The Coast

On our trip last summer we drove through CA along the coast... It was beautiful!

This beach was perfect. I wish there were sandy beaches here. 

I love lighthouses. I really want to go spend a night in one. There is a lighthouse near us that lets you be a keeper for a few days...

I love those times when you are some place and the lighting is just right...

A New Cat

It has been a really busy few months! I always forget how long it take to do homework!

Well we just got a new addition to our family! On our way to pick up a pipe organ  (yes, I did say a pipe organ!)    Our truck and trailer broke down on the freeway.. Thankfully our cousins live near there! So we went to their house and they tried to get us to take this stray cat that was living in their yard well my dad said no... Some how after we left we decided my dad needed to come home with us and my brother could spend the night and take the truck home the next day.. So we get back to their house and just as we are about to leave our cousins ask us once more if we want the cat and my dad said yes!!!! I think it was the longest trip home! 5 hours with a cat meowing! It was also 1am and I had my first day of school the next day!

Isn't she cute?

Her name is BABY. I know its kind of a strange name, but it's a family joke you could say..

For some reason she really likes my room and our attic... She has already brought us a few mice!

Windmills, Churches, and Flags

I know it has been a long time since I posted, but I have been gone all summer...
Last month we drove down to my grandparents cattle ranch. It was a really good trip. I spent most of the time taking photos. I think in the end I took over 2,000 photos! For some reason I took mostly photos of windmills, churches and flags...
This my seem like a ton of photos, but I have more photos from this trip of windmills, churches and flags!!!

This flag was in California along the coast..

It was wonderful to see blue sky!

This was in a really pretty town.. 

This flag was at the US Air Force Academy.

                           On this trip we went to Mt. Rushmore. It was my first time there! We went there in the evening and I got some good photos of the sun setting..

Quilting!

I'm making a quilt!It is red, green, and white. This is my very first one to make. I have never been really good at sewing, but I thought I would give this a try!

I think one of my favorite parts was organizing everything!

At first I tried to chose what to put together, but it took so long that I just started grabbing random ones and sewing them together.

I am still trying to decide if I should machinie or hand quilt it....

The Botanical Garden

Before I started blogging I always wondered why people didn't post every day.. Now that I have a blog I know why!!! It takes hours sometimes up to days to write a post!!

About a week ago we went to the botanical garden. It was my first time to ever go to one! It was amazing!!

The first thing we did there was go on the 1/3 mile woodland hike! I loved it! 

These ducks just ignored us! They let us get really close to them.

When I finish my garden I hope to have a waterfall in it...

A Miniature World

In our yard we have a garden railroad! We started it over 7 years ago...

It has taken a ton of work, but I think it has been worth it!!! 

These were bird houses that we painted...  

Most people that have garden railroads have big towns, but we only have a small one.We hope to make more houses for it this year.

The trees are bonsai so they stay really small. 

I love the chili peppers! :)