DJ has a big plane

When we were down in Anchorage visiting DJ and Christine, DJ took us to the Air Force Base where he works. Connor and I got to go under the plane he flies; it is called the C17. It was VERY big! It was fun to see the inside of it, too. In the inside, there was a back space that had lots of seats.

Connor Drives Samantha

A week and a half ago, DJ and Christine were with us in Cantwell. We went on a hike one day to RCA hill. We brought our 4-wheeler. After some other people got a turn to ride it, Daddy got on the back with me, and Connor was in the front driving. Dad got off of the 4-wheeler after we went down a big hill. Then, Connor drove me back to the truck by ourselves! I had lots of fun. I told Connor that now I can trust him to drive me on the 4-wheeler by ourselves. It was awesome! He drove very safely.

Fun with DJ and Christine

Last weekend, we were visiting some of our family that live in Anchorage. They are my Uncle DJ and Aunt Christine. When Mom and Dad were out doing something together, Connor and I were with DJ and Christine. We went to a place called All Fired Up, where we got to paint. I chose two things, a dog and an angel that's holding a star. Connor painted one big thing; it was a wolf standing on top of a den and inside were its cubs. After you paint an item, you turn it in to the people that work there. Then they put it into a machine and heat up the glaze. After it is done, they are going to be very shiny. Before it was fired, the colors were very dull. I am going to like it when they are shiny. It was fun!

Fun with Mr. Hempstead

Four days ago, Connor and I had a four-wheeler fun time with Mr. Hempstead! He invited us to come over because he was going to work out his sled-dogs using his four-wheeler. He hooked them to a long rope that was connected to the four-wheeler. Then we rode while the dogs pulled us. It was a lot of FUN!

Last night, we helped him feed the dogs.

My Very First Cooking Book

I got a cookbook from my Grandma and my Grandpa for my birthday. It has some recipes that we have never baked like a new type of speghetti. We tried the french toast recipe; it was very yummy! Last week, my mom and I baked cookies out of my cookbook. I helped to mix the dough a little bit, used the rolling pin, and made the shapes of the cookies with cookie cutters.

Fun at the Park

Two years ago, my family went to Silverwood Theme Park for vacation. I really liked the place where Connor and I were able to slide on water slides. We also went on a ride on a raft down a little creek, and then we ended up back in the same place that we started. I got really wet. My dad went down a really steep waterslide; it was very fast. He doesn't want to do that kind of slide again! My brother and I saw little rides for kids, and our mom and dad let us go on them. They were helicopters and airplanes.

Marshmallows

When Grandma and Grandpa were here visiting us, we went on four-wheelers to the Jack River. We roasted hotdogs and marshmallows. Riding on the four-wheelers was very fun. It was fun to throw rocks in the river because I was almost able to throw them to the other side. Grandpa could skip rocks. Dad could throw them super high and get them to the other side.