My Trip To The Getty Museum

Over the weekend, my dad, my brother and I went to the Getty Art Museum. It was an educational and fascinating trip that I will remember because of its beautiful art. 

To get to the Getty, we had to take a tram to the museum. At first I was scared because I am afraid of heights, but then I opened my eyes and saw the beautiful hills with nature surrounding them.

When we got off the tram, we went threw the entrance and saw magnificent sculptors. 

We also saw fountains that shooted water that could go up to ten feet tall! 

This is a picture of my brother and I near a funny statue that had a face like it just ate a really sour candy, so we tried to imitate it the best we could. =) =)

This is the Hermitage Garden, Maison Rouge that was painted in 1877 by Camille Pissarro. It represents a family in a farm that is struggling with their life and is trying to make a living, but they are having deep troubles. 

This is Irises by Vincent can Gogh that was painted in 1889. Vincent van Gogh painted this picture in Saint-Remy, where he was recuperating from a severe attack of mental illness. The painting represents the artist's deep personal belief in art and nature. 

This is Convalescent by Edgar Degas and was made in 1872-1887. The reason why the artist painted this picture, is because his cousin came from New Orleans and when she got to his shelter, all she did was sit and and stare into space. She sat there so much, he decided to make a portrait. 

This is The Ransom by John Everett Millais that he painted through 1860-1862. In this scene, a knight is being reunited with his kidnapped daughters, and tries to bargain to keep them so the kidnapper won't keep them and the knight will retrieve his daughters. 

This is The Portrait of Princess Leonilla of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn by Franz Xaver Winterhalter which was painted in 1843. He drew the portrait because he thought she sat in a way that conveyed her wealth and sophistication. 

This is The Entrance to the Jardin Turc by Louis-Leopold Boilly which was painted in 1812. This scene was in Napoleonic, Paris where they stand on a shady boulevard outside of the Jardin Turc, a popular establishment. 

That was my trip to the Getty Museum. I had a wonderful time and I can't wait to go again when there's a new exhibit. 

Have you ever been to the Getty Museum before?

What exhibit did you see?  

Did you like it?

Would you ever go again?

Miami, Florida!

Today I am doing a post about my wonderful trip to Miami, Florida!

My mom and I went to Miami for two weeks! It was an amazing trip, and we took lots of pictures. My grandparents own a condo in Sunny Isles Beach, but our whole family shares it, and it is really fun when we go!  The beach is extremely flat! I think that's what attracts people to go to Miami. 

When we got on the plane from L.A., to Miami, the captain let me sit in the captains seat! I was really overwhelmed by all of the buttons! I have no idea how he remembers what each button does. 

The beach is flat like a rock! Everybody would go in really far, and it was up to their knees! The reason why the ocean was like that is because there was a sandbar. A sandbar is a location in the ocean where the sand gathers up and layers so it is very shallow. 

When we were there my mom got to see her friend from when she was eight years old!  While they were talking about memories, I got to babysit her daughter, Reaghan. 

One of my friends from Miami came the same time we did, so we spent a lot of time with them. Brianna, Nick, Zina, and my mom and I all went for dinner at Rustic Inn. Rustin Inn is a famous crab restaurant that has amazing garlic crabs.  

After Rustic Inn, we went to Hard Rock which is a hotel/walking area with boutiques everywhere to shop. This is a picture of Brianna and I wearing cupcake headbands. 

This is a picture of my mom and I on a bridge over the lake. There were a lot of colorful fish in the water.

One day, we went on a boat ride in a lake with crocodiles and snakes! I was kind of scared at first because those were my fears, and I would be really close to them! After the boat ride, I concurred  my fears and now I am not scared!

This is a picture of a crocodile coming up super close to our boat.  Trust me, this is not a close up! I was scared at first to go that close to a crocodile, and then after we saw a lot, I got used to it.


Now It's time to go to Orlando!


Have you ever been to Miami, Florida?

Have you ever seen a crocodile up close?

Have you ever had crab? 

