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Thursday, July 22, 2010

Braces!

On Tuesday July 13, 2010 I got Braces! Nobody knew I was going to get them, including myself! We went to the Orthodontist to see if I would still need them and the cost. Right before lunchtime The Orthodontist came in and said "We had a cancellation, do you want to put the braces on right now?" So...SURPRISE! I will now respond to Brace face, Metal mouth, or train tracks! NOT!

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites!

I just finished the tenth book of this series! "The Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites!" I had a lot a fun reading these books. I really got into them. This book was filled with Action, Religion, Fantasy, Romance, and Tragedy. Everything that makes a good book good!

It's about two teenage kids who go exploring in a cave and find themselves right in the middle of the Nephite world! As the books go on so do the generations. The kids have kids, and the kids of the kids have kids! And so on! So many different, exciting, and mysterious things go on! I found that I could NOT put the books down! I hope you will find them as exciting as I did!

Girls camp 2010!

This year for Girls camp 2010, we only saw it fitting to go to bear lake since last year our camp was attacked by a bear! We all had TONS of fun and many spiritual experiences. Well the toilet was nicer than we expected, but it was still NASTY!

Each tent was a tribe (From 'Survivor') My tribe was the Sesomites! We got Sesomites by using Moses backwards, and adding ites. We chose Moses because he had to be really couragous to take the people to cross the red sea!

My tribe had Kayla, Kaylee, Mickel, Alexis, and of course ME!

We loved having camp right on the beach! I tried water skiing for the first time! I did it! Beach day was fun even though we got rained on!

We had to wait almost an hour and a half to get into Minnetonka Cave!


We all had fun chasing the chipmunks around the parking lot!
This was my 3rd time going into Minnetonka cave and everytime I have been amazed at how beautiful it is!

At the end of the cave the tour guide turned out the lights and told us that we had to find our way in the dark to the stairs by holding the rail. She said it was just like Lehi's dream where he had to hold to the rod! Eventually the rail ended and we were stumbling in the dark toward our tour guides flashlight! That was just one of the spiritual experiences!

That last night when the bishop came, he brought pizza! Everyone was excited for take out! Even though our cook was an AMAZING cook! We used the leftover boxes for the fire for our testimony meeting! But earlier my mom had given everyone an oil lamp and said to hold onto it. She told us about the ten virgins, and how 5 didn't have any oil and didn't get to see the bridegroom! Eventually the bishop said "He has come! Bring your oil lamps and come!" Those who had their lamps got to go in and hear one of our leaders Amazing testimonies. Only 5 of the 40 girls that were there were prepared. I was one of them. Some girls's sisters, dad's(preisthood holders"), and friends weren't there. We all got a taste of how it would feel if the the Savior really did come and we weren't all together with our friends and family.
After dinner we got to go and read a letter from our parents. That got me crying.

Testimony meeting was Great as well. Almost everyone bore their testimony. Me included. Everyone who bore theirs got me crying all over again.

The next morning we packed up our stuff and underneath my tent was 2 squished mice with their guts all spilling out, One alive and running around, and a newborn baby. We were pretty sure that the alive one gave birth while we were all asleep! We were all sad and our camp cook told us the baby wouldn't make it.
Every one had fun and was sad it was time to leave. We all left with a stronger testimony and a few GREAT memories!

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Our California Adventure!

My family and I went to California with my Dad's side of the family! We started in LasVegas! I was so amazed at the glass flowers lining the ceiling of the Bellagio!
I Thought the Giant, Glass Flowers were super cool!
Anybody like mushrooms?

Outside of the Bellagio was some pretty cool water fountains that danced to music!

After one night in LasVegas we went to San Diego! We went shopping at The Old Town, San Diego!
Random family of ducks!

While Shopping Riley had to Battle off a Shark! As you can see he is EXHAUSTED! Just Kidding, It's a really cool hat!
After shopping we went to the Pier by our hotel! Aw! Cute Brothers!
She's scared of the rickety, old boards! I don't blame her, I was too!
I don't even know what THAT is!

Scary! I was afraid I was going to fall off!
At the Beach we took LOTS of pictures!

Chasing the waves! Ton's of fun!
Jumping in the waves! I remember it as if it were last week!
Random flower that I thought was pretty!

Wow! They had modeling seals!
'Who wants candy!' That's how I got a decent picture!

After a few days in San Diego we packed up and left for Disneyland! The happiest place on earth! Riley is Pondering whether it is the happiest place! He thinks it is!
After a fun filled day we stopped for a treat and a show! Ethan is just too tired!

MM MM, Candy! Random Pictures while waiting for the afternoon Parade!
Awesome outfit! That was a fun parade!

Just another day in Paradise!
Greetings from California!

After a fun filled week, I think everyone was just a little bit ready to get home! Even if they won't admit it! I had fun spending time with my family and creating a closer relationship!

Monday, May 24, 2010

Snow?! What!?!?

What is up with the snow?! It is the end of May, for cryin' out loud!
Bring on the summer!!!! I am DONE with school!

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Really? Huh... Weird!

So I was looking on the web for something to blog about and I found two CRAZY stories(and I mean really crazy).

