Small Town USA

The other day we went to go pick up our produce at our coop in a another town. I thought it was quaint small town with a pretty town square. And apparently there's an unwritten rule that says that bloggers can't leave the house without their camera so we had ours! This was my favorite picture. It was a beautiful day so the lighting was great.

With the crossprocess on picnik the fire hydrant turned into a blinding shade of red!

This building was a lot cooler in person than in this picture. I had to snap a quick shot before we passed it.

You need to click on the picture to view it larger. We were really laughing after I took this. I didn't exactly mean to get the gentleman in the picture but I did and he's there to stay! He just looks like he's from a southern small town, he fits right in. :P

Nice black and white picture

The top of the town hall. The clock is my favorite. :)

HaPpY SuMmEr!!!

Are You On the Sunny Side of the Street?

Grab your coat and get your hat

Leave your worries on the doorstep

And just direct your feet

to the sunny side of the street

Can't you hear the pitter pat?

And that happy tune in your step

Life can be so sweet

 On the sunny side of the street

I use to walk in the shade

With my blues on parade

But now I'm not afraid

'Cause this rover is crossed over

If I never have a cent

I'll be as rich as Rockefeller

They'll be gold dust at my feet

On the sunny side of the street

I use to walk in the shade

With my blues on parade

but now I'm not afraid

'Cause this rover is crossed over

If I never have a cent

I'll be as rich as Rockefeller

They'll be gold dust at my feet

On the sunny, on the sunny side of the street

Days in Photos

This week we had planned to visit our grandparents because it was my grandma's birthday. But we ended up visiting her in the hospital because her doctor was concerned with her kidney function. She had some tests done in the hospital and she ended up being put on dialysis. I know she would greatly appreciate your prayers right now. Please pray that she won't be discouraged and that her kidneys will start working better. We're really pryaing that this will make her feel better. Anyway, Lydia and I each spent the night in the hospital with her and we actually had a good time, you wouldn't think that a visit in the hospital would be fun but it was. :) I think it encouraged her to have us there for company and I'm really glad we got to have that time with her. I took some games and we played those while we watched Anne of Green Gables. She told me some funny stories and even though we didn't go to bed until late it was enjoyable.

I thought this was a hilarious picture of TyTy. If he sees this I know he will be mad at me. But it was just so cute! So hopefully......he won't see. ;)

Lydia, hair flying, jumping into the air in a cannonball.

I had a really crazy look on my face in this pic. I couldn't believe that she got such a good shot! Mama said, "Do a straddle and let me get a picture", she got a perfect shot on the first try!

Daddy with Lily Kate. She absolutley adores him. He calls her "Baby Girl" most of the time. She is his little princess!

It was so hot at Gabe's last baseball game on Monday. I held Lily Kate and she played with the necklace I was wearing. She likes to fiddle with string, tags, and jewlery, she pulls my earrings out sometimes too. :)

We dropped by our cousins house on the way to BooBoo and Pa's and McKenzie took this picture of us three in their front yard. She is really creative with the camera. I thought this was a beautiful picture with all the foliage around us. Thanks for taking this Mckenzie. Mckenzie and I have nicknames for each other, she's Lizzie and I'm Jane. We both love Pride and Prejudice and we started signing our e-mails with those names about two years ago. They've stuck.

Note: Some of the pictures are cut off and I tried to make them smaller but it wouldn't work. Sorry about that! ;)

Have You Ever Danced In a Train Station?

Flash mobs...are they a new fad? You can find videos of them all over YouTube. They take place in train stations, malls, food courts, and baseball stadiums. This video is one of my favorites.

I think it looks like so much fun! I want to join in. :) I just wouldn't want to be the one that had to start dancing first.:) I would feel like a dork. But it really does look like great fun.

I can think of a lot of songs that would be fun to do. Pieces from musicals like Singin in the Rain would be neat.

So maybe I can come up with a group of people and start dancing and singing in the middle of the mall. I'm really just kidding.:) Can you imagine how embarrassing that would be.:( It would be one thing if you had 200 other people with you but....

Anyway, did you enjoy this video? Would you like to join a flash mob? Drop me a comment and maybe we can work something out...LOL :D

An Award and A Tag

Apples, Oranges, or bananas? Oranges

How many siblings do you have? 5

How old are you? 15 years, 8 months, and 6 days

Do you live in/on a swamp, woodland, prarie, or city? no

Sissors or glue? sissors

Describe your dream house? I like a variety of different styles but I think the white colonial style is georgeous

Is your room clean? Yes, pretty much

If you could be a movie character for a day who would you be? Posy Fossil. I would love to be the prodigy dancer from Ballet Shoes for a day and be taught by Madame Fidolia

Would you like to visit Italy, Greece, France, Spain, or England? England, it would be my pick hands down

What denomination are you? I wasn't expecting that question!:) Baptist

Do you sleep with a stuffed animal (BE HONEST!) No

Gum, chocolate, or jelly beans? Dark chocolate

What is your favorite book? Do Hard Things, Emma, An Old-Fashioned Girl, How the Heather Looks

Favorite Ice Cream Flavor? Rocky Road and Heavenly Hash

If you had to eat on food for two weeks what would it be? Marinated Vegetable Salad

What is your favorite Olympic sport? In the summer its Gymnastics and in winter Figure Skating

If you woke up one morning and found out that you were Miley Cirus what would you do? (Note:I'm not a Miley Cirus fan) Well since the person who wrote this is not a fan I would say that I'd check in the mirror and see if my hair was brown or blonde and then I would sing The Climb see how it felt.

Describe yourself in three words: Creative, Reliable, Imagninative

What chore do you hate? Cleaning the shower

If Elmo came into your room with a gun what would you do? Elmo has a gun? I would think I was in the middle of a dream after eating something strange late at night.

I award this too:

Lahni at Falling In Love With God

Carrington at Framed By Faith

Samarah at Samarah's Sayings

Lady Kate at Portrait of a Lady

Madeline at Writings By Grace

Eliza at Eliza's Blog

Mariah at Sisters in Prayer

Olivia at LivLife

Laurie at Old-Fashioned Charm

Julia at Jewels By Julia

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1) Mention the award on your blog

2)Award 10 bloggers

3)Let them know that you awarded them

4)Answer the questions on your blog

Our Favorite Summer Show Starts Now!

We started watching this show last season. Its a show our whole family likes. My dad really loves cooking and I do too so Food Network is great! Last season Melissa D'Arabian won, she was my favorite, and I can't wait to see who the contestants are this season. I bought this months issue of Food Network magazine and read the bios of the contestants but I'm looking forward to seeing them cook and perform. The first episode is always interesting because it's their first time in front of the judges--and the camera!

So do you watch this show? If you do who was your favorite from last season and who would you like to see win this year?

Do you have a show that your family watches every summer? I would love to hear what it is!:) 

It's starts in exactly 29 minutes. I'm ready for the two hour season premiere!

They Just Didn't Turn Out As Planned

Most of the time only the good pictures end up on the blog. Although a lot of the pictures that I take are not what I'm looking for. Here are some of the pictures that have been taken by us that are flukes, or they're ugly, or there just plain bad!

                                                                                                           Mid blink                            

Sometimes we just have to let some of our grief out!

She was being silly here. She smeared on the lipstick, put eyes shadow on, and drew such big wings on her eyes that it looks like she's about to fly away!

I hope she won't mind me posting this!;)