I had a chance to race my pine wood derby car. Claire and Dad shot some videos. My car is the black one. I had 6 races. Here they are in order. My car's name was "Lightning...

You saw my rough cut Pine Wood Derby Car in my last post. Here are the fininishing steps I took. After sanding to a smooth finish, I painted with a high gloss Yellow, in very thin coats....

When I found out it was snowing in Texas, I was amazed. I wanted to go out right away. Claire was really excited, too. She didn't even want to eat breakfast. She just wanted to go out...

I didn't glide as much as I should, but for my first day skateboarding, I think things are going well. I learned that balance is key. If you click these links, you'll see me and Dad in...

I am building a car. A small car, but a car. It's my Pinewood Derby car for scouts. To figure out how to make it to travel quickly, we looked at the Boy's LIfe . com. It...

When I first heard we might move here, I asked my dad if: 1) I could keep my bed? 2) Are there even any Asians in Texas? This is what some people think about Texas: But it...

I had the opportunity to decorate my new room recently. We painted it blue but I thought I needed a little more art. When dad saw it he said, "Did your mom think this was a good...

I've been saving money in my piggy bank (including a birthday check from grandma Pat) and I eventually had enough to buy a [ginormous] Lego set. With it I can fire new Lego Cannons, attach new hook...

I had a triple at the Cardinals' Game today: 2 grandpas plus a Pujos grand slam on the way to a Cards win over the Astros. Here we are in the stands together: I had a great...

I like Tic Tacs. I love Tic Tacs. Here is part of my current inventory. When dad runs out, he comes to me to get extra, I used all the different Tic Tac flavors that I have,...

I've been learning about Native Americans at school, which I've enjoyed a lot. During Thanksgiving break I went to explore Cahokia Mounds. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site, and in the 1100s it had more people...

My biggest fall harvest this year was carrots. I love carrots. I crave carrots. I adore carrots. They make me see very well. We should have thinned them earlier in the year - we let these grow...

Dad and I went hiking this weekend. Here's a view as I'm taking a rest at the top of the trail, on McAdams Peak. It was pretty up there. For scale, the brown rectangle in the river...

We had really great name suggestions for our catamaran from the McKinneyTree. In our first round of voting, we picked Cat-A-Tonic, Feline o'Mine, MeWow, Pounce d'Leon, Macavity, Tigger, Dream Kit, Cat-Cat, Hello Kitty and Jolly Cliley. Without...

Our garden is growing well. I give it water and fertilizer because the soil still is not very rich. Hopefully over time our mulch will help. Our new wire fence is keeping the rabbits out. In this...