We moved to Holland

2 weeks ago we moved to Holland. We moved to Holland because dad was going to school and mom wanted to move here. When we got to the airport we had to wait 1 hour for the plane to come. Mom said she would get us ice cream, but she didn't get it when we were in the airport. When we were on the airplane, I watched Peter Pan, 102 Dalmatians, Despicable me. Later on when my ears were popping, my mom wouldn't give me my gum. When we got off the airplane, mom brought us to get some ice cream like she said before. I thought the ice cream was better than the ice cream in America.

Then we had to decide which cars to get in. I got to go in Opa's car, and Opa and dad got to go in the van. When we got to our new house, I started looking around. When I saw my room I almost screamed. Me and Ginger were fighting whether we got to sleep on the top bunk or not. I decided to sleep on the bottom, which is better because you can get out of bed faster when you need to do something. One week later we got everyone's bikes. We got mine first. We tried one bike that was a little bit too big for me. Then we looked at a different bike that was perfect. Then we went home so we could get mom's bank pas and me and mom rode home. A few days later I got something that goes on the back of my bike (saddle bags) and mom bought some for her bike too.

Our new church has English teachers. Some don't speak English, but my teacher does. Sometimes she translates for me, and sometimes she doesn't. Hannah is my new best friend. We met each other on New Year's eve. We also know each other because we go to church and school together. Our church here in Holland is much smaller than the one in Texas.

I go to Dutch school now and I have lots of new friends there. I can't remember all their names, because there's lots of them. One of them can speak English and Dutch. Our teacher is very nice, because she teaches us Dutch and if we need help saying something, she'll help us. She lets us play games that have to do with Dutch and learn more Dutch and write it in a book. First we get a workbook, then we write something in Dutch and then in English.

When opa came over we were watching a movie. Right now I'm in my living room. It is bigger than our other living room. It has a cool light shade. We get heat out of the floor, and in the morning when it's super cold it warms our feet up. The kitchen is very small. It has a small freezer that's kind of like a box and opens from the top. Our house is 3 stories high. The bathrooms are also very small. When you stand up, you bonk your head on the wall.

I miss the cheese from America. And I miss grandma and grandpa, and their house that they lived it. I miss all my friends from school.

Resources All Around US

Earth is filled with natural we use every day. If you open the faucet, water pours. Because it opens a plug that is holding water behind it. The water comes from the water towers. You can burn oil in the furnace to stay warm. If you plant a flower in some soil, it is helping the earth. Without water we can't survive. Without water, animals die. Soil helps provide things we need like vegetables. Oil is buried deep in the ground.

My Rhyming Chant

There was a little eagle sitting in a tree.

He cheered for Third grade students and got stung by a bee.

He flew so very high and bumped his little head.

He fell to the little ground and when he got back up again, this is what he said

Start, start, start, start

you might eagles

Fight, fight, fight, fight

you mighty eagles

Win, win, win, win

you mighty eagles

Start, start, start, fight, fight, fight, win, win, win!

GO EAGLES!

The whole summer

My mom has been so excited lately, because 2 people want to buy our house at the same time. And 2 more people are coming to look tomorrow to see if they want to buy the house. She thinks they will make an offer, so she shakes me every time she gets so excited. I also like playing the Wii. But here's what I don't like about it. Before I can play the wii, I have to do the "Dutch game' (rosetta stone), which is so boring, because all you have to do is click the right answers and say things in Dutch. Here's the worst thing; sometimes I say things right, but they think I'm wrong. But I'm really not. I'm doing great at it. After I play the Dutch game, I'm allowed to play Wii. We have charts to say how many minutes we have. Right now, I don't have too many minutes. I've almost finished my chart.

