My birthday cake! Boy, was it good!

SNOW DAY!!!

We woke up to large, beautiful snow flakes falling down on everything this morning! Oh we were all soooo excited! * except the goats. they were saying evil things to me this morning* I don't know who was more excited, the 22 year old or the 2 year old =)

Here are some pictures from our Snow Day. Enjoy.

20 Things I want to do....not today, not before I die, just things I want to do.

*these are in no special order.*

1. Go to the Olympics. Not compete, just watch.
2. Take a picture of the sunset in each state.
3. See my brother on Broadway
4. Be buried in snow. (still alive. just in a cave or something=)
5. Faint
6. Read and write Hebrew.
7. Spend some time in Europe and Israel
8. Learn to speel =) (spell)
9. Finish SCHOOL!
10. Meet the most amazing guy, get engaged in the most amazing way, plan the most amazing wedding, have the most amazing wedding, have the most amazing honeymoon, be the most amazingly wonderful homemaker, have the most amazing kids....... you get the picture
11. Go to heaven BEFORE I die
12. Sew a dress with sleeves.. (I hate sewing sleeves btw)
13. Train my horse....
14. *whisper* fit into my favorite clothes
15. Have my shoe size shrink
16. Be in a cooking competition and cook like Julia
17. Memorize a whole book of the Bible....hmm I can't even remember yesterday.
18. Learn to play my guitar
19. Frame all my pictures
20. Wear a pencil skirt. *whisper* when I am skinny ;)

So yeah, here are some of the many things I want to do.
What do you think?

To Charlie

I miss you. Its been a whole year that you have been gone. I still haven't found another you. Probably never will. You were the best!

Reposting something I need to hear

Waiting is:
Steadfastness, that is holding on;
Patience, that is holding back;
Expectancy, that is holding the face up;
Obedience, that is holding one’s self in readiness to go or do;
Listening, that is holding quiet and still so as to hear.
-S.D. Gorden

How long, Lord, must I wait?
Never mind, child. Trust me.
-Elisabeth Elliot

I really needed to remember these quotes today.....

Wintertide Heritage Ball #4 More Pictures

The Wintertide Heritage Ball Group Picture!













* oh dear, i lost my gloves! *

















Sisters, sisters, never were there such devoted sisters..











Dad looks a bit like the Mad Hatter.. =)

If only shopping was this perfect..

Wintertide Heritage Ball #3 Cleaning day!

Cleaning day.... it was SO dirty! Thanks to all who helped the lodge not smell like a cafeteria!

I must say it was fun with so many girls dancing in the kitchen to Haven't Met You Yet by Buble! *great memories anyway* *hmm I think I need that song on my blog..*

Wintertide Heritage Ball #2 Sky and her friends...

Before all the guests arrive...

Wintertide Heritage Ball #1

After months of planning, weeks of dance classes, days of cooking and cleaning, hours of talking to everyone about it and searching for dresses, and many anxious minutes spent going over LAST MINUTE details, The Wintertide Heritage Ball finally came! Oh what fun it was! All the hard work was so very worth all the smiles and laughter that made up that night! I will be posting a ton of pictures from the ball but for now you will just have to be happy with a few. :P



My friend Emily and I in front of the most beautiful fireplace! *too bad you can't see it around our dresses ;P*








Siblings are such great people to dance with..its kind of like sibling groups that sing..great harmony together











My sisters and I getting pictures made
before the ball...aren't we cute!?