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Showing posts with label Graduations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Graduations. Show all posts

Monday, June 17, 2013

Michigan trip 2013

At long last, I'm posting about this! I shall put it off no longer.

The beginning of May found Mom, Caroline and me traveling with our grandparents to Michigan for my cousin's college graduation. It was such a fun trip and a wonderful time with family.


Uncle Bill and Paige like to dance together. And they're good at it, as you can see.


On Sunday we prepared a Mother's Day brunch for the 4 moms in the house. Here Gracie is writing cards.

Hard at "work." :)

French Toast in the making. Paige made raspberry and vanilla sauces/glazes to go with it. So good!
Gluten free scones and bacon

Opening their cards which contained news of a free pedicure!
Our trip happened to be the same week as Tulip Time! It's a fun time where you can eat lots of junk food, watch Dutch dancers, buy stuff, and see all of the beautiful tulips.

Love her!




Downtown Holland is really pretty.

The Dutch dancers
They attracted quite a crowd.
An older couple had two adorable puppies, and they were kind enough to let us cuddle with them for a few minutes. :)
We went to Lake Michigan one evening to watch the sunset. It was so beautiful! I posted more pictures on my photography blog.

Paige and Caro attempting to make a heart. Haha
Many thanks to the stranger who took our group photo. It's one of my favorites now.
Thanks for having us, family! We had an awesome time with y'all.

Friday, June 22, 2012

"Preach the gospel always,

 and if necessary, use words." Man, I love this quote!

Anyways. May and June have been kind of crazy. Preparing for exams, going to a wedding, a trip to Michigan, swimming lessons, etc. Below is a small glimpse into what we've been doing for the last month or so.


May 19th found us going to Memphis once again for a cousin's wedding. Hope and Richard got married on the family's farm, which was absolutely beautiful. Picket fences and old trees kind of beautiful.

We appreciated the fans. A lot.
I really loved all the decorations, and also the quartet. So classy!
"This mortal form needs sustenance."
As always, it was good to talk to Uncle Ray! I'm pretty sure they were talking about cars here. It runs in the family.
They walk with alertness, they walk with purpose. *snort*
On the way to the lovely reception held at the lovely horse barn. You may remember this same place from this post.

Both the bride and groom studied abroad, so they had a travel themed reception, which included Chinese, Mexican, Greek, and of course American food.

Fast forward a week or two, and Caroline, Mom and I made our way up north for another cousin's graduation.
Where they live, people have open house parties after the graduation. Here, Paige, Caro and Mom are preparing for the party by making...
Graduation cap cookies! Aren't they cute?
It's weird and blurry, but I love this one.
He's in there somewhere!
Ok, making faces also runs in the family. Daniel makes this exact same face. "Coincidence? I think not."
Such a good looking family!
Back at the house and a few days later, couches are being moved, cookies are being baked, and decorations are being set up in preparation for John's open house.
We missed Domino. But thankfully Sophie was a comfort, since she and Domino are so much alike.
CAKE! And Caroline.
Apparently something's really funny about taking a mirror picture.
I love electronics. We Facetimed/chatted/Voxered/texted peeps from back home, which was really nice.
Gracie and Dave ran the root beer float bar. And less than 2 weeks later they got ENGAGED!!
A few days later and it was Emma's birthday! In which we girls had a photoshoot.
We're just so coordinated.
I have beautiful friends!

That night, we all got together for a waffle bar birthday bash. I hadn't had waffles in almost 2 years, and they were everything I remembered them to be and more. Yes, I just got passionate about a waffle.

 Below are a few random photo. Taken with my iPod touch, hence the quality...or lack thereof.

Earlier this week I spent almost an entire day cleaning my brother's bedroom. It was a way bigger project than I anticipated, but I'm so happy it's all organized now!

Before
After! Success.
Domino thinks he's a person.
Dad, a friend, her dad, and myself went to a drive-in movie! Not only was it the first drive-in I'd ever been to, but also the first double feature. We saw Mirror, Mirror and The Avengers. (Both of them were awesome.) I am now convinced going to a drive-in theater is something everyone should experience.
39 pictures! I do believe this may be my longest post.

Cheerio, and thanks for reading!