[two oh two three four and five] [has it really been that long?] + [book completed!]

[two oh two]
4.8.11

[two oh three]
4.9.11
This is Fabia the worm!! We named all our worms :)

 SOOoo.... I had a thoroughly ammmaaaazing weekend. But you knew that. ;) The first photo here is me and Weiders on our way to KC. He is SO adorable. Like. Totally. Cute. In fact he's lying on me right now sucking his witty fumb. :) Ok, on with the story. Friday. We did dad's thing at the eye doctor, and then he dropped us off at the Uhl's. We mostly talked and stuff I think the rest of that day, plus that evening we did cleaning and watched Tangled together =) I enjoyed it so much more when I watched it with them. Saturday we weeded in the morning, came in for lunch, and then went out to dig the grass out of the spot where they're putting a flower border by their sidewalk. It was like 90 degrees too, so I got really red! Haha. We stopped just in time to rinse off our feet and get ready for the birthday party for Gregory! It was held at a park where most of us played volley ball and then moved to the house after dark where we ate and played games. Taboo, in fact. Late into the night. And that was an accident. Truly. =D Sunday my mom picked us up for a baby shower around 12:30 and after that we came back to the Uhl's for home fellowship! All of us young people went on a walk to the track and jumped and played around.. we even raced on the track. Zach beat me.. and I beat someone else =D  We talked, laughed, and built on our ever growing relationship. As I looked around our church family, every one of those people is beautiful to me. Not because of their features, but because of who lives inside them.

Shaina

And! I almost forgot!! Book Completed: Crazy Love by Francis Chan.
If you've followed me for a while, you'll have heard of this from me. It is most definitely one of my favorite books. It is sooo wonderful. Oh, you want more? It delves into God's wonderful, amazing, crazy love for us. It illustrates how we do not and never could deserve this love. How this love can and should radically change our lives. It's challenging, well written, and overall one of the best books I have ever read. Go read it. Now.

Bre. is. awesome. No lie.

[two oh four]
4.10.11

Oh how I love us and our laughter.

Our silly photo. I had no idea that Sam, Justin
and Travis were up there! Haha!

[two oh five]
4.11.11

[two oh one]
4.7.11

Not my best photo ever.. sorry. There, now I've apologized to everyone! ;) Yesterday I went over to my neighbor's house and we went on a walk and played with her macro lens. IT WAS AMAZING!!! If you haven't played with one of those things you NEED to. NEED. Seriously. Then we walked back to my house and her cats followed us the whole way! Really friendly cat, followed us around the whole time, so while she was using the camera I picked one up. Buddy didn't like being picked up so much, but she was just slightly displeased... at first. All of a sudden she turned on me and scratched the fire out of me! So tempermental! Now I know why they call girls in general 'catty.' Besides me of course. ;)

Shaina

[two hundred!]

[two hundred]
4.6.11

Outtake.. love me some flare!

Outtake two

 Soooo today is day two hundred! I can hardly believe it, but there you have it. Only one hundred sixty five days to go! I sat out on the deck today for a while; it was/is really nice out! Still fighting this cough.. I'll get over it someday!
*cough~shaina~cough*

Outtake three

Me in the reflection of Sam's shades :)

[one ninety nine] [!]

[one ninety nine]
4.5.11

 Today... we cleaned a lot. I went to my neighbors and she loaned me a tripod and a remote! So cool. And besides that we get to go to the Breanna and Lyss's this weekend =D Then we also burned today. Pictures below.

Shaina

I LIKE barb wire fence. Deal with it. ;)

[one ninety eight]

[one ninety eight]
4.4.11

 We, my lads and lassies, are almost there. To the 200 mark, that is. Dare I tell you how exciting that is to me? *does cartwheels, handsprings, flips, and walks on hands* not that I can actually do any of those things... *sigh* However! (such a handy word) I am just as excited, the only bad thing being that as I have no ways to let it out I have contained excitement that will come out one way or the other.. hopefully in a way that keeps chairs intact and my body as well :) That said, let us move on to yesterday.

[one ninety seven]
4.3.11

Yummy bokeh :)

Our new deck! It's beautiful. And it was very windy yesterday :)

[one ninety five]
4.1.11

Standing amidst the rubble
Of your own destruction and shame,
You cry out to God
And He touches your humble frame.

"Fear not, my child:
Though you once pushed me away,
I am ever patient
And redeemed you this day."
An original poem that came to me the other day.

The metal indians on the way to Emporia the yesterday. The clouds were
awesome. :) I heart KS.

 Last night we watched Tangled at Aunt Cindy's house. It was really good :) It was just a really fun movie, even though they over-musicalized it imo. Although the duet *was* really pretty! Today I drew a picture of Rapunzel and Flynn :) :) :) Yeah... Dad, John, and Sam are working on our new deck! I'm so excited.. it's coming along quite well.
Shaina

"Like some kinda heaven shinin' down on me..."

That reflection of the cloud was from the sky, not the camera. Crazy, huh?

Sylvers.

Sam..

Outtake.

[one ninety six]
4.2.11
Me and Levi.. he's so sweet! I love him so much!

[one ninety four]
3.31.11
This was fun to shoot :)