Showing posts with label Aww. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Aww. Show all posts
Monday, June 1, 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Adrenalized With La Rochelle
So, yesterday Rachel came to visit! (Oh, and I call her La Rochelle because... I do...) Actually, she came up because she participated in something called National History Day. She wrote a paper about Thomas Edison, and went all the way to the State Competition, won first place, and is going to Nationals in Washington DC in June! Hurrah! But anyways, there was this reception for the National History Day people in Cleveland, and... uh... she came for it and took advantage of the opportunity by staying with us! (Hurrah, again!) Right now she's hugging me saying, "I'm so happy I got to stay with you guys!" What can I say!
So anyways, whenever we two are around each other, ever single care that we've had is entirely abandoned, because of the immense encouragement we are to each other. But this goes really far... I mean, we get not just hyper, but adrenalized. I've posted some pictures of her visit so far. As most of you know, she's an amazing photographer, and so I posted some examples of her amazingness. :P
Talk about red lips... :P
So anyways, whenever we two are around each other, ever single care that we've had is entirely abandoned, because of the immense encouragement we are to each other. But this goes really far... I mean, we get not just hyper, but adrenalized. I've posted some pictures of her visit so far. As most of you know, she's an amazing photographer, and so I posted some examples of her amazingness. :P
Talk about red lips... :P
Isn't she sooooo cute??
Um, no comment?
Rachel seems to have a talent for taking pictures of people when they're in the middle of doing something... Like, chewing an apple. :p
My little boy Boo! :)
Okay, so the only reason that I posted this blurry picture is because one of my eyes is blue, and the other is green. I just thought that was weird/cool!
Aw...
This picture is amazing... She's so sweet and "innocent" in it... I just wish it was like that all the time. *huge wink*
I don't know what it is about Tirzah... She's so photogenic and I can't help posting pics of her. :)
And the only reason I post pictures of me is because this is *my* blog. ;)
I *love* Rachel's face! It's so classic!
Is that really what I look like when I read my emails?? I need to smile more. :P
On the way to the Western Reserve Historical Society for National History Day reception. :)
Wow... Talk about beautiful.
Okay, so I love this picture of Rachel. She hates it. :P
aw...
She's so unbelievably adorable...
Sisters, sisters, there were never such devoted sisters...
LOL! Olivia's face is hilarious!
And WHY do I post embarrassing pictures of myself on my blog? I don't even know. My self-esteem level has dropped 40%.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
A Baby!!
Today was Natalie's 7th birthday party! She had a few friends over, and among them were three girls who had a new born baby sister... Eliza Kneirim. I think she's two months old. Anyhow, we took some pictures. :) And... well... y'all know how I feel about babies. :D She was so cute--absolutely adorable.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Sleep-Less
Hullo everyone,
Whenever I can't seem to sleep, I usually post on my blog... I've really only done it once before. You see, I love my sleep so much I rarely forfeit it if I can help it. So it's seldom that I can't sleep. Did that make sense? Probably not. Anyways, maybe 2:00 AM isn't that late/early for most of you... but it definitely is for me!! Well, while I'm sitting here I might as well say something worth while... So I will.
Tonight when I was doing the dishes, I was listening to the different noises around the house, namely: Dining room: talk between the parents and Peter on his business. Kitchen: sound of pots and pans crashing together as they're being washed, dried, and put away. Landing: the sound of Angela and Chloe laughing about something particularly funny in those beautiful laughs they possess. Living room/family room/dining room/all upstairs rooms/kitchen/all hallways: the sound of scampering feet and screams of little children as they chase each other— "I'm going to get you!! Ohhhh yessss I will!! I'm going to put my lizard down your shirt!" — in short, a lovely, loud, typical night-after-dinner at the Hopkins home. Yet as I was listening to all these familiar sounds, a sense of completion and absolute contentment overtook me. I then thought how thankful I was that our family was whole. When Peter was gone for all those months, I never did have that sense. There was always something missing. When all the children younger than me went with mother to New York, it was abnormally quiet. The regular alarm clock of little children pounding up and down the stairs, slamming bedroom and bathroom doors, was completely gone. While it was refreshing, it was not normal or satisfying. And when they came home, though there was an explosion as soon as they walked through the door— (hey, they're little, what do you expect??) I thought, "Oh! We're whole now!"
