camping

last night we went on a campout. we went in the back yard, and someday we're going to go camping in the real woods. i helped set up the tent, and then this morning i helped take it down. we cooked burgers and made smores and stared at the campfire.

i'm not sure i like smores very well. mostly i like to eat the marshmallows (roasted) and the graham crackers separately. this one cracker i ate looked like minnesota.

reading in the tent is pretty fun. lately i've been reading this graphic novel called bone. once it made me have a bad dream, but usually that doesn't happen.

they're still a little bit too loud.

so, this year we went to our friends' house again, and i still think the fireworks are too loud. they're also kind of dangerous, because they can fall on you, out of the sky, and they can burn you. my mom kept trying to take my picture while i was doing a sparkler, and she kept getting way too close to the fire. i kept turing away from her and telling her not to get too close. i didn't have to wear the firing range ear phones, though, so that's good. maybe next year, we can get some roman candles, because those are my favorite. i had some fun swinging around a spent roman candle and pretending i was the king of the Chinese. they're the ones who make the fireworks, and i think they do an excellent job.

Things i like about my dad

he tells me stories, like x-men.

we play dungeons and dragons together.

he plays the good night song on the keyboard at bedtime.

he carries me like a different sack (sack of potatoes, rice sack, chicken sack, etc.) every night before bed.

he does horsey.

he does, "sam has a friend named DORTH!" and it's super funny.

he makes characters to play world of warcraft with me. i play inklybob, and daddy plays beffy. he's 22 or 23, and i'm 19.

he takes me to the library to get new books.

i like it when he takes me to the mall and cici's pizza.

i like him more than everyone except mommy. i love him the same as mommy.

i made this shirt in honor of fathers' day. it has a picture of his character, armpitblade, who's level 74.

happy fathers' day to dad and pappy and grandpa and papa!

Growing God's Kingdom

i am all done with preschool, and i will go to west fork kindergarten in august! that is pretty exciting. these are some pictures from my graduation. i was very serious about the singing, but not really anything else. and that is my teacher, ms. connie, handing me my diploma.

and there are also pictures from my last couple days at school. george is my best friend. i hope he is in my class in kindergarten! and janessa is a terrible rester. and isabelle is the girl who bit me.

indiana

we went to indiana again. this year, it didn't flood, and the electricity didn't go out. that makes for a much better time. we got to play with the kids, and run around outside, and go to dairy queen. and we listened to the hobbit in the car. i didn't even mind when mom took like 870 pictures of me and elisabeth.

rockin' the suburbs

i really really really really hate to get my hair cut. one time, when i was little, my mom was cutting my hair outside, and i was crying and shoving my hair-covered hands into my mouth, and screaming, "don't cut me!" while my mom was embarrassed and worried that someone was bound to call the cops any minute. nobody called the cops, and i still had to get a hair cut. anyway, the other day, mom suggested that we give me an interesting and extremely awesome style. i was a little bit embarrassed about all the attention that comes with having a mohawk, but i feel like in all, i rocked it out pretty nicely for a few days. now my hair is all buzzed off, but i think maybe every time i have to cut my hair, i'll sport a mohawk for a few days. it's a good time.

Explode!

I play tee ball now! my team is named the explosions, and my mom and dad and i think that is the very coolest name ever. i am number 5, and that's my dad's favorite number. they call it tee ball because you hit the ball off of a stick.

There are lots of rules in tee ball. Like, you can only hit the ball with your bat. and you have to wear a helmet. Also, you have to run when the kid behind you hits the ball, but sometimes i forget to pay attention to that. It helps to remember if you're not standing on first, facing the wrong way, celebrating. When you're on defense, you have to stand with your knees bent and be ready for grounders. You almost always throw the ball to first base if you get it. You do not throw the ball at the runner to get him out. You hustle on and off the field. You keep your eye on the ball. You don't give your teammates hugs; you give them knuckles. That's kind of a lot to remember, but i like it!

Oh, and also, the Explosions always win.

i like frogs.

frogs are cute. and that's why we went looking for frogs. what i want to know is, why was it so wet? oh, so if you know, just tell me when you go leave a comment.

one of the frogs was very gigantic, and he swam very fast.