Ian Philben

December 2, 2008

2008-12-02T21:40:00.003-07:00

Hey Everyone-

Well it's been a while since I got a chance to get on here and update you.

I went to Kid's Night Out with my friend Conner a week ago. We had a great time. I like to go there and hang out on Friday night. The games are really fun and I get cool prizes too. I might go again next week if mom and dad will let me.

My sister and I went to our friend Kenley's birthday party. It was at the swimming pool at the Rec Center. I took a risk and really got in the water and even went in the lazy river. I had a great time and I am glad that I went.

We had a surprise party for my dad for his 40th birthday. It was fun. A bunch of friends came over and some of mine too. We had a great time and I think my dad was really surprised.

Last week at school I got a special award called the "Top of the Rock" I got it for being an open minded risk taker! Mom and Dad were real proud of me.

I only have 3 weeks of school left before Christmas break. I cannot wait til Christmas. I hope I get the skateboard I am asking Santa for.

Well, that's it for me right now....time to go to bed! Goodnight everyone!

Ciao-

Ian

November 13, 2008

2008-11-13T19:50:00.007-07:00

Hey Everyone-

Man it's been a long time since I updated. So much has happened that's why I haven't been on here lately.

Back in October my mom and and dad surprised me and Brooke with a trip to Disney World. We were gone for 8 days and it was a blast. I cannot wait til we can go back again. Mom and Dad say it might be a while though. The day we left I got to sit in the cockpit of the airplane with all the controls. The pilot even let my dad take pictures of me up there. At the Disney Studios I got to see the stunt team and meet Indiana Jones and Miriam. I had my picture taken with all of them. Mom says she is proud of me because I rode over roller coaster on Disney property. My favorite was Rock-N-Roller coaster! I didn't really like Tower of Terror too much but mom sure liked watching me and Brooke scream. Dad stayed off and watched Gavin. I especially liked Mission Space. I got to ride it more than one time. Soarin was a pretty good ride too!

When we came back from our trip it was back to Baseball and our normal routine. Our baseball season ended last weekend and we won 3 games. I am off now til March when the spring season begins. I will be back on Coach Pat's team with all of my other team mates. Coach Pat doesn't coach in the fall.

I dressed up as Indiana Jones for Halloween and mom and papa took us trick or treating. Dad stayed home and handed out candy. Mom says next year when it is a blizzard dad can walk while she stays home and hands out candy! We were out for a while. I got a lot of candy that night.

The next day we had our Cub Scout Space Derby. I won 1st place for the entire pack. My rocket was so fast it didn't lose a single heat. It was so much fun! This weekend we are going to cut out all the birdhouse stuff for the pack. It is the weeblos job to do the birdhouse thing this year. I bet we will get our pinewood cars soon too.

Mom and dad are going to the mountains for the weekend and we are staying with grandma and papa. On Saturday night I am going to spend the night with Dylan at his house. I haven't seen him in a while. It should be really fun.

I got my report card today. I did pretty good.....even mom was impressed. I hope Mr. J says good things in my conference next week.

Well I am going to go eat dessert and then it is time for me to go to bed.....

Catch ya on the flip side

Ian

September 24, 2008

2008-09-24T11:47:00.004-06:00

Hey Everyone-

Long time no update!

Last week I went to Kids Night Out at the Rec center with my friend Dylan. We had a great time. I saw a lot of my friends from school there too. I took third place in the noodle eating contest. It was fun.

I went climbing on Saturday with my class. It was a Dick's Sporting Goods climbing wall at Park Meadows. I was able to climb almost to the top. A few of my classmates made it to the top. We had a good time. Mr. J didn't climb.

Sunday I had a baseball game and we had a bit of a rain delay in the middle of it. It was quite interesting. Sunny one minute, pouring rain the next. I played outfield for most of the game but the last inning I played catcher. I think I did a great job. I will practice more and probably play catcher more. We have a game this Sunday too!

Scouts tonight and it is a pack meeting. I think the Weeblo 1's are doing a song. I wonder who will get awards. We are still selling popcorn until October 15.

Still working on mom to let me ask Santa for the skateboard for Xmas. I think it would be so cool. I want a new helmet too.

I think I might go to Kids Night Out again this week.....mom says I need to have a friend to go with so I might ask James.

That's about it for me this week. Look at my pictures of me climbing....my papa took them cause he went with me!

One more thing.....I have a new cousin....well, she is my 2nd cousin. My cousin Ashley had a baby girl last week.....she was born on Ashley's birthday! Her name is Mariel Nicole. She is really cute!

