Dear zoo

[After we visited the zoo yesterday, we encouraged Jada to write a letter to them.  Here's what she wrote.]

Dear Philadelphia Zoo,

Please note that I love zebras. Please trim the plants a little so we can see the zebras better. I also want you to put a new zebra in the zoo. I almost cried when I found out that a zebra died. Also if you're not feeding them apples and alfalfa pellets, feed them it. Write down zebras RULE! Lions DROOL! (It's a joke!) Remember this please!


Sincerely,
Jada H.

Blogs from the week II

Maia S' sleepover

My friend Maia had a sleepover party! She invited me (of course) Talia, Ellie, Maya M, and a girl named Angela. When Angela came, we made badges. I made a zebra striped one that said BFF. We got to dress in Maia's clothes and we played some weird wedding game that Talia made up. Talia wanted to be pregnat for some reason with one of Maia's fancy dresses on. We also made up a play when me and Talia were at a prom. Maia and Ellie were roberts, Maya was in charge of the lights, and Angela watched and worked but I had no idea what she did. After we preformed the play we had dinner. (Now I remember we had dinner first and played life before dinner.) We also watched Madagascar 3. Then we played on the electronics for a little while. Then we played hedbanz. Then we watched Harry Potter and the Sorceres Stone or whatever it's called. In the morning, Ellie's stomach hurt and she threw up. At least none of us saw. Before she left, we got these things called hygergels. (Hi-jer-jels) Talia had to do Ellie's also. We had turkey bacon and pancakes for breakfast. After that, we danced and sang to the song Fireworks. I wanted it to be on Youtube but nobody liked the idea. After that I went home. For a bonus I got to go to Talia's house and she fell asleep and I thought it was supposed to be funner but it was okay. One of the best sleepovers!

I can't wait to go to California!

California is the best place in the whole wide world! We are going from August XXX to August XXX. On the XXX we're going there and on the XXX we're going home. We're visiting family and also going to a hotel with a all you can eat buffet breakfast and a pool in Los Angelas. We're going to Disney Land and I can buy stuff with my own money. We're also going to Disney California Adventures! I can't wait!

4th of July!

On Independence Day, we didn't get to see the fireworks but we got to go to Fairmount Park! I learned how to skip stones there by Daddy! I watched movies a lot while Daddy barbaqued. Last year we got to see them in California. This year was awesome!

Blogs from the Week

[Jada now blogs throughout the week, and then will type everything in on the weekend.  Here are her posts from the past few days.]



What I'll remember about 2nd grade


What I'll remember: My teacher Ms.Waters. She gave us goodies once a week. I cried when I had to leave her. For a present, I gave her picture of me and a card. I'll also remember my social worker, Miss Lindsey. We always played games or made oragamis together. When we had to leave each other, we made picture frames of us. The last person I'll remember is my ballet teacher, Miss Evelyn. She was an awsome ballet teacher! At our last class, we played this cool imaginary country game. The first one was jumping land. Next was dancing land. Then it was heavy land. Last, was disco land. She was awesome! All my teachers were awsome!


In 3rd grade

In 3rd grade, I'm having Ms. Settles class. We're having PSSAs. I hope I do good on them. Daddy wants me to play an instrument. You can do a violin or a wind instrument. I'm going to think about wind because only 2 3rd grders did them. I can't wait till 3rd grade!


About summer camp

Summer camp is okay. We make forts that the big kids mess up on purpose. Me and my friend Ellie, play together most of the time. I sometimes do my teacher Miss Amanda's, hair. On Thursday, we he  popcorn chicken. I hope I like the rest of the summer!

Zebras RULE! Lions DROOL!

[For Jada's post today, I finally relented and let her write about her favorite thing in the whole wide world, which is zebras.  Here we go...]



Did you know zebras rule and lions drool? Well it's true! Zebras are cuties of the world! Below, there are some songs you can practice. hope you enjoy!


