On the Lake

We stayed with some good friends of ours for a few days this past week...and they live on a lake! 

They took us out in their boat, and we had so much fun! :)

Orchids and Portraits

I photographed these orchids the same day I photographed the mums in the previous post. I was having a blast with the lighting! I have decided my room has the best light in our house. It has the least reflection off (orange and red!) roofs next door, and provides the whitest light. I also had fun photographing my sister in the same room a few days ago... and got some nice results!

 

It is so fun to discover great places to take photos....I've always had a hard time with indoor lighting, and it was great to find a place with good light! 

Service Trip!

Swinging with friends on the rope course

Last week I went on a kind of mission trip with a group of around 60 high school students.

Here are a few photos from our adventure!

This is where we worked for a few days....helping back fill houses with dirt for local flood victims.

I worked at this church one day, chipping away at the concrete walls.

Hey, are you impressed?! I actually got in some of these photos ;D Thanks to friends who took photos of me!

The beach at the camp we stayed at.

There were some lovely sunsets...I'll be posting more photos of them later ;)

Braiding hair....

A glimpse of the camp we stayed at...

Water balloon wars! :D

Dinner

We pulled some great pranks...like stringing the openings of the bunkbeds. ;D

This cat was at one of the churches we worked at. I had never seen a cat with two different colored eyes, and this one was stunning!

Loading up the baggage for the ride home...

Love this photo!

We worked a ton, learned a lot, built some great relationships, and grew in Christ. It was a wonderful trip! :)

Michael's Birthday: the Cake

Michael's Birthday & a Pool Trip

We went to the pool today for Michael's birthday. A few friends came along, and we had a blast!

Happy Birthday Michael!

Soccer Tournament

 I went away on a soccer tournament this weekend...we had so much fun, and took second place! Here are a few photos from the trip.

Playing Nertz in the airport

A 4 hour bus ride... :P

There was some lovely scenery!

In the gym, watching the boys' basketball games while waiting for our own soccer games!

The house where I stayed.

Relaxing after one of our games.

There were delicious smoothies for sale...mango, pineapple, banana, watermelon, & coconut!

Resting :D

Our trophy!

We stopped at Wendy's on the bus ride home. I hadn't eaten at Wendy's for years. 

The Frosties were amazing. AMAZING.

Hanging out at the airport, waiting to go home.

On the plane!

The trip was super fun and I have tons of great memories, but it is lovely to be home again!