These noises—yelling, fighting, playing, talking, running, etc—that all come from little childern, sometimes get on my nerves. I realize that siblings are really a blessing to me, and a lesson... A lesson in patience. They have been placed here for my sanctification.... And really, when they are all grown up, I know that I will miss all those noises. I know that the quiet will seem stifling. All these thoughts made me stop, and think, and finally be thankful for the time that I am given with my dear little siblings! How often I take things for granted... How often I get impatient and annoyed with siblings who I am supposed to love and serve. But oh! we have such a God in heaven who is so patient enough to forgive me for each one of these sins, and to never cease to teach me in the right way.
Well, I shall stop now... But I have one more thought... I just have to describe this. :)
Yesterday Olivia's mind disagreed with her body and refused to keep it running all over the place. In short, she took a nap in a chair. Now, for Olivia to take a nap in the afternoon is a rare occasion in the Hopkins household. But there she was. She had one little pudgy hand tucked under her head, and her large droopy eyelids looked like they covered half her face—but it was oh so adorable—and her little body was all scrunched up underneath a blanket. Her expression (because, you know, you DO have expressions while you sleep) was one of the utmost fatigue. She looked so sweet, so little, and so fresh and (well almost) innocent that I found her irresistible. And how grateful I was that God has given us that little girl for awhile, and how I long to cherish each moment with her, watching her grow up in the Lord.
Um... I don't know if this made sense to any of you—but hey! A blog is an online journal that's open to the public!! *gasp* So it's up to me to post, up to you to read and decide if it does make sense or not. :)
Oh, and this probably won't make much sense because it's late... :P
Whenever I can't seem to sleep, I usually post on my blog... I've really only done it once before. You see, I love my sleep so much I rarely forfeit it if I can help it. So it's seldom that I can't sleep. Did that make sense? Probably not. Anyways, maybe 2:00 AM isn't that late/early for most of you... but it definitely is for me!! Well, while I'm sitting here I might as well say something worth while... So I will.
Tonight when I was doing the dishes, I was listening to the different noises around the house, namely: Dining room: talk between the parents and Peter on his business. Kitchen: sound of pots and pans crashing together as they're being washed, dried, and put away. Landing: the sound of Angela and Chloe laughing about something particularly funny in those beautiful laughs they possess. Living room/family room/dining room/all upstairs rooms/kitchen/all hallways: the sound of scampering feet and screams of little children as they chase each other— "I'm going to get you!! Ohhhh yessss I will!! I'm going to put my lizard down your shirt!" — in short, a lovely, loud, typical night-after-dinner at the Hopkins home. Yet as I was listening to all these familiar sounds, a sense of completion and absolute contentment overtook me. I then thought how thankful I was that our family was whole. When Peter was gone for all those months, I never did have that sense. There was always something missing. When all the children younger than me went with mother to New York, it was abnormally quiet. The regular alarm clock of little children pounding up and down the stairs, slamming bedroom and bathroom doors, was completely gone. While it was refreshing, it was not normal or satisfying. And when they came home, though there was an explosion as soon as they walked through the door— (hey, they're little, what do you expect??) I thought, "Oh! We're whole now!"
These noises—yelling, fighting, playing, talking, running, etc—that all come from little childern, sometimes get on my nerves. I realize that siblings are really a blessing to me, and a lesson... A lesson in patience. They have been placed here for my sanctification.... And really, when they are all grown up, I know that I will miss all those noises. I know that the quiet will seem stifling. All these thoughts made me stop, and think, and finally be thankful for the time that I am given with my dear little siblings! How often I take things for granted... How often I get impatient and annoyed with siblings who I am supposed to love and serve. But oh! we have such a God in heaven who is so patient enough to forgive me for each one of these sins, and to never cease to teach me in the right way.
Well, I shall stop now... But I have one more thought... I just have to describe this. :)
Yesterday Olivia's mind disagreed with her body and refused to keep it running all over the place. In short, she took a nap in a chair. Now, for Olivia to take a nap in the afternoon is a rare occasion in the Hopkins household. But there she was. She had one little pudgy hand tucked under her head, and her large droopy eyelids looked like they covered half her face—but it was oh so adorable—and her little body was all scrunched up underneath a blanket. Her expression (because, you know, you DO have expressions while you sleep) was one of the utmost fatigue. She looked so sweet, so little, and so fresh and (well almost) innocent that I found her irresistible. And how grateful I was that God has given us that little girl for awhile, and how I long to cherish each moment with her, watching her grow up in the Lord.
