Thursday, August 16, 2012

2012-08-13 I Won My First Gym Comp!




Aiysha: I can't believe it! I won my gym comp out of everyone! I was so proud! I can first on Floor and Vault, second on Bars and third on Beam, but overall I came first! I have been smiling ever since, and I brought my medal into school for my news. I watched a lot of gymnastics during the Olympics, and Daddy has been helping with my beam and floor, and I worked really hard on everything, and it has paid off!

Just a couple of nights ago I had my individual competition results from my last comp, and I was so proud of the results to - I came 11th, but beat a lot of people who I didn't think I would. I am very excited!

I came 3rd in Cross country out of our school, and Martina came first - she did well.

Clara: I was so proud of Aiysha! We even had a takeaway to celebrate!

C: We are so proud! Well done Aiysha!

S: Amazing win for Aiysha! Well done!

2012-08-06 Amazing Netball, Olympics 100m



Aiysha: On Saturday, we played netball against Carine. We lost to them last week, but we only had 6 players. The team had played well, but we started slow. At the end of Q3 the score was 7-7. Lauren and I were off during Q3, and the team played really well to get to 7-7. When we came on again, it was like a completely different team, and we absolutely clicked! I was getting everything on target too, even from a long way out! We ended up beating them 16-8, and it felt amazing!

Daddy has been taking me out for running, and I have been watching the Olympics. We watched the 100m Mens Final today, and it was amazing! Usain Bolt was insane!

Clara: Daddy took the whole family to tennis on Sunday, and I got to play with everyone, and show everyone how well I could play! I was so proud, and we played poison ball after. I love poison ball.

C: I love playing tennis! I was running all over the place!

S: What an amazing race!

2012-07-30 Olympics and Sleepover

Aiysha: Missed the opening ceremony of the Olympics, but we recorded it. Watched in on Sunday - wow, it was amazing!

I had a special Friday night gym class for a few of us. We got to train with older kids, and do some skills in Level 5. I loved it - thanks Mum for getting me there!

We had a tough netball game against Carine on Saturday. We played with only 6 players as Lauren was ill. We lost 16-9, but I played well in defence. I had to go straight to gym after, so by the afternoon I was pretty exhausted. All I did was walk to the Bossetts to drop Claire off, and play a bit of monopoly before getting ready for Maddie's party.

Had Maddie's birthday party - an ice skating and treasure hunt! We were skating until 10.30pm! Then we stayed up until 12.30am, so we did get some sleep. Everyone had a great time, and I won a baton in the treasure hunt!

Mummy let me go cycling with Joseph and Lauren around the lake, and we also went to get ice creams at Hillarys together. It was fun being with those two, and they got on really well. Funny how I had to text Mummy where we were on our bike ride.

On Sunday, Mummy and Daddy decided to take us for Fish and Chips and go to City Beach. Daddy loves City Beach - he like to remind us of that each time we go! Boring!





Clara: Claire Bossett came round after netball and we made play dough hedgehogs, and dress ups. It was really funny, and Daddy kept of scaring us!

On Sunday morning, I spent the morning with Daddy while Mummy went shopping. I was a bit worried about it, but we had such a great time! We went for tennis lessons - Daddy thought I played so well. Then we played poison ball, and I ran so much and beat Daddy twice! We were then meant to fly our kites, but there was no wind, so we shot some hoops, and I got 3 baskets in the big kids hoop! I was so proud. We then did some running race, and I beat Daddy again! It was funny. When we got back, Aiysha was back, and I gave her such a big hug as I missed her so much when she went for her sleep over! I did get to watch the Olympics opening ceremony, and it made me laugh so much, especially the Mr. Bean bit.

In the afternoon we went to Alison's party at Edgewater Lake, and I managed to cycle round the whole lake for the first time! It was tough, but I did it!

A whole gang of us went to Kalamunda History Village where we looked a lot of old things, and even went into an old school and sat in their old desks! Funny!



C: Wow, what a ceremony!

S: Amazing opening ceremony! Completely surprising...

2012-07-18 Bridgetown!

Day 1 (Saturday): We're off on our mini-break!

First stop - Harvey Dam for lunch, gymnastics and a walk along the top of the dam. Even though it rained on our walk, we still had a balancing competition along the kerb of the road along the dam. Roxy and I beat Daddy, even though Roxy fell off. It was funny.

