July Letter

Dear Family & Friends, 

Hello! As you know, we had fourth of july this month. We had a nice breakfast with a couple of other families and friends! I ate a lot then played with some friends. We tried to rebuild a wooden fort and we did pretty well! I'm so glad to live in this country and I am proud to be an American.

I had so much fun when I went to yellowstone! I went river rafting with my family and cousins and I has so much fun! Though it was sorta' wet and cold. I then helped set up our tent and had a lot of my awesome cousins. In yellowstone we went and checked lots of cool geysers including seeing old faithful erupt! It was so cool seeing in shoot up! Then we went on a guided fishing trip and I caught two super big fish! But we couldn't keep them though. Yellowstone was amazing, and it was only the second time I went. The first time I was just a little baby!

I had a soccer tournament this month. We won all our games and won a super cool medal and an awesome trophy! I love my team and my team is really good at soccer. The tournament was fun and in between I went to a birthday party for a kid I haven't seen in two years! 

We are starting to put in our backyard! It is looking so cool! We've got an amazing water feature and we are getting an awesome yard. I can't wait for it to be done. It will be so fun. The only problem is it means a lot of hard work!

Well that wraps up my month. This month was awesome and I hope yours is awesome too! Bye! Love, Kyle Patrick Barnhisel

June Letter

Dear Family & Friends,

Hello! I hope you've had a nice june. I have had a great month. Sam and I love to play with legos! We make food, and ships, and houses, and we have a great time! We made a ketchup bottle, a mustard bottle, a hotdog, and a burger!

I am on a great soccer team! We play lots of scrimmages, and have lots of practices. My team is very fun and nice and I love to play soccer with them. It's one of the only fun things I can do right now!

Me and my family went to Idaho on a trip. We checked out lots of waterfalls and met with some friends! I had such a fun time on our trip and can't wait for the next one at yellowstone!

I have been going to lots of fun places including reservoirs, lakes, springs, waterfalls, and much more! During this time we have been exploring the world around us a lot. I love it!

My favorite cousins came over too. We had lots of fun together playing minecraft, going to the pond, going to waterfalls, and jumping on the tramp! Me and Vivian climbed so much at the waterfall. It was so much fun! It's too bad they live in New Mexico!

This month I have been cooking a lot. From a wide variety of doughs including pretzels, french bread, breadsticks, pizza, and beef wellington!

We are getting the worlds cutest burnie doodle puppy named charlie. He is the only one in his litter and gets pampered a lot so he's pretty chubby.

Me and my friends have taken up cooking. We cook a lot at various houses. We make lots of different delicious food.

That is my month. I hope you are all doing well and happy. Bye!

Love, Kyle Patrick Barnhisel

May Letter

Dear Family & Friends,

     Hello! I've had a really nice month. I have been doing lots of airsoft wars with my friends. I got a really nice gun that I use. We go to many places to do our wars and we have some pretty big wars with lots of people and guns. Most of us have pistols but some of us have nice assault gun. I've got some nice ammo to use. They are super fun and we can get some good exercise during this time.

We got a new white hammock. We've got it by our driveway and it is a nice place for me to read my books. The hammock is pretty nice and hasn't broken yet so I beileve it is high quality. 

It was also mothers day this month, (as you probably already know), and we had a nice calm day, (except for when mom said I had to get changed into nice clothes), and we celebrated my amazing mom. She is so kind and I love her very much.

I went to our neighbors cabin. We went on some adventurous four-wheeler rides, ate delicious snacks, and played lots of fun games with the deweys. We had lots of fun there and I can't wait to go again another time!

I've been going to salem pond a lot lately. I go with my friends and family. I got a nice kayak to play on and it is really fun to go there. I like to play games on the grass too. Sometimes I'll play football, or baseball, or sometimes frisbee with my friends. At the pond there's also a fun park that I play on sometimes. The pond is a great place for me to get exercise, and get a tan. I always welcome a trip to the pond!

I went on a adventure with my family and went to a grotto near me. It's so cool to have these things super close to me in the mountains. I love to climb around and go on hikes with my family. I found the best walking stick in the world, (except dad can argue that his curved stick is better!).

Well, that's my month in a nutshell, (or a paper). I hope you had a good month and I hope you are still keeping up during this time.

                                     
Love, Kyle Patrick Barnhisel

April Letter

Dear Family & Friends,

Hello! I have had a very interesting month. I got a new basketball hoop that keeps me busy on the long boring days. It is very nice and durable. I like to shoot. It keeps me fresh and active. Because most of the day I'm not active.

Another thing I like to do is go on rides in my four-wheeler. I am pretty good at driving four-wheelers. I like to go on rides in the nature near my house. I usually go on small rides, but it is still very fun. It helps to get out of the house for a change.

We have been doing lots of yard work these days. We are getting ready to put our yard in so we have been doing quite a bit more work. We have been taking down trees, grabbing sticks, and killing weeds. One job was to take out all the weeds by our porch. It was pretty hard to get the roots out. 

We have been going on lots of adventures. We went up a canyon and climbed a bit on the red rocks. Then we found a little stream and let sam throw rocks. The great thing was that it was so close to our house. We have so many cool places all around us.

