Merry Christmas!!

During the Christmas season, I often find myself caught up in the presents, candy, and decorations. Reading the bible about the birth of Jesus and watching movies like The Passion of the Christ and the Nativity Story helps to refocus my strayed thoughts! Do you think it would help you? Just remember that the true reason of the season is the birth of Jesus Christ!!

Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow!!

Today we're having a snow day!! I honestly have absolutely no idea what I'm going to do today, but some of my bright ideas are: playing in the snow, writing a story, or reading. It's amazing how much snow has come down! It's so beautiful but at the same time, the roads are really bad! So if you plan to go driving in this weather, please be careful!! I hope you all have a wonderful day!!

Outcome of the Egyptian Project

Nickie and I got an A+ on our Egyptian project!! It was so hilarious, for extra credit points, we dressed up in each of our mom's bathrobes and made some funny Egyptian hats! Let's just say we got some double takes and outright laughter. Lol! Anywho we worked really hard on the paragraphs about Hatshepsut, King Tut, and Ramesses ll. We found probably ten pictures and then we had to find pictures of maps of Egypt and the Valley of the Kings. Thanks to Amy for letting us use her cricket in order to make the titles and for showing us how to use it for that matter! Thanks for the support and the encouragement!

New Project!!

In school, we're beginning a new lesson on Egypt. We got the choice to do a project about any Egyptian subject we wanted! I'm doing my project with Nicole (surprise, surprise) and we're doing the project on the pharaohs of Egypt. The pharaohs we are researching are: Pharaoh Hatsheput, who was the first female pharaoh and she also created temples. We are researching Ramses the second who is known for having one hundred children in his life time because of his many wives (Creepy). Lastly we're researching King Tut, the only pharaoh to become a pharaoh at nine years old. He died at the age of nine-teen because of a broken leg complication. King Tut was not the most powerful or important pharaohs but he is as of now, one of the most famous. I'm really enjoying this subject and am excited to begin working on it!!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope that everybody has an absolutely wonderful day!

Thank you Lord for everything that you provide for us!!

The First Snow Of The Year!

About twenty minutes ago, I looked outside the living room window and there were big snowflakes falling from the sky! I just about started jumping up and down in excitement. I started thinking about and kind of laughed. The first snow on Thanksgiving Day. This made me realize that Christmas is only about a month away! Goodness, November has just zoomed by! I hope everybody got the oppotunity to see the first snow of the year!!

Grades!

I had my conference tonight and wanted to share my grades for this trimester with you! It was a student-led conference, so I got to lead the entire conference instead of the teacher! It was really fun and I'm very excited for the next conference in the Spring! Here are my grades:

Reading: A
Language Arts: A
Mathematics: A
Social Studies: A
Science: A
Work Habits: All +
Social Growth/School Rules: All +
Fitness and Health: A
Music: We are not given a letter grade for the first trimester but I did get a S+
Art: We are not given a letter grade for the first trimester
Library: We are not given a letter grade for the first trimester but I did get a S
Technology: +

Sleepover!

Last night, Nickie and I had a sleepover! We played with her new adorable doggy named Bella who happens to enjoy biting peoples feet. It's not always fun if you're the victim but she's still is a lot of fun to play with! We played on the computer on poptropica and club penguin, then watched tv for a while. We happened to go to bed at a reasonable time last night. It was at ten thirty when we happened to actually doze off despite all of the messing around we did while we were on the reclining couch! In the morning we woke up to no power until nine in the morning! It was funny because the power was supposed to be out until one fifteen and then we came downstairs after breakfast and the power was back on! We were literally screaming and dancing around! I had a great time and look forward to the next sleepover with Nickie!!!

Science

In school right now in science, we're doing power points on interdependent relationships between animals. The scientific name for it is "symbioses". It means that a certain two animals depend on each other to survive. I was in school and working on my power point when I really looked at this picture. (I'm using it in my power point). How likely is it that a huge meating eating creature would allow this tiny little morsel of meat and feathers into its mouth without eating it? Well, the plover bird cleans chunks of decaying meat out of the crocodiles mouth. This provides food for the plover and much needed dentistry for the crocodile. There are several other ways that these two animals provide for eachother. I just can't exactly remember them right now. : ) Some other interdependent animals are: the clownfish and the sea anemone, the aphid and the ant, and the shark and the remora fish.

My New Awesome Possum Cell Phone!!!

This is my new cell!! It's called the Rumor. I love the pretty blue color!!! Some of the features that it has are:
*NFL Mobile Live access (not that I'll be using that)
*GPS Enabled
*It's slim and fashionable
*Web, E-mail capable
*Built-in camera
*Speakerphone
*Bluetooth
*External Display
*Memory Card Slot
I might be texting you soon!!!

Soccer Party!!!

The traditional German Chocolate Cake!!

Yesterday, I celebrated my 12th birthday with my soccer team! We played hide and seek, bobbing for apples, kick the can, soccer, haha Herman, and had a scavenger hunt! I had such a great time and hope that I can do that again next year!!!

WASL Scores!

On the WASL, I passed all three subjects!!! Here are the scores:

Reading: 451 out of 475

Math: 456 out of 550

Science: 456 out of 500

My Moses Staff

Yesterday at the Lake, my mom and I found a stick in the water that reminded me of Moses' staff.

