My First 30 Years in Pictures =)

~ Born February 17, 1984 ~

Me at 9 and 10 months... with my baby underbite showcasing my two tiny lower front teeth. :)

~ 1985 ~ Age 1 ~

Babah and Grandad have a poster-size version of the left picture at their house. lol  I love the Christmas pic on the right, and apparently, my toddler self LOVED those red shoes! :)

~ 1986 ~ 2 ~

I know we still have that LCM bib, and I'm hoping we still have the Minnie Mouse dress. :)

~ 1987 ~ 3 ~

3-year-old LCM, rocking the hair!! :)

~ 1988 ~ 4 ~

Rach and I looking ever-so stylish with the Dorothy Hamill cut, followed by perms with bangs. lol  I love that my hand is up showing off my hair in the left pic. :)

~ 1989 ~ 5 ~

Haaaappy Easter! ;)

~ 1990 ~ 6 ~

Well, hello, fluffy '90's bangs! ;)  I seriously loved my hair in that left picture - it was framed and hanging in my parents' house for years. lol  Also note the neon shirts with neon shoestring hairbows; matching Christmas sweaters; matchy Easter dresses; and cute cousin pic with me, Rach, and Blake. :)

~ 1991 ~ 7 ~
{*For me, '91 = 1st grade; '92 = 2nd grade; and so on.  Makes it very easy to remember!}

...More '90's bangs and curled long hair... I want my hair that long right now, actually!  And this is my Easter dress/ the dress I wore for my 1st grade talent show performance with Heather Tipton. :)

~ 1992 ~ 8 ~

I was equally excited about having pierced ears, glasses, awesome bangs, and a missing front tooth in this picture. lol  ...All cool in 2nd grade, thankfully!  And check out my epic shoulder bows! ;)

~ 1993 ~ 9 ~

Rocking the cold sore and extra-large glasses for my class picture day in 3rd grade.

Thankfully, Glamour Shots was there to bring out my inner pageant girl! lol  I remember being happy the pink rubberbands on my braces matched the pink feather boa. :)

~ 1994 ~ 10 ~

I know I really liked this shirt; I don't really know why.  I usually didn't like seeing my braces in pictures, so I sometimes smiled like this to hide them. lol

~ 1995 ~ 11 ~

5th grade - the year of sunflowers and sparkly Jesus necklaces. :)

And bring on the sequins in Glamour Shots, round 2! lol

~ 1996 ~ 12 ~

Umm, I heart America. lol  I'm looking super patriotic and daydreamy in this pic.  This was my 6th grade school year... Spelling Bee Champ - what, what!?

~ 1997 ~ 13 ~

Finally a teenager! :)  ...Enough with the braces already - Invisalign, where were you!?  My teeth were a mess and took quite a while to fix, obviously.  (But I'm thankful for it now!)

~ 1998 ~ 14 ~

My one homeschool year with Mom, which was awesome!
I felt very grown up with this shorter haircut, and we worked hard to make it look great for picture day. :)

~ 1999 ~ 15 ~

The braces finally come off, and my face decides to have a major breakout... awesome! lol  Also, note the big Brighton earrings - all the rage that year. :)

Right pic of Heather, Jenny, and I at Rach's class hayride (we all had siblings in her class). :)

~ 2000 ~ 16 ~
(Last year for my natural hair color!)

The basketball girls threw me a surprise Sweet 16 party that year! :)

Class pic = heart earrings from Julie Methvin, leather jacket (popular that year and so not my style), and I was still recovering from having Bells Palsy that summer. :(

~ 2001 ~ 17 ~

JSB (Junior Senior Banquet - CHA's version of Prom) with Chris Munn // Junior class pic

Me, Rach and Kara hanging out // Me and Rach before the Diana Ross concert

~ 2002 ~ 18 ~

Senior Class Homecoming - first one in CHA's new gym - J-Law was my favorite person alive that year //  Two Senior Pics

Jenny and I with our "Little Sisters" (Morgan Elizabeth in 7th grade) // Ready for JSB - (I LOVED that dress and wore it twice that year.) =)

~ 2003 ~ 19 ~

Cousin pic (I miss Blake's smile) // Me and Kayla in the dorm at OBU

Hanging out with Rach, Holly, and Christin :)

Hooray for my first red hair - if only I'd been brave enough to try it in high school!

~ 2004 ~ 20 ~

Rach and I with Kathy Law

Cousin pic - Michael, me, Rach, Justin

~ 2005 ~ 21 ~

(The year of JMM)  Bottom pic = me, Drew, Josh, & Elaine

~ 2006 ~ 22 ~

Josh and I at Boston Pops // Sarah and I at Graduation

Girls' Night for Kelcey's birthday // Evan and I in Boston

~ 2007 ~ 23 ~
(The year I moved to Tulsa & met the LG / the year of the letter)

Me, Josh, and Drew at Teds in Tulsa // K-Lamb and I

Bourne Trilogy night (Ice Storm 2007) // Kate and I on the Cruise!

~ 2008 ~ 24 ~

Megan and I toasting to no prenup (an argument with Holly)

Election night 2008... the beginning of a lovely friendship with Lauralai Bower!

~ 2009 ~ 25 ~

Pink Power pic // "Roommate pic"

New bangs hairstyle (thanks to 500 Days of Summer) // Eugene Field Christmas Party

~ 2010 ~ 26 ~

Two 'selfies' on good hair days // Me and Krista // NYC trip in December

~ 2011 ~ 27 ~

LG Co-leaders // Bill & Jill's Vegas reception

Bravo before painting party // Starbucks with JEM and Chet

~ 2012 ~ 28 ~

Another new haircut :) // Jace is born!

Laura and I as bridesmaids in Kristin's wedding // OSU game!

~ 2013 ~ 29 ~

Jace's 1st b-day // Kelly and I at the LG Christmas project

Red hair // Me and Missy K on Christmas Eve!

~ February 17, 2014 ~ 30th Birthday! ~