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 // 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.

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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.

April 2014 // Report Card

Helping Hank shear his sheep.   I use the term "help" loosely here. ;)

This is my ewe Emma's mom, Biddy, with her two lambs from this year.

Photo a Day & Weekly Posting | A- | I'll admit it.  I've been a bit busy lately, so regular posting as suffered a bit.  Not in the amount, just in timing.  Which is really okay.  My blog, my rules...you know how that goes. ;)

Dance More | A | I've definitely been getting a lot of dancing in!  There are several swing dances to go to in the area, which is convenient.  Plus Hank, Christopher, Kellie, Ellen, and I have started taking swing dance lessons together.  So much fun!!  I'm disappointed that I haven't made it to any of the contra dances lately, though.

Jenny & JD getting ready to go on our Easter Sunday walk.

One Cross Stitch a Month | A | Not technically a cross stitch, but I embroidered Liz's present for her, and I'm working on an embroidery for myself now. :)

Selfie time!*grin*

Movie "Fast" on Sunday | C | Not so much...but I'm not terribly bothered by this since I've been watching less movies during the week already.  They're not a distraction from my Bible time like they were last year.

Transporting Ingrid to her new home.

Impromptu ice cream parties. :D

Buy Less Clothes | B | Only two stops at the thrift store, and I got a pair of jeans that fit!  As you may remember, that was on the list.  So I did a pretty good job. *smile*

Hope Chest | F | Nothing new to report.

Going for a stroll/hike on Aubrey's birthday.

We're totes adorbs.  Just saying it cause it's true. ;)

Practice my Mandolin | F | I thought you were going to do some jamming with me so I wouldn't fail this month, Hank! *grin*

Keep up on House Cleaning | A- | Considering how much I've been running around lately, I've done a pretty good job of keeping the house clean.

I believe the credit for this amazing culinary creation goes to Lilly.

Spend More Time in the Word | A | I'm enjoying my Bible study with Hank so much, as well as really getting into my personal daily reading.  His Word is amazing.  No matter how many times I've read a passage, there is always something new to notice and learn.

Happy Trails, everyone!