Here Am I: EFY 2015 Theme

Check out this awesome edit by Emily Prien of the EFY 2015 theme Here Am I:

Clogging!

I have been doing clogging for almost 11 years and absolutely love it! Here are some pictures from Freeze Frame, Boise Kick-off, and Pocatello Competition. -Rachel

Here's the cute little team I help teach. They got 1st on their dance both times!

This is my team! These costumes are for our dance Short Skirts, Long Jacket. Gotta love the nerdy boys!

This is our flapper dance, Suits are Picking Up the Bill. My lovely partner Anavey is on the far left.

Here's the whole team at Boise. We got 1st on all our dances, and I got high gold on my duet and freestyle!

This was from yesterday's competition. We won the Idaho State Champion Traditional Line!

Frozen

In honor of our new favorite movie Frozen, I made this meme and put it on Pinterest. Follow me! @rachelmix If you haven't seen Frozen, see it!

Hope all those middle schoolers and high schoolers enjoyed! -Rachel

Catching Up: Mix Tour 2013

I can't believe it's been 2 years since I've posted! It's time for repenting. I've got a LOT of catching up to do for the past year, so I'm starting out with our favorite trip of the summer: Mix Tour 2013. A fun family road trip to the East and various church history sites.

Putting supplies in the covered wagon at the Mormon Trail Center in Omaha, Nebraska.

Pulling a handcart over rocks.

Sitting on the bed dressed as pioneer children.

Standing in front of the statue at Winter Quarters.

Standing in front of the Winter Quarters temple. It is beautiful!

The kids in front of the temple entrance.

One of our favorite parts of Nauvoo was the plays. Here are the boys with some of the cast members of "Just Plain Anna Amanda".

And the girls! Rachel is standing next to Anna Amanda, the main character. The sister in the middle is also named Rachel.

Pretending to eat a meal at the Family Center in Nauvoo.

Making our own rope.

Standing in front of Carthage Jail.

In front of the Nauvoo Temple! It was simply breathtaking! 

We enjoyed touring the different homes and shops in Kirtland, Ohio.

We stopped at Niagra Falls on our way to Palmyra, New York.

The girls at the top of the Hill Cumorah.

You can see where the pageant takes place at the bottom of the hill.

Hill Cumorah Visitors Center

The Sacred Grove

Standing in front of the Peter Whitmer home.

We got to go to NYC with Troy, Heather, Camden, and Hunter.

The boys in front of the Statue of Liberty.

Central Park!

Playing on the rocks in Central Park.

Ellen's Stardust Diner had fabulous entertainment and great food!

Times Square.

Times Square's Toys R Us had a ferris wheel inside!

Posing with Iron Man.

The DC temple is gorgeous!

Enjoying the Air and Space Museum.

The Smithsonian was huge!

Lincoln Memorial

The trip was so much fun and definitely one we'll remember forever! -Rachel

Dutch Xmas

Every year we celebrate Dutch Christmas on December 6th.  A favorite tradition is eating Dutch foods on Dutch Christmas Eve, setting out wooden shoes, and cookies for Sinterklaas and Swarte Piet. -Rachel

Tired but Excited

Matching PJ's

duct tape for wallet-making

Jared slept in a little longer :)

Ward Christmas Dinner

Last night our ward had our annual Christmas party.  There was a delicious ham dinner, a program put on by the Primary children, and sitting on Santa's lap. -Rachel

Brandon singing/adjusting his glasses

Josh singing

Jared and the star

Brandon is 11!

On Thursday, Brandon turned 11. It was also a four day weekend, so his birthday was pretty special. -Rachel

Crepe Breakfast

Wall of Presents

Singing "Happy Birthday"

Money from the granparents

Harry Potter DS Game

Legos

Tennis racket

BSU Pillowcase

The Cake

Happy 11th Brandon!