For my birthday this year my family went to Chicago. We got to ride the overnight train to get there. When we got to the train station we found out we were delayed 3 hours! When the train was ready we hopped on at 4:30am. This is us waiting on the cold windy platform. But the train had comfortable seats and pillows. Right away I fell asleep. In the morning it was my birthday! We got breakfast and I opened my DS to find out my mom and dad bought me the harvest moon game that I wanted. It was awesome. Rowan and I played on that for the rest of the ride.

Pallas and I loved taking in the great views. Finally we got to Chicago and got off the train.

When we got there we were super hungry so we went to a place that is owned by the Cheesecake Factory, Grand Luxe. They had amazing food, but my favorite was desert. My parents secretly ordered the make-your-own cupcakes for us. They brought our cupcakes and a birthday pastry for me that said "have a grand day!" with lots of whipped cream. I enjoyed both of them.

Then we went to The Shedd Aquarium with lots of animals and things to do. First we went to a dolphin show. Then we saw all kinds of fish and sea animals.Then we went to the arctic area and guess what, MORE PROBLEMS! We saw the penguins and then Pallas saw something--a submarine for the kids to play in. She would not leave so we stayed there for ten minutes then left. Pallas was sad so to cheer her up we went to the 'rivers by you' area and there was a camping set that you could play in. You could go canoeing or sit by the fire or even make breakfast! 

This is outside the aquarium. We took some pictures of us to share the memory.

On Saturday our Aunt Kerry came to Chicago and we went shopping, went out to dinner with some new relatives, and watched the golden globes together!

We went to dimsum with our Aunt Kerry too.The food was really good. My sister tried some kind of inside part of a cow and chicken feet. Gross! It took Pallas a long time to fit that dumpling in her mouth. ;D

I loved Chicago! We even got to meet long lost family! I hope I can go again! Maybe you should take a visit too!   


Peace out!
Trinity :D

Hello! I'm going to be writing about my all time favorite president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)! I love him so much in school I did a project about him.  He was born in Hyde Park, NY. FDR was our 32nd president. FDR was democratic. His first term started in 1933 and his 4th ended in 1945. He was the only president to serve more then 2 terms--he served 4!  He married his distant cousin, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt. She is one of the most famous first ladies. She wanted everybody to be part of the New Deal. After they were married, FDR got a disease called polio and used a wheelchair for the rest of his life. FDR did not want to have the United States to go into war but when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, FDR declared war on Japan. Then Germany and Italy declared war on the U.S. I will always admire FDR because even though we were in war with three countries he stayed calm and led our country to defeat all three countries.

Peace and love Rowan :)

Pallas with Lucy.

Sparky being snugglish with Uncle Kevin.

Sparky and Uncle Kevin fighting. Sideways.

I have three kitties. Sparky and Uncle Kevin are so cute snuggling together. The video is funny when they fight. Because they tackle. Uncle Kevin and Sparky always get along. Except when they're fighting. I like Sparky because he's snugglish. I mean bitey. He hunts for birds and mice and other stuff. He plays and he sees Wild Cat. I like Uncle Kevin because he fights with Lucy. He is also snugglish. Every cat is snugglish. Even Sparky. With people. And then he bites them. I love Uncle Kevin because is so cute. He looks like a bunny. His ears are my favorite. My favorite kitty is Lucy. She nibbles on my head. That's it. 
Pallas