Photo Challenge // Days 20 to now

Hi everyone!

     I'm so sorry that this is so delayed!! I won't give any reasons (*cough* excuses), except that life got busy! Very very busy! With school and people visiting and dancing and such good stuff. And I haven't been consistent in picture taking, so I'm just going to post up a whole bunch of pictures, label some, and the rest we'll call: The Jumble.  :)

                                                                Rainy Day.

 

 

   We've had that little red coat be passed down through about 3 of the girls, it always makes me think of a little elf with the way the top of it goes to a point. Not sure if that's an elfin characteristic, but still... ;)

                                                            What I did today.

     I did an assortment of things today and didn't take pictures of everything, besides, the day isn't over yet! But I did get a few shots of some things.

 I decorated my room, but the only way to get the pic was to take a selfie in the mirror... :P

 

Schoolwork. 'nuff said.

 Handmade.

I do have some more, I just have to go run and get a brother from an event, so I'll post more later!

Blessings!

~Grace

Photo Challenge // Day 19

Hey people,

Today's subject is: Black + White.

 
Sorry you only get one picture today. :P We went to a park nearby, which was great, but I didn't do much photography, due to the lighting and having stuff on my mind. Recently I've been doing a lot of thinking about the next few years in my life; college, working, hobbies... just trying to decide a path and go down it. I've always had a million different interests, but never one HUGE main passion. Which isn't bad, it can just make decisions concerning the future difficult. I'm still pondering all my options, whether I want to go to college or not, if so, where and doing what? Just a lot to ponder and pray about.

     Also, I got two letters and a call from my older brother today!:D He just left a week ago for the military, and is in Basic Training right now. Before today we had only gotten a 30 second call and a template letter saying that he had arrived safely. I miss him, so it was really nice and special to get to talk to him, and then whole family made and decorated letters and envelopes tonight. :)


Blessings,

 ~Gracie

Photo Challenge // Day 18

Hello everyone!

Today the subject is: Fallen Leaves.

     Today I was sitting inside not really doing anything, so Mama shooed myself and two little sisters outside to go walk around, and we ended up collecting all sorts of leaves, and I fell in love with Autumn! (once again!)

     I know I've been saying that a lot recently, thanks for putting up with me! :P But Autumn is so beautiful, and I never fully noticed until this year! There are so many colors and smells! It just makes my heart happy. I love swishing through all the leaves (and throwing them at people, haha!), all the lovely hot drinks, things going to sleep, cozy fires, reading books in bed with the rain outside, snuggly blankets and movie marathons... I'm thankful.

     The thing I was struck the most by today is the variety! All of the different lovely ranges and shades of color. I'm glad that God created color, and that we are able to see it. :)

     On a random note, I now also have a love for  teeny-tiny mushrooms. :)

 

     My little sister, Faith. Although I'm thinking of calling her The Cattail Maiden now.  She was trying to just get the fuzzy cattail, and ended up pulling the whole plant out! She's got crazy arm muscles for a nine year old. She can do handstands, back springs, pull ups, has abs like steel.. I need to start climbing trees again! 

 

       Anywho, I hope you all have a lovely rest of your Fall day. <3

      Blessings,

          ~Gracie

Photo Challenge // Day 16 & 17

    So I'm beginning to think that these will turn into every other day postings, as Life is becoming more busy than I expected!

My first one was: Freestyle   

 And there's no cool story behind this one... Sorry. :/

     The second one was: Love

     I found this piece of embroidery in a shop in Old Snohomish last year, and it's still one of my most favorite little things I've ever found. :) Although personally I think the word flow would work better if they wrote it 'the very best is yet to be'. I think it changes the syllable count for the better, but that's just me.

Blessings,

     ~Gracie

Photo Challenge // All 5 missed days...

     Wow, that lasted way longer then I thought it would, I'm sorry. :S
I thought that I'd be able to get these posted sooner, but life and school and other members of the family needed this laptop too, and ended up being a higher priority, hence my delay.

    Today's subject is: Blue.

      Which I thought was a little odd for October, but it works! I sketched this awhile ago, when I was in another drawing phase, and found it again the other day. I love it when I find things I've forgotten about. :)

     Alrighty, so I'm just going to post the other four pictures in a line with what their subjects were, just to hopefully make this less confusing and bothersome.

Another subject: Sunset

       And technically this is a summer sunset, in Eastern WA, but I haven't had my camera with me at sunset time for the past few days... :S 


     And the next subject: Something High.

        This is the first time any of us Hacking kids had ever successfully gotten a kite to fly. We were pretty darn proud of ourselves. :)

    Subject: Homemade

 

      These. These right here. They are the most amazing blueberry muffins ever.  They're pretty much True Love, that's how amazing they are. :)

And the last subject: A Pet

 

    It's my kitty, Lucy. We used to have a ton of chickens and rabbits, three cows, two cats, two turkeys, a dog with a litter of puppies. But the numbers have dwindled, and right now we only have a dog, a cat and a fish. I'm still getting used to it...

Just a little reflection I had, it's interesting how when people ask me what I did this year, normally I have absolutely no idea. But then later I go and read my journal and look at pictures, and I've been realizing how full this past year was, and how many memories I made. *Happy sigh*

    So there are all of your pictures! I apologize for it taking so long for them to get to you, and I hope you have a great rest of your night! 

     Blessings,

 ~Gracie

Post delay...

Hey people,

Just writing to apologize for no post yesterday, and today's post will be delayed due to my photography computer is about 15 miles away with my little brother... So I shall update later on.

blessings,

Gracie

Moments of Hacking life and Photo Challenge // Day 9

Hey everyone!

