I have NO idea why Emily is posing in such a funny way. But, it’s a cute picture and it shows how bubbly and outgoing her personality is so I LOVE it!

Amanda had some acrylic overlays applied to her nails before we went on vacation. After we returned she had to remove them. NOT FUN! Here she has some cottonballs soaked in acetone and wrapped around her fingernails and then covered with foil. I asked her if it was worth the …

Emily’s volleyball team took 2nd place in their divisional tournaments this year! We are so proud of them. Sometimes homeschoolers are looked at as not being very “good” and they certainly proved themselves this year. Emily also played a tournament with a traveling team and they took 2nd place as …

Emily has a unique serve (LOL)! Even though a few of these are kind of blurry, I’m going to post all of them because her posture is so funny in some of them (LOL). And, just incase you aren’t able to get a visual for her unique serve with the …

Great Weather. Good Friends. Bad Snow. It all adds up to a FABULOUS day!

Skiing again. This is our last ski day for this year. The weather was BEAUTIFUL… actually it was TOO Nice and the runs were getting a little slushy. Emily and her friend are riding the lift and someone behind them took a picture! Below you can see she’s grinning from …

Emily turned 14 at sea! We brought a few presents that were small enough to fit into our suitcases (iTunes gift cards, socks, etc…those types of things), but we still wanted to do something more for her birthday. I really couldn’t see dragging a bunch of room decorations along in …

Libby is a family friend… good friend to our oldest dd! She is studying to be an art teacher and has graciously offered to give art lessons to Em and one of her friends several times a month. This week they are doing some sort of calligraphy project. They have …

I decided I would occasionally upload a picture of one of the kids as my “project picture”! Here is Em with her new do…. seems fitting for her. It’s nice to have an updated look since she’ll be turning 14 next week! WHERE OR WHERE DOES TIME GO????

I don’t have a lot of time to type detailed info, but here goes… Em BEFORE her haircut. Showing Kim, our hairdresser, how much she wants cut off. Enjoying the shampoo bowl!Let the cutting begin! I thought this was a cute picture through her long bangs. Just about finished and …