Hoopie Madness

The Hoops had some soccer games in anchorage again so they came here again!!! We had a lot of fun. We want to Jarah's last soccer game. She didn't win :-( But I think they got second place for their age group in the whole of Alaska. So that's pretty cool. 

Getting ready to go to the store. 

Taking pictures of people taking pictures. ;-P

Abigail and I. Isn't she beautiful? Notice Leah in the background. LOL

Us four girls. 

These two need to get married. Seriously. Saxon and Selah? Adorbs!!!

Holding hands. No one told them to. Awwww!!!

We went to SteamDot in Anch. We were teasing Uncle Kenny about his red socks. 

The pretty coffees at SteamDot. 

Jarah and I. 

They came on Friday and left Sunday. And guess what? I got to go home with them!! It was awesome! Yes, we were squished on the way there but it was totally worth it. That week we just hung out and watched a lot of movies. I was at their house from Sunday to Sunday and Mama came with the boys on Monday. We went home on Friday. We were sad to say bye but it was a lot of fun. They're gonna come again for a weekend around Thanksgiving because they will be in Soldotna with some friends. Thankfully they won't have any soccer so we will just be able to hangout.  :-)

Selah and I. 

We took a walk and I tried to get a picture of everyone's shadows. 

Left to right: Abigail (well her water bottle anyways), Jarah, me, Leah, Selah (you can see her leg lol), Elijah, and Nathan. 

The Hoops cat, Kenai followed us on our walk. It was pretty cute. That's Nathan. ;-)

On Sunday we went to church. It was fun seeing everyone. 

The Hoop girls are the most beautiful girls. 

Jarah and I. 

Leah and I. 

Abigail and I.  

And because Blogger would not post this post for some reason....:-/ here it is. :-)

**I would have actually posted this on the correct day but Blogger was acting up :-/ So it's late :-( **

On July 7th I had a broken leg for one year. Okay, so technically my leg isn't broken anymore but whatever. ;-P 

I feel like I should be a little further along (with range of motion and nerves) then I am but I'll just be thankful with where I am. Especially since I'm not further because of things I haven't (but should) be doing. :-/ 

My nerves are doing (much) better then when they got messed up. Half of the bottom of my foot is still funny feeling when I touch it and inbetween my toes is funny feeling. 

My ankle stiffened up a little since PT and I don't do all of the exercises I should be doing. 

I'm pretty sure my toes are permanently stiffened. Especially my big one. :-( 

I no longer sleep with a pillow for my foot. I did for a while but only because it was more comfortable. 

I can shower by myself. Standing up. ;-) 

I have tried to wear flip flops and it was terrible! So I won't be trying those again for a while. 

Somedays I can do a little run (I'm sure it's a terrible run, though) but somedays I just can't. 

I usually wear sneakers (thankfully I got cute (and light weight) ones). On Sundays I wear boots. Boots are getting super old. Seriously.  :-( I did order some cute shoes from Crocs that I can wear with my shorter skirts. Because boots only really look cute with longer skirts. 

I will have scars from my incisions but I don't really care. 

I do not know when my next Dr's appt is because the last time I went I think we scheduled an appt for in four months but we might not have because we didn't know if we were going to move or not. 

Probably next year I will have my metal plate and screws taken out.  

And now something I've started doing for months just for this post.  Haha! :-)

The night of the accident. 

A couple days after. 

After my surgery for putting the plate and screws in.

Getting some sun. (And being carried around by daddy) 

Pink cast. Yay! No more splint. Wheelchair. 

Blue cast that was too tight and painful. (Also, I'm sorry I don't have a better picture). And crutches.

A boot and crutches. 

A boot and one crutch. (And 14 years old) ;-)

A brace and two crutches. (I quickly went back to one crutch but I used two just for a couple days while I adjusted to a brace and sneakers)

A brace and cane. 

 

Just a brace. (Sorry, this is a terrible picture.)

Cute sneakers and nothing on my foot! (My sneakers got dirty.) 

And

sometimes barefoot. :-) 

Thank you, all, for your prayers when I broke my leg. Yes, I was very whimpy and I wrote some pretty dramatic things in some of my posts. But you guys still loved me. ;-) And I love you! <3

Fourth of July

Happy Fourth of July!!! We are going to a friends house for a cookout today. I hope that whatever you guys do you'll have lots of fun! 

Right by our church there is a kayak rental place that the boys have been wanting to go to for a while now. Daddy said we could but instead we borrowed a friend from church's kayaks and just went to a small little lake last Saturday. It was fun. It was a bit creepy because once you were on the water you could see all he way to the bottom of the lake and it was pretty deep. And I didn't even go to the middle. Ha! Saxon was looking forward to it but once we got there he would NOT get in a kayak. Stinker. I finally convinced him to sit with me just right by the shore but he wouldn't let me paddle anywhere. Daddy and Bub were gonna go across the lake but they turned back halfway...Daddy didn't feel comfortable taking Bub there. It was too deep. Hopefully one day we will be able to buy our own kayaks.

Our neighbours got two goats. Millie goes up and tries to sniff them but if they move she jumps back quick. haha. She's afraid of them. The larger goat gets irritated with her and the very first day she actually jumped up and stomped her hooves on the ground! Millie jumped back quick. The littler goat seems somewhat interested in her and since the neighbours put up a fence for the goats the other day it will be better for both the dog and the goats. I don't have any pictures and videos don't work on blogger.

