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July
2007 Journal
This
should be an exciting month! It starts out with TWO
great holidays! The 4th of July AND my birthday!
Can you believe I will be SIX?! WOW! It's gonna
be a great year, I can feel it in my bones! I told
Mommy that I'm excited to be SIX because it is so much
better than five!
So....let my SIXTH year begin.....
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The New Lego
Magazine Arrives
July 3rd, 2007 |
Got home from
"school" today and Daddy was bringing in the mail....that is when I
saw it sticking out from under all the other bills and junk mail...a
NEW LEGO MAGAZINE! I ripped it from Daddy's hands, just like a
magician clears a tablecloth from a cluttered table of dishes!
I quickly cleared a spot on my playroom floor where I could get a
closer look! "This is the best day ever, Dad!" "You have
got to come see this, it is awesome!" "I am so excited!".
It was filled with some of my old favorites, plus some new and
exciting things like a whole collection called "Mission to Mars" and
a Castle collection. I like the one shaped like a skull!
They made a Harbor for the Lego City collection now and I think it's
cool too. I could go on and on. There aren't many in the
catalog that I don't like.
I was quickly reminded that I do have a birthday coming up and I am
going to keep saving up my allowances and add some birthday money to
it and buy something BIG!
I have already worn out the cover of my catalog, Mommy had to tape
it up and re-staple it. I've shown it to everyone and Mommy
has caught me a few times staying up in bed, when I should be
sleeping, reading it!
I LOVE LEGO'S!
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Happy
Independence
Day!
July 4th, 2007 |
Today is a
holiday, celebrating America and our freedom! Mommy tried
explaining it all to me and I kind of "get it". Anyway, we all
had the day off. Usually we are at Grandparents Wiles for this
holiday but that just didn't work out this year. It's hard
when the holiday is in the middle of the week! Anyway, after
our lazy, lay around weekend, we (Mommy) planned a fun day!
First, we went to a place not to far from here, called Indian Echo
Caverns. I really liked the cave we visited last year (Penn's
Caves) so Mommy thought I would like this one too. It wasn't
crowded at all and we didn't have to wait long for our tour to
begin. They have a nice playground and pavilion area, so we
hung out there while we waited. Our tour guide quickly
gathered up our group and off we went. He was very funny
(well, I am assuming, since I did hear the grown-ups laughing a lot)
and smart. He knew a lot about the caves. I was a bit
nervous at first, but then realized that it was a neat place.
He did tell us a funny story about a dragon and I actually saw him
"frozen" in the stone! He lead us down this one "hallway" and
turned out the lights...it was so dark in there! He didn't
keep them off for very long. We also went down another
"hallway" and saw some crystal clear water, he said that people
actually got married in that room! After our tour we hit Gem
Mill Junction and I panned for fossils. I found quite a few
neat looking things...even a tooth from some kind of animal!
Near the entrance to Indian Echo there is a "family fun center",
they have an arcade, little deli restaurant and a miniature golf
course. We stopped in for a bite to eat, and it was very good.
We played a round of mini-golf. I think Daddy won, he always
wins, but I got a hole-in-one on a very tricky hole! After we
played some golf we hit the arcade for some games. Daddy and I
found an old Simpson's video game. We had some ice cream for a
snack and it was time to go. Time for what, you ask? The
movie Transformers came out! I wasn't too excited about seeing
it, but Daddy really wanted to. He used to play with
Transformers when he was a kid and actually, I have some of those
toys and enjoy them myself. It was okay, I did watch the whole
thing and didn't get scared at all. I will tell you that I
didn't like it. Mommy and Daddy thought it was good, funnier
than they were expecting. Daddy said he would buy it
when it comes out on DVD. After the movie, the weather got
pretty bad and we had a nasty thunder storm, even a tornado warning
for the area for a short while. We were supposed to head down
to Harrisburg to watch the fireworks at our friends, the Garlinger's
place. We weren't sure if they were going to have them or not,
but right before we would have needed to leave our house, the storms
passed. YAY! We visited with Ron, Yolanda, and Ericka
for awhile and pretty much sat in their backyard and had perfect
seats for a great display of fireworks. They looked nice going
off over the lit up capital building. We headed home, it
was getting late and were lucky enough to see the Hershey fireworks
as well, so we pulled off into a parking lot and got to see those
before it was time to go to bed!
