Schools out for the summer

I did so much after spring break and there were so many fun things I did.  Instead of doing long paragraphs, I will tell you my activities in bullet points.

• I was in Annie Jr. where I played the apple seller.I tried selling apples to Annie (6th grader Casey Dawson) in the streets of N.Y.C. I loved it b/c it was my first real musical.

• I went to Avengers: Infinity War the same week as Annie Jr.I loved it because it had so many superheroes from Iron Man to Rocket the Raccoon. I also liked that it was in IMAX.

• I went to the zoo with Dad(Mom was in Florida).I saw Peruvian bears and they were very interesting.

• I went to a car show with my pal Foley on Saturday.Afterwards,We bungee jumped at Opry Mills Mall.

• I went to Nashville Shores on Sunday. I did this new thing there called an Aqua Park.My favorite slide was the Big Kahuna

• I went laking with the Cook family.I went tubing with my pal Savannah.I also went to big rocks where you jump.

• I finished 7th grade and also got the best smile superlative and the Big Heart award at school. This makes me happy because the school recognized me for being kind which is important.

The things I did the past few months were awesome and I'm looking forward to so many more exciting adventures this summer. I hope you guys have a great summer too.Stay Tuned for more reviews & reports. Here are some pictures of stuff I did.

 

Spring Break 2018

My family took a trip to Florida last week.  First we went to Tifton, GA to some Quality Inn which I went to last year coincidentally. One of the main reasons I went to Florida is to see my relatives. First we went to West Palm Beach where I saw my Grandee and Pepe. I also saw my Aunt Lisa and Cousin Grace and Aunt Jo, her son Joe and his son Jack. Grandee lives two blocks from the beach club at the Hilton and I got to go there to swim at the pool, have Virgin Pina Coladas and boogie board in the ocean. I got  a little bit of a sun burn there but it was fun. We also went out to dinner where I saw my third cousin's Mia and Michaela. We also had an Easter party and we went to an Easter Mass.
I then went to Orlando where my family rented a condo. It is at a new place called the Grove, which just opened a water park called Surfari. On the first night there I went to Disney Springs and I had a fantastic time there. I went to a place called Splitsville where I bowled. I also went to the Mravel store there where I turned into Star Lord thanks to photo technology. Then I saw my mom's cousin, her daughter, and her boyfriend and his kids. We all played at the waterpark together, the older kid and I did the surf simulator together, we did slides and the lazy river and then all went to dinner together at a great restaurant called the Columbian. Unfortunately my dad was sick with bronchitis, but the next day me and mom went to Epcot and Animal Kingdom. My favorite rides at Epcot are Spaceship Earth and Soarin'. I was a little afraid of Soarin' at first but mom helped me conquer the fear and I was glad I did because it was amazing! Then we ate in "Italy". Then we rushed to Animal Kingdom where we met a nice family on the shuttle from Britain. We rode a banshee on the "Flight of Passage" ride with them and it was awesome! I really loved the trip and it was one of the best trips in my life.

March for our lives

I wasn't at the march myself today because I have a school dance tonight and also I was getting a little bit of anxiousness about running into people I know unexpectedly. I have a big fear of that and I need some support for that. If you don't know what happened today i'm gonna tell you. There was a big march called March for our Lives all around the country because on February 14th, there was a horrible shooting in Parkland, Florida that killed 17 people. What happened was really sad because a lot were teenagers who have innocent souls and should always be safe at school (and the teachers should be too). The teenager survivors from Parkland really don't want shootings like that to ever happen again ever so they helped organize the march. They also started something called the School Walkout day that I participated in in the parking lot with kids at my school. Millons of people came to the march today to show that we should have stricter laws about things like assault rifles. The teenager survivors are starting  a movement to show how they should finally have those laws. I hope that their inspiring march makes politicians make and enforce laws that will make schools safer.
#marchforourlives #kidslivesmatter