Um... I don't know if this made sense to any of you—but hey! A blog is an online journal that's open to the public!! *gasp* So it's up to me to post, up to you to read and decide if it does make sense or not. :)
Oh, and this probably won't make much sense because it's late... :P
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
In The Army....
Of the Lord, of course! :)
But you CAN'T wear a helmet without wearing it fashionably... Good grief!
And some people's sense of fashion is different from others...
Don't you see why I love my daddy?
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Well? What Did You Expect From A Romantic Person?
I have always loved this painting ever since I can remember.... Probably the first time I saw it. The smirk on the guys face, the intentness of the girl on making everything perfect and exact, the tender look on the husband's (or soon to be) face as he watches her work, and the way she has to stand on tiptoe to reach the desk in order to sign, the single rose on the window sill, paints a very expressive, exact, sweet protrait of going to get a marriage license. :)
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
The 2008 Annual Unisversal Big Ugly Beauty Pageant!
Some of you may know about this, and some of you may not. So in case you don't, and even if you do, I'm going to explain. For the past three years, Olivia Howard's birthday party has been a Big Ugly Beauty Pageant. In other words, the Ugliest Girl wins. Only on this day is "You are perfectly hideous!" a compliment. The first year was Local; the second National; and the third Universal. Last Tuesday was the Universal and Final Big Ugly Beauty Pageant of Wheeling, West Virginia. (There actually is a town called Big Ugly in West Virginia--hence the name of our show.)
The contestants are as shown below (in age order)
Chloe ~ Francesca Margarita Tequila Josephina Cuervo from Barcelona Spain
Allison ~ Rosa Bella Roma Rigatoni from Rome Italy
Olivia ~ Host
Jordan ~ Sydney from Australia
Ruby ~ Angus O'Beef from "Dumbeden" Scotland
Rachel ~ Just Jennifer from Hollywood California
Emma ~ Arriet Daft from Bath Britain (actually her real name was Harriet, but with the accent it sounded like Arriet.)
And now, whether your prepared or not, here are pictures from the best, the ugliest, the most hilarious and hideous Big Ugly Beauty Pageant! (Okay okay, I know I don't sound professional...)
Told you it was hideous... This is me, dressed up as a Scottish shepherdess.
Hey, Olivia looks pretty!! That's not right!! Actually, she was the host... She didn't necessarily HAVE to look ugly. She can't really make herself look ugly. She's too beautiful. :D
Rachel, on the other hand... (she's right here with me posting, so she doesn't mind that I said that. :D)
Rachel, me and Olivia after the first half was over... Three more hours to go... *sigh*
Allison... She actually looks Muslim. In this picture, she wasn't from Italy. She was actually playing the part of a murderess. I'll explain in later pictures. :)
One Big Ugly and one Little Lovely
JORDAN!!! And such a Jordan picture too. Rachel says she looks like a rabbit. :P And the reason for her obesity!?!?! It has to do with Allison's murderess picture. Again, I'll explain in later pictures... When the right one comes up. :)
Our wonderfully patient and funny film crew, Mr. Howard INC..
Here is Francesca with her Smart Balance. She's a Bull Dancer, and apparently, "This helped all the dancers in the school keep their balance on the horns."
A close up of my eye. Isn't it beautiful?? You gotta love those eyebrows. :P My makeup was supposed to imitate that of a sheep. :P
Jordan eating her lunch...
It caused much hilarity...
Rachel... Lovely Jennifer. :P
I don't have an explanation for Olivia's expression... But for Jordan's obesity, here goes... Mr. Howard researched Big Ugly on google just to see what would come up. He found a newspaper headline from that town saying, "Big Ugly Woman Killed" and so we decided to do a news report to go in between BUBP segmants about her death. Jordan was stuffed with pillows, and the reporters fought about how she was killed, and finally decided that she was strangled. And so we re-enacted the strangling. Allison was the murderer, and Jordan the hugely obese victim. There, it's all explained. :)
Me and Emma both looking very bad indeed.
Andrea, Tirzah, and Willa played the parts of the news reporters. :) This is Andrea (Clarke).
I posted this picture mainly because of the way Rachel looks in the background, holding Jordan's hands. It looked like something... so... movie-ish or something... I don't know. But I thought it looked kind of cool. :)
Tirzah....
Ugh.
Allison and Chloe. Chloe's eye makeup looks like a devil, doesn't it??
