flashback:

this was just taken a little bit before this christmas. my feet are in the green & dan's are the white/blue. weird!

{i'm still taller!}

now this is old! summer '09, i believe.

tally on the same horse. we went to a restaurant with her family. :]

& emily on the horse. {guess it was popular. haha}

country concert. i think that's little big town.

jessie & i in '09

jessie, emily & i. good neighbor days '09

samuel wearing a mountain lion hat. genuine. just kidding!

me a few days after i got this phone. old! '09

lacey, wearing some fake glasses. {she loves it. haha}

aloha!

right now i'm trying to {slowly} download some of the photos you see here from my phone onto my computer.

my mom took my phone with her {out of town} because hers busted, so she is using mine for the time being.

but last night, we went to the verizon store to see if we could set up a contract, but alas, we didn't have time.

i was thinking, last night, i might get a new phone, so i sent all the photos from my phone to my email.

but anywho, i was looking through them all & it's funny to see such old photos.!

i can't wait until saturday!

life is a highway.

last sunday we went & saw debbie reynolds! it was so exciting! she looks amazing for being 78.

and then we went to our friends house for sledding & games.

today i was fitted with my "real" retainer. so just when i had gotten used to the temporary retainer, i had to get a new one. oh well.

oh and a couple a few days ago lacey got her hair cut!

{finally. she looks so cute!}

sissy left for colorado today.

i reallyyy miss her, a lot!

{and it's only day 1}

{we've been texting each other song lyrics.}

happy birthday news post!

today is my baby brothers 11th birthday.

can you believe it? well, i can't either. haha

he is so cute and energetic. today he got 2 guns.

{paintball & airsoft.}

what i'd like to know is, what happened to thomas the tank engine? {he's so over that.}

i am so thankful for you daniel dalton! you are my most favorite brother ever.

can't do a blog post without her in it, can i? she got a haircut today, so she looks different!

(she's always licking, so catching her with her tongue out is funny).

{&&& happy news! bye bye braces.}

the year of 2010

happy new year!

this year has been the best year of my life yet.

i've had so many incredible experiences this year, & i'm so excited to see what God has in store for me this year: 2011!

i'm sure it wont be exactly as i plan, but that's all a part of the adventure.

here are some of the best parts of this last year in photos:

{i only have from april- when i got my computer}

april: got this computer, boated on the river.!

may: banquet with emilia, miki & rosa:]

june: rockin' for relief, big wild west trip.

{james & i. fav photo!}

{my mom & i on top of the "double o arch"}

july: cabin time, lifestt!

august: anna at the cab, visited my auntie in wausau, state fair!

september: fall festival with jess & anna

october: apple fast with the carter's

november: finished "lacey" painting!

december: blizzard conditions, homemade cocoa.

{lacey. i don't know why i like this so much!}

{this was written 12/31/10.}

cheers!

chocolate filled wontons

we made these a few days ago, and let me say: they were so good!

it's not really a traditional christmas cookie, but we decided they were so delicious, they were one of our favorites, ever!

i got the recipe from everyday food magazine.

i decided it looked interesting & different, so we went to the grocery store & got the wonton wrappers.

here's the recipe: chocolate filled wontons

so, i was very satisfied with these, but instead of vegetable oil, i used coconut oil,

which is much more healthy.

cheers!

christmas eve

today is the day where i wake up excited.

{tomorrow even more so!}

dcorate the last of the cookies.

do laundry. boo.

wrap the last presents.

{whew!}

go to the 4:oo church service.

go to grandma Kay's christmas.

{at my cousin amy's house.}

Christmas totally snuck up on me this year.

the older you get, the faster time goes.

at least that's what i've heard.

but now i'm ready.

two nights ago we made delish sugar cookies.

yummo. especially with icing.

merry christmas!

happy christmasy things

toothless.

{these photos make me happy in general. her hair is so funny!}

^we like feathers.

cookies. i've been making & eating. yum.

i've also enjoyed having all the snow. most of the time, anyways...

it's the most snow i've ever seen.

shopping for presents. i get so excited to give people their presents!

christmas movies. it's a wonderful life anyone?

how about white christmas?

we haven't watched the it's a wonderful life yet, but we will. we will.

my baby brother will be 11 on the 6th!

what? 11? wow.

he isn't taller then me. yet.