July

July was a fun month.

On the fourth, we went to our grandparents and hung out all day. I didn't get many pictures, unfortunately. 

Below is a picture of us admiring Uncle Bruce's sweet new car.

Then, we had some great friends come visit us for 10 days! We so enjoyed having them. These next pictures are for you, Delaney dear. :)

Delaney took far more pictures than I did. You can see them (and more of her beautiful work!) at her blog: Photography Beginnings

This picture cracks me up majorly. So much going on. We had just finished seeing "The Amazing Spider-Man."(Which was pretty stinking awesome, everyone. See it as soon as you can.)

I love these girls! They're photogenic and hilarious. And y'all, they love some orange popsicles, let me tell ya!

Thanks for reading!

"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!

Flair at the Fair

 Title courtesy of Mom. I asked around for a title, and this is the only one I got...from anybody. An alternative title could be "County Fair, 2011", or something else creative like that. But we'll stick with her's. :)

 For this year's Grinder's Switch Idol (singing contest), my sister and two of her friends sang As the Deer accompanied by Mr. H. and his guitar. A lot of preparation went into this event, and they did a great job!

The name of their group is The Black-Eyed Susans, so one of their members, Mariah, got some black-eyed susans to go in their hair and on their shirts. It looked so great!

Caroline

Mariah

Anna

The guitarist!

This may be my favorite picture from the night!

He lost a tooth! In which Aunt Christy gave him a dollar. :)

*love* It was a very pretty time of day to take pictures.

We usually hate pictures of ourselves, so we had a good laugh when we looked at this one. "I...like it!"

Lovely Olivia

2 out of 10.

I failed to get a good picture of them on stage. But trust me when I say they looked beautiful and had great stage presence.

We ended the night at the Mexican restaurant with friends eating, talking, and laughing. It was a fun and memorable night, and I'm already looking forward to next year!