I saw mommy kissing santa clause :)

Merry Christmas :)

Halloween Dance!

If you haven't noticed, my countdown has made it to zero.  Which means..... I'M SIXTEEN!!  I got to go to the Halloween dance and it was a lot of fun!   It was girls choice (which I hated and honestly don't think I'll ever do again) so I asked my friend Brad.  Our group was "Candy" so Leslie and I started making all these plans to dress up like ranchers and be really happy so we were "Jolly Ranchers"  or have us be Mike and our dates Ike.. (get it?  "Mike & Ikes" :D)  but we found out everyone in our group was just making a dumb t-shirt.  Lame.  So we decided to be Starbursts and made some pretty cute shirts.  Dinner was my favorite part.  It was delicious!  The whole date was about 12 hours and we were only at the dance for one..... didn't really make sense.  But it was fun!  I'm just glad there's not another for a while :)

Dinner

Brad and Me

Leslie Dixon and Spencer

Les 'n' Spence

We were the only creative ones with our picture :)

Brad and Me once again.  We had to have the whole night in someone's unfinished basement so all of the odd shadows were from the wooden rafter ceiling.  

Oh, and I do have another driving story!  Except this time I wasn't actually driving.  You see, Driver's Ed has this ridiculous assignment where you must fill a car with gas, check the oil, and change a tire.  I mean, who has really changed a tire before?!?!?  So I was fulfilling the first challenge:  gas.  I drove to the new Chevron and Mom helped me with what buttons to push and everything and 'twas all going fine....

I put the pump in the car and clicked the trigger so it would fill without me holding it right?  Mom says to just pull it out when it gets to $20 so I was staring at the money thingy just waiting for it to hit 20.  I was so ready.  Finally, it got there so I did just what Mom told me to:  I pulled out the pump.  

As you may have guessed, I forgot to unclick the trigger thing.  Gas was pouring out everywhere!!!  It was like a hose on full blast!  I didn't know what to do or what was going on, somehow I thought it just stopped on its own.  So I was waving this gas hose around screaming and yelling and near tears as my mom got completely covered in gas.  It even burned her.  I finally heard her say to unclick it and we drove away as fast as we could.  Thank goodness there were no attractive boys at the scene... :)

Anyway I got my grade for Dr. Ed. and our car and clothes smelled like gasoline for a few days... At least I won't make that mistake again.... I hope!

dumb driving...

I don't think I will ever get my license.  I had my parallel parking test today.... It didn't go well.  Dad and I went out and practiced for an hour last night and I was actually doing a great job today!  The thing is, they grade the very last one you do before your rotation is up on the range and they don't tell you when that is.  So every time I came around and parked I did it perfectly!  I didn't hit any cones, I was close to the curb, and I was exactly parallel.  I was praying he would grade one of those... but no.  He had to grade the one where instead of turning on my blinker I turned on the windshield wipers and then i was all crooked and was going to pull up to straighten myself out but forgot I was in reverse so I backed up right into all the cones.  Hitting a cone=instant fail.  Dumb dumb dumb.  At least I can still pass my driving test if I don't miss more than fifteen points.... fingers crossed everyone.

Summer Memories...

So, yesterday was the very first day of fall.  A bittersweet day...  My young women's leader brought over a bunch of pictures from youth conference and I realized I never put any of my own on!  So here is a tribute to the fun times of summer...

If you can't read the writing on the picture, just click on it and a bigger one should open :)

Victory!!

I've done it!  I conquered my biggest fear.  No, not rollercoasters, or heights, or the dark.... I DROVE ON THE FREEWAY!  For forty five minutes.  And I'm still here to tell the tale :)  I'm not too bad at it either!  Being old is fun.

P.S.  I want a dog for my birthday... or a car :)

Squashmore

  Attention everyone!  I have now completed my very first week of high school!!  Yes, it is shocking how fast I have grown.  Take a look at my sweet 16 countdown and be shocked once again.  It shocks me everyday!  I swear my sisters were way older than me when they were in high school!!! (and DATING!) :)  Anyway, I made it to all my classes without getting lost and I even made a friend or two ;)  It's been quite a terrifying week!  My first day I almost turned around and went home.  I thought I'd just try again next year.  But lo and behold, I've done it!  And I'm still alive!  The scariest thing is driving.  I am in driver's ed and we go on the freeway on our second drive!!!!!!!!!!  I think I'll just get a bike with a basket......

   Anyway, one week down, about 40 more to go! 

Girls Camp!

I just got back on Friday from Girls Camp at Heber Valley Camp.  It was so fun!  Sadly, my camera ran out of batteries towards the beginning of the trip and I was so caught up in camp spirit that I neglected to replace them.  Speaking of camp spirit however.... I won the Camp Spirit award!!  I was also given the master poetess award as I spent the whole week speaking in rhyme.  Since I am a fourth year, I was able to be a tent (cabin this year) leader and I got a camp name!  The name we gave our cabin was Blue Fringe (thanks dad!).  It turned out really cute and everyone was proud to be a fringe!  My camp name was Bumble Bee because I "spread the nectar of love and joy".   I'm kind of upset to be back in the real world.  My family and I went back up to Heber Valley Camp the next day for our family reunion and I was very disappointed to learn that they don't sing camp songs....  Anyway, I'm happy my lazy summer can finally begin!

Happy 4th!

Happy fourth of July everyone!  It has been a great weekend!  It all started with my breakfast from heaven... a red white and blue yogurt parfait!  (with a fresh layer of cute little strawberries from the garden).  

Then Kennedi came home!  She has been in Idaho for a week and we were all excited to see her.  Grama, cousin Jake, and cousin Shaylee drove her home.  Shaylee stayed at our house and will be here till wednesday!

A glimpse to the 2nd coming?...

That night i ditched my family (i still feel bad for that!) and went to watch the Sandy City Fireworks with my friends.  It was a fun night!

Our Sunday 4th festivities included watching Dad's favorite... A More Perfect Union.  I wish I knew if it was good or not!  I fell asleep in the first five minutes :)

Overall, it's been a great Independence Day celebration!  And it's not over yet!  Tomorrow we will be going boating and I can't wait!  Let's all pray for good weather!

Oh ya, we also have a bird staying with us for the rest of the summer!  Collette's class pet, Bubbles, has made her way into our home.  We all like her a lot..... sort of.

Her latest trick is letting herself out of the cage and flying straight to Dad's shoulder.  Dad couldn't be more pleased.  :)  He even took Bubbles to the bathroom with him.  As Collette put it.. "Man's best friend!

Father's Day!

Happy Late Father's Day!  I'm a little slow at posting but here is a belated Father's Day Post!

We made a yummy breakfast for dad.  Luckily that was before Kelsey was there.  She had a slight accident with the eggs...

It was a great day full of presents and fun!  Thanks for all you do Dad!

Watch out baby!

Attention everyone!! Stay off the roads!  I will now be driving with a legal guardian in the front seat!  Wahoo!

And Now I Can Die!

Well I had the most amazing week!  My wonderful dad decided to let me go to D.C. with him!  I made some great friends and got to see all the sights.  The best part though?  Hanging out with none other than DAVID ARCHULETA!!!   It was a great trip!  Thanks dad!

Dad hard at work

Lincoln Memorial

Washington Monument

Jefferson Memorial

The Capitol

Some of the Champions

Me and David

D.C. temple (David and I did baptisms together) :)

Mt. Vernon

My ultimate dream... :)

I love you Daddy!