The Great Big Sleepover and More

Yesterday, (AKA: Wednesday, December 30th) I was going to go to a sleepover at my friend Flavia's house. Flavia, me, her other friend Ashley, and me and Flavia's BFF Katelyn were going to have a big bash in Flavia's room, sleeping over. At first, that was the plan. But then, when Ashley told her mom, her mom said, "That's way too many people for a sleepover! No!" So Ashley dropped out of the sleepover. So it was just me, Flavia, and Katelyn. Well, I was bored the day I was going to Flavia's, so I was just playing GameHouse's COLLAPSE! when my phone rang. It was Katelyn calling me. "Want to play?" She asked. "Yeah! Sure, I'm coming." So I went over to Katelyn's house, and we played. Katelyn's younger brother, Lucas was also there. He played Wii with me and Katelyn. After I left Katelyn's house, I went home and packed. My dad then took me to Flavia's and we started to play. First we played SceneIt? Disney Edition and Flavia won just because the tie breaker said: 'The shorter person wins!' Me and Katelyn were really mad, because that's totally not fair for tall people. After that, we spied on Flavia's brother Rod who was trying to shoot us with a plastic gun that shot foam darts. Wow. Scary. (Yawn) He was wearing these 3D glasses with the lens popped out, and he looked like a nerd. Once that catastrophe was over, we ate dinner, which was spaghetti (yum) and water. We had cookies 'n cream ice cream for desert. It was delicious! We then went to sleep, after playing some more.


TODAY: I left Flavia's house, and me and Flavia went over to Katelyn's house! We played, but then Flavia left. We then came on my blog (which you are reading) goodbye

Thanksgiving Day

Every year we go to my great-grandmother's house for Thanksgiving to have a party with my entire family. We eat dinner and everybody brings a dish, and I play with my cousins. Last year, after dinner, me, my cousins Alex, Russell, Chris and Ian played 'Broom Hockey' with brooms as sticks and a ball as a puck. Near the end of the party, every kid under the age of 18's name gets put on a piece of paper that's folded up so no one can see it. Then all the kids line up and draw a name from the bowl. Whoever's name you get, you bring a present for them at the Christmas Eve party at my uncle's house. I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE PARTY TODAY!!!!!! Happy Thanksgiving! Eat a lot and get full!

GFL Cheer-Off 2009 Buford Wolves 4th Grade Cheerleaders GOT THIRD PLACE IN CHEER-OFF'S LARGE DIVISION! *YAHOOO!!!!!!*

I just got back from performing in the 2009 GFL Cheer-Off. I was in the 4th Grade Large Division this year instead of being in the middle division like last year. Anyway, we performed our dance after Mill Creek and before Brookwood and Grayson. Afterwards, the placings were this:


4th: Lawrenceville Black Knights
3rd: Buford Wolves
2nd: Peachtree Ridge Lions
1st: Grayson Rams



Hey, 3rd is better than nothing like we got last year! I got a plaque that says GFL Cheer-Off 2009, a white 3rd place ribbon, and my poster that my awesome mom, dad and sister Isabelle made that says 'Go Hayden!' and is gold and glittery and it has a megaphone, me cheering, and is so CUTE!!!! Next year, me and my squad hope we can get a higher place! (But we're still glad that we got a placing!)

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(PS: I may have added a LOT of pictures, because hey, I like pictures)

Sometimes ya just get bored.....

Well it's happened for the first time in my life: I'm bored. Well....okay fine not the first time I've been bored, but I haven't been in a really long time. Okay fine, only during school but THAT'S another story. Anyway, I can't think of anything to write about. So I'm just going to put random stuff on this post so don't laugh. Here is all about me:



1. My name is Hayden. And I love writing stories.

2. My friends' names are Katelyn and Lucas, Katelynn, Juliet, Flavia, Stella, Cameron and Caleb, Kevin and Anna and a lot of other people. (I couldn't write everybody's name because that would be a long, long, long, long, LONG list!!!!

3. Okay, now I've got nothing.

HALLELUJAH!!!!

I found out that the reason Zora my lizard isn't eating as well is because she's SHEDDING! And the new skin she's getting is ORANGE! My favorite color! And that also means she's a fancy bearded dragon. I feel much, much, much, MUCH better knowing that my lizard is okay!! :-)

Uh oh......

Here are two bad things happening right now:


1. My lizard Zora isn't eating as well. She might be sick. OH NO! :-(
2. They might be closing the Buford Public Library in February even though it's ALWAYS packed!


