I finally bought a sewing machine- something I've been wanting for a long time. The only problem is, I didn't have a clue what to do with it. So I brought it to my friend Desiree's house, and she showed me how to work it. Kirsten came too, and we had a lot of fun.

I decided quite some time ago that I'd like to start sewing items to sell at the Saturday market. I was thinking about purses, but a lot of people sell them at the market, so I decided on baby carriers. I did a lot of research, and I started sewing. My friend Ameera had a baby shower last weekend, so I took it as the perfect opportunity to test my skills. This is the carrier I made for her. Its very sturdy- we tested it out a lot to be safe. And best of all, she loved it.

Ameera is eight months pregnant. Its really hard to believe. This is the first time I've seen her since she's been pregnant, and it was pretty shocking to see one of my classmates like that. She's super happy, and I'm so excited for her.

The shower was in Houston, so I got to stay with Robin. We went bowling with her friends and I had one of the best nights I've had in a while. Her friends are so much fun.

Last week I met my new little sister, Heather, from the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program. Yesterday we hung out for the first time at Chuck E. Cheese. She had a blast. Here she is in front of the camera on the stage up front. If you look up top you can also see her on the tv screen. Next week we're going over to my Aunt Kassia and Steve's for swimming and b.b.q.

My mom and Susan just bought me a new laptop. woo-hoo! Its super nice- thank you!!!!
On Labor Day Kennedy and I shared a bowl of popcorn. She likes to shove it in her mouth as fast as she can, so I had to keep getting her to show me her tongue to make sure she was done with her bite. She's just so cute. Last night I was on the phone with Susan, and I heard her saying, "stacey, stacey, stacey". It almost made me cry. I'm so excited she's at the age that she can talk on the phone. Its so much more fun that way.

Last weekend Carl and I went to Hallettsville. We had a lot of fun. Here are Samantha and I in our rubber boots. She'll be so embarassed to see this picture, but I think we're cute.

These are my siblings. I don't think I've ever had any pictures of them all on the blog before. Sam is 15, Ryan is 13, and Ariane is 11. They're really great kids.

We all went down by the river and shot skeet. I actually hit a couple, and I was stoked! Carl gave me a pretty good lesson. He's awesome. He hit almost every one of them. It was Ryan's first time, and he did pretty well himself.

Carl rode with me on a 4-wheeler one time, and he swears he'll never do it again. He thinks I drive too fast, but he has NO IDEA!! Samantha is the scariest driver you've ever known. She likes to race, and I'm not one for an adrenaline rush- so she rode home by herself.

Last weekend I went to Oklahoma for a family reunion. It was such a blast! Pretty much all of our family was there, including my mom, kennedy, and susan. It was so much fun to see everyone.
This is a picture of my beautiful mema and her absolutely wonderful and wild twin sister, Aunt Sharon. They had the best time. They're so much fun to watch when they get together. Something hilarious always happens, but I won't mention what that might be, Aunt Sharon.

On Sunday evening, we all went on the back porch and shot clay pigeons. It was a lot of fun, but the gun was a little too loud for Kennedy's ears. Here's Papa taking care of her.

And here I am attempting to shoot a moving target. Its a lot harder than I thought. I'll definitely have to do some practicing- and make sure I use a left-handed gun cause my ears were ringing like crazy.

But of course, the most fun of all was game time! I love games so much, and I think one of my favorite things about the family is that most everyone else loves to play games too. We got a game of cranium together every night.

This is my cousin Heather. I thinks she's acting like a bird or something, but I can't really remember. A part of cranium is that you have to do cherades, which our family is very experienced at.
Okay, that's it for now, but I've got more reunion pictures, so check back.