Happy Fourth of July!

Today I am doing a post about the Fourth of July!

                                                                       

This is an image of Lake Shabbonna.  In the background, a couple of flickering fireworks exploded into monstrous fireworks!  I love this photo because it has a spectacular setting by the lake, and in the sky, fireworks are going off. 

Here are facts about the Fourth of July:

∆  On July 4th, 1776, the U.S.A. declared the adoption of the Declaration of Independence which meant that the U.S.A. is not ruled by the Kingdom of Britain anymore. 

∆  In 1777, thirteen gunshots were fired in salute of the holiday, once in the morning, and once in the evening. 

∆  In 1779,  July 4th, fell on a Sunday, but it was celebrated on Monday, July 5th. 

First party at Natasha and Jeff's house

At Natasha and Jeff's house, they had very beautiful and cozy furniture.  This is a picture of my dad relaxing on a tilting chair that everyone loved. 

This is a picture of some lounge chairs. The chairs are called "lounge chairs" because when people get out of the ocean or pool, they lye in these chairs to get dried off. 

These chairs were definitely a favorite at the party because the adults were always sitting in them! Whenever somebody got out of one, somebody would take their spot. (Even though there were eight of them).  This chair was very popular because it had a drink holder on the side, and it was a bean bag. 

Natasha and Jeff are very organized and set up a couple of little tables with snacks and drinks were people can eat on. The adults would sit here and talk while the kids play. 

Natasha and Jeff made delicious kabobs with sweet strawberries and cake made into cubes.

For the special occasion, they bought red, white, and blue leis! Leis are Hawaiian necklaces people wear in Hawaii for celebrations. These leis were specially made for the Fourth of July because of the colors.   

While the parents talked and talked and talked...... the kids played dominos and swam in the hot pool!  They heated the pool to 92 degrees F˚ so it would feel like a jacuzzi! I really liked it because my pool is always really cold and it was chilly were they live, and some people didn't like it because it was too hot. 

Most of the kids played a competitive game of dominos! Some people teamed up, and some people went solo. I didn't know how, so somebody taught me, and after that, I enjoyed watching! 

Second party at Tanya and Raz's house

A lot of my friends from my neighborhood were at the party.  The two friends that I hung out with most was my best friend Kaylie, and my good friend, Sydney. 

For the special occasion, Tanya and Raz hired a taco maker to bring a grill and make delicious tacos.  Everybody devoured into them because they were so good! 

Besides the tacos, they had sides to eat. They had rice, mashed potatoes, and vegetables.  

All of the kids had their own table, and all of the adults had their own tables.  The best table there was the table under a mini hut. It was really pretty, but the kids were jumping off of it into the pool and people would get a little bit wet. 

Besides the pool and the food, they had a table inside of their house for crafts.  The table included duck tape to make wallets, beads to make bracelets, and string to make friendship bracelets.  

Tanya and Raz had a really nice view in their backyard to watch the fireworks.

The parents bought a lot of sparklers so everybody could get one. It took about thirty seconds to light it up, but it was really fun to make shapes and let the smoke last for a little while. 

It was also exciting to get glow sticks and light it up in the night.  In the picture, the glow stick doesn't show its color, but you can see the shape. 

Finally, the fireworks!  It was really hard to get a shot of the fireworks because they would fade away, so this is the only decent picture of a firework.

After the fireworks, Tanya brought out a flag cake! The white frosting represents the white stripes, the strawberries represent the red stripes, and the blueberries represent the stars. 

I had a great time at both of the parties, and hope that next year I can go to exciting parties like that again!

What did you do for the Fourth of July?

Do you know any facts about fireworks?

Have you ever hired somebody/people to go to your party and make food?

Painting Our Family Bathroom!

For a couple of weeks, my dad and I have been working on a very exciting project! We have been painting our family bathroom! 