EXTINCT WHALES?
Saturday, some ocean experts saw a gray whale swimming in the Mediterranean Sea off Israel. This find was equivalent of finding a dinosaur in your backyard. This particular species of whale has been believed to have been extinct for about THREE HUNDRED YEARS! And now it has been seen, and it is definitely NOT extinct! IMPOSSIBLE STAR
Some scientists' space telescope caught the beginning of a big star! and I mean really, really big! So enormous, it would block our our sun. Even as a baby star it is already eight to ten times larger than our sun. The star is set to be one of the biggest and brightest stars in our galaxy within the next few hundred thousand years - which means, that this star won't even be part of our lives. So, we'll let scientists in the future worry about it.

Now I know exactly what all of you are thinking, 'Really? Huh...Weird! Am I right? I think that you'll agree with me, that these stories are CRAZY! I mean seriously who gets to see an extinct whale swimming in the Mediterranean sea? or a star that will block out the sun in a few hundred thousand years? Pretty cool.

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Crazy May Holidays!

May 1- National Scrap booking day
2- World Laughter day (ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha)
3- Two different colored shoes day
4- Star wars day
5- National chipottle day (look it up)
6-No Homework day (Even though I did have homework)


7- World Asthma day (yay for Asthma!)
8- No socks day
9- Stay up all night day (My parents won't like that)
10- Wind mill day
11- Eat what you want day (totally!)
12- National nutty fudge day (mmmmmmmmm)
13- National frog jumping day
14- National chicken dance day
15- Straw hat day
16- National Sea monkey day
17- Victoria day
18- Visit your relatives day
19- Boys club day
20- Weights and measures day (I'm just as confused as you are)
21- Bike to work day (try it)
22- National Wig out day
23- World turtle day
24- Brother's day
25- Cookie monster's birthday
26- National senior health and fitness day

27-Baily's Birthday!!!!!
28- Nothing special day
29- International Jazz day

30- Hug your cat day (awwwww, look out celery!)

31- World no tobacco day

Help me celebrate these CRAZY holidays!

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

The Christmas Sweater

The other day I was out of things to read, so I explored my mom's collection of books. I found Glenn becks 'The Christmas Sweater.' I thought it might be a little out of season but who cares right? Anyway I started reading that night and I finished the next night! I couldn't put it down! My first opinion of the main character was 'What a BRAT.' Well, once I finished the book I absolutely LOVED the book! It's about a boy who's dad died when he was 9, so he lives with his mom and is struggling with their finances. The mom couldn't afford the bike that her son wanted so badly. His mom made him a sweater instead, hoping that he would understand. Instead when he got it he threw a fit! Then it all goes downhill for him. If he hadn't thrown a fit many things wouldn't have happened to him! If you want to know what happens you'll have to read the book! I hope you love it as much as I do. Try to FINISH the book because the ending is the best part!

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

JOKES AND RIDDLES!

One of my favorite things is to LAUGH!!!!!! I also love to tell jokes and make other people LAUGH!!! So, here are a few jokes that I LAUGHED at!!!

Q: Why are frogs so happy?
A: They eat whatever BUGS them!!!!!

Q: If a rooster lays an egg on top of a pointed building which way will it roll?
A: Roosters don't lay eggs!!!

Q: What do teachers put on their pizza's?
A: Graded Cheese!!!!

Q: Where did the spaghetti go dance?
A: At the meatball!!!

Q: Who was the first underwater spy?
A: James Pond!!!

Q: What do you use to fix a tuba?
A: A tuba glue!!!

Q: What kind of phones do turtles use?
A: Shell phones!!!

Q: What did batman say to Robin before he got in the car?
A: "Get in the car!"

Q: Where do you find ancient cows?
A: In a moo-seum!!!

Q: What do you call a police cheif's daughter?
A: misCHEIF!

Q: What do cats put in their drinks?
A: Mice cubes!!!!!

Q: What is a seven letter word, that has hundreds of letters in it?
A: A mailbox!!!!

Monday, April 12, 2010

SPRING BREAK!

Well, as you all know this week was spring break. I just want to tell you about some of the things that I did over the break. To start the week my family woke up Saturday morning and the Easter bunny had come!!! After we had opened the eggs the bunny left, we decided to color REAL eggs for Easter dinner the next day. This is one that I did. It is a face with curly hair.
Here are a few that the family made. (Can you find the egg that I showed you first?)

Here are ALL the eggs the family did. We turned our eggs into deviled eggs which we took to our grandma's house for Easter dinner. We played a fun game at our grandparents house, where if we rolled doubles we got to choose a prize from the basket in the middle of the table.

Later that week my family went to 'color me mine'. Where we went to paint a piece of pottery. (It's a fun spring break tradition.)
This is the cereal bowl I made this year. I'll show you the finished product when I get it back in a few days. (After it has been fired.)

This is the bowl my mom made.

After we had finished painting our pottery we went to the old spaghetti factory. (Ha Ha, my uncle is making silly faces.) My little brother insisted he sit next to uncle Mason!

On Friday my friend, Kayla, and I went to my house and made necklaces. This is us making them.
This is us with our finished jewelry! Sadly, spring break has come to an end. But I made it worth while!