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Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Boo!
This is Boo. Boo is a Pomeranian dog with a haircut. After looking at the pictures, it probably won't surprise you that a lot of people consider Boo to be the world's cutest dog. Doesn't he look like a teddy bear?
Friday, November 7, 2014
A Conglomeration of Random Pictures
Since we haven't gone on any big trips or anything like that very recently, I am going to put together some random pictures. Many of them were taken before I started this blog. Enjoy.
One way you can learn to drive before you're sixteen.
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| Jenna's expression in this picture makes me laugh! We were on the 'Froggy Hop' ride at Dutch Wonderland. :) |
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| Who can resist our kittens? I miss having kittens in the house! |
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| The Sky Typers are airplanes that write in the sky. |
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| Chanel took this of me riding Goldie, a Haflinger, this summer. |
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| My dad took this picture on his way to Haiti in 2010. Thanks for viewing my post! |
Thursday, November 6, 2014
A Quiz for You
I am going to throw together a short quiz about Irish dance. See how much you know!
The answers are at the bottom.
1. Before going onstage at a competition, Irish dancers usually:
a. Suck on ice cubes
b. Glue their socks to their legs
c. Drink a whole ton of soda
d. Tell each other to "break a leg"
2."Oireachtas" (pronounced o-ROCK-tis) is an Irish word meaning:
a. "dancers", specifically "Irish dancers"
b. "Championships" and is used to refer to our Regional Championships
c. "The nervous feeling that Irish dancers get if the forget their dance steps when they walk onstage"
d. "Oireachtas" is just a word that Savana made up
3. Which of the following is not an Irish dance move?
a. bunny
b. bird
c. bicycle
d. back click
4. A "traditional set" is a certain dance done to a specific piece of music. There are seven of them and they all have names. Which of the following is not a traditional set dance?
a. King of the Fairies
b. Saint Patrick's Day
c. Emerald Isle
d. Three Sea Captains
The Answers:
1. - b. Irish dance judges can actually take points off if your socks fall down, so we use sock glue to prevent that. No one wants to look sloppy!:)
2. - b. I did not make this word up! Our Oireachtas is in Philidelphia over Thanksgiving weekend. Spellcheck doesn't seem to think "Oireachtas" is a word. Humph. They're wrong. :)
3. - a. I have never done "the bunny".
4. - c. "Emerald Isle" is a nickname of Ireland, but it isn't a traditional set.
The answers are at the bottom.
1. Before going onstage at a competition, Irish dancers usually:
a. Suck on ice cubes
b. Glue their socks to their legs
c. Drink a whole ton of soda
d. Tell each other to "break a leg"
2."Oireachtas" (pronounced o-ROCK-tis) is an Irish word meaning:
a. "dancers", specifically "Irish dancers"
b. "Championships" and is used to refer to our Regional Championships
c. "The nervous feeling that Irish dancers get if the forget their dance steps when they walk onstage"
d. "Oireachtas" is just a word that Savana made up
3. Which of the following is not an Irish dance move?
a. bunny
b. bird
c. bicycle
d. back click
4. A "traditional set" is a certain dance done to a specific piece of music. There are seven of them and they all have names. Which of the following is not a traditional set dance?
a. King of the Fairies
b. Saint Patrick's Day
c. Emerald Isle
d. Three Sea Captains
The Answers:
1. - b. Irish dance judges can actually take points off if your socks fall down, so we use sock glue to prevent that. No one wants to look sloppy!:)
2. - b. I did not make this word up! Our Oireachtas is in Philidelphia over Thanksgiving weekend. Spellcheck doesn't seem to think "Oireachtas" is a word. Humph. They're wrong. :)
3. - a. I have never done "the bunny".
4. - c. "Emerald Isle" is a nickname of Ireland, but it isn't a traditional set.
Sunday, September 14, 2014
Sea Isle City
Our family spent last week in Sea Isle City, NJ., with our grandparents. . . . . . . . .
Behold the grape-gobbling toucan from the Cape May Zoo.
We got a great view of the giraffes.
Squirrel!
Since it was off season, we didn't have to share the beach with many people.
Our aunt took some pictures of us at the beach.
Chanel and Jenna goofing around in a toy store in Cape May.:)
A funny sign from a candy store on the Boardwalk in the Wildwoods, which we visited on Fri. also.
I took this picture and the one below it on our last day.
The butterfly from the last post!:)
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Weekend in the Woods
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| Cassandra and I in the swan boat! |
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| We went on kayaks for the first time. |
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| We didn't have to go far to get a great view. |
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| While my sister and I hang from the edge of a cliff, holding on for dear life, Mom insists on taking a picture. Okay, Chanel is much better than I am at pretending to be terrified.:) |
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A random picture of a monarch caterpillar in our sunroom. It is hanging there right now in it's chrysalis so maybe I'll post some pictures of the butterfly when it emerges!
