Julia's Birthday!!

{a little belated :)}

I love you so much, dear and beautiful sister!! Julia is very talented! She is very artistic and creative! (This summer she is the creative director for the swim team! :) She is a very gifted pianist and harpist! She is great with kids- all the little people love her! She is a great friend and very loyal. She is great with animals. She has a really funny sense of humor. She is a genius. She is very perceptive and inspiring! I am so thankful to be her big (shorter) sister!

Beautiful birthday girl!

Lunch with Nana and Papa at Whole Foods!

Sisters!

Cake!

Nana and Papa!

Fam - Lil

One Thousand Gifts:: Take Twenty Three

631-673

631. sunshine

632. cooler weather

633. rain

634. a glorious, fun-filled, and fabulous summer

635. quality time with dear dear friends

636. lots of laughter

637. birthdays and celebrations

638. DTF and Pinkerton with my favorite Christina on her special day

639. photo shoots

640. fun times at leadership

641. watching the Incredibles

642. Haven pointing at my earrings: "Arrings!" Me: "Good job Haven! They're called pearls!" "Curls!"

643. long chats about college and nursing with the fabulous and super fun Lydia! (can I be you when I grow up? :)

644. great preaching and teaching

645. Skype- when we haven't seen Nana in too long and when Dad isn't feeling well

646. playing with the "worship band" at church :)

647. making lunch with Mom

648. homemade basil lemonade (with fresh basil from the garden!) like at The Silly Goose

649. wedding of one of my favorite teachers ever! What a gorgeous bride and beautiful wedding!

650. 42 colorful and bright umbrellas blocking the groom's view of the bride as she approached the aisle

651. seeing dear and old friends

652. free movie screening of a fabulous movie (more info to come!)- Seven Days in Utopia- thanks to Grace Hill Media

653. fun new neighbors

654. our first shrimp boil- YUM

655. precious baby we babysat

656. hanging out with my dear sister Riley!

657. being accepted to Lipscomb University for dual enrollment!!!!

658. having twelve sisters, two parents, two daughters, and one granddaughter- according to Facebook ;)

659. hanging out with the lovely Jenny and EJ!

660. artsy moods

661. cute and creative cards that come from said moods

662. awkward moments that make me laugh

663. going to Nana and Papa's

664. Disney music thanks to Pandora

665. long chats till 1:30 am with Julia

666. playing the "guess that Disney movie" game with Dad :)

667. Disney's SceneIt with Julia, Cara, and Riley

668. family movie night

669. Mom's great sense of humor

670. new school supplies

671. the "it's a small world" connections

672. excitement to see my Whitver family this Thursday!

673. Daily Verse from Faithful Provisions: ". . . I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us." (Philippians 3:13b-14)

Happy Birthday Julia!!

She is so beautiful!!

Happy happy birthday to my fabulous sister Julia!!!

I love you very very much dear and wonderful sister!! You are beautiful, fun, smart, crazy artistic, talented, musical, and creative! You make me laugh! Your love for Jesus shines through your life. All small children and animals love you! They say children and animals can tell when a person is tenderhearted :) I am so glad that you and Cara are coming to the Academy next year! Y'all my best friends!! Thanks for being my sister! I love you!!!

Photo Shoot:: Julia

I took these a few weeks ago but never posted them!

My sister is so beautiful!

I love you, Julia!!

Friday

Hey friends!

I hope you watched the video I posted yesterday :)

Makos won the meet vs. BHS last night!! Whoo hoo!! We have another meet tomorrow- the Excel Invitational. There are about 450 swimmers entered in the meet. It's going to be pretty crazy! It'll be fun, though! GO MAKOS!

Julia got her wisdom teeth taken out this morning. :( Please pray for her! I think it is kind of funny both sisters have had wisdom teeth out before me! :)

Highlight of my day: I started teaching swim lessons last week! I have seven little munchkins in two classes! Today one of the little girls made me a card! It says "I like swimming" on the front and "I like you" on the back. PRECIOUS!! :o) It made my day :) It is now hanging in my room!

Chemistry yesterday was very entertaining haha! "The ates have more than the ites! *clap clap*"

You should check out my friend Maddie's vlog! She is so fun! Check it out!

Lily :o)

Mom's Day, Julia's Birthday, and a Photo Shoot

Hey friends!

Julia is 14! She is such a joy and a blessing to our family! She is very creative and artistic, compassionate, a great cook, and lots of other wonderful things. :o)

Yesterday was also Mom's Day! Nana and Papa came for dinner at our house. We had rosemary potatoes, philo/puff pastry chicken with Boursin, salad, coconut cake, coconut ice cream, and some of the ice cream cake the Browns gave Julia. YUM!

I am so thankful for my dear mumsie, Nana, and Grandma! They are so wonderful and I am so very blessed!

Yesterday, thanks to Papa and Mr. Steve T, the church sang to Julia after lunch! So fun!

THREE MORE DAYS!!!!!!!!! I could practically cry with joy! hehe :o)

On Saturday we ate a a restaurant called Cantina Laredo in the Gulch- yum yum yum! It was FABULOUS! We also had really great service!

Yesterday we had a little photo shoot! We used the cute hats Emily and Cali made (hope y'all don't mind we borrowed them ~:-)

More pictures to come!