Today in our science class we are putting on a puppet show with different puppets of animals that Mr. Kirste assigned us to.  It is designed to explain the class the different adaptations of each animal.  My animal is the field cricket.  It has some cool adaptations such as being able to rub its wings together to make the humming sound, which is its' mating call.  Also, they eat almost anything which helps them because they don't have to put themselves in danger to find food.  Another trait that helps the filed cricket survive is its' color.  They have a very dark coloration, which is helpful to them because it helps them camouflage.

I am going to recite a poem I wrote about the field cricket in my group's puppet show.  The other members are a puffin, a Mexican free-tailed bat, and a red-tailed hawk.  They are each going to recite a poem as well, but the show will end with the Hawk doing a rap, which will be a lot of fun.  I think all of these animals have some pretty interesting traits, and I am very excited for the puppet show.
 
Winter break was a lot of fun for me. I had a great Christmas, and got lots of great gifts from my friends and family.  I had a great time with my family, and it would have been great even if there were no presents, as usual.  Christmas is my birthday, so I get all my presents in one day. It is really cool to have my birthday on Christmas, and I don't really mind it.  This year we  just stayed home and had Christmas, so it was pretty laid back, but still a great day.

The day after Christmas my family left on a road trip to Arkansas.  My grandparents live in northwest Arkansas in a small town called Bella Vista.  The trip was about 28 hours and we only stopped for the restroom and gas.  So we drove all night long, and I was up most of the night, and then I couldn't sleep the next day.  I was extremely tired.  When we finally got there late the next night I got to sleep though, and the day after that we went to an art museum.  The museum was really cool and it was in a forest, so it was also really pretty. That day it snowed too so it was that much more beautiful.  We were in Arkansas for awhile, and left the day after new years.  New Years eve was lot of fun, and so was the next day.  I had a great time in Arkansas and it was hard to leave.  Overall winter break was really fun.