Friday, September 30, 2011
I think we like cats......
We have a new kitten!!!! No, the old one didn't die.... But my brother has been wanting a grey kitten for a really really long time, so we now have one! We haven't named him yet so we have been calling him Little Meow, but he is Orlando I and Orlando II's little brother. He is soooooooo cute! Yesterday was my brothers birthday (he's now 14) and we were able to get the kitten yesterday, so it was a perfect Birthday present. It was also special because I have a new baby cousin that was born yesterday. Happy Birthday Corry and Keton, and welcome to our home Little Meow!
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Insert cat *HERE*
On the floor....
On the windowsill....
Under the couch...
On the kitchen table...
On the dining room table...
In the bathroom sink...
And on the kitchen counter...Yep, this is our new kitty, and he likes to..... be in places he shouldn't be. I have an unfortunate habit of taking pictures of him when he get on the table, instead of taking him OFF the table....
Ode to Orlando
As some of you may know, my kitty Orlando passed away in June. I thought I would post some picture of him to show you what a pretty cat he was. He also used to make very weird faces, as you can see. We now have a new kitty, named Orlando Too, so I will post some pictures of him soon. I miss you, Orando!
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
The evening sky
These are some pictures I took from our deck. The sky gets so pretty every evening, I love it. I am glad I took these pictures, I think they are really pretty. :)
McKenna is home!
As many of you may know, my little sister McKenna has been very sick lately. She had to stay in the hospital for 9 days, but now she is home! We are very happy to have her home again, we missed her a lot!
She is recovering fairly quickly, and is feeling a lot better. She did not like staying in the hospital (who would?) but she was very very brave, and is a super awesome little girl. We love you McKenna!
She is recovering fairly quickly, and is feeling a lot better. She did not like staying in the hospital (who would?) but she was very very brave, and is a super awesome little girl. We love you McKenna!
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
EFY 2011
This Summer, I went to a youth camp type of thing called EFY, or, Especially for Youth. It was super fun, and a really good experience. I gained a stronger testimony of the scriptures, and I made a lot of new friends! While I was there, I also met up with some friends from home, it was super duper awesome to see them! I went to EFY at BYU Provo. I LOVE staying on campus! I plan on going to BYU Provo or Idaho in 2 or 3 years, and I love the experience of staying there. I went to EFY at BYU Provo last year as well, but I went with my cousin Franklin. (who is awesome) This year I flew to Utah by myself, and my cousins picked me up from the airport. I stayed with them for a night then went off to EFY! I didn't know anyone in the group, including my room mate, but it was ok because everyone was nice! It was super awesome and I am glad I could go!
Here are some pictures from while I was there:
This was on the first day of EFY when my cousins were dropping me off. I was excited!
Here are all the girls in my group. They were all really nice!
My room-mate Mallory and I. Mallory is from Washington, and was really nice! I had never met her before, or anyone else in my group. It was fun to get to know so many different people!
This was the whole group. We ate together, and did all of our activities together for the whole week. They were all really interesting!
This picture is of Marianne, Emma, and I. Marianne and Emma go to my once a week school, and we didn't even plan to go to EFY the same week! I was soooooo glad they were there, it was really nice to see them.he first day of EFY, when my cousins were dropping me off. I was excited!
Here are some pictures from while I was there:
This was on the first day of EFY when my cousins were dropping me off. I was excited!
Here are all the girls in my group. They were all really nice!
My room-mate Mallory and I. Mallory is from Washington, and was really nice! I had never met her before, or anyone else in my group. It was fun to get to know so many different people!
This was the whole group. We ate together, and did all of our activities together for the whole week. They were all really interesting!
This picture is of Marianne, Emma, and I. Marianne and Emma go to my once a week school, and we didn't even plan to go to EFY the same week! I was soooooo glad they were there, it was really nice to see them.he first day of EFY, when my cousins were dropping me off. I was excited!
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Trek!!!
So, you may or may not remember when my friends and I had a bake sale. The bake sale was to earn money for our church's Summer Camp sorta thing called Trek! You can read about what trek is here.