Hope everyone had a happy, fun and safe Independence Day!
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A Gift From
Grandparents Wiles
July 5th, 2007 |
I got my first
birthday card in the mail today from Grammy & Pap-Pap!
Anyway, I got a thing called a "savings bond" and some MONEY!
Woo-Hoo! I was happy with that! Mommy and Daddy have
been trying to teach me all about this money thing, with my
allowances (spending and saving). I said right away that I am
going to put this with my other money that I have been saving so I
can buy something BIG!
So, when do I get to go shopping?
My birthday is ONE day away! I can't wait!
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HAPPY
BIRTHDAY TO ME!
July 6th, 2007 |
My birthday is
today...Friday, July 6th and I am SIX years old! I think that
is kind of funny!
Today was a school day, so I helped Mommy make brownies to take to
school and share with my class. They were soo good, but I was
sure to save one for Daddy!
Anyway, Mommy & Daddy surprised me with a fun night! We met up
with the Hartley's at Friendly's (my all-time favorite restaurant)
around 5 o'clock. I love it there...I always get a hot
dog with French fries, hold the pickle please and the monster mash
sundae! Yummy! After dinner we met up with
Bernie and Drew at Adventure Sports. I've been going to
Adventure Sports now for the last 3 birthdays. We played a
challenging round of mini-golf. I was glad to be on "Andrew's"
team! I didn't get a hole-in-one this year. Mommy did
and Darrin rocked the course with his hole-in-one-getting abilities!
Grey struggled a bit with holding his putter and was too busy trying
to put the ball in his mouth to concentrate on his game! After
our game on the course, Drew and I hit the arcade and we played a
game that is like Dance, Dance Revolution. Mommy got a video
of it. I didn't do too bad...Drew did good. Next, it was
time to hit the go kart course. (Darrin, Jen and Grey headed
back to our house to get Grey something to eat and try to see if he
would sleep.) Anyway, Daddy & me, Bernie, Drew loaded up in
our "race cars". It was a tricky course and there were a lot
of people on the track which makes it some much more exciting!
I wanted to ride the bumper boats but it was getting too late and I
still needed to get home and open some presents and eat some cake!
Bernie and Drew gave me a present and card. I liked the card
because it had a snake on it that was making the number 6 with his
body! They got me Lego's! How did they know that I
wanted Lego's?! I got a Star Wars Battle Droid Pack and the
V-Wing Fighter sets! THANKS!
We got home and Mommy & Daddy had gotten me some gifts! They
got me a Connect Four game, Phlat Ball (it's like a frisbee but then
it pops into a ball so it's easy to catch), the first Lego Star Wars
game for the Xbox and the best gift...the Kings Castle Siege
Lego set! It is awesome! It has an actual drawbridge and
catapults, knights, skeletons, king, and a scary awesome dragon!
(I stayed up with Daddy until midnight putting it together!)
It was time for cake and singing to me! When I had told Mommy
that I wanted a Lego party she was wondering what she would to for
my cake. My mommy is pretty smart and came up with her own
idea (of course, later did see something similar to it online when
she did a search). She made me "Lego Bricks". I picked
red and blue. They turned out pretty awesome! Her secret
design was....baked two loaf pan cakes and turned them upside-down.
She baked a tray of mini-muffins and iced them and put them on top,
securing them with toothpicks. If she would have had more time
she would have made 2 more, one green and one yellow.
Anyway, they were a hit and tasted yummy! Everyone sang Happy
Birthday to ME! This year, I find that to be very funny and
slightly embarrassing, so I grin from ear to ear and giggle!
THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR MAKING MY DAY SO GREAT! I can't wait
until next weekend...I get to have a little get together with
family!
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Comic Relief Cole
July 2007 |
Every once and
awhile I learn a new joke or two and think its the best thing ever.
"Why is SIX afraid of SEVEN ?"
Waits for dramatic pause...........................................
"Because SEVEN "8" NINE!"
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
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Birthday
Presents Are Rolling In!
July 11th - 12th, 2007 |
I got packages
in the mail this week for my birthday from Aunt Susan & Uncle Allen.
My Aunt & Uncle sent me the Lego Star Wars Y-Wing Fighter!
