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my oh my... it's been a while Mommy hasn't wrote anything. There are a lot of things going on. Exciting things! Ready for a long story?

First, grandma An, grandpa Dicky and grandma Yayuk came to visit us, and we had a whole week trip to Niagara Falls and New England area. You can check out our pictures here: http://picasaweb.google.com/setiabud/RoadTrip2009#

It was a lot of fun, especially we went to the Old Orchard Beach to play on the beach and we saw many beautiful sea/ocean view.

I met koko Fiel and Cici Beyesha for the first time when we visited them in NewYork city. They are my cousins.

Then on the first day of September, I went to school! My first real school at Calumet Christian School. I just love it on the first time. I learn quickly about all the rules, all my friends, my teacher and all the stuff going on when you go to school.

Mrs.Frechette is a very friendly and loving teacher, even I got time-outs several times :) I know all my friends, 9 friends: Michael, Andrew, Bella, Lucy, Anna, Layla, AJ and Claire. It's a very small class. I love to draw and coloring since then.

We have several events at the school: first we went to a pumpkinpatch and rode the wagon. I picked several indian corns, gourds and pumpkins. My bag was very heavy that I had Mommy to carry it for me.

(at the corn field with Andrew & Lucy)

(at the pumpkin patch)

Next we had a Halloween Party. All of my friends came to school with costumes. I was a Bumble Bee transformer. We had a parade to the first to third grade classes, and the teachers' office. We even play at the playgroung wearing the costume!

(with mrs. frechette)

I also did some pumpkin carving with tante2. Bebe helped me to carved it, because I got bored and it was hard. But, the fun things in halloween is the 'trick or treat'. I went around the neighborhood with Daddy and got some sweets to enjoy. Not as many as last year, to keep it enough for a week (that's what Momy thought)
Here's the pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/setiabud/CalumetHaloweenPartyTrickOrTreatAndPumpkinCarving##

I went to Put-in Bay with Daddy and Mommy's friends. It was cold, but fun, because we had to drive 2.5 hours to the port then crossed the lake by ferryboat. We rode the long golfcart there and climbed up to the national monument. But it was very cold and windy, so I stayed inside. We also went to Perry's cave to see the stalamite and stalagtite. It was so cool to walk in the dark and explore some stalagmite that has funny shape like animals.

On October 22nd, we celebrated Daddy's birthday. Mommy made some yellow rice and called it 'tumpeng', and some of Daddy and Mommy's friends came over. And there was a cake :)
http://http://picasaweb.google.com/setiabud/JoeSBirthday#

On the first week of November, there was a fire-drill at school. It was the first time I heard fire alarm went off. It was very loud. All of sudden, Mrs. Frechette told ud to drop our toys, line-up and walked out from the classroom, out from the building in a hurry with our mouth shut. Mommy was in my class volunteering, so she helped all my friends to walked out. She said most of us barely walk in a line and we were the slowest one and took the longest walk to the farthest spot off the building. Then Mrs. Frechette explained to us what was going on.

Now, today, I had a Thanksgiving Party at school. I learn many things about the Indians culture and why they celebrating with a feast. I learn that we have so many things.. all of things to give thanks to God. I told Mrs. Frechette that I give thanks for turkey and hands :)
I tried on some of the Indians clothes, play with some dried corns, reading some stories about Thanksgiving, and we're making a headband like the Indians. Mrs. Frechette pretended as the pilgrim when we had the feast and Claire giving thanks to God for our food. We had a lot of food today to enjoy. But earlier this morning in the class, Mommy and Mrs. Hullet were cracking up some nuts for us to see and eat :) Look at the picture of our plate, we had: cornbread with honey, pumpkin pie with whip cream, banana muffin (Mommy made it, and I love them :)), some blueberries, caramel popcorns beef jerky, some milk and apple cider. I only ate the muffins, corn bread and a bite of pumpkin pie.

There'll be some more fun and interesting things to explore and enjoy.