Me and My Dad At My Birthday and My Family Too!

A Memoir by Leslie

I remember when it was my birthday and my dad and mom forgot that it was my birthday so I felt so sad that they forgot.

But then, my mom told my dad and she said to him, “We did not forget our daughter’s birthday!”

So I went to sleep and when I woke up my mom and dad came into my room and brought chocolate cake to me and then they sang “Happy Birthday.”

Then they gave me a hamster for my birthday!

I said, “You guys didn’t forget my birthday!” They said “No!” And I was so happy.

My Trip to New York City

A Memoir by Lena

My memory is about a special day when I went to New York City with my mom, dad, my sister, and my brother. It was so awesome!

I hear the beeps of traffic and I could see lots of people and little peanut or hot dog stands around me! I smell the smoke from cigarettes.

We went to a carpet shop to see some carpets. I saw a silver one and it was really awesome.

Then we went to lunch! We had Chinese food. YUM! I ordered dumplings and pasta. It was delicious!

After that, we just went walking around some more. I love to walk around New York City. It was a fabulous day.

The Thanksgiving Football Game

A Memoir by Will

My family went to Ohio on Thanksgiving. It took seven hours to get there. I love football, it is my favorite sport! So for Thanksgiving my family watched the big game.

No one from my family likes Michigan. Everyone likes Ohio State because my family is from Ohio.

When Illinois beat them they went down to fifth place. “This stinks!” we thought. Then LSU was number one and I was so sad! Boooo! Booo!

But Arkansas beat LSU in overtime. I was amazed! “Holy cow!” I shouted. That was a very big upset!

Now Ohio State is number two and now I am so happy! “Yes! Yes!” When LSU lost I victory danced, “Ya! Ya!”

My Keychain

A Memoir by Samantha

One day my Mom and Dad said that we were going to Disney World. “Aaaahh! Yippee! Yippee!” I was so excited.

When we got there it was 4:00 but my Dad said that we should go shopping and we went. I saw a bunch of keychains. My Mom and Dad said that I could have one.

It was hard picking just one! Then I saw a perfect one! It has the Cinderella castle and Mickey Mouse on it!

After, we went to the car. When I tried to close the door I rolled out and then I lost my keychain. “I am so mad!” I said. But my Mom said that she would buy a new one!

She bought me one and I was so happy. It was the same one. I was so lucky!

My sister also had one. It has Mickey Mouse, Minnie, Pluto, and Donald Duck and Daisy. My brother had a skeleton from the Pirates of the Caribbean.
But I love my keychain best of all!

My Trip to Milwaukee

A Memoir by Jared

I went to Milwaukee. It took six hours. It was long! The trip was for my birthday.

I went in a jazz club. It was so cool when they sang “Happy Birthday” with their trumpets and their tapshoes!

They had a vanilla cake with sprinkles.

There was also an amusement park we went to. There it had a pool. I did flips. Somebody said, “Incredible dude!” The pool was ten feet.

When we were there my brother gave me a punching bag. It was a super trip!

When My Baby Brother Lucas Was Born

A Memoir by Willa

When my brother Lucas was born I was so excited! My Daddy and I went to the store to get him some presents. We got a little bathtub toy whale and a froggy mirror.

Then we went to Phelps Hospital. Phelps is a hospital in Tarrytown. I was born there too.
My Mommy was there for two and a half days! A nurse gave my Mommy a huge bowl of bad tasting oatmeal.

A friend of Mommy’s and mine babysat me. Her name is favorite Sara. Her name is favorite Sara because she is the closest person named Sara that I know.

We took Lucas home in the car after the two and a half days. After a couple of weeks my Mommy and Daddy named him Lucas. I wanted to name him Exodus! I kept arguing, “No! I want his name to be Exodus!”

Me and Daddy’s last name is Odefey. My Mommy’s last name is Brandenberg. But Lucas’ last name is Anton because my Mommy and my Daddy didn’t think Odefey was right.

When Lucas first came home I was so jealous but I didn’t say so. Then I realized he was so cute because he kept kicking his feet in the air and waving his little hands.
Four years later… Lucas is so annoying! He is also very fun. He is a tough boy too. I love Lucas and he loves me!

My Birthday

A Memoir by Brianna

When it was my birthday I was getting ready to start my birthday. The first friend that walked in was Rebecca. Then, my friend Lena and all my friends came.

My cake for my birthday was ice cream. It was vanilla ice cream and a lit bit of sprinkles. Mom put one candle in it. It was YUMMY!

I was turning seven years old. All of my friends went to my room. I got two Webkinz. There was a Yorkie and a pig. The pig was named Cookie and the Yorkie was named Sugar.

I got a gift from my sister too. It was a bag so when I go to tap I can put my things in there. The bag is big. It has dogs from Paris and it is black and pink and white.

My birthday party was over so I ate pizza when all my friends went home. It was so fun when it was my birthday!