Just a behind-the-scenes picture.
Adorable Seth watching all this ugly ladies act weird.
Tirzah in the dressing room. There was about two feet of clothes on the floor... Yeah.
**sticks tongue out**
Trying on dresses...
Allison...
Hahahahaha! We pick the worst dress combinations for this thing. Fashion matters not.
Willa... :D
Olivia. :)
Emma was a chimney sweeper... However I accidentally called her a swim cheeper. :p I think she looked adorable.
Typical Jordan.
Even more typical!
I didn't purposely have three pictures of Jordan in a row. But oh well!
Rachel looks OK... 
And I just love this picture. We have to end the post with a pretty picture anyhow. It doesn't do to have an ALL ugly post. :)
The contestants are as shown below (in age order)
Chloe ~ Francesca Margarita Tequila Josephina Cuervo from Barcelona Spain
Allison ~ Rosa Bella Roma Rigatoni from Rome Italy
Olivia ~ Host
Jordan ~ Sydney from Australia
Ruby ~ Angus O'Beef from "Dumbeden" Scotland
Rachel ~ Just Jennifer from Hollywood California
Emma ~ Arriet Daft from Bath Britain (actually her real name was Harriet, but with the accent it sounded like Arriet.)
And now, whether your prepared or not, here are pictures from the best, the ugliest, the most hilarious and hideous Big Ugly Beauty Pageant! (Okay okay, I know I don't sound professional...)
Told you it was hideous... This is me, dressed up as a Scottish shepherdess.
Hey, Olivia looks pretty!! That's not right!! Actually, she was the host... She didn't necessarily HAVE to look ugly. She can't really make herself look ugly. She's too beautiful. :D
Rachel, on the other hand... (she's right here with me posting, so she doesn't mind that I said that. :D)
Rachel, me and Olivia after the first half was over... Three more hours to go... *sigh*
Allison... She actually looks Muslim. In this picture, she wasn't from Italy. She was actually playing the part of a murderess. I'll explain in later pictures. :)
One Big Ugly and one Little Lovely
JORDAN!!! And such a Jordan picture too. Rachel says she looks like a rabbit. :P And the reason for her obesity!?!?! It has to do with Allison's murderess picture. Again, I'll explain in later pictures... When the right one comes up. :)
Our wonderfully patient and funny film crew, Mr. Howard INC..
Here is Francesca with her Smart Balance. She's a Bull Dancer, and apparently, "This helped all the dancers in the school keep their balance on the horns."
A close up of my eye. Isn't it beautiful?? You gotta love those eyebrows. :P My makeup was supposed to imitate that of a sheep. :P
Jordan eating her lunch...
It caused much hilarity...
Rachel... Lovely Jennifer. :P
I don't have an explanation for Olivia's expression... But for Jordan's obesity, here goes... Mr. Howard researched Big Ugly on google just to see what would come up. He found a newspaper headline from that town saying, "Big Ugly Woman Killed" and so we decided to do a news report to go in between BUBP segmants about her death. Jordan was stuffed with pillows, and the reporters fought about how she was killed, and finally decided that she was strangled. And so we re-enacted the strangling. Allison was the murderer, and Jordan the hugely obese victim. There, it's all explained. :)
Me and Emma both looking very bad indeed.
Andrea, Tirzah, and Willa played the parts of the news reporters. :) This is Andrea (Clarke).
I posted this picture mainly because of the way Rachel looks in the background, holding Jordan's hands. It looked like something... so... movie-ish or something... I don't know. But I thought it looked kind of cool. :)
Tirzah....
Ugh.
Allison and Chloe. Chloe's eye makeup looks like a devil, doesn't it??
Just a behind-the-scenes picture.
Adorable Seth watching all this ugly ladies act weird.
Tirzah in the dressing room. There was about two feet of clothes on the floor... Yeah.
**sticks tongue out**
Trying on dresses...
Allison...
Hahahahaha! We pick the worst dress combinations for this thing. Fashion matters not.
Willa... :D
Olivia. :)
Emma was a chimney sweeper... However I accidentally called her a swim cheeper. :p I think she looked adorable.
Typical Jordan.
Even more typical!
I didn't purposely have three pictures of Jordan in a row. But oh well!
Rachel looks OK...
And I just love this picture. We have to end the post with a pretty picture anyhow. It doesn't do to have an ALL ugly post. :)And that's it! We might have little snippets of the pageant up, but we'll see. :)
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