Instagram

So, I don't really have a lot to blog about so I thought I would share a couple of my Instagram pictures with you! So here we go!

This is the sunset view from my bedroom window

It rained! 

The polar bear I drew for art

The sunset on the way home from drama

I looked ahead a bit in our calendar and this was one of the holidays.. I couldn't help but think of the song "Do You Want To Build A Snowman." It would be do you want to burn a snowman! 

We had some fun with the pancake batter

Did you know that Esther 8:9 is the longest verse in the Bible? 

I have loved reading this devotion! It has been so much fun!

This was one weird holiday that I wouldn't want to celebrate

What do you call a seagull that flies over the bay? A bagel!! Lol

Just a little snack while doing school. Those s'more goldfish are addicting!

You can normally find little (or big) doodles on my school papers and work books

This is the case I want to get for my new iPod touch!


Well, that's all for today! Once I have more pictures to put up I will post again or if something exciting happens. Oh! That reminds me! My brother and dad both applied for jobs at Compassion International. As much as I think it would be cool I really wouldn't like to leave California to move all the way to Colorado. I would miss all my friends and church family! But I guess if it's God's will that we move there then I'm just going to have to suck it up and be okay with it. 

Until next time!

-Kelsey

Just A Little Post

So Matthew and my mom got home safely from their Compassion trip to Mexico! When they got back it was non-stop stories about different things on the way home. It was fun hearing about all their little adventures while they were there. The next day my mom showed us all the pictures she took on her camera. There was so many! But I loved seeing all the happy kids faces! And then their was our sponsored child who was just adorable! They said they knew who it was when they saw his hair! It was lots of fun looking at pictures and hearing stories.

I had to get back to doing my school this week and honestly it felt very very normal. Like I should be doing it for the rest of my life during my day. Although I know that feeling will go away once it gets closer to summer and I don't want to be doing school. My favorite subject right now is art. I love doing art and I love learning about how I can do it better! Second in line is writing. Although it can be confusing sometimes it has been very fun and I have learned a lot! Third I guess would have to be science. That sometimes is very very confusing and I have to go back and re-read a chapter to figure out what it was saying. Last would have to be math. Yes it's probably everyone's most hated subject but some of those things just don't make sense to me. Like why would you want to undo an equation? But I guess I will need to know it someday so I will keep on learning. I have to say though that my own personal bible time has been so much fun and my most favorite! I am going through a Sherlock Holmes devotional and it is very good! I might just have to re-read it after I'm done with it!

Sorry, I don't have any pictures up but it hasn't really been a picture worthy week... Oh well...

Today though we had Panda Express for lunch! It was so good and I'm so glad that we have a Panda here in town! After we were done eating we left the box out and soon the house smelled like chow mein! It was an amazing smell.

That's all I have for today but I will be posting again soon and hopefully with some pictures!

Oh and one more thing. I have been writing letters to a friend just recently and in one of my letters I had written a sort of a poem in it. It was about how much I love spring! So here it is:

I can't wait for Spring! I love the smell of the air and the gentle breeze of the wind passing through the trees. I love being able to stay outside all day long and hearing the chirping of the birds in the trees. The way the sun beams down on the trees making the leaves glow. The small delicate shoots of gem green grass pushing through the dirt. Oh and the day, the first day, that you finally get to wear a short sleeve shirt and shorts. The sweet smell of flowers blooming drifting through the air. The sound of a lawn mower next door and sitting by an open window letting the breeze through. And the first couple of rain showers making everything glitter and gleam.

And then of course once Summer comes to an end, I can't wait for Fall and Winter. The cripness of the air after rain and the smell of something baking and candles burning in the house. I'm glad God made Spring because it's the most beautiful time of year. I don't know what I would do without it! 

So there's my 'poem'! 

-Kelsey

Saturday

 My mom and brother got home safely from Mexico on Wednesday! Both me and my dad were happy to have them home again. They had a wonderful time meeting all the kids at all the different centers and had a fantastic time meeting our sponsored child Felix. The next day my mom showed me all her pictures and all the kids were so sweet and looked very happy! It was great to see that my mom and brother had a great time there.

