Karina's life

"Got you day"

Nov 24, 2004

I was adopted November 24, 2004 with my brother from the Ukraine. I was born March 6, 2000. I was adopted by Frank and Debbie Kuipes.

Karina's Life

Period: Nov 24, 2004 to Oct 9, 2014

First Christmas in America

Dec 25, 2004

This was my first Christmas in America. When I woke up on Christmas morning I was really excited because there where a lot of peresents and it was new and something I'd never had before. I remember playing with my toys for days and days after Christmas.

Vacation up North

Jul 7, 2005

We went vacationing Up North on Elk Lake for fourth of July weekend. We had bonfires and somores, went boating, jet skiiing, tubing, and on lots of bike rides. When we went jet skiing I was scared of sharks being in the lake.

Apple Orcahrd

Oct 10, 2006

We went to an Apple Orchard to pick pumpkins. We ended up eating donuts and drinking cider. I also convinced my parents to let me ride a horse.

Splash Village

May 16, 2007

My mom, brother and I all went to splash village when my dad was in the netherlands. My brother and I beggd my mom to stay the night and it was a Sunday and we had school the next day. My mom called the school and told them we where sick and we spent the night and got to swim all night.

Playing in the snow

Jan 2, 2009

Me and my cousins sledding, and playing in the snow. We used to go to my neighbors house and sled down his huge hill. Walking back up the hill was never fun, but me and my cousins still enjoyed spending time together.

Vacation to Paris, France

Jul 30, 2011

In summer of 2011 we took another trip to Europe to visit my Dad's side of the family in the Netherlands. While we where there we went to France for a week. Behind us you can see we're at Notre Dame Cathedral.

Chicago

Apr 18, 2014

Deanna and I went to Chicago for Easter break. We saw the Big Bean, went shopping, and went to the aquarium. The first night we where there we got really yummy deep dish pizzas.

Cedar Point

May 18, 2014

Last Cedar Point trip with Meghan, Payton, and Aj. We where wwaiting in line for the dragter. Also where not wearing out shoes because we had really bad blisters on our feet after walking around all day.

Fourth of July

Jul 4, 2014

For the Fourth of July this year I hung out with friends and went to the fair. At the fair I won a fish and got a free one and asked a friend to hold my fish and when I came back to get my fish they told me they gave it away, and i got really upset. They ended up buying me a new fish. I now have two fish, Olaf and Tyrone and yes they are still alive which is surpising to me.

Bahamas Mission Trip

Jul 27, 2014

Over the summer I went to the Bahamas on a mission trip. It was a week long trip. We made 45 batches of concrete for a storm shelter, where they will have game nights, and all eat together on holidays.

Swimming

Aug 12, 2014

Karlee and I over the summer, swimming in her pool. We hung out pretty much all summer and did everything together. When we took this picture with an under water camera it took like 100 pictures to take a good one but we finally got it.

Got my braces off!

Sep 10, 2014

I finally got my braces off after having them for 2 years and 3 months. I never had a problem having braces, but when I found out the day i was getting them off I was so anxious to get them off. When I got them off it actually hurt really bad more than it did gtting them on, but it was all worth it.

Homecoming at St.Mary's

Sep 20, 2014

I was asked to homecoming by my friend Griffin. We went to Edgewood Country Club for dinner with four other people. I thought it was going to be awkward at first, but once we got there and I met all his friends it was fun.

Holly's Homecoming

Sep 27, 2014

Megan, Mckinley, and I before the dance. I went over to their house before the dance and we went over to Sydney's to take homecoming pictures. I had a very fun time at our dance and I'm looking forward to snowcoming.