This summer we went to the waterpark, Hawaiian Falls, lots of times. Sometimes we invite Riley, Bailee, Brooks, Tucker, and Tracey (Sparks) of course over with us. Some of the rides I did were the "Pineapple Express". It's like this thing where you lay on this mat and hold on to a handle bar. Then, when the lifeguard says "go", you push yourself off, and you go down in a race. Whoever goes furthest, wins. Another thing I like, which is not really a ride, is the lazy river. There are floaties, where you can go down the river, and you can go out whenever you want. Something that Tracey was scared of, was not so scary for me. It's called the Torpedo. The floor drops out from under your feet, and you fall down this big slide. Those are some of the rides I like the best at Hawaiian Falls.

I got a quilt for Christmas that you have to put together. I'm still working on it. It's crazy, because I've been working on it a lot, and I'm still not finished. It has all sorts of colors you can use. You have to knot them together. The colors are: purple, blue, pink, green, orange, and yellow.

Whenever my mom takes care of great grandma, we get to sleep over at her house. And when we sell our house, we allowed to stay with grandma for the rest of the year, until we go to Holland. We're gonna do some redecorating of her kitchen and her living room. My mom says I can help with the wallpaper, but she says I have to ask grandma if I'm allowed to do the painting. Most of the time grandma isn't home, but we get to see her in the morning and at nighttime when we have dinner. She goes to work, that's why she can't be there in the daytime.

Great grandma has a sewing machine. Sometimes she helps me help make quilts, because she makes quilts for her great grandchildren. She made one for me too

I go to poetry class once a week at the library. But not all the time, because sometimes my mom doesn't want to drive to Allen. Some of the books mom picked out from the library this week, were kind of long, but I think they're going to be very interesting. Some of my favorite books are: "just Grace", "Diary of a wimpy kid", "the dragon tree", "the witches".

The Kitty and the Pie

Once there was a cat. She wanted to have a party at her house. She was going to make an apple pie, but she didn't know what an apple was. So she got what she thought was an apple, but it was actually hamburger. She got a mixing bowl, and a mixer. For the crust, she added baking powder, salt, milk, and yeast. She kneaded it into a pot, and put it in the oven. She accidentally forgot to add flour, so she took it back out of the oven after a minute, and stirred in the flour. After the crust was done, she put in the "apple" hamburger filling.

Her friends came over, and before dinner, they played wizard chess and swam in the pool. The cat heard the timer go off, and called everyone in for pie. When her friends sat down, the dog noticed that the pie smelled different. This was a weird dog, he didn't like meat! He took off the top crust, and saw that it wasn't apple pie, but hamburger pie. He said: "I don't want to hurt your feelings, cat, but I don't think this is apple pie. I think you put in the wrong ingredient. You put in hamburger, instead of apples". The cat was confused and insisted that she put in the right thing. But she promised to ask someone for help next time when buying ingredients.

The End

Dinosaur adventures

Once there was a dinosaur, who lived on a beautiful island. The island had plants with cherries and the trees were filled with apples. The dinosaur lived in cave that was like a tunnel. He lived there with lots of bats. One day he decided to explore the cave. He got his flashlight, and went on an adventure through the tunnel. Deep into the cave, he saw a door. He tried to get in, but it was locked. So he went even further into the cave. It got colder with every step he took. All of a sudden he bumped into a big rock, that had a key on top of it. He wondered if it would open the door, so he grabbed the key, and ran back to the door. He used the key, and it did unlock the door. When he opened it, he was very surprised to see....... you'll have to wait until next week to find out!

Mittens

Once there was a little girl named Bella. She was playing in the snow and she was wearing mittens. While she was playing, her mittens fell off her hands. Then something mysterious happened to the mittens. They came alive! They ran away quickly, up a tree. When they got to the top, they saw a caterpillar. He was a very friendly caterpillar. The mittens asked him how to get to the junkyard. He told them the way. So the mittens went the way the caterpillar had told them, but ended up in someone elses house. So they went back outside, and walked to New York City. They saw many things like the statue of liberty and Chinatown. They went into a restaurant in Chinatown, where they ate a hot tamale and noodles. When they were full, they went back to the little girl. Then, they were not alive anymore!