When did I learn to pray.

The first time I learned to pray is in the Ukraine. How I learned to pray is from the teachers that come to visit and teach us about the The Bible. The next time they came they showed us how to pray. The first thing I learned is you get on your nee's,  fold your arms and pray. When I came into the United States my mom went and ask the missionaries to come tell me what the Book Of Mormon is really about. Then they told me you can get baptized when ever I was ready and a couple of months later the missionaries said you can get sealed to your family and I wonder what sealing meant and they told me about it. A couple of weeks I got sealed to my family so that means that they are my family for ever and ever.
When I came to America I already new how to pray. I new for myself that God does listen to my prayers because I would not be here right now if I didn't say a pray.
There was one time I couldn't find my phone and I prayed to God and he said to me think about what you did a couple a minutes before. So I found my phone and it was between the couches.

What are the difference between my birth mom and my mom now.

Well, my birth mom didn't care about me and didn't take care of me and my mom now does all those things.
I didn't get a lot of attention for my birth mom and my real mom now gives me a lot of attention and I really like that a lot.
My birth mom made me steal food but now my real mom doesn't do that and I am glad. But there is one thing that my birth mom did for me she got me a dog and it was my best friend because my mom didn't let me go play with anyone. My birth mom gave me up and I am glad because I would not be with my real mom right now.
I am also grateful that my mom didn't look for me but I would like to me her. Now I am with a cool mom. My birth mom didn't sit down with me and study and pay for me to go to school. My birth mom didn't make very good food and it tasted very very bad so I gave it to my dog. My dog was happy when I gave him the food.
Its awesome to have a real family because care about you and they don't make me do bad things.

What is it like to have a dad.

It's awesome to have a dad to hang with you. But, that only happens if he has free time. Sometimes my dad has free time and we ride motorcycles around. Other times my dad and I work together on projects. My most favorite thing to do with my dad is ride motorcycles.
I like helping my dad a lot. Sometimes I don't help - I just watch -  but sometimes I help. My next favorite thing to do with my dad is go camping. It's so much fun. I like camping because I like to be in the wilderness.
What we like to do when we go camping is fish.  It's fun to fish but when you get up at 3 o'clock in the morning you get so tired and cold that you don't want to fish anymore.
My dad and I went fishing a couple of weeks ago at 3am. I was so tired and cold that I just wanted to go inside the car and stay there.
Another cool thing it my dad let me drive the Metro before we sold it. It was a lot of fun. I liked the Metro but now belongs to a family that needs it.
It is awesome to have a dad that spends time with you.
I am grateful to have a dad that does all those thing with me because some dads don't play with their kids.

About my friends

My friends are fun to be with. They like to do what I like to do and it's fun. My best friend is Tyler because  he was the first friend I met when I came to America. We have been friends for 3 1/2 years.
I like a friend that listens and likes to do what I like to do. We have fun when we have the same interest.
I think I am a good friend I do what ever my friends want to do and we get a long great. What I need to do  better is to listen to them and if I do that we would have a great time.
This is Alex's mom. To me a friend is someone that sticks with you through thick and thin. Someone that you can talk to about anything and that will keep a secret. So many friends are only your friend when there is something fun to do but a true friend is a friend that will still be a round when things are tough. They  will tell you when you're wrong and be able to tell you in a way that won't make you angry but make you a better person.
This is Alex now. A friend is someone who you think your live would be different if they didn't exist.
A friend is  someone that never  leaves you out. A friend is who always includes you when you are with them.
A friend  keeps secrets for you and never tells them. A friend is always there for you when you are feeling very bad. I have a cousin friend and he cares about me and I do to. Brach always includes me and I like that a lot. Brach always doesn't live me out and I really like that. Same with my friend Tyler.