Ciao-

Ian

September 16, 2008

2008-09-16T11:59:00.003-06:00

Wow! Yesterday was a great day. Mom, dad, Brooke, Gavin, Grandma, and Papa and I all went to the Sarah Palin rally.

I am learning a bit about politics this year and mom thought this would be a good experience for me. My dad put me on his shoulders so I could see. I was able to see her plain as day and I listened to her entire speech. We had a lot of fun and I got a day off of school too!

I had my baseball game on Sunday. I think we did pretty good. I have practice again on Friday and another game this coming weekend.

My friend Dylan is going to spend the night on Friday night. He is my friend from my old school. I think we might go to Kids Night Out at the rec center here in Castle Rock. It is for kids 8-12. Lots of my friends have gone before and they say they had a great time. I would like to try it.

Saturday I am going to go climbing with my class at Dicks Sporting Goods in the mall. My teacher reserved the wall for all of us guys in the class. I think all of us are going and I cannot wait. I used to do rock climbing a lot at my old school. I also get to hang out with my friends.

Well, that's it from me right now....Mom is going to try to put a picture of Sarah on here...if it doesnn't work, she will have dad help her with it later.

Ciao-

Ian

September 6, 2008

2008-09-06T08:14:00.002-06:00

Holy cow it's been busy! It seems like forever since I updated you....

Scouts started a few weeks ago and I am selling popcorn now. I have sold $400.00 so far and I hope to get to level 8 which is $1100.00. I really want to earn the two way radios for a prize. We had a pack meeting last week and got our new neckerchiefs and this week was just a den meeting. My dad is an assistant den leader this year. He was suppose to be one last year but couldn't because Gavin was born so early. I am excited that he is helping out.

Gavin turned 1 last week. His party was on Sunday. We had so many people here. It was fun. I got to see some of my friends that I don't see very often.

I got to have a playdate with Matthew last weekend. I used to play baseball with him and I don't get too see him too often. We got to play with cap guns and water balloons. We had a great time hanging out.

I started baseball again for the fall. I really want to play pitcher and the coach says he will work with me to get my skills up. We have our first game tomorrow. I am playing on a team sponsored by Balance Fitness. It is a gym here in Castle Rock. Our shirts are red....so I get to re-use my red belt and socks from spring.

Next weekend I am going putt putt golfing for a friends birthday. It should be fun. I have not been putt putting for a long time.

On September 20 I am going to Dick's Sporting goods to climb the wall. My teacher reserved the space for all of us guys so we could hang out together. I love my class this year and Mr. J is the best. We should have a lot of fun.

So, I started working on mom about what I want for Christmas this year. I really want a skateboard and a new helmet.....I think she may be a bit uncertain but I think I can win her over. Afterall, I already have Tony Hawk shoes....so now I just need the board to go with them....

Well that's about it from me for right now. My sister has a soccer game this morning so we are going to be leaving here soon....

Catch ya later..

Ian

August 23, 2008

2008-08-23T09:30:00.002-06:00

Hey Everyone-

I haven't updated since school started so I thought I would let you all know what is going on.

Well, school is going good. I love being in Mr. J's class. We do so many awesome things as a class. I had a test yesterday. I hope I did good on it.

Scouts started last Wednesday. We had a kickoff party with an ice cream social and swimming. My friend Grant from school came to scouts with me. I think he is going to join. I am selling popcorn now to help our pack earn money for fun things like summer camp and bunk with the beasts. We get our new neckerchiefs next week. I am officially a weeblo now.

I am going to Lowes today for kid's class. Papa is taking me and Brookie cause dad is doing some training at church and mom is cleaning house. I think we are making a GMC truck. It should be fun.

I think this afternoon I will try to sell some more popcorn. It isn't suppose to be so hot so mom says it might be a good time to do it.

Oh yeah and my mom and dad signed me up to play fall baseball. I am really excited because I love to play. This won't be my normal team that I play on but it will still be a lot of fun. We have a practice tomorrow afternoon and then we start our regular practices on Friday night. Brookie has practice on Friday night too!

Well that's about all that is going on in my world today.....Have a great weekend!

Ciao-

Ian

August 13, 2008

2008-08-13T21:46:00.005-06:00

Today was the first day of school for me and my sister. I was excited to go and be able to see all of my friends again.

