Bikes

A few weeks ago Elyse and I learned to ride bikes. Now I know what your thinking ,"They don't know how to ride bikes?!" Yes, but I have a reason, when I was younger I was riding my bike and my mom pushed me into cactus while I was riding. When I got home I had a few scrapes. But I was to scared to get back on. So I never learned haw to ride a bike. I don't know why Elyse never learned but that's not important.

As soon as we had learned we had wanted bikes. So we decided to spend our Christmas money instead. So yesterday we went to Walmart and bought bikes and helmets. Once we got home we set up our helmets and started riding. We learned how to ride on our neighbors bike which is like a 20-22 inch bike. But our mom said that we had to get 24-26 inch. So Elyse got a light green 24 inch mountain bike. I got a light blue 26 inch mountain bike. We rode them down our street for at least 2 hours! Today we invited our friend over and we rode for awhile. And this morning my mom Elyse and I went for a walk/bike ride.

I'll post pictures later.

Thanksgiving

On Thanksgiving morning we all help set up for it. This year dad went to yoga while us girls set up. I won't go through all the details because you would stop reading. So anyways when we were done I was happy. We still had about 2 hours till people started coming, so I put on the Macy's Day Parade.

When people stated to arrive I was starving! Finally at 2:00 we got our food and ate. Afterward we watched football. Then we started our craft. ( Every year at Christmas and Thanksgiving we do a craft. Last year we made shirts and last year at Christmas we made potholders or things to hang on the wall.) We made rugs out of old t-shirts. Then later everybody went home.

Trunk-or-Treat

Our next door neighbors invited us to a Halloween party. On the flyer it said that there would be a chili cook off. So we decided to go. Elyse went as a skeleton, and I went as a stick figure.

When we got there we saw that there was fry bread, popcorn, cotton candy. They were all really good! Then after dinner I got some fry bread which was made fresh on the spot so that made it REALLY good! Then we played some games then it was time to go trunk or treating. All trunk or treating is trick or treating but from the back of people's cars. Then we went home.

New Pet

One day Elyse brought home this book about hamsters. Once we had read it we both totally wanted one. So mom took me to the pet store. I tried to hold a hamster and it jumped right out of my hands. While I was in the room mom was talking to a woman. She said she would recommend getting a rat. So I went in the little room with her and she held a rat and then I petted him. Then I held him. He was acually really soft. I REALLY wanted a pet rat after that. But my sister had to be able to handle a rat.

So about a week later we went back to a pet store and Elyse and I held the hamster. So then I put on some hand sanitizer and then we tried to hold the rat. So I was holding the rat and it bit me. At first I thought it was just a little nibble. Then I looked at it and it was really bleeding! So we washed it and it stopped bleeding. It was just a little tingly afterwards.

Ice Skating

A few years ago Elyse and I took ice skating lessons. Elyse LOVED IT. I on the other hand hated it! I kept falling down over and over and over again. Then a few days ago we went to open skate and I was much better. It was all fun and games until I got a blister. So mom and I went home about an hour before open skate was closed. We all had a great time! We can't wait to go again.

Pottery

The other day we went to do pottery. But this time we actually made our own vase or bowl. So first we threw the was of clay on to the wheel and put it in the center. Then we put the wheel on its fastest speed. I don't remember the rest of the steps. I ended up making a bowl and a vase, Elyse made two vases and mom made two bowls.

Mall Day (continued)

This morning Elyse was taking her 8 yr pictures. After she was done and we'd gotton her pictures we went to Boarders. Then we went to the mall to make a bear at build-a-bear. Elyse made a little weiner dog and I made a bear for my aunt Alison. It was a coconut bear so I named it Bon Bon.(BTW my aunt LOVES bon bons) After that we had lunch at Chevys. Then we went backpack shopping. I picked out a white backpack with LOTS of pockets and compartments, and Elyse chose a purple plad messenger bag. Then we went to the Apple Store and I taught mom how to play Cut the rope on her itouch. And I used the BIGGEST computer I had ever seen!!!!!!

Mall day

I'm posting from the Apple store at the mall!!! Biggest cpu. ever!!!!!!:-). (I'll post about the day at home) GGTG

Heber day 5

The day before we went to Fools Hollow Lake but forgot our swimsuits. So today we were going back to the Lake. (with our swimsuits) So when we got there we rented a canoe. After about 45 minutes we docked on a rock. We all jumped in the water and it felt GREAT. It was nice and cool. I wanted to swim the across the lake. But I was a little scared.Mom and dad said that they would canoe across with me. Elyse wanted to swim with me. About a quarter of they way over she was to tired. So she hopped into the canoe. After awhile we docked in between two rocks. Elyse and I were jumping off the rocks when two girls came and asked if we would share our rock. We said yes. They were from Show Low. They were pretty impressed by my diving. Then we saw lightning and decided that being in an aluminum canoe in the middle of the lake wasn't a good idea. Then we had a picnic and went back to the cabin.