We then stopped off at the Harvey orange farm, and climbed up the big orange. That was funny!

It took a while to get to our cabin, but we arrived at around 5pm at Sunnyhurst Chalets. We loved it! We had mini golf right outside our cabin, and there are animals next to it, chickens, and a beautiful view! We even had a log fire, so Daddy will be happy. The owner makes jewelry, and there is a Winery next door, so Mummy will be happy too! Met Matthew and Sue who were English and were very nice.


We went out to dinner at a hotel, and it took ages for our food to arrive. It was nice, and we had ice cream after. Then we went back to our cabin, got the fire going, and got our cabin ready. Roxy and I played throwing our swidgy ball from one bunk bed to another, which was really funny. We also look out of our window and saw some amazing stars!

We love it here, so cosy!






Day 2 (Sunday): Daddy went on a run first thing in the morning - it was pretty cold, and he said he did not see any cars at all! I need to go for a run with him as I do not believe him!

At 9am we went to feed the animals - we met Henry, Thomas, the sheep and a new pony. We were given some bowls of food, and we fed them really carefully. Clara was so careful, and spent ages feeding her animals, and chose them very carefully. I went through mine a bit quicker, as they licked my hands and they got all sloppy! Ew! There are about 2 other families feeding the animals, and it was fun!

After that, we played a round of mini golf. I won the first game on the last hole, and it was so much fun! The sun came out for a bit, but then it started to rain - just like England! We loved it.

We drove into town after that and went to the Jigsaw Museum. It was amazing! We were only meant to be there for a short time, but I started on the big jigsaw of the world map, and then got Daddy to help me, then Mummy and Clara joined in, then another girl joined in, and a couple of hours later, we finished! It was so much fun, and I learned loads about where places are!

For lunch we just had chips, chips and more chips, with ketchup of course! That is because we were running out of daylight. We then drove to the forest to do some bush walking. We listened to Harry Potter, but Mummy, Daddy and Clog all fell asleep! When they woke up, we went for our walk, which was really spooky as there was no one there!

We did a bit of shopping and Daddy made Chilli Chicken and Fish. The chicken was a bit spicy, but the fish was yummy! We all then sat down to watch the first half of The Prestige, a film about magicians - it was strange, but I really liked it, and was not scared!

Roxy and I messed around with out sticky balloons, and then we finally went to sleep really late. Well, Mummy and Daddy thought we had - we were sneaky and stayed up even later! It was fun!




Day 3 (Monday): We fed the animals again this morning and had another round of mini golf- we love it!

Mummy brought us to Bridgetown for a walk along the river - it was the most beautiful walk ever, and it reminded Mummy and Daddy of England. Mummy and Roxy turned round after around half an hour, then Daddy and I picked up the pace and walked further while we played a game of Alphabet Harry Potter - it was really funny, and I loved walking while we do it!

After, Mummy took us to Horti Towers for a cream tea. The place was like a garage sale, and the cream teas were amazing! We loved them!

Daddy and Mummy decided to have a cooked lunch (bacon, eggs, sausages), and after we went to Donnally River and saw the biggest flying fox ever! We tried to book a ride, but it was booked up, which was a shame. Instead we fed the free emus and kangaroos which were a little scary, and went to the park which had most amazing playground! Pretty dangerous too! Clara got scared when the Emus decided to surround our car! Funny!

We had a lovely BBQ for dinner with chicken and beef, and watched the second half of The Prestige. Clara asked so many clever questions about that film - she is really clever!









Day 4 (Tuesday): I went on a run with Daddy today. We sat around the fire for ages trying to warm up before our run, but eventually we had to go. We both had gloves, and Daddy allowed me to choose where we went. There were a few hills, but I didn't stop. Daddy tried to rescue a lamb at one point, but we saw no cars around, it was amazing!

We fed the animals, which I loved, and Clara and I played around while Mummy and Daddy packed up ready to go home. It was quite sad, as we had such a nice time!

It felt a log quicker getting to Perth, and we stopped in Mandurah for lunch at a lovely restaurant, but we hit the traffic back in Perth, which was such a shock. I ended up being late for gym, but that was okay.

We had such a great holiday!