Happy Earth Day!

 Hello, lovely readers!  Today, April twenty-second, as some of you may know, is Earth day.  In honor of that, I created a collage of Chrissa and I in each of the seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter.  I think my favorite of the four is Summer, but I like each one in turn; it's hard to pick just one!

What is your favorite season, and why?

At the Lake Park

 Hi all!  This afternoon, our Grandparents took us to a beautiful park situated next to a lake.

 Unfortunately, just as we pulled into the parking lot, it started to rain.

"This is annoying." I commented.

"It does not appear to be a heavy shower; hopefully the rain will let up in a little while." Elizabeth replied.  True to her word, the rain did stop, so we ventured outside.

 "What do you want to do?" I asked Elizabeth.

"Perhaps a game?"

 "That's a good idea ... since there are so many trees, how about hide-and-seek-tag?  I call hiding first!"

"Very well," Elizabeth laughed, "I'll start counting.  One, two three, ..."  

I quickly hid.  After some searching, my sister found me.  Then, it was my turn to seek.

" ... ready or not, here I come!"  (Cue Mission Impossible music ...)

 Peering around tree after tree, ...

 ... I finally spotted a swish of blue - the color of Elizabeth's skirt!

 In case you didn't know, in hide-and-seek-tag you have to not only find the Hider, but also tag them.

 I was gaining on Elizabeth, but then she suddenly rounded a corner.

"Where can she be going?" I muttered.

 Turns out, the dock.  

 "Wow." I said, forgetting about our game.

 "It is lovely." Elizabeth agreed.

 My sister and I had a great time at the lake-side park.

How do you like to spend time with your siblings (or, if you don't have any, friends)?

A Fall Walk

 Hi all!  Yesterday was our last day in Michigan, so Elizabeth and I went on walk to enjoy the crisp, fall breezes and the crunchy, crackly leaves.

 We raked a pile of leaves in our Grandparent's yard.

 "Look out below!" I shouted, jumping into the pile.

 "This is awesome!"

 "You should try it, Elizabeth!" I encouraged my sister.

"Well...," she said, "Perhaps..."  Deciding against it, Elizabeth just sat down in the leaves.

 "Ah..." we said together, lying down in the dry, orange leaves.

 "Let's continue on our walk." Elizabeth, said, standing up.

 "Yea, you're right." I replied, jumping on my feet.

 On our walk, my sister and I had a nice conversation.

"Fall here is so beautiful." I said, eyeing the trees.

"I completely agree.  Florida's weather is to, well," Elizabeth said, trying to find the right word, "warm."

 "Majestic." Elizabeth breathed, pointing to this tree.  This picture doesn't do the setting justice.  It was breathtaking.

As we walked home, we thought of how blessed our Grandparents were to live in such beauty.  When we arrived home, our parents were in a flurry of packing, and we joined in, even though I wanted to do a blog post ;).  Our family flew back to our Florida home, which was very hot, compared to Michigan.

Are you enjoying cold weather, or hotter like Elizabeth and I?

Sisters and Friends: a Photo Shoot

 Chrissa and I realized that it had been a long time since we had done a photo shoot together, so we started looking for the "perfect" chance.  That chance came last night, just as the sun was setting.  We selected some of our favorite pictures, eighteen in total.

I hope you all enjoyed these pictures as much as Chrissa and I do.