Finally!!

THANK YOU MOM AND DAD!!! Our phone contract has been up for a while and so Mom and Dad decided that they wanted to get iphones and Mariah and I could get new phones for a good prices. I looked at every phone but they were too pricey and then I came to one that was cute and had lots of fun applications and worked great for buy one get one free. I am so happy about my find! (Mine is the orange one and Mariah's is red)

Suprise!!!

Ok, so Dad decided (Mom was in on it too) that he would suprise us. We had no clue what was going on. He just told us to keep Friday open. There were no clues, and no hints. We woke up early this morning and headed to the Prius. Inside on each seat was a "Top Secret" envelope and corn nuts. We also had huge water bottles. Trying to put the clues together, Mariah, Truman, and I had an idea of a road trip but there was nothing else. After driving a couple blocks down Sideburn Road we turned into the Robinson Secondary Parking Lot. By then I was so confused. I had absolutely NO idea what in the world was going on! We parked got out of the car and walked up to the front doors bringing a sign with us. Dad didn't let us read it until we said the pledge, had a moment of silence, and got a picture with it:

The Pledge

The first picture of us with the sign (still not knowing what the suprise is)

See the sign and reaction!

Off on the challenge!!

So now that you know what the suprise was, I need to tell you what the Philly Cheesesteak Challenge is. You usually do it your Senior year of high school but Mariah didn't get to. You leave after the 7:20 bell rings, beginning school, drive up to Philly, eat a cheesesteak there, drive back and get there before the bell rings at 2:05! It was tough but SOOO fun! We went to the traditional place, Pat's King of Steak.

Finally, we arrived!!

Yum!!

We got back 11 minutes before 2:05. What a great day!

Dicovery

Facebook-a place to keep in touch with friends and family. Also, the most addicting thing in the world (don't worry...I don't spend all day on it). I used to think "Oh, just a white and blue site with a bunch of high schoolers" but now I have at least 55 friends! I just love the way you can get messages, write on peoples walls, and look at pictures. I friended all of you!

Memories

I participated in this with someone else and thought it looked like fun. Try it out!

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.

Happy When Daddy Comes Home

This sounds so dumb but a lot of times you really don't realize what you have until it is gone. For 9 days, Dad has been gone and I have missed him like crazy. He is so kind and notices people when they need something. He is a can do kind of a guy and loves to learn. He is so spiritual and strengthens my testimony every day. And i can't imagine having any other Dad because Scot Proctor is THE BEST!! This makes me think of the primary song:

Daddy's Homecoming

I'm so glad when daddy comes home,

Glad as I can be;

Clap my hands and shout for joy,

Then climb up-on his knee,

Put my arms around his neck,

Hug him tight like this,

Pat his cheeks, then give him what?

A great big KISS.

This is literally what I did. He came late last night so this morning I clapped my hands, ran into the bedroom yelling DADDY!!! and hugged him tight! He is such a strength in my life. When he is gone there is an emptyness in my heart. I am going to end this post with a quote. It really captures the feelings of a child to a father.

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Dad:

a son's first hero,

a daughter's first love.

English Proverbs

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I <3

U Dad!!

Bike and Roll

In my opinion, city life is too busy and chaotic for me, but yesterday, was SOOO fun! First we ate at a little food court and then we rented out bikes. Mom, Angie, Melissa, and I on our own bikes, Eliot hauling the kids with a kid trailer, and Thomas and Lauren on a Tandem (bike built for two). We rode for 4 hours seeing the Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson, FDR, and WWII memorials. We also rode along the Patomic which was very beautiful. I felt like we were so free to do what we want and not stopped by traffic or lines. I am deffinatley doing that again! Afterwards we ate at Cosi. It is a really good sandwich shop that has flat bread. I have discovered another good food place that is fast! We ended the day with yummy chocolate banana milkshakes and National Treasure 2. Eliot and Angie left this morning and I will miss their great additudes and cute kids!

Frying Pan Farm

Yesterday Mom, Angie, and I took the kids to a place called Frying Pan Farm Park. It was a really great, kid friendly place. We took a ride on a tractor around the whole farm where we saw horses jumping, deer in the woods, and crops growing in the fields. We also saw pigs, goats, horses, cows, chickens, a bunny, a peacock, some turkeys, and some ducks. The kids loved seeing everything and they also got a little toy at the Farm Shop. We ended the day with ice cold water and popsicles while we ran around on the grass and raced. Mitchell screamed in the car and then all of a sudden he dropped off. It was the cutest thing to watch his eyes get heavier and heavier. We sang farm songs all the way home.

My Pirate Name

My Pirate Name is pretty funky too!

Your Pirate Name Is...

Lieutenant-Colonel Left Eye Lisa

What's Your Pirate Name?

Photo WOW!!

So yesterday I was really ambitious in trying to find ways to earn money so I entered a picture of mine into a Dog photo contest. I don't know if my picture is what they are looking for because all the other pictures are just home grown close up but here is the picture <-----. The contest is on http://www.photowow.com/ . To win, i have to get the most 10 votes because you go through and rate each picture. If you want to vote go to photowow and click on contests, then dog contest. You will have to go through many pictures rating them before mine. They haven't put me into the contest yet so don't vote until Wednesday. Hopefully they will put my picture into the contest!VOTE VOTE VOTE!!!

Family Lovin'

I can't wait for a lot of you to come and visit Virginia!!! I am so thankful for all of you and I am excited to see the parade, have a water fight, and do a bunch of other fun things together. I can't express how much I love each one of you and how much it makes me happy that you are coming to visit (FINALLY!!!)
Love,
Michaela