Last Thursday, we went camping at Hickory Run State Park. It was a lot of fun! On the first day, We just set up the tent, ate lunch, then relaxed for the rest of the day. For dinner, we had fire-grilled pepperoni pizzas and after that we had smores! On day 2, we went to a biking trail but we didn't go very far because Daddy had a flat tire. :( Daddy walked back to the car to try to fix it but Mommy and I kept biking. We only went 8 miles, because there wasn't any cell phone signal and we didn't want daddy to worry about us.
Since our bike ride was so short, we decided to go on a hike. After the hike, we walked to my Uncle Vin's campsite. He was camping with his friends at a campsite not too far from us. What a coincidence! When we got back, my parents' college friends had arrived! We helped them unpack and set up the tent, then we settled down for dinner. We had rib eye and NY strip steaks and potatoes for dinner and then smores again. On day 3, we went hiking across the Boulder Field. The Boulder Field is a big field filled with boulders. After that, we went to Sandy Lake Beach. At the beach, Aidan (my camping buddy) and I made sand castles while our moms and dads relaxed on the beach. Later, we did some fishing on the other side of the lake. That was my first fishing trip! I caught 7 fish! 5 sunfish and 2 trouts! Aiden caught 3! A trout and 2 sunfish! Then we went back to the campsite and had grilled chicken and of course smores again. Then we played games for candy all night long! :) On the last day, we had to wake up early because I had to go to a lasertag party! This was the best camping trip ever!
This book is a must read, starring 13-year old Judson Moon, the kid who became president! It's also the perfect book since the presidential election is coming up on November 6, 2012. Here's a sneak peek at this hilarious novel:
This Sunday, I did a kiddie triathlon. It was a lot of fun! A triathlon is when you swim, bike, and run all in one race. We had to swim 4 laps, bike a mile, and run half a mile. At the end when they announced the winners, I was so sad when they announced 3rd place, then 2nd place for the 9-10 year old girls and I wasn't one of them, because I was pretty sure that I didn't get first. But then the announcer said, "And 1st prize goes to.......... CC (she didn't actually say CC, she said my real name) !" I was so excited! My prize was a GIANT yellow frisbee and a really cool bright red pedometer! A reporter even interviewed me and took my picture for the paper! I can't wait to do this again next year!
Since we did so good at our last meet against the Knowlton Swim Team, Coach Tara let us have a Funday Monday at practice today! We have had a lot of fundays in the past, but today was the best! A funday is when all we do are games or fun stuff at practice. Today, we did "snakes." Snakes are when you swim a lap of something, then go under the lane rope and
swim something back in the next lane. Then you go under the next rope and repeat. The things we swim in snakes are usually really fun things like doggy paddle, dolphin dives, and
Tarzan. We even danced across the pool for one of the laps. We also got to get on the waterslide and jumped off the diving board which we never get to do at regular practice. At the very
end, we did a 300 (12 laps) medley relay. My lane got second.
Thank you coaches for such an awesome practice!
