Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree

http://sendables.jibjab.com/view/U6LdFqQ91sI6AumiRGBG

Click on the link to watch it! It’s SO cute! :) I LOVE it! haha

Up & Coming!

I need to write a new post... but I'm not quite sure what to write about! :) I always go to my blog and look at it and think: "Man! I gotta change that! It's been the same FOREVER!" But I never do! So, now that I'm finally getting to it, I'm not quite sure what to write about! :) haha

ExCiTiNg NeWs:
~I got a job! At Del Taco! I've only been working there for the past week and half.
~I got my first B+ on a Physics test. No... that doesn't sound very good... but trust me, considering how stinkin' hard that class is... a B+ is pretty dang good! :)
~The first Semester of my Junior Year in High School is almost over! Then I only have three more semesters and 6 more terms of my high school ... career? (Not sure what to call it!) haha
~We decorated our house for Christmas! The tree is up, the garland has been hung, the candles are in the window, the nativity scene (what's left 0f it) is up, and the stuffed reigndeer is sitting in the window. One thing that has been sadly neglected, is our stockings! HOW ARE THE STOCKINGS NOT UP??!?!!!?! :) haha

Up and Coming:
~Christmas break! Hallelujia! It's finally almost here! It is NEXT FRIDAY!! I.Am.SOOOOOO.Happy! This is a much needed break. I know we just had Thanksgiving break... but that's not the same as a two week (plus a day) break!
~The........ ROSE PARADE! :) yayayayayaya! I'm so excited to go to California with the marching band! It is going to be So.Much.Fun! Ahh :)

AND... what I'm sad:( about:
~There is NO snow on the ground... NONE! It is DECEMBER! ARRGH! How in the WORLD has it not yet snowed in UTAH?! Utah for crying out loud!

I'm so happy for the Christmas season! And so grateful! The word Christmas just makes me smile :) real big! I'm so excited for Christmas!
Why?
~Sugar Cookies shaped like candy canes and snow men
~Christmas songs that make you want to sing at the top of your lungs and dance til you're almost dying!
~No school
~Smiling faces
~Giving gifts
~I'm not going to lie... recieving gifts too! :) hehe
~RED AND GREEN!
~The decorations!
~Christ
~Waking up SUUPER early to peek in our stockings and open presents and eat YUMMY breakfast!
~The love that everybody shares/has

AHH! I'm getting myself too excited! I'd better stop! I'm afraid this list could go on FOREVER! :)

Babysitting-one of the hardest jobs and makes me want to pull my hair out!!!!!!

Dallin throwing his stuffed animals and kicking them to see how high they would go.

Hollie playing barbies in her room and saying no to everything I ask.

Ashlyn sitting on her bed reading a book while everyone else is mopping counters and loading the dishwasher.

Sydnee on the computer looking up hair tutorials.

Then, when it's time for Hollie's friend to go home, she repeatedly said, no! No! NO!

Then, when I tell Dallin it's time to clean, he says, no! No, NO! And then he screams and kicks and punches, which makes Sydnee come in and yell at him.

Ashlyn has to take Dallin away from Sydnee and put him in his room. . . which of course, makes him scream even louder.

Then, I come home from taking Hollie's friend home and the main floor had remained untouched.

But now that the house is all clean, and Dallin in his bed. . . things aren't so chaotic. . . the only noise I hear is Sydnee's tapping as she texts some boy, and the clicking of the computer keys as I type. It's quite wonderful you see. . . but this makes me think that Dallin is the source of all my problems. . . while Dallin is here. . . complete chaos and complete destruction! And now that he's asleep. . . peace, quiet, and no fighting! :D So wonderful!

A Dental Week!

My BEAUTIFUL smile a day after the surgery! :) haha, ya right!

This week has been a very painful week for my poor mouth :(. Got my braces tightened on Tuesday which were very very sore and painful! Then, Thursday I had a dentist appointment to get my teeth cleaned, where they found a small cavity, which was taken care of right there on the spot. Then, later that day at 12:00, the dreaded moment came, I was getting my wisdom teeth out. And now, my cheeks are puffy, I am in pain, and I look absolutly amazing with two ice packs strapped around my head! :) Oh what joy this has brought into my life! :)

2 Year Anniversary

Today marks the 2 year anniversary of the American Fork Marching Band bus crash. It's so hard to believe that just 2 years ago, I would be in Pocatello, performing my show, finding out we won all the captions and dominated at our competition, eating a sandwhich at Arby's, and getting back on a tour bus to come home to American Fork, and I'd also be in a bus crash that could have taken my life and many others. I'm so grateful to Heather. Without her, myself and others possibly wouldn't be here today. She is a TRUE hero and an amazing person. I'm very sad I didn't get to know her as well as I would know her now if she were still here. But, knowing that she would lay her life down for her "kids" (as she would call us) makes me feel closer to her every day. The band wore flip flops today in her honor, as it was her favorite thing to wear on her feet. I don't even think she wore closed toes shoes to Band Camp in Delta! :) :) :)

Thank you Heather! :) I miss and love you and I am eternally thankful for what you have done for me.

