Late Birthday Celebration/Sweet 16

Well, only a few months late but so happy to be celebrating it now. I want to thank The Lord for the gist of life that has blessed me with. Also to my family and friends for living me! You all are so wonderf. 

 I turned 16 on June 16th this year. So happy to be alive and where I am now. I got make my own cheese cake after mama bought the cheese. It's called The Coffe chock let cheese cake!

Really tasty. 

Erika M. 

Winter in Wylie

   Well, winter is here and I have rather enjoyed it. It has gotten very cold and we are blessed with a warm fireplace to keep us warm. We had a winter storm hit us on Thursday night and Friday morning. Our electricity went out at 7am. Mama, my sister, and I lit oil lamps that mama has been collecting and papa tended to the fire. Our stove was electric so we couldn't make any breakfast so we used our stove that kept us very warm. We took our cold food outside on the back porch and kept busy.
    It was wet and slippery outside. Our trees were bent over because of the water that froze into ice on every branch. Some broke and branches fell off.

 Mama made breakfast for papa on our heating stove and I made grits for my sisters.

 On of our oil lamps. Sarah loves to read so I had to capture this picture.

It reminds me of the pioneer days, like "Little House on the Prairie"

It was so much fun living like the old pioneer day. I hope that other people are safe and warm.



Erika M.

The Month of October

 I apologize to all my readers about not posting sooner.

Well, the month is practically over. Life has been so different this year and that is so hard for me. 

One of my sisters has been doing public school and I barely get to see her. I truly miss telling her jokes and seeing her laugh and smile. I treasured every moment I got with her and now I treasure them even more.  

Sarah and Alli are both goofy and funny. We do school together everyday. They also are doing Co-op every Friday and I get some alone time.

I still volunteer at Scottish Rite once a month and I truly enjoy it.

Thanksgiving and Christmas is around the corner and I am so excited. Family will be coming and celebrating with us. 

All 8 kids will be in Texas and I know mom and dad are SO excited, and so am I.

I can not wait to see everybody's smile and hear every bodies voices.!!!

 Having fun decorating pumpkins.

Alli is amazing.

 I've been working on Diagramming and other school subjects.

This is how Sarah does her school

Alli and science

Bella asking for food.

Bread invented by Christie Minich.

I love cooking with my mom.

I could not help but capture this picture of my parents.
I love how they help each other with the business.

Thanks for reading.

Erika M.

My Ski Trip Part 7

Backed my bags

I helped make Breakfast.
(Sorry it's blurry)

 

Finished.

Dr. Herring drinking orange juice.

We invited all the boys the girls condo and had our last breakfast together.

I had to get a picture of out doors before we left the condos.

We arrived at the airport after 2 hours of driving.

We were given snack while we waited for our flight.

HI:)

Dr. Herring and his wife talking.

One of the snacks was amazingly big cookies.

He split the cookie with me and his wife.

I had to sign 20 thank you cards.
(I know my signature)

I like this model.

Dr. Ellis and I.

We finally took our flight and I arrived at Dallas Fort Worht with all my body parts together.

That's what it looked like from the airplane.

And mom got her Winter Park magnet.

Thank you all once again for this amazing trip to Colorado. It was a trip like no other and I am blessed to have been invited.
Thank you Dr. Herring, Scottish Rite Hospital, American Airlines, and Winter Park.


Erika M.

My Ski Trip Part 5

Group Picture at Lunch

Having Lunch

 I have more ski pics coming. I had a hard time getting pictures of my self skiiing. I was have to much fun and forgot.

We wrote a song for ski tv (talent show) while waiting to to Hernando's.
(I will show the video of it when I get it from my Dr.

We made to our dinner place.
They have some awesome pizza.

Hernando's have more 20,000 Dollars in the restaurant.

At Hernando's.
We had 3 tables to fit all of us.

Friend Yuri.

Me and a another teen.

 The big desert.
One of the teens ordered.

The Camera man was given one also.

We came back to the Condo's and played cards.

More to Come.

Erika M.