Now you can see why this is labled 'Uh Oh'. :-(

Making More Blogs

Today I spent the night at my friend Katelyn's house and I showed her my blog. And she said, "That's cool. I wish I had something like that!" and so did her little brother Lucas. So guess what I had to do....MAKE THEM BLOGS!!! You can go check out Katelyn's at this website:

http://www.allaboutmekatelyn.blogspot.com


And you can check out Lucas's at this website:


http://www.lucaspoptropica.blogspot.com




Have a great weekend!!! ;-)

Zora Allisyn Wiggs: The Brand New Member of the Family

Zora Allisyn Wiggs

Yesterday, the Wiggs family got a new addition. A Bearded Dragon girl lizard who I named Zora Allisyn Wiggs. Zora's habitat is located on the table behind the couch in the living room, and here's the cute part...SHE'S ONLY 3 MONTHS OLD!!! So that means she's still a baby! She's the most AZORABLE little girl I've ever seen. She's a light brown color and on her back she's got a plaid type of pattern. She is VERY (and when I say very, I mean REALLY) active and she loves climbing up rocks and trees in her terarium. She loves me, and she's REALLY friendly. When we got her, the PetSmart lady put her hand in Zora's cup she was coming home in and Zora just climbed right up her arm. I don't think trying to get her to hold her will be that hard. She loves eating crickets and vegtables, and it's cool to watch her eat. She eats just like we do! Zora apparently likes playing tricks on my mom, cause this morning she was sleeping and my mom walked past her and thought she was dead. But when I said the words 'cricket breakfast' she perked right up as if she were playing a dirty little trick on my mom. I think I picked out the best, most active, most adorable, most friendly bearded dragon in the PetSmart. WELCOME TO THE FAMILY ZORA ALLISYN WIGGS!!!!

Bad News + Good News= GOING BACK TO SCHOOL

Well, today we found out who my teacher was going to be. Isabelle got Mrs. Camp (who she'd had for a teacher in kindergarten) and I got Mrs. Davis. I was sort of depressed, because my mom had told me that my best friend Flavia was in Mrs. Brewer's class and my other friend Kristen was in Mrs. Jones's class. So then I went up to my room and talked to Flavia and found out that we are next door neighbours. Me and Flavia have been in the same class ONCE in first grade, and then never again. Every year we cross our fingers hoping that we'd be in the same class again. But no. We weren't. Next I called my friend Katelyn, and left a message. I started crying and I was complaining. But then, my mom called and told me that my best friend Hope and my buddy Cameron were in my CLASS! WHOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I can't write any more because I am going on a calling and emailing spree to find out who else in my class. SEE YA LATER!

North Carolina Week

Me, my mom and my sister went to visit my mom's friend Shalina O'Flaherty and her two kids Kevin and Anna. My mom and Shalina met when my mom started a playgroup right after I was born. Mrs. Shalina signed up with Kevin (Anna and Belle weren't born yet) and then they turned out to be the best of friends. 3 years later, they had Anna in January and Belle in March. Then years later, we came to their house and played and played and played. We even found out that we have 'wizard powers'! Plus, we entered the WIZARDS ON DECK WITH HANNAH MONTANA SCAVENGER HUNT SWEEPSTAKES which if you won you got Hannah Montana's anklet, three Wizards of Waverly Place wands, and a life preserver signed by the entire cast. Kevin said that there was a 50% chance of winning and a 50% chance of losing. We don't know yet, but on August 9th, I will tell ya'll. On the last day there was a lot of weeping and wailing and I wish we didn't have to leave. And to make it even worse, it took 5 HOURS to drive home! But at least we get to see them next summer.





A PERSONAL MESSAGE FOR SHALINA, KEVIN, ANNA, AND TIM:



I miss you guys so much! I wish we were still back with ya'll!

-Hayden :-)

A 'ReMARCOble' Weekend

For a weekend in June, me, Isabelle, my mom, my dad, my grandma, and my grandpa went to Marco Island Florida to meet my great-grandparents. We woke up EARLY the Thursday morning we left, to get to the Parking Spot. When our bus FINALLY came, it took us to the Hartsfield Jackson International Airport. We had gotten there three hours early for we thought security would take forever. Luckily, we got through security in about 10 or 20 minutes, not like most trips when it takes 3 hours. We went to our gate which was C7, and we waited. Our plane took off at 1:00, and it was already 12:00, so we went ahead and ate some sandwiches we packed. We also brought some Lays Potato Chips, so we ate those too. After we'd eaten, it was only 12: 30. So me and my sister played our Nintendo DS's, while the grownups talked together. Finally it was time for people to load the plane. We were in Section 2, so we boarded when the intercom said for our section to board. We waited 30 minutes before take-off, and for the flight, me and my sister watched Bolt. Before the movie was over, we had to shut down all our electronics, for we were landing. YEA! We landed, and rushed out of the plane into the BURNING HOT hallway to the airport itself. We went to Baggage Claim and claimed all our bags, and went off to get the rental car to drive to Marco Island.