BORED out of my MIND!

Yes, it is true, I'm very much BORED out of my MIND! Today was just your typical average boring day...

I woke up early, went to school, had sign language, history, math, and child development, had 3 hours of marching band (doing straight drill), and now I'm home... took an ACT practice test, did some math... or at least I got my math out to start, tried to do my Physics homework, and now I'm here... typing my boring day into a blog post. *sigh*

Last night was family night for the marching band! We performed our show twice and Hollie got to follow me around on the feild. It was so funny to see her run around and try to catch up to me while I played. She's such a cutie! :) {Thanks mom and dallin and hollie for coming to my show! It meant a lot seeing you up in the stands!!}

I'm selling Stove In A Can again! This will help me pay for marching band fees. They are $25.00 each and it's a super amazing deal! If you want one, please let me know! I get $15.00 of the $25.00 you give me. People in my band have paid off their whole California trip and even paid off all the band fees required this year.

My mom is gone picking up Sydnee at her new "job" (which is a different story for a different time), and Dallin and I are home! We were eating Taco Soup for dinner and when my mom left Dallin says: "I haven't eaten anything, so can I have some cereal?!" and I told him "No! But you can eat dinner!" And he said, "Ok!" So I filled him a bowl and gave it to him. "EW!" He said. "I don't like taco soup!" So he threw a fit and started crying. And this is what he said: "I DIDN'T EAT BREAKFAST OR LUNCH SO I'M STARVING!" And I said. "Ok, then eat dinner!" And of course, he screamed NO. :) :) :) Haha, what a funny kid. BUT! I told him that if he ate ten bites of his soup, I would let him have a small bowl of cereal, which he whined about for what seamed like FOREVER, but he finally gave in. And instead of only eating ten bites, he had about 20. And now he's chomping on his "small" bowl of cereal behind me, happy as can be! MAN! What a brother!

So I took the van to Costco (with my mom's Costco card which made me feel oh-so-very powerful!) to fill up the van with gas. I got there, did all the steps... and then when it came time to open the little thingy you put the gas nozzle in... I couldn't figure out how to open it! I sat there for at least five minutes trying to get the dumb lid to unscrew before I finally told Hollie to run over to the man behind us and ask him if he could come help me. And he did! :) He was very nice, but I felt very stupid! :) Haha, but he showed me how, then figured I didn't know how to do the rest, so he walked me through how to put gas in my car! :) It was funny. But he was a very nice old man and I thank him... because I probably would have drove home and had my mom go fill up the van instead of me! :)

IT FINALLY CAME!

It finally came in the mail!! My lisense finally decided to come! :) oh I'm so happy! It seems like it's been forever and now it's finally here, in my hands and looking as beautiful as ever! I drove Dallin to Blockbuster to return a movie and he told me that I am AWESOME! :) YES!!!!!!!

"Clean It Up!"

"Clean It Up!" .... daily words! I always hear them. Before I leave in the morning, "Clean It Up!". When I get home, "Clean It Up!". Before I run over to a friends house, "Clean It Up!". Before I eat dinner, "Clean It Up!"

So... after cleaning my room and seeing how beautifully clean and fresh it looks..... I have decided that I am going to set a goal to keep it clean! For a whole week! Putting away my clothes, making my bed, keeping my desk organized... let's just hope I can accomplsh it!

That way... when I hear the "Clean It Up!" WARNING, I'll be able to say, "I don't need to, I'm done!"

Yes, how so happy I will be! My room will be clean instead of messy, and instead of hearing, "Clean It Up!" 10 times daily, I'll hear it once!

Yay! :)

Catching Up :)

I feel like I haven’t posted anything in a long, long while! :) So... here I go! :) I’m catching up!

My Birthday was AMAZING and I’m so grateful for everyone that made it such an amazing day! My mom, dad, sisters, brother, and friends!... oh! and that lady that did my hair!!! she did a great job and I’m happy with the way it turned out! :) Thanks all! :)



School started... bleh... :) Haha. :) I’m glad to call myself a Junior and see all the little sophmores... except it’s the weirdest feeling to think that I was them last year, and that all the seniors and juniors were thinking that about me! :)



A lady named Katie came into talk to our Priests and Laurels in my stake this wednesday. She was in a car accident just a few years ago and found out that she was paralyzed. She talked about how instead of letting herself be miserable, and always wondering “why me?”, she decided to try new things and do things that made her happy. She was so inspiring and I’m so happy I got to hear what she had to say! :)

Band Camp, My Birthday, And School!

