Baby Jack!

Last week we got to see my new cousin Jack. He was born in the end of August. He is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cute! I got to hold him alot.

Bandit

On Thanksgiving weekend we went to my mom's aunt's house in Nebraska to celebrate with them. My cousin, Mike,who is 22, has a pet raccoon named Bandit. She is HUGE!!!!!!. She is very tame and will sit on my shoulders.

Play

This year I did the Missoula Children's play for the fourth year. This year the did the Princess and the Pea. I played the part of King size (there was also Queen size, Princess full size and Twin size for the mattresses). I had a great time. We tried out on Monday had 5 days to practice and performed on Saturday.

Trick or deer?

On Halloween I decided to go deer hunting instead of trick or treating (do you like my coustume). I killed a deer and my brother also killed one on Sunday. It was fun.

We Are The Champions

We won our championship game for football last Saturday. The score was 7-2. We all got trophies and cupcakes. It was a good feeling. We had a fun season.

Cooking class

We are doing home school classes this year. One of the classes that both my brother and I are taking is a boys cooking class. It is very fun and we get to eat what we make. It's a win-win situation. Here is my favorite recipe so far.

Super Bowl Snack Mix
2 c. Cheerios or Chex or mixture of your favorite cereals
2 c. of mini pretzels 1 c. mini marshmallows ½ c. raisins
½ c. dried cranberries
2 T. sugar
½ t. cinnamon
1 T. butter, melted

1. Place all ingredients in a large plastic baggie and seal.
2. Shake until mix is well-coated.
3. Serve; store any leftovers in an airtight container.

Midnight Fun

On Friday night, we realized that are big pumpkins had not been picked. It was going to freeze over night so we went out and picked pumpkins. It was 9:00 before we got in the house we were cold and tired and I had a football game the next mourning at 9:00 so I went straight to bed. There were a few really big pumpkins so we were glad that we picked them.

Pumpkins

We had a huge pumpkin patch this year so we decided to sell them for two dollars a piece. We made $211. I donated half of the money I earned to a orphanage in Haiti that we are working on at church.

Fall Fest!

Last Sunday we had a fall party at our house. There was food , games, and a hayride. A lot of people came to the party and picked pumpkins. It was very fun. We had a camp fire and roasted marshmallows and ate carameled apples. We hope to do it again next year.

Ouch

Last weekend I got stung by hornets and had a allergic reaction. My friend and I were having an air soft war and we accidently found a whole nest of them. They hurt! And my brother got posion ivy that weekend also. We were a pitiful pair.

Football

This year I am playing football. We practice 8 hours a week. Hopefully, we will have a successful season. I want to play offensive line. My thinks I look huge in this picture.

Camp Ianekamo 2009

This year was the best year I have had at camp. I met a lot of people and made some new friends and this year my brother came. The food was really good (my aunt Stephanie was head of the kitchen). It was a great experience.

Anniversary

On June the 7th we went to Nebraska for my Great-Grandparents 65th wedding aniversery. All of my extended family from my mom's side came. I had a great time playing with my cousins.

Big Fish

On Memorial Day we went fishing in Cameron and caught a lot of fish. The two fish you see in the picture are both catfish and the smaller one is average size. We ate part of the fish for supper!

Piano Recital

Sunday, my brother and I had a piano recital. I have been taking lessons for three years and my brother just started this year. This is my teacher, Becca, and she is very nice. This was my fourth recital.

Fishing

Saturday evening, my dad, my brother, and I went fishing at our pond. It was a beautiful evening and I caught the most fish. I also caught a catfish. My dad taught me how to clean fish.

I passed her up!

For a long time now I have been measuring myself to my grandma and have been waiting to pass her up. I finally did it.

Garage sale

On Thursday, we went to Aunt Stephanie's house for a week-end of fun and a garage sale. We cousins had an idea to sell treats at the garage sale and split the profit. We sold lemonade, hot chocolate, cookies, and Rice Krispie treats. We had a great time.

Another turkey

This morning my dad and I both got another turkey. Mine was the bigger of the two turkeys and weighed 21 pounds. It was the best turkey hunt I have ever been on because the turkeys were everywhere and they were so beautiful.

Not one but two

Thursday morning my dad and I both killed a turkey. We had to get up at 5:15 in the morning and were back to the house by 7:50. It was a beautiful morning and there were turkeys everywhere.