     Today's subject is: Sweet.

      At first I really didn't know what I'd do for this; I had some ideas, but none of them were really sticking with me, and I didn't quite like them. Stuff like kittens, puppies, little kids, or desserts. Yeah. But I help out at the local music program, which means that I get to work with and be around a lot of  awesome kids every Thursday, and today I got such a blessing!

     No sooner had I walked in the door then a sweet little girl walks up to me, holds out her hand containing a purple envelope, and chips "I made a letter for you!!"

     Complete with me and her drawn on the outside with flowers. It just completely made my day and stole my heart...:)
 

      Also, on an unrelated note to photo challenges, being in a large family means you get lots of profound talks and quotes, random clicks and impromptu memory makings. I've decided to start collecting them and posting them here for a little snapshot of what our life is like. :) So, without further ado,

     Now presenting, the first week of...

 ~Moments of Hacking life~

• That moment when it hits you that being homeschooled, driving a 12 seater van, knowing how to raise and process rabbits, chickens, and cows, cooking meals in bulk, and having 10 siblings, actually isn't considered 'normal'.

• *When you hear the boys running around rampantly, tell them that people are trying to sleep*

             Little Boy #4: AH! But Gracie! He's chasing me with a knife!
           Little Boy #1: What?! Dude, this is an applecore!
           Little Boy #4: But it's like 5 inches long!

              Apparently we have abnormal fears in our house...

• *Mom and Daddy went on a date, and when they came back we were all asking how it went*

             Mom: It was really nice! We went and saw the sunset..
             12 year old: The what? *blank stare*
             Mom:  *trying to determine if he's really serious* Uh, the sunset?
             12 year old: Oh. Have I seen it?
             *Everyone gives blank stare*
               Mom: You know, the sun goes back doooown *with hand motions to illustrate her point further*
               12 year old: *lightbulb*  OHHH! Riiiight.. I thought it was some sort of movie...

~*~

Anywho, there's your dose of Hacking for this week, and more photos coming tomorrow!

     Blessings,

      ~Gracie

Adorableness overload and Photo challenge // Day 8

Good morning!

Today, the subject is: Orange

 

 

     Therefore, you get the cliche pumpkin picture...

     ...Orange leaves...

     ...and orange Nasturtiums.

     The other day was sunny and beautiful, and  I was having fun taking pictures of my darling 1 year old sister, so I thought I'd share. :)

     I love her tippy toe walk. <3

 

 

Couldn't resist the fluffy purple skirt. :)

Blessings,

~Gracie

Photo Challenge // Day 7

Hey everyone,

     Another late post, sorry! Yesterday I was going to post my pics, and then realized that another member of my family had taken the camera, and weren't going to get back until late, so I figured I'd post them today.

Yesterday's subject: Misty mornings

     October seems to be the time of year when all of the tiny garden spiders, that are so little they're almost cute, suddenly erupt into these huge grape sized creatures and spin webs everywhere. The upside to this, is that on misty mornings the webs get covered in dew and get all beautiful and lacy looking. They're so pretty.

    We actually had a spider build a web in our kitchen above the baby highchair, we named him George and he was our mascot. Until he grew almost as big as a strawberry and we had relocate him...
     Now he's our outdoor mascot.

 

     Blessings,

~Gracie

Photo Challenge // Day 6

Hey people!

Today's subject: Something old.

There's this really cool old truck right down the street from us, it always makes me wonder about the story behind it.

 

It's just so cool and vintage-y looking. 

 

I love this old truck. I've realized recently that I have a certain fondness for older cars, especially if they're beat up a little bit, even though I have no idea what they're called.

I like to think of them as having more 'character and personality' than new cars, and causes me to wonder where they've gone, who owned them, just all the stories behind them!

On the other hand, I truly do appreciate how smoothly newer cars work. ;)

I hope you're having a fabulous October thus far.

Blessings,

~Gracie

Photo challenge // Days 4 & 5

Hey everyone!

First off, I apologize for not getting yesterday's post up. My older brother, Chasen, is leaving for the military today, and yesterday was his last full day at home, so we were pretty busy.

Therefore today, you get two days of pictures, combined into one!

Yesterday's picture was: A warm drink. 

 I am no barista in anyway whatsoever, but I've somehow become our house's official coffee maker, hence coffee being the warm drink I chose. And plus it's just fun to make. :)

Today's picture was: Low angle.

 

 I couldn't make up my mind, so I took a few and pulled a few out from the past. So you get a variety. :)

  

I might end up posting more photos to this post, because I've got some more ideas for this brewing....

Blessings,

~Gracie

Photo Challenge // Day 3

Day 3 of the photo challenge!

And I'm beginning to notice patterns about myself. Firstly, if I don't have any specific bursts of inspiration and ideas for the picture, I procrastinate on taking the picture until the last possible second.
 Secondly, instead of posting just one picture that I took, I end up posting about 5. :P

Without further ado, today's pictures! And the subject was: 4 o'clock.

  I took that to mean whatever I was doing at about 4 o'clock. The problem was, I was driving in the car, without my camera at that time. So once I got home I dashed around and got the camera and took a picture of whatever was going on. So these pictures should be renamed the '4:27-or-so' pictures.

 

 

 

I love this girl. It's hard to believe that she's 1 year old already!
She's so funny, we went over to my aunt and uncle's house today, and normally this girl will not warm up to people right away. If you try to hold her, nu uh, no thank you. But my uncle is the Toddler Whisperer, and they were best friends by the time we went home. It cracked me up. :)
She's so feisty...

Anywho, there's your super late post for today,  and another one coming tomorrow!

Blessings,

~Gracie