45 minutes later......




"Hello Great Grandma and Great Grandpa!" We had arrived at the Dutchess condimonium, where my great-grandparents lived. We hugged, and kissed after we'd met up together, we went down to the Marriott where we were staying. (:-) TEE HEE) but when we got up to the desk to go to our room.........WE WERE IN THE WRONG HOTEL!!!!!!!! My Grandy had actually made reservations at the Marco Beach Resort, a few blocks down from the Marriott. Then, we went and got our baithing suits on and we played in the pool and went and played down at the beach. Then we came back inside, and went out to eat at Su's Garden, a Chinese restraunt that we'd gone to the last time we went there. That night, everyone had a good night's sleep, because the next day would be FUN...


THE NEXT DAY:




We got dressed in our baithing suits, flip flops and cover-ups and went down to eat breakfast. Then afterwards, we went to the pool and swam and then went to the beach and walked for a long ways. Afterwards, we went to eat lunch with my great-grandparents....LEFTOVER CHINESE. Yum! Then we went back down to the water to play some more. Then we went to eat dinner at a place called Verdi's (Green's) where service was slow, and it was boring. So after me, my dad and my sister ate, everyone was still waiting for their food, and we were bored. So we went outside with Mommy's camera and we took funny pictures. Belle's favorite was the one where she was hiding behind a lampost and I was hiding behind a tree. She calls it 'NARNIA'. After we went back to the hotel, we had a good night's sleep.



THE NEXT DAY:



We ate breakfast, and then went down to the pool and played with new diving sticks we got at a surf shop called ALVIN'S ISLAND. Then, we went and ate some lunch and then went back to the beach. After we'd played the rest of the day, we went to eat dinner and got some sleep that night after me and Belle watched some of PRINCESS PROTECTION PROGRAM.




THE NEXT DAY we were to leave bright and early. Boo :-(. We went back to the airport and flew home that afternoon. We are now back here in Georgia, but I still wish we were back in Marco, the most fun beach ever!

Zoo Atlanta FUN!!!!

Yesterday, me, Isabelle, Mom, Grandma, Mozzie, Aunt Anne, and my cousin Christopher, went to Zoo Atlanta. We were going to see Naked Mole Rats, because when we were at the bookstore one Wednesday, Grandma saw a book called The Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed. After she had read it to Belle's class, and when we were in Arizona, Mom and Grandma looked up Naked Mole Rats and found out they were really naked. Grandma wanted to go to the zoo and see them for real, so for Mother's Day, we gave her a certificate, certifying that we would go to see them. So, yesterday we went to Zoo Atlanta, to see the Naked Mole Rats. But instead of just seeing them, we saw a whole lot of other animals! Gorillas, orangutans, zebras, giraffes, ostriches, tortoises, flamingos, otters, pigs, pandas, Komodo dragons, and we even went to Parakeet Adventure, where you buy a seed stick and you hold it out to parakeets, and they fly on your stick and eat the seeds! We also saw kangaroos, and weirdly enough, they looked kind of like Gracie!!!!!!! After we saw the other animals, we went to the naked mole rats! There was a way of getting in like you were a naked mole rat, for you went through a tunnel. I crawled in there with my sister, and when we came out, we were surrounded by NAKED MOLE RATS!!! They were separated into tons of different boxes, and they were connected by tunnels. There were little TVs that you could watch the naked mole rats crawl through them! They looked tiny, and pink and they were funny looking with their little teeth.


After we saw all the animals, we went to the Gift Shop to see if they had any Naked Mole Rat T-Shirts. Unfortunately they didn't, but Belle did get a baby panda which she named Peter, and I got a Naked Mole Rat which I named.....Nudey!!!!! :-)

Funkhana Friday

The day we were leaving was Friday, and also the day Tanque Verde Ranch had it's Winter Funkhana. The Funkhana is where horses compete in games, and you win ribbons. First, they started with the Buckaroo group. They did the Keyhole, which is where you try to stay inside a marked area, and they did the Egg Race where you hold a egg on a spoon. (My sister, Isabelle was not in the Buckaroo group, cause she had moved up to the Wranglers.) Next they had the Lopers (my group) and we did events such as the Keyhole and Barrels. Me and my horse Kermit got 2nd place in the Keyhole and no place in the Barrels. Next they had the Wrangler group. Isabelle, my friend from California; Elliot, and my friend from Washington; Jamison were in that group. They first did the Keyhole and Jamison got 1st, and Isabelle got 3rd. Next they had the Barrels and Jamison got 2nd and Isabelle got 3rd. GO GIRLS! In the end, Elliot also got a ribbon. They all did great! But then we had to leave and before we did, Mom got a picture of me, Elliot, Isabelle, and Jamison (which I now have framed in a TVR frame in my room) and it was a masterpiece. But then, we went to the office and I wanted to stay a little longer to be with Elliot. We hugged, but then we had to leave. I CAN'T WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR FOR THE TANQUE VERDE RANCH TRIP!


