I am a Sevy now!!

As I walked into a new setup, school and so much more,boy was I excited! I was not nervous like any other seventh grader. To be honest I had lots of choices that I had to make. I could choose between Hillside or Wasatch. Every month, I would be set on one school and then the next, the other. But finally, I came to a decision. Wasatch Junior High. Even though I have been shoved in to my locker, been hit by a skateboard in the head, lost my flip flop while coming up the stairs, Been knocked over by the faculty door, ran into a few walls, and humming softly in class when the humming gets gradually louder with everyone staring at me, and lastly having twenty different people opening my locker for me. Boy those are all the embarrassing moments that I've had. But I am not sad or angry with my choice, I am so happy. I enjoy being there.
I LOVE the classes that I am taking!! I love my teachers.
My keyboarding and CTE (Career Technical Education) Classes, are so fun and not boring. My teacher is Ms. Stubbs, she plays 99.5 every day, it doesn't get better than the Fray, Taylor Swift, Lady GaGa, Colbie Caliat, and Daughtry. It keeps me focused. The keyboarding class is helping me to learn lots of fast ways to type words and my name.

My English Teacher, is so upbeat. She is one of my absolute favorites. She is the dream teacher. She's positive, kind, cute, she reminds me of my aunt Melanie. Her name is Ms. Wallace.
But she also is helping me learn new things that make English 7 so much fun.

Math's a little crazy, Mrs. Derres, scatter brained one earring wearer, hairy armpits, but still okay.

Lunch, Subway, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Smoothie and Ice Cream Bar. WOO!

CTE: Learning what career I want to do when I grow up, how to cook, sew, write checks out to people, learning how to fill out a deposit slip

Spanish: So much fun! Being able to speak a second language is so much fun!!!

P.E.: Ran the mile and made presidential with a total time of 8:19. Cut time is 8:40

and

Science: WOW! Learning about atoms, and the periodic table is so much fun

I am so glad that I have had the experience to be at Wasatch Junior High. HOW FUN!!!

LIFE IS NOW SWEET AS A MAGNOLIA CUPCAKE!!!

My Summer Highlights

I have decided to update my blog with a top 20 list. This summer was like a sparkling seashell in the ocean. I have loved doing things I have not done before and old things that I have done.I hope that next summer will be like a sparkling Glitter Toe.

1: Going to Disney Land. That place was full of laughter. Going on all of the high drops and roller coasters. I would never have done that!!

2: Going to rough out camp. Roughing it out with friends!! Having Cook Outs. Celebrating with flower head bands, Navajo Tacos, Scripture reading, and so much more. Plus sleeping in a tent full a friends. Hannah! Gabby! Elizabeth! Kate! Hayle! Alexis!

3: Doing two triathlons with my cool mom! Winning the relays, Doing Echo and Women of Steel. Swimming in a freezing cold lake and a freezing cold pool. Both of these had steam coming out of them.

4: Going to Beehive Camp. Repelling from a rock, going on the zip line, having cook outs, having a cute counselor: Bandanna, being involved in the Legendary Ceremony, Meeting One Clear Voice, and promising to soar like an eagle.

5: Getting Glitter Toes, Purple with sisters and green with a friend.

6: Making it to conference, swimming the 50 Breast, 50 Free, and Lastly the IM.

7: Sewing lots of cute skirts, but enjoying one week with a cousin.

8: Enjoying a writing camp, feeling a lovely breeze with a pencil in my hand.

9: Going boating with the ward at Youth Conference, and riding a horse.

10: Going in the ocean unexpectedly, with cousins, especially with my sweet cousin Abby.

11: Playing with neighbors, and sisters on our 1st swing

12: Enjoying the lovely pool every week. Playing with sisters, diving tricks on the diving boards.

13: Going to corner market, mint- chocolate, cookies and cream, and vanilla - chocolate yogurt. YUM!!

14: Relaxing and pouring my feelings out at the piano

15: Swimming with friends: Hannah, Carolyn, Annie, Jayne, Mikaela, Erika, and so many more.

16: Doing Baptisms with Claire, Hannah, and Carolyn. Plus eating at the Lion House with them.Splitting cake, mashed potatoes, what a true friendship.

17: Watching the stars at camp

18: Hiking with the Hatches, Hannah! Red Butte

19: Having Sleepovers with Gam and sisters!

20: Watching movies with sisters.

WOW! I have had such a fun summer. I have loved going to camps and all of the above. This has been the most memorable summer ever! I will never forget the french braids with Claire and Hannah from camp. Getting the lion hair, Disneyland. Splash Mountain, and so much more! Boy am I blessed!

THE BEACH! (and the happiest place on earth)

The first week of August, was spent in California. We went to the beach and disneyland. This trip made me realize that I am not afraid of the ocean. When my cousin and I were little, we were afraid of the ocean. But we had told all of our older cousins that we would go in the ocean EVERYDAY this year, and that promise came true.

