Miami University Blog Days of Summer: Still Havin Fun!!!

Hey there!
Whew, have I been staying busy since I last posted (as you can tell bc I haven't posted in awhile:P)--no more lazying around in PJs the whole day. As the summer winds down, I;m trying to see as many people and do as many things with them as possible since I move back to Miami in less than 2 weeks!

A couple Saturdays ago, I reunited with my old youth group RUSH (Reach out, Unite, Serve, Honor) and took a trip to Young's Jersey Dairy to go put-put golfing, see the cool animals, and of course eat ice cream! It was great to catch up with old friends and meet some new ones:)

Caroline preping for a Whole-in-one!

Gotta love OH.....OH-IO!!!!!!

Caroline, Kim, and I--if you wanna win put-put, you should play with us:P haha

Cow butts!

Then I had a GREAT day at the pool with Sean--or as he introduces himself, "Seany":)

What a ham;)

hahahahahha....o man. He is pure BOY!!!!! :)

That night, after splashin around with Sean, my family finally got to go to the CINCINNATI REDS BASEBALL GAME!!!!!!!!!! I'm a HUGE Reds fan (yes, I know they lose...A LOT) and the only games we get to go to are through the Straight A Ticket program. Luckily my sis is still in high school so we can still get them! We sit in the very top section, but I don't care because I just love being at the park. It was a blast and they actually won!!! We saw 4 home runs and it was the last time they won before going on a big losing streak. Maybe we were the good luck charms:)

Me in front of the stadium

The field....you can see the OH River and the KY skyline in the background.

BFFs UNITE!!!! Kelsey and I FINALLY got to see each other since I've been back form SOUL. I missed her like crazy! Kelsey and I have been BFFs since preschool and this past year was kinda hard bc she's at University of Cincinnati and I"m at MU. After I got back from SOUL, I went on vacation nad then when I got back SHE went on vacation and then she had to work duringthe day nad I had jobs at night. SO, we our paths finally crossed and we caught up--over ice cream of course;)

Ah, so this adventure was one that I had waited for for a LONG time....my childhood is now complete bc I went to camp! haha. Rach asked me to be a camp counselor with her for her church's CHPC 2/3 Overnight for the 2nd and 3rd graders. So us, along with 2 other guys, our friend Annie and the director E (along with some other adults), had a blast at Kings Domain hanging out with 7-and 8-year-olds going creeking, making crafts, eating s'mores by the campfire, going on a hayride, swimming, having a luau, having awesome Bible studies, and jammin with Jesus to some AMAZING camp songs:) To see the faith of these young kids was one of the most inspiring faith moments for me.

Our cabin: Las Chicas!!!
Virginia, Rach, Anna, Becca, Lily, and I were enjoying a visit from our new friend, Mr. Turtle:)

Rach and I having WAY too much fun with dress up clothes;) haha. We had to think like 7 year olds to fit in with them right?!

My family spent our last weekend of the summer (that we'll all be home together) to take a special trip to Kings Island amusement park. If you're from OH, you've probably heard of it...it's a really fun park in Cincinnati that's home to the largest wooden roller coaster. It was pretty crowded when we went so I couldn't ride some of the newer rides I wanted to--like Firehawk and Diamondback--but it was fun anyway. Especialy bc we got to see fireworks at night:)

Gina and I waiting in line for a ride in front of the Vortex (roller coaster in the background).

I had some more baby-sitting adventures as you can see from the pic of Amy and I below:)

Then Caroline, Riley, Gina and I decided to have a picnic lunch at Cox Arboretum Metro Park (right across the street form our church in Dayton!!) The Butterfly House just opened so we had a great time hunting caterpillars and enjoying the colorfulness of everything.

Us in the Butterfly House

Even caterpillars have best friends:)

This little guy was catchin' some rays on a log in one of the ponds in the park.

Then it was time for Girl's Night!!!! Last night the girls in my neighborhood had our annual sleepover at mine and Gina's house. We're all growing up, but we're not growing apart. I feel like I have 5 other younger sisters:) This was the last time we were all going to be together for awhile because Kaila and Amy are moving to AZ...but we're already planning a road trip! lol

Mary Kate, Madi, Gina, Me, Amy, Claire, and Kaila

Playing Sing-It on the Wii!

Making flower pens--gotta be stylin at school:)

Ice cream sundae bar is a MUST!

Playing an intense game of "spoons"

SPARKLERS!!!

Learning the Hoedown Throwdown from the Hannah Montana Movie!!!!! Oh yes, I know it too:)

The next morning (after learning the dance!) we went back to Amy and Kaila's house to continue the party with their little bro Sean. And then our other neighbors Henry and Leo joined us--It seriously was a party! I just love those kids:)