Dock goes to the Globetrotters

I went to the Harlem Globetrotters yesterday. First of all my dad was working for the Globetrotters doing PR event work so we rode downtown with him. Since we got there early me and my mom went by the Nashville Songwriter's Hall of Fame nearby in the Music City Center and saw my grandfather's exhibit there which showed his Time Marches On handwritten lyrics with mom's frame she collaged for him and a touchscreen of his life and music interviews which was awesome to see. You should go check it out if you are ever downtown.
Then on the way to Bridgestone I saw ladies in what you call a pedal tavern where they pedal while having a good time- they were probably bachelorettes or on a girl's trip. I took a picture with them and they all smiled cause I'm a cute ladies man, haha, and I took my picture with them.
And now to the main event, the Harlem Globetrotters. We met my friend Foley and his mom there and it was funny and fantastic. I liked them because unlike regular basketball they do tricks and comedy. I like when they pretend to throw gatorade at somebody but it turns out that the liquid is actually confetti. They did other cool segments too like when one of the players sang "Hello" from Adele and turned down the lights and had us all turn on our cellphone flashlights which looked like a concert. I like their mascot Globey who was really funny. It was fun. I got my picture made with Ant, a very hilarious Globetrotter.  And the next time they are in town (or if they come to your town) I  really recommend you go see them.

Snow Day

On Friday I had a snow day so I stayed home and played in the neighborhood  I sledded down a hill that was a very good place to sled. Up on that hill is a supposed old  family cemetery which belonged to this guy who lived here and had a lot of land before it was a subdivision. I also made hot choclate and played three games Monopoly,chess and taboo. I'm off today too because it is MLK day! Down below is a pic of me with a new sled. Also there's a video of  me sledding

Chigago surprise

 In the previous blog I told about a destination that me and my parents were going to as a surprise. Well,we had to find our Dog a room at Camp Bow Wow, this cool dog care place near Hundred Oaks. Dad had to get a rental car so we won't have to use so many miles on our car. Since it was a surprise I had two main guesses New Orleans or Chicago. Well it wasn't New Orleans because we were going North .I knew it was Chicago kinda because I accidentally saw a website with Chicago weather on it on my dad's phone. Plus, I figured it out somewhat when dad said he had work there and he was lying. I was right because there were lots of signs pointing to Chicago and I had some guesses of boring places along the way. Guess what Dock we're going to the beer capital of the U.S.A , Milwaukee. Ha. When we arrived in Chicago I noticed something, the hotel we were staying at was right next to the theater where Hamilton was playing.Well it wasn't a not aware thing because Mom and Dad were surprising me with tickets to Hamilton. In fact that was the reason we were staying at the hotel. I always wanted to go because i'm a theater geek and it's the hottest thing. It was my Christmas gift from Grandbobby.  Our hotel room was okay but there was no view because their was ice over the window because it was so cold out. We went to this Italian restaurant down the street called The Village Italian that actually had three restaurants based on fanciness/Italian in one place. We found out this notable bad guy Al Capone ate there once and famous singer Frank Sinatra had his wedding reception there. We got a private booth and ate fantastic food. Then we went to this hotel/gameroom called the Athletic Association where we met a family and played bocce ball with them.

The next day we woke up and had the hotel's continental breakfast. Then we walked in the freezing cold luckily nearby to (name based on Hans Solo's ship, ha not really) the Millennium Park where we took pictures under a giant bean called "The Bean" monument, saw ice skaters and had hot cocoa. Then we took a cab to this cool place called Navy Pier where mom and I got to see a great lake, Lake Michigan, for the first time together. It was a great lake. So big you couldn't see across to the other side and the water was icey.

