Can a chicken swim?

Yes. A chicken can swim. Today, when I took my chickens out of their pen and put them in my backyard with the dogs, Angel scared one on accident, and a split secon later, the chicken(whos name is Mancala) flew up into the air and lept into the pool. I stood there amazed at how high Mancala jumped. Then I realized what had happened. I started freaking out as I wasn't sure if the chicken could swim or not. I started saying "O my gosh...O my gosh..." then "OmigoshOmigoshOmigoshOmigosh!!!!!" I didn't know what to do, so I ran to the fountain where the chicken was sqwaking and trying to jump out. Then she just stopped and floated like how you would see a duck float. Once I calmed down, I realized how funny she looked. So then I calmly pulled her out and set her on the grass. She didnt move for 5 minutes, probaly because she was in shock. But the funniest thing was was that Cameron had just asked if chickens could swim...I said no...But Mancala proved me wrong!!!(Although I don't think she would do it again if she had the choice!)

My Dogs

These are some pictures of my dogs. Pepper is a 10 year old Border Collie and Angel is a 10 month old Border Collie. I love taking pictures of them.



This is my baby Angel. I thought this was a really cute pic of her... This is the ferocious Angel attacking me... with licks! heheheThis is my old man Pepper. I would say he's The Best dog in the world! As long as I can remeber I've had him watching over me. He's such a sweetie.
These are the two best buddies... wishing they were outside...chasing sheep...on a 100 acre farm...well not really...I make sure their happy...plus...they have chickens to herd!

Facials!

Today my Girl Scout troop did an Interest Project(like a badge) so we all got to do facials! It was alot of fun...

My First Day of Keys!!

On Monday, it was the first day of K.E.Y.S. I had alot of fun being away from home and being able to see my friends. Both my biology teacher and algebra teacher are very nice and I look forward to going again next Thursday. But I can't beleive we already have a holiday this Monday...summer just ended! Oh well, a day to get other stuff done!

A camping trip

A few weeks ago, Conner and Dad went camping with some guys from church for the weekend. They had alot of fun!

Our pool party from forever ago!

Sorry I didn't get these pictures up a looong time ago!! I was really busy but I finally found them! Here they are... We had fun, but we only got to swim for a little while before a huge storm hit. Then we had 20 some kids running around the house!!!

This is me making the cookies for the party

This is me and my friends enjoying the cool water...and having fun! More of me and my friends...And here is Conner with some of his buddies.

Nothing particular to write about...

Ya...I have been watching the Olympics alot lately! And just last night I was excited when Shawn Johnson won the gold medal on the balance beam! YAY!!! Gymnastics is my favorite Olympic sport...then swimming and diving. After those I don't really care about watching them. What are your favorite Olympic sports? Leave a comment telling me! I wana know! lol On monday I went to the Science Center to see the Narnia exhibit, it was pretty cool! Christinas going to go to college again soon! I'm going to miss her...sniff*...so ya... just wanted to post somthing. Leave comments saying any random thing that comes to mind! I wana hear!!!! Talk to y'all soon! Bye!!!(really, I mean it...leave a random comment!) ;-)

K.E.Y.S.!!!

I can't beleive summer is almost over! And schools going to start soon... K.E.Y.S. is a co-opI am going to be doing this school year with lots of my friends. I will be taking Biology, Algebra, and Geography. It starts Agust 25. It will be alot of fun! I am really looking forward to it!

THE DOG BREED AND ANIMAL SPECIES OF THE WEEK

The dog breed of the week: African Boeorboel

The Boerboel is a big, strong, and intelligent working dog. This large, mastiff type dog reaches up to 250lbs and 28in high. Also known as the African Mastiff, they are reliable, obedient, and have strong watch dog/guard dog instincts. These giant dogs are very gentle with children and will not protest a small child riding on his back. These dogs love attention and think that they are the size of a chihuahua, trying to curl up on your lap to get as much love as possible. These dogs consideriung their size, love to run and need to have alot of excercise, so are not suitable for an apartment living conditions.

They are beautiful and usually fawn,

yellow, orange, white, or tan with a

brown or black muzzle, and somtimes

have white markings on their chest, tail,

paws, or face. Other unusual colorings

are brown brindle, red brindle, or black.

Animal species of the week: Bald Eagle

The Bald Eagle was officially declared the National Emblem of the United States by the Second Continental Congress in 1782. It was selected by the U.S.A.'s founding fathers because it is a species unique to North America. The Bald Eagle has since become the living symbol of the U.S.A.'s freedoms, spirit and pursuit of excellence. Bald Eagles live near large bodies of open water such as lakes, marshes, seacoasts and rivers, where there are plenty of fish to eat and tall trees for nesting and roosting. The feathers of Bald Eaglets are light grey, and turn brown before they leave the nest at about 12 weeks of age. During their third and fourth years, Bald Eagles have mottled brown and white feathers under their wings and on their head, tail and breast. The white head and tail feathers do not appear until Bald Eagles are about 4-5 years old. Bald Eagles are about 29-42 inches long, can weigh 7-15 pounds, and have a wing span of 6-8 feet. Bald Eagles feed primarily on fish, but also eat small animals (ducks, muskrats, turtles, rabbits, snakes, etc.)and occasional carrion. They swoop down to seize fish in their powerful and sharp talons. They can carry their food off in flight, but can only lift about half their weight. Their diving speed is estimated at 75 to 100 miles per hour. They can fly to altitudes of 10,000 feet or more.

My Dads Cousins Kids Come To Visit

These are my dads, cousins, kids, which makes them my second cousins once removed. My second cousin would be my dads cousin. They drove up here from Tucson AZ, and we all went to Sun Splash, the water park. We had alot of fun. 7 of their 10 kids came on Saturday.
This is a picture of Tom, me and Clem.




This is a picture of the whole group. left to right, bottom to top: Clem, Sam, Tom, Conner, Vinnie, me, Cam, Johhny, Bonnie, Izzy, and Christina.


This is me and my little 4 year old cousin, Johhny.
This is my Aunt Michelle, my cousin Bonnie,
my cousin Johnny,
and Christina.

This is Conner, Johnny, and Izzy

Sam and I