Friday, January 9, 2015

It's 2015!

Wow!  It's 2015!  2014 went sooo fast!  Here are some favorite memories from this year: (watch out, this is a picture overload) :-)

NCHEA kids conference, 
The International Horse Show!  Two word description: HORSES GALORE!!!  
LTC convention in Kansas City, 
Happy Easter! 
Lauritzen Gardens with friends,
 Rachel's Raise of Hope walk,
Baby Grand piano! 
Visiting the Safari Park, 
Getting my braces off!!! 
College World Series! 
Shakespeare on the Green with friends...
and winning the raffle! 
 Fourth of July with family and friends,
 kayaking,
the Ellen Pose! :-)
Jazz on the Green,
Going to the Zoo with friends,
Enjoying tea parties with these cuties,
Skating with friends,
Two Rivers,
Selah's birthday party!
Enjoying a Fairy Tea Party!
Trip to the Creation Museum,
My first time riding a camel!
Tubing for the first time!!! 
Spending time with family in Illinois,
 Camp Rivercrest!
 Big swing! 
Zip line! 
Posing for pictures at our churches Youth Rally,
 Field trip to Mahoney! 
Picking out pumpkins with friends,

 Going to the Zoo (again) with family,
and riding the Skyfari again!
Celebrating my birthday at Aunt Missy and Uncle Kip's!
 Visiting the Holy Family Shrine,
Orchestra concert,
My first Speech Tournament!  I got 1st place in Open Interpretation and 2nd place in Persuasive Speaking.  It was really fun!  
 Happy Thanksgiving! 
 Piano recital,
 Merry Christmas!
 
 We were ''Claused'' on Christmas night!
 Clausing our friends: 101,
 Having fun with Amy!
 And yes, we were awake at 12:29 pm on New Year's Eve! :-)

Happy New Year, everyone!  I hope you all have a Happy, Healthy, and Blessed 2015!



Posted by at
Labels: , , , , ,

23 comments:

  1. Anna PJanuary 9, 2015 at 5:35 PM

    Happy New Year!
    -Ariel

    ReplyDelete
  2. Anna PJanuary 9, 2015 at 6:46 PM

    Oh My Word, you got to go to the International Horse Show?! SO COOL!! Something is telling me that it was really awesome :-). Do you know what breed the horse in the picture is? -Savannah

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Ellen VJanuary 9, 2015 at 8:16 PM

      Hi Savannah,
      Yes, it was totally awesome! My Aunt and Uncle preformed a demonstration in the pre-show too!
      I'm not sure which horse that was (there were literally like 10 horses in stalls, not to mention the ones that were competing!) but I think it was either the Fresian (not sure if that's spelled right), or the Percheron.

      Delete
    2. Anna PJanuary 10, 2015 at 6:52 AM

      It looks like a Fresian to me, since all Fresian's are black and it has a kinda wavy mane ... and all the Fresian's I've seen (only in pictures, sadly) have a wavy mane.
      Did you have a favorite horse you saw at the show? I'm guessing you didn't, but I might as well ask :-). -Savannah

      Delete
    3. Ellen VJanuary 10, 2015 at 10:18 AM

      Hmm, there was a really cool Percheron there, but I really liked the Fresian too! My Aunt has a Fresian at her horse ranch, but we don't get to see him very often. :-(. Fresian is me favorite breed. Do you have a favorite breed?

      Delete
    4. Anna PJanuary 10, 2015 at 2:40 PM

      My favorite breed tends to change quite often :-). Right now it's the Gypsy Vanner. They're really beautiful! Do you take horse-back riding lessons?

      Delete
    5. Ellen VJanuary 11, 2015 at 10:47 AM

      I don't take regular horse-back riding lessons, but my Aunt sometimes gives me a lesson when we visit the ranch. The last time I had a lesson was on my birthday. I was riding their barn managers horse and I'm telling you, he was the normal size for a horse, but coming from a shetland pony, he was pretty big. :-) I got to trot with him while the barn manager held the halter. It was very fun!

