Chillin' in Wisconsin (Pun Intended)

I babysat today, and decided to go capture some moments with the kids. Enjoy these pics. :)

Merry Christmas..

Hey everyone! It's 12:00 on the dot right now, and I am still awake...yes yes I know, Santa is waiiting for me to fall asleep. But- I wish everyone the most wonderful and memorable christmas. I love you all, and wish I could be with each of you to celebrate the birth of Jesus. <3

God with us.

We all enjoy Christmas. Who can blame us?! The copious amount of food, gifts, and family is wonderful. But is this really why we celebrate Christmas? No. Think about this for a moment; if Mary hadn't give birth to Jesus on that cold winter night in the manger, we wouldn't be here today. When Jesus was born, God knew he would encounter many struggles and give his life for each person on this planet. Because of Jesus, we are saved from our sins. It warms my heart when I think about the perpetual love God has for each of us. I have this insatiable desire to become closer to God, and during this Christmas season I am trying my hardest to keep focus on the real reason for Christmas. It's so easy to get distracted with all the materialistic aspects that our culture brought upon this holiday. This post doesn't really have anything to do with what is going on in my life right now, but it has to do with the beginning of Jesus' life, who without, we would be nonexistent. So all I can say is thank you God for the birth of your son, Jesus Christ. I love you.

But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins." All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: "The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel"—which means, "God with us." Matthew 1:20-23

Watch out World..

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY! I'M FREE AT LAST! I'M FREE AT LAST! I got my license today! Grreeeeeeaaaatest thing EVER! No more drive times, no more rude instructors, no more parents watching your every move, and best of all...SINGING AS LOUD AS I WANT WITH THE MUSIC BLASTING! :) I'm so happy.

Time for your close-up!

I had so much fun taking close up shots to put in the place of last years pictures. They were all so cooperative with it being 30 degrees outside and all. :) They all look so wonderful, soI thought I would share with you all.

Like Father like Daughter.

So I took this picture of myself when I was bored one day, and than I found this picture of my dad the same day..it was wierd when I realized how similar they were. It made me smile. :) I love my dad with all my heart. He does have the temerity of bull, but at the same time he can be sweeter then anybody I know. He has always been there for me whenever I needed him, and continues to be to this day. He's my dad, and I love him to death.

GRANDMA'S ENCHILADAS!

So guess what I did!? I made Grandma's Enchiladas all by myself! My mom talked me through it but that was about it. I looooooove mexican food with a fiery passion and Grandma's Enchiladas are about as authentic as it gets. :) Of course, I was setting my standards high, because her's are THE BEST EVER...but mine were pretty delicious if I do say so myself. :) If anybody has anymore recipes for me that are really good, I would be delighted to have them. I'm trying to expand my knowledge on cooking. I love to do it, but I'm not sure exactly what to try next. So please, feel free to give me any you come across, or already love! I love mexican..so yeah, thats all for now folks :)

OASC bootcamp.

So this past week was what us show choir people like to call "hell week." It all started last Wednesday when our choreographer from chicago came up to whip us back into shape. Wednesday we were supossed to have the day off...but not us OASC kids...we had show choir from 9am to 10pm...the next day we had school and RIGHT after school until 10pm we had show choir...same thing the next night...and Saturday from 9am to 6pm...it was a long week, but TOTALLY worth it. WE LOOK AMAZING AND ARE GOING TO KNOCK EVERYBODY'S socks of at COMPETITIONS! :) I love show choir. 'sigh' :D

OMGOMGOMGOMG!

SO...I just found out last night, that this woman from my mom's work wants me to take her pictures for her wedding! My mom said she thought I was really talented when she saw the family shots I took of Justin, Jenna, Ashtyn, Jake, and Ali, and would love for me to capture moments at her wedding, like I did with the kids. I am extremely excited. Please pray that this will be the launching pad for my career in photography! I'm nervous to do it, but once I get behind that camera all I see is oppurtunities to take a good picture. Soon I'm going to make buisness cards and a website, so I can start advertising what I do. I can't wait, and I hope everything works out. :)