We have been doing stuff with our neighbors the Deweys. We make treats, jump on tramps, and go on walks a lot with them. There really close and we both enjoy the extra company. Because we haven't got much of that lately. 

I had a surprise birthday party this month. I was planning on a pretty boring birthday, but I got a drive-up birthday party! After, I did a airsoft war. This got me into airsoft and I have done many wars since. I got a pistol for my birthday. It was pretty good. Nothing compared to the gun I bought.

This is the gun I bought. An electric FULL-Automatic air rifle. It works perfectly and is really good. It shoots very fun and destroys in airsoft wars. I bought for $52.

We built a sandbox for sam. We got free sand and built him a nice place to play. We then got him lots of toys to play with.

We have been going on lots of walks lately. I still think they aren't the funnest. And many times I will be reluctant, but it is good exercise. Sam loves walks, and we go on lots of them.

That's all for this crazy month. I hope you are staying sane during this time. I hope we will all stay healthy and be safe. Bye! Love, Kyle Patrick Barnhisel

March Letter

Dear Family & Friends,

Hello! I have been having a pretty weird month. I went on a campout with my fellow deacons quorum. It was amazing! We had lots of fun. I had a blast while drifting on the sand dunes! I had to leave early to go to a very important soccer game.

I was versing my old soccer team from West Jordan. My friends were there and it was great to see my team and my friends again. The game, was a little boring though and the game ended 1-1. But it was still awesome to see my friends.

Sam's birthday was this month! He had a blast! He had a big cake baked by me and mom. He got the best present ever. A spider-man Motorcycle!!! It runs on its own and can drift when I am on it! Sam turned 3! He is still cuter than ever!

We've been going on lots of walks lately. We've walked a bunch of different paths. and had pretty fun. Sam is so cute when he walks with me. It is good to get some outdoor activity.

We set up our tramp, at the wrong time. I guess sense we were new to Woodland Hills winter, we decided to set our tramp up too early and it got pounded with snow several times. I get out there whenever I can and do some pretty cool tricks. It's fun to jump on our tramp, and it gives me some good exercise.

I've been going to my neighbors grandma's sport court a lot lately. I play basketball, and I ride on fun things. I play with a boy named Knox. I think that's how it's spelled. The court is pretty big, and it is fun to play basketball there.

I am becoming quite the chef. It is so cool and fun to cook. I bought a pasta maker and have made a couple pasta dishes all ready. I've had some success, and I've had some flops. I tried to make egg-yolk ravioli, but it wasn't all stars and rainbows. I failed pretty bad, but I tried one of the hardest pasta dishes, and my family said it tasted pretty good, so I count that a win. My pasta was a better story. Guess who is one of my best helpers. Sam! He helped me roll out the pasta. He did an amazing job. It is so fun to cook with Sam!

As I said before, we were not done with snow. I did a lot of sledding with my friends, and it was pretty fun. I got some good air on a couple of runs, and it was amazing!

The Easter Bunny came on a firetruck this year. Sam was so excited to see the Easter Bunny. I was so excited to see the candy! Sam was so happy for Easter. I mean he got two of his favorite things, firetrucks and candy!

Due to the Covid-19 outbreak, I've been doing about everything online. I do schoolwork, friends, and even church online now! It's been a pretty funky month due to this pandemic. I'll be interested to see  how all of this goes.

Sam and I have been best buds lately. None of my friends can hang out, so I just play with Sam. He likes to ride around in our driveway. His little motorcycle is so cute!

Well that basically sums my month up. I hope you have had a fun month. I hope you are all well and will be in the future. Love, Kyle Patrick Barnhisel

February Letter

Dear Family & Friends,

Hello! I hope you had as much fun as I did this month. We did a bake sale to raise money for the koalas in Australia that are suffering from the fire. We made nearly 4,000$ to help. We also got to eat some cookies and hang out with friends.

We had a snow day which we got to have no school. We had so much snow. I had to shovel the plow out of the snow. It was really fun. I got to play with friends. It was nice to have a day off from school.

I went to a canyon with my mom and dad near where we live. It was cool to climb up the rocks. It gave me some good exercise.

I went to a soccer tournament in St. George. We won! I got to check out some sights with my dad. I also got new soccer cleats and a soccer ball. We tied won team, but we beat them in the championship by a very close 1 point. I got a medal. It is a pretty cool medal. I stayed at my grandma's house for a couple nights, as well as a hotel.

It was mom's birthday. We celebrated with a three course meal of scallops, steak, and cake. She had a nice birthday. I actually got home from my soccer tournament on her birthday. It was cool to see her again.

 I'm starting cooking classes every Monday. I am being taught by a local chef that went to culinary school. I started with knife skills, and have learned a few tricks. I can't wait for more cooking classes. They are really fun so far. And their gonna get better I think.

I am able to go to the temple now and I am starting to do it pretty often. I love going to the temple. It feels amazing when I am in their. I go with my friends, quorum members, and family.

I finished my basket ball season. We only lost one game. My team was pretty good. I can't wait to do it again next winter. It was really fun.

That's all for this month. I hope you're feeling well. Love you. Bye.

Love, Kyle Patrick Barnhisel