Nick's Wedding

On August 14. I wasn't there to see it, but I am happy! Our family went to the reception. I am so happy for them. I am glad to see Nick getting married in the temple.

Scorpion in the House!

My dad got a scorpion light. If you shine it on a scorpion, they will light up. We went outside to see if there were any scorpions. We didn't find one. Then, When we went in the house, my dad found a scorpion right by the door. Before we killed it, my dad took a couple of pictures. Joesph, Mom, and I were scared. So, we looked around the whole house for another scorpion with the flashlight just in case. Good thing that there wasn't. I will never forget that night a scorpion was in our house.

My E.F.G. (Especially For Girls) Book

For my last Activity Day program, we did an E.F.G. thing kind of like an E.F.Y. (Especially For Youth).
The theme was: Dare to be Me. The scripture was Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest." The youth have to memorize this scripture because this is there theme for the year.
This is my favorite Activity Day so far.

John Schmidt's Music

John Schmidt is my favorite celebrate. He is the best at the piano and I love his music. He came to Las Vegas, Nevada on April 16, the day after my birthday. I forgot to come and I was very disappointed when I realized it. I wish I could another opportunity like that.

I also wish that I could play one of his music pieces. I hope I will be a great piano player like him. My two favorite piano pieces is Waterfall and Love Story Meets Viva la Vida. I wish I could listen to those songs every day and I won't get tired of it.

One day, I will learn how to play Waterfall and I will play it every day on the piano.

My Birthday!

On Thursday, it was my birthday! I turned eleven years old. Happy Birthday, to ME! I had a birthday party on the Saturday before my birthday. The theme was, "I Scream for Ice Cream!" We played a number of games and had ice cream sundaes. I got some candy, a skittle bag, six webkinzs, two gift cards ($35) for Wal Mart, one gift card for Target ($15), a lot of art things, and a lot of supplies to make different things.

On Thursday, I got some clothes for Justice, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Last Olympian (the fifth book of the series), and the first book of Fablehaven. I also had a field trip to a track meet. I got in third place three times and sixth place one time. We were outside for six hours (all of the school time). It was the best day ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Percy Jackson & the Olympians Series

Have you ever heard of the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series? They are so awesome! I love them! I am on the fourth book. They're five books total. They are so exciting.

It is about a boy named Percy Jackson. He is the son of Poseidon, the god of the sea, in Greek Mythology. Zeus, the god of the sky, had his lightning bolt get stolen. He blames it on Percy. He said if he doesn't get it back by the summer solstice, there will be war between the sky and the sea. Percy now has to find and bring the master bolt to Mount Olympus where all the gods are.

Want to know more? You have to read to first book to find out how it ends. Percy goes on more adventures, meets new people, faces more monsters, creates more enemies, and learns a whole lot more skills to make him survive. I personally cannot wait 'till I get to read the fifth book and I do not want it to end!

Christmas!

Two days ago, we had Christmas! It was so fun. We opened presents, had family over, went to the movie theaters, went caroling, and preformed at my grandma and grandpa's house.

For Christmas, my mom and dad got a new camera! It was the one they've always wanted! Mom also got a BYU basketball sweatshirt.

Joshua got clothes, a mini lego set, a BYU basketball shirt, Lucky Charms, and a few more things.

I got lots of adorable clothes from Justice, a BYU basketball shirt, Cookie Crunch, a new webkinz, and a few more things.

Joseph got a clone trooper, Bumble Bee (a yellow transformer that turns into a car), a mini lego set, a BYU basketball shirt, a new webkinz, and a few more things.

Angelina got a Baby Alive, a Moxie Girl, a princess coloring book, a webkinz, a Hannah Montana barbie doll, a Fancy Nancy Christmas book, Fancy Nancy sunglasses, Fancy Nancy purse, and a few more other things.

Benjamin got a Toy Story set, a Buzz Lightyear robot, a peek-a-boo book, Jucy Fruit, Gushers, lots of mini candy canes, and a few more other things.

As kids, we got the Wii, a Rock Band set, a disc for Rock Band 1, a disc for Rock Band 2, and a disc for a Star Wars Lego Wii game.

THANK YOU MOM AND DAD!

After we opened our presents, grandparents came over to have breakfast. We ate pancakes, cinnamon rolls, bacon, and sausage.

In the middle of the day, we went to the movie theaters. We saw Princess and the Frog. My favorite part is when the frogs escape the frog hunters. It is a funny movie.

After watching the movie, we drove over to Grandma Kathleen and Grandpa Wendel's house. We had dinner there. After dinner, we preformed the nativity. Then, we went caroling!

WHAT A FUN CHRISTMAS!