For our audition, we sang part of “My Favorite Things” and one line that Maria says in the play. Here is the first line of “My Favorite Things”: “When the dog bites.” You also can say other lines if asked. We auditioned in the theater. We sat on the stage which was at the back of the theater. There was a piano that played the song with you. The seats were green like the color of grass. We auditioned individually. I felt nervous and scared to audition.

I am not going to tell you what part I got because I want it to be a surprise. My sister got the part of a servant.  The goats are the youngest campers and they are called junior campers. Come to the show so you can see the cute goats!

During the family reunion in Tahoe I had my birthday. I got hair chalk, a conversation game, an American girl doll outfit, and some pairs of earrings. Later that day, we had dinner. My mom brought the cake to dinner. For dinner we had fish tacos. After dinner we made stuff with clay. Alice made the word “Claire” out of clay. Lucy made me out of clay. Then it was time to eat cake. After everyone sang happy birhday to me, we ate the cake. Then Bryson put on a magic and trick show. Then June gave me a mermaid kit and a face paint kit. Then we went back to where we were staying, and went to bed. I was thrilled to celebrate my birthday with my family! 

Yesterday at Hope Musical Theater summer camp, our homework was to bring in a fact about the musical “The Sound of Music” or the real Von Trap family. I had to listen to the soundtracks of “The Sound of Music” and “Sister Act”. 

 For my facts I wrote: The musical’s original title was “The Singing Heart”. Also, original audience members were totally convinced that “Edelweiss” was an actual Austrian folk song. Kym Karath, who played little Gretl, was already a film vet when she auditioned for the Sound of Music. She was feeling so adult that, for her audition, she sang “Sixteen Going on Seventeen.” She was five. 

Hope Musical Theater (HMT) is a two week musical camp. At HMT you learn how to put on a musical in just two weeks. The first day you audition for a part and the last day is show day. In between you practice the scenes that are in the musical. This year’s musical is the Sound of Music. On the first day of camp you get a shirt that says Hope Musical Theater. You have to wear the shirt every day of camp. Every year the musical changes. There is a a morning session that goes from nine to twelve. The afternoon session goes from one to four. You can also be in both the morning and the afternoon session. I am in the morning session. I am very excited to be in the musical the Sound of Music. Stay tuned to find out what part I get! 

Today my family had a toy sale at the end of our driveway. I thought we were going to have twenty customers come because that is how many came to our last toy sale. We have had about six groups of customers, so far. It is in the summer time, so that’s why I think we had fewer than expected customers.

The first thing we sold was random duplo pieces. We sold it five after eight.

Besides toy we gave out free lemonade to people who brought toys from us. Since about six people came, we got to have most of the lemonade to ourselves!

This Sunday we are going to have a yard sale. This is how we prepared for the yard sale. 

First we sorted the stuff in the playroom. Then we sorted the stuff in the garage into bins by different prices. The stuff  we sorted in the playroom we put in the bins in the garage. The prices were free, one, two, five and ten dollars. The free bin  had small toys in it. In the one dollar bin, there were  small lego sets and a ton of other toys. In the two dollar bin, there were wooden dolls and a bunch of other fun toys. In the five dollar bin, there were games and puzzles.

I hope we sell all of the stuff and make about 80 dollars. I also hope that tons of people come to get all of theses  toys.

Yesterday my sister and I made breakfast, lunch, and dinner for our parents.

 For breakfast, we made yogurt parfaits. You could choose from granola, blueberries, strawberries, and whipped cream. We also had banana bread that we made the day before. For lunch, we made dino nuggets and peeled carrots. For dinner, we made microwave Mac & Cheese and scrambled eggs. 

One funny moment was, when I was cutting the cheese packet for the Mac & Cheese and  Juliet yelled , “That’s my job!” We agreed that I was going to do the scrambled eggs, so I should have let her do it.  

At camp there was this thing called a water trampoline. Many people ask me about it, so I am going to tell you about it. 

It was a circle. Five kids was the max and there was no net around it. You swam to the trampoline. It was in the middle of the lake. The trampoline is on top of the water. Once when I went on the trampoline, my friend Luisa ran and jumped on the side of the trampoline. The trampoline was blue and white. 

It was great to be on the trampoline. My favorite part was jumping on the trampoline.

When I was at camp, my favorite activity  was “Swim for Fun”. I like this activity because it is fun to swim in Lake Vera. You can go on a water trampoline and the “mat” that can float on water. You can also just relax in the lake. I swam once every day during third activity. I wore a swimsuit. The water was in between cold and warm. I swam with my cabin mates, and a ton of other people. The swimming area was part of Lake Vera. The mat could fit 35 people, although it could tip over if that many people went on it 

My cabin mates’ names were Clara, Caroline, and Luisa. Nobody snored. Caroline slept on the top of the bunk bed, Luisa slept on the bottom, Clara slept on the right of Luisa, and I slept on the left of Luisa. When I left camp, I felt like I had made new friends.