Photo a Day // July

O N E | Pretty much the entire church lined up for a water balloon toss at our Independence Day picnic.  Way too much fun!!

T W O |  Being engaged to the best man in the whole world is incredible.  And completely unreal still, but entirely wonderful.

T H R E E | At the beach at Jenny's bachelorette party.

F O U R | Hank's birthday!  And my first time cooking in the "soon to be mine" kitchen. :)

F I V E | Getting to zip along to church in my bro's Mazda Miata!  So much fun!  Blingy sunglasses are a must.

S I X & S E V E N |  Sheep shearing with Hank again, which is pretty much my favorite thing ever.  Just spending time with him, and getting to see some really awesome sheep setups!  This place was particularly awesome.

And these yearling rams were huge!

E I G H T | Cherry picking and pitting time.  A ring picture was entirely necessary.

N I N E | Us. *smile*

T E N | My "soon to be" niece, Annie, at Jenny's wedding rehearsal.

E L E V E N |  Jenny's wedding, which I was honored and privileged to help photograph.  I was so, so nervous!  It's a huge responsibility, photographing a wedding!  But I made it through, and although I wouldn't want a career in it, I had fun and did a pretty good job...I hope. ;)

Anybody know of to turn off auto edit on Blogger?  Because it's really irritating me the way it's messing with my pictures!

And that was my July.  Crazy, insanely busy, but so much fun.

So far, I'm still on top of the planning for my own wedding.  The invitations were ordered, arrived ahead of schedule, and will hopefully be sent out on Monday.  Kellie and I have the fabric for my dress and for the bridesmaids dresses, so we'll be starting on those soon.  And I've still got some time to figure out the cake, the refreshments for the reception, the flowers, and the dancing.  Yep, it's all coming together.  I praise the Lord for helping me to stay calm and for all of my friends and family who have been helping me with the details.

Through this all, I've really been missing my mom.  I mean, she's here and everything, but because she's still in a wheelchair and not feeling good most of the time, she can't help me with a lot of the planning.  And I miss having her help with everything, but especially with my wedding.  Kellie's mom has watched me grow up and I've always looked at her as a second mom to me.  I am so thankful for her help and advice right now.  She has so many good ideas!  So, thank you Ma, for everything.  I appreciate and love you so much.

Well, I'd better start addressing those invitation envelopes if I want to mail them on Monday!

How was your July?  Full of fun, I hope!  
Tell me how your summer has been so far.  I want to know!

Photo a Day // June // Weeks 1, 2, & 3

O N E | Snickerdoodles, fresh from the oven.

T W O | Tomatoes and nasturtiums in the garden.

T H R E E | What can I say? I love our old truck and it was "golden hour".

F O U R | Working on Jenny's bridal shower/wedding present.  Kind of loving the colors!

F I V E | Kitty in a box.

S I X | Clearing some trees on the property line at Hank's house.  We're putting in a perimeter fence, which is going to be awesome!

S E V E N | Candy Land.

E I G H T | Peonies from Hank's yard.  He's so sweet. *smile*

N I N E | Enjoying my Grandma Barb and Aunt Liz's visit!  They're here until Tuesday!! :D

T E N | Alex gets the credit for this fantastic photo of Maryann!

Photo a Day // June // Week One

O N E | Whovians, you know. 

T W O | Getting the house ready for my Grandma Barb and Aunt Liz to visit!  I can't wait!! *big grin*

T H R E E | Sorting through drawers and finding a bunch of my 4-H dog and horse show ribbons.  I was hoping to clear some of them out, but I don't really want to throw any of them away.  Any creative upcycle ideas for award ribbons out there?

F O U R | Sheep shearing with Hank.  Incidentally, the ram he's shearing here is the daddy of my lambs.

F I V E | A neat Chevy truck at one of the places Hank sheared.

S I X | I cleaned up Dewey and took some pictures.  Hopefully we'll have him sold and at a good home soon.

S E V E N | Hank and his nieces. *smile*

Photo a Day // May // Weeks 3 & 4

O N E | Jenny's fiance, JD, and his almost niece Annie. :)

T W O | I love riding in Hank's pickup truck.

T H R E E | Lilly and Tiger.

F O U R | An outbuilding at Hank's grandparent's place.

F I V E | We found a frog...technically, Hank found him.  But I'm willing to take some credit. *grin*

S I X | We brought some of Hank's sheep up to his grandparent's place on Memorial Day.

S E V E N | And when we got back, there was a new little fella waiting at Hank's house!

E I G H T | Updating some of my Etsy listings with fresh photos.

p.s.
Bad Wolf

Photo a Day // May // Weeks 1 & 2

O N E | When you need chocolate, you need chocolate.

T W O | The tulips are out!

T H R E E | Transplanting my plant starts to bigger pots.

F O U R | Lemon bars.  Yum!

F I V E | Sleepy kitty cat.

S I X | I love the beautiful pink blossoms on the ornamental plum tree in our front yard.

S E V E N | Selfie with the bottle lamb. :)

E I G H T | Dancin' at the Post Falls swing dance.  So much fun!

N I N E | A friend's dog...I actually didn't get his name, which is very unusual for me.  Oh well.  He's a sweetie. :)

T E N | More target practice with the .22 rifle.

E L E V E N | A Canada goose got caught in the sheep fence.  My dad and I were able to cut the fence and she/he made her way back to the pond with minimal injury.  

T W E L V E | A surprise package from Winnie full of goodies from her trip to the Netherlands!  Thank you, Winnie!! :D

T H I R T E E N | Flowers from Hank. <3

F O U R T E E N | Hank's harmonicas in their case.