A Visit To Grandma and Grandpa's

On August 10th through 17th I was in Yakima with my Grandma and Grandpa! On Monday, Grandpa and I went on a four hour trail ride in Frenches Canyon. I had a great time learning about Grandpa's childhood, loping : ), and seeing all of the beautiful views! On Tuesday, I got to go to Cash's vet appointment and watch them file down his teeth and clean his sheath. I got to stick my hand all the way into Cash's mouth and feel how bumpy and rough and then smooth his teeth were On Wednesday I had a riding lesson and went to a church dinner. After dinner we took Maddy back to the house, I got to drive the truck back to the house after we got to the gate! On Thursday, Grandma, Maddy, and I went to town to pick up Grandpa's birthday presents. On Friday I rode Sunrise bareback and lunged Cash! On Saturday I rode Cash in the arena and lunged him some more. On Saturday we had Grandpa's birthday party. Maisie, Mackenzie, and Cameron all took turns riding Sunrise with Grandpa. Zac and Uncle Ron both rode Cash. Then I rode Cash in the arena. On Sunday Zac and I both rode Cash in the arena and Maisie rode Sunrise with Grandpa and then we left for Spokane. I had a great time at Grandma and Grandpa's and can't wait until the next time I can got to Yakima! Thanks for having me Grandma and Grandpa!!! I love you!

SILVERWOOD!

Yesterday from 1:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. I was at Silverwood! The first ride that I went on was Skydiver.It's like a ferriswheel except for the fact that you spin the car around in circles while the ferriswheel is moving really fast! Next I went on Timbre Terror (the rollercoaster) with Kelsi. It was soooo much fun!! Then we went to Super Roundup. After that we went to Boulder Beach and spent like three hours in the wave pool. Then we went on the raft ride at like 8:00 and got totally soaked! Lastly we went on Tremors. I had an absolutely amazing time and am so glad that I could go to Silverwood!

Horse Camp 2008

Peaches and I
The Special Event
After the horse show

The trail riding course
Maisie and I

Barrel Racing
This is the lodge where us campers slept and had our meals

This is Peaches! She is the horse that I rode for the week.
This is Willie. One of my friends rode him. Her name is Heather.
Natalie and I before the show
Heather and Willie!
Natalie and her horse, Friday!

On July 13th through 17th I was at horse camp! I rode a beautiful, gentle, sweet (the list goes on and on) palomino mare named Peaches! I went to camp with my soccer friend Natalie and four other girls named Ayla, Monica, Heather, and Audrey. It was amazing some of the places that these other girls came from. Ayla from Colorado, Monica from Montana, Heather from Walla Walla, and Audrey from a place that I can't remember at the moment.

We had riding lessons twice a day and sometimes a trail ride. We went on an all day trail ride to Grouse Creek Falls on one of the days. The water was sooo cold! I had an amazing time at horse camp and really hope to go there again next year!

Nate and Annie's Wedding

Last night was Nate and Annie's wedding! First there was the ceremony with the vows, then we had dinner, and lastly there was dancing. I had such a great time! Congrats Nate and Annie!!!

Camp Bay Scenery Shots Part Two

Walks At Diamond Lake

It's always so much fun to go on walks at Diamond Lake! One time we went to look at a cabin that had burnt down and another time we went looking for our big blue beachball because it had blown away earlier and ended up playing a game of volleyball with it!

Duckies!

There's a family of ducks that live close by our cabin. We always enjoy feeding them and watching them walk around the lawn and sand!

Go Daddy!

This year Daddy played on a team called Let's Play On Sunday. It was so much fun to watch him and his team play the other teams! I love you Daddy and you did great!!

The Pink Marshmallows

This year Zac played on a co-ed team with Jordan, Jen, and Camina. I had a great time watching his team play! Great job, Zac!!

Hooray For Hoopfest!

In between some of the basketball games, Madison and I took like fourty pictures of ourselves! These are some of our best shots!

Father's Day

Happy Father's Day! I love you Daddy, Kissy, and all of the other amazing fathers in my family!!!

Goalie Camp

Today I am going to a goalie camp. The woman who coaches it was a varsity goalie. I'm really excited to learn the new things that she'll be able to teach me!

I Made It!!!!

Tonight I got a phone call from Coach Mark telling me that I made the B team (or the Developmental team) for Scotties!!!!!! Thank you for all of the prayers and encouaragement!

Ligers BBQ

This afternoon at 4:00 we went to a BBQ at Megan's house. I had a ton of fun! We played volleyball, ate yummy food, hung out, played tag, and lots of other fun stuff! We have been together for three years now. This year we're splitting up. Maya is going to play for Shadow, Taylor is moving to the Valley, Natalie's going to play for the for the Saber's, and Steph, Hannah, Kiley, Naomie, and I are going to play for the Scotties. I'm so glad for the years that I could spend with my awesome team and the memories that we made together!

Wendle Tournament

This weekend is the Wendle Tournament. Here are the games:

6:45 p.m. Tonight
9:45 a.m. Saturday
1:30 p.m. Saturday

All of the games are at the DMC. I hope you can come!!

Soccer

On Saturday, we had a soccer game. I can't exactly say that we won but I can say that we had a lot of fun! Soemtimes when I'm in the goal just thinking about the game a sudden thought pops into my head: "Soccer is so my sport!" I plan on playing it for a long time! Thank you to everyone who came to watch the game!