Friday, August 22, 2014
Camp Cadet, Part I
I'm calling this post Part I because hopefully they'll be a Part II. There are no cameras allowed at Camp Cadet, but there was a photographer there so when this year's pictures are put on the website, I will probably make another post.
Anyway, as some of you know already, I spent last week with the State Police. One week a year, the State Police puts on free camp for 11-13 year olds, called Lancaster County Camp Cadet. It is not your typical crafts-and-fun-activities-all-day summer camp. It's basically a police academy for kids. You don't walk unless you're indoors- you run everywhere you go. You are not allowed to eat with your elbows on the table. You are called by your last name, and you call all the officers "sir" or "ma'am". I had never been away from my family for a week before, and I didn't know anyone there at first. But I ended up loving it. I'll run through an average day.
The First Platoon girls' barracks is silent and peaceful until about 5:15 A.M., when an officer flips on the light switch, bangs her hand on the wooden wall, and tells us to get up. Chances are, you are probably sore and stiff from the day before. As soon as everyone is ready, we run through the freezing cold darkness to a large grassy area where we meet the other cadets and the officers, who are quick to inform you that your only easy day was yesterday. :) Then PT begins. We run, do pushups, bear crawls, obstacle course races, do stretching and ab workouts on the wet grass, etc.. Afterward we get into platoon formation (there was two platoons with four squads each) and are excused by the drill instructor squad by squad into the chow hall for breakfast.
After breakfast and a 3 minute shower, we race back to the grassy area as fast as we can. We form up again, and our drill instructor hops up onto the wooden picnic table known as the Table of Woe. Then we usually did drills or had a block of instruction. Throughout the week we had quite a few lectures and demonstrations on law enforcement related topics, such as:
- Red Rose K-9 Search Dogs
- Lancaster County SERT Team
- Secret Service
- Lancaster County Prison
- Mounted Police
That was just a few of them. We got to watch a shooting demonstration, practice water rescue techniques in the pool and see the police helicopter land not far from where we were standing. They set an old car on fire and we watched some firefighters put it out. On Thursday we had a field trip to Refreshing Mountain Camp, where we did climbing, zip lining and team building activities. After lunch we normally swam and did more drills or watched more demonstrations. Drills are basically practicing turns, marching, salutes, etc.. If you made a mistake you often had to do pushups. We had to do a lot of standing at attention, which means standing still, staring straight ahead no matter what distracting things are happening around you, with your arms at your sides, even if there's a bug crawling up your face or you have to itch your leg really, really bad.
Although there was a lot of drills (which I actually liked most of the time) and serious stuff, we did fun things too, like swimming, dodge ball, a tug-of-war tournament, and Frisbee catching. We graduated on Friday evening (most people don't have a graduation at the end of summer camp, but again, this is not a normal camp!!). The ceremony was held at a church nearby. On the way home, I had so many stories to tell my family. It was neat to get to know the other officers and cadets, and I learned so much cool stuff. It definitely wasn't always easy (some kids wanted to go home the first day), but overall I loved it and I'm so glad I went! The following to pictures were taken after the graduation; the top one is me with Sergeant Palmer and the bottom one is with the drill instructor, Corporal Comerford.
Anyway, as some of you know already, I spent last week with the State Police. One week a year, the State Police puts on free camp for 11-13 year olds, called Lancaster County Camp Cadet. It is not your typical crafts-and-fun-activities-all-day summer camp. It's basically a police academy for kids. You don't walk unless you're indoors- you run everywhere you go. You are not allowed to eat with your elbows on the table. You are called by your last name, and you call all the officers "sir" or "ma'am". I had never been away from my family for a week before, and I didn't know anyone there at first. But I ended up loving it. I'll run through an average day.
The First Platoon girls' barracks is silent and peaceful until about 5:15 A.M., when an officer flips on the light switch, bangs her hand on the wooden wall, and tells us to get up. Chances are, you are probably sore and stiff from the day before. As soon as everyone is ready, we run through the freezing cold darkness to a large grassy area where we meet the other cadets and the officers, who are quick to inform you that your only easy day was yesterday. :) Then PT begins. We run, do pushups, bear crawls, obstacle course races, do stretching and ab workouts on the wet grass, etc.. Afterward we get into platoon formation (there was two platoons with four squads each) and are excused by the drill instructor squad by squad into the chow hall for breakfast.
After breakfast and a 3 minute shower, we race back to the grassy area as fast as we can. We form up again, and our drill instructor hops up onto the wooden picnic table known as the Table of Woe. Then we usually did drills or had a block of instruction. Throughout the week we had quite a few lectures and demonstrations on law enforcement related topics, such as:
- Red Rose K-9 Search Dogs
- Lancaster County SERT Team
- Secret Service
- Lancaster County Prison
- Mounted Police
That was just a few of them. We got to watch a shooting demonstration, practice water rescue techniques in the pool and see the police helicopter land not far from where we were standing. They set an old car on fire and we watched some firefighters put it out. On Thursday we had a field trip to Refreshing Mountain Camp, where we did climbing, zip lining and team building activities. After lunch we normally swam and did more drills or watched more demonstrations. Drills are basically practicing turns, marching, salutes, etc.. If you made a mistake you often had to do pushups. We had to do a lot of standing at attention, which means standing still, staring straight ahead no matter what distracting things are happening around you, with your arms at your sides, even if there's a bug crawling up your face or you have to itch your leg really, really bad.