      Delete
    6. Anna PJanuary 11, 2015 at 1:53 PM

      You've ridden a shetland pony before? That's really cool! I love shetland ponies, they have such big personality's! I've only ridden normal sized horses :-).
      I have trotted a couple times when I took riding lessons. I had to stop for a while, but I will be starting riding again in spring, and I'm really excited! -Savannah

      Delete
    7. Ellen VJanuary 11, 2015 at 3:21 PM

      Yes! Aunt Missy gave him to Hannah and I for my eighth birthday! His name is Spike. I got too big to ride him though. :-( It was the first time I had gotten to ride a full-size horse!
      Do you take lessons at Lamplight Stables? Where is that?

      Delete
    8. Anna PJanuary 11, 2015 at 3:39 PM

      Wait. Hold on. You and Hannah have a pony?! You are SO lucky! What color was he? It's to bad that you're to big to ride on him :-(!
      Yes, I do take lessons at Lamplight Stables. It's ... well, I'm TERRIBLE at directions (Josh is much better then I am. And he's six.), so I'm not exactly sure. About half an hour from our house ... maybe? I don't really know, you'd need to ask my mom :-). -Savannah

      Delete
    9. Ellen VJanuary 11, 2015 at 3:51 PM

      Well, he's not ours anymore 'cause we can't ride him. He is all white, but he desperately needs a bath. :-) I still like to think he's mine. :-) He's probably as tall as my chest. He's pretty short. :-)
      That's fine! I'm not good with directions either. I barely know my right and left! :-)

      Delete
    10. Anna PJanuary 11, 2015 at 4:26 PM

      He sounds really cute! There's a white horse at Lamplight names Cream, and he ALWAYS looks like he needs a bath :-).
      Do you have a favorite horse at your Aunt and Uncle's ranch (Or one that you normally ride when you're there)? -Savannah

      Delete
    11. Ellen VJanuary 11, 2015 at 4:45 PM

      I've only ridden Spike and Booker (the barn manager's horse) so I don't really have a favorite there, but for looks, definitely Leo (the Fresian). They are just so pretty!

      Delete
    12. Anna PJanuary 11, 2015 at 5:54 PM

      It's really neat that your Aunt and Uncle have a Fresian! I would love to see one in real-life sometime, they're beautiful!
      I've only ridden three horses at Lamplight so far. Smoky, who is really old and super sweet, Cowboy, who is younger and really fun to ride, and Thunder, who is pretty stubborn and is kinda hard to ride. But I love him anyways :-). So I don't really have a favorite either :-).
      Have you ever cantered before? I haven't, since I've only been to five or six lessons. But I can't wait until I can! -Savannah

      Delete
    13. Ellen VJanuary 12, 2015 at 7:01 AM

      Leo is somebody else's horse but they pay Aunt Missy to ride and train him.
      Yes, I've cantered on Spike, but that was a long time ago! It was super fun, but the next day, I could barely move. :-) I was pretty sore. :-) It was still awesome!

      Delete
  3. AnonymousJanuary 10, 2015 at 4:26 PM

    Wow, Ellen! You outdid yourself. This is a wonderful pictorial collection of family, friends, and beautiful creatures that chronicles a busy and blessed year. You have really captured the atmosphere and feeling of activities, trips, parties and exciting and educational occasions. You should make a book of it, like a diary of 2015. Then, each year you could make another volume. Thanks for all your hard work. Love, Grandma and Grandpa.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Anna PJanuary 13, 2015 at 8:15 AM

    Oh, I LOVE the picture of you and Hannah with you violins! they are SO pretty! ~Skylar

    ReplyDelete
  5. Anna PJanuary 13, 2015 at 6:43 PM

    Oh, I forgot to tell you early, but better late then never! Anyways, congratulations on winning second and first place ribbons at your Speech Tournament!!
    Also, is the horse you are with in one of your pictures (the one nearer the bottom) Booker? -Savannah

    ReplyDelete
  6. Anna PJanuary 17, 2015 at 3:37 PM

    Whoa, I LOVE how you re-did your blog, it looks great! -Savannah

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)