Back Again

Well, were back again from our trip to Nac! Jc and I had a wonderful time! I would like to thank the Reeses for picking us up for the weekend and letting us stay in their home! Thursday after a nice drive to Nac with the Reeses we watched the medieval ball video. It is so funny to watch! The funniest part is definently the end during the freestyle!

After dinner we made cakes for the annual bake contest at the Harvest Party. Jc and I made a chocolate log cake with red roses on top and chocolate painted Camillia and Rose leaves (yes, the leaves were real). The chocolate was supposed to peal off the leaves but it wouldn't so we just put the whole leaf on. I ate a Camillia leaf at the party and it tasted pretty good (I will post pictures as soon as I get them)! Court and Gab made an apple cider spice cake. It was really pretty! They used white frosting and made little apples out of almond paste and covered the sides with nuts. It was absolutely gorgeous (it also tasted delicious)!

At the party Jc and I's cake won best taste and Court and Gab's cake won best presentation! Unfortunatley I didn't get a piece of our cake but Specter, you can ask your brother if you don't believe me. He was the one who cut the cake! Olivia M. won runner up with her beautiful pumpkin pie (I would say that it tasted good but I'm not a fair judge because I don't like pumpkin pie). On her pie she had cut out leaves from pie crust and brushed them with egg and arranged them on top. They looked very pretty.

Before the party we got to go to the first ever homeschool vs. Regents basketball game! We got there a little late and left a little early but what we did see was very good! Our team played hard and, even though they lost they played very well. There were a lot of people there to support them and we all got excited and cheered for the team! It was a lot of fun!

After the party the Reeses had a big sleepover at their house with a total of 11 girls. We played four on a couch and then watched The Love Letter and half of Pride and Prejiduce ( the one with Kiera Knightley). Unfortunately there were not enough beds downstairs so Bethany and I got stuck in Nick and Aaron's beds! I would rather not get stuck there again!

Well, overall we had a safe and fun trip! Once again, thank you so much Reese family! You have been so kind to us!

-Ellentia

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I forgot to put this in the first time, HAPPY BIRTHDAY LIBBA! Libba turned 4 on Saturday! She had a wonderful birthday and got all sorts of cool presents!

Well hello! This Frieday I had my first two softball games of the season! We unfortunatly lost them both. In the first game I got on base twice and I scored both times. That game we got three runs total and I scored the first and the last of them. The second game was terrible. Only one girl got on base and it was only because the firstbaseman bobbled the ball. Still, I think that she should get a medal for actualy hitting the ball. The team we were playing had a pitcher that could get by just about everybody. After the games we came home a got ready for a court of honor for one of the boys in our homeschool group. I thought that the ceremoney was very nice although I had to miss a little bit for baby Phil. After the ceremoney there was refreshments next door and after the refreshments some of us played basketball and I had a lot of fun playing. Then yesterday a friend and I worked on our duo interp speech that we have decided to do. We got a lot done in the three hours we worked on it and I am excited about it. The only problem is that the tournament we are planning to go to will be very tough competition. Last year one of the duo speeches was a story that they had written and copy writed and then they got a coach to help them. So we will be up against tough competiters but we shall survive! Well, I need to go now, bye!
-ellentia

P.S. The date is messed up, I posted this September 26, 2006.