Band Camp.... *sigh*! Hardest week of my life! ... even though it’s not technically a week. :)

Which is totally fine with me! I’m not complaining! :) haha

I’m so happy It’s over! I was so sore and tired and my feet were in so much pain I just couldn’t wait to get home! But I watched my show and it is going to be AMAZING! I’m so excited! We do such cool shapes and forms and our music is really fun! Our show this year is called:

SHADES OF CONFLICT!

Cool name huh? :) haha I LOVE it!

If you want to see our show:

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150342515721894

It’s a pretty cool show! The camera man is awful but you can still tell It’s cool! :)

MY BIRTHDAY! My 16th Birthday is just 2 days away and I don’t think I can wait! Well... I am “celebrating” it tomorrow! But It’s still really 2 days away... which is....

the FIRST DAY of my Junior year in HIGH SCHOOL! Ah :) What a great week this is....

Coming home from band camp, my birthday, and the first day of school!

Mormon Messages: My new favorite thing!

I LOVE Mormon Messages! Even though they're only about 5 minutes, they share powerful words and meaningful messages. I encourage you to click on the link below and watch this Mormon Message. This one is a great one by President Dieter F. Uchtdorf . He's an AMAZING person and his message to us is very strong. I hope you take the time to watch this short 4 minute video of self worth.

http://lds.org/media-library/video/mormon-messages-for-youth?lang=eng#2010-04-20-our-true-identity

It's so nice to know that we can be great swans! I'm happy for that knowledge! The knowledge that God loves me so much! And that He knows I am a beautiful swan and that you are too. :)

“Comparing yourself to others can … result in either feelings of inferiority or superiority. … Accept yourself as the unique person that you are without comparing yourself to others. Doing this will help you love yourself properly without conceit” (Clark Swain, “Q & A,” New Era, Mar. 1979, p. 38) and I would also add that it will help you love yourself without being "down on yourself".

I love you my family!

I love you my family! I'm going to miss you this week at camp! I'll be thinking of each and every one of you this week! Thanks for all your help with my devotionals mom! And thanks mom and dad for letting us go this week! I'm really happy I get to go a second time to Girls Camp this summer. I'm excited to go have fun and get to know some new girls and make some more friends! Don't worry-I'll take good care of Sydnee! :) haha

I love you all so much and I can't wait to come back and tell you all that I've learned and done!

And I especially can't wait to see you all again and give you a big hug! I'll miss you all!

With love,

cam ;)

Clips and Snips

My cute friend Marin Edwards is doing a cute accessories business and is selling some cute hair accessories! She wanted me to spread the word! So visit:

www.clipsandsnips.blogspot.com

and become a member and comment on her accessories!

Also,

on facebook there is a Clips and Snips page!

Visit it and like the page!

There is some really cute stuff there!

Enjoy and please check it out!

{Random Posting}

I started Drivers Ed a few weeks ago and am now (finally!) finished with all 8 classes and one driving and observing time! YES! This means.... only 4 more hours of driving and 4 more hours of observing, and my birthday, and then the drivers test and I.Can.Have.My.License! AAAHHH! I'm so excited and so very ready! Dallin is already asking if I'll take him to "Old Mcdonald's" when I can drive :). I told him I'd take him as long as he would pay. And he said: "No way! You're the driver!"

haha :)

My Birthday is coming up so fast and I'm so excited!!! Although... it is the first day of school... ugh! :) haha. I'm still excited to finally be sixteen!

School... here are my thoughts on school...

I'm fine going for the first week... but after than I think we should just go back to summer break! :) haha! I am not ready for school to start at all! I have to finish an english packet, and finish 2 books! One of which I haven't even started yet...............

uh-oh

Pictures with my two amazing bestest buds! :)

My AMAZING mom took pictures of me and my friends on Sunday night! They turned out super cute and I LOVE them! These aren’t all of them, cause it was taking too long to upload :). So maybe I’ll add more later! :)

Thanks mom for taking the pictures! I love you so much and you’re an awesome photographer!

Allyse’s Bridal

I went to Allyse’s Bridal with Sydnee and my bestest friend Marissa. We decided to model off our favorites... and one of our dislikes :) .......

Syd and I modeling off the same dress :) This one was my absolute FAVORITE! I LOVED this one and I wore it twice! :)

Marissa and I laughed at the tail at the end of the dress! It’s such a cute dress though! :)

My FAVORITE! :) !!!!

I don’t like the dress I’m wearing but I liked Marissa’s! :)

Sydnee!

My other favorite dress! (The two dresses are the same I just liked the salmony pink one better!)

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Haha! This dress is my FAVORITE on Marissa! It has a hilarious story behind it! :)

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Homecoming style dress!

