Mic K K's Senior Photos

     So I don't know if you guys knew this or not, but my little sister isn't just smart and talented, she is also gorgeous.  Just look at those baby blues!

Michaela and I had a lot of fun last week walking the lake path trying to find fun spots to shoot.  I think we got some keepers :)

WW: Baby Sis is Going to be a Senior

     My little sister, Michaela, is going to be a senior in high school. Not so little anymore...

Yesterday, we venured out to take some senior photos.  It was such a gorgeous night.  There will be more to come once I get them edited!

Weekend Snapshots

1. Farmers Market. 2. Penny 3. Self Portrait 4. Red velvet From the New Neighbor. 5. Bloodies at Brunch 6. Reading Companion.

WW: Engagement Photos!!

Fisch and I had our engagement photos taken, in June, by the very talented Bobbi Peterson of The Salty Peanut Photography.  One of the reasons we chose her, besides the beautiful photos she takes, was her willingness to travel to the place Fisch proposed to me last summer, Pewit's Nest, in Baraboo, WI.  Here are a few of our favorites...even though it is hard to pick just a few!

You can view more of them on The Salty Peanut website as well as Lemonade and Lenses!

Campin' Up Nort'

Last weekend, Fisch and I traveled 5 hours up North to Hayward, WI for Fisch's family annual camping trip.  We stayed at the KOA campground.  It must be the place to stay because it was super crowded but we had a great time nonetheless.  We had fun tubing down a river for the second time this summer, playing volleyball with the whole family, and because it was "Chocolate Weekend", Adriana, their cousin, Andrea, and I even took a trip down the chocolate slip n' slide!  There is also nothing better than waking up and sitting by the campfire with a cup of coffee and hommade banana bread :)

1. Surrounded by Pines 2. Coffee and Banana Bread by the Campfire 3. Lumberjack Breakfast Over the Campfire 4. Chocolate Slip N Slide 5. Adriana 6. Slip N Sliders 7.West's Ice Cream...mmmm 8. Fudge

7 Month Recap in...8 Days: July 12th I turned 27

Ok, so I couldn't quite fit 7 months into 7 days.  I didn't want to cut this post short though because my 27th birthday was pretty awesome.

It didn't involve cake or balloons but it did include a crown and an arm full of paper bracelets from my summer school students, a camping trip with friends, a tube ride down the river and even a surprise visit from one of my best friends, Megan, who drove up from Kansas City for the occasion!!

 P.S. Did you know that you can put your smart phone in a ziplock baggy and you can swipe right through the plastic?!  It totally works...until the zipper gets in the way ;)

7 Month Recap in 7 Days: July...

My Grandma died on July 1st.  It wasn't a great shock.  She turned 90 last Oct. and had actually been admitted to hospice once before in January.  Being the feisty woman she was, she actually recovered and was kicked out of hospice.  Unfortunatley, she became sick again in June and after that went down hill quickly. 

I was very close to Grandma.  She is the reason I will always prefer my brownies with nuts, I have a love of old TV shows, I will try to take my vitamins everyday, and I will know how to be a strong, fiesty woman as I grow older. Whenever I smell the scents of lilacs and lipstick I will think of her and smile. I love her very much and will cherish all the memories I have of her. I know she is in a better place now and will always think of her as my guardian angel.

Because of my Grandma's death, the first week in July was spent with family, cherishing every moment, celebrating my Grandma's life and being together for fourth of July.  I think my grandma would have been happy knowing that she brought us all together.

1. Walking to the boat. 2. Boat ride on July 3rd. 3.Grey skies 4. Fisch helping Wilson drive. 5. Hiding from the rain. 6. Waiting for fireworks. 7. Sparklers.

7 Month Recap in 7 Days: Chicago in June

 Fisch, a couple of our friends, and I drove down to Chicago at the end of June for my cousin, Maren's, birthday and the added bonus of seeing our friend, Megan, who was in town for business.  It was an awesome little weekend trip full of seeing the sights, having fun, good food, good drinks, and of course good company!

1. Chicago! 2. Navy Pier 3. Ferris Wheel at Navy Pier 4. Millenium Park 5. Fun at the Bean 6. Maren <3 Rupert... and Brye 6. Whirlyball

P.S. Quick note on Whirlyball... It. Is. Amazing.  I think I found my sport.  It is a cross between bumper cars, lacross, basketball and hockey.  Click the link to find out more and watch video!