Jamaican Me Crazy!

Hi everyone!
In September we're going to Jamaica! We'll be going to Costa Rica in a few days so make sure you check the blog for pics of Costa Rica and Jamaica!
Hope you guys have a great first couple of weeks at school!

Costa Rica Here We Come!!!!!!!!!!

Hi Y'all!
This summer has been great so far. The Championships were fantastic (as usual:)) We won our 20th year in a row. Although we won only by 10 pts., we are glad we won, because our coach thought we weren't going to win at all. The pics haven't been downloaded yet, but they will be soon.
My dad is still at sea, but, he should be home soon.
When my dad gets home, we will be going to Costa Rica, so make sure you check the blog!

My Graduation

Hi everyone! This month I graduated from Mamie P. Whitesides Elem. It was a great year and I'm having so much fun this summer already. I can hardly wait to see what happens next year!

Here are some pics. of my fun day!

1st pic: The "Guys" (left to right)

Tyler, Eric, Lejend,Jake, and me.

2nd pic: One of my best friends, Erin,and me.

I'll keep y'all posted!

Horseback riding! Like Cowpokes! pictures

Here we are horseback riding in Mancos, Colorado! For those of you who read my parents blog, we are home, but we couldn't get the pictures off the other camera until now. We are heading for one last camping trip to Hunting Island tomorrow. Keep checking the blog for updates!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Four Corners and Anasazi Dwellings

Pic.#1 Me in Arizona,Colorado,Utah and New Mexico all at once

Pic.#2 The Village of Ancient Puebloans

FOUR CORNERS,USA

Today we went to Four Corners. I was into being in four states in four sec.! Sammy sat in all the four states at one time!

The corners are on a Navajo Indian Reservation. Native Americans were selling their jewelry and arrows.

I was happy to see the corners! I had always wanted to stand in four states at once!

THE VILLAGE OF ANCIENT PUEBLOANS

These are the Kivas and buildings. They were outside people. The houses were just an area to sleep. We enjoyed seeing the ruins of cliff dwellings!

Horse Back Riding!!! Like Cowpokes!

Yesterday, we went horse back riding! For TWO WHOLE HOURS!!!! My horse's name was Jasper, a Chesnut gelding. He had to be in the front... or I would of been on the ground! He was a stubborn old horse and had to get his way! The trail had some hills and sharp turns... and I got some practice! I was in Heaven!!!!!!!!! I really enjoyed it!

Mesa Verde

This is a typical little town in the rockies! This town is Durango,Colorado.

As you can tell (maybe not) the Rocky Mt. are in the background. This picture was taken from the library.It is a long drive to any BIG town from here.

After Durango, we went on to a little town called Mancos. There, we stopped to stay to see Mesa Verde. (that means Green Table in Spanish. They call it green table because it is a flat top Mt. with lots of green growth on top.)

The people who lived here (Yr.800-1300) were called Anasazi. They were ancient people. They built Cave Dwellings that had 50 rooms or more. In each home a living room would have a hole in the floor. The hole was a path to the underworld where they believed people began. They would also have a basement like room under their main living area. This room was called a Kiva and was like a church. They would go there to pray for good crops, rain, and a good hunt. They would also have ceremonies inside the Kiva.

The top of the Mesa was cleared for farming. They grew corn and squash. They had to grow a lot in case of a drought. To get to their crops they had to climb steep cliffs. It was a lot like rock climbing! They would hold on to rocks that were sticking out of the cliff.

Today, we woke up to see snow! The snow was wet and coming down hard! But, soon the sun came out and the snow melted little by little. I hope the weather clears up so we can see the Cave Dwellings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!