The Hoops

I'm so behind on this post. Sorry, Hoop Girls! The Hoops came last Thursday and left last Sunday. We had so much fun! They came up because Jarah and Nathan had soccer games every day they were here (except Thursday). They got here Thursday around 2:30. The rest of the day everyone hung out but Aunt Annie and Uncle Kenny had to go to Anchorage to run to Costco and turn soccer papers in. We watched Eragon while Aunt Annie and Uncle Kenny were gone. That night we were in bed by 10:30 and jarah and Leah (and the boys) fell asleep by 11:00. Abigail and I chatted a little cause we weren't tired. 

Thursday pictures

Leah and I 

Abigail and I

Jarah and I

Leah and Saxon. So cute! Saxon love Leah. 

Us four girls. Left to right: Abigail, me, jarah, Leah 

Watching Eragon. 

The next morning Aunt Annie and Uncle Kenny had to take all their kids to Anchorage for soccer. They we're wanting to leave around 7:00am but jarah and Leah had to actually go wake them up at 7:00. They slept in the trailer outside. Abigail and Leah got to stay home with us. That morning we watched North and South and then went on a drive and stopped by the river. While we were on our drive the car started to stink really bad so we stopped and it was smoking just a little. Some fan or something broke. I was really freaked out and Abigail and Leah thought it was hilarious. We saw three moose and a dead porcupine. There was this little pool area that was kinda cut off from the rest of the river so it was nice and warm. Well it's warm for Alaska river water. ;-) We went there for a bit. The boys went in it and Leah even dived all the way in! Then when we came home we watched more North and South and then everyone got home and Aunt Annie got to watch the last of it with us. :-) We had hamburgers for dinner. Aunt Annie and Uncle Kenny slept in the trailer outside again and the girls camped out in the living room. The boys slept in the bedroom and mama and daddy slept in their bedroom. We got in bed around 11:00 and chatted for a little. We fell asleep around 12:00. 

Friday Pictures

Leah, Saxon, and I on our drive 

Leah and I 

Abigail and I waiting for mama to talk to daddy about the car 

At the river :-)

It was so pretty! 

Abigail and Saxon

Abigail and I 

Leah and I 

Watching North and South. 

On Saturday we just sat around and were lazy. Aunt Annie and Uncle Kenny had all the kids with them at soccer again except Abigail, Leah, and Elijah. They got to stay home with us. Abigail made chocolate chip cookies. We watched a Duggar episode and we also watched The Goblet of Fire (Harry potter). It was a lot of fun. When everyone got home we found out that soccer for Sunday had been cancelled so we would just be able to hang out. We all (except the boys and Selah) stayed up really late chatting/hanging out. The. Dads went to bed around 12:00 but the Moms and us 4 girls talked until 1:00. 

I don't have any pctures from Saturday. 

(You may notice that Friday and Saturday I only have pictures with Abigail and Leah. Jarah had soccer those days.) 

    

Sunday we skipped church and Mama, Aunt Annie, Abigail, Leah, Jarah, and I got to go on a girl date to Target. It was a lot of fun. We got coffees and just walked around. At target there's these little cup holders you can stick on the side of your cart. It was funny because we had six cup holders on our cart. I wish I would've gotten a picture. We got matching notebooks, Abigail got nail polish, and I got a curling iron. I've been wanting one for a while because the straightener doesn't curl my hair like it does Mamas. So I was happy to find one for only $10. :-)

Sunday Pictures

On the way to Target

Mama and Leah

Leah and I 

Leah and I being dorks. 

I LOVE this picture. She was laughing because she had made a funny face before. 

(This is not the funny face mentioned above) 

This picture is one Abigail took of me and jarah taking the above picture. Haha!

Being goofs

In the car on the way home. The glasses we are wearing-I had bought two pairs a couple weeks ago because they were only a dollar. The girls don't have a target in Fairbanks so they were hoping there would still be some. And there were. They bought five pairs I think. Haha. But c'mon, one dollar glasses? Ya can't beat it. 

Leah's so cute! :-)

We were using our glasses as mustaches. Lol! We're dorks. I love Abigail in this photo! 

So that's all the pictures. But we had SO much fun!!!! We were sad to part on Sunday afternoon but it wasn't too bad since they're coming again next month. YAY!!!!! 

Oh, and because I'm a terrible person....here's Abigail's questions from that thing we did like...last month. :-/ lol

1-Are you an introvert or extrovert?- I think I'm more of an extrovert. I really enjoy being around people. I do like like some alone time though. :-)

2-What's your favorite meal of the day?- dinner. 

3- What's your favorite dinner?-steak or pasta (not spaghetti) probably. I also really (really) like Spicy Thai Noodles. So good!

4- What are your favorite midnight snacks?- Chocolate chips. Chocolate chip cookie dough. Cocoa. Milk. 

5- What's your favorite type of music?- Christian Contemporary 

6- Who are your favorite artists?- Um I like TobyMac and Mandisa and Jamie Grace. I like pretty much all the people that sing the Christian Contemporary songs though. 

7- What songs do you never get tired of after listening to them over and over agin?- Frozen songs. :-)

8- What audios do you like to listen to the most?- The Lamphlighter Theatre audios. Really good stories. 

9-What are your favorite color/s?- Teal, Turquoise, Robin Eggs Blue, Olive Green. 

10- What's your favorite holiday?- Christmas. Or my birthday...or does that not count as a holiday? ;-)

11- What's your favorite month/s of the year?- October. July 

12- Do you like cooking or baking better?- Well Mama does most of that stuff around here but I've been trying to do more. I don't know which I like better. Haha 

13-What's your favorite bible story?- Esther. Joseph. Jesus' birth. 

14- Who's your favorite princess?- I don't really have just one fave. Belle, Anna, Merida (because of her accent ;-P )

15-If you could choose your birthday (don't put your own b-day) what date would you choose?- July something or October 16. ;-) 

That's all! Sorry I took forever (!!) to do them, Abigail.