Last blog of 2011

Just back from Cat and Alex's. We ate pizza and watched Men in Black.

My new year's resolution is to get better at art.

Happy new year everyone !

Father Christmas in Iraq

Father Christmas is in Baghdad.

But he will be here soon so it is nearly time for bed.




Here we are in our new Christmas Eve PJs so we don't smell and put of Rudolf.

Now where are our stockings?

School finishes and the adventure begins...

How amazing is this.

First Mum took Dad, Zill, Cosi and I to see The Christmas Dr Who.

Before it started a man said we aren't allowed to tell anyone the story but is is awesome.

Then Mum took us into television centre and had our pics taken with Doctor Who ...


Then Mum took us to see the newsroom and we bumped into the man who writes Doctor Who...



Then we saw the real Dr Who going into the loo. We caught up with him in the street and had our picture taken ...



What a day! I have just tweeted the writer @Steven_moffatt who we met to say thank you for making an awesome Doctor Who.

Orange - but not the fruit

Got my orange belt at karate grading tonight.

Bring it on!!

Performance of the week?

This week has been a whirlwind.

I did my Lamda exam on Tuesday. It was fun and I think I did well. I get the results in a few weeks.

On Friday Mum collected me early from school and took me to my cello exam. He had to hurry me along at school because I was in a chess competition. I won 2 out of 3 games and and was Captain of the C team!

The cello exam was at Rosemary's - she is the lady who plays the piano. We had a practice and I was awful but I did much better in the real thing.

On Saturday I had my last cello
Lesson before Christmas and then played a revolutionary and poor person in Les Mis at stagecoach. It was my last play as I am giving up so I have more time for chess training and competitions.

I also found out my cello result. I got 83 percent and a merit! I was very pleased but next time I need to get 4 more points and then I will get a distinction. Kay, Mum and Dad were all very pleased for me too.

Sunday was chess training and the Christmas party. I ate veggie hotdogs with lots of onions. My friend Kinshuk was there but in a different group from me. The others took Byron to a spinone Christmas party.

Busy week - day 1

Thought it was my karate grading today but luckily it is next week!

It was my cello run through though. I played the pieces with Rosemary who is playing piano for my exam on Friday.

It went well but Mum says I need to practice Stinkbomb some more to get the timing right.

Dad is in Barcelona this week with Grandpa. If you are reading this Dad and Grandpa 'how are you doing? Night!'.

School bus-ted

Written my party thank you cards and watched Lulu go out on Strictly - Zill's programme.

Back to school tomorrow - night night.

Leah's birthday

We went to Leah's third birthday today.

Mum used the satnav on her phone and took us to The Grove - a weird pub in Muswell Hill. We should have been at soft play in Ally Pally.

We laughed a lot and Dad shouted at Mum.

We eventually arrived and had time to play, eat and see Leah blowing out her candles.




Then we looked around Ally Pally. We saw the BBC tower, ice rink and view of London.

Saturday

I came third in my chess competition today!!!!

There weren't enough trophies so Mr Tuck is going to bring mine to school on Wednesday.

At first I thought I was second - the. I thought I was fourth and hadn't won a trophy - then I realised it was a tie and I had come third - only 1/2 point in it!

Afterwards I went to laserhub for Bradley's birthday and the. To see Gareth and Vicky at Vicky's parents house near us. They bought me awesome Dr Who presents and a jumper - thank you!!

I wanted Gareth to play me at chess but he said he would have to practice first. I am going to let him as he still wont beat me. Haha.

Friday

We walked Byron on Worthing Beach on Friday with Mum, Steph and Byron's best friend Millie the Dalmation.



We went to see the fish man and I chose Plaice for tea - Dad and Cosi cooked it later after zill had been to fireworks and when I was back from chess!

Steph bought us fish and chips for lunch and I watched football in her flat. She like Tottenham and football and we talked lots!

Thursday 3

After the gallery we crossed the wobbly bridge which wasn't that wobbly and went to St Paul's.



We went to the front and saw Tent City and all the protestors who are angry with the banks and big companies.



There was man shouting about God, people in masks and lots of banners.

( will add video when blogger is working !)

This is what it looked like.

Thursday 2

(video to follow when blogger
Is working properly)

This was me in one of the galleries. We also saw cubism, surrealism, futurism and lots of different types of art and sculpture. We saw some surrealist and Picasso pictures with naked ladies too!

