Adventures in cookie-making

Mom and I decided to make cookies, and we had a blast. Can't you see?

These 2 pictures are really the only decent pictures.

Well, I got the cookies... but I could have gotten a little more of Mom and me in the picture.

Look! Half dog, half giraffe!

By the way, we didn't have anybody else take the pictures for us. It was all Mom's skill and my skill to take the picture. We had a lot of fun. I'm looking foward to next year making cookies! :)

Fall is here...

... and so are our neighbor's leaves!

Happy Halloween!!

We carved pumpkins on the day before Halloween, and I decided to go for the original look. Mom carved the other pumpkin for Cody, because Cody ate dumbcake and chose not to carve anything.

Aww... I love my pumpkin.

Spooky. :0

Also, on our day off of school, (which was quite a while ago) we went to the State Fair. It was so much fun. We did a lot of games, and we ate a lot of the fried foods. One word of advice: eat fried butter! It's delicious!

Go Killdares!

Just chillin'!

Yay, bumper cars!

Just a perfect day at the fair...

Sugar- The Dog

Sugar had a little "fashion show" today. She got a haircut. Isn't she adorable?

Oops. She blinked. ;) Or maybe she's just angry. :p

Fun Day

So during the summer (I know it's a little late!) Ashley and I had a "Fun Day" where we both go and do something fun together. We decided that we would go to Build-a-Bear. We had a lot of fun together. When we came home, we had lunch and watched Transformers, which I had never seen.

This is Connor (left) and Erika (right).

Aren't we so cute? :)

The Ball Family Reunion

So about 3 weeks ago, we left for the Ball family reunion. It was so much fun. First, we drove up to my dad's parent's house, and stayed there for 2 1/2 days, and we went to Temple Square. It was a beautiful place. We saw the Salt Lake Temple there. It was very pretty. Then we went to the BYU Bookstore and got a few things there. Then, we left for my mom's parent's house and stayed there for a few days. My younger cousin was there, too, so I hung out with her most of the time. Then we left for the reunion. I had a ball! :)


I'm in a group of 4 called the Fab 4. It includes Kylie, Noelle, Mandy, and me. It's so fun to hang out with them. We each made a Fab 4 shirt, and Kylie and I got little iron-on picture to put on the back of our shirts. We messed around, (did pranks, shh!), and we made up this game where we're on teams (I was with Mandy, and Noelle and Kylie were together) and whoever had the towel was it. "It" would chase the other team and throw the towel at them. If it touched one of them, they would be it. It was really fun. We also slept in a tent together, and since it was really cold at night, we would snuggle up close together to stay warm. It would be fun to see them again soon.


Also, while we were there, we went to the lake, and I went tubing for hours. It was AWESOME!!! We also had a talent show, and I played my flute for it. I sort of messed up on the last song, but it was harder, so it's okay.


The only bad thing is that my cousin, Jason, was killed in a motorcycle accident, so we had to stay a few days longer to be there at his funeral. He is on my dad's side of the family. It was very sad. :(

The trip went by so fast, it's already over! I can't believe it! The drive home did seem very long, though. Even though I had a lot of fun, I'm glad I'm home. :)