So here is some pictures from this morning.

My mom and brother have almost finished packing all the stuff that they took with them to Mexico.

This is the Welcome Home sign that me and my dad made for my mom and brother when they got home. We also got a little pot of flores amarillas (yellow flowers) for them. 

One of the girls at my drama class had a good idea of how to practice her lines. She record herself saying the other persons lines and then said her lines in her head and then continued. It has been helping me a lot! It helps me know when to say my lines and know some of the lines before mine.

I also made a mask and showed it to our costume person to see if that is what one of the girls in the play wanted for her costume. She loved it and we are going to make masks one Friday so we can use them in the play. This one isn't finished yet but I wanted to make sure that the half mask would work before we make them.

I have been loving the one of the little calenders that we have. The quotes have always made me smile!

This is how I feel when it's Friday! :)

So yes it is a short post but the past week has been crazy busy with me being gone from the house almost all day and then having to go pick up my mom and brother. I hoping that I can get another post up soon!

-Kelsey

Instagram, Compassion and Random Stuff

Wow.... I am so sorry I have not blogged in so long. My mom made me an account on Instagram, so I have been doing that for the last few weeks. I will now try to post some of my Instagram photos so you know what I have been up to for the last few weeks. Here are some photos:

Everybody was busy, so I played with my stuffed animals



Me being silly

I finished my quilt!

I love listening to music when doing school

My brother sent me this long text wanting Cinnamon Roll Pancakes in the morning

This is how the pancakes turned out

Alice in Wonderland drawing

A rabbit juggling

Doing Spanish in school

Our rose bush

I love getting these letters!! :)

We are in our new building now! Yay!

Our werid candle

This was so funny to watch! Me and my brother couldn't stop laughing

Love this quote

It started to rain here!

My penquin that I made

I killed it. I killed my history project..... :)

Trying some different things with this picture

Also trying some different things

Lol! Totally me! :)

That is it for the Instagram and Random Stuff part. Now for the big and happy news for the Compassion part... (drum roll)

I STARTED SPONSORING A CHILD!!!!!!!!! :) :) :)

Here she is:

Her name is Katherinne Vanessa Garcia and she is 13 years old.

She enjoys jump rope, telling stories and art

She also lives in El Savador

Well, that is all for today. When I have more Instagram photos, I will post them here.

-Kelsey

Compassion Letter Writing Night and more of Saturdays

Well, once a month on Friday nights we do a Compassion Letter Writing Night. Basically, it's a night when some of the church family that sponser children come and write letters to their child\children. My mom comes up with different ideas of things we can make and send to our children. Last night we made finger paintings and cut out on cardstock their names. Then we are going to glue to letters on to the painted paper. Here is some photos I took while we were there:

Here are some of my paintings (Again I am sorry they are sideways)

We were using tape but it was ripping the paper so we used paper letters instead

Everyone said that it looks like the cover of a Dr. Suess book :)

Some of my mom's paintings

I thought I would do something different

These are the paper letters we used to glue on the paper

My dad's was so cool!

This one looks like tye-dye. Don't you think?

So this is what I did today. Me and my mom went to a u-pick blueberry and cherry place this morning. It was really windy and is still really windy. We had lots of fun, I thought I almost lost my mom when we were picking cherries. :)

A new book I am reading. It's the sequel to Eight Cousins, which is the sequel to Little Women I think.

Since I can't have dessert at night, (because it messes with my tummy), I thought I would have some with lunch. Yum! Any guesses on what I had? Hint: What did me and my mom pick this morning? And what can you cut like a pizza that is a dessert?

"To this day you must be a stranger to one of your parents. If you don't marry Mr. Collins, your mother will never see you again. But if you marry Mr. Collins, I will never see you again." I love this movie... :)

I got a letter from a friend today! Thank you, Miranda! I will put my letter in the mail on Monday!

My book of poems. I thought I would decorate it a bit.

I got a new shirt today! Always have hope!

Gasp! I didn't know my mom was in Pride and Prejudice! :)

That's all for today folks! I hoped you enjoyed today's blog post! :) :) :) :)