Although there was a lot of drills (which I actually liked most of the time) and serious stuff, we did fun things too, like swimming, dodge ball, a tug-of-war tournament, and Frisbee catching. We graduated on Friday evening (most people don't have a graduation at the end of summer camp, but again, this is not a normal camp!!). The ceremony was held at a church nearby. On the way home, I had so many stories to tell my family. It was neat to get to know the other officers and cadets, and I learned so much cool stuff. It definitely wasn't always easy (some kids wanted to go home the first day), but overall I loved it and I'm so glad I went! The following to pictures were taken after the graduation; the top one is me with Sergeant Palmer and the bottom one is with the drill instructor, Corporal Comerford.
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Jumping for Joy!
I am taking a horse camp with a friend this week and I learned how to jump! My riding instructor and my friend's mom did some photo shoots and the pictures turned out pretty well. My mount is an awesome chestnut Quarter Horse named Kip. :)
Sunday, July 20, 2014
Summer Stuff
The winner of the cutest baby contest was Chanel (Picture #1)
2nd place was a tie between me (Picture #2) and Jenna (Picture #3). Cassandra's picture is #4. :) Thanks for voting!!
We went camping at Rickett's Glen, which is a wonderful place to camp. I got to hike the falls trail and saw about 17 waterfalls. Unfortunately, I couldn't load the pictures I took onto this blog so this picture of one of the smaller waterfalls is one that my mom took.
Jenna and I went with our grandma to Turkey Hill Experience and had a fun time. You can have unlimited samples of free ice cream there!
On July 11th - 13th we were at a cabin in the mountains with my dad's side of the family. There was about 47 people there in all! The cabin was huge, with lots of rooms, tables and bunk beds, and there was a path through the woods to a nice creek where we caught minnows and crayfish, like the ones above. Mine is waving for you all. :)
I hope you are all having a great summer!
2nd place was a tie between me (Picture #2) and Jenna (Picture #3). Cassandra's picture is #4. :) Thanks for voting!!
We went camping at Rickett's Glen, which is a wonderful place to camp. I got to hike the falls trail and saw about 17 waterfalls. Unfortunately, I couldn't load the pictures I took onto this blog so this picture of one of the smaller waterfalls is one that my mom took.
Jenna and I went with our grandma to Turkey Hill Experience and had a fun time. You can have unlimited samples of free ice cream there!
On July 11th - 13th we were at a cabin in the mountains with my dad's side of the family. There was about 47 people there in all! The cabin was huge, with lots of rooms, tables and bunk beds, and there was a path through the woods to a nice creek where we caught minnows and crayfish, like the ones above. Mine is waving for you all. :)
I hope you are all having a great summer!
Friday, June 13, 2014
The Cutest Baby Contest!
We were looking at some baby pictures recently and having slight disagreements about who was the cutest baby. :) So, we would like your opinion!
I am posting four baby pics of each of us (Cassandra, Savana, Chanel and Jenna). I won't put the names on them until I announce the winner so you all will be as unbiased as possible. :)
I am posting four baby pics of each of us (Cassandra, Savana, Chanel and Jenna). I won't put the names on them until I announce the winner so you all will be as unbiased as possible. :)
Picture #1
Picture #2
Picture #3
Picture #4
To vote, click "comment" at the bottom of this post and put down the number of the picture you choose!
Sunday, June 8, 2014
Hersheypark!
I'm sorry if it's confusing you that I keep changing the background of my blog, but there's so many cool pictures and it's hard to choose just one! :)
On Friday the 6th we went to Hersheypark. It was the first time the whole family went (I had been there once before with Dad). The weather was lovely and we all had a wonderful time. I got to ride Skyrush, which I've been wanting to do for a while, and Chanel and Cassandra rode the sooperdooperlooper, their first loop coaster. My favorite coasters were the Great Bear and the Storm runner and Jenna loves the Trailblazer. We saw a sea lion show and ate yummy ice cream in between rides.
On Friday the 6th we went to Hersheypark. It was the first time the whole family went (I had been there once before with Dad). The weather was lovely and we all had a wonderful time. I got to ride Skyrush, which I've been wanting to do for a while, and Chanel and Cassandra rode the sooperdooperlooper, their first loop coaster. My favorite coasters were the Great Bear and the Storm runner and Jenna loves the Trailblazer. We saw a sea lion show and ate yummy ice cream in between rides.
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| Jenna on the swing ride. |
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| The sea lion was adorable!! |
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| Dad, Chanel and Jenna on the Coal Cracker ride. |
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