Softball season has started!

Softball season has started for Spring 2011! I am on a team called the Tornadoes. This is my fifth season playing softball! My team won the first game we played on Saturday. We played against the Screaming Eagles. It was a good game. 

I like playing on a team because it's fun and you learn to work with other people. Being on a team means you can learn to rely on other people to help you, and you learn to help other people on your team. I like playing softball this season most of all because I am getting better at batting, catching and throwing. My mom said that I have improved so much since last season! When I first started playing I couldn't even catch a ball or hit it. Now I hit almost every pitch! I can catch pop flies and I can catch a fast pitch without a problem! In this season I am mostly playing third base. Last season I played second. I like to play third base better because I get more outs at the base and I can get the other team player out going home. It's very exciting when I get an out or stop a runner from going home! 

My friend got a double play on Saturday. That is when you get two people out in one play. It was very cool to watch! 

I like my coaches, too. They are very nice and I am learning a lot this season. I can't wait to play again on Saturday! 

Travelling in Covered Wagons

I made a video where I talk about a story I read where a family travels with other families in a covered wagon across 2,000 miles. The journey is hard and they can only start out on the journey at a certain time of year. They cannot travel on the Oregon Trail during the winter because of snow and not a lot of food. It is especially hard for the children because many of them have to walk almost the entire way! I cannot imagine having to walk 2,000 miles. It takes about 5 months to complete the trip. That is a long time. I am glad that we have a better and faster way to get around now.

My journey across country in a wagon. 

I'm selling Girl Scout Cookies!

I have been too busy to post a blog because my mom and I are out trying to sell cookies so my troop can pay for our camping trip and everything we want to do next year. I am working hard and my mom says I am doing a good job. If you see me in town ask me about cookies and I can sell you some!

Annie and Alex, Smooth Criminals

I love to dance and sing. It's one of my favorite ways to express myself when I am feeling silly. I feel silly a lot. I hope you like this dance to Smooth Criminals. This is my brother Alex in the video with me. He has a blog too! Alex's Excellent Adventure.

Videos by me...

I am so excited! I got my new hamster! I have made a few videos over the past few weeks. I would like to share them with you now. Also, there are a few of pictures from the Funky Paintbrush and from the Father-Daughter dance last night. Enjoy!

Have a great weekend! 

Creative Composing...

In Girl Scouts we are a working on our Creative Composing Try-it. I am going to the Funky Paintbrush with my troop. We are going to take a painting class! I like painting stuff because it's cool and you can make your own creations. I would like to paint a wonderful, magical world. My magical world would have green grass, dragons (that are nice), bears, pretty flowers, and fairies. I would paint my Girl Scout troop into the picture. We would all be fairies wearing our Brownie vests. We would be growing flowers and we would all have power over the weather. Jenardre would have power over the rain. Kimberly would have power over the wind. Kyleigh would have power over the snow. Calynn would have power over thunder-storms. Mia would have power over lighting. Mia and Calynn are twins so they would need power that works together. I would have power over sunshine. Together we would make a beautiful magical garden.

That is what my painting would look like.

Annie on the subject of girl scouts