So, on Monday, I left for Trek, and it was soooooooo fun!!!! It was from Monday till Wednesday, and I really really wish it would have been longer. We had to fit all our belongings into 5 gallon buckets, but that wasn't too hard. We hiked 7 miles the first day, (when I say hiked, I mean walked up and down steep hills pushing and pulling handcarts) and the first day was by far the hardest. We didn't start hiking till after 1 in the afternoon, and we finished at about 5. I felt super sick after that, and so did my friend Miriam, so we just lay on the grass for a long time and didn't eat diner. The next day, we both were feeling better, but not all the way. That night everyone slept in tents, and we were all so tired we fell asleep quickly.
On Tuesday we walked and pulled handcarts for only 3 miles, and that was the easiest day. We had a really long brake in the Afternoon when we learned how to do stuff like split wood and do archery, and it was really fun. We also had to cross a gorge that day. First we had a bucket brigade and moved all our buckets through the gorge one at a time. Then the boys had to use ropes to slowly lower the handcarts without dropping them. They said it was easy, but it looked hard! We also had to cross a “river”. It was a big watering hole for cows, but it was still pretty deep and big. It was also very fun to cross. To cross it, the boys had to carry the girls, either on their backs or in their arms, and it was really funny. One of my guy friends carried me across, and when he first stepped in to the water he slipped and got almost all of his pants wet and muddy, but he held me up really high so I didn’t get wet hardly at all. The only part of me that got wet was the hem of my skirt, and that dried quickly. When some of the younger shorter boys crossed, the water came all the way up the their necks, and it came up to the waists of most other boys. (I was glad I didn’t have to get wet.)
That night we had a hoe down, so we danced to Square dancing music. It was sooooooooooo fun, it was probably the best part of Trek! I think it lasted about an hour, and I was dancing in squares and circles and lines for pretty much the whole time! It was awesome! I danced with a lot of people, some friends, some strangers, and that made it extra fun. My old seminary teacher was one of the "Pa's" (the adults) there, and I danced one of the dances with him, and it was really fun. After that, I was so tired I couldn't sleep, though, because I kept dreaming bugs were attacking me every time I started to fall asleep. (hmmm, I wonder why...)
The last day was Wednesday, and that was another hard day. We had breakfast at 7, then we had a devotional and got ready to go. We started pulling our handcarts, but we only went a little ways before we were all told to put them down. Then everyone went under some shady trees and they started talking about the Mormon Battalion, and how all the men would have to leave, and only the girls would be allowed to pull for a little while. The men left after that, and they had to go do military training sort of stuff, while the girls did some crafts like making candles and embroidery. Then, while the boys were still gone, we started pulling the handcarts by ourselves. We had to go down hill for a long time, which was hard because we were lighter, and couldn't pull on the wagon as well. Then we had to go up to really steep hills. Right before we started going up the first hill, all of the boys came up to the edge of a cliff that was really far away and started cheering for us and singing. They sang "The Spirit of God" and it was really cool. We pulled up the two steep hills, then took a brake and waited for the boys. ;)
After the boys came back, we all took a little brake, then started up the hardest hill on Trek, call Testimony Hill. It was really long, and really steep. It took a long time to climb up, and it was hard for me because I had pneumonia a few months ago, so it was hard to breath. About 1/2 was up I was having a really really hard time breathing and I couldn't catch my breath, so I just stopped and waited till I could breath, and my friend Rachel waited with me. Then, another friend had me hold onto his arm and he helped half guided, half pulled me up the rest of the hill, which really helped. I sat in the shade for a long time after that, then my brother and I helped pull the last wagon up. That hill was very hard, but very fun.
After the hill, we had lunch, then a testimony meeting. After that we had dinner, then we all got on the same school buses that brought us there, and went back to the church where our parents picked it up. I thought it was really good experience, and I am so glad I could go. I only wanted to go home one time, and that was Monday night when I felt too sick to eat and I was worried I would feel like that the rest of the time. I think my brother also had a really good time, and I know he enjoyed it too. :) Since you were nice enough to read all of the above, here are a bunch of pictures. :)
Day 1.