Our cousin Abby had driven down with us a day earlier. We left on July 31, and got to Vegas and spent the night there and on Saturday we left and got to the beach at 2:00 CAL. time. Abby's family would get there Sunday. But she came with us a day earlier. One of the most surprising moments was that it was 100 degrees at the beach and when my mom asked us what we wanted to do, We all joined in and said "We want to go to the beeach and jump and ride the waves!" So we did. The water was really warm, but everyday, it got colder and colder. But we still went in the ocean everyday.

On Wednesday, we went to Disneyland. THE HAPPIEST PLACE IN THE WORLD!! We went on all of the tough and scary rides. We saw shows and parades and so much more. Here is a list of all my favorite rides:
10: Star Tours
9:It's a Small World
8: Mad Tea Cups
7: Astro Orbiter
6: Buzz Light Year
5: Autotopia
4: Splash Mountain
3: Matterhorn Bobsleds
2: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
1: Indiana Jones and Space Mounatin!
We went on a lot of fun rides and saw shows. I loved a lot of the rides. We went on a lot of rollercoasters. We had funny pictures from Splash and Space mountain. It was really fun. I also realized that when I was five years old, I missed out on a lot of fun rides.
The Beach and Disney Land were a blast.

Mom, Dad, Take me again!!! :)

Roughout Camp

This past week, I hopped into a big white van and headed up the canyon on a dirt rocky bumpy road and saw flags of the eight Young Women values. I got to be with my friends for four whole days. Boy was I... EXCITED! It turned out that it was really fun. We made moccasins, decorated journals, had turkey sandwiches, read stories about girls that were struggling in life, had cookouts, ate NAVAJO TACOS! (Boy was I in heaven!) Read scriptures, decorated totem poles, and slept with all my friends in a ten man tent! NOTHING GETS BETTER THAN THAT!

But my favorite thing about camp, was doing the activity called In Her Shoes. This activity helped me understand that I am really blessed. What we had to do, was there was a story and a pair of shoes. You had to step into those shoes and read a story about a girl. These stories about young girls were really sad. I felt really blessed to have a mom and a dad that loved and cared about me.

My second favorite thing that I did at camp, was when I got to go canoeing with my friend Natalie. We paddled against the wind, and all the other big things. We were HARD CORE!
Although she is really funny. She almost flipped us over! But my reply was : HA HA HA HA HA!

My last favorite part, was being in a big white van and listening to church songs. My friend Hayle had a CD in her car that I had made for her. I enjoyed listening to that all week! I had a blast! I enjoyed being with friends that I don't get to be with that often. I am grateful that I had that experience at camp.

The Echo Triathlon!

This Past Saturday, I got to spend my morning at a Triathlon. I woke up at 5:00 and got in my swimsuit, got in the car with my family, rode a shuttle bus up to the lake, and stepped into a wet suit. My mind was focused on the swim.

My mom and I were a relay. I did the swim and my mom did the bike and the run. I swam in freezing cold lake water, and the water was dark. My swim time was 15 minutes. At first I was scared but I did it!

On the bike and run, my mom brought it home. Our total time was 1:26. We did really well. I really enjoyed this past Saturday, because I got to spend time with my family. I am grateful for that experience.

After we finished, we stayed and waited for the results, fifteen minutes passed... we saw that we were first in the relays. We waited some more to see if we were still holding on. We did it . We stood on the podium and shared the big blue tall block together What a morning!

Thanks Dad, Ky, and Willa for being our cheerleaders!!!!!
But my reward, was going to get a bagel with my sisters and mom and GLITTER TOES!!!

Oh, I almost forgot to tell you. I won a new swim bag. My task was to name two of the staff members that worked and ran the triathlons. I guessed Chris and Rachel.I got it right and won a blue and red TYR bag. Boy was I lucky or what?
I had fun doing this with my mom, but next year I want to try it alone.

The Fireworks!

As I was laying down next to my family taking a picture of the moon and waiting for the fireworks to boom, I was tapping my foot excitedly.

In the middle of my picture taking, I heard this big boom and it even made my sister Willa cry. It was so FAST! But here is a picture of my favorite firework!

You can't really see the color, but it was the color purple. I enjoyed this firework with my family and friends. I am starting to think that purple is my new favorite color. I want purple glitter toes, I have purple flip flops, and so many clothes of mine are purple too.

I am really glad that I got to see the purple fireworks. I am so glad that I got to cuddle up in a warm blanket with my family. I hope that your fourth of July was great!

Celebrating Our Freedom

Happy Fourth of July! It has been a normal Saturday. It was a really quiet! But tonight I am going to hear happy joyful cries. Fireworks, Barbecues, Playing outside, Going to bed late, walking with family to the Country Club. I always love going down to my Grandma and Grandpa's. We have Hamburgers and Hot Dogs. We wait until it's dark and then we walk down the street to the Country Club.

I remember when I was little, my cousin and I would go racing up to my Grandma and say " Can We go Now?" Her reply would be " No it's not dark yet!" We would ask her every hour and finally when she said yes, we would get our parents in gear and our blankets ready. Then, we would run to the Country Club. I always loved asking my grandma.

I can't wait to go tonight and celebrate our country's birth. I also can't wait to see my extended family.

Happy Fourth of July everyone!