Twilight

So for those of you who know me know that i dont read much, hardly ever. So last week when me and Korin had our week at grandpa and grandmas house we went shopping in Souix Falls and we had never been to a Barnes and Nobles store before so grandma took us there. My mom said that if we find a book we wanted we could get it. Korin picked out a book called "Id Tell You I Loved You But Then I'd Have To Kill You" and liked it. I on the other hand had a hard time chosin a book i wanted shocker i kno i had to many options. I found a book series that look interesting it was called "Vampire Kisses" well the series was and i showed grandma and she said that if i liked books like that (which i do) then i should read the twilight series which my aunt Krissy had said was an awesome series to read but it didnt sound good to me (i was wrong) so my grandma showed me them and i thought sure why not give them a try and Korin wanted to read them when i was done so i said she could. So i got twilight but i couldnt start readin it yet because i had to finish the book i was reading("That Summer" by Sarah Dessen) first then.....i had to start and finish my 291 page book i had to read for school called "They Cage The Animals At Night" by Jennings Michael Burch and i was mad that i had to read a book over summer for school but i could not put this book down no matter how hard i tryed it was just to good. It was sad and its a true story and just way to good i read it in 2 days at the least! So finally i was done with both those books and by then i didnt have a whole lot of time to read so i was home before i started reading "Twilight". We got home Sunday night and i had started readin it in the car on the way home but couldnt concentrate because everyone kept talking i meen really the only time i need it to be quiet everyone decideds to talk....but i was good right away. My mom was in shock the next day when all i did was lay on the couch all day and read my book i didnt watch T.V. or go on the computer till night time she says shes never seen me so interested in a book before and its true! i read most of the book on Monday. That night my mom went to bed at 10:45 and i decided i was going to my bedroom and read till i got tired so i read from then to 12:55 cause one i wasnt tired and the book was just gettin way to good and suspenful and i couldnt sleep without knowin what was going to happen but then i remember i had my school enrolment and i had to wake up early the next morning so i somehow found a stopping point and went to bed and i wanted to know what was goin to happen thats probubly why it took me so long to go to sleep ad right away in the mornin when i woke up i started readin again and by this time i didnt have much left so i was decideing if i wanted to keep readin or try and make the book last longer because i didnt have the second one and i decided to go that way but it was harder than my computer withdrowls when i get grounded but i couldnt wait any longer so with my money from my grades i decided to go and buy the sencond book and i finished "Twilight" and am started on "New Moon" but im not that far yet cause i couldnt start it right away but i think its going to be done soon then i can get the third and the fourth book that comes out Friday :D! So Krissy looks like you were right this book series is awesome! and thanks grandma for telling me i should get the book! BTW i sounded like korin talking bout books today it was scary!

We Finally Have Our Grass/Weeds

This is our front yard landscaping. Since we are rookies at this it took us awhile to get all our bricks even and straight to dads likeing, mom is excited cause she has two little Charlie Brown trees to decorate for Christmas.
Me and Korin had so much "fun" carrying all the bricks from the truck to mom and dad, sydney was on water duty...lucky!
We are just praying that all our plants stay alive through the constant heat of Kansas.
Furtunatly this was the last of our landscaping and it is right outside of Korins bedroom so if she ever tries to escape..knowing her she would run into that little tree! :P We are just happy that our landscaping is done(for this year.UGH!) and looks really cool!

Sydney turns 10!

Sydney had a lot of fun with some friends at an awesome waterpark but I forgot our camera and sunscreen-ask Steve about that! After we had pizza and a brownie ice cream cake topped with M&M's and fudge-yummy!! Her favorite is brownies.
We gave her this dress so she would have something fun to wear to an upcoming wedding. She is usually not a dress girl but saw this in a store and said she would actully wear it so I thought I better take her up on that. She recieved lots of CASH for her birthday and had a BLAST spending it! When I get cash it takes me a long time to decide what I want to spend it on but not Syd. She had it all spent in hours! She's a kid that knows what she wants. The antique blood that she got from Grandpa Koch came out, we spent over a hour in an antique store and this was our third visit. She picked up an old manual typewriter that she thinks is just the coolest thing! Who would have thought! But her favorite thing was the snowcone maker from target, I think she made 100 of them this week.
We have fish again, this time it's gold fish. She was pretty excited about this and if it pushes off the urge to get a puppy I'm all for it!

Pretty gross! Syd gave her friends some glow in the dark goo at the party and they had so much fun with this stuff. It ended up being goo mixed with dirt and hair and whatever else was on our floors but they still loved it!

Festivities at the Franks...

Do you think that we ever have enough to eat out at Mom and Dad's House?
Here is a picture of me with my Mom and Dad.
Enjoying a bean bag game with cousins.
Janice and Brooklyn. What a cutie, and Brooklyn is too. ;-)
From Left to Right: Fatty, Bean, Dad, Me, Mom, Norie and Vickie. We had a beautiful day, great activities and awesome fireworks! We always look forward to spending the 4th at the Frank Farm!

Festivities on the 4th of July

Sydney getting ready to celebrate the 4th.
Korin and I made a cake for Grandma Koch for her Birthday.
This is our finished masterpiece.

This is a picture of Korin in her 4th of July decorations. We are celebrating Grandma's Koch's Birthday and then we are going to the Franks for BBQ Chicken and Fireworks. It is a beautiful day!