a picture is worth a thousand words

so i couldn't help myself, i started looking through some photos and it brought back so many memories! so much fun :)  the first one is of my graduation from high school-sometimes it seems like yesterday, but then i realize that it was 5 years ago...crazy. 

Here are some of my favorite shots of bella doing some of her favorite activities. the first being pulling alex on my longboard. bella loved to go on walks, and alex was still learning how to control himself on the longboard, so it was only natural to see if bella could pull him along down the street...i think they made it a few feet then alex had to start pushing with his feet again. :) nice try alex.

now we have bella after her favorite past time: digging. she has this amazing ability to dig a hole about 2 feet deep before you even realize that she's missing and has hidden in the ivy searching for little voles. best part of the day was right after her bath when she would literally RACE around the house trying to dry herself, and then run right back outside and get dirty again. oh that dog. we also have here here with her favorite toy, a frisbee. if there is anyway to get into this girls heart, is through snacks and a good frisbee :) 

here we have bella matching dad on christmas eve. they go on walks twice a day, and dad wanted to match bella during the winter. he also didn't want her to get cold on their walks. :) 

 here she is cuddling with alex and me for a movie, one of her other favorite past times. she has always been ready for a good cuddle and movie. 

now we have our favorite little cousin mallory-she has always been known to cheer up anyone with her beautiful smile, and is always ready for a party. here we have her at her first birthday party, and also a lazy day on the lake :) 

finally, we just have some random ones, from my domestic homemade christmas presents to jana and my mom-it was the thought that count, not the fact that the scarfs were a failure :) let's be honest here, if i remember right they were almost too stiff to wrap around their necks, and they were also quite itchy hahaha. another pic from alex's and my day filled with finger painting and air soft guns, and also a nice reminder of how alex used to be small :) haha kind of. and finally a reminder of what really counts in life. The Ohio State Buckeyes :)
oh how i miss the good ol' days