My Mission: Do Something

I've spent most of this summer doing very little. My excuse: waiting. Recently I have decided to keep myself busy while I wait and therefore have had some great experiences. Let me show you.

First - I've been baking again.

This is raisin pie. We saw someone make it on the Martha Stewart Show, so Mom and I thought we would try it. It's the first pie that I've made with a top crust, but I'm not sure I should claim it since Mom actually made the crust. Pretty good pie, though.

This was my first attempt at making a two-layer cake. It's devil's food chocolate with white frosting in the middle and a chocolate frosting with chocolate chips on the outside. Very yummy. Not pictured is the birthday cake that my mom and I made for my Grandma Henry. Also very good.

Speaking of my Grandma Henry's birthday, which is on the 4th of July, here are some pictures from that day. This one is my sister-in-law Machelle with a large griddle behind her head.

This is my brother Dan. He taught me how to ride a four-wheeler that day. Now I have an open invitation to ride his four-wheeler whenever I would like. So far I have only taken him upon it once, when Emily and I hung out together.

This is my mom and my little niece Lizzy. I love this picture. Lizzy actually loves getting her picture taken. Any time she sees a camera she'll pick it up and say "Cheese!" but she won't smile. Goofball.

This photo was taken on a hay ride prior to the Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant in DeSmet, SD. The lady with me is my aunt Karen.
This is the whole gang who went to the pageant based on the novel "A Long Winter" by Laura Ingalls Wilder who lived in DeSmet with her family. With me is my cousin Stacy, my aunt Karen and Stacy's daughter Jaiden. Stacy currently lives in Texas, so the cool night air was a little too much for her and her daughter.
I'll end on this super adorable shot of my dog Chester. How can you not love a face like that? :)

I have plans to go to Kansas City this weekend to visit my seminary friend Anna. Hopefully I will take some pictures and have some fun stories to relate. Until then...