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Summer 2004
6th-Grade Graduation,
June
On June 23rd, my elementary school held a graduation ceremony for 6th
graders. The principal gave a speech, we watched a slide presentation
about the year, and then we all walked up to the principal and received a
graduation certificate. Mom, Dad, Jan and Sofia all came.
Afterward, we had cake and punch, and my friends and I gathered for
some photos. [At right are Kyler Blue, me, Robby Ryan, and Dennis
Smirnov. Below are Dustin Glassmoyer, Anita Dukart, Trevor
Partington, me, Alana Saunders, Natasha Borgen, Kristen O'Neill, Jordon
Roush, and Claire Saunders.]
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Of the 28 kids in my
Quest class, 11 will go to my junior high next year. The rest will
disperse to other schools. Most of us have been in the same classroom
all six years, so it will be really different to start next year with a new
group of kids.
The end of school was
exciting, a little scary, and sad. But now I'm ready for junior high!
Family Camping Trip, June
After school was out, Mom, Jan, Sofia, and I went on a week-long
camping trip down the Oregon Coast in our RV. We stayed overnight at
three Oregon state parks: Fort Stevens, near Astoria, Cape Lookout, near
Tillamook, and Beverly Beach, south of Depoe Bay.
The campsite I liked the best was Fort Stevens because it has a nice
freshwater lake, where I went swimming. We also walked to the sandy beach;
Mom and I biked a lot of paved trails; and we explored the historic war
barracks and fort museum. |
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The things I liked best
on this vacation were roasting marshmallows and making s'mores. I also
found out that I like banana boats: bananas with chocolate and marshmallows
inside that you heat over the fire to make everything melted and gooey. Mom
bought me a book of ghost stories and I told them around the fire. At Beverly
Beach we flew a trick kite [above], which was also a lot of fun.
Traveling with Sofia was
entertaining because she smiles a lot. She slept pretty well most of the
way and didn't wake me up at night.
The last day of our trip
we stopped at the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville, Oregon, where I saw
Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose. It's the biggest plane in the world but flew only once, for 1 minute. I was able to go inside the gigantic plane, but there
wasn't much to see. Still, it was a pretty nice museum, with many
other planes and helicopters.
Fourth of July Parade
For the Fourth of July, I played my trumpet with the Mills Music
Marching Band in the Bothell parade. We practiced two times a week during
the whole month of June; we not only had to learn the music but also to
march in formation and perform a group hat trick.
We played Louis Louis, You're a Grand Old Flag, Mickey
Mouse March, and Tequila. Even though being in the parade meant
that I didn't get to see much of the rest of it, I still had a blast
waving to the people in the crowd, who were giving us lots of
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Summer
Camps
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I wouldn't call this summer relaxing, but I would call it
really fun. After our family trip down the Oregon Coast, I spent a week in
Boys & Girls Club basketball camp.
The following week I went away to camp for the first time. The camp was
called "Extreme Week," sponsored by Summer
Adventures Day Camp. The first day we flew a 172 Cessna [left],
including taking off and landing (I had 20 minutes flying time without
help) out of Paine Field. The second day we went river rafting on the
Wenatchee River [below, with me up front]. The third day we hiked and
played at our campsite in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The fourth day we spent at
Silverwood
Theme Park in Coeur d'Alene, and the fifth day we went to Wild Waters
Waterslide Park in Coeur d'Alene. The last day we drove
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The following week I spent playing flag football with Skyhawks.
I was the oldest one there, but I still had a good time. Next I spent a week
playing tennis (through Kirkland Parks and Rec). I'd never played before, but I
liked it and want to play again next summer.
Next I flew to Idaho to spend a
week with Grandpa Bob and Nana and all my Idaho relatives. I had a great
time swimming, fishing, caddying for Grandpa Bob (driving a golf cart!), and
beating the pants off Grandpa in Texas Hold 'Em. Then Dad, Suzy,
and Brennan picked me up in our RV for another week of camping.
My last week before school, I need some rest, but instead, I'm starting five
nights of football practice!
  
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