This has been by far the most difficult Lego set that I've ever
built on my own and I did a great job of it. Daddy had to help
me out a little bit and it's awesome! I LOVE IT! They
also sent me the Star Wars Clone Troopers Battle Pack and a Lego
Racer (blue truck). I thought that was my gift from them
(which I was more than happy with) but was soon surprised the next
day with the arrival of the Lego City Fire Station! COOL!
It was fun to build this set as it came with two trucks, working
garage doors and a coffee maker for the firemen!
THANKS SO MUCH!
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The World's
Largest Hershey Kiss
July 10th, 2007 |
Hershey "Park"
turned 100 years old this year. They have been talking about
it all summer long and even added a brand-new million dollar water
park area to the park. Also, the HERSHEY KISS BRAND turned 100
years old on Saturday, July 7th. They celebrated this
momentous occasion with the unveiling of "The World's Largest
Hershey Kiss".
KISS
ME! - slide show and a little article about the "kiss".
This yummy kiss weighed 30,540 pounds and was over 12 feet
tall. It is now in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Well...when there is chocolate THAT BIG in our neighborhood....we
have to go see it! Besides, it has been awhile since we have been to
Chocolate World! Daddy took our picture and I got to buy a big
chocolate bar! You know chocolate is much fresher when you buy
it from there! HA!
Happy Birthday Hershey!
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Birthday
(Part 2) BBQ Weekend
July 13th - 15th, 2007 |
Friday - July
13th ~ Grandparents Proper arrive!
We got home from
school and running some errands at the store (well, I was sound
asleep in the car!) to find Grandma & Pa-Pa standing in the
driveway! Grandma had a big plate of brownies (supposedly just
for me, but some how that plate quickly became empty by the next day
and I had only had a couple of them and I am not a math
wizard...yet...but I am pretty sure that my Grandma made me more
than FOUR brownies...anyway...the jury is still out on that one!).
After my initial reaction to that....it didn't take me long to
remember why they were here.....MY BIRTHDAY....and some where in
their possession were my presents! Bring em' on!
Although I was crabby ( you may notice in my photos that Mommy took)
I couldn't hold back my smiles when I tore open my new Lego sets!
I've been asking them for these for weeks! I got the AquaBase
Invasion set that comes with a dangerous giant squid that had
already claimed his first victim! He comes with a skeleton in
his belly! HA! The Tiger Shark Attack set that comes
with a trident-tipped battle sub to fight the scary tiger shark!
Lastly, the Crab Crusher set! It's the largest Aqua Raiders
submarine of them all! It will be a fight to the finish
between this machine and the giant monster crab! Grandma and
me started right away building the large AquaBase set....she is good
at sorting the pieces for me and I do the rest. Soon, we had
to take a break, as it was getting late and I was making silly
mistakes, so it was time for bed! I can't wait until
tomorrow...Uncle JG, Aunt Susan & Uncle Allen and the Hartley's are
coming over for a BBQ!
Saturday - July 14th ~ BBQ DAY! I was up bright and early
(well, for me getting up on my own), ready to finish my Lego
building. Mommy had made me a breakfast but I had to be
reminded to eat it. I can't do anything else when I am
building Lego's! Daddy, Pa-Pa and Grandma did some running
around at the stores this morning, getting some last minute
things...Mommy was getting some of the food ready for our BBQ.
I had to make her stop and help me finish my AquaBase set as it was
getting tricky. Mommy managed to tear me away from that for a
moment so I could get dressed and finish my breakfast!
Uncle JG got here next and it wasn't long before I tore open my
present from him! He tried to trick me though. He asked
me to come help get some stuff out of his car and when I said "woo-hoo
presents!" he just looked at me and said "OH NO! I was
supposed to bring presents!" My heart was crushed and I just
stared at him with a "are you jokin' me?" kind of look and trying to
keep my composure....then Uncle JG smiled and laughed so I knew he
was kidding....WHEW! I'm not sure how long I could have held
in my emotions on that one! Anyway, he had a huge box in his
trunk that I really struggled with getting out of the car. I
KNEW it was Lego's because it sounded like it was broken...and that
only means one thing....LEGO'S! I ripped it open before Mommy
could get the camera....Mars Mission MB-01 Eagle Command Base!