Thursday

Mum had the day of again on Thursday and we went up to London. Zill and I wanted to go to an art gallery and we chose the Tate Modern.



We arrived into London Bridge and walked through Borough Market. We found somewhere selling goat's cheese and took this picture for Dad because he wants to keep pygmy goats. This makes Grandma cross but i think it is an awesome idea.




We also walked past Shakespeare's Globe theatre on the way to the gallery.




When we got there we went to the huge Turbine Hall. Tacita Dean had made a video exhibition and we sat and watched it for a while then ate our lunch on the steps there.



We then went to the different galleries. I liked this Andy Warhol picture.



And this pop art picture.



And these weird red stairs!



And this Monet picture which made me pleased because I like Monet and have drawn one of his paintings at school.

Still on halfterm...

And yesterday Mum had the day off and took us to Warnham Nature Reserve.



I asked if we could go into the sheep field and it was so cool - we got really close. They were rare, black and big horned.



We also went round the reserve looking for the numbered points and disturbed the same man in 3 bird watching hides!

Birthday bowling and a bit of Cliff

After cake yesterday we went bowling.

Za, Amy, Kai, Sharni (Kai's girlfriend), Zill, Cos and I played.

Granny, Moo, Mum and Dad watched.

We also played pool and air hockey.

Then we all went to Frankie and Benny's for dinner with Grandma and Grandpa.

After dinner the restaurant bought out a football cake for me and the music played "Congratulations" which made everyone laugh lots.

Cake o'clock

Granny came at lunchtime and Za and Zill made me birthday cakes ...

Birthday breakfast in bed

Party for being 8 day

It was my birthday party day. I had an archaeology party.


We dig things up and painted finds.



Dad made my cake. It was Stonehenge, Roman mosaics, tombstones and snakes.

My Copthorne friends, Jack BM and family ( incl Torrin and William) sang happy birthday to me and we all screamed when I cut the cake.

Grandma's birthday coffee

had breakfast with Grandma at the garden centre coffee shop.

We were celebrating her birthday which was yesterday. She is 71 now.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDMA!

Spelling bee

Today is spellings - must remember SprAIn and praY .

Sprain, pray, sprain, pray, sprain, pray ...

Checking out Crowborough

I spent all day playing chess in Crowborough yesterday. It was my first competition out of Sussex and I won 2 games out of 6. I was very pleased and have a rossette to add to my chess collection.


-- Post From My iPhone

Gary's 38

Ben 10

...and his trucks were awesome.

I saw them at the O2 with Dad.

The trucks, mainly drove over peoples' cars, like this: (this is Humungasaur)

But Echo Echo was in the form of Bikes. And they did THIS:

The O2 is awesome. It used to be the Millennium Dome.

Now I am driving home .. A while day of chess training tomorrow while Zill, Cos and Zara go to CBBC's Live and Deadly in Horsham Park.

Where am I?

Saturday starts again

Stagecoach started again today but there wasn't any cello because Kay is away this week.

Busy busy

Last weekend was full of people.



Jack came round for a sleepover. We made him a cake for his birthday.


William also came to stay and we pretended it was his birthday too because he was 10 in August. We had more cake and went to the skate park.

Miss Thomas and the class of 3T

Back to school in Miss Thomas' class - 3T.






I am doing cricket and monster and myths as after School clubs and chess of course.

I played goalie in the A team in out first Wednesday football match. I scored too. Mum thinks this is 'concerning'.

Summer holiday

Totally behind in my blog from summer but it was all so busy - cropredy was great - and I will try and post some more photos from there ever though they will be out of date order.




Zill and I went to Mum's work and then went out with Sally for
Lunch on the South Bank. We ate candy floss and played some fair games too. We also saw sandart which was awesome and lots of beach huts by the Thames.



Zill and I went to Chessington with Elizabeth and Elliot - it was so cool. We went on loads of really great rides like Dragon Fury, Dragon Falls, Cobra and Tomb Blaster. Elliot's Mum ad Dad took us and really spoiled us.


We also went to Bodiam Castle with Mum and Dad. Zilly was in a very bad mood. Cosmic and I played paintball and even though the stairs to the top f the castle towers were a bit scary I still climbed them.

