Chefa Kickoff

 Every year Chefa starts off with a yearbook signing, hang out day. It is generally held in August, or September just before school starts. yearbooks are revealed, and the circles of signing begin. We usually spend a large amount of time just hanging out with people we may not have seen all summer long. Though this year there were several games to play throughout the night As always there was a game of volleyball off and on the entire night.
Billy :D

C.J & His Pets

C.J has recently acquired several new pets. First he bought a snake, I think it is a corn-snake but I could be incorrect. He has had it for about a month and a half, and it has grown at least three inches since he first owned it. It is quite a pretty little snake.

The second pet is a two foot long Iguana. I haven't seen it yet except through pictures, but it seems like a pretty cool looking critter. Although the Iguana is pretty cool, the story behind it is even cooler. Apparently this particular lizard was quite the brat. It was just mean to everyone. But C.j eventually managed to tame it, so he decided to buy it from the store he works at. So he's like an official snake whisperer now!
Billy XD

Where It Be At

Choir update:  so choir is going good the songs are cool. But, you have to come to the concerts to find out what they are. I ain't sayin nothin'!!!

Music Update: Finished a Piano workbook & A Guitar workbook...onward & upward I march!

On being a gentlemen or cultured or something like that:  So my family went to see King Leer at the Woodward park Shakespeare Festival. It was about not being selfish. It was funny and was better than I thought it would be. Mom says this doesn't count for Shakespeare, I still have to study him in High School.

Outdoors: OK so I went camping with my friends in Monterrey. The first day we went swimming, boogie boarding, wake boarding & set up camp.  We had a good time at the beach but I pulled a muscle in my calf. Yeah that sucked but whatever. I still walked and played but it hurt a lot the next day.  Mr.Hays left a day earlier then everyone else because he is a pastor. He drove me home with him because I had a party to go to the next day....and the next day after that.

The Parties:  OK because my 2 cousins are never BOTH in the USA at the same time...and they were...this meant partytime.  It was so cool to see them again.  Owen "planned" the party and he had just got back from Germany...I mean that day.  Like I aid Eva was also back from Japan for a while. She had to straighten out some paper work. The second party was for Mr.Wynn.  It was a surprise party, which are always fun!!  It was nice to see all of my montain friends again. I am NOT city.

Dave

Feeling Awesome !!!

Last week I finally got all of my errands taken care of.  I got a new cell (don't even ask) yeah.  I got new glasses so now I can see ( again don't ask) I also got my Leatherman back from the company. I also bought a pocket clip for it ( much easier) Oh and I found my bros ipod that we have been looking for all summer (apparently the sofa ate it)

                                                                                                                         Ricky Vincent

A Job Well Done

OK, of all the piano playin' people I know Micheal Delfin is the best! The very first thing I remember him playing was "Happy Birthday" on my Granny's piano when I was like 6. I remember him talking about composers like they were his best friends, or like some guys talk about sports heroes. He has always been good at what he does. He is now in a college specializing in classic music. They are impressed by him as well. A few months ago he came back to Fresno to have a fundraiser concert.  It was held at Fresno State. He played amazing and he gave a speech thanking us for showing up. He also thanked his parents for homeschooling him, allowing him to chase his dream.


                                                                                                                              Ricky Vincent

Shugert stuff

OK so I decided to read all of the Beverly Cleary books we have, which is a lot. Now I am waiting to see the new movie with my cousins (I hope it is good).

So the Shugerts (the above mentioned cousins) come over to our house every week. We are helping them to Homeschool. Billy & I are trading off weeks teaching them P.E. Mom makes us write out a lesson plan each week. I am teaching Elizabeth to play the piano. Billy is teaching Trisitea to play the drums. Mom is doing here thing as well.

We also have a lot of fun, not just schooling. Something is always happening at our house anyway. But when the Shugerts come, because their family likes to be dorks too, we end up having more fun. We have had a huge Nerf war,  played boardgames, played the wii, laser tag, watched a movies, ordered pizzas, had relay races, puppet shows, comedy acts and on and on and on.


One Thursday I showed Trisitea & Elizabeth how to make Strawberry ice cream. We made a batch for their house & one for our house. Billy & I didn't really have patience that day, so we took our ice cream out before it was done. We had some AWESOME strawberry milkshakes.Mom doesn't always let us have sweets. As a matter of fact the Shugert kids say we are too healthy every week when they come visit us because Mom makes them eat fruit with their lunch.

Some days CJ gets to come too. We like that.

                                                                                                                            rickydave

PSCA Choir

OK so  I went to a choir work shop a month ago and it was fun. It got me all excited about starting choir back up again.  I got to hang with my friends and then we worked on singing. The guys had to learn how to do a falsetto, which is marking you voice high. I had fun, but I am not good at making my voice high. We also worked on reading music. It has now been about two months since I started back up in choir. I am now in the high school choir. It is a little more challenging, but it's still fun!




                                                                                              rickydave aka Ricky aka Eric David Vincent

Goods Times!!!

OK so I went to Laser Quest with Brannon and Mr.Goodbar.  We went with their Scout Troop before they moved. I should've written about it sooner, but life happens...Anyway I won the first round, which was awesome.  Then some other kid won the second one. It was fun and we all had a good time.

  I am working on a school cabinet for home improvement in Contenders.  It is a very needed project because the cabinet would not last another school year.

Another thing I meant to mention a while back was Jesse's awesome party! We hung around inside playing games and Rock Hero.  Then (when it was finally cool enough outside) we played tag, hide and seek tag and  ghost in the grave yard. Jesse is always a fun person to be around, so of course his party would be fun.

Dave



                                                                                                          Eric David Vincent

Tabitha and Crissy

My mom has recently found two of her stepsisters on Facebook. Tabitha lives in Fresno, and Crissy lives in Oregon. About a month ago Crissy came to Fresno, and we went to see her and Tabitha. We met at the hotel Crissy was staying at. We swam for a while, then left mom to catch up with her sisters. After a little bit we came back to pick her up.
Billy :D

Bobby's wedding

 This summer my dad's cousin Bobby got married. He decided to get married before he left for coast guard duty in Alaska. The ceremony was held at a church in Sunnyside. We all dressed up, and went over to view the occasion. After they walked down the aisle we had a formal dinner. Then there were several dances. We left while people were still dancing.
Billy :D