Mr. Jacques is so cool. We have a tractor tire in our room that he calls the coffee table. We have a couch too! I think I am going to really like being in the all boys class this year. A lot of my friends from last year are in my class again. We had P.E. today for specials. My friend Conner is in my class. This is his first year at Rock Ridge. We went to school together at Renaissance before. He was in my class in Kindergarten and 2nd grade. He lives up the street from me so we can play after school too.

I marched in the parade on Saturday. I got to pass out candy to all of the kids sitting on the curb. I had fun. It was a lot of walking. I think we walked about a mile and a quarter. I think we will walk again next year because we all had so much fun.

Our Cub Scout kick off for the year is next wednesday. That is the popcorn sale kick off too. I think it is an ice cream social and swimming party at the pool. It should be fun. My friend Dylan is in scouts with me. I can't wait to see him again. We don't go to the same school anymore so I don't get to see him all that often.

Well I am off to get some sleep before school tomorrow.

Ciao-

Ian

August 8, 2008

2008-08-08T08:37:00.007-06:00

Well they say today is crazy eights day because it is 8-8-08. So I wonder if that means I get to be crazy???

I have been pretty busy the past few days. On Tuesday I went with grandma and papa to La Junta. We went to Bent's Fort. I had a really good time. We went to a really cool museum while we were gone and there was a lot of WWII stuff there for me to look at. It was awesome. We stopped on the way home to get some corn, tomatoes, and melon. Mom says we are going to have corn for dinner tonight. I love corn on the cob.

Yesterday I had a playdate with my friend James. He is on my baseball team. We went swimming and the most fun thing was we caught lizards at his house. I don't really think his mom was too thrilled with us bringing the little critters in the house....but we sure did have fun showing her.

Today I am going to have lunch with my dad. I won't be able to have lunch with him anymore because school starts next week. I am so excited to see all of my friends. A lot of my friends are in my class I have found out.

Tomorrow is the parade. I am walking in it. I have to wear my class A scout uniform and be ready to walk 1.5 miles. I sure do hope it isn't really really hot. It should be a lot of fun. My sister is going to collect candy on the curb for me. I sure do have a nice sister.

Well I think that's about it on the update front for me right now. Mom said she would take pictures of me in the parade so I can post them this weekend.

See ya soon....

Ian

August 3, 2008

2008-08-03T15:18:00.006-06:00

So today while we were out running errands with mom and dad I got to see the B-25. I went with my papa the other day to see it at Centennial. It is really cool. When we came out of Target it was just flying right above us. Even dad got to see it this time.

After we had lunch today mom and dad took my sister and I up to the pool to play. It got kind of cloudy while we were there and the lifeguards made everyone get out. They said they saw lightening. We have to be safe.

When we got done at the pool we took some carrots over to the farmer's house behind ours. His name is Bert. My sister talked to him on the phone this morning. She asked if we could come and feed the horses. He told her we could come anytime. When we got out of the car the horses came right up to us. They were so nice and gentle.

I had a good time feeding them. The one brown horse was a carrot hog. He didn't want to share with anyone. Mom says we can go back again after we buy more carrots. I can't wait.

This week I am going to go to Bent's Fort with my grandma and papa. Me and Brooke are both going to go. I can't wait. It sounds like fun. We might even spend the night. I will make sure to take some pictures so I can share them with you.

Summer is almost over so we are trying to do the last of the fun things we wanted to do before school starts. I think we might even go to the zoo this week too.......

Well I am gonna go outside and play with my sister. We might swing and if the sun comes out again we can play in our pool here at home. Right now it is really cloudy outside.

I will see you all soon....

Ciao,

Ian

July 30, 2008

2008-07-30T15:26:00.002-06:00

Yo-

Today marks 2 weeks from the start of school. I cannot wait. I know I got one of the best teachers ever. I am in the all boys class this year and I know it is going to be so much fun.

Today I am just chillin here at home. I have been outside swimming in the pool with my sister. Mom says she is really proud of how well we are playing together today. I really don't understand her dissatisfaction with our "occasional" bickering. Grandma and Papa were here this morning cause mom had a doctors appointment. She is ok. Just a regular check up.

Tomorrow I am going to hang out with my papa. He is going to pick me up on his way home from his doctor's appointment in the morning. Maybe we will do something special. I like to hang out with Papa. He is fun.

Last night we killed a rodent in the back yard. Dad knocked him out with a brick. He was way dead! Then walking back to go into the house, I saw a snake in the rocks. This is the breaks of living near a farm I guess. Nice thing though.....the horses are still out there. We need to get some carrots to feed them. I think they would like that.

