January.
I started playing basketball for the first time in December 2010 and made my first basket during a game in January.
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| first basket. |
February.
February 8,2011 I took my drivers test, passed, and got my license to driveee.
Solo and Ensemble, I played a duet with Matt, a duet with Derek, and a trio with Matthew and Derek.
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| 2011 State Champs |
My team won Varsity Girls State Championship. We beat TC who had been state champs for 4 years straight.
March
I got my wisdom teeth taken out. Sorry, no pictures of that :p
Word of Life Area Teens Involved
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| Specialty Instrumental at TI |
State Solo and Ensemble
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| hanging out after State S&E. |
April
Went to Winter Jam with Mrs. B, Lauren and Marissa
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| Newsboy at Winter Jam. They were totally awesome. |
Our trio got to play for the Honors Recital.
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| Yes, i got the boys to wear matching purple ties. They {secretly} loved it. |
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| Some prettyyyy cool people. |
Played in the pit for HPA's production of Brigadoon.
Regional WOL Teens Involved
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| Matthew and I Before my Teaching Children |
Grandparent's 50th Anniversary Party
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| All the grandkids, except for Cameron, with Grandma and Grandpa |
Visited Chicago
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| Matt and I at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago |
Soccer season started!
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| Patriots Girls soccer team♥ |
May
Alanna graduated from Cedarville University and was commissioned into the U.S. Army.
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| sisters |
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| siblings |
Placed 2nd in soccer tournament.
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| These girls are the best. |
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| Visited Mathei Botanical Gardens on a blistering hot day. |
Went to 4-H Exploration Days at MSU. Took a class on Asian Cooking,and a class on Indian Cooking.
June 26-Had my 17th birthday.
July
Had the best week ever. Went to Word of Life Island in New York for International Teens Involved and a week of pure amazingness.
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| Lauren and I on THE Rock |
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| Fun 3 days in the truck with this kid. |
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| Got to ride in a HUMMER! |
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| WOL Island. The Rock. |
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| My Cabin. Sugar Shack |
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| Won 1st place instrumental solo, and 1st place instrumental duet with Matt |
Most of July was spent doing Fair projects.
August
County Fair!
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| Men... |
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| Side-table i made |
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| Friends. We like dutch blitz and chocolate milk. |
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| Went Canoeing with Friends |
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| The best part of Canoeing seems to happen when you're not in the canoe! |
Went to Chicago with a 4-H group from our County
Spent an afternoon at Lake Michigan
Spent a week in the UP at my Grandparents farm with Matthew
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| 10 Min. bike ride down a dirt road...ended in a field. Almost got run over by a tractor too! |
Started my senior year
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| On the first day of 12th grade... |
Found a frog
My dad quit job and now gets to do work with his hands. Roofing, building and creating things. This has taught me many things, but above all it's taught me that God always provides.
Davis Harvest Party! The best party of the year. Soccer, Square Dancing, Hay rides, fireworks and TONS of people. It's the party of the year.
Moved into a new room! My sister's stuff was all packed up and out so i got to move into her room. My room had only 3 walls, so i now finally have 4 walls, a DOOR, and lotssss of room. It's awesome.
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| part of my new room. |
October
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| Grandpa's old truck |
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| CCHA Boys Soccer Team. Matt's second to the end on the left. |
Went to Bob Jones University for the Music Festival
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| Our group plus David, minus Derek. |
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| Snow. 11-10-11 |
Word of Life Superbowl All-nighter. Hockey game, Sports Complex, Bowling.
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| one arm pyramid. at Superbowl |
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| 11:11. 11/11/11 |
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| White HOUSE!! |
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| 5-12-12! |
Flew to Washington DC to spend Thanksgiving with my sister and Greg.
December
Made lotsss of cookies.
Went Caroling with some awesome people from church.
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| Caroling group |
HSMA Concert
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| Fire drill before our concert with Tori |
Church Christmas Play
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| I was Miss Jamison and these are all the kids. It was alot of fun! The kids were amazing! |
Spent Christmas as a family with Alanna in Maryland, near DC.
Went to see Tintin with some friends.
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| Despite their normal looks...they really are crazy. |
Going to see War Horse with some friends tomorrow night(New Years Eve)
2011 has been a pretty great year. I am so thankful for how God continues to provide. I am amazed at how I learn so much from his word every day. The Bible has the answers for EVERYTHING.
"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness"2 Timothy 3:16
I would LOVE to know:
- How has your year been?
- What has God taught you this year?
- What are you looking forward to in 2012?
- Do you make New Years Resolutions?
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