YES! YES! YES! As soon as I saw this new Lego collection in my
new magazine I have been talking about it...good thing my Uncle does
last minute shopping and I was able to tell him about it! I
wanted to start building it right away but Mommy said I needed to
wait until later....grrrr....I didn't like that idea...but I
listened.
Uncle Allen & Aunt Susan arrived and shortly after them, the
Hartley's were here. The Hartley's got me a neat Lego's thing
called Lego Contraptions. It's a book that came with some
special pieces, but you have to use those along with some basic Lego
blocks that you
already have, if you are a true "Lego maniac" like myself.
It shows you how to build some really cool things. I'm excited
to try some of them, like the candy dispenser machine and this
trapdoor cable car with a parachuting guy! They also got me a
Nerf gun shooter and a Crayola drawing kit. THANKS!
We had a really nice day visiting with everyone but I guess the most
talked about moment (not from me, I could have cared less) was the
"frying" or "not so much frying" of a turkey! Mommy had gotten
Daddy a turkey fryer about 3 years ago and we never used it and
thought this would be the perfect time to try it out. Mommy
planned a yummy menu of grilled sweet potatoes and corn-on-the-cob,
baked beans, veggie tray, chips and dip around it. Well....it
was supposed to take the oil about 30 minutes to heat up to the
temperature that we needed it to be at....after an hour...it still
hadn't gotten anywhere near where it needed to be....plus the turkey
would need to "fry" about an hour itself. Let's just say a
"watched pot of oil doesn't boil"! Mommy cooked the potatoes
before so they would be done in time, they were now done, if not
over done, so we put those in the oven to keep warm. Then we
decided to start the corn...it wasn't long before that was done...so
we just ate like the rich and had "courses". Daddy, Uncle JG
and Darrin decided to put the turkey in and just see what
happens....well, after an hour of it sitting in there with the
temperature still not getting up high enough...we wrapped it up and
stuck it in the oven to cook for 2 hours. Thankfully, Mommy
had thought ahead and bought a bunch of meat for the grill, so Daddy
cooked up some burgers, hot dogs and sausages for everyone...and we
all ate that. Next it was time to have some cake. Mommy
made cupcakes for this "party" and iced Lego bricks on them.
They were cute. By this time of the early evening the turkey
was finally done! Everyone picked at it...it was pretty good
but of course, not the full effect of a fried turkey. Aunt
Susan mentioned that it was similar to some fancy French duck recipe
that sits in duck fat for 24 hours....Mmmmm....duck fat. Oh
well...all was not lost when Daddy pulled out the ingredients for my
favorite Friendly's dessert....Monster Mash Sundaes!
It was a fun day and I enjoyed playing with Uncle Allen, Aunt Susan
and Uncle JG. I wish I could see them more often.
I want to be sure to take this time to THANK everyone for all my
great presents. I truly got my wish and had a very Happy LEGO
Birthday!
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The Birthday That
Never Ends! "It keeps going and going and
going.."
July 16th, 2007 |
I got gifts from
Uncle Mark and the Lemmons Family this week!
The Lemmons family sent me a cool Star Wars Transformer! I
just know my best buddy Sam picked out my present! He likes
Transformers and he KNOWS that I love Star Wars! THANKS!
Uncle Mark sent me a Lego Star Wars Clone Troopers Battle Pack!
I have an army of Star Wars guys now! Plus, after I thanked
him in an email...he said that more would be coming! WOW!
**UPDATE**
7/23/07
~ I got a package in the mail from Uncle Mark...The Transformers
Movie! The cartoon one! Thanks! I can't wait to
watch it!
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My 6-Year
Check-Up!
July 19th, 2007 |
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I had to go see
my doctor today. Mommy took me. We waited for awhile but
had fun playing with an I Spy book that was in the office.
Boy, some of them were tricky!
The nurse weighed and measured me. I weigh 43 pounds (30th
percentile), gaining 5lbs since last year! I have also gotten
much taller, Mommy has been saying that she thought I had "sprouted"
up a bit this summer. I am 45 inches tall (50th percentile),
gaining almost 3 inches since last year! Dr. Besselman said
everything looked good physically. He also thought I was a bit
of a clown too. Mommy's theory on this is that I do tend to
act silly when I am nervous. Mommy talked to the doctor about
some things. She got me a prescription for my itchy arms.
