My First Ballroom Dance Class

On Monday, I went to my Ballroom Dance class. It was very fun but hard.There are 3 girls and only 1 boy. Also, the teacher’s husband and son dance with the ladies in the class so that we will have enough guys. The dances we learned were the Waltz, Single Swing and the Triple Swing. So far, the Waltz is my favorite. It is kind of easy but you can not look at your partner. To me the Swing is a lot harder than the Waltz but I think it makes me look like a penguin. I will be having another dance lesson on Monday. So, I will try to post more on how that lesson next week.

Girls Day Out

Last Thursday, my Mom and I, had a girl’s day out. My Nanny was here and watched Andrew and Hannah while we went to get our hair cut.

This is how my hair looked before I got it cut.

This is how much I got cut off my hair. I am donating the ponytail to Locks of Love. Locks of Love makes wigs for women and girls who loose their hair due to cancer.

Do I miss brushing this every morning? NO! Neither does Mom.

This is my Mom's new hair cut.

After we got our hair cut, we went shopping. One of the few things I get to do, because my Mom hates to shop. We actually had a lot of fun. Mom even said that she had fun too. We even got some new clothes. For those of you who know my Mom, you know she wears very lose clothes. When we went shopping, this time, she got very nice fitting clothes that are stylish. Mom, you look so cute.

When we got done shopping, we went to Tomi-Tai’s a restaurant near our house. It is an Asian restaurant. My Mom and I split a big plate of rice. The rice had cashews, pineapple and chicken in it. Oh, it was so good. I have never seen a sweet and sour sauce like theirs.

After we got done eating, we had a few more errands to do. We had so much fun.

Dance Class!!!

Tomorrow, I will be starting dance. Mom got an e-mail saying that they were offering a Ballroom dance class. I have never taken Ballroom dancing. I am curious to find out how I will dance. I will be learning to do the Fox Trot, Waltz, Rumba and more. On Saturday, my Mom and I went shopping for some dance shoes. The dance teacher said that I had to have shoes that would not slide off, that did not have a big heal and that could slide. Well, we found a pair at target. Today, I got them out of the box, cut off the tag, and then I put them on so I could get used to wearing them. When I put the shoes on, they did not fit. I have no clue what happen between yesterday and today. They fit yesterday but they sure did not fit today. So tomorrow, Mom and I will have to go back to the store and get another pair of shoes. I am very excited about going to the dance class. I will post more about how the dance class went later this week.

Did You Know!!!!

Hi Everyone,
Not much has been going on lately. So, I decide I would blog this post. Today, I was reading my Science book. Did you know that the woodpecker’s tongue does not connect to the back of its throat like most birds but connects to the top of its head? Did you know that the woodpecker also has a tissue between its head and its beak that acts like a little shock absorber which most birds do not have. The reason it has the little shock absorber is so that the woodpecker can peck a tree for hours without getting a headache. Also, the woodpecker has 4 toes. What's so cool about that you might ask. Well, 2 of its toes point forward and 2 point backward that is what allows the woodpecker to climb trees while other birds have to sit on a tree branches. Also, did you know that the male Emperor Penguin travels up to 90 miles to fine a mate. When the female lays her egg, the male takes the egg from her and the female goes away for 2 months to eat. When she comes back, she feeds her chicks a half digest fish and then the male goes away to eat. Then he comes back and feeds the chick. The mother and father penguins keep doing this until the chick is able to find food for itself. Did you know that the Empire Penguin is able to spot its mate and chick out of hundreds of penguins? In both of these animals, we can see 2 of God’s amazing creations. So uniquely designed in its on special way that only God could make them all. I am so glad God made us in His on image.

"Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground."" Genesis 1:26

Iron Dog Race

Today, we started our Iron Dog snowmobile race. If you have looked at my Mom's blog lately you have seen what teams we are on. But, I will also tell you here. Flat Sierra is on Team # 38 Terry Hawkins. Flat Andrew is on Team #37 Tom Kriska. Flat Hannah-Faith is on Team #36 Howard Farley. Right now, Flat Andrew is ahead of Flat Hannah and Flat Sierra. But there are 19 teams ahead of Flat Andrew. We will keep checking on our teams. My Mom and I will be posting more on our blogs.

Hosting A Flat Person

Three days ago, when we got the mail, we found out that we would be hosting a flat person. The flat person's name is Flat Timothy. He is 7 years old and is from Florida. So far, we have showed Flat Timothy the Go-Cart and he has a bed in Andrew's Room. Hopefully, we will be able to do more with Flat Timothy before he leaves.

To Alaska We Go!!!

We are on our way to Alaska. Well, our Flat People are going to Alaska. If you have been following my Mom's Blog, then you have read that we are doing a Project called the "Flat Stanley Project". The reason we are off to Alaska is because they are having the is annual Iron Dog Snowmobile Race. An Iron Dog Race is like a Snow Dog Race except with a snowmobile. To find out more about this race go to http://www.irondog.org/. When we arrive in Alaska, we are going to get our own snowmobile team. The race will start on Feb. 10th and will end on Feb. 16th. When the race ends, we will be sent home with a picture of our team. I think it will be so cool to see what our flat people did while they were in Alaska. More to come on our trip to Alaska soon.