fourth of july celebration

Our fourth of July celebration greeted us with fifty degree weather, overcast skies, and a light wind, but we didn't let that stop us from celebrating. There were a couple extra kids running around but we kept them all busy with badminton and the trampoline.













I had started the evening wearing this ensemble, then switched to a fun variation of that same outfit, but then finally gave up and just put a sweatshirt over everything. At least I was warm and toasty!












I never can think up enough commentary for giant photo posts like this, but I always love giving a little break to make the massive post a little more bearable ... but the truth is, the photos really speak for themselves. (And trust me, you should be glad I cut down the nearly 200 photos from the party to only 41.)












(Obligatory photo break here) Hahaha I'm funny. But really, it was a super fun day, despite the cold weather. Yummy food, fun people, what more can you ask for?












I hope you all had a fun time celebrating as well and have a great day today!

p.s. my family is going on a little vacation this weekend, but I have a couple posts lined up so the only thing you'll be missing are 365 photos.

Graduation Party

Yesterday was the official graduation party put on by my school. Therefore it was pretty uneventful, but parents brought the food and my mom made her amazing macaroni and cheese, so the night was not lost.








My friends and I did just a little bit of exploring around the area and found these cool old bunkers. I wish we could still go inside them because they would have been so cool for photoshoots.





I wish the weather had been nicer (I swear I always talk about the weather on this blog ...). It was freezing! Man, the couple weeks of warm weather we had really turned me into a pansy when it comes to normal 50 degree Alaskan weather. Oh to be under clouds. (Currently though it's threatening to be sunny, so perhaps it will be warm yet.)