My Summer Vacation

This summer my mom and I took a trip to Bodega Bay. We went with friends from church and we camped for three nights. We played volley ball on the beach. We also did a sandcastle contest and some skits. My girls group (Eva, Grace, Alexis, and I) sang, "I'll Fly Away", and  Brother Luis sang with us. We also did a potluck which included some delicious Cuban food.

 I am back to school now and I'm in 11th grade. :) My favorite subject is math. I am also doing English,  Social Studies, and Life Skills. I am a TA (teacher's assistant) in Functional Science. I also have some new friends. Their names are Ashley (there are two) and Maddie.

I am excited for fall! Some of my favorite things to do during fall include going to Apple Hill and looking through the old shops, and raking leaves with Dad. My birthday is coming up too in October as well as Thanksgiving which means yummy food like turkey, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie! :)

  Hope everyone had a good summer vacation and HAPPY FALL!

My 16th Birthday Party

Monday was my 16th birthday. When I was at school that day I went into the locker room to get ready for PE, and a couple of girls yelled Happy Birthday. My friend Meghan gave me a batch of cookies and a big boquet of balloons. It was so sweet. I had actually forgotten that I even told her when my birthday was. Because of the big boquet of balloons being very obvious, everyone was telling me happy birthday. My PE teacher said that when he saw me coming into the gym with the big boquet of balloons, he figured it was my birthday, so he told me happy birthday. My math teacher did too. He knew by a card with my info on it.

That evening after I got home from school I had a birthday party. Everyone who came were the

G- family, the D- family, Sherry, Amber, Franklin, Emerson, Sister Joyce, Sierra, and the W- family.

For my birthday I got a tray that you can use to do your homework on from my parrents, it's also used to eat off of. I also got a card, markers and a color pad from Sierra, a card and a hand made pouch from the G- family, a card and devotional journal from Sherry, a card and a purse from the D- family, a starbucks card, pen, bookmark, and a Hershey's milk chocolate candy bar from the W- family. I think my two favorite gifts were the bookmark and the devotional journal.

For dinner we had potatoe soup and garlic bread. For dessert we had Shane's homemade oreo ice cream cake. I had a good time.

My 15th Birthday Party

Yesterday we celebrated my 15th birthday. We had over the G- family, the W- family, the D- family, Aunt Sherry, Amber, and Sierra. Anthony called and told me happy birthday.

For dinner we had taco salad. It was very yummy. For dessert we had cake and ice cream. The cake was chocolate with pink frosting and sprinkles. The kinds of ice cream we had were strawberry cheesecake and chocolate malt.







We also played games. We played telephone, statute, and a dress-up game where everyone was on two teams racing against each other to get dressed in some random clothes and get their picture taken. The team that finished first won. Brother Jason was cheering me on.


For my birthday I got a Starbucks card from Karl, a candle arrangement and a card from Aunt Sherry, a card, lollipops, and money from the W- family, a notepad, party hats, a bag that sang happy birthday to me and had golden coins in it from the G- family, pictures and markers from Sierra.


The D- family gave me pencils and and a little plaque that said God on top in blue capital letters. Then it says, "As for me and my house we will serve the Lord" Joshua 24:15. Then in red capital letters it says, "Love one another for love is of God." 1 John 4:7 Then it says "Friends" in blue capital letters and underneath that it says, "A friend loveth at all times. Proverbs 17 : 17.
I'd like to hang it in my room above my dresser.

That night I led the devotions. I brought it on loving one another.

My 14th Birthday

Saturday was my 14TH birthday. Aunt Sherry had a party for me at her house. I spent all day with her. I helped her blow up balloons and hang them up. I also helped her organize some things in her room and I helped her with dinner. We made my mom's chicken enchiladas. I shredded cheese and I helped her cut bell peppers.

Mom made me a cheesecake with whipped cream and strawberries! :)

Later, my family came over and also the G- family and the W- family. They surprised me. I knew Sister Glenda was coming, but I didn't know the whole family was coming.

For my birthday, the G- family gave me stationary. Eva made me a really nice card. They also gave me a notepad. My friend Hallie, their neighbor made me a card and sent it with them.

The W- family gave me a card and a gel-pen kit. It had two small notepads. One had all pink pages and the other had different colored paper. It also had stickers and some other art stuff.

Aunt Sherry got me a sewing box.

Earlier, I got to talk on the phone to my Grandparents on my mom's side. I had talked to my Grandma a lot on the phone, before, but it had been years since I had talked to my Grandpa.

The next day I got a palm pilot reminder from Brother Richard. You can put things in it to save or to remind you about.

It was a nice birthday!