fake?

Has anyone ever stopped in the middle of the street to stop and look at clouds? Pick me, pick me! Jenny and I were driving back from practicing at the church when I looked out the window and what did I see? Not popcorn popping on the apricot tree, but amazingly beautiful clouds that looked FAKE! The clouds were so perfect in the sky it seemed unreal—like an artist had decided to paint some clouds in the sky this morning. So we hit the brakes and parked the car right there in the middle of the street. Don't worry though, it was right in front of our house on a very non-busy street. With classical music to set the mood, it was almost therapeutic and very relaxing. And luckily, we had a camera right there to capture the moment. Enjoy.

Us chillaxing. We look so cool it's ridiculous.

Our great friend Rachel stopped by to see the excitement. She thought we were crazy.

These perfect clouds kept coming the next day while I was at work.

Moral of this story: Everyone should stop to enjoy the world around us. Who knew the excitement pretty clouds could make?

happy seventeenth kates

Happy, happy birthday katie dear! Kates turned a whopping 17 years old on the 12th this month. She has grown up so fast and I can't believe she is going to be a senior in high school already. Unfortunately, this birthday wasn't quite the celebration any teenager would hope for. Our entire family, dad being the sole survivor, came down with the flu/cold/something last week and Katie got it right on the big day. But it was sort of nice to hang out and chill just as a family. Hopefully we will be able to party it up another day, Kates. :) We sure love you bunches and bunches!!!

Lots of presents!

Jack & Fiona really wanted to help.

Psych!!! Our new favorite show that we watch 24/7. As you can see, Katie was only a little bit excited.

Fiona is a cutie pie.

The awesome ice cream cake & awesome birthday girl, complete with trick candles muwahaha...

Kates & Fiona being cute, as always.

This was a definite 10 thumbs up event, minus the illness.

finally...

I finally did it. I started a blog—go me! Practically everyone has a blog and I didn't want to miss out on the fun. So, you all (namely Tammy and Stacey) should be very proud of me. And for some reason, I am extremely nervous! I think it's because now comes the actual hard part: what to write about....