4th of July Fun!

Happy 4th of July everyone! We are so lucky to live in a country like this. I spent the 4th of July at my Nanny and G-Dad's house with my cousins. We went tubing and swimming in the lake and pool and also saw some fireworks. We come here every 4th of July, but this year was a little different. We always go to two firework displays, one on the 3rd and the other on the 4th. So the one on the 3rd we see on the boat and we saw that one. But, the other display we see at a place called Great Waters. We have a picnic and play games and sit there for 4 hours playing games. This year though it rained. So we ended up not going to Great Waters and staying home and watching fireworks on the TV. We watched the Washington D.C. ones and the Macy's fireworks in New York. I thought that Macy's was better, just not as big. Bigger, to me, is not better. I was really sad and mad that we did not see Great Water's fireworks. It stopped raining, just the adults didn't want to drive and park and lug everything down, then drag it back up. Oh well, It was fun, I guess.

C-Sunshine

SafeSitter Class

Yesterday I went to a SafeSitter class. It was interesting and a lot of fun. I learned about:

> How to do the Heimlete ( Is that how you spell it?) choking thing on a baby and child

> How to do CPR on a baby and child

> Learned about first aid and who to call for various things (Ex. Cuts, Scrapes, Broken Bones, etc.)

> What to do if a fire started, tornado, a bad storm, burglar, etc.

> How to run a babysitting business

> How to change and feed a baby

> And MORE

It was a very helpful class. It started at 8am and ended at 4am. I ate lunch there and it was at a hospital. I can't wait to start babysitting now. There are other courses you can take through American Red Cross. At the end of the class I got a bag with bandages and a handbook, first aid kit, a flash light, and more band aids. This was such a great class. And it only cost $50.

I also have a surprise! I am getting glasses. I can't wait till they come. There brand name is Hillary Duff Stuff. They are plastic and I like that. We are at Nanny's and G-dad's right now and then the day after we get back we are going to Florida. I hope they come before we go to Florida.

C-Sunshine

Something or Someone Week 3: Friends

This is really late, I know.

Friends are wonderful. They make you laugh, they make you cry. Then they help you dry your eyes. Without them the world would be nothing. Without the one friend you have, you would be a mess. When you are embarrassed, they pick you up. Some of them are have things in common. Others don't. But, either way you know you have someone there for you all the way.

I have some really bad and good news. I am moving. I am going to move to Macon Georgia. That is 2 hours from here. And, I really, really, REALLY don't want to leave my friends behind. I have friends that are very close to me. I also wanted to do the drama club here, but now I can't.

Another announcement! My Nanny just had birthday on Friday! Happy Birthday Nanny!

American Girl Store

An American Girl Birthday for K-Doodle

 Today we went to the American Girl store in downtown Atalanta for K-Doodle's birthday. We had been keeping this a secret. When we got there, she was so surprised. We went in and looked around. Mom had got reservations for the Bistro there, so we had lunch. It was a great lunch. You got your choice of your own appetizer and then a meal. I chose chicken noodle soup and the tiny treats, which came with a little hotdog, hamburger, and fruit.
 Even though they were tiny, I didn't eat more than two bites. Then we had some dessert. I got the tiny dessert to go with the dinner. K-Doodle got chocolate brownie lollipops.They put a candle in it and sang happy birthday to her. Then her to grandma's, Grangan and Nanny, bought her things. She got a miny doll from my mom, two new outfits for her doll form my Nanny, and a shopping spree at Macy's from my Grangan. The shopping spree included a lot of clothes and accessories.

But it's not her birthday yet! (It's on the 28th)

C-Sunshine

She Is Gone...

Mom left today on a moms retreat (I don't know why they need one. HA! HA! I'm glad she get's a break. She does a lot for us.) and we're here with our Nanny and G-Dad at our house. They are here because my dad works in the daytime, and they live so close. They live in Atlanta. I am having a great time so far, even though we have only been here for 2 hours. I am really lucky to have such great grandparents. I really love them a lot. I love all my family. And I am glad that mom gets a break. She does so much for all of us. Not only is she a mother and a housekeeper upper, she also is a teacher to us and a literature coordinator at Co-op and in charge of field trips. She is a role model for my life. I love her very much and I hope she knows that.

C-Sunshine

My !st Basketball Game

Today I went to my first basketball game. It was Georgia Tech ( Go Jackets! ) against some other team. It was really fun. When I grow older I think I will be a cheerleader. But I have to learn to be more flexible. Well, mom caught a T-shirt. We went with my Nanny and G-Dad. They let us come and we got to go upstairs and eat pizza! And muffins! And cookies! We got really could seats and K-doodle was on the screen twice! (once for just the waving and the second for showing your muscles. They also did and limbo bar on the screen and you had to limbo under the virtual bar.) I have no GT wear, so I made my own. I took pipe cleaners and made a bee and strapped it to a yellow headband. I also made one for K-Doodle. She had a lot of fun! Georgia Tech won! Yay, go jackets!

Christmas

I had an awesome Christmas! We went to my Nanny and G-Dad's house, they live on a lake. They have a big house and we had a lot of people. Here is how many people were there:

Me, K-Doodle, Mom, Dad, my big sister Amber, my 7 cousins, my Aunt Bonnie and Uncle Kevin, Nanny and G-Dad, my cousins Uncle Mark, and my cousins Grandma and Grandpa. That is 19 people. We had a great time. On Christmas Eve night we went to see the giant ginger bread house that they do every year in there neighbor hood. We also went to Church on Christmas Eve. Then after that we went caroling. On Christmas day we opened our stockings. My mom stuffed a lot of stuff in mine. She gave me a finger puppet, candies, lip gloss, hand sanitizer and a note pad. We had to wait till everybody got up and then we eat a fine breakfast of Butter Braids (big pastries) and eat my Dad's famous breakfast casserole. Yummy! Then after that everyone sits down in the living room and we sort out the presents and then we open them! I got a lot of stuff this year that I like. Here is the list of things I got for Christmas: I got two Barnes 'n' Noble gift cards, Just Dance Wii game, a Angel for my Angel collection, clothes, some Rainbow Fairy books, flower earrings, bath things, American Girl book, glitter domes (make your own snowglobes), stilts, a horse necklace, Apples to Apples junior, and a cloak.

For Christmas dinner we just have leftovers form Christmas Eve dinner. Then I go to bed wishing that Christmas was not over yet.

The next day it snowed! It was so pretty! That was the day when we left and went home. When we got home we rushed in to see what Santa had left us. When we got inside on the fireplace was four wrapped presents and sitting on top was the Mario Cart Wii game. Then we opened our stockings and after that the presents. In the presents were Fur Real Friends. We got the whole town and a hamster wheel. We each also got a puppy with a pet carrier. That is the whole Christmas story of this year. I have some people to thank, though.

Thank you Mom and Dad! I love the books, the cloak and the snowglobe kit best! I love you!

Thank you Grangan! I was waiting for those fairy boooks! Love the clothes! I love you!

Thank you Nanny and G-Dad! I love the stilts and necklace! I am getting really good at the stilts! I love you!

Thank you Aunt Bonnie and Uncle Kevin! I LOVE the earrings! They are so cute! I love you!

Thank you Amber! I am going to bug Dad to put a nail in my wall near my bed for the calendar and I am going to wait and count the days until you come next. I really love the gift card and I am going to spend it on Nancy Drew books or some CDs.

That is it! C-Sunshine

Hope you all have a blessed Thanksgiving! I am going to spend mine with my family in Alabama. Thanks for reading my blog!


Love, C-Sunshine