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Christmas Day: Before I tell you the story about the boxing day trip... I'm going to tell you what I got for Christmas! From Santa I got a new watch, from dad I got a Body Art set and from mum I got a walkie talkie set. From Nana I got some shirts,from my cousin Christy I got a mini oval shaped thing called Princess Max! Last of all I got a bead set from my Uncle Andrew!

Boxing Day: Today was boxing day and mum, dad and I went to the beach. It was so awesome... we saw fish in the water schools of them and there were big and small fish. I actually swam with a school of fish. Dad said that we could go to the beach again and practice snorkeling then when I'm ready we could probably drive up north to Ningaloo Reef and snorkel up there! I said think that sounded awesome! So that was our Christmas. Tell me how your X-mas was, by posting a comment underneath!!

Two weeks ago it was my last gymnastics class with my coach Tracey and her daughter Thalia. She said that she's got some problems, so she's going to stop for a little while and if she's alright again then she can teach us again. (I hope so.) My gymnastics class is a level 2 & 3. Here are some pictures that mum took.

This is Thalia (right)
and me (left).



This me with my
coach Tracey.



These are my friends Gemma (top left), Darcy (Left),
Grace (Top), Louise (right) and me (middle)

I just recently started my summer school holiday. On the second week of the school holidays, mum, dad and me went down south to Collie. That was where the Wellington Dam is. Collie is about two hours from Perth but on the way there we got stuck in traffic twice! We went to a campsite in Collie called Potter's Gorge and that's where we set up camp. We brought our big tent. The first thing we did when we got there was we saw a thing called a campground host and there was a person sitting there so dad drove over to the campground host. Dad got down from the car and started talking to the lady shortly mum and I came down from the car and herd the lady say that we could camp wherever we wanted so we got back into the car and drove around to have a look there were allot of spaces but it wasn't that big. We picked our spot near the edges because it was that or the middle and hot sun. When mum and dad were setting up the tent I discovered we were near a small log. So I climbed up and down it, after a while I got a bit bored so I went to ask dad weather I could help he said yes I was just in time for putting down the pegs so I got the pegs and dad said he would the pegs in so I made up a service called please pick a peg dad thought it was really funny. Then we had lunch which was some of dad's famous beef curry. It was yum! Then dad went to get some ice and and my ice-cream. While he was gone mum was trying to figure out how to put the vestibule then she realized that she had to put up the rain sheet. As soon as she figured that out dad was back.

Mum told him that they needed to put up the rain sheet so while I was enjoying my ice-cream in the tent they started the process of putting the rain sheet on the tent when I finished they were still doing stuff so I asked dad weather I could go down to the Wellington Dam shore because it was just near our camp. Dad said yes so I walked there. I took my thongs off so I could walk in the so only my feet would get wet. When I was walking I saw a girl called Matilda swimming in the water then shortly after she introduced herself 2 boys ran along and raced into the water I got a little wet but that was okay. They were Matilda's twin brother's. The youngest out of the twins was Snow but I don't know why but I kept on calling him Smokey?! But he didn't care. The other one was called Banjo he kept on asking us questions like where were we going today and he was so attached to dad because the first day dad went fishing down the shore of the dam and guess what... Banjo followed him when his mum said don't go past the toilets and my dad went passed the toilets! SO Banjo already left shortly after dad left and mum and I knew that he was going to go past the toilets. then shortly after Banjo left Snow came looking for him mum and I sent Snow to go to the front of the toilets and to see whether he was there and guess what he wasn't! So Snow went to tell his mum.

Other than that the trip was great dad wanted to catch a fish called the Red Fin Perch but he didn't catch any. He also wanted to catch a fish called a Trout. We saw one but that was it, we also fished up a undersized Maron! It was so cool! Also every morning when we wake up there are some wild Parrots that surrounded our tent, and if they want to they will come and eat some ground nuts just put it on your hand and Polly the parrot will come. It was so awesome. Everyone got a hold in one morning! We also saw a wild emu running across the road and a Bobtail Skink. We didn't take pictures of the Emu and the Bobtail because they were running away mum and dad also got to see a Red Tailed Cockatoo but I didn't. We also went to a place called Gnomes Ville where you had to bring a gnome and put anywhere there were like millions of gnomes they were up in the trees on the ground and there was also a big bunch of gnomes set up as a gnome rescue team rescuing a gnome and you could pull it up and down. Here are some pictures we took.

Rushing water from
Wellington Dam.

Me holding Polly with mum
next to me!



Me holding
Polly!

Me holding Polly later
in the day.


