Twelve Twelve Twelve

Today is a special day! It is the last triple number date we will see in our lifetime! That is unless we live to an exceptionally old age. If you haven't figured it out by now, It's 12/12/12! This date will not be seen again in a hundred years! Last year we had another exciting date, too - 11/11/11! If you'd like to see my eleven eleven eleven posts, they're in my archive here (top two results.)

I decided, for this special occasion, to mention twelve things I'm thankful for. So here goes! :)

I'm thankful for......

I.)  Salvation

Thank you Lord!

II.)  Scripture

I'm thankful to have been taught at a young age, the importance of reading God's Word and forever keeping it in my heart and mind

III.)    Friends...

...and family.

IV.)   ♪ Music ♫

I love to play music...

 

...and listen to music!

V.)  Books

  I love

           books! :D

VI.)    Cats

I've loved kitties ever since I was very small :)

VII.)  A Home

Everywhere we've been, we've been blessed with a wonderful home.

VIII.)    Duct Tape

"Duct Tape is like the Force. 
It has a dark side, a light side, 
and it holds the universe together." 

what would we do without it??!

IX.)   Laughter 

Laughter is the best thing in the whole world :D

X.)   My Camera!

^^^ My very first camera :)

XI.)  The Time We Had With Elle

Our little family dog, Elle, got hit by a car a couple weeks ago. We are still grieving deeply, but are extremely thankful for the time we had with her. 
♥ We miss you, Elle ♥

XII.)    Christmas Lights!

They're fun to put up... 

...fun to wear...

...and definitely fun to look at.

I'm thankful for much more than just these twelve, of course, but these are a few special things that came to mind. :)

Blessings!!

                       

Inardesco

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PETER!! I hope today is an especially fantastic day for you.

"The world is changed. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the earth. I smell it in the air. Much that once was is lost, for none now live who remember it." ~Galadriel

Tempus Fugit

HeloooOOOooo everyone! I’ve not dropped off the face of the planet, nor have I been abducted by aliens. I don’t think.

But a few very special anniversaries have passed!

I've had my Sony Alpha 33 SLR for one year, I've had my blog for one year, and I turned 16!

I plan on posting lots of pictures from this past year and of some recent events, so put me back in your bookmarks. ;)

I hope you've all had a wonderful summer and are enjoying the somewhat cooler weather!

my birthday breakfast donut :)

Blessings!!
         ~Emily

Eight Years Later

back row, left to right: Grace Silverstein and me - front row, left to right: Peter Schmidt, Lily Silverstein and Aaron Silverstein

So you're probably thinking that we all knew each other in the first picture. Well we didn't! Back in 2004, we participated in a home school spelling bee but none of us knew each other (except Grace, Aaron and Lily of course;)! There were many participants - of all the places I could have stood for the group picture..... I was nestled among these four. And now, eight years later, we're fantastic friends. So yesterday we reenacted the 2004 picture at our house - holding our original awards. :D

SPECIAL thanks to Mrs. S. for taking the original 2004 photo! :D

Our blank expressions were driving me crazy, so we had to get a 'normal' picture ;D

You guys are the best friends I've ever had. I'm so glad God crossed our paths (again!) :)

<3 Em

More Perspective for Eye eye eye eye eye eye

This is the dragonfly who's eye I photographed with reverse lens macro in my previous post.

A bit closer up...

Now look at the post below and tell me what you think :D

~Emily

Eye eye eye eye eye eye

Dragonfly's eye

Trio

Big and Blue

Happy Independence Day!

Cloud Nine pt3: The Flight

ENJOY!! More to come. =)

The controls

Mom taking a picture of me in the pilot's seat

Ready to taxi out to the runway

open window

our backseat passenger :)

Ready for take off

I didn't take pictures while I took off.. ;)

In the air 

Aerial view

beautiful view

Co-pilot/flight instructor instructor/Bob :)

tiny silos!

tiny everything

lake

flying the plane! :D

Bob and I flying the plane! :D

dials and meters (soooo cool) 

see the shadows of the clouds!?

I love all the colors and shapes

tiny barn :D

another shot from under the wing

more cloud shadows

the airport is the little white building with the long runway in front

so cool 

another cessna landing (tiny white plane just past the thick white lines on the runway)

circling for landing

the straight "road" is a train track 

next to the runway

I love the tracks in the fields!

coming in for landing

closer....

...closer.......

the eagle has landed.

back to the airport

Next I'll post the pictures from when I got off the plane (plus some that mom took), back at camp and then throughout the next week or so I'll post my favorite aerial pictures individually. =)

Thanks for stopping by! :D

~Em