Memory

I remember  when I was in the orphanage in Ukraine waiting for my parents to come get me.
On March 18th my mom arrived in  Ukraine to start the paper work so I could go home.
On March 20th my mom arrived  at the  orphanage and I was so happy to see her.  My dad came along too. The orphanage only let us visit in the red building and no where else. But in couple of weeks they allowed us to go to my moms Ukrainian apartment. I don't really remember what it looked like but the apartment didn't look the same as the orphanage.
I also remember I asked  my mom to buy me a phone but she wouldn't because I already had a phone and Ukraine phones wouldn't work in the US.
Then we went to  a grocery store and I wanted so many things  because I didn't usually go to stores because they didn't let us in the orphanage. I felt like I was a free man and I could do what ever I wanted and I had a mom to pay for things. I really liked walking with my mom around the city. I didn't like walking around with my Ukrainian friend because they always got me into trouble.
Another thing I remember is when my parents visited my orphanage I didn't want to let anyone touch or talk to them but my mom said, "Just let us meet them." and I said, "Da.".
My friends and I taught my dad how to play the Ukrainian Glass game. He thought it was fun but I thought it was twice as fun with my dad! The best part about this game is you get to hit some one as hard as you can with the ball and try to put the glass back together.
It's hard to have no parents because there is no one that is watching over you, taking care of you or reading you stories every night.
Now I have parents that do just that, but they don't really read stories to me all the time because I am 14 years old. In fact, I read scripture stories to them to help my reading and pronunciation.

My favorite fruit and candy.

My favorite fruit:
1. Cherries because they taste very good to me. Some people don't like cherries.
2. Grapes because some grapes taste different. The grapes I like are green ones and purple ones.
3. Oranges because oranges give you vitamin C and vitamin C is good for you.
4. Apples because some apples are sweet and some are sour. The apples I like best are the sour ones.
5. Blue berries because they have a of taste that I can't describe.
6. Raspberries are my most favorite fruit because they have the most sweet and yummy taste.
My favorite candy:
1. 3 Musketeers because they have chocolate on top and nougat  in the middle.
2. Butter Fingers because it has chocolate on the top and hard hard peanut butter in the  middle
3. Hershey because they taste very good with smorsh 
4. Heath because she likes and I like it now to.

Ukraine memory

I remember when I was still in Ukraine and there was a kid that threw a piece of glass at my leg and I still have a scar on my leg form it. I was 8 years old when that happened and the only thing I did was kick the glass and it rolled to kid he threw it at me! Then you had to go to  the doctors office to see if they could do anything about it. It really didn't hurt much.
The doctors said I'd be ok but the bad part the worst part about was he dabbed alcohol on my leg. It's to kill any infection. But it hurt like heck.When I came back it was time for naps because thats what they do in Ukraine. I hated going to bed at that time because it was so early but sometimes it is good sleep. If we didn't want to go to bed could draw or work on  homework till four o'clock. Our lunch was at 11.
At four o'clock it is time for dinner and after dinner we have a meeting withe the church people to teach us about God. It is kind of hard to remember everyones name. I have forgotten so many names since coming home. I might go back to Ukraine and see some people when I get my Eagle project approved. For my project I am going to see if people are willing to donate markets,pencils and backpacks. Before I ask people I am going to ask Walmart and Target to donate some supplies.
This was all my moms idea and I am going to go with it.


 

I remember when I was in Ukraine, a kid threw a   glass bottle at my leg and I still have a scar from it. I was 8 years old when this happened. I accidentally kicked the bottle and it rolled to the kid and he picked it up and threw it at me! The bottle broke and a piece of glass was stuck in my leg. I had to go to the doctor’s office to see if they could get it out. It was a small piece of glass and the doctor pulled it out. It didn’t hurt very much.
The doctors said I'd be ok. The worst part was he dabbed alcohol on my leg, to kill any infection. It hurt like heck!

When I came back from the doctors, it was time for naps. That’s what they do in Ukraine. I hated going to bed at that time because it was so early but sometimes it is good to sleep. If we didn't want to go to sleep we could draw or work on homework until four o'clock. Our lunch was at 11.
At four o'clock it was time for dinner. After dinner we had a meeting with some church people to teach us about God. It is kind of hard to remember everyone’s name. I have forgotten so many names since coming home.

I might go back to Ukraine and see some people when I get my Eagle project approved. For my project I am going to see if people are willing to donate markers, pencils and backpacks. Before I start asking people, I am going to ask Wal-Mart and Target to donate some supplies.
This was all my moms idea.

