Old Journal

I was on my mom's computer and I came across an old journal from when I was 5 or 6. I just thought it would be cute to post it.

My Day At The Water Park

By: Eleah Orr

Yesterday we went to a Water Park with Grandfather and Grandma. There was a splashy water pool. I got to splash in the splashy pool. I got to stand in the 2 ½ foot pool and the 3 foot pool. Grandma played with me in the 2 ½ foot pool.  I went down the Water-Slide. It was fun! There were cones that filled with water, that you stand under, and when they were all the way filled they dumped water on your head. There was a swing set, 2 Pirate ships, a castle, a train, a army truck, and a tree house to play on. I liked the fireman-poles. After the water park we ate at Joe’s pizza parlor. Then we went home.

Happy Independence Day!

We celebrated the 4th of July with a neighborhood picnic. We invited all the neighbors on our street and surprisingly all were able to come with the exception of one or two families. It was a blast! We had hot dogs and ribs and other delicious picnic-y foods and then once it got dark enough, we had a terrific show of 'fireworks'. Almost everyone brought some fireworks so it was a big show. Some of our favorites were  'Pink Ice', 'Mad Dog', and 'Surfs Up'. It was a great opportunity to get to know our neighbors better and celebrate our freedom. Hope everyone else had a great 4th of July too.

Anna-Rebekah and me

Fireworks!

Susannah and Matthew playing with their sparklers

Jenna Beth playing with her sparkler

Cow Appreciation Day

On Friday, July 12 was Cow Appreciation Day at Chik-fil-a. If you dressed up as a cow, you got a free meal. We decided to do that this year. Here are a few pictures of our costumes.

Ethan was the only one who didn't get dressed up

Say Moo!

Susannah and Elijah

Happy Birthday Timothy!

In February my older brother Timothy turned twenty years old. 

He is the master potato peeler, pianist, actor, and story teller.We never have a dull day when he is around.  We love our Timothy.

Silly boys...Elijah and Timothy

Baby Blanket

Recently I finished my first full-sized crocheted baby blanket. I made it for a lady in our church who was having a baby. Even though it was my first one, it turned out pretty nicely.

The Story of My Name

My mom heard a song years ago called  Elya by a group called Silverwind . She thought that the name sounded pretty but didn't know the meaning or the spelling of it. She found out that it is a variation of the name Elijah (Eliyahu) meaning "The Lord He is God". She found another spelling Eliyah but decided to spell it Eleah.  The song Elya is below.

Also, we entered my name in the search engine and found this: http://eleahmed.org/

If you click on their mission statement they will tell you about their name. I thought that was neat. :) 

I am very glad that my mom and dad named me this name. 

My Family

I've had this blog for about five months and I just realized I have not introduced you to my family. Since there's no time like the present I may as well do it now.

First there's Dad and Mom, who are the best parents in the world

Then there is my sweet older sister, Anna-Rebekah

And my three older brothers:
Timothy, the amusing entertainer, Josiah, the tech guy, and Ethan, the cool one

And then there's me...I love to read, eat chocolate, and hold babies

Matthew is my younger brother who loves to play outdoors with his brothers 

Susannah is a regular bookworm and always has a smile on her face

Elijah is our charming  and dramatic storyteller

                          

And last but not least is Jenna Beth, our sweet, smiley cutie-pie.

And here is all of us together...just one crazy family :)