First Week of School

Posted on August 25, 2013 by brendandangercook

I started school on Monday. I going to a brand new school after my old one was taken down and re-built with two stories. I’m now in fifth grade. My home room teacher is Ms. Franklin and she also teaches reading. After reading I go to math and my teachers name is Mr. Anderson. He is my favorite teacher and he loves marvel comics. Before math we go to lunch. Then we go science and my teacher there is Mrs. Pettingill. Before and after school I am a safety patrol and in the morning I walk down a hallway and I have to tell people to walk and not to run. Then in the afternoon I have to walk kids to the bus stop. Then I get on the bus and leave.

Me and my brother in front of our newly rebuilt school.

5th grade!

And on Mondays and Wednesdays I go to running club. I run a half a mile if you want to and you just play games and run. And I also ran a mile point two on Friday and I am doing a 5k next month. And I really like running now. And I am really excited about that.

My 11th place medal from in the track meet Friday.

Summer Vacation – Visiting Michigan State!

Posted on August 14, 2013 by brendandangercook

Before I went to Michigan I saw my great grandma and cousins. We played soccer and baseball. The oldest was a boy named Liam and he had two little sisters. And there were two babies.

This is me and a bunch of cousins in Michigan.

Gigi with all the Michigan cousins.

Then next day we went to Michigan State and we looked around stores and I bought a cool hat. And we took a picture with a statue of Sparty. He is the mascot. We also saw the football field, basketball, and hockey.

The next day we went on a picnic for my moms and dads reunion for college. All there friends were over there and I played croquet for the first time. I also had some friends there. There names were Luke,David,and Kyler. We also played kick ball. I was playing corn hole and we were playing till ten and it was 7 to 5 then I got the points to win!

Playing croquet.

After I had a sleep over. We watched a movie called Here Comes the Boom. It’s all about wrestling. Then we went to sleep. Then we woke up and started driving. We went through Ohio,Kentucky,Tennessee and slept there then we derived through,Georgia and finally Florida. I liked that vacation.

Sleeping in the car with my new Michigan State blanket.

Fun at Cedar Point!

Posted on August 13, 2013 by brendandangercook

I went to Cedar point on Wednesday and I road lots of rides.

First I had to stay at a hotel. Our hotel had a big indoor water park there. There is little of every thing. It was called Great Wolf Lodge.

In the lazy river at the Great Wolf Lodge.

The next day we went to Cedar Point. First we went straight to Millennium Force. That’s the roller coaster where you go three hundred feet up and down. I loved the drop and the picture they took of us on the ride was funny.

Waiting in line for Millennium Force.

Second we went on the Iron Dragon. We tried to go on the Corkscrew, that’s the one that goes up side down. But the weather was bad so we ate instead. We ate at Fridays where I really don’t like anything.

After, we went on Magnum that goes 200 feet up and down. I liked that one. The we went on Dragster that one is 17 seconds long. It shoots you 427 feet and it goes 120 mph. I was scared then I really liked it.

After we went on Corkscrew, but it was shorter than I thought it was going to be. After we went on some wooden roller coasters and I got a headache. Then I ate a cheese burger. Then we went on swings. Then for the next ride we went on Maverick it was awesome it goes upside down and speeds in a dark tunnel and we did at night. Then we went on the Mean streak that I did not like it was so bumpy and it felt like my seat belt was loose, other than that I liked it. My favorites were Millennium Force, Dragster and Maverick. We also went on lots of water rides. They were very fun.

It was also fun because our friends from Michigan were there. I want to go back to Cedar Point soon.

After we rode Millennium Force.

Summer Vacation – Chicago and more!

Posted on August 8, 2013 by brendandangercook

I went to Chicago for a week then we are going to Ohio and then Michigan.

We drove there and it took two days. We drove in Georgia then we slept in Atlanta. When we learned about hogzilla he is a pig and a hog in one and he was 10 feet long. You should look it up, it’s a thing. Then we went thru Tennessee and saw big hills. After that, Kentucky. Then Indiana. Finally we went in to Illinois. We stayed at a apartment with my mom’s friend.

The next day we went to the Lincoln Park Zoo. I took lots of pictures. Once when I was little, a gorilla scared me. This time, this big monkey started beating his stomach and kicked the glass right at me and then went in tree to pee. And there was a big fight one monkey was screaming and hurt ing every monkey. After we went to the beach and swam in the waves.

Then we went to a bacon restaurant and I made a new motto, “No bacon left behind.” My favorite was a soft good bacon. I also liked the bacon bomb it was bacon, sausage deep fried. After we went to a carnival in Northbrook I wanted to ride the zipper but it was not there. But I liked the gravitron. I liked it because could go up side down. The next day we went to breakfast and I ate a donut but it had a s’mores flavor. Then we went to the beach and I got sun burn. After we went back and we watched 42 and I really liked it. After that day we walked in the city and looked at the rocks. And then we went to a family members house and ate dinner there. Then the next day we had to leave and we are going to Ohio to go Cedar Point. And in Indiana we went on the dunes and we went up and down on them it was pretty fun. And at the hotel there is water park. And I can’t wait for Cedar Point.

Kennedy Space Center

Posted on August 3, 2013 by brendandangercook

I went to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. It was my first time that I remember. I got an annual pass so I can go there again. First we ate, I ate a uncrustables and Doritos. Second we went on the bus tour.

The first stop was a look out for you can see a shuttle launch. The final stop was the Saturn 5 center. In the Saturn five center there was a big rocket. Then we saw a movie and it was about the landing of the Apollo 11. Finally we went to Atlantas there was a little show about how they made the shuttle. Then there was a big shuttle and it was real. And in the building there was stuff like toilets and how they use them and there beds. Also there was a experience ride and you get a experience of taking of it was kinda boring. We missed the angry birds but next time we would go. I liked the bus tour the most and I learned a lot.