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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Cutie Patootie Tang

Today, me and Amy took Eleanor out for a photo shoot for a class we are in together. Every picture was done manually-- which is a huge deal because I am always so scared to shoot manually...It was very freezing and very past Eleanor's bedtime, but she and Sarah were troopers and so adorable. We will miss these two very much! We love you!

Here are some of our favorites.
















Monday, March 22, 2010

Ingrid Michaelson Video Contest

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM0NOg07yOk



My little Sister, Amy, is entering this video contest so she can perform with Ingrid at her concert. We need as many views as we can so replay it all you want! Spread the love!!!


Thursday, February 4, 2010

Imagine Cup- Votes for Poland!

Here is our film we entered for the Imagine Cup competition. My sister and I were inspired to create this film based on a series of events in our own lives. After Hurricane Katrina hit our home of New Orleans, Louisiana, our family evacuated with only a suitcase and each other. Thus, we chose the title "Duffle Bag"--to represent our experience and how it parallels millions of others' worldwide. We wanted this personalized story to touch the hearts of people everywhere to know that poverty and hunger can happen to anybody. Now, it is up to each one of us to rectify the many problems faced throughout the world.

Click on the following link to vote for our film:


(we need as many votes as we can get, in order for us to get passed the first round and compete in POLAND)

Special thanks goes out to everyone who made this film even possible:
Shane
Katherine
Jack
Sam
Freddie
The Nelson Family and home

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Random Times 2009


Here are top 10 of some of my favorite most random moments since I have gotten back from London in August:

1. My dear friend's Abby's gagstalicious bday party. I met Abby (blonde in front row) and Rubie (girl with yellow and grey stripes) while studying abroad London and we became so close. We were all in the same church group, which was such a miracle because there were about 50 people in the program. They are so crazy. So fun. Love them.

2. Seeing New Moon opening night. Abby brought a whole bag of vampire fangs and we went up to the front of the audience and yelled, "who wants edward fangs!" and no joke, every little girl started screaming-- it was hilarious! Right after, my brother, Freddie started chants in the theater for team jacob and team edward fans. he almost got everyone to sit on a certain side of the room depending on whose team they were on-- jacob or edward. ohhh freddie.


3. Being the photographer for Hogwarts for Halloween. It was such a magical night-- my friend Abby's family transforms their house into hogwarts for halloween every year. Words or even pictures cannot even give the whole thing justice. I have to admit that I was was not a harry potter fan until after this night. So amazing.



4. A $30 mask that has brought us endless entertainment. It is the freakiest thing in the world and I still get the shivers when I look at it. We do all sorts of stuff with it. We crash parties. We freak out other drivers when we are driving. We walk down the street with a walker and a few D.I. dresses to choose from. Priceless.


watch this if you haven't already...


5. Scooter rides.


6. Thanksgiving at the Wellings in SLC. You can look at pictures from a later post on my blog. It was so nice to feel like we had a home haha Also the Gruwells, my adopted family from New Orleans, were in town as well. We went to temple square to see the lights and got hot chocolate. so great.



7. Let's not forget Christmas! I spent one week in New Orleans and one week in Ohio to see two of my sisters who live there. I have a later post as well showing pictures. New Orleans was amazing as always. The weather could not have been more perfect and the locals couldn't have been more pumped because of the whole Saints being undefeated thing. Memorable moments include me and Amy cruizing the streets of the French quarter in our mom's mini van with the windows down, shouting things such as "Who DAT!"
The locals in New Orleans are so crazy. I miss that. Provo is very boring compared to dat. Also, eating at Cafe Du Monde in the french quarter the night before the big game was histerical. People were chanting saints songs. Me and amy captured some videos on our phones.

Christmas Eve, we spent the night at my Aunt Anita's house, who was alone for christmas since her son, Shane, is in Korea. I cannot even begin to describe how kind and loving and charitable my aunt anita is. She got me, amy, jacob, and my mom all presents (which was kind of a big deal because we don't really do presents in our family any more.) Any way, it was so fun chillin with her. We watched some wierd mexican family dynamics christmas movie, ordered some pizza, skyped with cousin shane, had maw maw and paw paw over, and had the best night's sleep in my whole life, since Anita let me and Amy sleep in her bed. The room was so dark, that at one point of the night Amy opened her eyes and thought she had gone blind. haha Love my Aunt Neet.



8. Driving all day Christmas day to Cincinatti (12 hours) because we could not wait to see my sister and her family! So many good moments that I cannot remember. Almost every night we would play phase 10. I loved playing with the kids, especially playing dressup, having photoshoots with my nieces, and reading them all books before they go to bed in funny voices haha They are hilarious kids. Ethan, my nephew, is funny. I like when he gets mad. One time, he was digging in the fridge and a fruit cup fell out. Sounds like no big deal right? haha well, this is his reply, "Who put the fruit cups in the fridge! Why would any one put fruit cups in the fridge?!" I loved his reaction because he is a very orderly kid. If something is not in order or in routine he freaks out. I think he is the funniest kid I know.


Here is a funny video that me, amy and freddie made on the last day we were in Cincinatti:


Parkour!

9. Me, amy and freddie, and the three kids went on an adventure to akron, about a four hour drive from cininatti. It was oh so exhausting but oh so fun! Here we are at sarah's cute house in Akron! It was so good to see Sarah. She is so sweet and such a good mom-- it's ridiculous : )


10. And Finally... my favorite moment of christmas vacation was-- my little brother Jacob swallowing a cough drop thinking it was medicine.



hahahahahahahaha


I love Jacob. He is probably my most favorite person in the world.




Monday, January 4, 2010

Meet My Family

Meet Eleanor







Meet Sophie










Meet Grace











Meet Ethan






Love them all SO much!

Thursday, December 31, 2009

Sugar Pop



























Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Little Sophie had on a dress that looked just like my mom's night gown and of course you can count on Freddie to make that known. Next thing you know, Freddie runs up from the basement wearing my black leggings and my mom's nightgown. We were all laughing so hard!! Sophie was loving it.