{pittsburgh and fallingwater}

I just got back from.......EUROPE! I had a blast before I post those pictures I will post our "pre-trip"As a start to our "big" summer plans my mom and I got the opportunity to go to a Steubenville Youth 

Conference in Steubenville, Ohio. Since we went a couple days early 

we were able to go to Pittsburgh and to Fallingwater! I had a lot of fun

 and I really enjoyed the Frank Lloyd Wright house:D

I know only two photos these were my favorite...

Pinnacles National Park

During Spring break one of the many fun activities  we got to do was go to Pinnacles National Park. It is known for having "bat caves". The hike seemed endless... But as soon as we got to the caves it started getting way better. The caves were cold and that was perfect after hiking for so long. They were dark and our flashlights weren't that good so I hit my head trying to duck beneath a rock...ouch! Here are the pics:)

Robert playing in some dirt in the parking lot

Wild flowers

Looking for Poison ivy

on a bridge

Going through a tunnel..not the actual bat caves

Ready to go in

Right before we went in

This is odd I never take pictures of my family together

You can see this on Facebook!

Robert jumping on the rocks.. dad debating how hard of a climb.. I think he said 5-12

I'm just bragging the sun was so nice

if she went in the water she would have drowned its over 50 feet in depth

The reservoir 

Another family portrait

My sister and I!!!! 

In the bat caves climbing around

God Girls Retreat

So my mom made this group called "God Girls" and we have nine girls including myself (unfortunately three of them were not able to go):. The girls are all from my old school and were all in my old class. Basically "God Girls" is a group of girls that meet twice a month and do different activities, have a question box, talk about God stuff I don't know how to explain it... sorry mom! To really kick things off we started with a retreat... Also, I got some pictures of  my cousin MG because her mom (my moms sister) also is a leader of the group they rode with us to Anderson Island and we both have nice cameras and were both amazing photographers so we got amazing shots (i'll share later) but for now...........................

Plumerias that we put in the lake

The view of the water from the ferry. It was so sparkly..

The group of girls

spoons

the table looked pretty

My favorite pic

MG, Sadie, and Maddie

Me.... whenever i pick up a piece of pineapple i just start laughing..

Liliana.. my cousins sister

Isn't she just the cutest?

Sadie, Maddie, and I

Look at those coats:)

The ferry..

Wicked At Paramount!

So as you probably know I had the pleasure of skipping school to to to see a Broadway musical, Wicked! It was a really good prequel to The Wizard of Oz (if you haven't seen it I suggest you do). The musical is about Glinda (the witch of the north) and Elphaba (the wicked witch of the west), and how they grow apart when they used to be friends. I loved all the special tie-ins from the The Wizard of Oz! Here are some pics!

Paramount Theater sign

Me in front of the Wicked sign

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                                                                       Clare McKenna

Wicked!(The Musical)!

Tommorow, my mom and I are going to see the play Wicked at the Paramount Theater in Seattle at 2:00. I'm really excited because I get to get pulled out of school to go shopping too! Why I'm particularly excited to see Wicked is I A. paid for some of the tickets B. I really love the characters Elpheba and Gilda C. skipping out on school!
Stay tuned till tommorow where i will tell you all about it,
Clare McKenna

My moms birthday

On Saturday it was my moms birthday of course I made cupcakes but these have jelly belly's on them! Yummy! It was hard not to pick them off (all my favorite flavors) It actually took forever and  was really fun!
                       

           

                     

We made some cards as well

                                              Thanks for coming on,
                                                Clare McKenna

Mothers Day

10 great tips if your running low on cash and also to get your mom thanking you all day looooooooooooong!
1. Make her a break(feast) in bed make eggs for eyes bacon for mouth and a strawberry for a nose
2. Make her a card (homemade is preferred:)
3. Give her hugs and tell her how special she means to you
4. Buy her Starbucks (I did this except my mom bought me my Starbucks and I bought her Starbucks:)
5. Make her a bracelet or necklace (make matching ones) so if she goes on a trip and wears it she will remember to buy you a souvenir! JUST KIDDING!!!
6. Ask to do something with her such as doing a puzzle gluing it with puzzle glue and framing it
7.Make her a coupon book (i do this every year)add one coupon for every year you are (exp.) I'm eleven so I would give my mom eleven coupons
8. Make her a scrapbook (be sure to add lots of stickers and pics:)
9. Bake her a cake (weather its form scratch or the box)(recipe will be on Thursday)
10.Give her a spa sit back and relax with your mom (I will get you pampering spa recipes really soon)