The dam

On Wednesday 3 of my cousins came to my house and so did 3 other kids but 1 kid left. We had 6 kids so we decided to make a dam in my grandma and grandpa's creek. We built 1 from scratch but it didn't work so we went further down and found another dam. It was working a bit but 2 meters from that was our old dam and it was working nearly perfect so we built of that. We put rocks for walls and sticks for frames then poured dirt on them to make them stronger. We went back because some of the kids got stung by nettles when we got back the power was out because there had been a blackout. We ate some dinner then decided to see if our dam was there. It still was it just had a leak down the side. The water was like a foot high behind the dam. After a while we couldn't fix the dam so I rammed a stick into the middle of the dam and made a waterfall. The water came out at like 100 kilometers an hour. Was funny. After that we went back and my cousins and friends left. It was a very funny day!!!!

My job

On Monday I got a job of my grandpa to mow the lawn. I get payed 5 dollars an hour. So far I've earned 15 dollars and have 20 minutes to go to earn another 5 dollars. To mow the lawn you have to know when to go fast and when to go slow, how to reverse and never try to crash into something. I am happy about this job because I can earn a lot of money easy. The only bad thing is is the lawn is huge so it takes for ever to mow but the good thing is that it grows back quick which means more money. It is a fun and boring job!

Before tipi was blown down and

after it was blown down.

The biggest tipi in the world!

On Thursday we decided to go to the northern parts of Canada to see the worlds biggest tipi. On the way we stopped at a place called Pilot Mound to have lunch. It was only 2 hours into the drive. After lunch we continued with the drive. Still another 6 and a half hours to go!!! After we got 4 hours into the trip it was getting dark so we stayed overnight in a place called Dauphin. The next day we continued the drive. We drove through a national park and saw 2 deer and 1 moose but we were trying to see a bear. After we got through that we had 1 and a half hours to go. I also finished reading a book my mum and grandma got me. We finally arrived. The first thing we did was go and see the tipi. It was around 65 feet high. It was huge!!! After that we went to a town called Flin-Flon to have dinner. After we had dinner we went back to the cabin and went to sleep. The next day was the night of the tipi party. We had tickets to go and watch the show. My grandpa and dad watch the afternoon show but we all watched the night show. Me, mum and Reve left early because we were tired. After we got home I rid a quad bike, then went for a walk, had dinner then fell asleep reading a book. The next day we were leaving so we went to see the tipi. It was totally destroyed!!! All the canvas had been riped to shreds by the wind!!! After that we had a long drive home! It was extremely boring!!! we had lunch then drove off. We drove for 5 hours then stopped for dinner. It was yum! After that we went back to the road and drove the rest of the way. It had been raining alot but we finally got home!! I read the rest of my other book then went to sleep. It was a fun weekend!!!!!!!!!

The bridge

on Wendsday me my mum, Reve and my dad built a mini bridge over a creek. To build it we put to big logs across the creek. After that we got some plank and sawed them to the right length. We drilled holes through the blank and into the tree then nailed the planks to the big logs. While we were doing that we dropped a nail into the creek so me and Reve tried to get it. Reve had gumbots on but i only had shoes so i tried to reach it with a stick but i slipped and the bottom of my shoe got mud on it. I was so close to falling in. Me and Reve couldn't get the nail so my dad got it out. It was very funny. After we finished the bridge we showed my grandma and grandpa it. I was carrying a big wooden plank but it slipped and i cut my finger open! It really hurt! So i didn't do any work on the bridge. My finger was very sore after that so i didn't do anything after that!

Yesterday my twin cousins were having they're 16th birthday so we went to their house. We drove 1 hour to their place then we had a walk around their parents property. It was really big and had a good path to follow. When we go back to the house my cousins got back from school so we decided to play Halo 3 on the Xbox 360. We played that for a while then we played a game called Unreal tournament on their computers. We called all play at the same time so it was really fun!. After that we all decided to play Gridiron. We had 2 teams. I hurt my leg because I tripped my uncle and he rolled on my leg. We played that for about 1 hour then we played this game called Rock-Band on the Xbox 360. To play it you can have 1 person drumming 2 people playing the guitar and 1 person singing. I didn't play it but mostly everyone did. After that it was getting late so we left. The party was so much fun!!!!