This was our camp
kitchen!



Mum wouldn't go to bed until she got
her coffee water to boil!



This where we ate most
of our meals.

This was our
tent!

On the last week of school on the recent Wednesday. All the yr 5's slept over at school. So straight after school we went to the under cover area. Mr Bingham told us about the rules and that if we saw Kurtis around we have to just stay away and tell a parent or a teacher and without fail he came and he threw water bombs at Elle's tent! So he got told off and and he also threatened Mrs Berkout the principle of our school. He also put fire works on at night we could hear and see them. Other then that I had fun we had a mini disco that went for an hour and a half.Then we had a movie put on for us called the Polar Express it was soooo cool! I didn't go to bed until 1:15 in the morning so I stayed up really late. Here are some pictures mum took when she visited me that evening!

This is what Elle( left) was
sleeping in!



Me (right) and Elle (left) sitting
in her tent.



My friend Madison.



Hammie (Kelly left) carrying
me (right).



Zoe,Kelly Joseph(My Crush!),
me, Jess and Sush!



I still can't believe that 5 girls can lift a
forty something kg boy.



Zoe's still trying to
catch Joseph.



Elle and Nural think it's
happy snaps time!

Earlier this year we had a day called "Harmony Day.'' It was really cool because you got to dress up in the religion you celebrate. I dressed up in my Chinese new year clothes. But in this picture I dressed up in my Punjabi costume because I was one of the dancers for my friends dance.

On the recent Saturday was my birthday party! I had a sleepover with 6 of my best friends Jess,Sush, Amira, Kelly, Courtney and Zoe but 1 more friend came by surprise it was Anthea!!! She came by surprise I was so excited later when everyone was here I showed them a quick tour of the house then it was time for people to have their showers but only one person needed to go. So we were doing makeup, I looked so cool. After all the girls had their makeup done in the tent we went to play on the trees! Mum took loads of pictures. We all worked up a big appetite after climbing the trees. At dinner we had salad, paprika potato's and chicken drum sticks. After we had ice-cream cake! YUM! Then it was time to open the presents! We played pass the presents where there is music and the present that gets to me when the music stops that's the one I get to open. I got a craft set, a Tamagothchi Version 3, Teddy bear, DIY shimmer kit, spring Album of So Fresh, and 20 Questions. It was bedtime now so we all went into the tent. We didn't go to bed until 11:45pm.

The next day we woke up at 5:00 am. We went to play on the trees again then it was breakfast. I had pancakes for breakfast. After breakfast we went to climb on the trees for a little then everyone had to pack their stuff ready to go home. Mum had to take to trips so I got to play with Amira, Courtney and Anthea for a little bit longer.
Here are some pictures that mum took!

Anthea & Amira say "Peace"

Happy Snaps with Courtney & Sush

Come and snuggle up with us!

Birthday cake time!



Courtney!



Sushnita!

Amira!



Jess

Zoe


The teddy was so soft.


Hammy (Kelly) looks comfortable.



Me!


Courtney, Amira, Anthea & me
on the wall.


Jess wants to play peek a-boo!



Make some room for Jess so
she can get on the wall.


Zoe wants to play Hide & seek
1...2...3...4...5...



Sush & Susie cuddling.

Time for everyone to
go home now.

Guess what it's my birthday today! I'm turning 10! This morning I woke up normally then I realized it was my birthday so the first thing I did was go to my Nana's bedroom because the night before she told me to. So when I went in she was already awake and she pointed to the shelf and...There was a present there I was so excited! That I opened it in a flash it was a watch! It was pink and had a sporty kind of look to it. Later on in the day at school dad brought some cupcakes to school to give to everyone. Then they sang happy birthday to ME!!

This is my Honour Certificate "for being an enthusiastic, hard working student who has a positive attitude towards all of her class work well done Jackie"

This was taken when I went fishing with Dad.




This piture was taken when dad, mum and I went to the Zig Zag Walk. It was fun. You've got to find books and take them home with you. I've got a book in my hand.




Before we went to pick Nana up from the airport we had lunch at Riverton park. We brought Susie our dog with us.




Me playing the guitar.



These are my friends Courtney {left}, me {middle} and Amira{right}.





This is my new bike! It's a mountain bike. It has gears and everything I got it as an early birthday present from mum and dad.




We had a Sports Carnival with all the houses at school I was in Forrest (Yellow). Forrest meant John Forrest, the first premier of Western Australia.



This is me and my Best Friend Anthea!


We've got a HUGE Backyard. Look at the lady bird.