Engagement Pictures!!!

Hey everyone! I haven't been on this blog for a loooong time, but by now you all probably know why...I've been helping to plan a wedding! My wedding, to be exact! My mom has done an amazing job, and we've been able to get a lot done already. God has been so evident in every single step of the way, and there has never been any doubt that this is His will for me! I am so incredibly blessed!
First of all, in case there are still any of you out there who don't know this...my fiance's name is Mitchell Quiring, and I dated him since November 24 of 2012. From the start, we found so many common interests and enjoyed being able to work together on the family farm! He asked me to marry him on June 28th, 2014, and I joyfully said YES! =D Together we are looking forward to the day that the two of us become one...December 6!
Just in case y'all are interested in engagement pictures...here you go!

1 Corinthians 13:13

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. 

But the greatest of these is love.

Family Vacation #2

Hey! Here I am again, with more pictures! I hope you enjoyed the pictures of the first part of our family vacation! Here we are again at an old fort that was on a point which defended the Columbia River and the coastline from the Japanese in WWII. We had a blast exploring this old place!

We also stopped in Tillamook, Oregon, which is famous for its dairy products.

We went to the cheese factory, where we got to sample the cheese and overlook the 

area where they made it! And of course...we couldn't pass up ice cream cones! Mmm!

One of the main highlights of our trip was the time that we spent along the beach. 

The fog was really unique, and would suddenly roll in, making it impossible to see 

very far. It was beautiful!

Drawings in the sand!

 Henry had such a fun time in this new stuff called sand!

 

Sand castles!

Enjoying the sunshine and the beach

Henry and Mom

And...more beautiful fog!

God's beauty is displayed in so many ways.

I hope to have more pictures of the beach posted soon!

Family Vacation #1

Hello! Wow, it's been quite a while since I've posted on this blog! At least I have lots of pictures to make up for it. =) We have been gone for the past two weeks on our family vacation, and I took so many pictures...so here are a few of them! We were very blessed to be able to travel in a huge motor-home bus that some friends offered to let us use. It made traveling so much more fun and comfortable! We traveled through Wyoming and Idaho to Oregon, where we spent most of our vacation. After Labor Day weekend, we traveled down to northern California, and then back through Nevada, Utah and Colorado. We saw such a variety of God's wonderful creations! Here are some of the highlights of the trip...

Here we are, ready to head out!

Some of us may or may not have been paying attention

to the scenery... 

Wyoming

Some of the beautiful mountains! 

Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park!

 This is actually another geyser named the Beehive

Old Faithful

 At the Grand Tetons!

(Henry isn't in this picture because he was taking a nap.)

We also spent some time in Jackson Hole, WY.

We were fascinated with this huge archway made of elk antlers,

but this wasn't the only archway...there were four, one on

each side of the town square! 

 In Oregon, we saw some beautiful scenery and were able

to do some hiking! We saw several different waterfalls...

(the path went behind this waterfall!)

 ...and although the water was freezing cold, Dad
and some of my siblings decided to brave it anyway! =)

 This is the view of the beautiful Columbia River,

 near where we were hiking!

The Columbia River is the biggest one I've seen, and from Oregon,

we could look across and see Washington! 

 The ocean-going ships on the river were so big!

 We enjoyed this first part of our vacation so much!

More pictures to come soon!