The pier was mostly inside luckily because it was only 8 or 10 degrees out. There was a ferris wheel outside but it was closed because of the cold. Inside we got some deep dish pizza which was delicious  at a place called Giordonos. Then we checked out this event there called the Winter Wonderfest. I only did one ride because there was other stuff I wanted to do and the lines were long but the "snow tube" slide was fun. Thanks to everyone who gave me birthday cash to get to do events like this! Then mom and I took a cab to the Hancock building which was 95 floors long. While there we learned from a lady that worked there that the Friends star David Swimmer goes there a lot for a drink because he owns a theater near by. There was a long line to get upstairs but a nice lady let ys go ahead because she knew we had to go to the theater afterwards.
We went up to the 95th floor (our ears popped in the elevator like they do when you are flying) to a restaurant called 360. I had a shirley temple and guacamole and we got to see the incredible view from up high. Then came the grand finale of our trip...Hamilton! It was really convenient that our hotel was in the same building since it was so cold. Going down in the elevator there was a man who had brought his son for his 18th birthday present that day at the matinee from Miami and he said it was totally worth the travel and cold weather and everything. He was right because it was awesome. When they first said "Alexander Hamilton" in the opening number everyone cheered because they knew how great of a play it was. We had great seats in the orchestra to the right a little and there were translators for the deaf which was a hard job because they have to translate really fast raps. All the actors were really good. I thought that King George was funny. Alexander Hamilton did a really great job because he had a great amount of the Lin Manuel Miranda vibe. The Chicago trip was really awesome and I recommend it, you should really go there sometime in your life before Hamilton stops playing there.

Dock's Awesome December Featuring a Surprise Trip

Decembers are always great to me because I have my birthday and Christmas. On my bday my grandparents came from West Palm Beach, FL to visit me. I had gotten a cool emoji cake and we had a cul de sac pre party where I rode my bikes with my friends. (The Cook family brought lots of ride on toys and decorated the street with bday messages in sidewalk chalk) Reba had sent me a  bday video message because my Uncle Shane is friends with her and got it for me.  We played a game where you try to eat a donut on a string without your hands. Our regular DJ friend Bama came to it because he's a great freind to Mom and Dad. I got money for a new bike from Nannie in New Jersey which was awesome.
I got tons of great gifts but my absolute favorite was the Nintendo switch which is the hottest game system. I also tried out the Virtual Reality thing at the Microsoft store at the green hills mall since I was finally legally allowed to at 13 years old. We went to Tokyo Japanese Hibachi for my actual birthday with Grandbobby and Grandee and Pepe Bob. Grandee got me a game for the Nintendo Switch called 1-2-3 switch which has lots of fun games like Tennis, Air Guitar and Telephone. I  went to movies to like Star Wars:The Last Jedi and Jumanji:Welcome to the Jungle(named after the beloved Robin Williams film) and we may see another movie either today or tomorrow. I played with my friend Scarlet a little bit and we did stuff like did the Nintendo switch and decorate ugly sweater cookies from Trader Joes. One night on Winter Break Bama(our Dj) called to say he had tickets to something at the symphony. You see other than being a DJ he works there by doing marketing.That thing was Home Alone in concert based on the very popular Christmas movie starring Macaulay Culkin,Joe Pesci and Catherine O Hara. There was actually a chorus in it because there was a scene where Kevin(Macaluary) talks to a man who his brother Buzz calls a murderer in a church with Christmas singers doing it.
Christmas Eve we went to a movie called " It's A Wonderful Life" which was awesome because it's mom's favorite Christmas movie (Elf 2nd) at the Belcourt. Then we went to a little service at a church in Green Hills that was a napkin nativity, I chose to be a sheppard. Then we went to a candle lighting service at Unity. Then G-Bob came over, we made dinner and played Nintendo Switch a little even though he had a cold. The next morning we opened gifts. I got a scooter, tickets to Harry Potter at the symphony, A Wimpy Kid Calendar, Money from grandmothers for my travel/fun fund and a surprise trip from my parents with a surprise adventure from Grandbobby. Then we played Obama Llama, a rhyming game I got my grandfather. I was told to pack my bags for somewhere cold and that we were leaving the next day! I couldn't believe it! More on that in the next post! Here's a few pics....

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More on that to come!