New camera!

Since my mom won a new camera, she gave me her old one! Now I can take pictures of the 2nd annual 4th of July festival! I'm so happy!

Ooooo. Aaaaaa.

4.0 Megapixel. Oooo Aaaaa

A bunch of buttons i'm still trying to figure out. Oooo Aaaaa. lol

Holiday = Background

My backgrounds are going to depend on the: Season, holiday, event, or special occasion. I love my new background! You can get new backgrounds at http://www.thecutestblogontheblock.com/home.html
Check it out! It's awesome!

I'm planning the 2nd annual 4th of July festival!

Last year, I started a tradition for the 4th of July. My family comes to my grandpa's house for Independence day, so that's where I have my festival at. This year is gonna be better. I have more prizes, more food, more games :-D, and live entertanment (my sisters). I'm hopping to get some pics of the party. I have most of it planned out, but there is still alot of ground I need to cover. Wish me luck! :-D

MJ has left the building :(

Aw. It's all over the news, newspaper, twitter, and the web:
The king of pop has passed away. June 25th, 3:15 p.m was Michael Jackson's last day of living :-(. He died of a heart attack in his home in L.A.
All across the nation (Mostly at his childhood home, his Hollywood star, and L.A) People bring presents such as teddy bears, cards, poems, painted pictures of him, and t-shirts. Now there are many questions of this:
Where will his funeral be?
Was it his doctor fault for giving him the medications?
Where will his kids go now?
These are all complicated questions, but still, it's pretty sad to hear the news :(.

He answered! :-D

Get this. I wrote a letter to Barrack Obama, and he wrote back! I am so happy! I thought since he gets like tons of mail each day, I thought he wouldn't even find my letter! He's so busy being president, but I guess he has more spare time than I thought! :-D
Here is the letter he sent me it says:

THE WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON

Dear student:

Thank you for your recent note, and for sharing your thoughts with me. Your kind words echo the messages of millions of Americans who have welcomed me and my family to the White House with an outpouring of goodwill.

On January 20th, Americans spoke with one voice, choosing hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord. Our Nation faces serious challenges, but we will overcome them if our imagination is joined to common purpose.

Now is our time to work together, reaffirm our enduring spirit, and choose our better history. With your help, we will renew our Nation's promise to carry forth the great gift of freedom to future generations, as our forebears have delivered it to us.

Sincerely,

Barrack Obama

I am so happy I got his reply. And he signed his picture and letter! Woo hoo!

I'm back from the Western States Police and Fire Games!

I'm back from Valencia, and it was so much fun! I made signs, shakers, and megaphones for the event. The Police and Fire Games is ONLY for police men and fire men. This year it was hosted in Valencia, California. Each year, obviously, my dad plays basketball. You can enter other sports as well. My dad team is from the Kern County, and this may sound like a ordinary, happy-ever after movie, but they won the championship! The next tournament is in Las Vegas, but me and my sisters never go (we drive our parents nuts). Here is some pics below. Later on, I'll get a picture of the "champions". :-)

New purse!

My grandma sent me this Camp Rock bag, and so far i'm loving it. I packed it all up for my trip to Valencia. I have autographs books, my wallet (more or less), and my organizer. Its gonna be so much fun! :-D
He he he sparkly purse.

Shopping!

Today my mom, her friend Trina, my sisters, and Trina's twins, went to a flea market at Stallion Springs. It's a part of Tehachapi, but it's own little community. So first I got this bracelet from a lady's booth:
It starts out like a connected slinky,
But when you put it around your wrist and flatten it, it looks like this!

And I got this collectors Seaworld bell from a lady who collected Seaworld spoons, thimbles, bells, you name it!

We ended the day by going to Burger King and going home.

Sink or float

I am good at SWIMMING not FLOATING. Here's an example of my aquatic abilities:


Me swimming


Me attempting to float (with some help from a friend)

I am as graceful as pig when it comes to floating, but as graceful as a duck while swimming. (Everyone is as graceful as a swan though). :-)

Ni hao! It's Mandarin!

I am starting to learn how to speak Mandarin. Mandarin is a type of Chinese speaking along with many other choices. I can speak a conversation with someone in Mandarin, for example:

Mandarin:
me- Ni hao.
friend- Ni hao.
me- Wo jioa Iyana.
friend- Tai hao le.
me- Xia shang!
friend- Xie xie.
me- Bu ke oi.
friend- Zai jian!
me- Zai jian!

English:
me- Hello.
friend-Hello.
me- My name is Iyana.
friend- Wonderful.
me- Good Afternoon!
friend- Thank you.
me- You welcome.
friend- Goodbye!
me- Goodbye!

I think most people should learn another language or two, because who knows, you might run into a forienger and be able to have a nice conversation with them! And it's a great way to pass time during the summer!

Coujo & Lola!

Lola is the little brown chihuahua & Coujo is the bigger long haired chihuahua.

We gave Lola away to my dad's friend, but the good thing is that she comes back occasionaly to see us!

Since Lola is staying for only one night, My sister and I are throwing them a mother + Daughter slumber party! It's good to spend quality time with your family (dogs as well)!

Sigh

It's summer and school's out. I guess I should be happy that there is no more school, but i'm just saying. I'm not really enjoying the fact I won't see my friends, my old 4th grade teacher anymore (laid off), and have nothing to do. I tried to have a good time at my summer slumber party with Sara, Desiree, and Judy, but my illness messed up the whole night! Judy was sick as well. I am having so many mixed emotioms, it's hard to explain. Sigh. Well I got to go now. Have a great summer and stuff. Bye.

It's time

Today me and my friends graduated from 5th graders to 6th graders!!! I still can't believe it.
Although this year there are many changes such as:

-More kids in each class (pink slips)
-Different bus schedules
-The teacher I had this year will be principle
-And lots more work than usual

It's tough being a 5th grader, but just imagine being a 6th grader! Whoa. I got to go now. My head is hurting and the room is spinning. I'm out.

Paranoid

I know this may be stupid to some people, (Eric & Sara) but I just love the Jonas Brothers new song "Paranoid". And I saw their new show on disney channel "Jonas". It was good, but a little "you- tubeish".
lol. Well got to go now to my Nintendo ds party that we are having in my classroom! (Sara if your going to comment, please don't let it be depressing).