Farm pictures

Howdy-do Folks,

I don't have much time....newsflash... so this shall be short and sweet.


We had an awesome trip. The weather was beautiful.... but it WAS SO WINDY!!!!!! When fishing, I could hardly cast because my hair got caught up in everything and deprived me of my sight! But it wasn't all that bad.....


Because I read the best book since the Inheritance Trilogy!!! It's called "The Final Storm" by Wayne Thomas Batson. It's the last book of the Door Within Trilogy. IT WAS SO GOOD!!!!!!!! I have all three if anyone wants to borrow them (after John is finished).

So, I was never bored. Even when the fishing wasn't so good. ahhhhh... the bliss of a good book.

We went hiking A LOT and found a bunch of good climbing trees. One was hanging over a stream, and we all climbed onto the branches (except mom). When Daniel made his way up, he said, "I feel like Robin Hood." So, that dear tree has been dubed the 'Robin Hood Tree'.

The woods were BEAUTIFUL!!!!! I've never seen such green grass.

We finished our fun filled family trip by eating at the traditional "Elm Creek Cafe" THAT PLACE IS SO GOOD!!!

~Brooke

Farm

We're off to the farm! See yall next week!

Babysitting etc

How did the baby-sitting go last night for everyone? Did yall's parents have a good time at the party? I haven't had a chance to talk to mine...they and John left at the crack of dawn this morning for an HCYA Graduation meeting.

We watched the new Pride and Prejudice while they were gone last night (my siblings are easy to babysit :) I LOVE THAT MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's SO BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!

I can't wait til the ball-practice tonight! Amo bailar!!! (someone besides John tell me what that means!)

Didn't one of the Watkins have a game last night? How did that go?

See most of yall tonight

Brooke

Ball Pic

Here's the ball pic of my family that I never put up... we look pretty sharp eh? :):):) jk

Those hoopskirts still give me nightmares! They look AWESOME, but wearing them is an art.... dancing in them is disastrous... but fun. :)

Who all is going to the practice this Saturday?

bb

Here u go Peter...

Birthday pics

Finally!!!!

I'm finally 15!!!!! Wahooo!!!! I can't wait to start driving! I feel so weird.....so...so...old! As was pointed out to me, 15 is halfway to 30!!!!!!! Ahhhhhhh!!!!

Thank yall all for the cards and gifts!

I just bought about 8 books with my b-day money..... :):) HEHEHOHO!!!!!!

More Random pics

Yea!!! We made it past a hundred!!! Thank you!!!! Here is a post, as promised. Though, due to the fact that its almost 8:00, and I have plans for the night... I won't write a nice long, pretty post... here's some pretty awesome pictures though. :)


















"The Devil made me do it"



















So sad, so true



















Had me fooled.....

























Hot dogs

















Sweet mother of Abraham Lincoln!! I've been cloned!!!

WAHOOO!!!

Alrighty people!!! Time to raise the roof!! Last, our whole family got in our HEATED hot-tub and had an absolute blast!! It was so much fun!!!! Then we (John and I) would jump in the freezing -10 degrees water and then get back in the hot-tub.....that can't be good for us, but we had an awesome time doing it!! I can't begin to tell you how COLD it was!! Like ice! But we had the hot-tub at 104 degrees, thus, we still have the use of our limbs.

I can't wait til summer!!!

My mom and Dad left at the crack of dawn this morning for a "planning weekend" and probably won't be back until Sunday afternoon. >:) >:) >:) I feel this incredible urge to make some cookies, or cornbread, or pancakes, or something!!! After we get the little bit of work we have to do finished, we're all going to plop down in one big pile and watch a movie! Then I suppose we (being the good kids we are) will clean up the house or something.... though I'm really the only kid who favors that idea. Then I suppose we will watch another movie! Oh, this is so fun!!!

Still don't know if we'll be at church, probably won't know until Sat night or Sunday morning.

"There's a bunch of hitting over here if yall want to join in " - Daniel Boriack....this morning, John Daniel and Josiah were fighting in the bed while Christie and I were trying to get a few more minutes of sleep. It didn't work. Earlier this morning, like around 7, Daniel, Christie, and Josiah all came in my room, started plyaing my guitar, turn all the lights on, played ring tones from John's phone in my ear. Only, it wasn't Brooke in the bed, it was an extremely vicious bed monster! I won't go into detail...for the sake of any little kids reading this thing....


Hopefully see most of yall Sunday...

Brooke

Church, illness, blog, and my toes

Sadly, it looks like we'll be staying home from Church again.... we've mananged to stay healthy from the virus that seems to be taking over the whole congregation, and Mom wants to keep it that way.

So who all has been struck by this unfortunate illness? Please leave a comment saying if and how many in your family have been a victim....

Also, for the HBF people.... I won't be at church to discuss the group blog thing. In fact, there may be several people home due to sickness. If there are enough people, yall can talk about it and let me know. If not, there is always next Sunday. Or we could just hold a email conversation... yall's choice.

My dear Theodore (second to last toe on the right foot) has been bitten by something... and he's all swollen. This occured last night... and I woke up this morning to find that Cassandra (middle toe, left foot) is behaving the same way.... sounds mysterious to me.... it seems we have some form of spider in our house or something... creepy thought.