16th Birthday Extravaganza!

I'm 16. It still kind of baffles me. I remember planning out my 16th birthday when I was 9 years old, thinking "Only 7 more years to go!" Obviously those plans were not executed, I had very different ideas in mind! Do you remember having that special birthday feeling? Like when you were younger and it just felt so different when it was your birthday, as if the whole world was focused on you and your big day! I was talking to my grandma about that, and how I don't feel that anymore. She said I probably never will again, that happens when you grow up. Do you know how upsetting that is?! It just bothers me. I mean don't get me wrong, I had a wonderful birthday! It just felt like every other day. Which means I'm getting older. 

For my birthday plans, we decided to rent a boat and a cabin and hang out on the lake all day! It was SO much fun! Lynnlee and Madison came with my family and me, so it was impossible not to have fun! 

Here I am, being 16 and stuff.

We were finding sticks for roasting marshmallows, so that's why I was holding a stick, haha. Please enjoy the moments we captured by the lake. (:

Catching crawdads!

Everybody exploring.

Edible Raw Cookie Dough

So you know how when you make cookies you end up eating at least a third of the cookie dough? Or at least I do.. And you know how they tell you that you shouldn't do that because of the raw eggs in the recipe and blah blah blah? (Regardless of these warnings I know that we all still indulge in this irresistible little treat) Well I found this little recipe that makes a self serving of cookie dough just for you to eat, minus the eggs! How handy. I mean, you don't wanna make a full cookie dough batch if you just want to fulfill your sweet tooth. My momma tried it and liked it a lot, so I thought I'd share.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup flour
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons white sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter (very soft but not melted)
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons milk or 2 tablespoons water
• 3/4 cup mini chocolate chips (or use M&M's mini candies)

Directions

1. In a medium bowl mix together both sugars and butter until smooth.
2. Stir in vanilla and milk.
3. Mix in the flour until well blended.
4. Add in chocolate chips.

and with that we were off to the lake.

It's Saturday. My parents and I are simply sitting around the house, doing nothing. So we decide, "Hey, let's go to the lake." I mean why not? So we did. We just went to lake Ft. Gibson, skipped some rocks, soaked up some sun, and put our feet in the cool water. I must say it was a fun little adventure! I love spending time with my parents, and I'm glad we went. Of course, I took advantage of the scenery and snapped a good amount of photos, so please enjoy! This isn't all of them by any means, so I'm sparing you the scrolling by gleaning through the pictures and picking my favorites. (:

Le Quatre Juillet

Sadly, I didn't get any pictures of fireworks because my CAMERA DIED right before they started. I was livid. But I got pictures from earlier in the day, so enjoy. (: It was really fun to spend time with my family. Oh, and aren't those birds so cute?! There's a nest at my grandma's house. One of them was pretty brave and would always step out on the ledge. He actually fell off the house twice! Silly bird. I hope you had a wonderful and safe Fourth of July!