Friday, January 1, 2010

Cousins!

On my post about the New Years Eve dance, I said that my cousins visited us. It was a lot of fun, and I'm so glad they could come. Here is what we did with them:

Sunday: They arrived at our house right after we got home from church. (we beet them by about thirty seconds) They had stayed at my grandparents house the night before, and happened to get to our house right as we did. We watched a really good movie called EverAfter (I think) and then we goofed off for the rest of the day. We also played cops and Robbers that night. Its a tradition that we play it, and we usually play for at least an hour or to. We went to bed and the older two cousins and I played The Worst Case Scenario game for an hour till about 11:30.

Monday: My cousins family, me and my little sister went to a beach about an hour away from my house. we were there till mid afternoon. That night we played Cops and Robbers again and watched about five of the original episodes of "Get Smart" (the 1965 version, not the new-ish movie) We also played "Clue" till late that night.

Tuesday: We went to the same beach, but this time it was just my cousins family an I. They brought Inflatable Kayaks with them from Utah, so we went kayaking in the ocean with them. It was really fun kayaking, but it was scary when ever there were big waves. That nigh, we watched "Prince Caspian" and I stayed up late with the two older cousins playing "Spoons"

Wednesday: It rained and was supper cloudy, so we went to the movie theaters and saw "The Princess and the Frog" It was a supper cute movie, and we all really enjoyed it. We stayed home the rest of the day, watched more movies, and goofed off (we do that a lot with our cousins) That night, starting at about 10:30, my older two cousins tried to teach me how to dance. I didn't do so well (come on, it was late:) but we managed to go to bed right before midnight, still laughing.

Thursday: New Years Eve! We went to a different beach this time, but it was supper cold. We went kayaking this time, and it was the only time something really bad actually happened. Here is the story of it:
I was out in pretty deep water with my two older cousins (who are both girls by the way) So pretty much, it was a 15 year old, a 14 year old, and a twelve year old battling waves that were taller then them. (dramatic, aren't I :) We were trying to get back to shore, when a huge wave came. We were side ways to the wave when we saw it, so we quickly turned, and we ended up facing it. when the wave hit us, my 12 year old cousin flew out of the kayak, and the wave went over her, also pulling the kayak on top of her. By the time we could see her again, the wave had pulled us about 20 feet away from her. We tried to stop the kayak any farther away from her, and I stuck out my paddle which she eventually grabbed when she got close to us, then we dragged her back on board. We were really scared because she was breathing super fast, and her eyes looked weird. I just kept on patting her on the back, while my other cousin paddled back to shore as fast as she could. We got back, my uncle came and took my younger cousin back to the place we had chairs set up, and we started to drain the kayak out. (It was full to the brim with water from that wave) We left the beach about twenty minutes later, and my cousin was fine. I think her main problem was that she was just really scared. (I would have been) luckily, I think that that was the worst thing that happened during their visit, so it turned out to be successful. We went to the dance that night, everyone else had fun playing and watching movie at home. I can't wait to see them next time!


Here is a picture of us playing "Mexican Train" together. Its really fun, and we love playing it together. Here are some pictures of us kayaking.
This picture is of right before our kayak compleatly flipped over (dummping us all out in the prosses.)


Happy New Year!

New Years Eve Dance

I had a comment asking if I went to the my church's New Years Eve Dance, and I did. It was really fun, but at first I was really nervous. My cousins were visiting since last Sunday (they're from Utah) but they left early this morning. Anyway, My cousin is 15, so she came to the dance with me. There was a thing before the dance starting at eight, then there was the church broadcast a little before 9, and the dance started when the broadcast was over. At the dance, I mostly was with my cousin and a bunch of home-school friends, but I was also with some nice girls from my ward. The dance went till 12:30am, so I was really tired by the time it was over. (I got up at noon today, I was so tired:) It was really fun, and I think I'll want to go to more dances. What did you do for new years eve? Happy New Year!