Well that's my update today. Tomorrow I will update after my day with Papa.....

Oh yeah, one more thing. I get to march in the Douglas County Parade. I am so excited. All of my Boy Scout friends are marching with me. Should be a fun day! Brookie is going to sit and collect candy on the curb. She will get lots I am sure.

See ya soon....

Ian

July 28, 2008

2008-07-28T08:59:00.002-06:00

Hey There-

I had a great weekend.

Grandma and Papa took me and Brooke to go see Space Chimps on Friday. It was so funny. My Papa laughed so hard I think he bout busted a gut. Grandma took us so we could buy candy and soda before the movie. I really liked the movie. I think you all should go see it.

On Saturday my Papa took me to Centennial Airport to see the B-25 Mitchell airplane. This is the same airplane that flew in the DoLittle raid in WWII. It was pretty cool. When we were at the airport the other day the owner of the Target corporate jet was there. He came over and asked my sister and I if we would like a tour of his jet. We went with him out on the tarmac. It was so cool. I got to sit in the cockpit. He gave us candy afterwards. He was a nice man.

Sunday was kind of boring for me. Well I say boring because I didn't get to do anything I liked to do. I had to spend some time cleaning my room. I had made a huge mess in there and you could not even see the floor. I don't really think mommy likes it too well when she cannot see where she is suppose to walk. It's cleaned up now but it took me a long time. I played outside in my pool with my sister when I was done. We played water guns too. It was fun. We got to eat dinner outside since the weather was so nice.

The horses are still out in our backyard. They are fun to watch. They come right up to our fence to see you. Mommy said if we had carrots they would probably eat them from us if we gave them to them.

I am going to see my friend Kevin this morning at the gym. We will probably play DS together or look at YugiOh cards. I haven't seen him in a little while cause he was out of town with his grandma and grandpa.

Thats all I have to say for now. I don't have any new pictures today....we forgot to take the camera when we went to see the airplanes. Next time we need to be more on top of it I guess. Talk to you all soon.

July 23, 2008

2008-07-23T09:41:00.000-06:00

Hey there everyone-

This blog thing is so cool. I love it because I can share with you what is going on in my life.

Last weekend I went with my friend Dylan to his grandparents house in the mountains. It was for Dylan's birthday. We had so much fun. We got to shoot BB Guns, go for hikes, roast marshmallows and make smores, swing, and watch the stars. We did a lot more too but these are the highlights.

Dylan's mom sent me pictures from the weekend so I can share them with you. I hope you like them.

We are just hanging out at home today. Mom says we have to clean our rooms. I hate cleaning my room. It is much more fun to just play and not have to clean.

Valerie is coming over tonight so mom wants the house to look nice. I will help her out so she can get it done. I might even help Brooke with her room to.

I think I will spend time on the computer today. I might look at Lego.com or some other fun sites.

Today is my friend Spencer's birthday. He is 10 years old. Happy Birthday!

July 22, 2008

2008-07-22T16:03:00.000-06:00

Hey Guys-

Welcome to my new home on the web. Mommy helped me to make this site so I have a place to call my own. I think it is pretty cool. Now I can post pictures and tell you all about what I have been up to.

School got out the end of May and I have been busy all summer long. Baseball started in April this year and we played until the end of June. My team was the Cardinals and we ended our season with 5-2-1 stats. We had a great year. I loved playing with Coach Pat, Coach Kay, Coach Rob and Coach Brayden. They were awesome.

I have seen a few WWII bombers this summer. I think Papa and I are going to see a B-25 Mitchell this weekend. This was the plane that was famous in the Doolittle raid. I can't wait!

My cousins just went home to New Hampshire today. They were here for 10 days visiting us. I had fun playing with them. Brendon was really good to help me learn to be a better pitcher in baseball. I really want to be able to pitch next year. While they were here we got to go to Estes Park and a Rockies Game. The Rockies won too!!

Last weekend I went to my friend Dylan's grandparents house in the mountains. We had so much fun shooting BB guns and just hanging out. I hope I get to go back again sometime.

School starts soon and I got the teacher I wanted. I am going to be in Mr. J's all boys class in the fall. He is such a cool teacher. It is going to be a fun year. This year all of 4th grade is going to be in the portables outside....maybe someday my classroom will be inside.

I can't wait for scouts to start back up again in the fall. I am sure Pat has lots of fun things planned for us this year. Of course, we are going to be back in full swing selling popcorn!

Well that's it from me for today.....check back often because I plan to post here a lot! You can leave me comments too.....