Maleficent

I am taking a St George Musical Theater class. The musical we are doing is Sleeping Beauty. You've heard of the movie but maybe not the musical. There are lots of fun songs and scenes.

I got the role of the sorceress, Maleficent! That was the part that I was hoping for so now I am really excited! The performances are this week and I'm having lots of fun.

Happy Halloween!

My Halloween was awesome! I wore my snow princess costume to school because my butterfly costume had huge wings and I didn't want them to be ruined. Then later I got into my butterfly costume but the wing straps were too tight and itchy on me. I decided to wear my baseball costume.

Some people who handed out candy said, "Alright baseball! Whoo hoo!" I was proud of my costume;-) because the people who said that gave me two more pieces of candy than my other friends!

Happy Halloween everybody!

The Beach!

About 3 weeks ago, my family (Alexis, Desiree, Scarlett, Paul, Cami, Dad and Mom) and I went to the beach in California! It was very fun and I got to smell the sea air again. I haven't been to the beach for a while, so it was extra special! :D We had lunch there, admired the baby, ate chips, played, built sand castles (or at least we tried), got run over by the waves...that reminds me of what happened to Scarlett.

We were playing in the waves, just Scarlett and I, because we didn't want to take the risk for Desi, and a huge wave came and we were all screaming and trying to run up the slippery, sandy hill and giggling and then I was a little bit ahead of Scarlett. I don't know why but she was slow or something, and she got pulled back from the wave. I was FINALLY away from where the wave could strike me and I said to Scarlett, "Oh my gosh! Whew! At least w.." And then I noticed that she wasn't there. I started panicking and I thought, 'Did she get swept away?! Ohmigosh!! Where did she go??' And then I yelled, "CAMI!!! MOM!!! DAD!!! PAUL!!!" I was still panicking and I didn't know where she went. Cami and Dad and Mom and Paul came rushing down the hill. Dad was carrying Alexis. Desi was on the top of the hill calmly 'building' sand castles. Paul said, "What??? What???" And I said, still panicking, "Scarlett got swept up in the waves!!" We all looked out and saw her. She wasn't that far out but she looked REALLY worried. Dad said,"PLUG YOUR NOSE!!" Scarlett shrugged her shoulders like, 'huh?' Another wave was looming over her and about to come right over when Dad plugged his nose himself. JUST IN TIME Scarlett plugged her nose and the wave washed her in.

She was crying but okay. My heart was beating SO fast that I could hear it even with all the noise! I am so grateful; my Heavenly Father was watching over her, I know it.

Besides that, the beach was fun! If you go to the beach BE CAREFUL!

School Files

My teacher this year is Ms. LeBaron. She is really-super-di-duper nice except when our class is being bad :,>(

Anyhoo, I'm really enjoying the school year so far. It is really fun to be in 5th grade except for all the homework from all the different classes. I've learned a lot about history and our country so 5th grade is a cool advantage for me.

The new school year

A week from Tuesday, school starts again!! I am sort of excited and sort of sad. I am excited because one, I can get out of this stinkin' heat, and two, I can see all my friends and teachers and staff again!! Rejoice! B-) And I am sad because one, I like having no school, and two, I have to go back to homework!! Ughhhh!

Here in Utah, we get to find out who our teacher is in the last week of the previous school year. We get into groups of who is going where and then we go to our new classrooms. We get to meet our new teachers, see who is in our class and learn a few things like new rules and that stuff. My new teacher's name is Ms. LeBaron. She seems like a pretty nice 5th grade teacher. I hope this school year goes well for me and the same goes out to all my friends my age. Good Luck!

My cat, Lady

I've had my cat for one year. We got her last summer. Her name is Lady. We got her from my sister, Cami. She did not want Lady anymore because she had a baby and she could not give attention to both her baby and Lady. So she gave her to us!

I was very excited to get a cat because I have always wanted one. She is a part-Siamese cat. We are lucky that she is because my dad is allergic to orange cats.

Luv ya Lady!!

The Honeymoon and Alexis' stay with us

The day after the wedding, Paul and Cami, the newlyweds, left early in the morning to catch their flight to the dock of their cruise!! They were going to Mexico. They got to go horseback riding, snorkeling, and P-A-R-T-Y, Party! ( in other words, celebrate their marriage.)

Then, we got to take Alexis home with us! For a week! It was her first week away from home and away from mommy and daddy!

We had loads of fun, drool, play, giggles, and Cheerios!

We went swimming, to the park, and to a school play that I was in!

We made a scrapbook with all the special things we did, just for her mommy and daddy.

I'd say it was one of the best weeks of my life!

The Wedding

On April 19th, Paul Humphreys and Cami Fonseca got married.

It was a great wedding.

Paul has two daughters from his previous marriage, Scarlett and Desiree. (The same ones in my 'My Nieces' post.) They had a baby together named Alexis. (Another niece!)

Many relatives and friends came to see them. They got married at Paul's sister's getaway-and-stay place. It is called Dream Manor Inn in Arizona.

The reception was great also! There was tons of dancing, food, music, cake, laughing, talking and sleeping! (Well, the sleeping was only done by Alexis. Let's give her a hand everybody, for what a great job she did at the ceremony and reception!)

I love weddings!

My nieces

I have 3 nieces. Scarlett, Desiree, and Alexis. Scarlett is 8 years old, Desi is 5 and Alexis is 1 year old.
Alexis is walking! She has just began to walk. Now she is TROUBLE!
Desi is sooo cute! She is very shy but very cute!
It's kinda weird to have a niece your age! But, Scarlett is fun to play with because she has the same interests as I do.
I love all my nieces very much. I am glad to have them in my life!

My BFF Lauren

My best friend is Lauren Eide. She lives right down the street so we see each other a lot!
We have a lot of things in common! We like to dance, play with our American Girl Dolls, play with our Build a Bears, go on the website Webkinz, etc.

I call her my B.F.F.E.N.D. I made it up. It's kinda long, huh!? It stands for Best Friend For Eternity; No Doubt.

We have nicknames for each other. I am Rae and she is La. She has a little sister and brother. They're names are Emily and Thomas. We call them Emmy and Moo.

I love ya La!

Independence Day

For Independence Day, my brother Andrew came to stay with us. We went to a street festival and ate food, played in the water, and listened to a band.

Then when it got dark, we went to a park where there was a fireworks show. We stayed there for about an hour, and then went home to do our own fireworks! Andrew lit them all.

Here is some of my favorites: The Moondance, Jumping jacks, Ground bloom flowers and Friendship Pagoda. We also did sparklers!

Then we all went to bed. Good Night!