Aidan Obama-ized

I thought this was pretty cool, so Daddy and I made an Obama-ized version of Aidan. For some reason, I picked Easter as my slogan.

What a Game!

Last night, Dad and I were watching the A's on TV. We noticed that they were playing the Diamondbacks. Since the D'Backs are also a favorite team of mine, this got us thinking about going to the ballpark. A quick check on the internet revealed that the A's were playing a night game with them tonight and, best of all, Danny Haren was on the mound. That settled it, we were going to the game.

It looked like a mismatch. Haren was pitching against rookie Edgar Gonzalez (5 + ERA in the minors). Seemed like the DBacks and Haren should win. First inning, Gonzalez gets in a jam and gives up a run. But Haren gave up a 2 run homer in the first to Jack Cust. After that, it was all A's for a time. Three homers later, the A's lead 5-1 in the 8th and Haren is lifted for a reliever. But in the top of the 8th, the DBacks storm back with 4 runs of their own to knot the score at 5-5.

Both teams threaten but neither breaks through in the 9th, so we're going to extra innings. Now I've been to two A's games so far this year, and they both went to extra innings. In the 11th, the DBacks score three runs in consecutive singles and doubles. Things look bad for the A's, but they manage to score 2 runs and have runners at 1st and 3rd with one out in the last of the 11th. Jack Hannahan comes to the plate. All he has to do is hit a fly ball to tie the game. But Hannahan instead hits a sharp grounder to short, flip over to second and then on to first for the double play. Game over. A's lose. Since I was sort of rooting for the DBacks, this was fine with me.

After that, it turned out it was a fireworks night, so we caught some cool fireworks too. Another great (and late) night at the ballpark!

Frisbee

I've discovered a new skill--the art of throwing a frisbee using the classic backhand technique. My previous technique was a kind of semi-discuss type of throw. This could produce long distance, but I had no idea where the thing was going. The backhand enables me to throw it where I want to throw it. I was playing catch with Daddy in the backyard and was able to throw accurately enough that he could do an assortment of trick catches.

Wolf

Last week, we had the cub scouts court of honor, kind of our graduation ceremony. I got merit badges for a bunch of sports: baseball, football, basketball, bowling, and golf. More importantly, I got my Tiger Cub badge, which puts me on the road to Wolf scout. I'm really proud of all my accomplishments in scouts this past year.

Open House

Yesterday was the open house at my school. It was a day that I got to present all the cool stuff I did over the course of the year. The highlight was the coral reef window, were we made things like sea urchins, kelp, starfish, and jellyfish. I also got to present my writer's workshop stuff. My particular niche is writing about Wii games. I wrote an extended piece about Wii pool. Currently, I'm working on a piece about the Wii Play tank game.

I also got to show Mom and Dad a coaster with a rainbow on it that I made. It's really cool.

Hoedown and other stuff

Last weekend was the Alamo School Hoedown. It's a sort of carnival with games and prizes. While it was a rainy weekend, I had a lot of fun nonetheless. I ended up taking home a giant watergun shaped like a crayon. It shoots out tons of water. I can't wait to spray Nainnie when she arrives.

Here are some photo highlights.

Ninja

It's a raining this weekend. That's unusual since it rarely rains here after April. That means we have to invent fun inside activities. I came up with the idea that Daddy and I should dress like ninjas and strike various warrior poses. I shot the pictures of Daddy and he shot those of me. To make them even crazier, we used posterize mode in Photoshop to make them seem more like cartoons of superheroes.

Here's my most menacing shot:



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