I have eczema so the doctor got me some special cream for it.
I also will be going for an ultrasound of my kidney. I hope
and so does Mommy and Daddy that this will be the last one! We
will try and get in touch with Dr. Hollowell again for her advice.
It's hard to get in touch with her since she moved out of state and
we understand how busy she is
Anyway,
I THOUGHT I was all done, got my stamps for being good and then I
saw it laying on his desk....A SHOT! NO! Mommy said that
I didn't' have to get any shots! I was not happy and tried to
give the doctor a hard time but both he and Mommy got me through it,
it was over quick. I was sad for a little while but I
recovered. No wonder kids don't like going to the
doctors...you are always getting poked with something! Anyway,
I guess this was a new shot for Hepatitis A (you can get it from
food poisoning) AND I have come to learn that I will have to go back
in a few weeks to get another shot! It's a chicken pox booster
shot. I guess they are learning that the vaccine that they
were giving for that at 15 months old isn't lasting into adulthood.
Daddy already said he wasn't taking me for that appointment!
HA!
Anyway, Mommy paid the bill and made my next appointment while I
picked out a lollipop....yummy banana! Mommy took me to
Friendly's for lunch. I had my usual...hot dog with fries,
cotton candy drink and my monster mash sundae!
We picked Daddy up from work and headed to Toys R Us. I headed
straight to the Lego section. I was interested in nothing
else! I had birthday and allowance money burning a hole in my
pocket! I said I was going to buy something "big". It
took me awhile to decide and to see what I had enough money for.
I picked out the SpongeBob Bikini Bottom set! I also had
enough money leftover to get a small Mars Mission spaceship.
It was an "okay" and somewhat fun afternoon! I'll keep you
posted on the rest of my check-ups this month and next. We
were all supposed to go to the dentist but that got delayed until
August!
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A Whole New Play
Set ?
July 22nd, 2007 |
It's like one
now! I helped for a little while, but mostly Mommy & Daddy
spent the better part of the morning water sealing and staining my
play set outside. Since our neighborhood has no trees, the sun
beats down on it pretty hard. The wood was looking a bit worn
out. Plus, 2 of my swings cracked so Daddy picked up some new
ones at Lowes. He said that they have a glider there too.
We may get that to replace the bucket swing. I like the idea
of it because you do not need someone to push you, and since I
refuse to teach myself how to swing...that would be useful for me.
Well, Mommy is hoping that will encourage me to go outside on my own
more often.
I did manage to spend most of the weekend outside playing in my pool
with ..................
my LEGO'S!! I built some pretty cool boats that actually
floated! I'm so clever.
Hope everyone had a nice weekend as well.
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My
Follow-Up Ultrasound of my Kidney
July 23rd, 2007 |
I had my
ultrasound today. I was a little nervous about it, I did
remember that it doesn't hurt, but I still got the case of the
giggles. The technician was a very nice lady and she got the
giggles from my giggles! Anyway....here is the report.
All looks GOOD!
The kidney is functioning and growing. We were able to see the
urine entering my bladder from both the left and right kidneys!
YAY! I had some debris in my bladder but Dr. Besselman said it
was nothing to worry about. He also didn't think that we
needed to have another specialist look at the films. He said
that everything looked as good as it did last year. He
recommends not going again until 2009! We kind of feel like we
should send Dr. Hollowell a thank you/good-bye card.
Hmm...maybe we will. She has been so great to us.
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It's Been A Movie
Go Seein' Kind of Summer ~ D'OH!
July 27th, 2007 |
We have seen a
lot of movies this summer but tonight we saw the one we have been
waiting to see for months....THE SIMPSON'S MOVIE!
Mommy & Daddy surprised me after daycare today, we pulled into the
movie theater and when I saw the big pink donut sign, I knew why we
were there! Woo-Hoo!
It was pretty good and funny! Mommy sums up my experience
during the film as "Cole laughed at all the jokes you would expect a
SIX year old to laugh at and he didn't laugh at the jokes you
wouldn't want a SIX year old to laugh at!"
If you are a TRUE Simpson's fan, there is no excuse for not going to
see the movie! I don't want to say too much more and spoil any
fun for the rest. Later, I will update with my favorite parts.
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