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The two dresses we didn’t like at all!

And! Our favorites!

(The ones we will wear to prom!.... if we get asked!)

:) haha

Steel Days Parade!

Hey! :) The AF marching band is selling Steel Days breakfast tickets. $5.o0 for adults and $2.50 for kids. Breakfast is July 9th at Fresh Market. Breakfast will include: pancakes, hash browns, eggs, ham, and a drink. What you pay goes to me for my band fees. So if you are interested, please let me know! :) Thanks!

Happy Fathers Day Dad!

Dear dad,

Happy Father's Day! You are my # 1 dad! :) haha

Thanks for being so great. You really are a wonderful dad and I’m glad that I got to come to earth to live with you. Thanks for your example to me and for helping me become the best person that I can be. Thanks for always pushing my to do my very best... even when I don’t want to or don’t think I can. Thanks for helping me whenever I need help with anything... homework :). And thanks for always being so much fun! You really are a FUN dad! You always make me laugh and smile, even when I can be not a happy person. :) You are a very awesome dad and I’m so glad that you are my dad!

I LOVE YOU!

Love,

Cam;)

and thank you for taking me to marching band this morning... sorry about my crabby attitude! I love you!

Girls Camp Photos

GIRLS CAMP! American Fork North 13th ward

This week we went to Girls Camp in Morgan Utah on my Camp Directors families land. It was so beautiful and warm and sunny! It was one of those weeks where when you’re in the sun you’re warm, but in the shade it’s chilly. Ah! It was perfect!

We were in tents this year... which is always an adventure. And we started out the week with Sister Cullimore showing us her cleaning stick with ribbon on it... telling us that we were all slobs and that this week she would be judging each tent... and the cleanest tent... would receive a prize! Which.... I wanted! :) So my tent tried... and just so you know... we didn’t succeed! :) haha And we even tried bribing her! Giving her chocolate and telling her how much we loved her! But still, sadly we did not get the cleaning stick! :) haha oh well! We tried... right?

We also did a Treasure Hunt my marvelous mom put together. We each got a bottle of sand and went to each of the stations. At each station we would earn a bead which we could put into our bottles (Our theme was Treasure Seekers [pirates] hence the message in a bottle). It was fun!! :)

We decorated cute treasure boxes with paper and decoupage which all turned out so cute! During the week we would get cute things we could put into our treasure boxes.

And my FAVORITE part of Girls Camp :) :) :) was shooting!!!! Bishop Garn came up with his guns and we got to shoot! I’d tell you what I shot... but I don’t know what they’re called! :) I shot the big guns though... the ones that leave bruises and kick back really hard! Yes, I shot that! And I did awesome! :) I had so much fun shooting the guns! What a wonderful surprise it was! :)

Girls Camp was so much fun and I’m sad the week is over. There were so many wonderful memories created and so many spiritual moments... too much to write down... so I just wrote down the main events we did.

Happy Birthday Dad!

Dear Dad~

Sorry this is so stinkin' late... :), better late than never.... right?

I love you SO much dad! You really are an amazing dad and you're so nice to me! I'm so glad that I get to be your daughter.

Thanks for all that you do:

1. Helping me with my homework when I don't really understand it.

2. Encouraging me to do and be my best.

3. Playing games with me just for fun.

4. Singing at the top of your lungs.

5. Making funny faces.

6. Singing random songs that you just make up.

7. Taking me driving... :)

8. Dancing randomly.

9. Being so weird.

10. Loving me :) <3

11. Cooking yummy food!

12. Always having good ideas.

13. Taking us fishing and camping.

14. Letting us hang out with friends.

15. Making me laugh all the time.

16. Always smiling.

17. Making me very happy.

18. Always laughing and wanting to have FUN!

19. Coming to my marching band performances and concerts.

20. BEING THE BEST DAD IN THE WORLD!

I love you dad! I'm really happy that you're my dad! You really are the best of the bestest!

Love,

Cam ;)

20 Reasons Why I LOVE my Mom

I love how you...

1. Always make things fun

2. Make me feel loved

3. Cook us super yummy food!

4. Always Smile

5. You’re always so kind to everybody

6. Like coming to Girls Camp with me

7. Always like things to look nice

8. Plant flowers in our yard to make it look beautiful

9. Dance around sometimes

10. Always tell me you love you

11. Pop my back

12. Make me laugh

13. You’re my best friend

14. Take us fun places

15. Love taking us to get frozen yogurt :)

16. Care so much about me

17. Put up with me even when I'm unbearable

18. Make me smile

19. Teach me how to do things

20. I love how you love me :)

I love you mom!!! Thanks for all that you do! You really are an amazing mom and I'm happy God sent me to you! I sure am a lucky girl! ;)

I love you mom and Happy Mothers Day!!!

Love,

Cam ;)