I love Tanque Verde Ranch and I miss everything there.

My Tanque Verde Ranch Week (SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)

Last Friday when my class went on a field trip to the Gwinnett Heritage Center, I was super excited. Why? CAUSE I WAS GOING TO ARIZONA THAT DAY! How cool is that? Right after I got done with school, my mom and dad picked up Isabelle and took us to the airport. When we got to the airport, I couldn't wait! I was way to excited. My Grandy let me type on his laptop to calm me down, but I couldn't! So I typed about TANQUE VERDE RANCH. It was kind of like a brochure. After another hour, it was finally time to get on the plane. After we took off, they told us we could use our electronics, so my dad let us watch movies. And he surprised us by bringing our favorite movie that they just bought Bolt! After we landed we went to the Fairfield Inn. We stayed the night there and the next day, Tanque Verde Ranch's van would come to pick us up and take us to the Ranch. That was Fantastic Friday.

The next morning, Gus, the manager, took us to the ranch. Since he's the family friend, we chatted and he went fast over 'The Dips' the family fun ride. What happens is you go over the dips and you feel like your flying! When we got to the ranch, me and Belle went to the Kids' Camp. That day she was a Buckaroo and I was a Wrangler Kid. As a Wrangler Kid, you get to go on Trail Rides and such. That was Super Saturday.

Next I'm talking about Supremely 'SWEET' Sunday. That day we also had fun. We got to go to the pool which has a waterfall! Me and my friend Elliot made up a game called Superhero Island, which is a really fun game! We played for an hour! After that, me and my family had some popcorn from the 'Dog' House Saloon.

Third, I'm talking about Marvelous Monday. That day, my sister met a new friend named Jamison. She is from Washington. I think that's pretty cool. I also became her friend later on, but you'll learn about that later.

It's time for Terrific Tuesday. That day me and Elliot became friends with Jamison too, and that day we hired Isabelle and Jamison for Superhero Island. Isabelle was Flower Power and Jamison was Tropical Breeze. Cool huh?

Wonderful Wednesday was Elliot's birthday. He turned 8 that day. It was a great day. At dinner we gave him a gift, a sock doll. He named it Mr. Sockie. Totally Awesome Thursday was also fun. I got into the Lope Class! Since I'd loped the day before, Nancy, a counselor, told Lisa, another counselor that I'd be in the Lope Class! Fun! You'll hear about Friday on another blogging window.

I'M A WINNING AUTHOR!!!!!!!!!

There's something called the Georgia Young Authors Competition, and every single person from my school was entering. My teacher gave my class a topic, a diary of an animal. And she gave me a bee. What you'd do is you'd write a story and you'd turn it into the writing teacher. So I wrote my story. (And my hands and brain did the work. Not my stinger (tee hee!) And then the writing teacher would pick two people from each class to go to the one person competition! AND I WAS ONE OF THE TWO FROM MY CLASS!!! Me and my friend Katelynn Moon were the two girls from my class. And we were competing in the ONE PERSON competition, which is where the writing teacher picks one person from each class out of the two winners. And yes.....I WAS THE ONE FROM MY CLASS!!!!! I was so excited! Now, I have to wait and see if I'm the one from my entire grade to go to the state competition! I'll update when I get back results!!!! :-)

Me And My Glasses

Well you'll never believe it but I got glasses...

I came home from school one day telling my mom, "I can't see the board mom." My mom didn't believe me. She thought I was trying to look like somebody. And I said, "No I'm not." So she said she'd take me to the eye doctor. And yes, I was the one who was right. When the eye doctor came out of the room he said, "Yep. She needs glasses." And my mom looked at me and said, "Yep you were right." So then we went to the glasses board and we looked at all different kinds of glasses. Finally I chose a dark green pair and a bright red case for them to go in. I can finally see the board now and my eyes don't hurt!

My Boosterthon Fun Run!!!!!

On Wednesday February 4th, was my Boosterthon Fun Run! If you were wondering, the Boosterthon Fun Run is a healthy new way to help raise money for me and Isabelle's schools. What you have to do, is you get pledges from other people (AKA. money) and they pledge you a dollar amount for every lap you run or a flat donation which means you will pay that much money, no matter how many laps your kid runs. The kid can run up to twenty-five to thirty five laps, which means, thirty-five is the most you can run. Well, guess how many laps I ran! THIRTY-FIVE!!!! I never thought I could do that in only thirty minutes! Last year, when I was in second grade, we did the exact same program, and the lap cap was fourty. Last year, I ran thirty-one laps. This year, I ran four more laps! WOW!