Song #one, zebras are cuties of the world: I love zebras, they are the best. They are cuties of the world.
Song #two, zebie mer-mer: Zebie mer ma mer ma mer mer. Ma mer ma mer mer ma mer, yer! (Say
this one fast.)
Song #three, zebras rule: I love zebras, they rule, lions drool! Because it's very, very, true!
That's all the songs for today.

The Watermelon Story

[For Jada's post today, I told her to elaborate on a fun story we made up yesterday over dinner.]

Want to know how to grow a watermelon in your stomach? Well if you do, here's a story about  it. Not to worry, this is a fiction story. If you want to hear the story, here it goes.


Once there was a boy named Charlie who loved watermelon. He loved watermelon so much that he decided to grow one in his stomach. So he got some dirt from his flower garden and swallowed it. Next, he got a watermelon and got the black seeds out and swallowed them. Then he drunk some water. Last, he opened his mouth to get sun.
 
A few months later, he got a big, fat stomach. You know what that was? It was the watermelon! He really needed to use the bathroom. So he had to get surgery. After the surgery, he went to the bathroom. When he got home, he cleaned the watermelon and ate it until he had to go to the bathroom again!

What I like to do with my family

[I told Jada that for her fourth post she should write three paragraphs about things she likes to do with her family.  Here's what she came up with.]

My family members that are living in my house are Mommy, my mother, Daddy, my father, and Aaron, my brother. We like to go on vacations like California and the Virgin Islands which we are doing this year. (We're still thinking about the Virgin Islands.) At the Virgin Islands, we usually go when Daddy goes for buisness. Mommy, Aaron and me go to the beach or go out for lunch while Daddy is at work. Last time we went to the Virgin Islands, we went on a boat from Saint Thomas to Saint John. One person found a sea urchin! In California, (which is my favorite state and place) we visit my grandparents. We go once or twice a year. This year, we are going to Los Angales.

 I also like to watch movies with my family. We pop some popcorn and watch! We once had a movie night. We watched Romeo and Juliet and after that, we watched a little bit of Pink Panther.We got some blankets and we ate three bowls of popcorn. It was awesome! Sometimes, Daddy watches something with me. ( He was peeking.)


It is fun to play board games also. When we play life, the kids usually win. We don't really play sorry but it's still fun. I haven't played monoply yet but I think it's fun. I have U-build sorry. It's real fun!! I also have U-build connect 4. I have the ladybug game which is awesome, and I have operation. All of them are really fun! Some of the other games that aren't board games are UNO, cards, and jenga. All the games I like are awesome, fun, cool, and nice!
       

What church is like

[I told Jada that for her third post she should write three paragraphs about what church is like.  Here's what she came up with.]


Church is like school. It's loud like school, you learn in church, and you have teachers at church. It's loud because we sing during morning service and in the toddler room it's noisy. We learn about God and the Bible. The teachers we have are Miss Carol, Pastor Julia, and other people. In drama class, I was a tree. Two other boys that were in my class came. Their names were James and Tommy. James was tree and  Tommy was a woodcutter. The play was awesome!

 
During children's worship, we hear a story, then we draw what it's about. One time we talked to Serie. I asked her " What does God look like?" She said " It is a mystery to me." We used to have snacks. We didn't  have snacks for a while. Then we had it two weekends ago. They were pretzel rods for the past two Sundays. Miss Carol is the teacher. Sometimes I draw whatever I want. A few weeks before Easter, we planted grass. On the day of Easter, Miss Carol put cross in the grass. ( I wasn't there to see it because I was in New York City.)


In the play, I was a tree, James was a tree, and someone else was a tree. Tommy, Aaron, and Josh were woodcutters. t the end, everybody had to raise their hand to the cross that was on the stage. After the play, everybody that was in the play got to pick something from the prize box! I got  fuzzy green scarf with a pop out angel. There were also piggy banks, cars, and other stuff.

Hope you enjoyed it!