The bandannas they gave us for trek looked like this.
Rachel and I getting excited! We were on the bus on the way there! For trek, you could choose one person to be your buddy and be in the same group, or family as you. Rachel and I chose each other!
A guy on the bus we sat by. I think his name was Brandon.
A friend named Kraig. Rachel took my camera and started taking pictures of him. :P
It was a windy ride!
Rachel looking happy.
Claire and I soon before we started treking.
Laurie and I before we left.
My handcart and family pushing it. (I pushed too, I just stopped for a minute to take this picture :P
The handcart behind us. We were making a lot of dust fly up!
Day 2
Rachel and I getting ready to start!
Me!
My ma, she was super nice!
Another wagon coming up the hill below us.
My "big sister" Haylee.
Pushing the handcart. I'm the one right by the wagon wearing a purple skirt.
My pa. He was really nice too!
The "river." (I don't know anybody in this picture, I just took it any way)
Me getting carried across the river. It was fun. :)
Rachel and I.
Me getting ready to through a lasso.
Someone showing us how to split wood with a wedge and hammer. He started off telling us how by saying "ok, so, I've only actually done this once, and that was last week when I cut my hand on the wedge and had to get 6 stitches..." We felt bad for him...
Me with wet hair. There was a sink by the porta-potties that we could put our hair under if we wanted to, so I did and it felt really nice.
Day 3.
In the morning at about 7:30. I was very tired.
Rachel and I. We both look tired.
Kraig and I, right before we started treking on the 3rd day.
Me! By the 3rd day, I started looking very tired and dirty.
In the line for the last diner we ate on trek. This is Claire.
Laurie.
Me.
Claire.
Rachel.
Brother and Sister Bitton.
Claire, Rachel, and Laurie thought my bonnet looked better like this. They said it looked like a fancy ladies sun hat. :P
It was very pretty there!
On the bus going home. Yay! We made it!
Thanks for reading, I know this was a really long post but I don't want to forget anything. Now tomorrow, I'm off to Utah! :)
So, on Monday, I left for Trek, and it was soooooooo fun!!!! It was from Monday till Wednesday, and I really really wish it would have been longer. We had to fit all our belongings into 5 gallon buckets, but that wasn't too hard. We hiked 7 miles the first day, (when I say hiked, I mean walked up and down steep hills pushing and pulling handcarts) and the first day was by far the hardest. We didn't start hiking till after 1 in the afternoon, and we finished at about 5. I felt super sick after that, and so did my friend Miriam, so we just lay on the grass for a long time and didn't eat diner. The next day, we both were feeling better, but not all the way. That night everyone slept in tents, and we were all so tired we fell asleep quickly.
On Tuesday we walked and pulled handcarts for only 3 miles, and that was the easiest day. We had a really long brake in the Afternoon when we learned how to do stuff like split wood and do archery, and it was really fun. We also had to cross a gorge that day. First we had a bucket brigade and moved all our buckets through the gorge one at a time. Then the boys had to use ropes to slowly lower the handcarts without dropping them. They said it was easy, but it looked hard! We also had to cross a “river”. It was a big watering hole for cows, but it was still pretty deep and big. It was also very fun to cross. To cross it, the boys had to carry the girls, either on their backs or in their arms, and it was really funny. One of my guy friends carried me across, and when he first stepped in to the water he slipped and got almost all of his pants wet and muddy, but he held me up really high so I didn’t get wet hardly at all. The only part of me that got wet was the hem of my skirt, and that dried quickly. When some of the younger shorter boys crossed, the water came all the way up the their necks, and it came up to the waists of most other boys. (I was glad I didn’t have to get wet.)
That night we had a hoe down, so we danced to Square dancing music. It was sooooooooooo fun, it was probably the best part of Trek! I think it lasted about an hour, and I was dancing in squares and circles and lines for pretty much the whole time! It was awesome! I danced with a lot of people, some friends, some strangers, and that made it extra fun. My old seminary teacher was one of the "Pa's" (the adults) there, and I danced one of the dances with him, and it was really fun. After that, I was so tired I couldn't sleep, though, because I kept dreaming bugs were attacking me every time I started to fall asleep. (hmmm, I wonder why...)