New kittens

This week both of my cats had kittens. My cat, Mystery, had kittens on Friday in the garage but my dad did not know that when he took her out of the garage. We did not know that she had kittens until we looked at her the next day. Luckily, the kittens are still alive. My other cat Blackie had kittens this morning. They each had five kittens. They are so cute.

What ? Wednesdays

This week I learned that taking care of an indoor puppy is hard because I have to take her out every couple hours to go to the bathroom. She barks all the time.

Happy Easter

Well, it was not a happy Easter because on Saturday I started running a fever and I was all stuffed up and it stayed around until this morning. I missed church and the Morris family Easter celebration, but I put on plastic gloves and filled plastic eggs with candy (isn't my Easter outfit cute? :0) so my dad could take them to Clark and Stephanie's house for Easter. On Easter morning, I got a camo Easter basket with a piggy bank, gum and a Scrabble card game.

Decorating eggs

On Friday, my cousin Eli came out to are house and we decorated eggs. After we decorated eggs we had a Easter egg hunt with the eggs we colored. Then my aunt Donna and my uncle Jason came out to pick up Eli and to see my new puppy.

My new puppy

Yesterday, my neighbor found a stray dog and we got to watch her while he went to work and we named her Coco. Today, he said that he did not want to take care of her anymore so I went over and got her and brought her back to my house and we get to keep her unless we find her old owner. She is very skinny. She is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cute

MS Walk

Today I did the MS walk with my friends, Zane and McKenzie, (they both played on my soccer team). I was so excited that I woke up at 5:30 am and couldn't go back to sleep. We had a great time walking. The walk was along the Missouri river. It was a 6 mile walk and my brother walked 2 miles. Thanks to all of you who donated to finding a cure for MS. It was a great experience because there were donuts :0) I am kidding it was a great a experience and it was for a great cause. I am not sore like I thought I would be (but my mom is).

Upward basketball

This year I am playing Upward Bound basketball for my first time. We really like this league. We learn a Bible verse each week and work on fundamental skills and sportsmanship. Our second game was on Sat. Grandma Colleen and Grandpa Vern came to watch. I have played the Savannah league for 4 years and have done the Savannah basketball camp for three years. It is very fun to play basketball.

Johnnycakes

Last night we had Johnnycakes for supper. We had read about them in a Civil War book of how that was the only thing they ate on a regular basis. They look like pancakes but they taste like corn bread. We also had fried turkey that I shot last spring and green beans. It was good.

Mu-Shim-Do

This Spring I am taking group home school classes. We have done it before. We just have not done it for a while. One of the classes I am taking is mu-shim-do (it is a type of karate). My brother and I are both taking the class. We get outfits (my mom thinks they are CUTE and I think she is crazy). It is very fun and I really like it. I am also taking Intro To Theater and a Spanish class that my mom is teaching-- so she made us be in it :-(

Mrs.DeLapp and the MS Walk

This is Mrs. DeLapp, my music teacher from 1st-5th grade when I went in for my extra classes at Minnie Cline. This picture is from my third grade "RATS" program. Mrs. DeLapp is a good music teacher and is very funny.

I found out that she has MS, and so now I am walking for her! :-) I invited her to join our team, and she said she might! Mom decided that if she was going to help me train anyway, she would just walk so that Patti, who helps in my dad's office, wouldn't have to walk alone. We have others who have joined us, too. If you want to walk with us or donate to MS, here is the link:http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/Walk/KSGWalkEvents?px=6086904&pg=personal&fr_id=10260

MS Walk

Dad has put together a team for the MS Walk on April 4th, and I am going to do it, too. I think two other people that I have asked are joining our team! I hope others will, too. I didn't know anything about MS before, but I have been reading about it. I am going to have an MS "sponsor" who has MS who will write to me and that I will hopefully meet. I am raising money as part of the walk. If you want to help, the website is:
http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/Walk/KSGWalkEvents?px=6086904&pg=personal&fr_id=10260
Mom is helping me train to get ready and she said that we are starting tomorrow--it is supposed to be a BEAUTIFUL day--so I think that will be the perfect day to get started.

Science Fair

Last night there was a Science Fair for the homeschool group and my brother and I were in it. I did a project about teeth and how they rot when you put them in coke and apple juice but the teeth in the milk were healthier then the others. I won third place in the fifth and sixth grade division. As my prize, I picked 4 six inch sandwich coupons from Subway. My Aunt Donna and my cousin Eli came by and I explained my project to them. One of the judges said that he judges the middle school public school science fair and that he was amazed at how stiff the competition was at ours and the quality of the displays. That made me feel good.