a short swim in our pool! More pictures to come of our pool portion of the day! I hope everyone had fun!

Random Picture Post

I haven't posted many pictures lately, so I decided to post some random pics. Enjoy!!

Colin and his friend Ethan playing with his spy car.

Emma with her American Girl Doll umbrella.

Me, when we made salt dough ornaments.

Emma with Sparkles. (=

William at Great Wolf Lodge.

Colin on New Year's Eve 2009

Emma eating snow at Deep Creek Maryland.


Us, at the conservatory on a nice warm day.

You might have seen this pretty pic on my mom's blog last winter.

This is all of us getting ready to sled at a golf course near our house.

Titanic

Last night I watched the movie Titanic. OMG! BEST MOVIE EVER!!!!!!! Its so perfectly heart-breaking, yet you are so happy you want to cry. The art show for my art studio was last night from like six to eight. I was debating on whether or not to go, and I decided that I probably should just skip it, and stay home that night. Plus my dad had not yet arrived with our food. So my mom had the brilliant idea to watch Titanic (she has been wanting me to watch that movie for a long time now).

I was so excited I just had to blog about it. (((= As the movie ended the credits began and I saw this: Written and Directed by: James Cameron. Oh my gosh!! No way?! Is that the same person who wrote Avatar (another amazing movie, by the way)?? Then my mom says "That is the same person who wrote Avatar".

I mean this guy is amazing! Titanic won 11 Oscars! Avatar is like one of the top movies or something! If you've seen Avatar you know the imagination this guy had to of had to make up all that stuff. Its incredible. I just love how his mind works. It always surprises you, and so far-it has never let me down either.

That's My Honeybee..........

William chillaxin' at Emma's soccor game.

What a gardener!

Awwwww. Look at how cute he is. Yes, he calls me his "Honeybee". It started sometime on our cruise last winter. We went to the Bahama's and stuff. It was SO much fun. But that's beside the point. I just wanted to show you these random pictures of William, or should I say my Honeybee. (((=

Game Time!

Sorry, I am a little late posting about this. Oh well. Good news is, we won! Ya! I am so happy! We had a game yesterday, but It got rained out. I also have a game tomorrow, which is, by the way supposed to be a beautiful day. I am ready to defeat the next people we play too! OK, this was a super short post, but I just wanted to tell you about our victory! (=

First Game Frenzie

Today I have my first game of my rec leaugue softball season. I am excited and nervous at the same time. Last night I had a scrimage against the same team we are playing today; The A's (The Athletic's) . We beat them and so I am not as nervous anymore. It was a good game last night. I will hopefully have some pictures to post after my game! Bye!

Sleepover Fun!

Me, Colin, and Emma, went over to a friend's house to spend the night so my dad could take a little break. It was super fun! We swam in the pool a little, but since it is still the early summer months it was a little cold. We ended up falling asleep during a movie in their basement at around 4:00 in the morning! Oh well it was terrific, and I wasn't too drained the next day. (= Thank you so much for watching us Jenny! We had tons of fun!

Bye Mom!

My mom is LEAVING today! It's not what you think - she's taking a vacation, if you can even call it that. But we will still miss her! She hasn't left yet, but I wanted her to be able to read this. Just to let her know that I care. I love you! Bye! (((=

Soccer Super Star

That's my little sis! She is a great Soccer player, and this was her last game. Afterwards she went over to dairy queen with her friend (Jenna, who tagged along). I am so proud of her! I missed her game so I had her pose in front of the fireplace for me. She wanted to put a soccer ball under her foot to make it seem more "realistic". See her medal, how cute! Every player got a medal but she was still so proud! Good job Emma! Sorry I couldn't attend your game!

Mother's Day Mani-Pedi

My toes! How pretty is that design??

My beautiful nails. (=

This was so fun! We went to a little place by our house. They definitely spoiled us. They gave us some cute designs on our fingers, and a pretty design on our big toes. The pedicure was so nice, I always love how they let your feet sit in bubbling water, it relaxes me. The funnest part was spending time with my loving mother, and my little sister Emma. Emma is a little young, but still has a fabulous time! Thank you for spending time with me! To my mother: Thanks for taking me! I had a great time, your toes look great! (=

Happy Mother's Day..............

..................... To the greatest mom on earth! I hope you have a wonderful day! Relax, chill-out, and do whatever you want to do, cause' today is your day! You have done so much for your loving family, now it's our turn to do something nice for you! Just lie in bed all day if you want. Any crazy request is YOURS. Happy Mother's Day to a wonderful mom, I just want you to know that I love you. <3 (in case you didn't know that's a heart.)
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