The last day was Wednesday, and that was another hard day. We had breakfast at 7, then we had a devotional and got ready to go. We started pulling our handcarts, but we only went a little ways before we were all told to put them down. Then everyone went under some shady trees and they started talking about the Mormon Battalion, and how all the men would have to leave, and only the girls would be allowed to pull for a little while. The men left after that, and they had to go do military training sort of stuff, while the girls did some crafts like making candles and embroidery. Then, while the boys were still gone, we started pulling the handcarts by ourselves. We had to go down hill for a long time, which was hard because we were lighter, and couldn't pull on the wagon as well. Then we had to go up to really steep hills. Right before we started going up the first hill, all of the boys came up to the edge of a cliff that was really far away and started cheering for us and singing. They sang "The Spirit of God" and it was really cool. We pulled up the two steep hills, then took a brake and waited for the boys. ;)
After the boys came back, we all took a little brake, then started up the hardest hill on Trek, call Testimony Hill. It was really long, and really steep. It took a long time to climb up, and it was hard for me because I had pneumonia a few months ago, so it was hard to breath. About 1/2 was up I was having a really really hard time breathing and I couldn't catch my breath, so I just stopped and waited till I could breath, and my friend Rachel waited with me. Then, another friend had me hold onto his arm and he helped half guided, half pulled me up the rest of the hill, which really helped. I sat in the shade for a long time after that, then my brother and I helped pull the last wagon up. That hill was very hard, but very fun.
After the hill, we had lunch, then a testimony meeting. After that we had dinner, then we all got on the same school buses that brought us there, and went back to the church where our parents picked it up. I thought it was really good experience, and I am so glad I could go. I only wanted to go home one time, and that was Monday night when I felt too sick to eat and I was worried I would feel like that the rest of the time. I think my brother also had a really good time, and I know he enjoyed it too. :) Since you were nice enough to read all of the above, here are a bunch of pictures. :)
Day 1.
The bandannas they gave us for trek looked like this.
Rachel and I getting excited! We were on the bus on the way there! For trek, you could choose one person to be your buddy and be in the same group, or family as you. Rachel and I chose each other!
A guy on the bus we sat by. I think his name was Brandon. 
A friend named Kraig. Rachel took my camera and started taking pictures of him. :P
It was a windy ride!
Rachel looking happy.
Claire and I soon before we started treking.
Laurie and I before we left.
My handcart and family pushing it. (I pushed too, I just stopped for a minute to take this picture :P
The handcart behind us. We were making a lot of dust fly up!Day 2
Rachel and I getting ready to start!
Me!
My ma, she was super nice!
Another wagon coming up the hill below us.
My "big sister" Haylee.
Pushing the handcart. I'm the one right by the wagon wearing a purple skirt.
My pa. He was really nice too!
The "river." (I don't know anybody in this picture, I just took it any way)
Me getting carried across the river. It was fun. :)
Rachel and I.
Me getting ready to through a lasso.
Someone showing us how to split wood with a wedge and hammer. He started off telling us how by saying "ok, so, I've only actually done this once, and that was last week when I cut my hand on the wedge and had to get 6 stitches..." We felt bad for him...
Me with wet hair. There was a sink by the porta-potties that we could put our hair under if we wanted to, so I did and it felt really nice.Day 3.
In the morning at about 7:30. I was very tired.
Rachel and I. We both look tired.
Kraig and I, right before we started treking on the 3rd day.
Me! By the 3rd day, I started looking very tired and dirty.
In the line for the last diner we ate on trek. This is Claire.
Laurie.
Me.
Claire.
Rachel.
Brother and Sister Bitton.
Claire, Rachel, and Laurie thought my bonnet looked better like this. They said it looked like a fancy ladies sun hat. :P
It was very pretty there!
On the bus going home. Yay! We made it!Thanks for reading, I know this was a really long post but I don't want to forget anything. Now tomorrow, I'm off to Utah! :)
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