killer seatbelt drama

this saturday I had the opportunity to go to Wonderjam at Canada's Wonderland.



i'm taking the pic; these are the fun people I went with.

i wanted to see the bands...

ok, really just one band....

and of course to ride the rides too.

what a good day.

after sharing 2 XL Pizzas from Pizza Pizza

and a ride up at 301 ft

Windseeker.

it was time for my anticipated concert.
Skillet.

the guy introducing them said that 'they have a killer seatbelt drama.'

a what? 
i asked dan. 

I had no idea what a 'seatbelt drama' was, but dan heard correctly.

'they have a killer female drummer.'

(made much more sense - and they really do)

Skillet has to be one of the best live shows. 

they were amazing. 

the violin and cello.....

i don't have words to describe them.

I sat at the back, on the grass.

not the best location to film with a little olympus camera, but here's a little taste of their final song.

thank you Micaela for the tickets to go.  

you are awesome!

Changed.... yet again

Alright.

those of you who actually read this thing, no matter how often, have seen a few changes happen to the look of it.

I think i said i wouldn't change it again too soon, the last time I did it.

sorry.

i got sick of the look.

when I read other blogs I say to myself

"i like how this one looks, I need to fix the look of mine."

I'd promise i won't change it again,

but..

we all know i can't keep that promise.

currently i really like this look.

sorry if you don't.

but here's a new photo anyway :)

daddy

sunday was father's day.

any man can be a father.

i have a dad.
a daddy.

my dad:

spent time with me.  

played games with me.

teased me.

made me laugh.

loved me.

carried me up to bed when I fell asleep in front if the tv

(or when I pretended to be).

helped me with homework.

came to special events.

inspired me to be my best.

showed me when it meant to love others.

taught me the value of money.

hugged me.

never gave me reason to doubt his love.

my kids have a dad.

a daddy.

i am so thankful for my dad

and my husband (the dad of my kids)

Happy (belated) daddy's day!

my Jones

So, as you all know

I love Jones Soda!

I want to have one of my photos on a bottle.

I also want to do the My Jones and personalize some bottles for something.

So, imagine how happy I was to see the wedding favors this weekend.

love them!

by the way,

my bottle's fortune was: Donate your time.

Dan's fortune was: Call your mom. 

Faith's fortune was:

i forget what Jordan's fortune was..something about work i think.

Wedding Memories

This past weekend I had the honor of being in the wedding of two very special people.

I had been a youth leader for each of them and have watched them grow into people whose love for God surpassed everything. 

when asked to be in the wedding I was so honored and priveleged, as well as excited to know that the beautiful bride-to-be loved me as much as I loved her. 

after amazing bridal showers and chats about plans, dress buying and adjusting..

the day was finally here. 

I also had the opportunity to step behind my camera, and capture some beautiful memories for the two of them. 

these are a few of the memories.

 Faith has dreads and her hair looked absolutely spectacular!

Beautiful maid of honor, Kirsten, getting her hair done. 

the original plan was to curl and put the hair up. 

We vetoed that idea and she kept it down - gorgeous.

Faith is a spectacular pianist. 

had to have the piano in a photo somewhere.

what an amazing day!

Congratulations Faith and Jordan!!

once again, thank you for asking me to share in this day.



beach adventures

yesterday was our first trip to the beach this summer.

is it summer yet?

it sure felt like summer.

No, she isn't praying to the gods of summer..
she's drinking the lake instead.

the best thing about going to the beach on a tuesday in May

we had the beach to ourselves.

the boy wished we were at the ocean.

One day little guy, one day.