Almost Wordless Wednesday

I have to admit, I'm a little embarrassed to put this picture on here but without it, I would have no blog post for today. So, my not-so-wordless-Wednesday post is all about celebrating six years hanging out with this awesome guy. Here's to our first (decent, normal, not weird) picture together!

The end.

Joplin-Round 2

I'm so excited to announce that I'll be traveling to Joplin to volunteer for Extreme Home Makeover: Home Edition in October. Check it out and join me if you are interested! Seriously though, they need volunteers!

Lake of the Ozarks

The first day on the lake!

My dad, pre-injury, tubing.

Emerson Kate

 Captain Rick

 Kelsi and Emmi

 I'm convinced Dylan is fearless.

 Apparently I was a little frightened tubing, maybe it was because of my partner?

 Chris and Brenda didn't last long tubing, especially with the men driving.

Rachel and Mitch seem to be struggling here.

 One last fling on the tubes before the big bad groin injury

All things summer

Here is an unorganized recap of our family vacation to Breckenridge!

Our crafty minds don't stop on vacation--we painted pottery, twice!

 The "almost" final products!

 Luckiest girl ever.

 We hiked to a  lily pond outside of Breck. Seven of us started the adventure but as you can see, only four of us made it to the top.

 Biking adventures.

Sisterly Love

Hey all! I'm happy to be back to the blogging world. I've been super busy and have missed updating my little sunshine blog. I must begin this post with a shout-out to my amazing sister, Kelsi, for revamping my blog banner. She is so creative! Don't you love what she did? If so, you should contact her about refashioning your blog, too!

Not only is my sister creative, she's beautiful, fun, loving, caring, and the best sister and friend I could ask for!

Good Ju Ju

I recently got my first experience at Good Ju Ju, an antique mall type store that is full of refashioned chairs, tables, mirrors, you get the picture! If you are looking for furniture, this is your place! Needless to say, I came home empty handed but my head was spinning with creative ideas...especially after I raided my parents storage closest and found this...treasure?  Below is my latest summer project. I've been meaning to upload pictures of the three chairs I painted but haven't gotten to that yet. Check out my facebook mobile uploads to see one! Oh, and if you can't live without this item or those wild orange chairs, be sure to let me know!

What once was lost....

Is now found!

Father's Day

Dad-thank you for being an amazing example of love, compassion, loyalty, hardwork, generosity, and so much more. Thanks to you I have chosen to live a life committed to being the hands and feet of Jesus. Your example at home and in the community is an everlasting reminder of the way I want to live my life. I love you so much, Dad!