5: The Gigantic Post

I did a huge intro last time, but I have several items of homework to get out of the way, so I'll just have to skip it. Let's just say it's been an eventful last few days around here.

SAMMAN HAD HIS THIRD BIRTHDAYwith presents, Noodles and Company, music class, and playlands. The playland was JUNGLE JIM'S a mini indoor amusement park. He took two rides on the swings, spinner ride, and rollercoaster, played in the climbing zone, and also rode the carousel, rockets, and jungle cars. Dad got us a bunch of arcade tokens, so we played their as well. It was such a blast.

JOGUS'S SCHOOL PROGRAM was just about as close to Broadway as Flabio: The Story of A Blogger Mascot is. Which means it was pretty dang close. We basically sang a bunch of American songs and said parts that was supposed to give you the "journey through America's History affect" ANYWAY, it was a lot of fun and Mo, SamMan, and Grandpa were impressed.

Later that day Dad took us NIGHT SKIING. The only real advantage to snow, let me tell ya. Princess did awesome, espicially considering that was her third time skiing. Jogus had fun too, and we can't wait to go again.

Then, MONTHS AND MONTHS OF HARD WORK CAME DOWN TO THIS EVENT. IT'S JOGUS'S PIANO RECITAL, AND PRINCESS'S TOO. It was crazy mindbending. I was pretty dang nervous. We did it at the Piano Gallery, and I calmed down by watching the silent presentation on the screen. They set up a camera so that you can see the piano player's hands on screen. It's pretty cool. Princess did great. And now for legal purposes I have to warn you that I am about to brag. I DID AWESOME!!! I only made one minor mistake on one of my songs, that's it. And I played a three-page song and a Minuet written by BACH MEMORIZED!! I am so excited, I hope I do good at federation.

Today we missed most of the school morning to go to the DRAPER TEMPLE! It was a great time to go, especially after hearing stories of people waiting two hours. The spirit was so strong there. The celestial room had a humungous and be-yoo-ti-ful chandeiler that was almost as be-yoo-ti-ful as the feeling inside. Mo and Princess LOVED the carpet and lights in the Bride's room. And the huge sealing room with the huge 'forever' mirror was another highlight. Everything on the walls were amazing, but the feeling inside was even more. Princess was close to tears of joy in the Celestial Room. It was a great experience for our family.

And afterwards, we got to look at temple pictures and eat cookies.

Sorry to my three-person fan club that I haven't blogged in forever.

Hope your life's has been as awesome as ours!!

Birthday Party!!!!

I had a great birthday. I will add photos and videos from all of our December Fun all throughout next week. We purposely didn't plan much, so we all just had fun playing with each other. We had a lot of fun with Rock Band,the Wii, and Last Word. Everybody loved the Cafe Rio food. We were all screaming and having a good time when we played LAST WORD. If you don't know what that is, think of it as a combination of Catch Phrase and Scattegories. Mo made her famous poppyseed cake. I got iTunes money, real money, Yahtzee, and Battleship Torpedo. All in all, it was a big hit. My two closest neighbors stayed for an extra hour!!! I wanted our Christmas decorations up for the party, but now they're on the table, soon to be put into boxes. It's kind of sad, because this week real life sort of slapped us in the face. New Years Day was the last holiday of the "Holidays." The party was the last chunk of my birthday. (it came in chunks.) The Christmas decorations are down.

And now, today is the last day of Winter Vacation. Back to student life for me. NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

Life After My Birthday Morning.

I kind of wasted away my morning. After presents, I got ready, Played with princess and SamMan,and watched TV. Then the babysitters came, and we got ready to go. "Today is my birthday." I told myself. "I'm going down to Gateway to get an iPod!!" I have been thinking and writing and talking and hoping about it all morning. I wrote down on a paper how much each kind would cost, how much memory it held, color availability,Pros,Cons, and so forth. ( I know I'm a dork. An organized dork, but still.. A DORK!!) Me and Mo had big discussions. I was debating Classic and Nano. By the time we were driving there, I was debating Touch and Nano. We spent 15 minutes finding a parking spot!! But luckily, it was all worth it. We decided not to buy an iPod on an empty stoumach,so we walked in to a crowded CPK. We branched out of our usual orders. We got Avacado Eggrolls for an Appitizer. Jogus branched out of his Cheese, Pepporoni, or Hawaiin pizza and got the Original- BBQ Chicken. Mo and Daddy split the use- Tostada. Babooshka slept. And ate. And cried. hmm. We were full, but the desert menu was tempting. We had to consider if we wanted dessert at Lunch or Dinner. Since the Mexican Resteraunt that we would go to that night probably wouldn't have great options, we decided to eat dessert right there. We got a Chocolate Banana Cake. Mmm. It tasted great. One of the best desserts you can get. (It doesn't top homeade cakes, of course.) We walked through the crowded outdoor-mall to the Apple store. The guy gave me a Sale's Pitch on each kind. There were many Pros and Cons to both. But I got the King of everything Ipod-y - THE TOUCH!!! It was just a good balance of everything I wanted. Sleek design, no speakers or headphones needed, screen great for renting movies. It's essentially the iPhone without the phone. I was quite nervous it wasn't going to be a great option. But I love it. so far. Aftere we bouth THE TOUCH, we went to El Farol. My day ended with a few reruns of the Simpsons.

Thanks Mo and Daddy. I had an awesome Birthday

Happy Birthday To Me!!

I woke up later than I usually do. Grandpa has Season Tickets to the Jazz Games, so me and Dad got to go for Boy's Night Out. And we got amazing seats!! So anyway, we got home at about 10, so I was tired. I heard a lot of hustle and bustle downstairs, so I decided to leave them be. So I relaxed with a Roald Dahl book, and I was excited. Today is my birthday. Luckily, it was an interesting book, so I calmed down and was engaded by his writing. The door gently cracked open. There was Dad. I was ready to come down. There was Breakfast Sandwiches from McDonald's on the table. I sat down at my special seat with the "special plate." We ate our breakfast. I took in the streamers and baloons. We looked at the clock and waited until 7:58, when I officially was 11. We decided this was a good time to open presents! I excitedly unwrapped the first box. I want what was in the box to be a Grand Finale. So on to the second box. I got another Comfy Sweatshirt and a church belt. On to the first box. It was dun,dun,dun,DUN.... a paper. Can you beleive it? I've always wanted a paper! And then I read what was on the paper. And this was even better!!! In multicolored letters it said IPOD!!!!!!! Today, after Dad is done with work I'm gonna buy and iPod. I then pampered myself with a long, PRIVATE bath. I put on Jeans and a T-Shirt and now I'm blogging. I now must be finished with this post so that I can see what IPOD!!!!! I want.


a very excited and 11 year old jogusboy.

YAY!!

Thanks,Grandpa!! I love the video camera and ski stuff. I love the Wii game too. I'm so excited to try out the camera. I bet we have a lot of fun with it at the party.


THIS WAS AN AWESOME PRE-BIRTHDAY PARTY!!