Here are two picture of my cousin and I right before we left for the dance. My Aunt and my cousin did my hair in a really cool braid like a crown on top of my hair, and in a long braid in the back, so it was really pretty. Thank you Aunt Julie!

Happy New Year!

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Happy Birthday...

To Me!

Ok, Ok, My birthday was over a month ago, on Nov. 13. which yes, was a Friday. I don't believe in that bad luck stuff much, but I just think it's funny! So know I'm 14 and a Mia Maid (14-15 girls)at church. I'm am getting used to it, but I really miss beehives(12-13 girls) I can now go to church dances, but I haven't yet; my first one will probably be the new years eve dance this year.

Here are some pictures of my past Birthdays.


My 4th Birthday, In the picture: my friend Emily and I.


My 5th Birthday. Emily and her family was there to, just not ion the picture.


My 6th Birthday. In the Picture from the left: My friend Emily, Her brother Christopher, Me, my brother, my other brother and My friend Katie. ( You might recognize Katie and Emily from previous posts.


My Dad and I before my baptism, so right after I turned 8.


M 9th Birthday. My friends Emily and Katie went to see the move The Incredibles together.


My 11th birthday.

My 13 birthday. My mom and I went to see the play Wicked in Los Angels with the tickets I got for my birthday.


My 14th birthday! A restaurant called "Sonic" opened by my house. There is one in Utah that we always go to, so we were happy when one opened so close. We went as a birthday treat for me, and it was really fun and yummy.

Now I have to get ready to do a Christmas post! (You might have noticed I have a very cute Christmas background:)

Friday, October 16, 2009

Fall Musical

Every year our local Home-School community puts on a Fall Musical, which is simply a play with lots of singing that we do in the fall. (hence the name:) This year is my third year and I love it! The first year I did it, the play was Seven Brides For Seven Brothers It was super fun, even though I was just a town girl and a School girl. I had two lines and was and in the chorus. Last year the play was Pirates of Penzance, which is a very, very funny play that I highly recommend, the same with Brides For Seven Brothers. In Pirates of Penzance, My character actually had a name, (that I can't seem to remember) and I had two lines and a tiny solo. This year the play is Oliver! It is a really funny play. This year I am in almost all the choruses and I am a street vendor with a duet (I think, it might be a solo) I have to sing the words "Who will Buy" four different times and then hold it out for a long, long time. The play is in a few weeks, and I'm exited (and nervous:) If you live near us, let me know if you want to come and I'll give you more information about it.


Here's me with some of my Friends in Seven Brides for seven Brothers.


Here's some pictures from Pirates of Penzance


My friend Elisabeth and I.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Books I Read This Summer

I read a lot of great books this summer. I rated them with stars ***** (5 stars) being the highest. This list includes all the books I read from the first week of June to the first week of September.

***** Over Sea, Under Stone (re-read)
***** The Dark is Rising (re-read)
***** Greenwitch (re-read)
***** The Grey King (re-read)
***** Silver on the Tree (re-read)
***** The Freedom Factor (re-read)
**** The Missing DaVincies
***** The Mysterious Benedict Society (re-read)
***** The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey (re-read)
**** The red Scarf Girl (re-read)
**** Angel on the Square (re-read)
***** The Impossible Journey (re-read)
***** Treasure Island
**** The Penderwicks (re-read)
**** The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (re-read)
*** Magic or not?
**** The Well-Wishers
***** Half Magic (re-read)
***** Magic By the Lake (re-read)
**** Knights Castle (re-read)
***** The City of Ember (twice)
**** The People of Sparks
***** The Lost World (re-read)
***** Journey to the Center of the Earth
***** The Red Fairy Book

Monday, July 27, 2009

Sunflowers









A while ago one of my brothers planted some sunflowers, and now they're blooming!
This afternoon I took some pictures of them. I think they turned out nice!

Note: I did NOT change the contrast or color or anything else like that on any of these pictures, I only cropped them.