The party

On Sunday we had a party. All my aunts, uncles, cousins and some other people we know came. we played baseball. I ran 2 home-runs and got out 2 times. Our team lost at the end because we had all the bad players. I quit near the end of the game because it got too boring. After that all the people left so the party was over. It was a very fun party!!!!!!!!

The next day i tried to do pottery but i didn't do very well because i tried 5 bits of clay and made none into a pot. My grandpa made a cool pot so we waited for it to dry. It is a very messy activity. I covered most of my clothes with clay. It was a very fun and funny job. After that i went back to the house to have lunch. We had lunch then went for a walk. We saw 3 deer and parts of a beaver dam. We also found some bullet out of a shotgun. Me my mum and grandma walked back through the forest. We were looking for a hunting treehouse a few days before that but we couldn't find it. But i found it when we were walking back through the forest. It was not that safe though. We also found a rifle bullet so we took that back. On the way back a hit my eye on a branch sticking out. It really hurt! We finally got back to the house. It was a fun walk!!!!!

I'm a samuri!!! The person that owned the hotels great great great grandma was the empress of Japan. He had lots of warrior outfits and really old Japanese stuff. Me and my granpa were making snowballs at this little of snow



I'm sleeping her as you can see. It was my first sleep on the plane.




Me and my granpa were making snowballs at this little patch of snow

First week

The first day we were at my grandparent's house we had a walk. My grandpa built a mini stonehenge type thing so we looked at that first. After that we walked down a big hill. Halfway down the hill there was a little bit of snow left so my dad, grampa, Reve and I stayed there and had a snowball fight. It was really fun! The next day we went to visit my cousins, uncles and aunts. When we got there we watched one of my cousins play baseball. Her name is Ariana. Me and my cousins got bored after a while because it was cold and rainy. We went back to my cousins house to play the nintendo wii. The cousins that came with are named Sky, Free, Summer, Micha and Sacha. After a while my auntie Cherie came to my cousins house. It was fun. When my cousins left and went to sleep my auntie Cherie my Mum and Dad, Reve my uncle Sandy and my uncle Robin and I went to my auntie Cherie's house. It was late so me and Reve played my aunties playstation 3. After that we went to my uncle's house to sleep. The next day all my cousins went to my grandparents house. when they were there I mowed the lawn with the ride on lawnmower. I did that for a while then we went to the snow and had a snow fight. We finished that then went to bed. The next day some friends came over so we had lots of kids. We decided to have a snowball fight. 1 cousin and 1 friend ran off so we decide to make 55 snowballs to throw at them. We made the snowballs then chucked them at the kids.We still had a really big snowball left so we chucked them at the adults but one adult picked a big one up and chucked it at me and hit me. I decided to prank him so me and my friend put lots of tabasco sauce in his beer but he didn't even notice it. After that we had a weiner roast and set up some tents but one blew down. We didn't sleep in there because there was too many wood ticks. We also built a fort over a couple of days. It was a really fun 4 days!!!

The Trip

Me, mum and Reve left at about 3.00 pm. We drove 2 hours to Byron Bay then stayed at my friends house for 2 nights. After we stayed for 2 nights we drove to Brisbane but i was sick so it wasn't very fun. When we got there we stayed in a tiny hotel for 1 night. We also picked my dad up at the airport. The next day i felt better and it was time to go to japan. we left at 8.00 am and had a 9 hour plane ride. The plane had a TV and a game player. We got there at 4.00 pm because there is a 1 hour earlier time change. We got our luggage then got a taxi to the hotel. Inside the hotel it had samuri armour, a toilet that didn't have a seat and a toilet were the seat was warm. we were looking for a shop to eat food at. After we got food we went back to the hotel and went to sleep. The beds were like mattresess on the floor but they were comfy. The next day we went to the airport and had a 10 hour plane flight to Dallas in America. We stayed there for 1 hour then took a 4 hour plane ride to Calgary. At the airport there was this machine you sat in and it had a TV. The TV was filming a rollercoaster and the machine moved like a rollercoaster. we stayed at the airport for 6 hours then took and 1 hour plane ride to Winnipeg. We got our bags then my grandma and grampa drove us to there farm. It took 2 hours. When we got there it was 1 in the morning so we went straight to bed. We finally got there yay!