Awesome Friday

Yesterday was an awesome day, aside from being the last day my mom had to go to her class, Grace had asked to take us to the Zoo and my dad was coming with us. When we got to the Zoo we almost immediately went to the new Africa section were we loved the miniature looking baby monkeys and the beautiful bird nests. In the African village we fed the Giraffes and used the brand new video camera to look at our selves. After Africa papa went off to talk on his phone while Dever, Juju, Grace, and I went to sea lion beach, at sea lion beach Grace asked if anyone wanted to go on the train ride and instantly Juju knew that he would cease to exist if he did not ride on the train. So we made our way over to the train and looked at animals while we walked. At the train we purchased our ticked and, after finally convincing Gracie that we could leave the stroller at the station we boarded the train. We got lucky and were able to sit in the front two rows! When it was time for the conductor to say "all aboard" he turned around and asked which one of us wanted to say it. It was decided that Juju could and he got to say "all aboard" to the entire train! After the train ride we went to the bird house and then left the Zoo and went to Clara's Pizza Place. After gobbling down a 36" pizazz in record time we returned to the house where we said goodbye to Gracie and, to finish the day off, played a short game of baseball. Thank you Grace for having such a wonderful day with us!

By: Sydney

Photo Shoot

Yesterday we had the neighbors over and we had nothing much to do we decided to do a photo shoot. Nora is wearing a cherry dress that used to be mine and Fiona is wearing a Japanese bathrobe and a pioneer dress. I'm sure that they will all grow up to be fashion models with smiles like those!!!

By:Sydney

with pictures be Sydney!

Sydney and Maria's Perpetual Arguing (Take 2)

As you probably saw in our former post, we did not get the chance to finish this post. So we are starting again.
Anyway, Sydney and Maria can get very annoying to be around. They are often arguing about the most meaningless things, such as who looks more like Daniel Radcliffe? Luke, or Dever? Sydney and Maria often get extremely furious about movie frauds, like HARRY POTTER! Don't even get us started! And, of course PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN, AT WORLD'S END! We have plans to sue the Warner Brothers, and Disney. Wish us luck when we are 18 and have a lawyer. But back to arguments, we have previously argued about holding a margarita bottle. "It looks like I've been drinking!" "No it doesn't" "Yes it does! And a police just walked by!" "JUST HOLD THE BOTTLE!"
Sometimes, when we're spending the night, we'll get up and check a Harry Potter book to settle an argument. Of course, Maria is usually right. Is not. Is too. IS NOT. There we go again. As Mary once put it, "You know that everything is back to normal when Maria and Sydney are arguing about stupid things." Like now, we just started a debate about whether we should write more or not. As you can see, Maria won. MARIA DID NOT WIN! THAT IS FINAL! We would never get so serious as to get mad at each other, though. It seems as though arguing has become part of our friendship. We also have previously argued about who's better at kayaking, who's read Harry Potter the most times (Maria), and just a few seconds ago, we argued about what we've argued about. I think you get the point.

Michael Jackson Dying

As you most likely already know, the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, is. . . dead. At the young age of 50, he suffered a fatal heart attack. Millions of people worldwide grieved the loss of this musical icon. His amazing legacy will live on forever in the hearts of Americans, and the world. Many of you probably watched the memorial service held in Los Angeles, and felt a tug at your heart strings when his daughter broke down into tears at the end of the service. There isn't much more to say, except that I (Maria) have had I'll Be There stuck in my head for the past month (stupid radio).
The ironic thing about this is that in God's eyes, Michael Jackson's death is equal to a random stranger passing away. The King of Pop dying is just as tragic as anyone else dying. Think about it, people die every day, and do they get huge memorial services? No. I think we can learn a valuable lesson here. That everyone is equally precious in the sight of the Lord. Nobody, not even Barack Obama, is more important than the next person. Rest in Peace, Michael Jackson.
- Maria and Sydney