Heber day 4

The next day dad had to go to a store to get new tires. Instead Mom,Elyse and I went to Fools Hollow Lake. There they have a Junior Ranger program. And if you complete it you get a badge and a bag of stuff. While we were there we met this family. They were swimming in the lake. Unfortunately we had forgotten our swimsuits. We were pretty disappointed. Plus there was canoe rentals. So we were going to come back tomorrow. The worst part about becoming a Junior Ranger is that you have to take an oath.:-( It was kinda embarrassing:-( So the next day we were going to come back with our swimsuits and we were going to rent a canoe.

Heber day 3

A few days ago when we went to Bison Town someone showed us Geo caching. Geo caching is where you are given a device similar to a GPS, for instance it tells you to go 700ft to your left, the prizes are generally in a coffee can or an amo box. When you take a prize you give a prize. We were plowing through them. The next one was cache #7. We were driving on a dirt road when all the sudden we heard this pfft......pfft......pfft. So we stopped and discovered that there was a hole in tire. So dad called AAA (Triple A) and the guy said that it would be about 2-3 hrs till someone could come and replace it. Then there was this whole conversation about what bolts the tire had and blah blah blah. So mom and I went for a walk. All we saw were cows,trees and the cow's water trough's! So when we got back the guy still hadn't been there to change the tire. So after about 30

mins. of mom and I being back AAA got there. We were all very happy. So then we headed back to our cabin.

Heber day 2

The next day we got to go horseback riding.(it had been a secret to Elyse and and until the night before) Last year we went horse riding also. We were going to Cherry Creek Lodge. And we were going to ride for about 4 hrs. When we got there we went inside the lodge because we all had to go to the bathroom. Cherry Creek Lodge is also a hotel. The cook there had just finished making cookies and was taking them out of the oven and offered us one. Naturally we said yes. (even though it was 7:30 in the morning!!!) Then we went out to the stables and were assigned our horses. My horse's name was Cowboy mom's was Trigger(that kinda freaked her out.) Elyse's was named Doc and Dad couldn't remember the name of his. Overall it was a lot of fun. After the ride we had lunch in the lodge. We had packed our own. Then Elyse and I went swimming the lake.

Heber: day 1

I'm aware that this post is a little late, but better late than never right?:-)

Anyways the first day we were in Heber we went to Bison Town. While we were there we toured all the stores that were there. There is a hotel in Bison Town so we went to ask if we could tour it. It was fairly big. That morning we had packed a picnic. Once we were done touring the place we went to find a park to have our picnic at. Once we were done we went back to Bison town and had ice cream. It was VERY good.

Fish

One day I saw a commercial for 1$ tropical fish. The next day we went to Petsmart to get one. They tropical fish needed big tanks so we decided to get betta fish instead. I decided on an orange one Elyse chose a blue one. We wanted to get a bowl for each of them. But we didn't have enough money. So instead we are going to get a bowl one Saturday on half price day at Goodwill. Elyse named her fish Wiggles and I named my fish Copper.

Lemonade stand (The aftermath)

Today Elyse and I made our lemonade stand. So we bought a bag of ice. Our neighbor even let us use thier canopy. We set up a table, hung our signs and sat down. Buisness was slow at first. First my dad bought a glass. Then our neighbors dad bought a glass. Then we didn't have many customers for awhile. At about 11:00 12:00 it started getting busy. We had to fill up our lemonade like 3 three times. And the pitcher holds a gallon!!!! We had to refill our grapefruit juice once. After I counted our money. There was 31 dollars. My mom and dad addmitted that they thought we would be lucky if we made 5 bucks. And they never thought that we would sell about 100 glasses.

My ears!

When I was about 7 years old I was at the mall of America with my sister,mom,dad and cousins from Ohio. My cousin Allie wanted to get her ears pierced. So Elyse and I got them pierced. Once the six weeks were up we decided to change out our earrings. When we went to put the studs in they closed up. So I decided to get my ears pierced again. (this is when I'm ten) So once Elyse found out naturally she wants to get HER ears pierced. So with my birthday money I plan to get new earrings! Can't wait!!

THX 4 your time:-)

The Lemonade and Grapefruit Stand!

Yesterday Elyse and I decided to make a lemonade stand. We decided that it was to hot to do one that second. So we were going to make one the next day. So we took some lemon juice out of the freezer for the next day. We had a full picher of grapefruit juice. So we decided to sell grapefruit juice. Plus my we were going to pick some grapefruit that morning so we will also be selling grapefruits. So come and get some lemonade!!!:-)

Here is a picture of Annie!

My First Post.

Hi everyone. In this post I'm going to tell you about myself. I enjoy making origami, watching Mythbusters and reading. I want to be a rich and famous chef. So rich that I can do anything that I want anytime I want. I am currently taking piano lessons. And I have a chocolate lab named Coco. And a mutt named Annie. I'll have a pic of Annie later.
THX 4 your time ;-)