River Trip and VB 07-01-17

For my birthday I wanted to go down the river and play volleyball in the evening,  But since my birthday was on a Friday we decided to do it on Saturday, the day after my birthday.

The pictures aren't the best quality! Sorry.

Jubilee and her niece Keira.

~Sara

Joshua and Farrah

Joshua trying to get ahead of us. It was easier for him because we were in a canoe...or maybe it is my excuse!  

Mom attempting to defend our canoe from being over turned by the competitors!

Joanna and Evan keeping there distance from the others they don't want to be flipped.

I'm not sure what Evan is doing.

Since the camera was in my boat there were not any pictures taken of us.  Evan took this one on his phone so that we would at least be in one picture.  After all it was for my birthday!!!

Note: Sarah,  that is the swim dress I made that I was telling you about.

In between the River and Vb, the people who went with us down the river came back to our house and ate a early dinner.

Volley Ball 

We invited several friends over to play with us.

Notice the ball!!!

This little one IS SOOO CUTE!!!  Keira Ann

 My team for most of the night.  L to R:  Josh, James, Stephen, Myself and Mariam.

I am so thankful for my family and friends.  I am looking forward to this new year in my life and am excited to see what happens!  

Birthday Party! 06-30-17

My seventeenth birthday was a very quiet as it was just us girls home all day.  I asked mom to get pizza for dinner as I didn't want to cook anything...maybe because I cook all the time!  I made myself a cake which you will see in the pictures.  I decided to wish myself a "happy birthday"!  Later in the evening Benjamin, Haley, Evan, Joanna, Joshua, Farrah, Andrei, Esther, their two kids, Jubilee Fairlamb and Stephen Millen came over for cake, ice cream and to play "scum" (some of you know what that game is).  

Jonathan and Stephen mixing Vanilla Ice Cream with Strawberries!!! So YUMMY!!!

And here is the Chocolate sheet cake.  

Being sung to...not my favorite!

Blowing the candles out.

Eating and talking.

Back row L to R:  Joanna, Evan, Benjamin, Haley, Stephen M, Stephen, Myself, Sara, Jonathan, Jubz, Farrah and Joshua.  Front:  Esther, Charity, Sara Bilc, Andrei and Uncle Ron.

Mini Golf 6-24-17

What fun it is to get together with friends and family for an evening!   Daniel, Lydia and their girls, Joshua and Farrah, Benjamin and Haley, Jubilee Fairlamb and Stephen Millen met us in Manistee to play Mini Golf.

Since there were so many people we divided up into groups.  Joshua, Farrah, Jonathan and Jubilee went together.

Benjamin, Haley, Stephen and I.

Daniel, Lydia and their three girls!

Elizabeth enjoying her time!!!

Dad, Mom, Stephen, Sara and Charity.

Shanessa hitting her ball into the hole.

Shanessa found this deer and thought it would be fun to ride!

And of course Ice Cream at the end!

Rebecca Napping.

Finishing the evening with pizza at Lake Michigan.

So beautiful and peaceful.