Sweet 16

In between packing the tent up and boiling the kettle on our camping stove we remembered something ...

Happy Moo-day

Mum is having problems with the phone signal so I will post my other festival blogs when we get home .

I am going to try and put this up now though cos it is Auntie Moo's birthday. We recorded this at breakfast in the Cropredy Village Hall.


-- Post From My iPhone

Friday night

Busy week - 2 days of football, archery with Edward and an Egyptian afternoon at Horsham museum today. We are studying Egypt at school next term and now I have learnt about mummification and Egyptian thins I am very excited!

I have also been watching lots of the Harry Potter videos. Zill hasn't watched as many as she isn't well and is throwing up.

Happy birthday Grandpa

Today is our Stagecoach show but much more importantly it is Grandpa's 75th birthday.

Happy birthday Grandpa!

-- Post From My iPhone

Happy being 5 Cosmic

7 books in 7 days - tick!

I have finished our sponsored readathon for East Africa.

I was the first one of the kids to finish - the others are finishing now as Zara and George are staying with Zill and I for a sleepover.

THANK YOU so much every one who sponsored us. It was very kind.

80th birthday party

We had Grandad's 80th birthday party at our house today.



All our relatives were here - Grandad, Great Uncle Brian, Great Aunt Marguerite and lots of Mummy's cousins and their children. Grandpa, grandpa and the Everingtons came too and Moo and Zara made an awesome cake.



I played by 3rd cousin Georgie at chess and made her agree tona draw after playing for ages.



This is Grandad and I at the party. I think he had a lovely time.

Two for chess

I won a medal at a chess competition yesterday for being the best 7 yr old and I was only 1 point off a trophy.



George came too and he won a medal for being a first timer.

Dad came with us but the others got food for Grandad's 80th birthday party.

In the evening I read my second to last book with Mummy and Zilly and George read their books too. Zara is reading hers at her house.

Day 3. Book 3

Just finished The Ice-Cream machine. I read it to Alex.

I laughed so much at the flavour chocwobble that I got hiccups three times!

Zara's 7

Here are the seven books Zara is reading for our East Africa readathon. She gave Zill the titles and authors over the phone so we may have got some a little wrong. Oophs!

Midsummer Night Dream - Shakespeare

The killer underpants - Michael Laurence

Casper Prince of Cats - Michael Morpurgo

Fairy gold - Queenie Rees

Princess for hire - Linsey Leavits

Mr Stink - David Walliams

Little Darling - Jacqueline Wilson

Zill's 7

These are the books Zill is reading for our readathon.

She finished Wimpy Kid yesterday and is reading the Fart powder one today because she keeps asking us what accent we think Dr Proctor should have!

Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Jeff Kinney

Spy Dog 2 - Andrew Cope

G'day Sydney - Hannah Montana novel

The Twits - Roald Dahl

The Village Dinosaur - Phyllis Arkle

Mr Gum and the biscuit billionaire - Andy Stanton

Doctor Proctors Fart Powder - Jo Nesbo

Spacemutts and Spacerace

I finished Spacemutts yesterday. It was good and it was like The film Cats and Dogs.

My favourite character was the dog Rocket - he was the leader of the SpaceMutts.

I also liked the shy Great Dane who saved the day when Lady Fluffkins - the leader of the bad cats - sent the ninja kittens to attack them. He was kidnapped and the other dogs captured but because he was told to believe in himself he saved them.

Today I have just finished Spacerace by Malorie Blackman. I read it to Mum but had breaks of course.

It was a great book and I loved that it kept naming all the planets. It even had a map of them at the front. The story taught me why you shouldn't cheat!

George's 7

I have started the readathon and Zill and I are both sitting on the sofa with our books. Zill can read hers alone, in her head, but I am reading mine out loud to a grown up.

These are the books George is reading:

The island of blood - Darius Hinks

King Tut's golden toilet - W.C Flushing

MI High - A new generation - Keith Brumpton and Jenny Zucker

MI High - Secrets and Spies - Keith Brumpton and Jenny Zucker

The Sleeping Sword - Michael Morpurgo

The ice cream con - Jimmy Docherty

The tales of Beedle the Bard - J K Rowling



They look long and it will be hard to read them all in a week but George reads lots and he reads fast so I think he will be fine.