I am grateful that I don’t have to take naps so early and I can take naps when ever I want.

if i was 10 feet tall.

If I was 10 feet tall my life would we weird. Here are somethings I would not be able to do if I was 20 feet tall.
1. I would not be able to go to stores because the doors are to small.
2. I would not  be able to ride in a car because the cars are to small.
3. I would not be able to have clothes unless I  make clothes my size.
4. I would not have a house because I am too tall and I would have to have a special house.
5. I would not have any kids because no one is my size.
6. I would not be able to ride bikes because they are small.
7. I would have to pay more money for everything I get because  I am much taller then others.
8. I would have to pay more money for bigger clothes.
9. I would not be able to have a wife because there is no one that is the same height as me.
10. I would have  a bad time at work because I am  too  tall for the job.
12. I would have to have special money to pay my bills because the money is too small.
But the good thing is I will win the record of being the tallest person.

My dads motorcycle training.

Yesterday, I was riding my motorcycle. My dad stopped me to tell me some  important things about motorcycle safety that  I need to know for the rest of my life. The next thing he wanted me to do was to learn how to use the emergency break on the motorcycle.  Basically, to use  the emergency break  you push the front and the back break on at the same time. After I tried the emergency break 5 times my dad said, "I am going to have a surprise for you in a little bit." I knew  he was going to jump out and surprise but I didn't know when. After I rode for a little while dad ran out from behind the trailer right in front of the motorcycle. You know the emergency brake? The one my dad taught me to use? Well I used it.
After a while I got bored driving the motorcycle so I went inside and got a drink and called Tyler to see if he could hang out, he said, "Yes." We got our longboards and went long boarding around. When I grow up I am going to get a motorcycle license. I am grateful that my dad teaches me the safety rules about motorcycles.

Scout Camp

I went camping with my scout group at Camp New Fork I thought over all the camp was a lot of fun. Some parts I didn't like about that came it was singing. I don't really like singing but there was one song that I really liked it was Bazooka Bubble gum.
The most stupid part of Camp New Fork was that you could not  have camp fires.
Our day goes like this.
We go get our breakfast, cook it and after that we  go to a morning flag ceremony, that's where they singing to us. After the flag ceremony we went to our merit badge classes and try to pass them of. The only merit badge I didn't like was archery. It was fun but it was hard at the same time. After our classes we get free time and free time is where you get to do what ever you want.
After free time we go to another flag ceremony and then after that we eat dinner.
On Thursday we went on a hike and it was a nice hike until we got stung by hornets. That was painful.
On Friday my dad and I went kyaking and it was a lot of fun. Also on Friday we had a relay. Someone swam, someone canoed, someone lit a match and ran we came in fourth out of Sixtine teams
On Saturday we packed up camp and went home.
When we got home it was my birthday and I couldn't wait to open presents but I had to wait until  after dinner. After dinner we opened presents.
My present list:
Boxing gloves. (2pair)
Camping stove.
Clothes. (2 pant and 3 shirts)
Belt.
Binder.
Shoes. (2 pair)
Then I boxed with my dad and that was a lot of fun
After boxing we went to go see the Dark Night Rises.
Over all I thought my birthday was great and I really liked camp.

Hanging with friends

Today, I woke up and went downstairs to eat breakfast. After breakfast Rylee and I went and helped  the Martins to get the toilet paper off the trees because they got toilet papered. In an hour I called Tyler to see if he could hang out and he said, "I can in ten minutes." Then In ten minutes I met Tyler who was  with some girls and we  went to their house to hang out. We watched a movie and then we went on a walk. At 4:30 Tyler and I had to go because Tanner who is a girl had go some where. When Tyler and I got home we went and rode our longboards around. Tyler had  to go inside because he was going to have dinner. I asked my dad to ride the motorcycle and he said, "You have to go pump up the tire."  I said, "Ok". But the air was coming out so fast. So dad said, "Lets take the tier off and fix it. After that my mom mad the best steak for dinner. After dinner I went to my consolers house to go golfing with my friends. Then we went and got a Jumbo juice.  I thought Jumbo Juice was the best.