Happy 4th of July!!!!

Gracie's lovely fruit pie. It was amazing but really really sweet.

Jacob and Matt the dorky pyros.


Me and my extremely dorky homie hat.


Gigi and Jessie at the neighborhood parade.

On Saturday, Gianna and Jessie rode in a parade in our neighborhood behind a big firetruck. The on Sunday, we had a great time with the Pfeifers! We played Apples to Apples, watched North and South and had lots of fireworks and food. I even wore a dorky hat to win a bet against my friend in California.

Boot Camp

Also several weeks ago, Sierra and I participated in a two week long boot camp called Caelis at Camp Gargano. It was based on the spiritual as well as the physical aspects of working out and it was INTENSE! It was Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday in the mornings from 10-12 and consisted of all sorts of floor exercises and exercises on the obstacle course in the basement of the camp. A few of the days we ran the "Crusade" which is just over a mile long.



(Jenay, Me, Sierra, Rachel, Mattie, Grace and Annie)


It was difficult but a lot of fun and I hope to do it again next year!

Shakespeare Camp!!!

Fun times!!! So, a few weeks ago, Jacob and Gianna (and Jessie) were involved in a week long "Shakespeare Camp" hosted by Mrs. Urbanovsky and Mrs. Little. I was one of the "counselors" who helped out. We dressed as fairies. :) It was quite fun. I am so sad that it is over.


Grace and Annie- the wonderful musicians. They did a beautiful job- especially with their "Fairy Song" which Grace composed and the little fairies all danced and sang to.


Us fairy helpers. :)We look silly because our wings were quite a nuisance.


The lovers dancing to a dance composed by Anne Kohn.


Pyramus and his dear Thisbe. Their death scenes were hysterical. We still quote them, using their silly stage voices.


The faithful Lion and Moonshine who both did a great job.


The faithful wall. Isn't that wall great?? I was pretty impressed.


Theseus and Hypolita discussing the fate of the lovers.


Titania, Queen of the Fairies, and Bottom, her beloved ass.


Demetrius and Helena, finally reunited.


Bottom enjoying having servants.


One of the mischeivous little Pucks. The role was split between Patty Thompson (pictured) and Lindsay Ojeda.


Gigi


Kate as the mysterious 1st fairy. Doesn't she look so pretty??


The mechanicals. They were my charge and I was very proud of them. They were very funny and I hope they all want to do it again next year.



Grace and Annie in between scenes.



Gigi as Egeus. She's remembering all of the hateful things that Lysander has done to steal her daughter, Hermia.

Aren't they all so cute? I was very proud of them all and I am so sad that it's over. I hope to do it again next year- so, I do have something to look forward to!

Father's day and Weddings

Happy really belated Father's day!! And congrats to Matt and Maura. Unfortunately, the pictures are out of order but I don't feel like re-arranging them. :)









That was a good day!! I love weddings.

Birthday!!

Happy birthday to me! Happy birthday to me! Happy birthday, happy birthday... happy birthday to meeee!!!!

That sounds egotistical.

Haha- I had a great one though! It was very strange being in a different state for my birthday. Everyone was really nice and I was wished well by many, so I have nothing to complain about.








Cute pics. Well sort of. I never like how I look in pictures. Hahaha.

Dance recital!!!

On Saturday the 12th, Me, Anne, Rosemary, Rachel

and Kara had our end of the year dance recital at the

Lied! It was a HUGE recital! It started at 6:30 and didn't

get over until about 10:00!

Me and Lindsay! She is quite the little irish dancer!

Me and Anne......she looks so pretty with mascara!

Me and Rosemary looking in the mirror in the dressing room.

Ordinations and Camps ahoy!

I know I haven't posted in quite a while. I'm sorry! I decided to back wayyy up and post some stuff from Ordination weekend. On top of ordinations, a group of sisters from Massachusetts flew in to meet with Fr. Berg, of the FSSP, to do a vocation weekend for the families visiting from out of state for the ordinations. We had them over for lunch.



We had a great time! One of the sisters, Sr. Martina plays the guitar!! We had lots of fun messing around. Later that night, we headed out to Camp Gargano for the kick off of the weekend. After talks from Fr. Berg and the sisters, the boys played dodgeball and the girls played kickball before heading over for a big bonfire. It was awesome!!




Saturday, the next day, was Ordinations themselves!! WHAT A DAY. I can't even describe it really. The pictures are hardly sufficient to show the awesomeness.






Then of course, the party afterwards!!!!




It was a good weekend. It seemed to last forever too. :) Can't wait until next year.

Good times

Making pizza with Brandon. The girls decided it would be a good idea to hand print Brandon's once perfectly black cassock.


Jacob and Dad had a great day on Memorial Day going fishing with Mr. Linscomb. Then, we went to the Linscombs for a great party! It was awesome watching the adults play "Balderdash." Some of the things they came up with were pretty crazy. The best answer I heard was, "a football kicker with one leg."

Youth Group!

Here are a few funny pics from youth group last Saturday. Hopefully I will post more soon!