The reason why we have to repaint our bathroom is because my parents shower was leaking in that bathroom. To stop the leaking, he had to make a huge hole in the bathroom ceiling.  Afterward, he had to close the opening so you can't see it. Now, we had to paint over it so it looks like nothing happened when you walk threw the door. That is the reason why. 

Here are the steps to paint a bathroom:

1. Place blue scotch tape on the corners of the room you are painting so the paint doesn't go on the wall. 

2. Take the sticky primer and wipe it on the wall before you put the paint, and let the primer dry for a couple days to the wall so it looks flat. 

3. Take a medium sized brush and rub it on the corners of the wall you are painting. 

4. Take the roller and drench it in paint, and then press it on the wall and motion it up and down to cover the wall.

5. After you let the paint dry and take off the tape, your bathroom is painted! 

My bathroom is all done and managed to take pictures of the steps. I hope they help! 

This is a picture of the gross and sticky primer. You have to scrape it out of the bucket, and smudge it on the wall. The only thing I don't like about painting is putting this on. 

This is the blue scotch tape I was talking about. You have to put some kind of thick tape on the corners or else the paint will splatter everywhere!

This is a photograph of my dad rolling a roller on the wall so the paint will be even. We did two layers just in case because some times we leave white spaces and we don't even know it. 

This a glimpse of a wall that is finished. My dad and I were very proud of making the wall flat considering the wall had a lot of bumps. The primer really worked!

As you can see, after you paint, it is really messy!

Caused from all of the painting, paint got stuck on my hands and dried up.  It was exhausting trying to peel of the paint. 

I had a great time painting with my dad and hope we can do another project like that again! 

Have you ever painted a part of your house? Which room?

Has paint ever got stuck on your hands and you couldn't get it off?

Father Frenzy!

Today I am doing a post about Father's Day!  My family and I are doing very exciting events today for my delightful dad. I appreciate him with all of my heart and wish him the best Father's Day ever!






My dad is so generous, he said that for Father's Day, my brother and I can pick the things we do. The terrific things we are doing today include going to Sky High where my family and I jump on jumpy trampolines!  After the exhausting jump, we are going to slide our way over to an ice skating rink!  Ice skating has always been a hobby of mine and is a tradition to go as a treat so I decided to go on this special occasion. 

For my dad, I made a small poem to show how much I charish him.  I hope you like it! 

My dad is really cool,


He always loves school.


He is very kind, 


As you can see,


So Happy Father's Day from ME!

Sky High Jumping!

Sky High is a building where people pay to jump on square or rectangular trampolines.  You can do any tricks you'd like and I think that it is really fun to go there!  This is a picture of me about to practice my backhand sprang for gymnastics. 

After all of that jumping, you need a nice, cold refreshment to keep up your energy.  They put these machines that give out drinks so people will be hydrated. 

This is a picture of my brother and I taking a brake sitting on glow in the dark seats. (The chairs don't glow that well, but the table looks like fire because it glows so bright!)

Ice Skating!

The thing I chose to do was go ice skating with my dad.  We always have the best time and I love to skate together holding hands. This is a picture of my dad and I. 

The annoying thing about ice skating is that you have to tie up strong and hard shoe laces that you have to put all of your strength in. My dad helps me so it isn't that bad. 

I have been ice skating for a couple years so I don't need a walker and I don't hold on to the rim of the rink. This is a picture of me skating. 

Since you are skating on slippery ice on a thin blade, everybody falls.  In this photo that I fell in, the thing that made me plop to my but was that I was zooming all through the rink a little to fast.                        

Dinner With Relatives!

This weekend, my relatives were in the United States!  The person at the head of the table is married to my dad's cousin, Eena, so that makes them cousin-in-laws.  They live in Canada, so I only get to see them about once every two years. 

We didn't have a really fancy dinner for Father's Day, but I had a really great time talking to the people I don't really see that often eating pizza and spaghetti and meatballs.








I had an amazing day spending time with my extraordinary dad and hope we can do all of the exciting events again! 










What did you do on Father's Day?


Have you done any of these events?


What have you done in the past that was interesting on Father's Day?