Birthday Bash

So I missed quite a couple birthdays on my busy break from blogging (try saying that 5 times fast). I want to go over a quick recap of the great birthdays we have celebrated this year!

Lauren's was first on January 15th. She turned 13 years old and is now officially a teenager! Someone please help my mother! For her birthday, she got a package of 16 inch Twizzlers! They were insane, but she loved them! My mom also made a cool flower cake to celebrate. It was quite the occasion to celebrate another teen entering our house!

Ethan's birthday was next. He turned seven on the 15th of February and to celebrate he had a lego party with his friends. It was a lot of fun for him and the boys to build and build!

My dad and I celebrated our birthday in April. We went to Robintinos and had a great time with family! My dad went over the hill this year and so we had to tease him about that.

For my mom's birthday, we celebrated at the Spaghetti Factory (as usual) and had a good time. I got a picture of her and my baby, who was born the day before!

We have done a lot of celebrating since the year has started, and I am excited to keep on celebrating! It has been a lot of fun and I can't wait until the next birthday that comes around!

Anniversary

Today is the two year anniversary of my favorite band, One Direction!!! They are My Newest Obsession and I am so proud to be a Directioner!!! I am so proud of my boys and how far they have come!!

Two years ago, 5 boys were told they were not good enough to continue on the British X-factor. It was a hard time and lots of tears fell. Then they were called back onto the stage, and told they were no longer solo artists, and they formed a band called One Direction. This happened on July 23, 2012. They started out as 5 strangers with a dream, but now they are 5 brothers who inspire dreams.

To celebrate this glorious occasion, I decided to make a cake. I planned to make it very good and magnificent, and probably the best cake in the whole history of the world. Well... it turned out a little differently.

There you go. It is a very simple cake, but sometimes the simplest things in life are the sweetest, and boy does this cake taste sweet! I am so grateful for my mother and sister who helped me pull of the feat! I don't think that it would look this good if it wasn't for them!

Girls Camp!!!

Wow, I am really behind. Girls Camp was in August (ugh) and the second week before school. Can you say craziness??? But is was worth all the fun. This year Lauren got to come and join the fun. By the fun, I mean lip syncs, secret sisters, devotionals, and making new friends. This year, I got put in a tent with my three best friends, Kaylee, Marissa, and Chancey. Can you say party?? We stayed up really late, talked, and started the official game of girls camp: Phase 10! What a fun game. We will definitely be playing that next year! We also spent a lot of time being lazy in the tent. Chancey stole my camera for a while, and took some really great pics!



Happy Mother's Day!

As it's Mother's Day, I decided that I wanted to post about the wonderful women in my life. These are the women that inspire me to be who I am and keep moving forward in life. I love each and everyone of these women, and I could not survive without them.

The first one is my mom. I love my mom. She is so special and she encourages me to do good and serve others. She is such a great example in my life and I don't know what I would do without her. She is always there for me, and I know she always will. I am so thankful that she is in my life and I don't appreciate her enough. Thank you Mom! I love you!

Another woman who inspires me and helps me in my life is my Grandma Janis. She is such a big help to me and I love her so much! I don't know what I would do without her because I can come to her with anything. I love you Grandma! Thanks for everything!

My Grandma Geneal is also a big help in my life. I love her so much! I know she will always love me. I am so thankful that I have her in my life, because I don't know what I would do without her. She is very kind and I always am happy when I am with her. Happy Mother's Day Grandma! I love you!

My other grandma, Grandma Nancy, is also inspiring in my life. She is funny and exciting to be around. I like going and seeing her because it is so much fun (not to mention AMAZING food)!!! Thanks for being a great grandma! I love you!

Some other influences in my life would be my Great-Grandma Joyce. When I think about her, I know that there is a reason that it says "Great"-Grandma. She was truly great. She passed away a year ago, and I miss her a lot, although I know I will see her again. She was amazing, and I miss her a lot. She cared for everybody, and she taught me a lot about how to treat people. Happy Mother's Day Grandma!! I miss you so much!

My Great-Grandma Rosalynn was also a great person. She cared about everyone and was an amazing piano player. At her house, I can remember that she had so many flowers. She loved flowers, and she taught me to see beauty in everything. She's been gone for almost two years, but I still miss her. Thank you Grandma for being such a great example to me!

My Great-Grandma Roberta is another example to me. She is a spirited, loving, and such an interesting person. She lives out in Oakley, which is such a cool place. I love talking to her, because I can tell she loves me. I am so glad I know her and I am so glad she is my grandma! Thank you Grandma!! You are amazing!

The next amazing person in my life is not a mom, but she is a second mom to me! It is my Aunt Denise. She is such a great aunt! I can still remember when I was little and she had me call her "Aunt Nesie!" She is funny and a great person. I love her so much and I know that she is there for me too. Thank you so much Aunt Nesie! I love you!

My Aunt Jessica is also a great person! She is funny and caring. She is a great aunt because she cares about us. I can remember when I was younger, I wanted to be just like Aunt Jessica because she was the fashionista. She is beautiful! She is a mother to three and is extremely patient. She has taught me a lot about that and I love her. Happy Mother's Day!

Another great mother is my Aunti R! She is kind and caring. I love to hear her stories! She remembers EVERYTHING. She is a great mom to my cousin Cora! Happy Mother's Day Aunti R! You rock!

This is a picture that was taken in 2009. It was a great Mother's Day, and I liked how we got all the mother's and the mother's to be.

So happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful mom's out there, and especially to the women I talked about. You guys have a hard job and I am thankful for each of you. Happy Mother's Day!!!

The Best Toy In The WORLD!!!!

Sometime ago, my mother bought a blow up fun ball. BEST TOY EVA! Lauren, Kimberly and I had such a great time with it, we just had to take pictures. It was soooooo much fun! Everyone out there needs to get one of these RIGHT NOW!!! Anyways, here are some fun pictures:

                                         This is Kimberly being Lady Gaga in her balloon dress.

This is a picture of Kimberly's Shadow in the bubble. We thought she looked like a princess and HAD to take a picture!

Then we took pictures inside and outside of the ball. They looked really cool.

When Lauren was getting in, Kim got almost flattened to death!

Next it was Lauren's turn inside the bubble. We did a lot of the same things.

Here is Lauren's super cool pose. That's right, she can work a bubble dress!

And then it was my turn. Yeah! Lucky me. I'm really shocked I got a turn!

The next two are almost the same picture, but the top one is my favorite because of the color reflection. The bottom one is just a regular picture, but it still looks cool.

     When I was trying to get out, I fell over. Lauren just HAD to take a picture. It was crazy!

This is Lauren and Kim inside the ball. It has a cool blue tint to it and I like it.

I, of course, was being the paparazzi and Lauren was trying to block it. I LOVE Kim's face here. Keep on screaming Kim because I will keep taking pictures!

So there is our wonderful day with the best toy in the world. You really need to get one of these if you don't have one because it is soooooooo fun! This last picture is all of us. We all look great! Anyway, have a great day!